Minutemen win Class B state wrestling title in Lincoln
Lexington Minutemen capture the 1968 Nebraska Class B wrestling crown at the state tournament in Lincoln. Sidney Red Raiders finish third as Bayard wins Class C and Scottsbluff takes Class A. Raiders Randy Bauer Phil Kurz Marty Geiger and Curt Blome place high with several others earning medals.
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Lexington Minutemen
Lincoln
Sidney High Red Red Raiders
Lexington
Raiders
Sidney
Minutemen
Scottsbluff
Omaha Tech
Bayard
Harrisburg
Marty Geiger
Bob Mika
Curt Blume
Randy Bauer
Brass
Phil Kurz
Jim Countryman
Kyle Mines
Art Buechle
Valentine
Bauer
Bob Barnes
Albion
John Grubb
Doug Johnson
Millard
Ron Monroe
Kurz
Terry Rose
Holdrege
Geiger
Tom Borer
Bill Adams
Broken Bow
Bill Phillips
Ainsworth
Dave Happold
Ted Osterholm
Plattsmouth
Jim Davis
David
Vic Smith
Smith
Countryman
Bob Lynch
Curt Blome
Jack Cole
Steve Mattoon
Kirk Spearman
Spearman
Mr. Mines
Potter Coyotes overpower Harrisburg Wildcats 61 to 46
Potter improves to 9-9 in the season after a 61-46 win over Harrisburg in the D-30 tourney preview. Jim Slama scores 26 points, Randy Sprenger 19, Bill Nish 11 as Potter advances from a 29-29 halftime stalemate. Harrisburg’s Steve Ruhl leads Wildcats with 13 points.
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Potter Coyotes
Harrisburg Wildcats
Minuteman
Potter
Sidney Junior High School
Potter Brigade
Jim Slama
Randy Sprenger
Bill Nish
Coyotes
Steve Ruhl
Larry Ho
Horrock
Harrisburg FG FT Tp
Imperial Longhorns Defeat Irish 73 52 on Thursday
Imperial Longhorns outscored the Sidney St Patrick s Academy Irish 73 to 52 in a Saturday night game at Sidney. Barry Johnson led with 25 points while Mike Bopp and Nick Majors added 16 each. Imperial controlled the boards with 57 rebounds to 29 and shot 42 percent. The Irish were paced by Lowell Hare with 22 points and Mike Kennedy with 11.
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Sidney ST. Patrick’s Academy Irish
Chase County Longhorns
Imperial
Barry Johnson
Nan Walsh
Chase County
Longhorns
Sidney
Mike Bopp
Nick Majors
Lowell Hare
Hare
Mike Kennedy
Academy
Gurley Pirates
Pat’s
Wieser
Walsh
Kennedy
M. Bonkiewicz
Colling
Johnson
Bopp
Majors Bilka Be
Clark O
Athey
Brandt
Hoffmann Earns NRA Rifle and Pistol Instructor Cert
Henry Hoffmann of Lodgepole has been appointed a certified NRA instructor after extensive testing. He joins volunteer instructors qualified to teach basic marksmanship and gun handling as part of the NRA small arms education program active since 1876.
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Henry Hoffmann
Lodgepole
National Rifle Association
Mr. Hoffmann
NRA
Chappell Rips Panthers 62 40 in non league tussle
Chappell defeated Lodgepole 62 to 40 on Friday night to close Lodgepole’s regular season at 14 wins and 5 losses. Tim Aden led Chappell with 23 points while Art Huff scored 16 for Lodgepole. The Panthers enter the 0-29 tournament at Chappell starting Thursday with a semifinal vs the winner of Big Springs and Lewellen.
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Chappell
Lodgepole Panthers
Lodgepole
Lodgepole Crew
Art Huff
Panthers
Tim Aden
Cagecard
Lodge Pole FG FT TP
Huff
Bondegard
Smith
Folkerts
Jurgens
D. Misegadis
R. Misegadis
Chappell FG FT TP
Aden
Farrell
Lydiatt
Leopold
Davis
Empson Q
Canter
Dalton Tigers ease past Lorenzo 99 to 37 in non league clash
Dalton Tigers opened a large lead and cruised to a 99-37 victory over Lorenzo Antelope on Friday night in Lorenzo. Steve Louderback led Dalton with 11 points as ten players scored. Ken Fuehrer top-scored for Lorenzo with 15 points. The teams meet again in the 0-30 district tournament with semifinal fate on the line.
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Melbeta Eagles
Dalton Tigers
Melbeta
Dalton
Steve Louderback
Tigers
Randy Aufman
Eagles
Cagecard Dalton
Baker
Kummer
Mintken
T. Watchorn
Winkleman
Louderback
Thompson
Watchorn
B. Cochran Guettler
Rameriz
J. Cochran
Labstrew
Higgins
Kaufman
Lorenzo Antelope
Lorenzo
Potter
Ten Tigers
Ken Fuehrer
Antelope
Jerry Raddatz
Cagecard
TP Baker
Nelson
K. Watchorn
Smith
Lorenzo FG FT TP
Fuehrer
Madden
Lafler
Raddatz
Il Mahr
Saturday Scores From Nebraska and Nearby
The listing shows multiple high school basketball results from February 16 and 17. Teams include Sidney, Alliance, Cheyenne East, Scottsbluff, Gering, Morrill, Bayard, Bridgeport, Gordon, Kimball, Mitchell, Minatare, Oshkosh, Melbeta, Lyman, Sunflower, Bushnell, Crawford, Hemingford, Chadron, Hay Springs, Potter, Harrisburg, Gurley, Dix, Dalton, Lorenzo, Chappell, Lodgepole, Holdrege, Lexington, Schuyler, Wahoo, McCook, Laramie, Imperial, St Patricks, Gothenburg, Columbus Scotus. Several close games noted with varying scores.
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Sidney
Alliance
Cheyenne East
Scottsbluff
Ogallala
Gering
Morrill
Bayard
Bridgeport
Gordon
Kimball
Mitchell
Minatare
Oshkosh
Melbeta
Lyman
Sunflower
Bushnell
Crawford
Hemingford
Chadron Assumption
Hay Springs
Potter
Harrisburg
Gurley
Dix
Dalton
Lorenzo
Chappell
Lodgepole
Holdrege
Lexington
Schuyler
Wahoo
McCook
Laramie
Kimbally Ef
Ese
Ae i
Imperial
Sidney St. Patrick’s
Chadron
O’ Neill
Gothenburg
Columbus Scotus
Bulldogs Fall as Raiders Win 64 49 in Friday Clash
Sidney High Red Raiders toppled the Alliance Bulldogs 64 to 49. Seidel led Sidney with 22 points while Scholl added 20 and Adams 18. Kamerzell topped Alliance with 24 points. Sidney controlled boards 44 25 and hit 44 percent from the field.
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Sidney High Red Raiders
Alliance Bulldogs
Alliance Maples
Raiders
John Seidel
John Scholl
Steve Adams
John O’connell
Seidel
Schou
Adams
Sidney
Bulldogs
Dave Kamerzell
Alliance Ledger
Kamerzell
Alliance
Scholl
O’connell
Cagecard
Adams O’connell
Alliance FG
Green
Blume
Spencer l- Roberts le Peltz
Borg
D-30 Basketball Tourney Starts Here Wednesday Eve
The D-30 district tournament opens Wednesday at Sidney Junior High Gym with five Cheyenne County schools entered Sidney St. Patrick's Potter Dalton Gurley and Lorenzo. Dalton faces Lorenzo at 7 30 p m February 21 with the winner to meet Potter February 22 at 7 p m. Gurley meets Sidney St Patrick's Academy at 8 30 p m February 22. Finals Saturday at 7 30 p m will determine who advances to Bridgeport regional. Potter defending champion. Sidney runner up last season.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney Junior High
Sidney St. Patrick’s
Potter
Dalton
Gurley
Lorenzo
Lincoln
Bridgeport
Coyotes
Sprague- Martell
Sidney St. Patrick’s Academy
McCook Bison Rally Past Raiders In Charity Line
McCook Bison defeated Sidney High Red Raiders 62 51 in a makeup game delayed twice by flu. McCook sealed the win in the final minutes hitting 11 of 12 free throws while a late Raiders rally faltered with John Seidel and John Schou fouling out.
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McCook Bison
Raiders
Sidney High Red Raiders
McCook Wood
McCook
Bison
Steve Adams
Sidney Raiders
John Seidel
Jeff Kinney
Seidel
Sidney
Kinney
Adams
Ogallala Indians
Sidney Juneior High Auditorium
Gering
Sidney FG
Peetz
Sutton
McCook FG
Nokes
DeVaughn
Hime
Ellis
Frank
Pirates Triumph Over Panthers In Minuteman Clash
The Gurley Pirates defeated the Dix Panthers 64 to 48 in a Minuteman Conference tilt. Ludeman led with 19 points, Egging 15, Berry 12 while Issacs and Howard led Dix with 10 each. Included were reserves wins and rebounding notes as McCook and Sidney storylines appear in the same recap.
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Gurley
Pirates
Dix Panthers
Minuteman
Randy
Ludeman
Mike Egging
Dennis Berry
Egging
Berry
Carl Issacs
Bill Howard
Dix
Cagecard Gurley
McNurlin
Larsen A. Miller
D. Miller
Dedic
McKinney
Halstead
Howard Exum
SMBBL All Stars To Perform At D 30 Tournament
The SMBBL will stage two exhibition games after the Dalton Lorenzo game at Sidney Jr High on Wednesday night. All star members must report to Sidney coach Gene Torceron in the south locker room after the third quarter with equipment except jerseys, which will be provided.
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SMBBL
Dalton
Sidney Rotary Club
Sidney
Telegraph
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Red Raiders
O'Neill
Waoraee
St. Paul
Ledger
Imperial Longhorns
St. Pat's
Hoffmann
Rips Panthers
Nebraska
John Schou
Young Roundballers
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