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There comes a time in every sport when - despite all the hard work and sacrifice that went before - a moment of truth arrives. In football close games are often settled in the final two minutes making the previous 46 minutes seem almost irrelevant by comparison. In golf a whole day can come down to the final hole, the final putt. A basketball game or even a championship can be decided with not a second left on the clock - when a ball still in the air can define an entire season of struggle. In...
Michael Sukup follows through in a match against Ogallala.... Full story
Despite the slower pace from the night before against Gering, the Raiders won their fifth game in six tries following the Christmas break Saturday night, with a 47-32 take down of the McCook Bison in a District B6 matchup. Going back to before the vacation period the Raiders (8-3, 4-1) have won seven of their last eight. For the Bison (6-5) it was their first challenge this season from a district opponent. In addition to showing they can adapt to different game paces Sidney also proved they...
Despite holding an 8-point lead at halftime, Sidney was forced to make a fourth quarter comeback attempt that just fell short against the McCook Bison on Saturday night. For the Raiders (6-5, 4-1) the 54-52 loss at McCook (7-6, 2-0) was just their first district loss of the season. The Raiders also completed a three-game stretch in as many days in which they went 1-2. But for a few breaks, they could have gone 3-0 as they lost two games by a combined 3 points. On Friday night the Kimball...
Sidney broke open a close game in the second quarter on their way to a 75-64 win over the Gering Bulldogs Friday night at the Cabela's Athletic Facility. The win advanced the Raiders record to 7-3 overall and 3-1 in the district. The Bulldogs District B6 mark slipped to 2-1 while dropping their overall to 9-3. For Sidney, the Gering game appeared the be the most challenging of a three-game stretch that included undefeated Kimball of Class C2 and district foe McCook. The Raiders were spurred on...
Fueled by a 12-0 run that spanned the first and second quarters, the Raiders turned back a strong Gering Bulldogs squad 39-31 Friday night at the Cabela's Athletic Facility. Though the season has not yet reached its halfway point, Sidney's Abbi Porter set a new standard for blocks in a season, registering her 47th. During the 2010-11 campaign Majorie Keeton set the old mark of 46. Earlier this season Porter broke Keeton's single-game record by blocking 8. "It feels pretty good to get the...
In five dual meets at Ogallala on Saturday the Raiders finished with a record of 2-3. Sidney opened their day with a 54-24 defeat of Hershey and later topped Chase County 57-12. In three other matches the Raiders fell short, against Bayard (37-30), Wray (48-30) and Gothenburg (42-36). "I'm disappointed with the overall results," said Raiders Head Coach John Ganser. "We have to learn how to fight harder and some still have to learn interdependency. We let the Bayard and Gothenburg matches get...
The Peetz Bulldogs dropped a pair of close weekend games by the identical margin of 5 points. In Friday’s contest with district opponent Briggsdale, the ‘Dogs let a 48-48 fourth-quarter tie get away from them as they dropped a 55-50 decision at home. The Bulldogs traveled to Merino less than 24 hours later where they dropped a 72-67 decision to the Rams. “We had a few mental breakdowns that cost us the game,” said Bulldogs Head Coach Bill Fiscus of the Briggsdale game. Briggsdale remains unbeaten in the district at 3-0 while Peetz dropped...
The Leyton boys basketball team had little trouble with the Hay Springs Hawks as the Warriors trounced their hosts 63-22 on Saturday. The win keeps the Warriors perfect on the road at 4-0 while they upped their overall mark to 6-2. The Hawks have struggled to an 0-10 record so far this season. Cody McKay led four Leyton players in scoring with 19 points. The other double fugure scorers were Alex W. Frerichs and Brennen Cruise with 11 each and Dylan Brenner with 10. Overall nine Warriors flexed the twine, including James Rushman (5), Zach...
Despite a strong second half, Leyton’s girls squad fell short at the home of the Hay Springs Hawks, 36-31, in a non-district matchup on Saturday. The Warriors, who returned to the court for the first time since Dec. 21, saw their record slip to 3-5 on the year. Leyton remains strong in the district, however, with a 2-0 mark. Leyton’s scoring was spread out over eight players with Katy Ernest leading the way by tacking up 7 points. The other scorers included Shaela Jenkins (6), Kelsey Waite (5), Diedra Waite (4), Kaitlyn Berner (4), Dani McK...
Logan Lewis pulls down a rebound in front of Kimball's 6-10 center Mike Daum.... Full story
Phase one of the Sidney Red Raiders challenging three-day mission was a rousing success, as the boys turned back the Kimball Longhorns 63-45 in a non-district basketball game Thursday night. Facing a team with one of the most gifted players in the state, the Raiders held the Longhorns' 6-10 center Mike Daum to his average 22 points on their way to victory at the Cabela's Athletic Facility. While the Raiders focused their defensive attention on Daum - at times triple teaming him - the Longhorns...
After Katelin Cole's swished three pointer in the waning seconds of the Raiders battle with Kimball on Thursday night narrowed a four-point gap to one, Sidney still had a slim chance for victory. But when Cody Rowley's near court-length pass just failed to click, the Kimball Longhorns (5-3) held on to a 36-35 win in a non-district game at Cabela's Athletic Facility in girls basketball action. For the Raiders it was the first of an important three games in as many days. Friday night the Raiders...
While researching a story on the 1951 Panhandle B Conference Champion Sidney Maroons football team, I came across a Sidney Telegraph article of that year listing all the previous champions. The first teams listed were “O.J. Weymouth’s teams in 1926 and 1927.” I have since come to discover that the Scottsbluff Bearcats were the Western Conference Champions of 1926. Not the Sidney Maroons. The 1927 team, however, was a champion of the Western Conference and shared the title with Gering. I can’t say what happened in the intervening 25 years b...
Lane Godfrey, in white, tries to make the inbounds pass of Josh Fiscus (10) as difficult as possible during Tuesday's contest between Peetz and Creek Valley.... Full story
Aided by a hot shooting Jodi Schumacher, Peetz outlasted the Creek Valley Storm 57-53 in a non-district girls basketball game in Chappell on Tuesday night. It was somewhat of an emotional game for the Bulldogs as they were informed earlier in the day that their coach, Tera Segelke, could not attend the game due to doctors orders. "I don't want to say we won this for (Segelke) but I think there were a lot of emotions in this one," said Bulldogs Assistant Coach Trevor Brady, who will run the team...
Hannah Schievelbein of Creek Valley lunges to save a ball from going out of bounds.... Full story
After a predominantly back-and-forth contest defined the first half, the Bulldogs (4-3) blew open a close game in the second half to win 83-45 over Creek Valley (2-6) in non-district boys baskeball action Tuesday night. Despite having to play without starting freshman guard Brett Godfrey, the young Storm team put up a strong fight in their home gym throughout the first half. Godfrey had injured his ankle last Friday in the game against Haxtun. He expects to be back in practice within a few days...
With three games in as many days coming up against three strong and unique opponents, Sidney Red Raiders boys basketball head coach Erik Kohl faces an interesting challenge. How will he prepare his team to face one of the best players in the state and then be ready to face two dangerous district opponents in the days to follow? The Raiders long weekend begins on Thursday when Mike Daum leads the undefeated Kimball Longhorns (6-0) into Cabela's Athletic Facility. Already committed to Division I S...
Paxton Ehler, a senior guard and four-year varsity baskeball player at Sidney High School, has given a verbal commitment to attend and play for Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln next fall. While Ehler has been recruited by about 10 schools since the beginning of last basketball season, he only recently decided on Wesleyan. Ehler will have about half his school paid for by acacemic scholarships. "Me and my family have traveled to Lincoln a few times every year and I've always liked Lincoln,...
The Raiders go through their pre-game ritual before the game against Laramie.... Full story
With a spark off the bench from Cody Frerichs and another solid outing from Paxton Ehler, the Red Raiders rebounded from a Friday night loss against Laramie to blow out the Chase County Longhorns 63-38 on Saturday in the Cabela's Holdiay Shootout. The Raiders (5-3) lost a chance to meet Gering in the championship game on Friday when they were downed by Laramie 63-52. Both the Raiders weekend games were at the Cabela's Athletic Facility. Though the Raiders missed out on a meeting with the...
Sidney split their final two games at the Cabela's Holiday Shootout over the weekend, finishing on a good note with a 41-38 victory over the Gothenburg Swedes (3-6) at the Sidney Middle School gym on Saturday morning. On Friday the Raiders (5-3) third quarter offensive struggles were part of the story in their 39-26 defeat to the Hershey Panthers (9-1) at the same venue. "We didn't have an easy run in this tournament but all-in-all these three days are going to make us a better team," said...
After a drive of more than five hours from Central City, the visiting Bison put up a brave front against the Sidney Red Raiders in the opening round of the Cabela's Holiday Shootout Thursday night. But in the end the Raiders asserted their dominance and pulled away in the late stages to earn a 68-53 win. The Raiders secured their victory with a balanced scoring attack in which 10 Sidney players scored. Paxton Ehler and Logan Lewis did much of the damage, tallying 14 points apiece. Lane Harvey...
After going on an offensive tear in its final game before the holiday break, the Sidney Red Raiders girls baskeball team struggled to find that same explosive touch on their return to the court Thursday night. With an offense that failed to generate a point until Abbi Porter's layup after 13:20 had elapsed in the game, Sidney dropped its opening round contest in the Cabela's Holiday Shootout 35-27 to the Central City Bison at the Cabala's Athletic Facility. The Raiders record slipped to 4-2...
