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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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
SIDNEY- It was Winter Break time for the students of Sidney Public Schools, but the red-hot Red Raider Basketball teams had business to attend to on Friday and Saturday. The annual Sidney Holiday Shootout was on the schedule, and both Red Raider basketball teams had to put the relaxation of the holidays on hold for a few days to stay unbeaten. On Friday, the tournament started with girls' teams matching up. Visitors Chase County and Gordon-Rushville started the action, and the Lady Mustangs of... Full story
GRANT- Leyton's Warrior Basketball teams closed out 2023 with a split against Perkins County in Grant on Saturday. The girls were able to hold off a late rally for a win while the boys struggled to score after the first quarter, and took the loss. In the girls' game, the Lady Warriors got off to a fast start, putting up 14 points in the first quarter while holding the Plainswomen to just four points at the end of the first quarter. Perkins County was able to get their offense going in the... Full story
NORTH PLATTE- On Friday, December 29, the Lady Raider Wrestling team traveled to compete at the North Platte Invitational. The girls were able to take home several medals from the competition. Izabelle Owens took home the gold medal at 140 lbs, winning all of her matches. Analicia Hernandez took third place at 100 lbs, Jadyn Cottam took third place at 115 lbs, Saphira Whitley took third place at 170 lbs and Leeann Mulleavey took third place at 190 lbs.... Full story
The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) is pleased to announce the student recipients of the Fall 2023-2024 Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association (NCPA) Academic All-State Awards. Since 2006 this NSAA Awards Program has recognized students who meet the criteria for nomination by their school in the season of their activity. Each year the NSAA and the NCPA recognize students during Fall, Winter, and Spring Seasons who are nominated by their schools for their individual academic... Full story
Both Sidney High School Basketball teams continued their perfect starts to the 2023-24 season with big wins over Gering and Holdrege last week. The teams go into the Holiday Shootout with matching 8-and-0 records. The teams started the week hosting Gering on December 19, and the girls game was first up. Sidney ran out to a big lead from the start, burying seven three point shots in the first quarter. The defense smothered the Lady Bulldog's scoring attempts and generated turnovers at will, and... Full story
POTTER- Both the boys and girls Coyote Basketball teams had easy wins against Minatare going into the Holiday break on December 19. The teams will get some well deserved rest until they start up again with tough matchups against Bayard on January 5. Against Minatare, the girls started first by streaking out to a 15-to-0 lead at the end of the first period, and continued to score on their way to a 27-to-2 halftime lead. The Lady Coyotes shut out the Lady Indians in the third period while racking... Full story
