Western Conference basketball Opens 1976-77 Schedule
Sidney Red Raiders host Cozad and Imperial visits from Chadron as six Western Conference teams begin play across western Nebraska. Gering faces Kimball in a pivotal clash while Alliance and Gordon also meet, with Chadron’s building-year squad relying on transfer Mike Hencey for rebounding.
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Nebraska
Joe Folda
Sidney Red Raiders
Cozad
Imperial
Alliance
Gordon
Gering
Kimball
Chadron
Valentine
Sidney
Haymakers
Raiders
Jaye Kieselhorst
Kieselhorst
Red Raiders
Gering-Kimball
Bulldogs
Allen Ecoffey
Tim Hull
Doug Jacobson
Gregg Reynolds
Troy Roth
Roth
Dennis Edwards
Cardinals
Mike Hencey
Hencey
Mitchell
Chappell and Peetz open basketball seasons this weekend
Chappell Buffaloes travel to Benkelman Friday and host North Platte St Pat's Saturday. Peetz Bulldogs head to Pawnee for a pre season tournament with high hopes after a football season. Key players for Chappell include Bower Forell Davis Reitz Hansen and Akeson.
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Chappell Buffaloes
Peetz Bulldogs
Mes
Chappell
Benkelman
North Platte St Pat’s
Peetz
Pawnee
Gary Spear
Brad Bower
Jack Forell
Darrel Davis
Jerry Reitz
Greg Hansen
Terry Akeson
Sidney Junior High Wins 64 12. Improves to 4-0
Sidney Junior High Wrestling team raised its record to 4-0 with a 64 12 victory over Kimball Tuesday night. Ten pins highlighted the duel as John Marquart, Andy Krause, Tim Deaver, Jeff Hinnman, Jeff Sayler, Jack Hecker, Roger Brauer, Brian Gable and Mark Willis Gable recorded falls. Gable pinned in 48 seconds and Marquart pinned in 59 seconds. The Jim Thorpe Trophy is noted as the oldest and top professional football award.
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Sidney Junior High
Kimball
Young Raiders
Sidney
John Marquart
Andy Krause
Tim Deaver
Jeff Hinnman
Jeff Sayler
Jack Hecker
Roger Brauer
Area schools schedule clashes and dec games wrap week
Minuteman Activities Conference games feature Harrisburg at Sidney St Pat's Potter at Melbeta Lyman at Minatare Gurley at Lodgepole Bushnell at Dix. Area schools schedule Chappell at Benkelman Peetz at Pawnee tourn. NP St Pat's at Chappell. Girls basketball sees Chadron at Rushville and Peetz at Sidney Lyman at Potter with games Dec 2 4.
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Harrisburg
Sidney St. Pat’s
Potter
Melbeta Lyman
Minatare
Gurley
Lodgepole Bushnell
Dix
Chappell
Benkelman
Peetz
Pawnee Tourn
NP St Pat's
Bird Top AL Rookie in 1976
Detroit pitcher Mark Fidrych nicknamed The Bird won the American League Rookie of the Year with 22 of 24 votes. The 22 year old from Worcester posted a 19-9 record with a 2.34 ERA, 24 complete games, and drew large crowds for his quirky mound antics and All Star start in Philadelphia.
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NEW York
Mark Fidrych
Detroit Tigers
Fidrych
Baseball Writers Association of America
Butch Wynegar
Minnesota
Fridrych
Worcester
Mass
Philadelphia
Stan Bahnsen
New York Yankees
Detroit
Harvey Kuehn
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