Sidney Raiders place two at state wrestling meet
Sidney High teams finished 12th as Stan Nienhuser captured first at 145 pounds and Gary Herman placed fourth. Nienhuser won four matches including a tight 3-3 to 4-1 victory over Hager and a 3-1 decision in the final over McGuire. Herman opened with a pin, then won three more before a fourth place finish after a 12-3 loss for third. Coach Nickal praised performance with eight of 12 state champs from the Cozad district.
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Amherst
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Robert Rieken
Clarks
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Tim Stillmack
Omaha
Ryan
Ron Hager
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Arlington
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Randy Rosenbaum
Aad Alliance
Chris Hadden
Dirk Simpson
Simpson
Nets
Joe Folda
Tom ‘‘Flash
Lubash
Rosenbaum
Tim Oceanet Ida Eee
Tom Lien
Red Raider cagers win in decisive game recap
By Dave Salvi sports editor the Red Raiders completed a victory as the contest narrowed to a close finish. Key players and team effort drove the win with late scoring boosts and strong defense sealing the result for the home squad.
Buffs defeat Lodgepole 61 53 in Chappell win
Brad Bower sparked Chappell with 25 points in a 61 to 53 victory over Lodgepole. The Buffs broke a 17 6 third quarter run and held on as Lodgepole committed 27 turnovers while Chappell earned key rebounds and defensive stops late.
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Chappell
Lodgepole Panthers
Bower
Panthers
Totas
Buffs
Lodgepole
Buffaloes
Gary Spear
Kevin Sick
Greg Thompson
Sick
Tigers win MAC crown with big win over Lyman
Dalton Tigers finish regular season 16 0 to clinch Minuteman Activities Conference title and prepare for the tournament. Rusty Flamig Randy Flamig and Bill Flohr lead with 23 22 and 21 points as Dalton dominates pace and forces 11 turnovers while outscoring Lyman 73 52.
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Lincoln
Lyman Invaders
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Minuteman Activities
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Coviello
Rusty Flamig
Randy Flamig
Bill Flohr
Nets
Flohr
Flamigs
Wildcats
Arteonone
Scott Easton
Bill Derr
Quick Tigers
Ken Thompson
Kevin Derr
Derr
McCabe
Peters
Sidney boxers shine at armory boxing night in Sidney
Sidney Jaycees hosted a lively boxing event at the National Guard Armory drawing moderate to large crowds. 15 junior matches in the afternoon and 11 junior plus four senior bouts in the evening showcased 14 local fighters with nine winners. Martinez named outstanding fighter Cabello most promising. One KO noted Tony Whiteface KO’d Kenny Hessler. TKOs by Kinersley Virgil and Hendrex. Sportsmanship trophy given to Charlie Smallwood for smiling after a punch.
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Sidney National Guard Armory
Sidney Jaycees
Sidney
Kimball
Peaee
Dennis Cabello
Fred Martinez
Martinez
Cabello
Tony Whiteface
Rushville
Kenny Hessler
Dan Kinnersley
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Leroy Hendrex
Jaycees
Charlie Smallwood
Oglala, SD
Junior and Senior Individual Wrestling Results Across Several Towns
In juniors, winners include John Boershig over Steve Wilson in Alliance and Jimmy Miller over Joel Cushing in Kimball with multiple knockouts and decisions across Kimball Sidney Rushville Gering Bridgeport and Ogallala. Seniors see Dan Kinnersley stopping Randy Bayne in Sidney and Dennis Ross defeating Jerry Cottier with others securing TKOs or decisions.
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Alliance
Steve Wilson
Sidney
Jimmy Miller
Kimball
Joel Cushing
Rushville
John Smallwood
Ogallala
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Bridgeport
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Alan Love
Gering
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Scott Kirkpatrick
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Chris Gorsuch
Jim Taliferro
Ricky Garvin
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Rick Bayne
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Tony Miller
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Frank Boerschig
Tim Werrera
Charlie Smallwood
Bill Sutton
Greg Sabala
Ne Hartpold
Dennis Dickinson
James Ostdick
Michael Frerichs
Sonny Richards
Steve Madden
Ray Villavicencio
Jim Nappen
Tony Whiteface
Kenny Hessler
Jay Mathison
Steve Martinez
Amador Vergil
Mark Wilson
Fred Martinez
Dennis Cabello
Dan Kinnersley
Randy Bayne
Dennis Ross
Jerry Cottier
LeRoy Virgil
Lester Flying Hawk
LeRoy Heatdrex
Norman Sward
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