Sidney earns state golf berth

Don Ogle

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MCCOOK – Sidney’s golf team overcame deplorable conditions here Monday to accomplish something the school has not done in more than five years by qualifying its entire golf team for the state meet.

“That was our goal at the beginning of the season,” coach Chuck Christiansen said.

Golfers vying for state spots through play in the B-4 District meet faced almost every nasty turn possible in western Nebraska’s weather, including high winds, mist, 30-degree temperatures and even a lightning delay.

“The conditions were so bad the kids just had to grind...