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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1973
Page
3
Farmers Feed & Seed captured the 1973 men's softball championship with a 9-5 win in game three after a high scoring 17-13 opener and an 8-4 rematch. Martin Nienhueser hit a key homer as FF&S earned the title.
Nebraska’s first big game bow season starts Saturday August 18 1973 as archers target pronghorns through October 31 with a rifle window September 22 30. About 100 archery hunters go afield annually and 10 to 12 percent succeed. Archery antelope permits are unlimited with fees 10 dollars for residents and 30 dollars for nonresidents.
The Nebraska Medical Association urges parents to set clear rules and discipline, monitor curfews and activities, and know their child’s friends to steer away from drugs. It stresses parental influence and the search for better life alternatives. The piece notes Luis Tiant and his son Luis Tiant Jr, linking baseball's Cuban Stars past to the Red Sox pitcher’s family.
The Game and Parks Commission reported a statewide decline in fishing activity due to high temperatures and humidity. Readings show varied catches: Box Butte Reservoir Walleye on artificials. Lake Ogallala Perch and bass on worms. Lake Minatare Walleye on artificials. Merritt Reservoir Walleye and bluegill on combinations. Medicine Creek Reservoir Catfish on catbait. Red Willow Reservoir Bass on worms. Twin Lakes Bluegill on worms. Pawnee Lake Bluegill on Stagecoach Lake Bluegill on minnow.
Junior and senior lifesaving instruction will be held at the Sidney Municipal Swimming Pool next week with instructors Matt Janda and Rob Robinson. The five day course runs 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. from Monday, with a $1 registration and a $1 book fee. Ages 11 to 14 qualify for junior, 15 and up for senior, and swimmers must demonstrate all strokes and swim 440 yards.
This weekend at Hillside Golf Course in Sidney the Fort Sidney Amateur Open offers an 18 hole qualifying round open to all men golfers with entry fee 15 dollars including dinner at the Country Club Saturday. The championship flight of 27 holes is scheduled for Sunday.
The North and South All-Star basketball squads drill in Lincoln ahead of the Nebraska Coaches Association game on August 17. Alden Johnson leads the North with three daily sessions while Walt Harris captains the South focusing on offense and fast break drills. A transformer failure forced use of a nearby gym. Sidney’s Rick Seidel joins camp with hand and facial injuries, aiming for game time. Mark Murphy replaces Mike Scanlon on the North roster as Scanlon competes in junior baseball in Columbus.
Orlando Cepeda leads the Red Sox with 25 hits in 72 at bats for a .347 average through May 2 as designated hitters post a .333 team mark in 19 games. The White Sox top DH batting at .339 in 17 games. 113 runs scored overall, with 22 homers including two grand slams.
The Sidney softball tournament runs through Sunday with games at 7:00 p.m. tonight and Saturday. Sunday schedule includes 10:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m., and the 8:00 p.m. championship at Legion Field.
The Brandin Iron team from Sidney will travel to Grand Island to face Fremont at 8:45 PM in the State finals on Saturday. If they win, they advance to another back-to-back series in the double elimination tournament. Sidney and Cheyenne County wish them success and urge bringing home the State Championship.
Demonstration Day kicks off Cheyenne County Fair with 24 4-H members presenting home economics and agricultural demos at the 4 H building. Judges Gwelda Anderson and Roger Plantz selected seven county reps to show at the state fair. many ribbons awarded from blue to purple across projects.
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