Five Raiders seek eighth straight state wrestling title
Gary Nickal coaches five Red Ranger wrestlers aiming to extend Sidney’s state title streak at the Nebraska State Wrestling Tournament in Lincoln. The event runs across Friday and Saturday with sessions starting at 4 pm and 1 pm respectively, and concludes with championship finals at 7:30 pm. Nickal notes the draw favors Sidney as no first round opponent is a returning place winner. First-round matchups include Childers, Brian Childers, Balfour, Nienhuser, and Herman, with rivals from Aurora Crete Arlington Boys Town and North Bend. Admission is 1 dollar for students and 1.50 dollars for adults.
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Gary Nickal
Red Ranger
Sidney
Nickal
Phil Childers
John Thomas
Aurora
Childers
Brian Childers
Chad Eggebraaten
Crete
Gering
Tekemah Herman
Chadron
Sidney 7th and 8th Grade Teams Finish Strong in Scottsbluff
The Sidney seventh and eighth grade squads closed their seasons at the Scottsbluff tourney. The eighth graders, coached by Bill Michie, won first place with a 7-2 record, with two two-point losses. Sidney beat Gering 37-34 for the tourney crown. managers were Kent Draper and Cecil Bassett. Players included Marcus Noble, Max Krause, Bob Gregory, and others. Dale Stoner led the seventh grade to a 5-3 record and runner up finish, losing the title game 46-26 to Scottsbluff. managers were Tim Danhom and Scott Gilbreath. Players included Tom Christians, Jon Finney, Jim Decker, and more. Finney and Christians averaged 125 and 127 points per game respectively.
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Bob Gregory
Sidney
Gering
Gregory
Dave Petersen
Scottsbluff
Bill Michie
Kent Draper
Cecil Bassett
Marcus Noble
Max Krause
Mark Birner
Jim Rosenbaum
Scott Weber
Greg Cruz
Mark Mc
Dale Stoner
Tim Danhom
Scott Gilbreath
Tom Christians
Jon Finney
Jim Decker
Scott Sabin
Jeff Elsen
Todd Meyer
Gary Couch
Jack Hecker
Chauncy Adams
Monty Worster
Stewart Brown
Steve Smith
Mark Speiker
Bob Dreger Finney
Christians
Potter Coyotes Rout Dix 77 69 To Close Regular Season
Potter beats Dix 77 69 as Coyotes force 19 turnovers in first half and take a 47 29 lead at intermission. Dix rallies to 66 42 but cannot catch up. Potter closes regular season 13 4, Dix drops to 3 9. Jeff Schnell 14 points, Lennard Marks nine for Dix.
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Potter
Dix Panthers
Dix
Coyotes
Panthers
Panther
Jeff Schnell
Lennard Marks
Coyote Jv’s
Terry Larson
Southard
Heidemann
Brown
Brothers
Shaw
James
Steele
FT A
Larson
Enevoldsen
Kasten
G Wieser
L Wieser
Schnell
Reed
Alves
Kansas State Nebraska clash looms in Big Eight title chase
Missouri holds a slim lead in the Big Eight as Kansas State visits Lincoln to face Nebraska and Kansas Jayhawks travel to Lawrence. Oklahoma hosts Colorado, while Oklahoma State visits Iowa State. Coaches Cipriano and Hartman expect a tough, exciting game with stars Chuckie Williams and Mike Evans noted for K State.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas State
Nebraska
Lawrence
Kansas Jayhawks
Lincoln
Kansas
Joe Cipriano
Jack Hartman
Cipriano
K-State
Chuckie Williams
Mike Evans
MAC Roundup preview of district MAC basketball tourney
This weekend's MAC schedule previews the district championship run at Sidney Junior High with nine teams in contention. St Pat's, Dix, Gurley, Sunflower, Dalton, Lyman, St Agnes Alliance, Lodgepole, and Chappell compete, but seeding is set and results won't affect the four day district format.
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Fnday
MAC
St Pat's
Dix
Gurley
Sunflower
Dalton
Lyman
Melbeta
Harrisburg
Chappell
Eoole
St. Pat's
Alliance
St Agnes
Harrison
Panthers
Roger Behrends
Panther
Brent Stoll
Lodgepole
Sidney
Behiends
Jeff Misegadis
South Platte Valley Association
Buffaloes
Gary Spear
Kelly Ledbetter
Lewellen
Big Springs
Potter
OP Lodgepole
Lyman F
Bushnell
Evert tops Simionescu in Detroit opener
Top seed Chris Evert defeated Romania’s Mariana Simionescu 6-2 6-4 on opening day of a women’s pro tennis event in Detroit. Jeanne Evert of Fort Lauderdale advanced to the second round of the Pro Futures circuit with a 6-4 6-4 win over Nancy Ornstein of Washington DC in Austin Texas.
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Detroit
Chris Evert
Mariana Simionescu
Romania
Austin
Texa
Jeanne Evert
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Nancy Ornstein
Washington, DC
Gurley Girls sweep Sidney for undefeated season
Gurley girls varsity dominate Sidney 57 28 to close a second straight unbeaten year. Val Schumacher scores 27 and Julie Bremer 19 as Gurley completes a 15 0 run since the program began. Sidney junior varsity remains unbeaten at 9 0 with a 44 21 win over Gurley JV.
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Gurley
Sidney
Pirates
Frank Madison
Rex Wada
Schumacher
Bremer
Pirate
Sidney Kelly
Krueger
Wieser
Whitefoot
Christy
Gurley - Schumacher
Handley
Mather
Sanford
Deaver
Christy Deaver
Telegraph
Potter Coyotes Fall Short in Class D District 4 Wrestling
The Potter wrestling season ended with a 13th place finish out of 14 at North Platte in District 4. Wave Wickhorst Eugene Schuessler and John Wills were one match from state berths, Wickhorst losing 2-1 in wrestlebacks to Tim May of Harrisburg as Potter totaled 10 team points under coach Lloyd German.
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Coyotes
North
Wave Wickhorst
Eugene Schuessler
John Wills
Wrestlebacks
Tim May
Harrisburg
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University Coliseum
Stan Nienhuser
Dan Adams
Boys Town
Nienhuser
Hwt
Gary Herman
Ed Granger
North Bend
Herman
Bridgeport
Coyote
Dan Collin
Bruce Larson
Larry Wieser
Andy Southard
Dalton Chicks
Hustlers
Susan Young
Leapers
Panhandlers
Hank Wernsman
Happy Hitters
Rita Schneider
Hot Dogs
Misfits
Betty Makey
Rebels
Minuteman Activities
Sidney Junior High
Bob Eddy
Jerry Brown
Terrell Shaw
Randy Fahey
Mike Deaver
St Agnes of Alliance
Eagle
Lyman-Dalton
Mike Rowan
Steve Draper
Mike Hart
Dalton Lyman
Tigers
Randy Glariig
Lenny Deaver
Minuteman
The
Associated Press
Jeanne Sandford
Penny Christy
Jean Handley
Val Schumacher
Julie Bremer
Bill Willburn
Paula Schinzel
Paul Kelly
Willburn
Platt. Harrison
Wickhorst
Lloyd German
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