Sidney Teams Fold In Weekend Cage Tests
Minatare beat Sidney 53 37 as Yokomizo scored 24 for Minatare while Sidney’s Maley led with 11. Cozad rolled Sidney 81 40 on Williams 24 and Sheets 20. Sidney close early but fade after first quarter. Gurley edged Lodgepole 51 49 in twin overtime as Egging’s winner capped upset bid.
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Cozad
Sidney
Sidney Court
Haymakers
Tom Williams
Dawson County Varsity
Maroons
Williams
Loyal Sheets
SHS
Manuel
St. Patrick’s High School
Lodgepole Valley Association
Gurley
Richard Egging
LPVA
Sidney Parochials
Dalton
Lodgepole
LPWA
Pirates
Gary Gross
Gerald Barr
Barr
GHS
Gross
Don Nelson
Egging
Rau Swarez
Haub
Hulbert Kaufman
Northup
Minatare Tn
Greenlee’s
Diehl Bauman
Yendis
Davis Brownson
Sinclair
Bitterbush Tedderson
Coca Cola
Gunnerson Town & Country
VFW
Boyd's
Graff's Agency
Sukup Young
Brownson
Sidney Ohio Oil
Bell
White 1862
Kilgore
Town & Country
Maley
Ohio Oil
Pippitt
A. Haines Northup
P. ‘Copley
Ickler
G. Tripplett
A. Haines
Idney Pattison
C. Farmer Jr
Medsker Guards Wilt as Cyclones Upset Kansas 39 37
Iowa State center Don Medsker known for defense helped topple undefeated Kansas 39 37 on January 14. He limited Wilt Chamberlain to 12 points in the two Big Seven games, and coach Bill Strannigan praised his defensive work while noting Medsker lacks confidence on offense. Local tours and state tournaments loom with multiple seeds and matchups listed for regional play.
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Ames
Iowa
Don Medsker
Iowa State
Wonderous
Wilt Chamberlain
Kansas
Medsker
John Krocheski
Chamberlain & Co
Chamberlain
Wilt
Strannigan
Don
Iowa ‘State
Gary Thompson
Englewood
Colo
Peetz Ends Season With Loss at Fleming
Peetz High finishes 1956-57 with a 49-28 defeat to Fleming. Lee Kingham's Bulldogs struggle to score as they end last in the Lower Platte Valley standings. Donnie Roberts leads Peetz with 12 points, McMillen tallies 15 for Fleming. Fleming reserves win 44-27. Peetz advances to state tourney at Sterling Thursday through Saturday.
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Peetz High
Fleming
Bulldogs
Donnie Roberts
Peetz
McMillen
Sterling
Sidney Junior High School Tourney Winners Named
Four games were played Saturday in the Sidney Junior High School gym by local public grade school basketball teams. Results show Team 1 beat Team 7 and Team 8 defeated Team 2 while Team 3 defeated Team 5 and Team 4 defeated Team 6.
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Sidney Junior High School
Local Friday Basketball Scores Across Towns
Friday results show Cozad 64 over Sidney 40 Gurley 51 over St Pat s 49 in OT Scottsbluff 50 over Gering 46 Oshkosh 70 over Lodgepole 54 Broadwater 57 over Lorenzo 28 Bayard 75 over Morrill 72 Big Springs 66 over Grant 55 Chadron Prep 48 over Hay Springs 42 Bridgeport 69 over Lyman 67 Saturday totals include Minature 53 over Sidney 37 Ogallala 92 over Alliance 51 Cheyenne 64 over Scottsbluff 58 and Chappell 70 over Morrill 63.
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Big Springs
Lodgepole Valley Association
Oshkosh
Thedford
Sutherland
Lodgepole
Panthers
Hyannis
Mullen
St. Pat's
North Platte
Dalton
Chadron Asumption
Venango
Breadwater
Harrisburg
Versu Harrison
Chaden Assumption
Gurley
Lewellan
Edward Townley
Fitzgibbon
Arthur Drew
Melbeta
Bushnell
Dix
Grant
Scottsbluff
Chappell
Minatare
Bayard
Mitch
Bridgeport
Cozad
Sidney
St. Pat’s
Gering
Broadwater
Lorenzo
Morrill
Chadron Prep
Hay Springs
Lyman
Minature
Ogallala
Alliance
Cheyenne
Broadwater and Lorenzo Split Lodgepole Valley Playoff Race
Broadwater defeated Lodgepole 57 28 on Friday while Lorenzo led by French with eight points before fouling out. The LPVA title is shared by Big Springs and Lodgepole as Sunol climbs to third and freshmen Misegadis brothers spark Sunol's rise.
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Broadwater
Lorenzo
Lodgepole Valley Association
Gorillas
Sunol
Dick Wagoner
French
Big Springs
Lodgepole
Big Spring
Trojans
Lney
LPVA
King
Potter
Jimmy
Jerry Misegadis
Sundl
Dalton
Gurley
Potten
Dix
Pirates
Tigers
Hernandez Fights Tonight In Chicago
Archie Hernandez the Ordville bantam boxer fights in Chicago in the Tournament of Champions after winning Terry Town and Omaha Golden Gloves titles to reach the 118 pound class. The 18 year old St. Pat’s student returns after last year’s bid in Chicago and seeks another win to reach Wednesday night bouts.
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Archie .Hernandez
Ordville
Chicago
Hernandez
Terrytown
St. Pat’s
Archie
Firefighters praised after restaurant blaze display
West Virginia University extension course students from Barboursville volunteered as firefighters. Lt. Robert Myers of the Huntington Fire Dept praised the group for an excellent job after extinguishing a restaurant fire and meeting the alarm during a training lecture.
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Barbourseille
W. Va
West Virginia University
Robert Myers
Huntington Fire Dept
Myers
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Rayl
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Telegraph
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India
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Ray Boone
Detroit Tigers
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Lakeland
Fla
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Rocke
Beckmann Motor Co., Inc
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