Sidney Maroons Win Western Nebraska Wrestling Tourney
Sidney high school netted the team title in the inaugural Western Nebraska wrestling tourney. Maroons earned key wins in the finals including Langdon 9 7 over Williams and Irwin 1043 over Vorse to secure the championship with four finals victors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney High
Maroon Grapplers
Goring
Sidney
Scottsbluff
Torrington
Alliance
Gering
Jack Langdon
Maroon Heavies
Harold Irwin
George Vorse
Gordon Printz
Hal Wise
Bowling Standings and Scores From December 2, 1959 Meet
Standings show Debus Bread Co leading with high team series 2181 for the bowling event. Individual leaders include L. Dewey with 510 and K. Schaefer 486 in series. high game top scores include K. Schaefer 183 and Dewey 173. Other teams, including Meadow Golds Dairy and Point of Rocks Elevators, posted competitive marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beague
Debus Bread Co
Meadow Golds Dairy
Horrock Bros Rad & TV
Denver
Gurley
Daisy Queen
Point of Rocks
Jim’s Mobil Service
Daltonettes
P. Parker
V. Trujillo
M. Monie
D. Bates
G. Rearson
Mis K. Schaefer
L. Dewey
Monie
Bennett
Martin
P Parker
MI Albro
W Brown
T. Stockton
Addie
USS V
Peetz Bulldogs Place Third In LPV Tourney
Peetz lost a heart breaking 37 35 to Fleming Friday at Sterling in the LPV preseason tourney. They then defeated Crook 48 28 to take third. Fleming won the title by beating Litt 43 39.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleming
Lower Platte Valley
Sterling
Peetz
Bulldogs
Crook
Downing Litt
Sidieed
Ronnie Weiser
Bys
Mallards
Claude Ross
McDaniels
Flemingsmith
Ten. Clair
Finley
Chuck Fehring
Duane Ruskie
Crook Iliff
Ovid
Sedgwick
SPV
Fliff
Basketball Scores From Various Nebraska Games
A rundown of high school boys basketball results across Nebraska. Sidney beat North Platte 54 53 Ogallala defeated Cozad 59 54 Cheyenne 56 Scottsbluff 44 Lodgepole 62 Dalton 39 Lorenzo 43 Potter 40 Dix 62 Bushnell 32 Big Springs 65 Gurley 37 Broadwater 28 Sunol 18 McGrew 50 Harrison 44 Melbeta 57 Sunflower 43 Valentine 59 Gering 56 Morrill 81 Bridgeport 36 Mitchell 43 Lyman 32 Oshkosh 53 Kimball 48 Minatare 67 Bayard 51.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
North Platte
Ogallala
Cozad
Cheyenne
Scottsbluff
Lodgepole
Dalton
Lorenzo
Potter
Dix
Bushnell
Big Springs
Gurley
Broadwater
Sunol
McGrew
Harrison
Melbeta
Sunflower
Valentine
Gering
Morrill
Bridgeport
Mitchell
Lyman
Oshkosh
Kimball
Minatare
Bayard
Broadwater defeats Sunol 28 18 in Lodgepole Valley game
Broadwater edged Sunol 28 18 at Broadwater gym as Sunol’s cold final two periods cost them the game. Millard Bennett and Don Baker led Broadwater with ten points each while Eugene Hodges and John Aller led Sunol with eight points apiece. Hodges added three baskets and two free throws. Aller had two field goals and four free throws.
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Sunol
Broadwater
Mustangs
Millard Bennett
Don Baker
Eugene Hodges
John Aller
Bowling Commercial League Standings and Scores Dec 3 1959
Standings show Seven Up leading with 41 wins, Brownson Cafe 34, and Triangle Sheet Metal 34. High team series includes Triangle Sheet Metal 2622 and Brownson Cafe 2596. high games list Sreenlee’s Inc 94 and Brownson Cafe 911. Individual averages and top scorers feature Roy Jackson 200s and Lenzen 216 in Lezen, with Jerry Thalken posting strong averages for Big Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownson Cafe
Triangle Sheet Metal
Steenlee’s Inc
Boyd Cigar Store
Leénzen
Derb Rossmeier
Robert Zalésky
Roy Jackson
Hit Bennett
Jarry Pokiwinski
Clarence Yates
Sill Peterson
Imer Weber
Pearlie Copley
Ray Hartzler
Chas. Harris
Dick Sedgwick
Andy Oskvarek
Herb Rossmeier
Elmer Weber
Cias. Harris
Si Behm
Bill Triplett
Fom Lenzen
Bill Peterson
Robert Zalesky
Ray Haritzler
Marion Whitager
Gene Triplett
Pat Pattison
Allen Karnik
Ken Pottorff
Jerry Thalken
Harry Porkwinski
Big Springs
Gurley
Sterling Wrestlers Here Tomorrow Night
Sidney high grapplers prepare for a home exhibition against Sterling with bouts at 6:45 and finals at 7:30 at the junior high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Wrestlers
Sidney High
Sterling
Lodgepole Panthers win season opener 62 39 over Dalton
Lodgepole Panthers open with a 62 39 victory at home, led by Ray Tremain with 26 points and Bob Hokom with 19. Dalton's top scorer is Jerry McRoberts with 12 as Lodgepole builds a 15 6 first quarter edge and never trails. Lodgepole also wins the reserve game 27 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodgepole
Panthers
Dalton
Ray Tremain
Bob Hokom
Panther
Tremain
Hokom
Duane Freeman
Jerry McRoberts
Dalton Forces
Butch Weserhoff
McGrew Bobcats Defeat Harrison 50-44 on the Road
Ronnie Howard scores 19 as the McGrew Bobcats beat Harrison 50 to 44 at Harrison court. McGrew remains undefeated in two games. Dick Hopkins adds 10 for the Bobcats while Publow leads Harrison with 20 points and Skavdahl adds 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Howard
McGrew Bobcats
Harrison
Harrison Court
Bobcats
Dick Hopkins
McGrew
Publow
Skavdahl
Tigers Invade Irish. St. Pat's hosting Paxton Tuesday
St. Pat's Francis Clapham leads the Irish in a home game against Paxton at the Youth Center with a varsity 8 p.m. tip and a 6 30 p.m. reserve. The Irish, after a 60 50 opener loss to Lyman, seek a improvement against Paxton as part of a packed holiday schedule including Holyoke Sterling St Anthony's Minatare McGrew and Dalton through December 22.
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Francis Clapham
Paxton
Lyman
St. Pat's
Holyoke
Colo
Sterling St. ‘Anthony's
Minatare
McGrew
Dalton
Lorenzo Downs Potter opens season with 48 40 win
Lorenzo Downs Potter defeated Potter 48 40 in a Lodgepole Valley Conference inter class meet led by Gerald Walker with 14 points. Jerry Klug added 11 and Allen Chambers 9 for Lorenzo as Potter’s Jerry Meester scored 12. Potter reserves won 35 11.
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Leo Turner
Lorenzo Basketballers
Potter
Antelopes
Gerald Walker
Lorenzo
Jerry Klug
Allen Chambers
Jerry Meester
Larry Musil
City Basketball League Sees Two Teams Signed In
Two teams have entered the City Basketball League according to co director Tom Jones. Pot ter, the previous tourney champion, and a quintet from SOD are the entrants. Interested players should contact Jones at 4638 from 8 am to 4 pm. Registration is 25 dollars with 2 dollars per man to cover officials. Jones cites a need for officials. Brandin' Iron is the defending 1959 champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Jones
Potter
SOD
Jones
Brandin' Iron
Big Springs Beats Gurleyites 65 to 37 in Conference Clash
Big Springs surged in the second and third periods at home to beat Gurley 65 37. Lowell Gill led with 21 points, Larry Martin 17, and M Armstrong 14 for Big Springs, while Lanny Larson and Jim Miller each scored nine for Gurley. Gurley won the opening quarter. Big Springs dominated the rest and also took the reserve game.
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Big Springs
Gurley
Lodgepole Valley
Trojans
Lowell Gill
Larry Martin
M. Armstrong
Lanny Larson
Jim Miller
Dennis Lessig
SHS Edges Platters 54 53 In Late Sidney Rally
Sidney High stunned North Platte powered by Kent Pearson in a dramatic second half comeback to beat the Platters 54 53 on their home floor. Fisher scored 26, Pearson sparked a late run, and Sidney secured its first win over North Platte since 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Pearson
Sid‘ney High
North Platte
Platters
Maroons
Sidney
Fisher
Bulldogs
Lewis
Leland Lewis
Bill Hord
Terry Ciscoe
Larry Andrews
Pearson
Volleyball League Opens With Church Teams
First practice session for the Church Volleyball League is set for Wednesday night December 9 on the junior high court. At 6 30 Reynold's Presbyterians meet Congreve's Methodists and at 8 Grace Baptist tangles with Anderson's Methodists. Churches may sponsor a team by contacting Tom Jones with a $1 roster fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynold's
Presbyterians
Congreve’s Methodist
Grace Baptist
Anderson's
Methodists
Tom Jones
Dix Quint Defeats Bushnell In Season Opener 62 32
Dix Panthers roll to a 62 to 32 win over Bushnell in the Lodgepole Valley Conference Class II opener. Alcaraz scores 21 points on 10 field goals and a free throw, with Lyle Baack and Bill Willoughby adding 10 and 1 points, while J Stuckert leads Bushnell with 11.
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Dix
Panthers
Bushnell
Bill Kelley
Alcaraz
Panther
Lyle
Baack
Bill Willoughby
J. Stuckert
Melbeta Defeats Sunflower 57 43 In Varsity Thriller
Norman Vogel scored 31 points to lift Melbeta to a 57 43 win over Sunflower at Sunflower court. The Aggies built a 17 5 first period edge and never trailed as Gene Hoff led Sunflower with 17. The piece also notes Adm Robert E Peary discovering the North Pole in 1909 and the Volga River length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Vogel
Melbeta
Sunflower
Sunflower Court
Gene Hoff
Adm
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
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Western Nebraska Wrestling
Doug Jones
Steve Robinson
Darold Henry
Lloyd Howell
Dave Policky
Gene Santillanes
Harley Stelz
George Fuller
Firey Scottsbluft
Sterling Stock
Larry Carrasco
Sidneyss
Don Hofer
Roger Leh
Asiisance
Bernard McLavey
Sterling Lad
Leon Slocum
Jim Farlow
Sidney High School
Jeve Robinson
Vaughn Meier
Dwaine Nelson
Rentena
Jerry Williams
Roger’ McKine
Harley
Stolz
Roland Bolinger
Ray Breckel
Bernard McLaney
Roger Leshi
Eddie Castillo
Fred Yauney
Gerd Siedler
Hal Wiseman
Dave Barfoot
Rex Clothier
Larry Kurz
Roger Sheilbrun
Harlan Pals
Keith Rogers
Jim Mathews
Steve Brooks
Printz
Telegraph
LPV
Ross Wieser
Finley Meier Nelson
Fehringer
Dallegge
Meyernolz Safford
Kuskie Il i Lebsack
Weigel Davis
al Nelson
Broadwater S
Sund
Commercial League
He Sidney
Oveen
Da'ornttes
Tom Gorman
Dennis Walsh
Kyle McQueen
Billy Cunningham
Joe Ringleman
Zo Or
Lorenzo Downs Potter
SHS
Hard
Ron
Watson
Bulldog
Terry Gilliland
Rod Cronk
Larsen
Andrews
Hord
Fidal
Jim Jones
Chappell
Jayvees
Maroon
Phil Cronk
Jack Hecker
Bishop
Cronk
Carpenter
Stephenson
Christensen
Allen Jones
Watson Andrews
Sidney Fg
Cronk Gilliland -Barson
Samson Ll Bales Fisher
Lewis Rennick Ostermeier Plum
Dix Quint
Volga River
Russia
Northrup
King's
Turkey
Cedar Lanes
Mark Wieser
AL Sittner
Brunswick Automatic
Highway 19
New Methodist Church
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