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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...
Tyler Wintholz and Nick Castner in the zone.... Full story
There may have been a little nail biting going on before the word became official, but both the Sidney boys and girls bowling teams qualified for state. By virtue of their runnerup finishes at the district tournament, held at Cedar Bowl in North Platte on Saturday, the Sidney squads will head for Lincoln where they will compete for state honors Feb. 7-8, at Hollywood Bowl. It's the second year in a row that both teams have qualified for state. Last year the girls team was the Class C2 district...
The Red Raiders continued their solid run of district play by upending the Scottsbluff Bearcats 44-41 on Saturday to up their record to 5-1 in Class B District 6 competition. The win also gives the Raiders their fourth consecutive overall, which leaves them at 10-5 mark overall. Saturday marked the second time this season that Sidney has defeated Scottsbluff (1-13). Depite the Bearcats record of struggles this season, they came in hungry to Cabela's Athletic Facility. In a game that was close...
A talented group of class C2 basketball players from Bridgeport invaded Cabela's Athletic Facility on Friday night to try their hand against one of the panhandle's most dangerous Class B opponents. Although the Bulldogs (11-3) fought Sidney to a near draw after one half of play, Sidney wore down their guests the rest of the way, to claim a 44-34 victory. For Sidney (11-3) their school record winning streak reached seven. The Raiders have also won 10 of their last 11, with their only blemish...
The last time the Minatare Indians lost a game prior to the semi-final of the MAC tournament Thursday night was in last season's sub districts. Potter-Dix did the damage on that occasion. For the Coyotes it was deja vu, all over again. Their 61-53 upset of the Indians at Sidney Middle School stopped Minatare's (9-1) nine game winning streak. The win earns the Coyotes (7-5) the right to meet local nemisis Leyton in the MAC finals on Friday. The Leyton Warriors punched their ticket to the final...
The Potter-Dix girls made sure that the finals of the MAC Tournament on Saturday night would be represented by combatants wearing the same colors in both the boys and girls games. As Leyton and Potter-Dix was earlier established to be the boys MAC final, so too will be the girls title game. Potter-Dix insured their place with a 39-29 win over Garden County at Sidney Middle School on Thursday night. Earlier, the Leyton Warriors eliminated the defending MAC champion and top seeded Creek Valley...
For the Warriors, three times will have to be the charm if they are to capture the 2014 MAC Tournament title Saturday night. After a sluggish beginning the Warriors (9-3) earned passage to the MAC finals with a 53-36 semi-final win over the Garden County Eagles (5-6) at Sidney Middle School on Thursday night. "It looked to me at times like we were playing in sand," said Warriors Head Coach Gary Oltmann. "But we got our job done on defense." After fighting through the first quarter to a 12-12...
Five Sidney wrestlers won their matches in a dual meet with Sedgwick County on Thursday night, but the Raiders came up short in the team event by a count of 48-21 at Ovid, Colo. Sedgewick County, a strong team which won the recently held 15-team Chase County Invite, captured nine weight classes. The Cougars won two of their matches by forfeit as they had a representative for each of the 14 weight classes. The Raiders match winners included: Kane Taylor at 195 lbs., who shutout Jimmy Horalek 4-0; Jake Heeren, who pinned Jordan Thompson in 1:33...
According to those who know her best, Sidney High School senior Cody Rowley is a bright, hard working, involved and well organized student with deep-set roots in the community. In other words, those in the know considered her a perfect candidate for Chadron State College's selective Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP). Not long after Rowley completed the RHOP application and interview process, the decision makers at Chadron State and the University of Nebraska Medical Center came to the same conclusion. The major driving force behind...
I confess I’d never heard of Richard Sherman before last Sunday. I wasn’t able to watch a lot of NFL football this season and what I did see was mostly confined to the NFL Red Zone Channel. But last weekend I was excited to watch the Broncos play the Patriots and the Seahawks do battle with the 49ers. My football Sunday was made extra enjoyable when the two teams I wanted to win came through. Despite my New York upbringing and New England roots, I don’t like the Patriots but I appreciate Peyton Manning - and Archie and Eli too. I rooted for t...
After eight lead changes and four ties in the first 21 minutes of play, Leyton's Kelsey Waite dropped in a third-quarter layuup that proved to be the final momentum reversal of the night. Though not secure until the last quarter of play, the fourth seeded Warriors held on to the final lead change with a bull-dog grip on their way to a 44-37 victory over the No. 5 South Platte Blue Knights in round one of the MAC girls basketball tournament at Dalton. The win sets up a date with No. 1 seed Creek...
The Leyton Warriors took their first step towards a MAC boys basketball title with little interference from the South Platte Blue Knights on Tuesday night in Dalton. The No. 2 Warriors jumped out to a 17-0 lead and never looked back as they cruised to a 49-15 first-round win. The victory earns Leyton a trip to Sidney on Thursday for a matchup with No. 3 Garden County. The Eagles stalled Creek Valley's title hopes, 61-42. No. 4 Potter-Dix also advanced after beating fifth seeded Banner County...
Stagecoach driver, Peggy Cottier, makes a stop to pick up passengers in downtown Sidney.... Full story
Shirt Tales co-owner Heidi Ahrens hosts a Business After Hours last night.... Full story
Sidney wrestler Jake Heeren battles Alex Wambolt of Bayard... Full story
Add another win for the streaking Sidney boys basketball team as their 60-40 effort over the Lexington Minutemen at Cabela's Athletic Facility on Saturday was sixth in a row. With wins in nine of their last 10 contests the Raiders record now stands at 10-3. The Minutemen, another Class B squad which plays in District 5, fell to 5-8. For Sidney, the run is said to be a school record for boys basketball. Sidney was never in serious danger against Lexington. Tyler Wintholz's two and Paxton Ehler's...
With their second strong fourth-quarter foul shooting exhibition in as many days, the Raiders gave Lexington no chance for a big comeback, handing the visitors a 51-35 clubbing in a non-district contest Saturday afternoon. After shooting 15-18 from the foul line in the fourth quarter the night before in Ogallala, the Raiders went 13-16 at the Cabela's Athletic Facility less than 24 hours later. Despite two different venues with dramatically different lighting conditions, the Raiders again...
Without the benefit of a single field goal in the final eight minutes,Sidney still managed their most productive offensive quarter of the night to break open a close contest at Ogallala on Friday night. On the strength of 15-for-18 foul shooting in the fourth, the Red Raiders claimed a 41-34 victory over the Indians in a non-district game. Sidney finished the game with a record of 7-5 while the loss dropped the hosts to 5-7. “That’s the difference between winning and losing,” said Raiders Head Coach Tyler Shaw of the Raiders foul shoot...
With a balanced scoring attack the Raiders kept their momentum going with a 53-48 win on the road Friday night over Ogallala. It marked Sidney’s fifth straight win and boosted their overall record of 9-3. Ogallala, a Class C opponent, fell to 2-10. Paxton Ehler led a trio of double figure scorers with 13 points. Tyler Wintholz and Lane Harvey added 11 and 10, respectively. Logan Lewis and Lucas Rosenbaum came close, as well, each tacking on 9 points. It was a hard fought contest. While Sidney ultimately gained control of the affair, the Indians...
With eight Red Raiders placing, Sidney finished fourth among 15 teams competing at the Chase County Invite on Saturday. Sidney's total of 107 points put them behind Sedgwick County (217), Gordon-Rushville (167.5) and Cambridge (122). Again, as they did in a dual meet last Thurdsay, the Raiders edged out Bridgeport, who finished with 100 points for a fifth-place finish. Kane Taylor (195 lbs.) and Cody Hofrock (182) led the Raiders to second and third place finishes, respectively. The leading...
Mason Low represented the Creek Valley wrestling team at the Knights Invite in Sandhills on Saturday and finished the day with a 1-2 record in the 195 lbs. weight class. In his first battle Austin Miller of Southwest pinned Low just five seconds from the end of the match. Low rebounded in a consolation match by bringing down his opponent from Anselmo-Merna in just 22 seconds. Nathaniel Foster of Sutherland won by a decision in Low’s final competition of the meet. Creek Valley will host a junior varsity match on Thursday with up to eight t... Full story
Powered by a season high 23 points from junior Casey Barrett the Peetz boys won a 59-50 district matchup against the Fleming Wildcats at home on Friday night. The ‘Dogs record is now 5-5 on the year while Fleming improved to 3-6. Peetz improves its standing in district competition with a 4-1 mark. Behind Barrett’s game-high point total, Josh Fiscus finished with 12 points, Tre Lewis 9 and Corbin Heller 8. Fiscus added to his offensive production with 6 assists. Bradey Holtz and Cody Wilson were the top rebounders with 5 each. Holtz also led... Full story
With four contested matches won, including one by a pin and one via a major decision, the Sidney wrestling team edged Bridgeport in a dual meet 34-31 on Thursday night. Though the Raiders topped the Bulldogs in the team match, the host team--Bridgeport--managed to pull out one of the most anticipated matches of the night. Midway through the meet, Sidney's Michael Muggli faced the Bulldogs Brandon Nichols at 145 lbs. Both are highly ranked and veterans of last year's state tournament. Muggli qual...
After trailing by 14 points at the half, Creek Valley rallied in the third quarter but still fell short at the Paxton Tigers in girls basketball action on Thursday night. With the 59-48 loss, the Storm’s record fell to 7-3. Paxton upped their mark to 4-7 after the non-district game. Summer Mueller was at the top of the scoresheet with 20 points. Jill Behrends added 10 while Jerry Straber and Shania Brown tacked on 6 each. Straber and Mueller’s offensive production included 4 assists apiece. Defensively, the Storm pulled off 15 steals in the...
