Sidney Red Raiders Wrestle Gordon in New Nickname Night
The Sidney High Red Raiders host Gordon in a dual meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Sidney Junior High Auditorium. Sid ney lists tentative lineups led by Brent Abrams 95 pounds Randy Bauer 103 pounds and other weight classes with Dave Happold 138 Jim Bosley 154 Jim Benzel 165 Curt Blarne 180 and John Jeppesen heavyweight.
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Gordon
Telegraph
Sidney High
Kyle Mines
Brent Abrams
Sidney
Abrams
Randy Bauer
Phil Kurz
Raiders
Marty Geiger
Red Raiders
Tom Steele
Jim Countryman
Dave Happold
Bob Mike
Jim Bosley
Sidney Grappler
Jim Benzel
Curt Blarne
John Jeppesen
Raider Junior High Nips Kimball 36 to 33 in Sidney
The Sidney Red Raider junior high basketball team edged Kimball 36 33 in the Sidney Junior High School Auditorium on Wednesday afternoon for their second straight win. Jay Curless scored 11 with seven rebounds while Reed Happold added eight points and seven boards. Bob Schilreff had seven points at the line. Next game is Saturday December 16 at Scottsbluff.
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Kimball
Sidney Junior High School
Sidney Red Raider
Raiders
Jay Curless
Reed Happold
Bob Schilreff
Raider
Scottsbluff
District 30 Class D Tournament Heads to Sidney
NSAA District 30 basketball tourney will be at Sidney Junior High Auditorium with Potter Gurley Dalton Lorenzo and Sidney St Patrick s Academy competing. Feb 21 22 and 24 opening rounds Feb 21 22 finals on Feb 24. Winners advance to regional play against NSAA districts 29 30 31 and 32. Potter the defending district champion seeks another title.
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Nebraska School Activities Association
Sidney
Sidney Junior High
Gene Torczon
Sidney High
Potter
Gurley
Dalton
Lorenzo
Sidney St. Patrick’s Academy
NSAA
Bridgeport
Nebraska Prep
Basketball For 9-12 Year Olds Starts Saturday
The Saturday Morning Basketball League begins this Saturday December 16 in Sidney. The nine and ten year olds meet from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. Eleven and 12 year olds start at 10:30 a.m. and finish at noon. Coaches Gene Torczon and Dennis Bargen lead sessions with future sessions at the Youth Center. The opening session is at Sidney Senior High School due to prior commitments at the Youth Center.
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Gene Torczon
Sidney High School
Dennis Bargen
Sidney St. Patrick’s Academy
Sidney McCook basketball game postponed by flu epidemic
The Sidney McCook basketball game scheduled for tonight at McCook is postponed due to a flu outbreak that closed the McCook school system. It has been rescheduled for Friday December 22 at McCook with the reserve game at 615 PM and the varsity at 800 PM CST. Over 375 students were out of school Wednesday and activities were canceled Thursday and Friday. The Red Raiders will be idle this weekend.
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McCook
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Gering to Host Class B Eight Basketball Tournament
District Eight will hold a sudden death Class B tournament at Gering High School February 26 to March 1. Eight teams from Sidney Kimball Chadron Ogallala Gordon Mitchell Imperial and Chadron compete with John M Vannenkirk named tournament director.
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Sidney
George Hinn
Gering High School
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Donneybrook
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Ogallala
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Mitchell
Imperial
Wes Boggs
Sterling
Les Lee
Don Hartwig
Scottsbluff
Grampy’s
Buffaloes Name Origin Named by Andy Dickson in 1934
A. K. Dickson won a 1934 contest to name the Colorado football team the Buffaloes earning $5 and lasting fame. The piece also notes hockey captains from Saskatchewan and a rushing yardage record by Jim Seymour.
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Boulder
Colo
Andy) Dickson
University of Colorado
Andy
Denver, Colo
University of Dover
Saskatchewan
Jim Wiste
Pioneers
Moose Jaw
Cliff Koroll
Saskatoon
South Bend
Ind
Jim Seymour
Navy
Jack Snow
Seymour
Joe Heap
Sidney Draws Kimball In Ogallala Tourney First Round
The Sidney Red Raiders face Kimball in the Ogallala Holiday Tournament first round to be held December 27 28 at Ogallala Four teams compete Julesburg Colorado meets Ogallala on December 27 at 6 30 p m Sidney Kimball game follows at 8 15 p m on December 27 On December 28 losers play for third place at 6 15 p m and the championship is at 8 15 p m
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Ogallala
Julesburg
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Sidney-Kimball
Match Quenched in Space Ship Beyond Earth's Gravity
A match cannot burn in a spaceship escaping Earth gravity. The hot gases would gather into a sphere and extinguish the flame rather than rise.
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Earth
Irish Travel To Hay Springs On Saturday
The Sidney St Patrick's Academy Irish travel to Hay Springs to face the Hawks with kickoff times 6 15 p m junior varsity and 8 p m varsity. Hay Springs seeks its first win in 50 defeats while Sidney aims to halt the skid.
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Hay Springs
Sidney St. Patrick’s Academy Irish
Hawks
Sidney St. Patrick
Dennis Bargen
Thompson earns All-Conference honors for KSC Antelope
Gary Thompson of Sidney a Kearney State College sophomore end slot on the Antelope football team was named to the Nebraska College Conference All-Conference team and District NIAA All-Conference team as KSC finished 9-0. Teammate Ron Laux, a student teacher, also earned NCC and NIAA All-Conference honors.
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Sidney
Kearney State College
KSC
Antelope
Thompson
Ron Laux
Laux
Nebraska College
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