Red Raiders Triumph In Openers 76 37 Over North Platte
Sidney High opened the 1968-69 season with a 76-37 rout of North Platte at the junior high gym. Mike Peetz led with 24 points on 11 of 15 shooting and eight rebounds, while John O Connell added 19 points and nine boards. Sidney dominated the boards 52 to 32 and shot 54 percent from the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney High Red Raiders
North Platte Bulldogs
Sidney Junior High
Bulldogs
Sidney
Gene Torczon
Mike Peetz
Raiders
Peetz
John O’connell
Raider
Mike Sutton
North Platte
Platters
Bill Cox
Charlie Solano
Lus~ Tre
Solano
Cox
Red Raiders
Platte
Cornelius
Knicely
O’connell
O’ Holloran
Selzer
Sutton
Cheyenne East Blows Out Sidney 84 63 In Cheyenne Thriller
Cheyenne East dominates Sidney 84 to 63 as the Thunderbirds build a 52 26 halftime lead and cruise to the win. Sidney shoots 41 percent while East hits 50 percent from the floor and 76 percent at the line. O Connell leads Sidney with 17 points and 13 rebounds, Sutton adds 10 points and 21 rebounds, Peetz 11 points and 12 boards. East improves to hand Sidney its first loss of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney High Red Raiders
Cheyenne
Raiders
Thunderbirds
Sidney
Raider
Jim O’connell
Mike Peetz
Mike Sutton
Sutton
Peetz
Sterling
Colo
Ll Peetz
Solano
Cornelius
Selzer
Wait
Knicely
Cheyenne FG FT
Best
Creacer
Peterson
Ward
Woodard
Urquhart
Teague
Shanor
Dalton Tigers overwhelm Irish for 56-35 win
Dalton Tigers trailed by three at halftime before routing Sidney St. Patrick’s Irish 56-35 at the Youth Center in Sidney. Duane Baker led with 21 points, Steve Louderback added 20, and Gary Thompson 10 as Dalton outscored the Irish 11-3 in the third and 25-9 in the final stanza. Vince Beyer topped Sidney with 15 points as Pat Colling added eight for the Irish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton Tigers
Sidney St. Patrick’s
Irish
Youth Center
Sidney
Tigers
Dalton
Duane Baker
Steve Louderback
Dalton Crew
Gary Thompson
Vince Beyer
Pat Colfing
Sidney Cause
Sidney St. Pats
Baker
Louderback
Thompson
T. Watcherniauf
Winkelman
Nelson
Sidney FG
Kennedy
M. Bonkiewicz
Colling
Beyer
Schwartz
Morris
Red Raider Wrestlers Lose Friday
Wray defats Sidney 36-16 at Wray in a Friday dual. Kyle Abrams 95 pounder debut for Sidney, Brent Abrams 103p winner, Mika and Jeppesen win for Sidney, Geiger and Kurz lose, comprehensive results list included. Special sale ad at the end announces Christmas albums at Gift Shop Jewelers.
Irish Rally To 95 57 Win At Lorenzo On Friday
Sidney St Patrick’s Academy Irish beat Lorenzo Antelope 95 to 57 to open the season. Ed Madden led Lorenzo with 27 points while Don Madden added 22. For Sidney, Vince Beyer 21 and Gary Schwartz 16 paced a balanced attack with six players in double figures.
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Sidney St. Patrick’s Academy Irish
Lorenzo Antelope
Lorenzo
Bernie Ruybal
Vince Beyer
Gary Schwartz
Pat Colling
Jim Morris
Sidney
Morris
Lorenzo “Yi
E. Madden
Meier
D. Madden
Phelps
Basketball Scores From Friday and Saturday Matchups
A list of high school basketball scores and participating teams for Friday December 6 and Saturday December 7. Schools include Sidney North Platte Dalton Lodgepole Harrisburg Gurley St Patrick's Lorenzo Scottsbluff Cheyenne Central Gering Kimball Minatare Bayard Gordon Mitchell Alliance S A Crawford Gothenburg Ogallala Chadron Valentine Fremont McCook and on Saturday Cheyenne East Torrington Laramie Kimball Big Springs Beatrice Potter Minden Alliance.
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Sidney North Platte
Dalton Lodgepole
Harrisburg
Gurley
St. Patrick’s
Lorenzo Scottsbluff
Cheyenne Central
Gering Kimball
Minatare
Bayard
Gordon Mitchell Alliance
S. A. Crawford
Gothenburg
Ogallala
Chadron Valentine
Fremont McCook
Cheyenne East
Sidney
Red Raider grapplers upset Holyoke 49 3 on Sidney mats
The Red Raiders opened strong and dominated Holyoke in Sidney, winning 49 to 3. Eight Raiders claimed pins, three others won by decisions, with standout pins by Kyle Abrams 95 pounds and Brent Abrams 103 pounds. Phil Kurz lost 1-0 while ill, Marty Geiger delivered a 45 second pin over Paul Mailander. The team hosts Sterling next Friday and Alliance Saturday in the Northlands.
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Sidney High Red Raiders
Holyoke
Colo
Sidney
Raiders
Phil Kurz
Terry Carruthers
Kurz
Marty Geiger
Paul Mailander
Kyle Abrams
Brent Abrams
Kyle
Glen Ferguson
Brent
Joe Ortner
Bob Mika
Kent Warner
Tim O’halloran
Dennis Werher
Steve Mattoon
Gary Denbo
John Jeppesen
Merle Schauland
Raider
Sterling
Foe Alliance
Northlands
Sidney Red Raiders JV wrestlers dominate Holyoke 84 6
Sidney junior varsity grapplers defeated Holyoke 84 to 6 on Sidney mats. Eight Raiders secured pins including Dale Kahl Dean Kahl Jim Stewart Rod Hecker Tom Steele Bob Mathes Dave Happold and Dave Beyer. Several other matches ended in decisions or pins with consistent Raider dominance.
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Sidney Red Raider
Holyoke
Sidney
Raiders
Dale Kahl
Dean Kahl
Jim Stewart
Rod Hecker
Tom Steele
Bob Mathes
Dave Happold
Dave Beyer
Randy Ortner
Bill McWilliams
Paul Roberts
Bret Belden
Larry Decastro
Dave Schulster
Bill Hiatt
Randy Hadley
Steve Empson
Ken Shipworth
Brian Kreuger
Steve Schlachter
Dale Foland
Dave Bernard
Ron Lienemann
Potter Narrowly Tops Lodgepole In Fourth Quarter
Potter Coyotes rally from six down with five minutes left to beat Lodgepole Panthers 44 to 41 in Potter’s home gym. New coach John Kundert earns his first win as Rex Adams leads Potter with 15 points while Dennis Folkerts scores 22 for Lodgepole before fouling out.
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Potter Coyotes
Lodgepole Panthers
John Kundert
Coyotes
Lodgepole
Dennis Folkerts
Rex Adams
Dennis Slama
Paul Benish
Randy Sprenger
Panthers
Potter
Slama
Dog walking begins as new profession in New Delhi
A retired janitor in New Delhi starts dog walking to earn extra income. He admits the idea surprised him and he asks himself why he hadn’t thought of it earlier.
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Doggone
New Delhi
India
Dalton Tigers roll over Lodgepole 62 to 34 in season opener
Dalton Tigers opened the 1968-69 basketball season with a 62 34 home win over Lodgepole Panthers. Duane Baker led Dalton with 25 points on 12 field goals and Steve Louderback added 20. Lodgepole’s top scorers were Dennis Soucie and Dennis Folkerts with eight each.
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Dalton Tigers
Lodgepole Panthers
Dalton’s
Dalton
Panthers
Tigers
Duane Baker
Steve Louderback
Dennis Soucie
Dennis Folkerts
Lodgepole
Baker
Louderback
Thompson
Watchorn
R. Winkelman
Nelson
Lodgepole FG FT
Bondegard
Soucie
Folkerts
Smith
Disney
Hernbloom
Misegadis
Harrisburg Wildcats chase first win with Gurley upset
Harrisburg, led by Rick Larson with 18 points, defeated Gurley 54-41 in front of their home crowd. Joe Shipman and Craig Brown also scored in double figures as Gurley struggled after a tight first period, posting only seven points in the second and third quarters.
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Harrisburg Wildcats
Gurley Pirates
Gurley
Harrisburg
Rick Larson
Wildcats
Joe Shipman
Craig Brown
Randy Ludeman
Dave Miller
Ludeman
Miller
Makey
Fastenau
Lessig
Brown
Larson
Madden
Shipman
Also Mentioned on This Page
North Platte Quint
Red Raider
Wray
Sidney Red Raiders
Colorado
Dan Wisdom
Abrams
Mika
Lee Speicher
Jeppesen
Dwayne Bullock
Joe Kerst
Monty Anderson
Dan Woodard
Benny Highton
Randy van Cleave
Gary Chramer
Greg Abrams
Bruce Righers
Denny Comery
Don Kettler
Jim Keeler
Kenny Anderson
Che Sidney Celegraph
Bushnell Dix
Morrill Bridgeport
Gering
Torrington
Laramie Scottsbluff
Mitchell Dix
Big Springs
Beatrice McCook
Dalton St. Patrick’s
Harrisburg Bushnell
Minden Ogallala
Chadron Alliance
John O'Connell
Telegraph
Young Abrams
Ferguson
Pinner
Robert Kreuger
Dan Denbo
Eddie Geiger
John Baldwin
Steve Kleve
Tim O’holloran
Dennis Werhet
Dalton Tigers Pop Lodgepole
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