Raiders Finish Runner-ups To Scottsbluff In Alliance Meet
Scottsbluff Bearcats won Class A with 179 points at the Alliance Invitational while Bayard led Class B. Scottsbuffs Eddie Lingwall won the 120 yard high hurdles in 16.2 seconds, Bridgeport’s Harry Bartling claimed the 100 and 440 yard dash double, and Sidneys Larry Lingwall had a 21-0 broad jump. Alliance St. Pat’s and St. Agnes athletes posted several top finishes including a fourth in the two mile.
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Bearcats
Sidney
Chadron Assumption
Bayard
Sidney Raiders
Larry Lingwall
Lingwall
Chuck Wait
Bridgeport
Mike O’halloran
Bartling
Holechek
Roger Gwin
Scotts
Bluff
Mike Sutton
Sutton
Bill Lauer
North Platte
Steve Lyster
Alliance
Ed Clark
Scottsbluff
Gilbert Alvarez
Oval
Jack Bennett
St. Pat’s
Dale Kyser
Hay Springs
A Results Track Meet Highlights Regional Stars
Scottsbluff hosted a dense set of track events with Johns Perez, Neal Hauxwell, and Steve Welsh among top finishers. Standout performances featured Bridgeport and North Platte entries across sprints, distance, hurdles and field events, including high marks in the 2 mile and relay races.
Shad Removal from Otter Creek Bay Near Lake McConaughy
Nebraska Game Commission reports removal of more than 122000 pounds of shad from Otter Creek Bay at Lake McConaughy over two weeks in March. Seining used a 150 foot net, with each drag yielding up to 17000 pounds. Shad were sold to a commercial packer and carp also disposed of.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Otter Creek Bay
Lake McConaughy
The
Game Commission
Nebraska
Big Mac
Big Reservoir
Red Heads To Play Ball In Lodgepole Wednesday
The Red Heads women team known as Queens of big time basketball visit Lodgepole on Wednesday April 16 to face Lodgepole Town Team. Game at 8 pm with admission 1.50 adults and students 1.00 for under 12. Lions Club sponsors with proceeds funding Lodgepole projects. The squad, established 1936 by C M Olsen, plays under men’s rules and travels nationwide. Ernest Meyers, Lions president, says the event is highly anticipated and will attract wide interest.
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Carolyn Gooch
Red Heads
Lodgepole
Lodgepole Town
Queens
Lodgepole Lions Club
Lions Club
Sidney Business Houses
The
C.M. Olsen
Olsen
Terrible Sweeties
Gals
Ernest Meyers
Lodgepole Lions
University OF Nebraska
Robert S
Bob) Devaney
Sidney Youth Center
Sidney High
Sidney St. Patrick’s
Lodgepole and
Potter
Lions Club of
Sidney
Sidney Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Fix Pharmacy
Sidney Office Supply
American National Bank
Kripal’s
Devaney
Nebraska
Track Meet Results Showcased Across Bayard and Nearby Towns
A crowded district meet lists top finishers in events led by Pat McCune Alliance St Agnes with 11:05 in the two mile and Bayard athletes dominating sprints, hurdles, relays, and field events. Notables include Tom Gonzales Bayard record crosser 1967, Greg Hunter Rushville 23.8 in the 220, Mark Mathews Bayard 45-3 in shot put, and Mike Hudson Hemingford strong in 880 and relays. Contests spread across Bayard, Morrill, Hemingford, Chadron Assumption, Hay Springs, Minatare, Lyman, Oshkosh, Sidney St Patrick’s, and Rushville with multiple close finishes and ties.
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Bayard
Chadron Assumption
Morrill
Rushville
Hemingford
Hay Springs
Lyman
Minatare
Harrisburg
Oshkosh
Melbeta
Chappell
Alliance St. Agnes
Sidney St. Patrick’s
Arthur
Lewellen
Pat McCune
Alliance St Agnes
Tom Gonzales
John Stewart
Jim Anest
Gilbert Alvarez
Sidney St. Patrick's
Mike Zitterkopf
Bob Cochran
Mike Hudson
Greg Hunter
Jack Bennett
Dale Kyser
Doug Elder
Dave Moore
Rick Grasmick
Bruce Bayless
Mark Mathews
Ron Fleenor
Rick Miller
Max Surratt
Rick Weyers
Mike Raymer
Jerry Kiester
Steve Stewart
Perry van Newkirk
Mike Brest
Don Klindt
Keith Fleenor
Mike Wooten
Rodney Bowers
John Arrellano
Rich Levick
Merrill
Mike Weyers
Mule
Dale Fornender
Vance Fitts
Sidney St Patrick’s
Boniface Chase
Roger Marchant
Dennis Schmitz
Charles Danbdom
Carl Chlopek
Steve Chapman
Lou Kuhnel Chadron Assumption
Steve Warner
Minatore
Ardy Yoder
Poe
Steve Brown
Mike Loutzenhiser
Gary Bangert
Boni Chase
Jarry Jacobs
Turkey Hunters Chomping At Bit
LincolnNebraska spring turkey season opens sunrise April 19 with 24 permits left in Red Willow unit. Hunters must use turkey calls, shootguns 20 to 10 gauge or longbows, and report bagged gobblers to Game Commission check stations by noon the day after season ends.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Red Willow
Game Commission
Three Species In Danger Of Extinction
Three Nebraska wildlife species join the US Interior Department danger list. The black footed ferret, seen near the northern border, may exist in small numbers in Nebraska and feeds on prairie dogs. The peregrine falcon, a fast 18 inch bird with dark upper body and white throat, is also listed. The whooping crane migrates through Nebraska annually and remains at risk of extinction.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Nebraska
U.S. Department of the Interior
Game Commission
Great Plains
Diverse baseball and college sports notes cross 1960s era
Dave Boo Ferrss, ex Red Sox pitcher, heads development at Delta State College in Mississippi. Yale hockey sophomore Bob Ufer led in scoring with 17 goals, 10 assists, 27 points in 21 games. Johnny Bench joins Tommy Helms and Pete Rose as National League rookies of the year in recent seasons. Claude Osteen and Ray Sadecki each suffered 18 losses in the NL last season. Osteen also allowed 109 runs, the most. The Mets posted eight shutouts using two or more pitchers, while the Astros had a shutout with five pitchers.
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Dave
Boo) Ferrss
Boston Red Sox
Delta State College
Cleveland, Miss
Bob Ufer
Yale
Claude Osteen
Los Angeles Dodgers
Ray Sadecki
San Francisco Giants
Osteen
Western Conference Track Meet Comes to Sidney April 26
The Western Conference track and field meet shifts to Weymouth Field in Sidney on Saturday, April 26, with teams from Sidney Chadron Gering Kimball and Alliance. Kimball’s new facilities led to the swap, making Sidney the host a year earlier than planned. The Raiders compete at Bridgeport Tuesday then split to invitations at Chadron and Torrington next Saturday.
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Sidney
Sidney High
Hank Reitz
Weymouth
Chadron
Gering
Kimball
Alliance
Raiders
Bridgeport
Torrington
Grant Cops Bayard Girls Track Meet Title
Bayard hosts the Bayard Girls Invitational where Grant wins with 31 points, Alliance St. Agnes and Dalton tie for second with 22 each. Patty Barry leads Grant with a :07.3 wind-disqualified 50 hurdles and :06.4 50 dash while Cindy Cruise wins 100 and 220 for Dalton and anchors the winning 880 relay. Dalton sets 880 relay meet mark at 1:56.0. events include 440 and field, with new records noted for Mitchell, Bayard, and Dalton athletes.
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Bayard
Grant
Alliance St. Agnes
Dalton
Alliance Crusaders
Dalton Tigers
Patty Barry
Cindy Cruise
Barry
Cruise
Cornelia Thompson
Wilma Petersons
Susan Hiner
Elsie Mahoney
Mitchell
Carol Girard
Kate Pankonin
Bobbie Diass
Trudy Thompson
Wilma Peterson
Daryl Rapp Dominates Bluffs Drags in Cobra Victory
Daryl Rapp won the 6/pure stock at Scottsbill’s Bluffs Drags in a 1969 Ford Cobra with an 98.90 mph average. Rapp, sponsored by Gibson Ford and Harlan's Bakery, finished runner-up in pure stock eliminator while Gale Talich placed second in D class dragster and Monte Saux ran in L/stock automatic. It marked Rapp’s second drag victory of the season.
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Sidney
Scottsbill
Daryl Rapp
Rapp
Gibson Ford
Harlan’s Bakery
Gale Talich
Monte Saux
Mr. Rapp
Cobra
McCook Bison Win Alliance Invitational Golf Meet
McCook Bison carded 231 to win the Alliance Invitational, defeating host Alliance Bulldogs who posted 327. Rapid City SD finished third with 328, Sidney Red Raiders and Scottsbluff Bearcats tied for fourth and fifth at 330. Randy Borg of Alliance earned medalist honors with 177. Chris Erickson of Rapid City was second with 78, Sidney’s Bill Christ shot 80 and placed tenth in a crowded finish. Sidney scorers included John Knicely 81 Matt Janda 83 and Larry Wilcox 86 while Mike Wilson posted 87 not counting toward team totals.
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Alliance
McCook Bison
Bulldogs
Rapid City
S.D
Sidney Red Raiders
Scottsbluff Bearcats
Randy Borg
Chris Erickson
Sidney
Bill Christ
John Knicely
Matt Janda
Larry Wilcox
Mike Wilson
North Platte
Lincoln East
Sidney High Red Raiders
Paul Malone
Scott Hart
Gering
Steve Ruff
Scottsbluff
John Pilar
McCook
Max de Witt
Hastings St. Cecilia
Jim Talcott
Hastings High
Christ
Scottsbluff Bearcats Win North Platte Golf Invite
Scottsbluff Bearcats captured the team title at the North Platte Golf Invitational with 231. North Platte 233 and Lincoln East 234 followed. Medalist was Paul Malone of Lincoln East with 72. Sidney High Red Raiders finished fifth at 237.
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North Platte
Scottsbluff
Lincoln East
McCook
Sidney
Hastings
Alliance
Grand Island
Hastings St. Cecilia
Kearney
Ainsworth
Holdrege
Gering
Minden
Lexington
Wauneta
Alma
Cozad
Phillies Visit Padres to Open June Series
The Philadelphia Phillies travel to San Diego for the first of two three game series starting June 13, as the Padres host the NL club in a key matchup. The Mets schedule includes a May 27 night game in New York against San Diego, with their San Diego visit beginning June 6, while Fergy Jenkins of the Chicago Cubs led the league with 40 starts last season.
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Philadelphia Phillies
San Diego
Padres
New York Mets
San Diego Padres
New York
Mets
Fergy Jenkins
Chicago Cubs
Scottsbluff Sweeps Two Titles At Sidney Meet
Scottsbluff swept both ends of the Sidney Junior High Invitational track meet held here Saturday. Larry O’Halloran of Sidney won the junior high 440 in 57.8 seconds, while Jeff Pumphrey and Randy Bauer of Scottsbluff led multiple wins. Ten new records were set, five in each division, with Scottsbluff dominating freshman events and scoring across several disciplines.
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Scottsbluff
Kimball
Gering
Pigeon
Alliance
Sidney
Torrington
Kimball Longhorns
Larry O’halloran
Jeff Pumphrey
Randy Bauer
Bearkittens
Dix Dominates Track Triangular With Potter and Bushnell
Dix hosts win track triangular with 61 points to take first. Potter 42 and Bushnell trailed. Bill Howard of Dix won three events including high jump 5-7.5, pole vault 9-3, and 120 yard high hurdles 21.7. Other event winners and times listed.
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DIX
Panthers
Potter
Bushnel
Bill Howard
Howard
Red Adams
Rex Adams
Forrest Anderson
Tim Wistrom
Shaw
Bushnell
Alan Adamson
Gary Johnson
Dan McKinney
Larry Lockwood
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John Perez
Neal Hauxwell
Steve Welsh
Jerry Nunes
Doug Moehr
Bob Startzer
Harry Bartling
Larry Hoff
Tim Pfenning
Ken Boehm
Bob Ortegren
Jim Holechek
Charles Freiberg
Marty Tobiassen
Mike Anderson
Lee Baumann
Mark Schmeeckle
Bob Mowry
Mike O'Halloran
Frosty Anderson
Gene Roland
Morris Abshier
Tom Engleman
Herb Rutz
John Selzer
Tom Pankonia
Dove Laucomer
Sam _ Rose
Lowell Grubbs
Terry Weimer
High
Ump
Tom
Ted Pankonin
Pat Phillips
Ken Roth
Randy West
Gary Bauer
Gary Kellogg
Dave Nuss
Mike Peetz
Russ Sides
Mark Tyler
Mark Stanczyk
Dave Redding
Rick Gough
Joe Sobieszczyk
Gary Hudson
Shad
Red
Sidney Baseball Boosters
Legion Park
Telegraph
Mike Nuss
Duane Katen
Jim Daly
Tony Zitterkopf
Steve Viher
Larry Stegeman
But
Barents
Johnny Bench
Cincinnati Reds
Tommy Helms
Pete Rose
Houston Astros
Grant Cops
Venango
Brule
Haigler
Big Springs
Gurley
Chris Block
Cheryl Schoemaker
Kay Green
Bluffs
Cheyenne Central
Sideney
Girrard
Philson
Lacy
Pumphrey
Marinaccio
Vosepka
Nye
Hinnman
Hutchison
Lukassen
Bauer
Dailey
Wigert
Davis
Landcaster
Larry O‘holleran
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