Sidney girls win conference meet; boys finish in third

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 the Red Raiders’ top finisher, crossing the line in sixth.

Mitch Porter was eighth and Jacob Schaub was just behind him in ninth.

Will Caster (11th), Collin Brauer (12th) and Ryan Aurich (13th) rounded out Sidney’s team score.

The Raiders will be back in action this Thursday when they host the Sidney Invite at Hillside Golf Course at 3 p.m. Numerous teams from around the Nebraska Panhandle will compete in the annual event.

MONDAY’S WESTERN CONFERENCE RESULTS

Boys’ Team Scores

1. Gering 23

2. Mitchell 23

3. Sidney 34

4. Chadron 85

5. Alliance 91

6. Scottsbluff 106

Boys’ Top 15 Individuals

1. Edward Grentz 17:36 Mitchell

2. Xavier Arellano 17:43 Gering

3. Chase Watson 17:56 Mitchell

4. Jacey Shaul 18:04 Gering

5. Cody Mueller 18:12 Mitchell

6. Brenner Keane 18:17 Sidney

7. Logan Moravec 18:20 Gering

8. Mitch Porter 18:33 Sidney

9. Jacob Schaub 18:39 Sidney

10. Tanner Walker 18:48 Gering

11. Will Castner 18:55 Sidney

12. Collin Brauer 18:55 Sidney

13. Ryan Aurich 19:10 Sidney

14. Max Avila 19:13 Mitchell

15. Christian Arellano 19:17 Gering

Girls’ Team Scores

1. Sidney 17

2. Gering 20

3. Chadron 54

4. Scottsbluff 64

Girls’ Top 15 Individuals

1. Celeste Cardona 20:23 Mitchell

2. Rebekah Rawlings 20:25 Gering

3. Madison Watson 20:41 Mitchell

4. Erin Lindeman 21:57 Sidney

5. Nicole Patton 22:01 Gering

6. Chantal Riggs 22:11 Sidney

7. Jami Flores 22:17 Sidney

8. Preslie Allen 22:20 Sidney

9. Destiny Mueller 22:29 Gering

10. Hope Abel 23:08 Gering

11. Kelsey Adamson 23:31 Alliance

12. Fransheska Plasencio 23:43 Gering

13. Greta Welch 23:53 Chadron

14. Alison Gardner 23:58 Chadron

15. Charlie Brockhaus 24:00 Sidney