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The Peetz High School volleyball team rolled to an easy win over visiting Pawnee, 25-6, 25-4, 25-9. The Bulldogs improved to 2-9, while Pawnee slipped to 0-11. Mikenna Curlee had 18 kills to lead Peetz. Teammate Cami Thompson had 28 assists and Jodie Schumacher added 17 digs. Schumacher and Katie Buss also added nine kills apiece. Peetx is back in action Friday night at Fleming....
The Leyton High School volleyball team came up just short in a thrilling five-set match on Thursday night. The Lady Warriors lost 25-15, 25-22, 21-25, 18-25, 16-14 to their rivals to the north. Leyton dropped to 13-4, while the Bulldogs improved to 14-5. “As always, our match with Bridgeport came down to the wire in the fifth set,” said Leyton coach Jodi Craig. “Despite the loss, we came out a better team having played this quality of team. “We could have given up after losing the first two sets, but the girls persevered and fought back to win...
Several Creek Valley cross country runners cracked the top 20 at Thursday’s Bayard Invite. The Storm’s top finisher was Colin Bross, completing the course in 19 minutes, 5 seconds and taking 12th overall. Teammate Cooper Reichman (19:35) was 16th, Tanner Crass (20:20) was 26th and Hunter Hendricks (21:53) was 43rd. Creek Valley’s only female runner, senior Noemi Marin, finished in 35:03 in 29th place. The Storm runners return to action on Thursday when they compete in the annual Sidney Invite at the Hillside Golf Course....
More than 10 members of the Sidney Fire Department raised $1,402 during the annual “Fill the Boot” campaign on Sept. 7 with the intention of helping to save and improve the lives of people fighting muscle disease in the Sidney area. Muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other related life-threatening diseases take away people’s ability to walk, move, smile, talk and even breathe. “For six decades, fire fighters have fueled MDA’s mission to find treatments and cures for life-threatening muscle diseases, and this year’s Si...
The Sidney High School golf team placed a pair of golfers in the Top 10 en route to a third-place finish at the Columbus Scotus Invite on Wednesday. Rachel Blauert carded an 86 for the Lady Raiders to finish fourth overall, while teammate Emma Alexander also posted an 86 that was good for fourth place based on a tiebreaker. Lincoln Lutheran won the event, which featured nine high schools. The Warriors posted a team score of 353. Pius X took second with a score of 370 and Sidney placing third with a 372. For the Lady Raiders, Megan Neal turned...
Sidney native Reba Kinne Huge, and her husband Harry, will travel to Sidney this week. It marks both a celebration of her roots, as a native of Sidney who is coming home to celebrate her 60th high school reunion, and as an engagement with the future, as she and her husband meet with Cabela's leadership to explore how to continue their support to today's high school students who aspire to become tomorrow's leaders. Reba is the co-founder and vice-chairperson of the Harry and Reba Huge Foundation...
The Cheyenne County Chamber Ambassadors hosted a ribbon cutting for Daniel Charles and his wife, who are the owners of Panhandle Janitorial. The company is an insured cleaning service for commercial offices, rentals and new construction....
CHAPPELL – Creek Valley High School juniors will have the opportunity to take part in SAT’s PSAT program on Oct. 14. This is the only time the PSAT will be offered this year at the school. The PSAT, which is taken by nearly one million students in preparation for the SAT Assessment, is a multiple-choice test that measures verbal and mathematical reasoning abilities important for success in college. Creek Valley juniors may register in the guidance office. The fee is $15 and must be paid at time of registration. The last day to register is Fri...
Sidney Middle School's eighth-grade "B" team won the championship in the 2015 8th Grade Volleyball Jamboree in Mitchell on Monday. This is the second consecutive championship for the 8th graders. The team defeated Alliance's "A" team in three sets to start of the night. The Raiders went on to defeat Gering in two sets and then downed Scottsbluff in three sets. "The girls kept their focus and played hard through some tough matches," said Sidney coach Judi Roach. "I'm very proud of the teamwork...
A pair of Creek Valley High School golfers earned medals on Tuesday at the Hershey Invite. The Storm’s Maddy Johnson shot a 94, good for sixth place overall. Teammate Jaden Criswell shot a 101 to finish 10th. Creek Valley only fields three golfers and is not eligible for a team score. Dundy County won the event with a 372 and Ogallala finished a distant second at 436....
The Sidney High School volleyball team pushed its record back to the .500 mark with a key win on the road at Scottsbluff on Tuesday night. The Lady Raiders improved to 7-7 this year, while Scottsbluff slipped to 4-9. Sidney won the match in four sets after dropping the opening stanza. It posted a 22-25, 26-24, 25-18, 25-9 victory. Sidney received strong efforts from Annalise Lecher, Payton Jung and Maddi Porter, who all turned in double-digit kills. Lecher and Jung had 14 apiece, while Porter added 13. Lecher and Jung each provided four blocks...
As harvest season gets underway, the Nebraska State Patrol wants all motorists to exercise caution and increase awareness when traveling on rural roads and highways. “It’s the time of year when we’re bound to see an increase in agricultural equipment on state roadways,” said Col. Bradley Rice, superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “We want motorists to be aware of and utilize caution when approaching, following or passing farm vehicles.” Combines, grain carts tractors, and other agricultural implements typically travel at slower speeds....
More than 55 trainees from 15 hospitals, fire crews and EMS squads gathered in the Regional West Sorensen Education Center for training on how to use their new Lucas2 chest compression devices. The devices were made possible with grant funds from Nebraska Health and Human Services, and the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. The three-year, $6 million grant is being used to purchase lifesaving equipment for ambulances and hospitals. The CPR devices will increase the chance of survival for Nebraskans in cardiac arrest. During a...
The Sidney High School boys' and girls' cross country teams turned in strong performaces in the Class C division at the University of Nebraska-Kearney Invite on Monday. The Lady Raiders finished first among 17 teams, while the boys' runners captured second in a 22-team field. The girls topped runner-up Adams Central by four points in the team standings. Erin Lindeman was Sidney's top finisher in the girls' 3.1-mile race, covering the course in 21 minutes, 59 seconds. The Raiders' other top finis...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 3.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.34 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has not moved in the last week to $2.29 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices Sunday were 91.7 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 28.3 cents per gallon lower than a month a... Full story
The Sidney High School girls’ golf team collected a second-place finish at the Alliance Invite on Saturday. The Lady Raiders’ Emma Alexander shot to a team-best 83, which was good for fourth place overall. Teammate Rachel Blauert carded an 85 and took fifth overall. Scottsbluff won the team title with score of 357, six shots better than Sidney’s 363. Ogallala was third with a 399. In all, 15 teams competed. Chadron’s Alpine Hickstein took home medalist honors with a 74. Scottsbluff teammates Shelby Poynter (79) and Hannah Holloway (82) finishe... Full story
FOR THE SUN-TELEGRAPH The Sidney High football team was looking to bounce back from its first loss this season. It did just that in strong fashion on Friday night, traveling to Lexington and turning in a 35-0 victory. “I’m absolutely proud of how our team played,” said Sidney head coach Chris Koozer. “It’s an overall team win, but our defense really stepped things up with the shutout.” The Red Raiders, who improved to 4-1 this season, opened up a 14-0 lead by the intermission on a pair of touchdown passes from Brady Radcliffe to Tyler Wintholz.... Full story
POTTER – The Potter-Dix football team started out hot, but ultimately fell to Hay Springs, 58-16, on Friday night. The chilly evening started out well for the Coyotes (0-4) as they quickly got on the scoreboard. With only three minutes off the clock, quarterback Noah Nelson marched Potter-Dix up the field for the first touchdown of the game. Nelson completed the two-point conversion pass to Kelsey Rozelle as the Coyotes took an 8-0 lead. The Hawks (1-3) quickly answered that score though. The Coyotes made their march up the field c... Full story
FOR THE SUN-TELEGRAPH The Creek Valley High football team slipped to 0-4 on the season, falling to Sutherland 76-16 on Friday on the road. Sutherland (2-2) opened up a 32-0 lead after the opening quarter and extended it to 54-8 by halftime. Austin Soucie and Garrett Sawyer each scored touchdowns for the Storm. Michael Smith and Josh Schievelbein each converted two-point conversions. Schievelbein was the Storm’s leading rusher with 59 yards on 18 carries. Quarterback Pierce Leef passed 19 times, completing five for 60 yards. The Storm travels t... Full story
The Sidney High School volleyball team picked up two wins Thursday at the Kimball Triangular. The Lady Raiders defeated Gering in straight sets in their opening match 25-15, 25-18, and then downed host Kimball in three sets 17-25, 25-16, 25-23 in the nightcap. Sidney improved to 5-5 overall and 2-0 in Class B District 8 play. Freshman Payton Jung paced the Raiders' attack against Kimball with 10 kills and four blocks. Teammate Kelsey Knight added eight kills and Maddi Porter contributed six...
The Sidney High School boys’ cross country team ran away with the team title at the Ogallala Invite on Thursday at West Wind Golf Club. Sophomore Mitch Porter paced the Red Raiders with a third-place finish overall. Teammate Ryan Aurich was sixth, while Brenner Keane crossed the line in ninth. The Sidney girls’ team captured third place. Chantal Riggs was the Lady Raiders’ top finisher, capturing third overall. The remainder of Sidney’s runners were tightly nunched and all crossed the finish line between places 14 and 24. Sidney is back in...
A pair of Creek Valley High golfers earned medals at the Bridgeport Invite on Thursday. Maddy Johnson finished fifth overall, while teammate Jaden Criswell took 10th. Johnson shot sides of 52 and 50 for a 102 total, while Criswell shot identical sides of 53 for a 106 total. The other Storm golfer to compete was Jo Hummermeier, who carded a 134. Kenzey Kanno of Mitchell was the medalist, shooting an 89. Bayard won the team title with a score of 415. That was 13 shots ahead of runner-up Mitchell. The Storm golfers are back in action Tuesday when...
The Sidney Police Department, in cooperation with he Panhandle Prevention Coalition, the U.S. Department of Justice–Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Office of Diversion Control, will hold another National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday. This marks the 10th opportunity in five years for the public to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Residents can bring pills for disposal to the police department from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The DEA cannot a...
Local farmers weren't the only ones to benefit from a recent customer appreciation event hosted by employees of the Scoular Company's grain elevator in Sidney. While the 120 local guests who attended the recent event had the opportunity to win all sorts of door prizes – from coolers to caps and even a $.05 per bushel premium on a truck load of grain – the real winner turned out to be Holy Trinity Lutheran Church's Table of Grace Food Pantry. Besides enjoying a barbecue dinner and a market pre...
For the second consecutive week, the Sidney Middle School 7th- and 8th-grade volleyball teams won tournaments – this time at the Alliance Invitational held last Saturday. Both teams defeated Torrington, Chadron and Alliance en route to the titles in their respective divisions. Members of the 7th-grade team are: Logan Holly, Ireland Smelley, Olivia Schneider, Karly Sylvester, Morgan Jaggers, Lydia Mitlener, Ashlee Ringleman, Aleigha Wachtel, Kaylee Eddy and Emma Wintholz. The coaches are Jack T...
