Raiders Clean House On Chadron Cardinals To Force Tie In Conference Championship
Sidney High Red Raiders upset Chadron Cardinals 97 to 54 at the Sidney High Junior High Auditorium to claim their first conference win and shift the title into a two way split with Chadron and Gering. Mike Sutton led Sidney with 19 points and 12 rebounds as the Raiders outshot 42 percent to Chadron's 44 percent while grabbing 36 rebounds to Chadron's 34, ending a three week winless streak since the Ogallala tournament.
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Chadron Cardinals
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Chadron
Sidney
Mike Sutton
Mike Peetz
Sutton
John O’connell
Irish Win Tilt With St Patrick’s 64 to 27
The Sidney St Patrick's Irish defeated Lorenzo Antelope 64 27 at the Youth Center in Sidney on Friday night. St Pat's led 12 7 after the first quarter and 40 15 at halftime, with 12 players used and three in double figures. Mike Kennedy and Jack Bennett had 10 points each, Gary Schwartz 11, while Ed Madden led Lorenzo with 15 and Don Madden added 10.
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Jack Bennett
Gary Schwartz
Ed Madden
Don Madden
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TP Kennedy
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B. Bonkiewicz
Beyer
Q Schwartz
Il Morris
Bennett
Runge
Rea
Radtke
Raiders Triumph In Home Wrestling Finale Over Ogallala
Sidney Red Raiders finish with a 31 to 11 win over Ogallala Indians in varsity action and take a 40 to 13 win in junior varsity. Next meet at Gering followed by district tourney at Ogallala Feb 14 and state Feb 21 22 in Lincoln. Dale Foland edged Paul Svoboda 10 9 at 154 pounds. Brent Abrams pinned David Geertz in 3 42. Other wins by decisions and pins boosted the Raiders to a 6 3 1 dual record.
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Paul Svoboda
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David Geertz
John Jeppesen
Don Bishop
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Marty Geiger
Greg Abrams
Jim Bosley
Bob Mika
Tim O’halloran
Steve Mattoon
Raiders
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Tom Kalkowski
Rod Hecker
Daryl Conway
Tom Steele
Brad Nowak
Bill Christ
Marty Bundy
Larry Lingwall
John Hardison
Jim Childers
David Beyer
Raider
Varsity
Telegraph
Dalton Tigers Rout Potter Coyotes In Third Quarter Burst
Dalton roared ahead with a 22 point third stanza and 54 38 lead after three, holding on for a 70 61 victory over Potter. Steve Louderback led Dalton with 21 points, Ted Watchorn 14, Duane Baker 13, while Rex Adams topped Potter with 19 and Paul Benish added 14.
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Dalton Tigers
Tiger Homeland
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Ted Watchorn
Duane Baker
Rex Adams
Coyotes
Paul Benish
TP Baker
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Watchorn
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Potter FG FT TP Slama
Adams
Sprenger
Benish
Nagengastue
Anderson
Bushnell Trips Potter 77-72 In Conference Tilt
Bushnell Bulldogs defeated Potter Coyotes 82-77 in a Minuteman Conference game at Bushnell. Potter led for most of the night before Bushnell surged in the final period, scoring 24 points to Potter’s 18. Potter’s Rich Palmer led with 22 points. Dennis Slama Randy Sprenger and Paul Benish each had 17. Rex Adams added 12 for Potter. Brian Herboldsheimer had 18 for Bushnell. Potter next plays Gurley and Dix at home.
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Potter
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Randy Sprenger
Paul Benish
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Benish
D. Anderson
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Palmer
Lockwood
Herboldsheimer
Lonsdale
Norberg
Raiders Rally Past Kimball For Second Conference Win
The Sidney Raiders upset the Kimball Longhorns 57 to 54 on the road to notch their second Western Conference victory in as many days. Sidney trailed after three quarters but outscored Kimball 14 to 5 in the final period, with Mike Peetz leading all scorers with 20 points and John O Connell and Mike O Halloran adding 10 each. Abshier paced Kimball with 17 points as four Longhorns fouled out in the second half. Sidney outshot 15 of 56 to 17 of 56 and finished 23 of 44 at the free throw line.
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John O’connell
Mike O’halloran
Morey Abshier
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Jo O’ Connell
O’ Holloran
Peetz
Selzer
Sutton
Solano
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Revell
Abshier
I Kallhoff
Mathews
Heaton
Noahoa
D-15 Coaches Meet to Set D Tourney Brackets
D-15 basketball officials will meet at noon Wednesday February 5 at the Chat eau Cafe in Sidney to finalize tournament details and brackets for the D-15 event held as a prelude to the state tournament. Teams listed include Arthur Chappell Dalton Gurley Hyannis Lewellen Lodgepole Potter Lorenzo and Sidney St Pats.
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Sidney Junior High
Arthur
Chappell
Dalton
Gurley
Hyannis
Lewellen
Lodgepole
Potter
Lorenzo
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Patstatta
Fresh Win 48-39 Freshmen Triumph Over Ft Morgan
Sidney freshmen beat Ft Morgan 48 39 in a Saturday matinee at the Sidney Junior High Auditorium Reed Happold led with 18 points and 15 rebounds Jay Curless added 12 Dan Peetz and Gene Lodes eight points each Bob Schilreff scored two coach Bob Rauchland praised the effort In the night session Sidney junior varsity defeated Longhorns 53 28 Kent Halley had 11 points Mike Noah 10 for Longhorn Juniors Denver AP Reverend Charles E Blair urged viewers to send sermon ideas after receiving over 3000 letters and material for 11 sermons and a book
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Ft. Morgan
Sidney Junior High
Reed Happold
Jay Curless
Dan Peetz
Gene Lodes
Bob Schilreff
Bob Rauch
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Kimball
Kent Halley
Mike Noah
Longhorn
Denver
Charles E Blair
Nial
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McConnell
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Selzer
Blome
Curless
Schilreff
Peetz
Wait
Raider Juniors Beat Chadron in Friday Contest
The Sidney junior varsity defeated Chadron 47 to 40 on Friday night at Sidney. Sidney led 14-8 after the first quarter and 19-19 at halftime. Mark Curless led Sidney with 18 points while Scott Wieting topped Chadron with 21 points.
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Chadron
Lee Bauman
Scott Welling
Sidney
Mike O’halloran
Mike Peetz
Bill Dierksen
Hoto
Houtz
Chadron Cardinals
Jv’s
Mark Curless
Scott Wieting
Brei
McConnell
Zack
Selzer
Curless
Peetz
Wait
Sidney Sophs Clinch Win Over Mustangs 41 35
The Sidney sophomores defeated Ft. Morgan 41 to 35 on Saturday afternoon at home. Sidney outscored the Mustangs 16 to 6 in the final period, led by Nathan Brei and Roger McConnell with 10 points each. Dunning led Ft. Morgan with 15 points as the game featured a fast finish by the hosts.
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Ft. Morgan Sophs
Mustangs
Nathan Brei
Roger McConnell
Sidney Sophs
Dunning
Ft. Morgan
TP Wilson
Brei
McConnell
O’connell
Curless
Peetz
Dorwart
Nebares
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