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Short-handed Chadron staves off Lady Raiders’ late ralley

These are extremely golden times for Chadron High School’s girls’ basketball program, and of a good team, certain qualities are revealed. Sidney’s Lady Raiders saw it first-hand Friday evening at Sidney Middle School.

Minus leading scorer Ashlea Kerr, who sat out after suffering a hyperextended knee, Chadron was still able to eke out a 45-42 victory.

Trailing 19-17 at halftime, Chadron hit a whopping 8 of 10 third-period – good for a 19-8 move that gave the Cardinals (19-2) a 36-27 lead at the start of the third period.

And even though Sidney (14-6) was able to put up a stern rally down the st...

 

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