Raiders Set Two Home Basketball Games This Weekend
Sidney High Red Raiders host Bridgeport Bulldogs tonight in a non league contest at 6:15 for junior varsity and 8:00 for varsity in the Sidney Junior High auditorium. Saturday the Raiders meet Valentine Badgers in a Western Conference clash at 1:00 p.m. junior varsity and 3:00 p.m. varsity. The Badgers, state tournament veterans, arrive after last season’s Lincoln run.
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Sidney High Wrestlers Travel to Akron for Weekend Meet
The Sidney High wrestling team heads to Akron Colorado for a 6:30 p.m. Friday meet with one lineup change Alan Wilcox moves to 96 pounds. The squad includes Hecker Abrams Van Cleave and others as they prep for the Sidney Invitational on Jan 2 with seven teams listed.
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Kyle Mines
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Brent Abrams
Randy van Cleave
Red Hecker
Tom Steele
Bob Hickman
Randy Warren
Tim O'Halloran
Dick Peetz
Lawrence Humphrey
Gothenburg
Kimball
Gering
Cozad
North Platte
Ogallala
Sidney Jr High Sevenths and Eighths Rally for 40 33 Win
The Sidney junior high seventh and eighth grade team opened the season with a 40 to 33 victory at Kimball. Chuck Haupt led scoring with 19 points followed by Matzke 8 Wieser 1 O Connell 5 Whitefoot 2 Hadden 3 Cook 2.
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Sidney Frosh Upset in Narrow 52 50 Win
The Sidney freshman basketball team opened the season with a 52-50 victory at Kimball. Bruce Hochman led with 18 points as the frosh edged their hosts. The Detroit Tigers closed their 1970 season in a quick one hour 41 minute game.
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Lynch is CSC Mat Leader
Bob Lynch, Chadron State junior, owns a 40-4 college wrestling record and is praised by coach Mark Meka as a potential national champion. The Broken Bow High product has three pins, one forfeit, and a decision in the 167-pound class this season, with a freshman year 16-3 record and a long track of wins and eligibility remaining.
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Phillies Records and Racing Facts Highlight Baseball and Belmont Park
Riche Ashburn's 125 walk season and Dick Selma’s historic last strikeout at Connie Mack Stadium anchor legacy notes. McCarver leads NL in three-base hits once. Chris Short opened with shutouts thrice. Belmont Park feats include Man o War race history, P J Bailey riding five times in one day, and grandstand height.
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Interborough Handicap win refutes dead weight theory
Aqueduct fall race saw Ta Wee win under 142 pounds with jockey John L Rotz at 112 pounds of rider weight, challenging the old belief about dead weight. Other notes mention Best Turn’s Vosburgh win with Larry Adams aboard, and early photo-finishes and baseball and football trivia from 1970 and earlier.
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Ta Wee
Aqueduct
John L Rotz
Calumet Farm
Larry Adams
Navy Beats Army 11-7 In Annual Football Classic
Maj Gen William A Knowlton superintendent at the US Military Academy, says he hates to be favored as Navy upsets Army 11-7 in the annual football game. The remark captures the year’s recurring upset drama.
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