Sidney boys, girls start year with big wins

The first quarter of Thursday night's home opener against the Greeley West (Colo.) Spartans was a little rough for the Sidney High varsity boys' basketball team.

But the Red Raiders got into an offensive groove and began to lock things down defensively early in the third quarter. They didn't look back as they carried that momentum all the way to a 60-37 victory over the Spartans in the opening round of the Western Conference Tournament.

"I maybe had 10 different scores that went through my head and this was not one of them," Sidney head coach Erik Kohl said. "I was really pleased with our...