Records tumble to Raiders in Mitchell

Two Sidney athletes set new records to lead the Sidney boys and girls teams to third-place finishes at the Mitchell Invite.

Raider Alex Linneman set a meet record in the long jump. Linneman cleared the 22-foot mark three times in the finals, with his best mark of 22-feet, 6-1/4-inches establishing a new mark to shoot for.

Freshman M.J. Johnstone keeps raising the standard for future girls pole vaulters at Sidney High School, clearing the bar at 10-feet, 9-inches for the second record in as many weeks.

"We had a good day," Sidney Coach John Ganser said of the meet. Ganser was happy with Linnema...