Raiders Ready for District Showdown Against Gordon Broncos
Sidney Red Raiders, 17-2 and ranked first in Class B, open district play Monday in Scottsbluff versus Gordon after an 88-52 win earlier this season. Coach Joe Folda cites improvements on both sides and expects a tough race with Kimball, Gering, Ogallala and Chadron, aiming to win if they play to potential.
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Sidney Red Raiders
Gordon Broncos
Scottsbluff
Raiders
Broncs
Gordon
Raider
Joe Folda
Folda
Kimball
Gering
Ogallala
Chadron
Girls Basketball Season Closes With 5-6 Record
Sidney girls lose to Gurley 28 57 on February 10 ending their first season at 5-6 while junior varsity finishes 9-0. Penny Christy scores nine, Shaun Kelley eight, Julie Whitefoot and Jody Weiser four each, Kelley Krueger three. Coach Bill Wilburn notes a strong late surge from a first year squad and sees growing statewide interest in girls basketball.
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Sidney
Gurley
Penny Christy
Shaun Kelley
Julie Whitefoot
Jody Weiser
Kelley Krueger
Bill Wilburn
Wilburn
Trivia test on sports lore and records
A humor column by Jeff Peetz catalogs sports trivia across baseball boxing golf track football and more. It presents ten questions about figures and feats, followed by answers and a self rating, highlighting odd records such as Cy Young’s real name Denton True Young and 110-round fights in 1893.
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Cy”’ Young
Hugh
Babe Ruth
Cy Young
Denton True Young
Joe Nuxhall
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Browns
Ed Gaedal
Detroit Tiger
Herb Cain
Gaedal
Boston Red Sox
Clay
Ali
Andy Bowen
Jack Burke
New Orleans
Byron Nelson
Johnny Miller
Francina Blankers-Koen
Pittsburgh Steelers
Philadelphia Eagles
Roy Riegals
California Golden Bears
Georgia Tech
Sophomore Brian Childers takes second in state tourney
Brian Childers finished 28-2 for the year after placing second at the forty eighth annual State High School Wrestling tournament. He defeated Chad Eggebraaten and Dan Cerny before losing to Rick Peoples in the final. The Raiders placed sixteenth as a team with 16 points.
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Brian Childers
Red Raiders
Brian
Chad Eggebraaten
Crete
Kent McClellan
Gretna
Dan Cerny
Schuyler
Rick Peoples
Springfield-Platteview
Peoples
Phil Childers
John Thomas
Aurora
Kevin Kindschuh
Wisner- Pilger
Phil
Robert Burke
Boys Town
Stan Nienhuser
Dan Adams
Kelly Stuckrath
Randolf
Stan
Fred Fankhouser
Chadron
Gary Herman
Ed Granger
North Bend
Gary
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Holdrege Dusters
Holdrege
Lexington Minutemen
By Jeff Peetz
Brian Balfour
Greg Bruce
Arlington
Balfour
Gary Nickal
Valentine
Cozad
Kevin McKaslin
Scott Lloyd
Mike Sullivan
Lloyd
District
Lexington
Rice
Broken Bow
Tom Johnson
Brad Wicks
Stan Belieu
Nickal
Lincela
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