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Sidney has dominated the Scottsbluff Lady Bearcats in recent years, and the Lady Raiders were hoping to continue that tradition as they traveled to Scottsbluff open their season. Scheduled as a replacement game as Sidney's opener against Sterling, Colo. was postponed due to Colorado's extreme COVID-19 restrictions, new Sidney Head Coach Julie Smith hoped a familiar opponent would be the ticket to early success for the Lady Raiders.

The match started with senior Karly Sylvester banging down her first kill of the year, and Sidney played well enough to open a 14-to-7 lead during the first set....