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Augustus Cowan of Sidney won the Peetz Plateau School District's annual spelling bee on Friday. Caroline Lindahl also of Sidney, took second place in the contest. Virginia Splichal, spelling bee coordinator, commended each of the contestants for qualifying for Friday's spelling bee. "What makes your presence here more special, is that yours is often referred to as the auto generation due to technological advances in every day life," she said. Qualifiers from the fourth through eighth grades...
The Wheat Belt Public Power District inked an agreement last week to examine developing a renewable energy project. "The agreement starts the process to determine a technology, size and economic benefit for a renewable energy project for Wheat Belt," Tim Lindahl, Wheat Belt CEO, said in an email. The agreement was approved at a Wheat Belt board of directors meeting last week. "Bluestem Energy Solutions is a developer of renewable energy and will be developing a utility-scale renewable project...
For The sun-telegraph The Sidney Rotary Club is now accepting applications for the Rotary Youth Leadership Award Camp. The camp is available to students who are currently sophomores or juniors or of that age group. The Co-ed RYLA Camp will be held July 17-22. Known as Great Plains RYLA and sponsored by Rotary District 5630 for over two decades, attendees stay at the Halsey 4-H camp for six days. The Sidney Rotary Club will underwrite the selected applicants’ tuition, room and board, and provide transportation. While there, they will meet m...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 4.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.83 per gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 6.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.82 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Areas nearby Nebraska and their current gas price climate: Lincoln - $1.94 per gallon, down 9.3 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.03 per gallon. South Dakota - $1.83 per gallon, dow...
Tuesday, Jan. 26 The Sidney Public Library will again be offering “Together is Fun” on Tuesday, Jan. 26, beginning at 4 p.m. for youth kindergarten through 6th grade. This program will feature seasonal games and or crafts and lots of giggles. For more information, please call the library at (308) 254-3110. So come and enjoy the fun and fellowship! … Saturday, Jan. 30 High Plains Arts Council Missoula Children’s Theatre performance of Sleeping Beauty will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Sidney High School Performing Arts Center. T...
I just warmly want to thank The Sun-Telegraph, the sponsors and the participants for this year’s football contest. It was a real competitive season of 14 weeks, challenged by many intuitive and insightful participants. I, for one, looked forward to getting my football picks in each week! Thank you, Sun-Telegraph, the fine sponsors and everyone else involved in this season’s football contest. You guys are just great! Stan Fox Week one winner Sidney...
A smothering defense and a solid rebounding effort proved to be the winning combination for Sidney on Friday night. The Lady Raiders limited Scottsbluff to just eight points through three quarters as they picked up a 39-15 victory. "We did a really good job focusing on kind of their big three that do most of their offensive scoring for them, Chloey (Reifschneider), Zoe (Holscher) and Aly (Camacho)," said Sidney coach Tyler Shaw. "The girls did a good job. We played with extreme effort. We did a...
The Sidney High boys basketball team lost its first game this season while playing at Scottsbluff High School on Friday, 58-45. While the game remained close in the first two quarters, the Bearcats (13-2) edged the Red Raiders (15-1) in the second half, Sidney head coach Eric Kohl said. "In the first half, we played really well," he said. While only down by 1 point to begin the third quarter, Sidney began to struggle offensively. "We had open shots that we didn't make," Kohl said. "And that's...
The Peetz boys basketball team picked up a 75-74 win on Saturday at Weldon Valley. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 20-17 first quarter lead, and the game was knotted a 36-all at halftime. With the game tied heading into the fourth quarter, Peetz outscored Weldon Valley by a point for the 75-74 win. Statistics were not available at press time. Peetz improved to 7-5 with the win, while Weldon Valley fell to 8-5 with the loss. Girls basketball Weldon Valley 40, Peetz 34 The Peetz girls basketball team dropped a narrow game at Weldon Valley on...
Two Sidney wrestlers took first place and the Raiders finished seventh as a team at Saturday's John Higgins Invitational Tournament held at Lexington. Derek Robb took first in the 152 weight class and Trey Arellano won the 106 weight class at Saturday's meet. Also for Sidney, Kaden Vowers finished third in the 113 weight class and KC Higer took fourth in the 126 weight class. After a first round bye, Robb had wins over Devin Anthony of Hastings and Tyler Caratena of Lincoln Southwest on his way...
Bayard rallied with a strong fourth quarter effort to defeat Leyton, 32-27, in the girls consolation of the Minuteman Activities Conference Tournament on Saturday. The fourth-seeded Lady Tigers (4-11) trailed 20-12 heading into the fourth quarter when they outscored the second-seeded Lady Warriors 20-7 in the comeback victory. Diedra Waite led Leyton (7-6) offensively with 13 points, while Katie Higgins added 8 points. Natalie Cruise had a team-high 15 rebounds, while Abbe Draber and Higgins...
BASKETBALL Tuesday, Jan. 26 Potter-Dix at Pine Bluffs (Wyo.) 4 p.m. Creek Valley at Sutherland 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29 Creek Valley at Garden County 4 p.m. Leyton at Minatare 4 p.m. Peetz (Colo.) at Prairie (Colo.) 4 p.m. Chadron at Sidney 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 Peetz (Colo.) at Pawnee (Colo.) 3 p.m. Minatare at Potter-Dix 4 p.m. Hershey at Sidney 5:30 p.m. Crawford at Leyton 7 p.m. WRESTLING Friday, Jan. 29 Sidney at Valentine Dual 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 Sidney at Ainsworth Tournament 9 a.m....
Potter-Dix coach Jeff Einspahr challenged his team to play their best game of the year Saturday night. It certainly looks like they did. The Lady Coyotes (12-1) overwhelmed a short-handed Creek Valley squad and dominated in every facet of the game on their way to a 56-14 victory and second straight Minuteman Activities Conference Tournament title. "This is awesome," Einspahr said. "The girls stepped up, came ready to play tonight, and really did a great job tonight. I think it was their best...
A key third quarter run proved to be the difference for Creek Valley on Saturday night to claim the Minuteman Activities Conference Tournament championship against Potter-Dix. The Storm used a 15-2 third quarter run, erasing a 21-18 halftime deficit, to defeat the Coyotes 44-36 in the MAC title game. Brett Godfrey started the run with a layup, while the Storm took the lead on a Colin Brott layup and ensuing foul shot. The Coyotes' Noah Nelson hit a layup with 5:25 left in the quarter to tie the...
