Irish Blitz Oshkosh 65-56 Saturday Night
Irish St Patrick Academy paced by senior Matt Herbert defeated Oshkosh Eagles 65-56 to move to eight wins and eight losses. Herbert scored 27, dominated the first half with 21 of those points and 13 rebounds while Mike Peetz grabbed 26 boards. The Irish defense forced 14 steals in the first half and shot 47 percent in that period as Schwartz and Peetz each contributed nine points, with Schwartz totaling 14 rebounds.
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Sidney St. Patrick’s Academy Irish
Matt Herbert
Oshkosh Eagles
Green Tide
Oshkosh
Potter
Eagles
Herbert
Helbert
Mike Peetz
Peetz
Steve Schwartz
Larry Schmitt
Schwartz
Jim Walsh
Jim Miller
Sterling St. Anthony
Imper
Ial
Pats FG
Schmitt
M, Peetz
Josten
J, Walsh
Maroons Qualify Eight For State Mat Championships
Scottsbluff dominated the district meet to win the title, scoring 103 to 79 over Sidney with 10 state qualifiers. Rich Slocum and Ray Kenton led Sidney’s effort, while McCook and North Platte each claimed notable titles. the event crowned defending champions and produced several pins and decisions.
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Scottsbluff
Sidney
Maroons
Bearcat
Len Lordino
Kyle Mines
Rich Slocum
Ray Kenton
Hwt
Slocum
Fred Steier
McCook
Slocums
Falls
Kenton
Sal Valadares
Mike Johnson
Alliance
Don Coleman
Phil Kurz
Kurz
Lannie Randolph
Coleman
Cliff Keil
Larry McCaslin
Rick Kawaguchi
Bob Thompson
Stobel
James Kaylor
Lee Weldon
North Platte
Weldon
Jerry Beynon
Dale Mitchell
Gering
Beynon
Randy Bauer
Tom Landmesser
Landmesser
Charles Mulliken
Dick Coleman
Gaylen Fix
David Knutson
Mike Christner
Bill Watson
Joe Kirchner
Don Beynon
Marv Stobel
Steve Toldstedt
Hod Kosman
Karl Melson
Kearney
Don Abernathy
Sal Valadarez
Don Rowley
Rick Plaster
Bob
Jim Sisler
Potter Clobbers Academy 60-43 In One Sided Game
The Potter Coyotes routed Sidney St. Patrick's Academy 60-43 as the Irish endured a rough first half shooting 27-11 and finishing at 23 percent for the night. Potter led 53-50 in rebounds and improved to 14-3 behind 23 points from Bob Ottoson and 18 from Duke Anderson, with Steve Schwartz scoring 21 and 21 rebounds for the Irish in a losing effort.
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Potter Coyotes
Sidney St. Patrick’s Academy
Coyotes
Potter
Bob Ottoson
Duke Anderson
Dick Musil
Steve Schwartz
Matt Hebbert
Schwartz
Mike Peetz
Kikae
Dina - St. Pats
Maroons snag second in conference with Gering win
Sidney edged Gering 62-57 to move into a temporary Western Conference second place tie. Sidney, 3-10 on the year and 3-3 in league play, outboarded Gering 54-29, led by Jerry Lewis with 26 points and John Seidel 17 points 16 rebounds. Gering shot 29 percent and fell despite a late push.
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Sidney
Gering
Maroons
Bulldogs
Chadron
Jerry Lewis
Gene Torczon
Lewis
Steve Bruce
Bruce
John Seidel
Bill Holtorf
Seidel
Bill Cox
Dandy
Redmen
McKay
Steve Adams
Monte Laux
Cox
Adams
Sidney O
Connell Adams
L Lingwall
Seidel McKay
Goodwin le Bruce
Nienhuser
Gering Heil
Brazeal
Funk
Irish Reserves Maintain Perfect Season With Twin Wins
The Irish reserves extended their flawless record to 13-0 after weekend wins over Potter in overtime 49-45 and Oshkosh 34-31. Bob Lenzen led with 18 points vs Potter and 8 vs Oshkosh, while Mike Wieser added 16 and 22 points respectively and pulled 16 rebounds in the Oshkosh win.
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Sidney St. Patrick’s Academy
Potter
Oshkosh
Bob Lenzen
Mike Wieser
Paul Benish
Coyotes
Wieser
Lenzen
Irish Girls Claim Crawford Invitational Volleyball Crown
The Crawford Invitational finals saw the Irish girls volleyball team edge Merriman after defeating Hemingford and Hyannis in earlier rounds. They won the first final set 15 9, Merriman fought back 21 5 to tie, and the Irish finished 15 6 to take the championship.
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Sidney St. Patrick’s Academy
Merriman
Hemingford
Hyannis
Merriman and Hyannis Take Runner Up and Third
Merriman finished second in the tournament while Hyannis claimed third place.
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Merriman
Hyannis
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Lodgepole Panthers Drop Twinbill In Tight Week
Lodgepole lost twice in a weekend set. Brule won 75 69 in double overtime Friday after the panthers tied 57 57 at regulation and 65 65 in overtime. Paxton edged Lodgepole 50 49 Saturday on a late basket. Art Huff led Lodgepole with 15, Greg Kehl 13, Weldon Tremain 10. Bill Moe Bride 21 and Joe Griffiths 19 paced Brule. Lodgepole girls won two of three sets in volleyball.
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Lodgepole Panthers
Brule
Paxton Clagers
Panthers
Huskies
Lodgepole
Art Huff
Greg Kehl
Weldon Tremain
Bill Moe Bride
Joe Griffiths
Bob Halstead
Paxton
Padroni Longhorns
Peetz
Bulldogs
Robert Miller
Ron
Longhorns
Brutle FG
Miller le
Huff
Kehl
Walker
Gene Tremain
Padroni
Pete
Sidney Falls 54-52 To Lexington In Narrow Finish
Sidney High drops a 54-52 decision to Lexington Saturday night as John Seidel misses a late tying shot. Seidel scores 21 with key late tip by Seifel. Bev Thomas crowned Sidney High Sweetheart at halftime amid a strong Lex lead. Sidney shoots 33 percent, trails 31-20 at half, and fights back to within two late. Mick Laughran 12 and Tim Harris 11 pace Lexington, while Ken McKay adds 11 for the Maroons.
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John Seidel
Sidney
Maroons
Lexington
Bev Thomas
Sidney High
John O’connell
Seifel
Minutemen
Bob Tobin
Stripe
Seidel and Company
Lex
Seidel
Mick Laughran
Tim Harris
Ken McKay
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Sidney O’connell
Adams
Tobin O- Cox
Lingwall
Nienhuser
Schou Oseidel
McKay
Goodwin
Lexington Reynolds
Anderson le
Wycoff Welliver
Burgeson
Laughran
Harris 2A
Padroni Wins On Free Throw 41-40
Padroni escapes with a 41 to 40 victory after a late free throw. Weston Miller led Lodgepole with 15 points while Kehl added 14. For the Winners, Dennis Schultz scored 16 and Hal Stead 15 in a tight crossover.
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Paxton
Holmstead
Lodgepole
Weston Miller
Kehl
Dennis Schu
Rtz
Hal Stead
Padroni
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