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Sidney’s Lady Raider Basketball team has played strong in the early going this season, and Saturday’s matchup with rival Alliance is a good indication of how strong the Lady Raiders will be with their top competition.

Although regrouping from graduating players and slotting in younger players, the Lady Bulldogs are still a quality team that should be able to challenge the Lady Raiders. But that didn’t happen Saturday night, as the Lady Raiders controlled and dominated the game from the opening whistle to the final buzzer.

A strong first quarter gave Sidney a 17-to-8 lead, but the S...