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Second-seeded Leyton High earned the right to defend its MAC Tournament championship Thursday night as the Lady Warriors snuck past the Creek Valley Storm 52-48 at Sidney Middle School. For the Storm (5-7), it was the second straight season its MAC hopes were dashed by Leyton (6-7) in the semifinals. Last season, Creek Valley came in as the top seed while coming into the 2015 tournament as No. 3. Leyton will meet the other semifinal winner Potter-Dix on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. for the...
Though the Bayard High School Lady Tigers gave Potter-Dix little trouble in their previous meeting earlier this month, the Cats nearly clawed their way to an upset victory in the rematch. But the top-seeded Lady Coyotes (11-2) survived the scare to prevail over No. 4 Bayard (5-9) 39-36 in the semifinal round of the Minuteman Activities Conference Tournament last night at Sidney Middle School. The win earned Potter-Dix a ticket into the championship game against the No. 2 Leyton Lady Warriors. Le...
I played softball with Craig Swan in the summer of 1986. Maybe you never heard of Swan, but he pitched in major leagues for about 10 years. As a national league hurler, he struck out a lot as a hitter – but he could smack the daylights out of softball. I haven’t crossed paths with too many famous athletes in my time, but they always seemed to be memories that stick with me. Funny how they never remember me though – even on the rare occasions when I have met one for a second time. On Friday night at 7, the Sidney High School boys’ basketb...
DALTON – For almost 11 minutes, it looked as though it would be a long, drawn-out struggle to see whether Leyton High or Creek Valley would advance to the semifinals of the 2015 Boys' MAC Tournament. But when the score reached 22-22 with about 5:40 left in the half Tuesday night, the Warriors' offensive depth began to turn the tide. Though facing stiff resistance early, the defending MAC champions and third-seeded Warriors went on to eliminate the No. 6 Storm 73-56 in Dalton. Leyton earned a t...
Sidney High School and Middle School will be the host to several big sports events this week. At the high school, Red Raiders wrestling action takes center stage at the Cabela’s Athletic Facility on Thursday. The meet will feature a dual between the top two finishers from the Chase County Invite last week. Sidney, the meet winner at Imperial, will square off with runner-up Sedgwick County at 6:45 p.m. So far this season, Sidney has won nine duals without a loss. The high school matches will be preceded at 6 p.m. by several Sidney Wrestling F...
CHAPPELL – By being awarded a third seed in the 2015 MAC Tournament, the Creek Valley High girls' basketball team just may have the rest of the conference teams right where it wants them. Powered by a first-quarter offensive explosion, the Storm found little trouble on their way to a first-round victory over sixth-seeded South Platte with a 58-34 win at the Thunder Dome on Monday night. Last season, the top-seeded Storm were defeated by eventual champion Leyton in the semifinals. As the third s...
LEXINGTON – The Sidney Red Raiders maintained their perfect record in 2015 (6-0) with two more wins over non-district opponents over the weekend. Sidney first knocked off the Ogallala Indians (1-12) at the Cabela's Athletic Facility 66-41 before the toppling the Lexington Minutemen (2-11) on the road 80-64. The Raiders now stand at 12-2 overall. Despite not having enough fire power to stay with the Raiders, the Minutemen had a pair of talented scorers that challenged the Sidney defense from s...
LEXINGTON – The Sidney Lady Raiders extended their winning streak to five games over the weekend with a pair of victories over non-district opponents. The Raiders led much of the way against the Ogallala Indians (9-4) on Friday night at the Cabela’s Athletic Facility before they had to ward off a fourth-quarter comeback attempt in a 52-47 victory. On Saturday at Lexington (1-12), the Raiders also led much of the way. But when the Minutemaids rallied to seize the lead in the fourth quarter, it was the Raiders who had to mount a comeback to ear...
DALTON – With just a few days left before the Minuteman Activities Conference Tournament, the top-seeded Potter-Dix girls' team served notice its in top form. The Coyotes kept their strong season going with two more wins over the weekend to up their record to 9-2. On Friday the Coyotes turned back the MAC defending champion and local rival Leyton Warriors 51-43 in Dalton before returning home to finish off Hay Springs 37-29 on Saturday. The Warriors, who are seeded No. 2 in the MAC, saw their r...
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...
