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  • Lady Raiders Rally Past Platteview, 50-41

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Feb 29, 2024

    KEARNEY--After a disappointing loss to Bridgeport in the C1-12 Subdistrict championship game on Friday, February 16, Sidney's Lady Raider basketball team needed to re-group and re-focus themselves for their next challenge, the C1-2 District Final match-up against Platteview on Friday, February 23 at Kearney Catholic High School in Kearney. Although the Lady Raiders came into the matchup with an impressive 23-and-1 record versus the Platteview Lady Trojans' middling 13-and-10 record, the Sidney...

  • Raiders Fall in District Final to Malcolm, 56-45

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Feb 29, 2024

    GOTHENBURG--On Saturday, February 24, the Red Raider boys basketball team traveled to Gothenburg for a neutral-site C1-4 District Final match-up against Malcolm. The Clippers came into the game with an 18-and-7 record and were the number 13 seed. Sidney came into the game with a 21-and-2 record and were seeded number 4. After building a halftime lead, the Red Raiders let their chance for a State Tournament bid slip away as Malcolm came roaring back to upset the Red Raiders. The game opened with...

  • Lady Warriors Fall to Paxton in District Final, 77-59

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Feb 29, 2024

    DALTON-- On Friday, February 23, the Leyton Lady Warriors hosted the Paxton Tigers girls basketball team for the D2-6 District Final games, and a chance to return to the NSAA State Tournament. Leyton came into the matchup with a strong 21-and-3 record, seeded number 6. The Paxton girls had a 16-and-9 record, and were seeded number 11, and had lost to Leyton back on January 4 by 13 points. The stage was set for the Lady Warriors to punch their ticket for another State Tournament appearance, and...

  • Maywood-Hayes Center Ends Coyotes Season

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Feb 29, 2024

    MAYWOOD--After a middling 11-and-11 performance during the regular season, the Potter-Dix Coyote boys basketball team had a tall task ahead of them, as they had to travel as the number 15 seed to match up with number 2 seed Maywood-Hayes Center in the D2-2 District Final. Even prior to the consolidation of the Maywood and Hayes Center School districts, both teams were perennial State Tournament participants, and this season sailed to a 21-and-3 record. The Coyotes would have to play their very...

  • Peetz Downs Briggsdale To Take 1A District 4 Tournament

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Feb 29, 2024

    STERLING, COLO.--Peetz's Bulldog boys basketball team avenged a loss to Briggsdale, on February 2, to win their second straight 1A District 4 Tournament Saturday afternoon at NJC in Sterling, Colo. The game started as a close battle as both teams fought for points in the early going, with Peetz earning a slight 15-to-14 edge at the end of the first period. The Bulldogs then turned it on, putting up 20 points in the second quarter while holding the Falcons to just 13 to take a 35-to-27 lead at th...

  • Wiedeburg Returns to Coach Cross Country

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Feb 29, 2024

    SIDNEY--Sidney High School has announced that SHS alum Jachob Wiedeburg will be coming back to Sidney as an Assistant Coach for the Sidney High School Cross Country team starting in the Fall of 2024. A standout runner that graduated from SHS in 2015, Wiedeburg went on to run cross country and track for the University of Nebraska at Kearney for five years. After his time at UNK, Wiedeburg ran three marathons, and qualified for the Boston marathon three times. For the last four years, Wiedeburg...

  • Sidney Turns Over Subdistrict Championship to Bridgeport

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Feb 22, 2024

    SIDNEY--It was a much anticipated showdown Friday night between two undefeated powerhouse C1 teams as the Sidney Lady Raiders hosted the Bridgeport Lady Bulldogs in Sidney. A large crowd had to wait in line outside of Sidney High School until 5 p.m. to ensure there would be enough seating for the anticipated maximum-capacity crowd, but no one in line seemed to mind as they were going to see the area's two best girls basketball teams face-off for the C1-12 Subdistrict Championship. Sidney entered...

  • Benish Propels Lady Warriors to District Final

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Feb 22, 2024

    DALTON--On Thursday, February 15, Leyton's Lady Warrior Basketball team faced the Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes for the third time this season, but this matchup was for the D2-11 Subdistrict title. Although the stakes were high, the outcome was no different than in the previous two meetings, with Leyton having no trouble breezing past the Potter-Dix squad and taking the D2-11 title in a 62-to-17 victory. Leyton junior Zaili Benish had another terrific game, connecting on four three-point shots on her...

  • Raiders Sweep in Home Final Regular-Season Games

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Feb 15, 2024

    SIDNEY--Sidney's Red Raider Basketball teams hosted the Chadron Cardinal teams in their final home regular-season games of the year on Friday, February 9. It was Senior Night for Cheer and Danz, and Fine Arts and in honor of Cancer Awareness Night, the dress theme was "Pink Out". The stands were packed and energized, awaiting two great match ups with the Western Conference's best teams. The Lady Raiders started the action for the night with the Lady Cardinals, and after Chadron jumped out to an...

  • ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

    Feb 15, 2024

  • Raider Teams Take Two More

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Feb 8, 2024

    MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph Sidney's Red Raider Basketball teams chalked up two wins over the past weekend, with the Lady Raiders gutting out a win against Gering and then breezing past Scottsbluff, and the Red Raiders winning two close games, the second avenging last week's loss in the finals of the Western Conference Tournament. On Friday, the teams traveled to Gering for matchups with the Bulldog teams. The Lady Raiders started the action and had to lean hard on their defense to get the...

  • Lady Coyotes Win Big Over Garden County

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Feb 8, 2024

    Potter-- On Friday night, February 2, the Lady Coyotes of Potter-Dix had a big win over the visiting Garden County Lady Eagles, while the Potter-Dix boys were unable to get the win against their Garden County counterparts. The girl's game started as a tight defensive match, with each team's defense disrupting the flow of the other's offense. The teams battled but Garden County took a three-point 9-to-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. The second period had the Lady Coyotes break out, puttin...

  • Lady Raiders Tear Through Western Conference Tournament

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Feb 1, 2024

    SCOTTSBLUFF--The Cougar Palace at WNCC in Scottsbluff was the setting on Saturday for the finals matchups that had both the Sidney teams face off against rival Scottsbluff for championship honors in the Western Conference Tournament. Both teams breezed past their earlier round opponents, but in the finals games, there were two very different results. The Lady Raiders had no trouble getting past first round opponent Mitchell at Gering on January 25 by a score of 80-to-14. The Sidney girls...

  • Tough Week For Coyote Hoops

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Feb 1, 2024

    It was a tough week for the Potter-Dix Coyote Basketball teams, as they made a long trip out to New Raymer, Colo., on Tuesday, January 23 and came up empty, then hosted Crawford Saturday afternoon only to come out on the wrong side of the ledger each time. Tuesday's match up had the teams travel to New Raymer to take on the Prairie Mustang teams. The third-ranked 1A Central Lady Mustangs opened the girls' contest hot, quickly building a lead and holding an 18-to-5 lead at the end of the first...

  • Lady Raiders Notch Two More To Remain Unbeaten

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Jan 25, 2024

    Sidney's Raider Basketball teams each had two more big games over the weekend, and the Lady Raiders were able to power past two tough opponents to remain unbeaten, while the Red Raiders won their first contest, but lost their second to suffer their first loss of the season. The action started on Friday when Sidney hosted Gothenburg for "Throwback Night", attended by a large crowd of Sidney High School alumni wearing apparel from the eras from which they graduated. The Lady Raiders started the...

  • Lady Warriors Fall To Bayard in MAC Final

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Jan 25, 2024

    BRIDGEPORT-- Leyton's Lady Warrior team made it through the initial rounds of the MAC tournament with easy wins; a 76-to-8 rout of the Minatare Lady Indians in the first round on Tuesday and a 51-to-10 romp over Garden County in the semi-finals on Thursday. But they were pitted against Bayard in the championship game on Saturday in Bridgeport, and Bayard also strolled into the championship game with two easy wins over Banner County and South Platte. Bayard came into Saturday's contest with just...

  • Shot Clock Implementation Coming For All NSAA Basketball Classes

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Jan 25, 2024

    LINCOLN--What started as an experiment in Class A Basketball games three years ago, expanded to Class B this season, and now all six Classes will be implementing a shot clock in NSAA High School Basketball games. The proposal was approved last Thursday at the NSAA's monthly meeting after a previous vote had only District V rejecting the proposal. Although it seemed that only C-1 and C-2 would join with Classes A and B's implementation of the shot clock, all Classes will participate in the...

  • Athlete of the Week

    Jan 25, 2024

  • Raider Teams Continue To Roll With Wins Over Mitchell, Ogallala

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Jan 18, 2024

    The only thing that seems able to stop the Sidney Lady Raider and Red Raider Basketball teams this season is the weather, which caused the postponement of their contests against North Platte on Saturday, January 13. The Raider teams each notched two more wins over the past week, with a pair of easy wins over Mitchell on Tuesday January 9, and big wins over rival Ogallala on Friday, January 12. On Tuesday, the Raider teams hosted the Tigers, and the action began with the girls' contest. The Lady...

  • Warriors Down Coyotes in Potter

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Jan 18, 2024

    POTTER-- Leyton's Warrior Basketball teams traveled to Potter Friday night for a matchup with rival Potter-Dix for the second time in the season and, like the first time, the Leyton teams were able to come away with victories. The Lady Warriors started first, looking to bounce-back from their first loss of the season against Bayard at home the night previously. The Lady Tigers were able to get through the impressive Lady Warrior defense, and were able to outscore the Leyton girls 64-to-52. But...

  • Sidney's Basketball Stars of Tomorrow

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Jan 18, 2024

  • Athelete of the Week

    Jan 18, 2024

  • Red Raiders Continue Undefeated Seasons with Big Wins

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Jan 11, 2024

    KEARNEY/MCCOOK--The Sidney Red Raider Basketball teams continued their undefeated seasons on Saturday with big wins against challenging opponents. The Lady Raiders were able to rally past C1 top-ranked Lincoln Christian to stay undefeated, and move up to #1 in the Omaha World Herald's weekly statewide C1 rankings. The Lady Raider win also was Head Coach Tyler Shaw's 300th career win. The Lady Raiders took the long trip out to Kearney to participate in the annual Girls Basketball Showcase, where...

  • Owens Pins Down 50th Win and Gold at Sidney Girls Invite; Boys Take Down Yuma and Mullen at Ogallala Duals

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Jan 11, 2024

    SIDNEY--Sidney High School was bustling Friday afternoon as 18 teams and over 100 wrestlers converged met here to compete in the Sidney Girls 2024 Invitational. The High School Gym was set up with two mats, and the wrestling action was non-stop, with a big crowd of fans and supporters cheering the girls on. The Sidney girls were successful from the start, and Izabelle Owens went undefeated at 140 lbs to take the gold, and earn her 50th career victory during the tournament. Leeann Mulleavey also...

  • Storm Drop Two Against Cody-Kilgore; Teams Split Against Minatare

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Jan 11, 2024

    CHAPPELL--Creek Valley's Storm Basketball teams hosted Cody-Kilgore Friday and traveled to Minatare Saturday, with the girls' team taking down Minatare and losing to Cody-Kilgore while the boys' team was unable to get a win against Cody-Kilgore or Minatare. On Friday, the girls started off the action against the Cowgirls, and fell behind early. The Cody-Kilgore defense disrupted the Lady Storm offense, causing turnovers, picking off passes and giving the Lady Storm very few good looks at the...

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