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Leyton's Lady Warrior team had a busy week coming off the MAC Tournament, with games on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. On Tuesday, they hosted the Banner County Lady Wildcats, and had no trouble earning the win. After a 22 point explosion in the first period, the Lady Warriors cruised the rest of the way for an easy 69-to-13 win. The scoring for Leyton was lead by the freshman tandem of Zaili Benish with 22 points and Shawnee Gamble with 17 points. On Friday the team traveled to Minatare to...
Leyton's Warrior Boys Basketball team kept up the momentum and won three games over the week to move their record to 13-and-2. The Warriors started on Tuesday hosting Banner County, and the Wildcats stood no chance, going down 33-to-4 at the half. Leyton kept up the pressure until the running clock was enabled, then cruised the rest of the way and picked up the 62-to-12 victory. Junior Dillon Juelfs led the scoring with 14 points in the victory. On Friday the Warriors traveled to Minatare, and...
Creek Valley's Storm Boys Basketball team continued to struggle, with two more losses this week to move their season record to 1-and-15. On Tuesday they traveled to match up against the Sutherland Sailors, and a tight defensive first period ended with Creek Valley trailing 8-to-7. However, Sutherland picked up the pace in the second quarter, scoring 16 points to give the Sailors a 24-to-13 lead at halftime. Again the Sailors had a big quarter in the third, and continued to score in the fourth,...
Creek Valley senior Eli Schmidt has committed to Concordia University, and will make the jump from 6-Man Football to 11-Man Football at the college level this Fall. Schmid was swayed by Concordia’s excellent facilities and the “family culture” that is built-in with their program, and plans on studying Public Health and Fitness. Schmid plans on becoming a strength and conditioning coach after college. Schmid accumulated impressive statistics in his football career with the Storm, with over 2,200...
It was two duals and an invitational on Saturday for the Sidney Red Raider Wrestling team, and at the end of the week, the team could look back at the good results they achieved over the week. On Tuesday the Red Raiders hosted the Alliance Bulldogs for a dual at the Perfoming Arts Center, and won the competition by a final score of 55-to-15. On Friday the team traveled to Valentine for a dual, and were bested 40-to-32 at the end of the competition. Sidney then competed at the Ainsworth...
Sidney's Lady Raider Basketball team had two games over the week, and came away with one win and one loss. However, they had another loss which will affect the team for the rest of the season when senior and leading scorer Alecca Campbell was diagnosed with a torn ACL, ending her senior campaign early. However, Sidney Head Coach Tyler Shaw has been in this position before, and with a talented and well-coached bench to draw from, should find a way to replace Campbell's production with...
After a hot start to the season, Sidney's Red Raider Boy's Basketball team has dropped three games in a row, with two losses last week against Gothenburg and Yuma. The Swedes came into Friday's match against Sidney at 6-and-8, but have a talented team with great length and rebounding ability, and matched up well against the Raiders. Sidney was able to stay with the Swedes in the first period, ending the quarter down 13-to-7, but then turned up the defensive pressure and ended the first half...
Leyton's Warrior Boy's Basketball team entered the MAC Tournament on January 17 as the number two seed after knocking off number one seed Potter-Dix on the road six days previously. The Warriors started the tournament against number seven seed Creek Valley and had no trouble against the Storm, building a 47-to-9 lead at the half on their way to a 67-to-20 victory. Four Warriors ended the game scoring in double digits led by junior Justin Ernest with 19 points, followed by junior Dillon Juelfs wi...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Boy's Basketball team entered the MAC Tournament as the number one seed and played like it, easily dispatching Banner County in the first round of the tournament then having little trouble with Garden County in the semi-finals, then winning a thriller against Bayard in the finals. The action started Monday January 17 when the Coyotes matched up with number 8 seed Banner County, and the winless Wildcats had no answer for the explosive Potter-Dix offense, going down 27-to-4 at...
Sidney’s Red Raider Wrestling team traveled on Thursday to compete in a triangular, and had a tough time, dropping both duals. Sidney lost to Scottsbluff 64-to-12 and to Gering 61-to-18. Sidney then traveled to Lexington for the John Higgins Invitational on Saturday, and Chance Houser placed second at 113 lbs, Dietrich Lecher placed fourth at 195 lbs and Austn Munier placed fifth at 126 lbs. Results: Sidney vs. Scottsbluff 126 Austin Munier (Sidney) over Bryan Morales (Scottsbluff) (Fall 1...
Peetz's Bulldog Boy's Basketball team has had a rough go so far in the season, and have dropped three of their last four contests. On January 12, the boys traveled to Anton to face off against Arickaree, and the Indians started strong on their way to a 27-to-11 halftime lead. Peetz had a strong second half, putting up 11 points in the third quarter and 14 points in the fourth, but it wasn't enough to overcome the deficit, and fell by a score of 40-to-36. Sophomore Noah Naegele led the scoring...
Creek Valley’s Storm Boy’s Basketball team entered the MAC Tournament as the number seven seed, and traveled to Dalton to face the number two seed Warriors last Monday, January 17. The Warriors came out firing, and put up 26 points in the first period while the Storm struggled to get any shots off while the Leyton defense caused turnovers and missed shots. The second period had similar results, and the Storm went into the half down 47-to-9. Leyton added another 20 points in the second half and...
Creek Valley's Lady Storm Basketball team entered the MAC Tournament last Tuesday as the number seven seed, and traveled to Bayard to match up with the number 2 seed Lady Tigers. The Lady Tigers overwhelmed the Lady Storm, going up 22-to-3 at the end of the first period on their way to a 42-to-8 halftime advantage. The Lady Tigers added 25 more points in the second half to breeze to a 67-to-21 victory, knocking the Lady Storm out of the tournament. The loss moves the Lady Storm to 2-and-12 on...
Sidney’s Lady Raider Basketball team got back on the winning track after losing to Oakland Craig last Saturday at the Nebraska Girls Basketball Showcase in Kearney, winning all three games on their schedule this week. Their success lifts their record to 13-and-2 on the season. The week started with the Lady Raiders hosting a struggling Mitchell Lady Tigers team, and after a slow start by Sidney, the Lady Raiders got their defense settled in and started to hit their shots. They pulled away f...
Sidney's Red Raider Boy's Basketball team had another busy week with three games, and won two out of three to continue their success and raise their record to 12-and-3 on the year. The week started with the Raiders hosting Mitchell, and the struggling Tigers fell behind early, and trailed 45-to-20 at halftime. Sidney continued to score well in the second period and Mitchell never threatened, and Sidney took the victory by a final of 76-to-50. Next the Raiders traveled to Ogallala and had a...
Go 3-2 At Gothenburg It was Senior Night on Tuesday, and the Sidney Red Raider Wrestling teams hosted Bridgeport for a Dual. The action started with the girls team, with Ciena McKenzie at 120lbs winning by Fall against Bridgeport's Emillie Miller. Jaydn Cottam lost to Kyra Robbins at 114lbs, and Autumn Wolfe lost to Olivia Jones at 132lbs. Both teams were light on wrestlers, giving Bridgeport the 21-to-18 win. For the boys, Kole Houser at 138lbs pinned Coy Fleming, Julian Maytorena at 145lbs...
The Potter-Dix Coyotes Boys Basketball team had a busy week with three games, and came out of the stretch with two wins. Their record improves to 9-and-2 as they enter the MAC Tournament this week as the number 1 seed. On Tuesday, the Coyotes hosted the winless Kimball Longhorns, and the game quickly turned into a rout as the high-powered Potter-Dix offense quickly overwhelmed the visitors. Kimball had difficulty putting up any shots, and those they did were highly contested, frustrating the...
Creek Valley's Storm Boys Basketball team has struggled so far this year, going winless through the first five weeks of the season. On Thursday they traveled to Paxton to match up with the Tigers, and the strong Paxton team quickly opened an insurmountable lead at the end of the first period, 30-to-8. Paxton put up another 28 points in the second period while the Storm managed just one point off of a free throw, and at the half the score was 58-to-9. Paxton cruised the rest of the way for the...
Leyton' Warrior Basketball teams traveled to Potter Friday night, and both teams came away with victories as they head for the MAC Tournament this week. The Lady Warriors had no trouble against the Potter-Dix squad, opening a big lead early and cruising to an easy 56-to-13 win that had freshman sensation Zaili Benish ring up 31 points on the home team. She hit five three point shots to put the game out of reach for Potter-Dix, and the Lady Warriors improved to 5-and-4 on the season. The Leyton...
Leyton's Warrior Wrestling team had a busy weekend, competing at the Chase County Quad on Friday then the Chase county Invitational on Saturday. The boys did not have much success against Kimball and Chase County at the Quad, falling to Kimball 21-to-12 and Chase County 72-to-6. At the Invitational, Dawson Juelfs at 138lbs defeated Coy Fleming of Bridgeport in the semi-final of the Consolation Round, then faced teammate Brenton Abbott in the third place match. Abbott won by Fall to take third...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote Girls Basketball team had three games over the last week as they prepare for this week's MAC Tournament. They started last Tuesday by hosting the Kimball Lady Longhorns, and found themselves in a big hole at the end of the first period down 24-to-1. Both teams started slowly, with Potter-Dix struggling to get the ball past half court and getting off very few shots, while the Lady Longhorns had a scoring spurt at the end of the quarter to take a big lead. The Lady Longhor...
Sidney’s Red Raider Boy’s Basketball team came back from the holiday break Friday night with a big win over Gering, 80-to-64. Sidney had a fast start, opening with an 11-to-2 run, but the Bulldogs trimmed that lead to just two near the end of the first period. Sidney closed the first off with a four point lead at 13-to-9, then took off again in the second period, burying four three pointers to again build a big lead. But Gering came back with an 8-to-0 run to close out the half and trim the Sid...
Creek Valley hosted the Sandhills Valley teams on Friday hoping to get their first wins of the season. The girls' teams started the action, and the Sandhills Valley team put defensive pressure on the Lady Storm while moving the ball and getting good looks at the basket. Creek Valley battled hard to stay with the visitors, but found themselves behind 24-to-13 at the halftime break. Creek Valley had a solid third quarter, putting up 10 points in the frame, but the Lady Mavericks put up 15 and...
Sidney's Lady Raider Basketball team came back from their holiday break hosting the Gering Lady Bulldogs, and it took a bit of time before the home squad warmed up and finally put away the visitors. After the slow start, the Lady Raiders were able to build a solid lead at the half, but a sluggish third quarter and a fired up Gering offense enable the visitors to come back, and Sidney went into the final frame only up by one at 34-to-33. The Lady Raiders only scored seven points in the quarter...
Leyton’s Warrior Basketball teams hosted the Hay Springs Hawks on Saturday afternoon, and both the girls’ and boys’ teams came away winners on the court. The girls started off with a tight battle against Hay Springs, but the Leyton defense did a great job in the early going forcing ineffective outside shots, and generating turnovers when the Lady Hawks tried to go inside. The Leyton offense chipped away and built a four point lead at the end of the first quarter, and both defenses turned up th...
