Red-Hot Gering Invades Maroon Court Saturday
Sidney high cagers host Gering in a key Western Conference clash on their home floor Saturday after a 4-8 season start. Coach Harris relies on Maley Gilbreath Baeckel with guard duo Pippitt White, while facing a 4-1 Gering in-loop record and a likely ankle injury to Uhrich.
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Maroons
Sidney
Bulldog
Uhrich
Klein
Wood
Gering
Ronnie Gilbreath
Mike Baeckel
Mentor Harris
Howie Maley
Gilbreath
Baeckel
Larry Pippitt
Jim White
Sunol Blasts Potter 81 53 In Sidney League Feature
Sunol remains a tough title contender blasting Potter 81 to 53 to break a three way tie for second. Don Hunt led Sunol with 26, Ernie Meyer topped Potter with 17 as Sunol outscored 45 to 24 after halftime. Pip's, Kimball extend unbeatens with big wins as Kimball beats UPRR 96 69 and Peetz edges Phillips 66 59 56.
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Sunol
Sidney Community Recreation
Potter
Don Hunt
Ernie Meyer
Pip’s
Kimball
Pip
Bill Giles
Jack Flohr
Rich Fahey
Haworth
Art Aleman
UPRR
Dave Janicek
Arnie Christensen
Bill Abbott
Campbell
Railroaders
Phillips 66
Peetz
Don Schmidt
Oilers
Leo Fehringer
Coloradoans
Reimers
Bell Telephone
Glenn Brestel
Cheyenne set to host SHS in key wrestling night
Cheyenne enters as heavy favorite hosting Sidney and Indian squad tonight at 7 30 with top bouts in 127 and 165 pound classes. Sidneys Darold Thomas faces Jim Herz while Montie Smith meets Jim Irwin in 165. Sidney roster includes Werdel Ecker 102 and others. SHS lineup features Pete Soriano 133 and Montie Smith 165 among others.
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Sidney
Wheatland
Bud Lade
Les Landmesser
Darold Thomas
Jim Herz
Jim Irwin
Montie Smith
Sidney Werdel Ecker
Sandy Rufenacht
Tom Rogers
Harold Thomas
Dan Beck
Harold Irwin
Gordon Printz
Gene Printz
Rex Clothier
Maroons
Larry Brown
Phil Riske
Jack Riske
John Hewitt
Dave Sanchez
Pete Soriano
Ron Kailey
Dick Jessen
Wayne Cox
Dick Spicka
Stan Larrabee
Sidney Shooters Defeat McGrew in Rifle League matchup
Sidney's rifle team beat McGrew 2315 to 2309 to stay 6-2 and second in the Nebraska Panhandle Rifle League. Sidney shooter William McGuffey led with 387, while H. E. Burchfield of McGrew had 384. Bayard defeated Lyman 2315 to 2296, Harrisburg won 2307 to 2174 over Bluffs No 2. Other high scorers were Ted Rife 389 of Lyman, Warren Gif ford 386 of Harrisburg, Jake Huber Jr 375 of Bayard, and Lee Henderson 367 of Bluffs No 2.
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Sidney
McGrew
Nebraska
Jake Huber, Jr
Bayard
Lee Henderson
Bluffs No
Ferd Hernandez Wins Scottsbluff Welter Crown in Gloves Finals
Ferd Hernandez earned his ticket to the Midwest Golden Gloves tournament with a 2 point win over Erne Vera in Scottsbluff. Arch Hernandez lost a 2-1 decision to Wayne Weston for the lightweight crown as crowd booed and father Pete Hernandez challenged judges. Ferd will compete in Omaha on February 14-15.
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Ferd Hernandez
Terrytown
Scottsbluff
Erne Vera
Bayard
Arch
Wayne Weston
Alliance
Ford
Weston
Pete Hernandez
Omaha
Harrisburg Dalton Win Meet Titles
Harrisburg edged Gurley 25-24 in the junior high final as Fred Downer scored eight and Thurston Jed Gurley nine. Harrisburg surged 6-4 early, trailed 10-9 at halftime, led 20-17 after three, and held on at the end. Dalton won third place 39-24, Dalton also took the girls volleyball title 36-16 over Harrisburg. Townley praised the large turnout across the three nights.
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Dalton
Harrisburg
Gurley
Fred Downer
Thurston Jed Gurley
Harrisburgers
Goodview
Dix
Ed Townley
Bowling Biggs Converts Rare Four Split At Lanes
Bowling star Paul Biggs downed the stubborn four four split known as the rabbit-ears 4 7 6 10 on Tuesday night against the Ohio Oi team. He earned a Big 4 patch from the American Bowling Congress in Milwaukee, the third such feat in Sidney Bowling Lanes history, joining Louis Niebaum and Lloyd Foster.
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Ohio Oi
Paul Biggs
Keglers
Paul
Biggs
American Bowling Congress
Milwaukee
Sidney
Louis Niebaum
Lloyd Foster
Irish To Invade Tough Assumption 5 Tonight
St Pat's Irish travel to Chadron Assumption for a tough away game after a 4 8 season, led by junior forward Rod Hahler who has 206 points in 12 games and a 17 16 point per game average. The Irish seek win number five in a row after upsetting Cheyenne St. Marys earlier in the week.
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Chadron Assumption
Francis Clapham
Cheyenne St. Mary’s
Assumption Court
Chadron
Scotts Bluff
Star-Herald
Omaha World Herald
Assumption
Chadron Prep
Hay Springs
Hyannis
Rod Hahler
Rod
Lyman
Alliance St. Anges
Lorenzo B Quintet Beats SOD 31 to 26
Lorenzo B cagers defeated SOD 31-26 at the SOD gym after leading the whole game. Lorenzo led at halftime 20-10 with Mark Andersen scoring 4 and Wendell Paris 9 for the winners while Rebera paced SOD with gy. The U.S. Post Office noted about 21 million letters were sent to dead letter offices in 1956 due to illegible handwriting.
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Lorenzo
Mark Andersen
Wendell Paris
Rebera
U.S. Post Office
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EF Wood
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Duane Freeman
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Reimers Seed Sund Potter
Brandin’ Iron
Peetz Bell Telephone
Lodgepole Ss
Wn Transportation
Mel’s Sinclair Service
Saddle Club
Daisy Queen
Joe’s
T&c
Sportsman’s Bar
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Ss. P. A
Transportation Supermen
Mel’s Sinclair
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Jack Seivers
Jack Robinson
Wamsley
Fletchall’s
Born
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Frontier
Sth Ave
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Bluffs
Bayard McGrew
Ferd
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Commercial Bowling League
Ohio Oil Co
Greenlees Inc
Graff Agency
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Miller Implement
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Schnell
Weber
High Ind
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Stauffer
Greathouse
Biggs Downs
Big
John Beyer
Darrell Schilz
Tyle Melchoir
Tom Kalthoff
Sidney Volunteer Fire Department
National Guard Armory
SOD
Maddox Motors
Maddox's
Chrysler
Fordomatic
BUICK
Graham Hoeme
John Deere
John Deere Disks International
John Deere Hammer Mill
Black Hawk
Miller
C. C
John Deere Combine
Arnold Westerhoff
Emerald Rapp
American National Bank
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