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The rollover bus crash that resulted in multiple injuries last Thursday northeast of Potter was caused by a driver's failure to stop at a stop sign. A Ford Ranger pickup truck, driven by Robert Hilpert, 55 of Potter, was traveling west on County Road 40 and struck a Potter School District bus, driven by John Herboldsheimer, 73, also of Potter, that was traveling north on County Road 83. According to accident reports filed by the Cheyenne County Sheriff's office, Hilpert failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of these roads and... Full story
After the 18 families living in the 9th Street Apartments were displaced by the storm last Monday, agencies both statewide and local came together to help them. Ron Leal, region 21 emergency manager, contacted the Red Cross to let them know about the storm and that there was an apartment with 18 units which were not safe for residents. "We responded by getting our emergency response vehicle, ERV," said Shelly Penner, Red Cross, spokesperson out of North Platte. Penner's territory extends all... Full story
The Coyotes expected a whirlwind. Visiting Caliche came into Friday night’s contest as Colorado’s fifth ranked team. Their roster features ten seniors and a total of 17 upperclassmen. On their way to a convincing 55-6 win over Potter-Dix, they hammered out 343 yards on the ground, allowing the hosts just 72 in return. “They’re faster, they’re stronger—it was hard,” said Coyotes’ junior Caleb Shaw. Caliche’s quality was obvious from the outset. On their second play from scrimmage, runnin...
With a third-place finish, the Sidney golf team had a two-match winning streak stopped at the Scottsbluff Invite on Saturday. Sidney earned its third-place finish with a 381 total at Scotts Bluff Country Club. The host Bearcats took top honors with a 351 total while the Bulldogs of Gering were the runner up at 375. The Scotts Bluff Country Club is somewhat more difficult than the nine-hole Ridgeview Golf Course in Chadron the Raiders played last week. Though there are no dramatic elevation... Full story
After the Sidney Red Raiders football team defeated the Chase County Longhorns 32-13 in a non-league contest at Weymouth Field Friday night, senior Logan Lewis greeted family and friends near the south end zone. As he accepted a steady stream of congratulations, back slaps and good wishes, he looked just about as he's always does after the final gun - tired but satisfield. With another 30-plus carry night, Lewis gained a hard fought 161 yards on the ground and 59 more receiving to help power...
After dropping the first set, the Peetz Bulldogs (3-5) reeled off three consecutive wins to upend the Pawnee Coyotes (4-4) 3-1 on Friday at Grover, Colo. In what turned out to be a close match from the start, Pawnee edged Peetz 25-23 in the first set. Though the Bulldogs won the next three games all were nearly as close. The Bulldogs took the final three sets 25-21, 25-22 and 25-17. Morgan Burns had another strong night at the net as she led the Dogs in kills with 21. Mikenna Curlee added another 10. Curlee proved to be strong on defense too... Full story
The Leyton Warriors took on the Creek Valley Storm under the lights on Friday and stepped off the field with a 68-8 victory. The Warriors scored all their points in just two quarters—54 in the first and 14 in the third. Brennen Cruise scored 4 touchdowns, Jared Westman added 2, Rhett Dye ran for 3 and Drew Brenner cross the line, as well. Rather than kicking, Leyton went for two-point conversions. Zach Hellie, Alex Frerichs, James Rushman and Westman ran the conversions to add the eight extra p... Full story
The Peetz Bulldogs football team broke open tie game in the third quarter by scoring 22 points on its way to a 44-26 win in Grover, Colo. Friday night. The Dogs (3-0) second-half outburst preserved their perfect record thus far in the young season. The Coyotes fell to 0-3. "In the second half we started to block, that's about all their was to it," said Bulldgos head coach Scott Sorensen. The Bulldogs more proficient blocking allowed Jordan Nelson to run for 247 yards and four touchdowns on just 24 carries. Logan Vach had another strong game...
Alli Ehler led the Sidney Red Raiders girls cross country team to a first-place finish at the 36th Annual Liberty Bell Cross Country Invitational in Littleton, Colo. on Friday. Meanwhile the boys team finished in seventh place, as they had four runners crack the 19-minute mark. Jachob Wiedeburg (18:09), Hayden Lienemann (18:44), Jacob Schaub (18:49), Brody McKnight (18:50), Logan Uhlir (19:15), Ryan Birner (19:21) and Will Castner (19:28) all competed for Sidney. The boys event was won by Scotts...
