Lady Raiders Runner-Up at WCT

With a first round blow out of an outmatched Arvada team as basically a warm up game for the Lady Raiders, Sidney started their first real rest of the season with a solid first half performance against the Chadron Lady Cards, then built up a lead through the rest of the game to end the game in a 20-point win for Sidney.  A solid 29-to-13 second half highlighted Sidney’s scoring and defensive strengths.

Sidney then faced off in the the Championship game against Scottsbluff, and played a very balanced game in the first half, keeping pace with Scottsbluff and managing a two point lead at halftime.

But the Lady Raiders could not sustain the scoring pace, and their lead evaporated late into the third quarter and accelerated through the fourth quarter. Scottsbluff junior Anna Kelley nailed a set of three pointers followed by senior Mariyah Avilah’s solid play and making her free throws, and the Scottsbluff team walked away from Sidney in the final moments of the game, winning by a final score of 61-to-54.

Senior Alecca Campbell led the Lady Raiders in the loss with 13 points. The Lady Raiders start the season at 2-and-1 and next host the Chase County Lady Longhorns on Friday night at the Cabela’s Athletic Center.