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Sidney's Lady Raider basketball team excelled in an early season tournament test, beating Burns, Wyo., and Beatrice to take the girl's title at the Cabela's Holiday Shoot-Out Invitational Tournament...

It was a busy year for sports here in the Panhandle, capped by major accomplishments by many of the teams and student athletes in the area. Here's the highlights of the best of 2018, assembled by...

Sidney's Red Raider wrestling team travelled on Thursday to compete in the Ogallala/Sidney Triangular, and defeated both McCook and Ogallala to take top honors. Sidney defeated Ogallala by a team...

Sidney's Red Raider boy's basketball team is having a rough start to their season, and it didn't get any easier as they traveled Thursday to take on a tough Mitchell Tigers squad. The Sidney boys foug...

The red-hot Lady Raiders girl's basketball team traveled to Mitchell Thursday to take on the undefeated Lady Tigers. The Lady Tigers are led by 6'3" UNLV signee Keyana Wilfred, and the Lady Raiders kn...

Sidney senior Payton Jung signs a letter of intent to play volleyball for the Colorado College Tigers in Colorado Springs, Colo with her parents, Jeff and Shannon, and coach Nick Dadgostar in...

Peetz lost its second game of the season on Friday as the visiting Bridgeport Bulldogs and their big men proved too much to handle for the home team. Peetz tried desperately to find a way to get...

Peetz's Lady Bulldog basketball team is in a challenging rebuilding year, and played host to the undefeated Bridgeport Lady Bulldogs on Thursday. The Peetz girls played hard and never quit, but fell...

After a slow start to the season, the Leyton Lady Warriors basketball team picked up three more wins over the last week to build momentum going into the holiday break. On Friday, Leyton hosted the...

Creek Valley’s Lady Storm basketball team took the short trip across the border to take on the Sedgwick County Lady Cougars in Julesburg, Colo. on Friday, and could not overcome a slow first half...

An injury-plagued Creek Valley Storm basketball team hobbled to Julseberg Friday night to face the Sedgwick County Cougars, and were unable to match the high-scoring home team, losing by a score of 64...

Leyton's Warrior boys basketball team traveled Saturday to take on the Hemingford Bobcats in a non-conference matchup. The Bobcat's full court trap defense proved too much for the Leyton boys, while t...

Potter-Dix’s Coyote boy’s basketball team continued to struggle over the weekend, facing two very good teams as they searched for their first win of the season. On Friday, the Coyotes traveled to...

Potter-Dix’s Lady Coyote basketball team continued to struggle to earn their first win, dropping two more games over the weekend. On Friday, the Lady Coyotes traveled to Iliff, Colo., to face the Ca...

Sidney's Lady Raider basketball team continued their strong start to the 2018-19 season with two more victories over the weekend. On Friday, Sidney hosted the Fort Morgan, Colo., Lady Mustangs at...

Sidney's Red Raider basketball team continued to struggle as the work to earn their elusive first win of the season. Sidney hosted the Fort Morgan, Colo., Mustangs, and had difficulty dealing with...

Sidney's Red Raider wrestling team had a busy and successful weekend, starting on Friday when they hosted the Fort Morgan, Colo., Mustangs in a dual meet at Sidney High School. The Fort Morgan squad...

Leyton's Lady Warrior basketball team traveled to Potter Tuesday night to take on the rival Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes in an early season matchup. Both teams are re-tooling their teams after losing key...

The Leyton Warriors boy's basketball team traveled to Potter Tuesday night to face rival Potter-Dix in a matchup that would show where the teams stood early in the season. Both teams started fast and...

Sidney's Red Raider wrestling team traveled to Cheyenne last weekend to compete in the Charlie Lake Dual Meet Invitational Tournament. The team placed second in Friday's duals against quality...

Creek Valley’s Lady Storm basketball team earned their first win of the season, beating the visiting Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes 50-to-26, marking the first time the Lady Coyotes have come away losers...

Creek Valley’s Storm basketball team hosted the Potter-Dix Coyotes in Chappell Friday night, with both teams looking for their first win of the young season. Led by senior Sam Grabowski, the Storm...

Sidney's Lady Raider basketball team earned back-to-back victories on Friday and Saturday to improve their record to 4-and-1 in the early stages of the season. Sidney first traveled to Imperial on...

With the loss of key starters from last year's squad, the Red Raider basketball team knew they would have to make adjustments and find players to fill key roles if they were to be successful this...

Leyton’s Warrior basketball team came up short in Friday night’s home game against South Platte. The Warriors started strong, outscoring the Blue Knights 15-to-9 in the first quarter, but South Pl...