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DALTON – Despite a game that was competitive much of the way, the Leyton Warriors trailed for just 22 seconds on their way to a 54-39 victory over the Potter-Dix Coyotes in a non-district boys’ basketball contest on Friday night. The Warriors poked their heads above the .500 mark at 6-5 with the win. The Coyotes, meanwhile, recovered from the set back in Dalton with a 53-43 win over Hay Springs in Potter on Saturday and are now 4-7 on the campaign. Cameron Purcell, who scored the opening bucket of the game for Potter-Dix 34 seconds in, led the...
Energized by three weight-class wins and 10 top-four finishes, the Sidney Red Raiders proved best of the 16 teams that competed in the Chase County Invitational on Saturday. The Raiders first-place total of 209.5 points was 12 better that Sedgwick County's 197.5. Gordon Rushville (168.5), Bayard (143) and Bridgeport (133) rounded out the top five. The Raiders will meet second-place finisher Sedgwick County (Colo.) in a dual meet on Thursday in Julesburg. Leading the way for Sidney were Kaden...
In Sidney High School's wrestling dual with Bridgeport Thursday night, there were no distractions for the large group of spectators who showed up to watch the action at the Cabela's Athletic Facility. With just one mat where only one match played out at a time, there was no place for the wrestlers to hide. It was a night of one-on-one action and all eyes were on the center ring, much different than the invitationals the Red Raiders compete in when multiple matches are playing out...
Sidney High School senior Lane Harvey, a longtime middle infielder in the Sidney American Legion baseball program, has made a verbal commitment to play baseball and study at Indian Hills (Iowa) Community College in the fall. Harvey, also a standout football and basketball player for the Red Raiders, announced his intention to formally sign with the Falcons within the next few weeks. He has played six years in the Sidney Legion baseball program and faces his final year of eligibility in 2015....
While coaches are always insistent on their players taking it one game at a time, it’s not so for press and fans. We can look forward all we like. With that in mind, we can’t help but look ahead as the Minuteman Activities Conference and District tournaments creep ever closer. Now that we find ourselves at about the halfway mark of the 2014-15 season, using the term “big game” becomes ever more meaningful. There are several such contests on the hardwood in the coming week. With the MAC Tournament set to begin Monday, a possible preview of the...
DALTON – After its shooting went ice cold in the third quarter, the Leyton High girls' basketball team wasn't able to duplicate its season-opening win over Bridgeport in a non-district game Tuesday night. The Lady Warriors record slipped to 4-6 following the 38-24 loss to a team two school sizes larger. Leyton, however, maintains a solid 2-1 mark in District D2-11. The Bulldogs' record improved to 7-4 and they sit at 1-2 in District C2-12. Dani McKay led the Warriors in scoring with six p...
DALTON – The latest renewal of a basketball rivalry that goes back many decades took place Tuesday night as Bridgeport beat Leyton in convincing fashion 67- 40 in a non-distict matchup. The Warriors' record slipped back to the .500 mark at 5-5 (3-0 District D2-11) while Bridgeport improved to 9-2 (2-1 District C2-12). Leyton was led in scoring by senior Cody McKay with 15 points, while sophomores Drew Brenner added 11 and Zach Hellie seven. Bridgeport's 6-5 junior forward Quentin Baxter was g...
There is no bond with a tighter grip on Sidney High School graduate Abbi Porter than her family. But she sure loves volleyball too. Bring up the subject of volleyball with Porter and her eyes light up and a smile overwhelms her face from one ear to the next. She's wanted to play volleyball – and play it well – since she was a little girl. And she has spent countless hours in practice chasing that human illusion called perfection. After earning four varsity letters playing volleyball at Sid...
With the seconds ticking away and opportunities for victory at Gering dwindling, Tyler Wintholz found himself just where he'd been much of the night – in perfect position to score. But with just seconds remaining, he would only get one chance. Despite being fouled, Wintholz proved steady and true while returning Lane Harvey's last-second drive through the hoop. It came just an instant before the final tick of the clock. The Wintholz deuce – helped in part by a fortuitous technical foul call – ca...
GERING – The Sidney High Lady Raiders took a big step forward over the weekend with a pair of wins over district opponents. Sidney improved its record to 7-5 on the season and more importantly are 3-0 in District B-6. They are now tied with Scottsbluff (4-4, 3-0) atop the district standings. Sidney began by breaking open a close contest at Gering (3-7, 1-1) midway through the second quarter on Friday night to win in convincing fashion, 44-29. Back home at the Cabela's Athletic Facility on S...
OGALLALA – With lopsided wins over each of its five opponents, the Sidney High School wrestling team dominated the Ogallala Duals Tournament on Saturday. As an added bonus, senior Michael Muggli earned his 100th career victory in his first match of the day. Muggli (145 lbs.) brought down Wyatt Anderson of Gothenburg by pin at 1:36 of the first period. The Raiders went on to outpoint the Swedes 56-18. After finishing off Gothenburg, Sidney topped its four remaining competitors in similar f...
HEMINGFORD – With the help of three individual champions in Michael Muggli (145), Derek Robb (138) and Kaden Vowers (106), the Sidney Red Raiders won the Western Trails Conference wrestling meet by a substantial margin over eight other schools on Thursday. The Red Raiders scored 260.5 points with Bayard (206) and Mitchell (203) rounding out the top three. In addition to the three weight-class champions, Sindey piled up the team points with the help of 11 top-three placings. Colton Peckham (...
TEAM SCORES 1. Sidney 260.5, 2. Bayard 206.0, 3. Mitchell 203.0, 4. Bridgeport 171.0, 5. Gordon/Rushville 159.0, 6. Hemingford 96.0, 7. Morrill 90.0, 8. Kimball 43.0, 9. Banner County 2.0 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS FOR SIDNEY H.S. 106 - Kaden Vowers (14-5) placed 1st Round 1 - Kaden Vowers (Sidney) 14-5 won by fall over Quin Child (Gordon/Rushville) 5-10 (Fall 0:33) Round 2 - Kaden Vowers (Sidney) 14-5 won by fall over David Miller (Mitchell) 4-9 (Fall 0:34) Round 3 - Kaden Vowers (Sidney) 14-5 won by...
KIMBALL – With less than 20 seconds to go in the third quarter at Kimball on Thursday night, the Sidney High girls' basketball team found themselves with the biggest deficit either squad had faced all night. Then Emily Mahr started to heat up. With the help of Mahr's hot hand, the Raiders took control of the game over the final 8:17 to win 46-38 against the Kimball Longhorns (4-3). The Raiders evened their record at 5-5 and remain at 1-0 in District B-6. For the Raiders, they will have little t...
KIMBALL – With games coming up on consecutive nights against a pair of district rivals, it would have been easy for the Sidney High boys’ basketball team to look past the Kimball Longhorns. But Sidney emerged from the visitors locker room with a unified message: Good teams beat the teams they are supposed to. And the Red Raiders did so in convincing fashion with a 60-20 win over the Longhorns of District C2-12. “Sure, looking past a team you’re supposed to beat is something we have to worry about,” said Sidney head coach Erik Kohl. “But if we c...
Not even three weeks have passed since my return to Sidney and much of that time was occupied by the lull of the holiday break. I haven’t seen much basketball and not until I get to Hemingford today will I see any wrestling. Nevertheless, with just a few basketball games under my belt, I have already noticed some impressive teams and performances. From the distance of the sidelines, it’s hard to tell from one season to the next how teams may suffer or benefit from the off-season changes. It’s a fact of life that players graduate and fresh...
PEETZ, Colo. – As Jordan Buss of the Peetz High Bulldogs pulled up his dribble on a fast break late in the third quarter at Carlile Gymnasium Tuesday night, he suddenly heard a loud shout. "Behind you," yelled teammate Casey Barrett. Buss wheeled quickly and fed Barrett who nailed his second three-pointer in less time than it takes to order at the concession stand. The Barrett basket gave the Bulldogs a 51-42 lead when only seconds earlier the difference had been just three points. After a s...
PEETZ, Colo. – Who would know better than a coach's daughter that practice makes perfect? Riding the hot hand of senior Jill Behrends, the Creek Valley High girls' basketball team (3-4, 1-1) stormed into Carlile Gymnasium in Peetz and cruised to a 54-38 win Tuesday night over the hometown Bulldogs (3-4, 1-1). Behrends, the daughter of Creek Valley boys' coach Roger Behrends, clicked at an impressive 43 percent from behind the arc on her way to scoring a game-high 22 points. Jessie Straber and Al...
Throughout many a heated athletic contest, Sarah Mahr may be best remembered around these parts for a warrior's face that revealed an absolute desire to win – or at least a willingness to pour everything she had into the effort. But when the clock stopped and that stare of determination melted away, there quickly emerged a different Sarah. With a disposition so charming, easy going and humble it often belied a young woman with her considerable talent and drive. The last time Mahr was seen playin...
It was a tale of two very different games for the Sidney High Lady Raiders in the Cabela's Holiday Tournament. They mauled the Gothenburg Swedes in the opener, but were bitten hard by the Wheatland (Wyo.) Bulldogs in the championship game. The Raiders (4-5) struggled to get on track against the Bulldogs as they managed just a single field goal in the first 15:59 of the game in the 41-23 loss. Wheatland, a big team with a long history of success in Wyoming, has won state championships as...
When Sidney High's Cutter O'Connell shook the twine from three-point range midway through the fourth quarter of the Cabela's Holiday Tournament championship game on Saturday afternoon, a 28-minute struggle suddenly morphed into a four-minute romp. After a long battle, the Red Raiders pulled away from Chase County, 64-57, to win the Angler's Division of the Cabela's tournament. It was the first time Sidney had claimed a Cabela's crown since 2012. On Friday night, the Raiders smothered Gothenburg...
I trust you’ve all had a pleasant and relaxing holiday break. If you settled down for a long winters nap with the children nestled all snug in their beds, get ready because the alarm clock is about to ring. The blank spots on the sports schedule are few over the next couple of months. The action returns to the hardwood this afternoon with the opening of the abbreviated two-day Cabela’s Holiday Tournament at Sidney high and middle schools. Previews of the Sidney teams path to a hopeful championship appeared in Wednesday’s edition of the Sun-T...
You can hear the excitement radiating from the voice of Sidney boys' basketball coach Erik Kohl when he talks about the upcoming Cabela's Holiday Tournament in Sidney. As a man who loves well executed basketball, he's looking forward to the challenge of playing in a bracket with three other quality teams. "This is a fun tournament for us and we're all really excited by the quality of the teams here," said Kohl after a morning practice this week. "It's going to be great fun because we're facing...
Despite some early season struggles, the Sidney Red Raiders girls’ basketball team can take comfort in a not too dissimilar scenario that opened the 2013-14 season. At the conclusion of the Cabela’s Holiday Tournament last season, the eventual Class B-6 champions were just a game over .500. They eked out a three-point victory against Gothenburg in the tournament’s final game. Sidney enters the 2015 tournament at 3-4 after giving up a fourth-quarter lead against Fort Morgan in its last game before the break. A win over Alliance earlier in the s...
Highlighting the year in high school sports for 2014, the Sidney High girls' basketball team rallied from 12 points down in the final quarter against Gering last winter to win the district title. Lady Raider Cody Rowley looks on in disbelief, along with teammates Katelin Cole (left) and Abbi Porter. Above right, the Sidney track team's Brody McKnight receives the baton from Jachob Wiedeburg during the district track meet. Turn to pages10A and 11A for a wrap up of the high school sports season,... Full story
