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Potter-Dix's Coyote Boy's Basketball team had three games over the past week, and lost their first game of the season to Bayard on Friday. The week's action started on Monday, January 3, when the Coyotes hosted the Morrill Lions. The Coyotes took a lead early, and even after Morrill rebounded with a solid second quarter, the Coyotes still had a 28-to-21 lead at the half. A solid third quarter by Potter-Dix with strong defensive play put the game out of reach where a strong fourth quarter by...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyotes had a tough week, playing four games and coming up empty in the win column. On Monday, January 3, the Lady Coyotes started the new year hosting the Lady Lions from Morrill, and were able to keep close with a tight and well-played first half. Coming out of the half down 25-to-24, the Lady Coyotes had a strong third quarter and built a lead against the visitors until the end of the period, when the Lady Lions stormed back and took advantage of Potter-Dix miscues and cold...
Sidney's Red Raider Wrestling team traveled to Ogallala Saturday for the Ogallala Duals and placed 7th out of 10 teams at the end of the competition. Some of the best teams in Nebraska and Colorado competed, and the Red Raiders were able to hone their skills against many of the best wrestlers in the area. Sidney's results by meet are as follows: Mullen defeats Sidney 60-21 106 -Jeffery Forsen (Mullen) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 113 - Carter Haesler (Mullen) over Dru Weimer (Sidney) Fall...
Sidney’s Red Raider boys and girls basketball teams both went 3-and-0 to take championship honors at the Sidney Holiday Tournament Monday through Wednesday last week. Both teams continued their hot start to the 2021-22 season, and both have a record of 9-and-1 going into the New Year. Eight area teams participated in the 2021 Sidney Holiday Tournament on December 27-29, and all the teams got a full slate of games. For the boys, the first place game result was Sidney 51, Gordon-Rushville 45, t...
Sidney Red Raider Cross Country Head Coach Donna Wiedeburg has been honored as the 2021-22 Nebraska Coaches Association/Hudl Girls Cross Country Coach of the Year. Wiedeburg has coached Cross Country in the Sidney Public School system for fifteen years, ten as an assistant coach and five as Head Coach. She coached this years' Girls Class C State Championship team, and it was the first State Championship win for the Sidney girls team. Wiedeburg was chosen by her peers for the honor over many...
Sidney's Red Raider Boys Wrestling team ended 2021 with a bang at the Ogallala/McCook Triangular on December 29, victorious in both matches against their rivals. Big wins by Landon Hanes at 285 lbs., Jeremiah Roggasch at 220lbs., Jashawn Davenport at 145 lbs., Colby Langley at 138 lbs., Austin Munier at 126 lbs., and Chance Houser at 113 lbs powered Sidney to 47-to-27 Meet win over Ogallala. The Red Raiders had even more success against McCook, with most of the wrestlers winning by Fall, and...
Sidney’s Basketball teams have both had a great start to the 2021-22 season, and traveled to Holdrege on December 21 for a matchup against the Dusters prior to next week’s Cabela’s Holiday Tournament. The 5-and-1 Lady Raiders matched up first with the 3-and-3 Lady Dusters, and from the start the two teams were engaged in a battle. Both defenses pressed, limiting scoring opportunities on both sides, and at the end of a low-scoring first half, the Lady Raiders trailed by a point, 18-to-17. The L...
Leyton's Lady Warrior Basketball team traveled to Arthur for their last game of 2021 with the Lady Wolves. After opening a big lead after the first period, the Leyton squad needed to fight off a surge by the Lady Wolves that lasted the entire game. Leyton started the game strong with tight defense and good shot selection, setting a rhythm and dictating the pace of action. Opening a 20-to-4 lead at the end of the first period, it seemed that Leyton would cruise to an easy victory, but the Lady...
The Leyton Boy's Basketball team traveled to Arthur to match up against the Wolves for their final game of 2021, and after a close first quarter, the Warriors' offense took over in the second and third periods to get the easy win for Leyton, 67-to-27. The first period had both teams scuffling and battling, and the Leyton squad was able to gain a 14-to-10 advantage after one quarter. But it was the second quarter and into the third quarter when the Warriors pulled away, going on big runs and...
Creek Valley had their final games of the 2021 year in December at the Perkins County Holiday Tournament, but only the girl's team could participate as the Creek Valley boys had to forfeit due to illness limiting their numbers, giving Perkins County a 1-to-0 victory. The Lady Storm first matched up against Wallace's Lady Wildcats Monday afternoon in the first round of the tournament. The Wallace team came out strong, smothering the Lady Storm offense while getting good looks and scoring points....
Sidney’s Lady Raider Basketball team has played strong in the early going this season, and Saturday’s matchup with rival Alliance is a good indication of how strong the Lady Raiders will be with their top competition. Although regrouping from graduating players and slotting in younger players, the Lady Bulldogs are still a quality team that should be able to challenge the Lady Raiders. But that didn’t happen Saturday night, as the Lady Raiders controlled and dominated the game from the openi...
Sidney’s Red Raider Basketball team improved their record to 5-and-1 early in the season with a home win against Alliance Saturday night, 52-to-38. It was the team’s second meeting of the new year, with Sidney downing a scrappy Alliance team in the Western Conference Tournament. The Bulldogs have had quite a bit of turnover, and with new and inexperienced players it will probably take some time before they settle in and find their roles to be effective. But they do have a lot of energy and fight...
Leyton's Lady Warrior Basketball team got a big win for themselves against the visiting Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes last Tuesday night, giving them two wins early in the season. The Lady Coyotes have struggled, but Head Coach Shannon Winholtz always has her team ready to play, and Potter-Dix started the game strong. With a strong defensive set that jammed up the inside for Leyton, the Lady Warriors were forced to take outside shots in the first quarter, and had difficulty finding their range. The...
On Tuesday night, there was early season showdown between Potter-Dix and Leyton in Dalton that saw a packed house watch the usual playing order flipped; first a thrilling boy's game then have the girl's game to enjoy after the boy's were finished. The Warriors came into the contest a strong 4-and-0, with big wins against South Platte and Morrill, ready to take on a Potter-Dix team that's only played two games this far in the season, but has the speed and athleticism to be dangerous regardless...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote Basketball team was able to get another win early on in December when they hosted the Banner County Lady Wildcats on Friday. The Lady Coyotes started strong, using their defense to totally disrupt Banner County's rhythm and only allow a few low percentage shots in the first quarter. Meanwhile, the Lady Coyotes worked the ball and found good looks, and built a 22-to-7 lead after the first quarter. The scoring slowed for both teams, but Banner was unable to make up any...
The Coyote Basketball team made a trip down to Iliff, Colo., on Saturday to face the Caliche Buffaloes, and came away with a convincing 67-to-51 win. The teams played the first quarter tight, with lots of defensive pressure and turnovers limiting the scoring. Potter-Dix managed a 12-to-9 lead after one period, then went on to score 20 points in the second period to bring a 32-to-22 advantage into the halftime. Both teams played a solid third period on offense and defense, both scoring 17...
Sidney's Lady Raider Basketball team has had a great start to the 2021-22 campaign so far, going 2-and-1 one and earning runner up honors at the Western Conference Tournament last weekend, then following up with two big wins at the end of this previous week. With some questions and a few holes to fill in the starting lineup, Head Coach Tyler Shaw has again found a way to match his talent against the competition in the most advantageous way. On Friday night, Sidney hosted the 2-and-0 Chase County...
The Red Raider Boy’s Basketball team is having a great start to their 2021-22 season so far, with two wins at the Western conference Tournament last week followed up with two big wins over the course of the last week. Hosting a Chase County Longhorns team looking for the their first win on Friday, the Red Raiders found themselves in an early battle, matching score for score against the Longhorns in the first period. But the Raiders settled in and worked the ball in the second period, while c...
Leyton's Warrior Basketball team is off to a strong stat to their 2021-22 campaign, with four straight win to start their season. After having little trouble with Kimball and Morrill last week, the boy's squad hosted the Peetz, Colo., team on Friday, and absolutely dominated the game, scoring 36 straight points in the first and second period before the Bulldogs could even get on the board. The Peetz squad that recently had been a force in Colorado 1A Basketball is in a rebuilding mode, with new...
Leyton's Lady Warrior Basketball team has had an up and down start to their season, with a close loss to the Kimball Lady Longhorns and then a win over Morrill. The Lady Warriors looked to keep their momentum going against South Platte over the weekend, but the Lady Blue Knights proved to be too much for the Lady Warriors and took the victory, 50-to-33. South Platte was able to get good looks and jam up the middle in the first quarter to pull ahead with a 10 piont 17-to-7 lead, but Leyton was ab...
A slow start for the Creek Valley Storm Boy's Basketball team continued over the week with two more losses, to rivals Bayard and Potter-Dix. On Thursday the Storm hosted Bayard, but again had trouble scoring with regularity as the Tigers pressed on defense and built a huge 17-to-1 first period lead. The play continued with Bayard getting good looks while smothering the Storm offense, leading to a 46-to-6 halftime lead. The Tigers then cruised the rest of the way en route to a 59-to-22 victory....
After opening with three straight losses, the Lady Storm Basketball team had two opportunities over the week to get in the win column, but were dominated by a Bayard team then just missed pulling out a win against the Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes. On Thursday, the Lady Storm hosted Bayard and found themselves behind quickly with the Lady Tiger’s defense limiting shot opportunities while betting their won shots to fall. The strong defense continued into the second period while Bayard kept scoring, lea...
The Potter-Dix Coyote Basketball team has started well so far this season, with two relatively easy wins as the boys settle into the basketball season. Potter-Dix hosted Creek Valley on Friday and no trouble opening up a big lead then continuing their momentum for a big win, 62-to-23 to start their season. On Saturday the Coyotes traveled to Paxton for a match-up, and this time it was a much closer game, with Potter-Dix leading 18-to-14 at the halftime intermission. The Coyotes then had strong...
Dowse Buzzer-Beater Sinks Chadron Comeback Sidney's Red Raider Basketball team had not started well in the opening Western Conference Tournament the last few seasons, but some good play and tenacity over the weekend gave the Red Raiders a good start to their season with a 2-and-1 record and a third place win in the consolation game at the WCT on Saturday. Opening with a victory against Alliance, the Red Raiders had to adjust to a Bulldog team that fell behind but continued stay within striking...
With a first round blow out of an outmatched Arvada team as basically a warm up game for the Lady Raiders, Sidney started their first real rest of the season with a solid first half performance against the Chadron Lady Cards, then built up a lead through the rest of the game to end the game in a 20-point win for Sidney. A solid 29-to-13 second half highlighted Sidney’s scoring and defensive strengths. Sidney then faced off in the the Championship game against Scottsbluff, and played a very b...
