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Warriors too strong for Creek Valley, Pine Bluffs The Warriors advanced their record to 13-4 over the weekend with a pair of wins. On Friday night in Dalton, Leyton pulled away from the Creek Valley Storm in the second half to earn a 78-41 victory. On Saturday, they crossed over into Wyoming to defeat Pine Bluffs 48-45. “We played a good first half. We were only down by 12,” said Creek Valley Head Coach Roger Behrends of the Friday game. “In the second half Leyton’s pressure got to us. I was very dissapointed in our rebounding. That has to get...
Cinda Munoz, a broker at Buyer's Realty, introduces Doug Meier, retiring after several years in real estate.... Full story
Realtor associates Michelle Konz, Brandy Sullivan and Amanda White with broker Cinda Munoz.... Full story
Paxton Ehler, a senior guard and four-year varsity baskeball player at Sidney High School, signed his letter of intent on Wednesday to attend and play for Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln next fall. While Ehler was recruited by about 10 schools since the beginning of last basketball season--and the Lincoln school was always in the running--he decided on Wesleyan late in the process. "Me and my family have traveled to Lincoln a few times every year and I've always liked Lincoln," Ehler...
Kaden Vowers, 14 of Potter, and 12-year-old Trey Arrellano of Sidney finished in first and second place, respectively, in their weight classes Feb. 2 at the Metro Junior Wrestling League Championships in Greely, Colo. Vowers took home the first-place trophy in the 91 lbs. weight class. He completed his championship run by pinning all of his opponents. Arellano finished second at 84 lbs. after just coming up short in a championship match that went into overtime. "It was a real nail biter," said...
Karson Langley, a key member of the 2013 Sidney girls golf team that qualified for state, has signed a letter of intent to golf for Chadron State College in the fall. Langley was one of five Sidney student-athletes signing letters of intent Wednesday to play sports at the college level. She is the daughter of Brett and Kim Langley of Sidney. In addition to her golf skills, Langley is also a straight-A student. She was accepted as an alternate to the selective Rural Health Opportunities Program...
Wednesday was national letter of intent signing day. Five Sidney High School student-athletes committed to play college sports. Front row (L to R): Paxton Ehler, Karson Langley, Tucker Wintholz. Back row (L to R): Lucas Rosenbaum, Logan Lewis. Tucker Wintholz (football), Chadron St. Paxton Ehler (basketball), Nebraska Wesleyan Karson Langley (golf), Chadron St. Logan Lewis (football), Franklin & Marshall Lucas Rosenbaum (track), Missouri S&T The Sun-Telegraph will feature each student-athlete... Full story
One of my favorite downtime activities of late is to wander through the basketball section of the NSAA website and scan through that portion labled, "Points Leaders by Class." As the season gets later and later it becomes a more and more interesting occupation. Too bad there isn't a little more down time. Considering the eight Nebraska teams (four girls and four boys teams) in the coverage area of the Sidney Sun-Telegraph, the Class B6 boys race is the most fascinating. There's been a battle...
Sidney High School Senior Tucker Wintholz, a two-year starter and three year letterman on the Red Raiders football team, committed to attend and play football at Chadron State University. Wintholz, who was a strong component of the Red Raiders offensive and defensive lines the past two seasons, is expected to play on the offense side of the ball for the Eagles. As an offensive tackle on Sidney’s line, he was a key factor in an a ground churning attack that racked up more than 350 rushing yards per game. On defense Wintholz was among the team l...
Despite 18 points from Beth Bernhardt, the Peetz Bulldogs dropped a 41-40 decision at league rival Pawnee on Saturday. The Bulldogs record fell to 8-4 while their league mark is now 3-3. Pawnee is 4-9 overall and 2-5 in 1A North Central. In addition to leading the team in scoring while shooting 9-16 from the field, Bernhardt also pulled down eight rebounds. Mallori Bjerki led the squad with 10 boards. Morgan Burns and Bjerke each assisted on four buckets while Melissa Schumacher had three thefts. Another important game awaits the ‘Dogs on F...
Students at Sidney High School involved with Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) are raising money for the Night of Hope Foundation by selling tee shirts. Not just any shirts, but specially designed pink tees. Last Friday the FCCLA set up a booth during the Sidney basketball games with Chadron to take orders for the Pink Out shirts. Order forms are available for anyone interested in purchasing a tee shirt to beneifit local cancer patients. The shirts will be available until... Full story
Tuesday night’s basketball games involving Sidney, Peetz and Leyton have all been postponed or cancelled due to weather. Sidney’s junior varsity and varsity contests scheduled at Perkins County will not be made up. The Peetz games scheduled at Prairie have been rescheduled for Feb. 18, with the junior varsity games scheduled to tip off at 5 p.m. Leyton, originally scheduled to host Sedgwick County this evening, has yet to determine a make-up date .... Full story
The Bulldogs' Sarah Davis has her eyes fixed on the basket.... Full story
Kara Hradecky winces as she is fouled by a Sedgwick County player.... Full story
Even when the Red Raiders held a convincing 48-30 lead midway through the third quarter over the dangerous Scottsbluff Bearcats, it didn't seem possible the hosts could be taken that easily. As it turns out they couldn't be. Scottsbluff cranked up the heat in the second half, forcing the the Raiders into a donnybrook with their Class B6 rivals. Sidney managed to hold on for a hard fought 66-62 win in Scottsbluff on Saturday night. Sidney advanced their record to 13-4, which includes wins in...
Chadron invaded the Cabela’s Athletic Facility and came away with a 62-53 win over the Raiders Friday night. Despite Sarah Mahr’s outstanding night, which included 23 points, the Cardinals were led by a pair of 6-1 twin sisters. Ashlea and Bailea Kerr provided matchup difficulties for Sidney all night, as Ashlea scored 17 points while Bailea dropped in 11 more. But another senior, Peyton Hinn, proved the biggest challenge for the Raiders as she drove in 24 points. After a short jumper by the Raiders’ Cody Rowley early in the first quart...
It took just 18 seconds for Paxton Ehler to put the Red Raiders on the path to victory. His three pointer shortly after tip off was the start of a 46-33 non-league win over the Chadron Cardinals at the Cabela’s Athletic Facility Friday night. Though Ehler’s opening three pointer was soon answered with an equalizer by Vonsinh Sayaloune, Sidney took the lead for good moments later, when Rosenbaum dropped in a free throw. The Raiders never looked back. In the final two minutes Ehler hit another three and a foul shot for a 13-6 lead after one quart...
Despite some high drama in the 145 lbs. class, in which the Raiders' Michael Muggli captured silver, the shorthanded Sidney Red Raiders wrestling squad brought home a top ten finish among the 16 teams competing at the Michell Invite on Saturday. Wheatland was the team winner with 140 points while Bridgeport (114), Lingle Fort Laramie (88), Bayard (83) and Gothenburg (82) rounded out the top five. The host Tigers were sixth with 78 points. The Raiders finished with 54 points. With his...
Both Creek Valley wrestlers placed at the Irish Invite, hosted by St. Patricks High School in North Platte on Saturday. Mason Low finished fifth and scored 11 team points in the 195 lbs. class. Gage Koenen fought his way to sixth and scored seven points for the Storm at 220 lbs. Low won two of his four matches, including the battle for fifth place. Against Bryan Halstead of of North Platte Low won by a 9-3 decision in his final match of the day. Halstead finished in sixth. Koenen meanwhile fared well after just his first meet of the season. He...
Leyton splits weekend schedule Minatare ended their three-game losing streak on Friday night with a 61-54 win over Warriors. It was the first time this season the District D2 11 rivals had met. The Warriors bounced back the following night when they overpowered Crawford, 63-38, in Dalton. After their weekend of action the Warriors record stands at 11-4. Minatare’s weekend, which included a loss to Potter-Dix, settled in at 10-4. Crawford is now 5-9. In Friday’s game at Minatare the Warriors held a narrow lead at 40-39 before the Inidans hea...
Warriors pound Minatare, edged by Crawford Leyton had a mixed weekend as they as they split a pair of games. On Friday night Leyton pounded district rival Minatare 48-22 on the road. On Saturday the Warriors had a fourth quarter comeback attempt fall short. Visiting Crawford escaped with a 51-48 win. The Warriors, however, remain perfect in their district with a 6-0 mark. They are 9-6 overall. Twelve Leyton players scored in the win at Minatare: Katy Ernest (7 points) Diedra Waite (6), Kaitlyn Berner (5), Carly Rushman (5), Jessica Houk (5),...
The Creek Valley struggled without their top scorer, dropping a one-sided affair to Sutherland 65-39 on the road. The Sailors outscored Creek Valley 20-3 in the first quarter and went on to establish a 36-11 lead at the half. The Storm were hampered by the absence of Summer Mueller, who could not attend the game due to illness. “We just didn’t come out to play at all that first quarter,” said Creek Valley Head Coach Bill Wilbur. “We ended up playing a lot of our younger players in the game.” The Storm’s record slipped to 8-5 while Sutherland... Full story
The Creek Valley boys let a hard-earned 31-29 halftime lead slip away in the final 16 minutes as they dropped a 57-45 decision to the Sutherland Sailors on Thursday night. The Sailors upped their record to 6-10 while Creek Valley fell to 2-12. “The kids played hard and gave a really good effort,” said Storm Head Coach Roger Behrends. “We just had trouble scoring in the second half. We need to be more efficient running our offense the entire game.” Lane Godfrey was the high scorer for Creek Valley with 17 points. Brett Godfrey added 8 points,... Full story
When the first page of the of the 2014 calendar is torn off to reveal the second, it means the local winter sports scene will be racing towards its dramatic conclusion. With February comes the final regular-season basketball games for all schools in our area, with sub districts and districts to follow quickly thereafter. The wrestling season will end, too, and then it’s on to districts in Cozad. The wrestling state tournament is slated for Feb. 20-23 in Omaha. The Sidney boys and girls bowling teams have already earned their way to state and w...
Sometimes you learn more about the soul of a team through its losses than its wins. After a wild fourth quarter the Red Raiders came up just short of a near miracle finish, falling 62-61 to the Sterling Tigers in a non-league basketball game in Wally Post Gymnasium on Tuesday night. Though the Raiders trailed by 9 points with 6:29 left in the final period, they managed to storm back to take a 3-point lead. Despite the effort behind their hard earned advantage, it took only seconds for fortune...
