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Sidney’s American Legion Post 17 Senior Baseball team travelled up north late last week, and dropped a close game to Chadron by a final score of 10-to-9, then fell to the Alliance FBNO Spartans in a lopsided rout.

On Tuesday, June 22, the Post 17 Seniors started their game with Chadron on a good note, scoring two runs by stringing together two singles and two walks. Reid Fiscus scored on a Blaine Russell single and Jakob Meyer scored by stealing home.

Meyer started the bottom of the first inning on the mound for Sidney and registered two quick outs, but then had trouble with his control,...