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Baseball There are 144 American Legion senior teams in Nebraska and Sidney found itself among the final few in its chase for a state championship. This perspective notwithstanding, Post 17’s season came to halt in the end of July as it suffered its second loss in the state’s double-elimination tournament at Gering’s Oregon Trail Park. The end came after 28 wins, heart stopping victories, miraculous comebacks and even a few disappointing losses. But only one team gets to call itself a Class B state champion - but so too do only seven teams...
Grover Cleveland Alexander was born, raised and died in Nebraska. If you’re a baseball fan with just a rudimentary knowledge of the game’s history you’ve heard of Alexander. For some reason he was called “Ol Pete” in his day though nobody really knows why. Even when describing his exploits on the mound the Sidney Telegraph stories would refer to him occcassionally as Pete in one form or another. He was on the hill for three games of the 1926 World Series between the New York Yankess and the St. Louis Cardinals. The ‘26 series was one of the mor...
After the first period of the final match at 160 lbs., Ryan Nieto looked up at the scoreboard at Cabela's Athletic Facility and knew he was in trouble. With two periods to go the junior wrestler was already trailing 7-1. But there was no panic in Nieto. He soon made the score a moot point as the championship match never went the full three periods. With a furious rally, Nieto turned the tables on Bridgeport's Lawrence Schneider with a pin to take first place in his class to help Sidney to a...
With only seconds to go in regulation and Creek Valley trailing by 3 points, Storm forward Jill Behrends took the ball in perfect position for a tying three-point shot. But two Sedgwick County defenders immediately descended on her. She quickly dished the ball. Through the yelling and waving of four frantic arms, Behrends somehow heard the call of teammate Summer Mueller and threaded a pass her way. Mueller tossed it up instantly. As Mueller's shot swished through the net to the sound of a loud...
Creek Valley faced a tough invader from Julesburg, Colo. and came out on the short end of a 65-37 final Friday night in Chappell. The Storm bounced back, however, the following night at Banner County to win a double overtime thriller 72-71. With the weekend split, Creek Valley takes a 2-4 mark into the Christmas break, which includes a 1-1 record in district play. Sedgwick County's record advanced to 4-2 and Banner County slipped to 0-5. While the Storm's leading scorer, Lane Godfrey, struggled...
In boys basketball action the Peetz Bulldogs (3-3) advanced their district record to 2-0 with a 73-68 win over the Prairie Mustangs (3-2, 0-1) at Carlile Gymnasium Saturday afternoon. “It’s a great way to go into the Christmas break,” said Bulldogs Head Coach Bill Fiscus. “We got a league win against one of the top teams in the North Central.” Josh Fiscus had the hot hand offensively with 34 points to lead all scorers. Also in double figures for Peetz were Casey Barrett with 12 points and Bradey Holtz with 10. Fiscus also dealt out 3 assists,...
Despite 15 points from Melissa Schumacher, the Peetz Bulldogs slipped to 4-2 after falling to district opponent Prairie 33-23 at Carlile Gymnasium Saturday. The Mustangs overcame a narrow 2 point halftime deficit to stay undefeated at 6-0 on the season. Prairie is 1-0 in district play while Peetz is at 1-1. The Bulldogs received scoring from only three sources, as Beth Bernhardt with 6 points and Mallori Bjerke were the only other ‘Dogs to score. Schumacher’s total led all scorers. As a team, Peetz struggled with their field goal shooting as...
My father was always very opinionated about NFL coaches and sports broadcasters. I don’t know whether it’s becasue of him or not, but I find I’m pretty much the same way. Or maybe every sports fan is that way. Fans around here are blessed with seasoned broadcasters. Of course, I am usually sharing the same space with the KSID team. I never get the opportunity to hear them over the air--and let’s face it, the microphone and the radio lend an appealing sound to the voices that call each game. Some people just prefer one voice over another...
Before Taylor Juelfs of Potter-Dix sank a three pointer from the top of the key with 3:31 left in regulation, the Coyotes trailed by their biggest margin of the night at 7 points. But with two more Juelfs threes to come, as part of her 13-point fourth quarter, the visiting Coyotes pulled off a stunning final second victory, overtaking host Leyton 30-28 Tuesday night. While the Coyotes trailed for much of the middle portion of the contest, it was a tight affair from start to finish. Leyton and...
A quick start by Leyton helped propel the Warriors to a 47-34 win over Potter-Dix as the panhandle rivalry renewed Tuesday night in Dalton. The win advanced the Warriors' record to 4-1 while the Coyotes' mark slipped to 2-3. Dylan Brenner was an offensive force for the Warriors as he led all scorers with 19 points. Brennen Cruise had a solid night offensively also with 12 points. The Cruise total included all of Leyton's third-quarter offensive production. Seth Schuessler popped in 8 points and...
