Sidney volleyball captures third at conference event

The Sidney High School volleyball team finished third in the six-team field at the Western Conference Tournament on Saturday in Mitchell.

Chadron, which was the No. 1 seed, defeated Gering for the tournament title to claim the championship trophy for the third consecutive year. The Eagles won all three of their matches to improve to 20-4.

Alliance beat Mitchell in the fifth-place match.

Sidney, as the No. 5 seed, opened pool play against Chadron on Saturday morning, falling 25-18, 25-20.

Maddi Porter, Alex Wamsley, Annalise Lecher and Payton Jung had four kills apiece for the Lady Raiders, who...