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The Peetz High School football team had little trouble cruising to a Homecoming victory on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs jumped out to a big first-half lead and sailed to a 64-8 win over Briggsdale. Both teams are now 3-3. Peetz quarterback Wolf Wenneker completed 7 of his 11 passes for 200 yards and three touchdowns. Backup QB Zach Holtz also threw a TD pass. Jordan Nelson led the Bulldogs' ground game with 111 yards on 14 carries. He ran for two scores and also returned a kickoff 66 yards...
Leyton High School’s Kordell Maestas had another big night running the ball as the Warriors won for the second consecutive week. Maestas rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries to help propel Leyton to a 40-22 victory over Hay Springs (1-5). After an 0-4 start, the Warriors now stand at 2-4 heading into next Friday’s matchup with unbeaten Garden County (6-0). Besides Maestas’ big game, Morley Haley ran for 87 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries and Kenny Ernest caught three passes for 41 yards. Leyton quarterback Rhett Dye w...
An offensive explosion in the first quarter helped propel Garden County High School to a 70-26 victory over Potter-Dix on Friday night. The Eagles put up 46 points in the opening 12 minutes to remain undefeated at 6-0. Potter-Dix slipped to 0-6 on the 2015 campaign. In the opening quarter, Garden County’s Matt McCarthy scored on runs of 50 and 48 yards and teammate Elliot Epp found the end zone from 25 and 27 yards out. Epp also returned a fumble eight yards for a score. Nic Kopp, who contributed three TDs in the contest, scored on a 37-yard r...
The Friends of the Sidney Public Library will celebrate National Friends of the Library Week from Oct. 18-24. To kick off the week, the group is hosting an edible book contest. Edible creations can take any form, but must have a literary theme. There are categories for adults and children. The grand prize includes a family movie and snack pass to Fox Theater, with prizes to winners of the adult’s and children’s categories as well. All entries are due at the library by Saturday, Oct. 17 at 10:30 a.m. Judging will be completed at noon, after whi...
The Sidney High School boys' cross country team took second place and the girls' squad finished third at the annual Sidney Invite on Thursday afternoon at the Hillside Golf Course. Will Castner, Collin Brauer and Kaden Vowers all had top-10 finishes in the boys' varsity race. For the Lady Raiders, Abby Heller, Charlie Brockhaus, Mia Hernandez and Jolene Oliverius all cross the top in the top 10 in the girls' varsity race. Fort Morgan (Colo.) won the team title in both the boys' and girls' varsit...
Sidney High’s volleyball team will look to take some momentum into this weekend’s Western Conference Tournament after defeating Alliance in straight sets Thursday night on the road. The Lady Raiders improved their season mark to 9-12 with the 25-23, 27-25, 25-15 victory over the Bulldogs (8-12). Freshman Payton Jung has 13 kills and two aces for Sidney, and teammate Annalise Lecher added 10 kills and three aces. Plenty of other Lady Raiders made an impact in the match as well. Kelsey Knight had seven digs and a pair of aces, Maddi Porter rec...
A trip to the Paxton Triangular on Thursday afternoon could have presented at least one big test for the Potter-Dix High School volleyball team. Instead, the Lady Coyotes sailed to a pair of easy victories to improve to 16-2 this season. Potter-Dix defeated host Paxton 25-15, 25-19 in its opening match and then dispatched Stapleton 25-14, 25-14 in the nightcap. The Lady Coyotes were potentially facing a tough task against Paxton, which lost just its third match of the season to slip to 16-3....
The Leyton High volleyball team clashed with Pine Bluffs (Wyo.) on Thursday in a thrilling five-set match. The Lady Warriors came out on the short end of the score though, falling 25-16, 19-25, 25-23, 24-26, 15-11. Leyton stands at 14-6 on the season. Natalie Cruise had 12 kills, 46 digs and four aces to pace Leyton. Teammate Kristine Barnett had 10 kills and 30 digs and Diedra Waite added eight kills, eight blocks and 28 digs. Taylor Berner provided 27 digs and doled out 35 assists for the Lady Warriors. Bailey Miller recorded five aces. The...
Mikenna Curlee had 14 kills for the Peetz High School volleyball team on Thursday, but it wasn’t enough as the Bulldogs fell in straight sets to Prairie 25-22, 25-18, 25-20. Peetz slipped to 2-12, while Prairie improved to 10-4. Jodie Schumacher had 18 digs, eight kills and four aces for Peetz and teammate Cami Thompson provided 18 assists and 12 digs. The Bulldogs are back in action Saturday when they host Briggsdale at 3:30 p.m....
The City of Sidney will be observing the Columbus Day holiday on Monday, Oct. 12. All city departments will be closed, including the library, the landfill and both public transportation buses. Trash collection normally scheduled for Monday will be picked up on Tuesday and Tuesday’s trash will be picked up on Wednesday. The Sidney Sun-Telegraph offices will be open and the paper will publish a regular edition....
The Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library in Lodgepole will be having a parade of pumpkins again this year. It will be held Oct. 31 at 3 p.m., with registrations ongoing until Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. For more information, call the library at (308) 483-5714....
Single ladies are invited to bring their cars to the Sidney Evangelical Free Church parking lot at 2763 11th Avenue for a free winter car check this Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. The inspection includes: lights, tires, oil, transmission fluid, battery, antifreeze, brake fluid, belts and other items. Vehicle will be vacuumed as well. No mechanical work will be done. Complimentary coffee and donuts are availble while the inspection takes place. Call (308) 254-6162 with questions....
Two local families were recently recognized for their excellence in conservation practices at the 2015 Nebraska Association of Resources Districts Annual Conference, held at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney Sept. 28-29. Doug and Theresa Keller, of Kimball, and Steve Schumacher, of Dalton, were recognized at the event. The Kellers won the Outstanding Grassland Award after being nominated by the South Platte Natural Resources District. The award acknowledges those individuals or families...
Peggy Popps of Sidney has announced her candidacy for District 47 State Senator. The 47th District is comprised of 10 counties in the Nebraska Panhandle: Arthur, Banner, Box Butte (West of 385/87), Cheyenne, Deuel, Garden, Keith, Kimball, Morrill and Sioux. Popps said the driving force for her decision to launch her campaign is because "the Unicameral needs a dose of good common sense from Western Nebraska. I feel that political conversations have taken a circular path that hasn't led to any...
The Potter-Dix High volleyball team continued its domination of area teams, registering two more wins at the Bayard Triangular on Tuesday. The Lady Coyotes are 14-2 this season after defeating Bayard 25-11, 25-16 and Kimball 25-23, 16-25, 25-16 at the triangular. Bayard fell to 5-14, while Kimball slipped to 10-5. Potter-Dix got off to a fast start in dispatching Bayard behind five kills from Anna McLaughlin and five blocks from Alexus Rozelle. Dawson Sharman and Rozelle added four kills each. Regyn Hicks provided 11 digs in the match, Sharman...
The Peetz High volleyball team lost in straight sets to Caliche on the road Tuesday afternoon. The Bulldogs, who fell to 2-11 this season, lost 25-10, 25-21, 25-12. Caliche improved to 6-7. Mikenna Curlee led the way for Peetz with 10 kills, two aces and the team’s only block. Teammate Cami Thompson had 14 digs and Jodie Schumacher added 13 more. Thompson also contributed a team-high eight assists. The Bulldogs return to action Thursday when they host Prarie at 5:30 p.m....
Rivals Leyton and Creek Valley high schools crossed paths on Tuesday at the Haxtun Triangular volleyball matches. Leyton came out on top in a thrilling, three-set match against the Storm, winning 23-25, 25-20, 29-27. Both the Lady Warriors and Lady Storm lost their matches to host Haxtun. Leyton fell 25-20, 25-17, while Creek Valley was beaten 19-25, 25-19, 25-18. Leyton is 14-5 this season, while Creek Valley’s record stands at 7-7. Meanwhile, Haxtun improved to 8-4. In Creek Valley’s loss to Leyton, Jessie Straber had 11 kills and 17 dig...
The Sidney Middle School eighth-grade volleyball team beat Scottsbluff in straight sets on Monday night to complete an undefeated season at 12-0. The seventh graders also defeated Scottsbluff in straight sets and concluded their season with an 11-1 record. Their only setback was a three-set loss to Sterling on Sept. 22. "For the third consecutive year, we have had an undefeated team at the middle school level," said Jack Thorpe, Sidney Middle School volleyball coordinator and coach of the...
Sara Gingerich, of Dix and a student at Potter-Dix High School, was selected to serve on Nebraska Congressman Adrian Smith's Youth Advisory Council for the 2015-2016 academic school year. Gingerich is one of 21 high school students from the Third District who will serve on the council. The council is a forum for high school students to discuss opinions, thoughts and concerns about local and federal issues with Smith throughout the school year. Through in-person meetings and other contacts, the...
People with Medicare can learn about Part D drug coverage and find out how to reduce their own costs at a presentation about comparing plans for 2015. Nebraska Senior Health Insurance Information Program is sponsoring “Choose the Right Medicare Drug Plan” on Thursday, Oct. 22 at the Sidney Public Library. The event is open to people with Medicare, their caregivers and health care professionals. Appointments are required and there is no charge to attend. The presentation will be given by Caryn Long, Hesper Gentry and Brienna Bruce from the Neb...
Members of this year's Homecoming Court at Creek Valley High School are, from left: Garrett Sawyer, freshman attendant; Jay Pan, sophomore attendant; Gage Koenen, junior attendant; Cody Simmons, senior attendant; Leo Naal, king; Katie Burch, queen; Kira Westman, senior attendant; Andrea Ortgies, junior attendant; Samantha Schmid, sophomore attendant; and Taya McMillen, freshman attendant....
The Region 1 Behavioral Health Authority will hold a depression screening and awareness event to recognize National Depression Screening Day at the Scottsbluff Monument Mall on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event is funded through the Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grant. This is the 25th year that a National Depression Screening Day has been held. Additional community partners participating in the screening include DOVES and Panhandle Public Health VETSET Nebraska. The initiative raises awareness about depression, and helps...
The Sidney High girls' golf team is headed back to the state tournament after finishing third on Monday in the Class B District 4 at Monument Shadows Golf Club in Gering. The Lady Raiders shot a team score of 384. That left them behind team champion and defending Class B state champion Scottsbluff (349) and McCook (381). Sidney will compete for the Class B state title on Oct. 12-13 at Quail Run Golf Course in Columbus. Rachel Blauert recorded Sidney's top score, carding a round of 86 to finish f...
The golf season came to a close for Creek Valley High School on Monday, with its top golfer falling a half-dozen shots from qualifying for the Class C state tournament. The Storm, who fielded just three golfers all season and thus weren’t eligible to post a team score, was led by Maddy Johnson at Monday’s Class C District 5 Tournament at West Winds Golf Club in Ogallala. Johnson shot a 115, six shots behind the last state qualifier’s mark of 109. The top three teams and any individuals in the top 10 automatically qualify for state. The Class...
The Sidney High School girls’ cross country team won the Western Conference title on Monday, placing four runners in the top 10. Meanwhile, the boys’ team captured third place and had three runners snare top-10 spots. For the Lady Raiders, Erin Lindeman led the way with a fourth-place finish. Three teammates finished close behind in sixth, seventh and eighth. They were Chantal Riggs, Jami Flores and Preslie Allen, respectively. Charlie Brockhaus rounded out Sidney’s winning effort with a 15-place finish. On the boys side, Brenner Keane was t...
