Lodgepole Panthers Sweep Minuteman Weekend to Stay Unbeaten
Lodgepole Panthers rose to 5-0 in Minuteman Conference play with a 48-43 win over Gurley on Friday and a 90-44 victory at Potter on Saturday. Stoll led Lodgepole with 13 points Friday while Randy Rohde paced Gurley with 12. Olson of Potter poured in 27 in Saturday’s loss for Potter as Lodgepole controlled play most of the weekend.
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Lodgepole
Minuteman
Gurley
Potter
Panthers
Randy Rohde
Lodgehouse
Panther
Stoll
Rohde
Lessig
Fickenscher
Art Huff
Gary Jurgens
Dennis Folkerts
Gerry George
Dan McNurlin
Kehl
Behrends Schmidt Stoll
R. Behrends
Nagengast Olsen
Slama Stahl Ottoson
Slama
Berry Fickenscher Lessig
Ludeman Rohde McNurlin Hinrichs
J. Behrends Schmidt Stoll
Dalton Edges Potter In Narrow 60 57 Conference Win
Dalton held a 21-7 lead and 34-18 at halftime but Potter rallied in the second half. Dennis Ravert scored 20 points to spark the Dalton win as Dalton’s reserves won 37-31 and the girls volleyball team also prevailed.
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Dalton
Potter
Minuteman
Coyotes
Dennis Ravert
Mike Slama
Jim Nagengast
Bob Ottoson
Craig Stars in 60 37 Dix Victory Over Bushnell
Rick Craig set the pace with 27 points and 10 rebounds as Dix routed Bushnell 60 37 in a Minuteman Conference game. Craig scored 19 in the first quarter and Hickman led Bushnell with 16 points. Dix also won the B game 28 17 with freshman Jeff Rosen scoring 13 as Bushnell won 2 of 3 volleyball games.
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Rick Craig
Dix
Bushnell
Minuteman
Craig
Hickman
Jeff Rosenthall
Ken Hickman
Herboldsh
R D
Vavra
Corniles Soule
Gustafson Marks McKinney Roggasch
Vavra Isaacs Rosenthall Belgum
Sidney Reserves Rally in Back-to-Back Wins
Sidney's reserves snapped a five-game losing streak with 47-33 victory over Chadron and 47-38 win against Kimball. Scott Mahaffey led with 18 points against Chadron, while John Seidel added 12. Kimball game saw Seidel at 13, Mahaffey and Monte Laux with 10 each.
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Jim Randstrom
Sidney
Chadron
Kimball
Maroons
Scott Mahaffey
John Seidel
Heiser
Seidel
Mahaffey
Monte Laux
Chadron Bowman
Hecker Dotson
Ostrander
Morgan Rawlett Heiser Heidlebrek McNutt
Sidney Laux
Smith Seidel
White Mahaffey
Russ Rexroth Nienhuser
Kimball Rutherford Truitt
Ebel Long Fritzlen Lundy Hoxworth Winterholen
O'Hare
Harrisburg Tigers Roll to 94-64 Win Over Lyman
Harrisburg, led by Butch Downer with 30 points and Tom Brown 20, powered a 94-64 Minuteman Conference victory over Lyman. Bruce Boder scored 28 for Lyman with Ken Fegler at 19. Harrisburg reserves also won 39-35. BOX SCORE
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Harrisburg
Banner County Cagers
Minuteman
Lyman
Butch Downer
Tom Brown
Bruce Bode
Ken Fegler
Bayard Wins Panhandle Conference Tourney Title
Bayard captures the Panhandle Conference basketball title at Chadron with a 64-44 victory over Minatare. Rushville takes third with a 53-43 win over Crawford as Bayard pulls away after a 13-13 start, led by Mike Radzymski with 19 points.
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Bayard
Chadron
Minatare Indians
Rushville
Crawford
Tigers
Mike Radzymski
Rich Tilton
Manuel Alvarez
Minatare
Longhorns
Bill Klindt
Rick Stetson
Sidney freshmen sweep North Platte to sixth win
Sidney’s freshmen basketball team improved to six wins this season by defeating North Platte 62-43 on Saturday. Starters jumped out to a 19-5 first quarter lead led by Gary Harlan with 10 of the first 19 points and Larry Lingwall and Harlan each scoring 17 overall. Bruce added 12 as rebounding and strong defense anchored the win, while North Platte’s Dent led the visitors with 12.
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Sidney
Alliance
North Platte Madison
Maroon
Dick Osterday
Gary Harlan
North Platte
Red Hot Maroons
Harlan
Larry Lingwall
John O’connell
Osterday
Steve Bruce
Bruce
Dent
Peetz
Crook
Bulldogs
Platte Valley Loop
Mallards
Dennis Roelle
Mike Bules
Ed Koester
Koester
Roelle Bules
Nelson Headley Hume
Clevenger
Foos
Burkholder Roberts
Nelson Savolt
Ramirez
Bob Samson
Egging
Sad
Jones
Mackey
Jim Rundstrom
Woody Ramos
John Beyer
Bankers
Byron Brookhart
Rudy
Conoco
John Trenarry
Paul McMillan
Box
Sidney Grapplers pull tie with Torrington in tight meet
Sidney High's wrestling squad moved to 6-2-1 with a 22-22 tie against Torrington and a 38-6 victory over Ogallala. Key results include Rich Slocum remaining undefeated at 13-0 with a 13-0 win, Pee Wee Perez pinning Eisenbarth in 3:10, and Rod Anderson delivering a 7-0 win at 180 pounds.
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Jim Randstrom
Sidney High
Maroons
Torrington
Ogallala
Blazers
Rod Anderson
Craig Marsh
Ray Kenton
Pee Wee Perez
Ron Eiesenbarth
Eisenbarth
Perez
Rich Slocum
Krauter
Larry Kelly
Jim Kaylor
Sidney
Don Dawson
Steve Worley
Smokey DeWeese
Bill Bush
Bush
Don Bishop
Kyle Mines
Phil Kurz
Kurz
Jones
Frankewark
Tom Welch
Steve Slocum
Mark Morris
Bob Neilson
Bob Nelson
Dennis Murphy
Roger Abrams
Laird
Gene Lay
John Jones
Kaylor
Dick Jensen
Bob Thompson
Anderson
Marsh
Hwt
Kenton
Worley
Abrams
DeWeese
Kelley
Vasa
Thompson
Rutch Peterson
Doris Juelfs Leads Early Field In Women's Tourney
Doris Juelfs of Potter led opening singles with a 619 total on a 574 scratch series in the Sidney Women's Annual Bowling Tournament at Cedar Lanes. Connie Peetz ranked second with 581, and Carol Hazlitt third with 577 as 38 teams compete across divisions and events through the weekend.
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Doris Juelfs
Potter
Sidney
Cedar Lanes
Connie Peetz
Carol Hazlitt
Fran Bilby
Edna Nelson
Dot Corder
Donna George
Opal Winn
American National Bank
Lanettes
Parkview Drive-In
Sidney Telegraph
Draggins
S.A.D. Pace
S.A.D
Sportsmen Group To Meet Feb 7
West Nebraska Sportsmen Assn annual family supper meeting set for February 7 at the Scottsbluff YMCA hall at 7 p.m. Public invited. Club provides meat, rolls, butter, coffee. attendees bring a covered dish and serve for their own family. Roast beef and wild game served. members with extra wild meat urged to bring it. Remington Wingmaster shotgun raffle drawing announced. Bill Taylor to present Alaska slides. Taylor is a former National Park Service Ranger.
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West Nebraska Sportsmens Assn
YMCA
Scottsbluff
Bill Taylor
Alaska
Taylor
National Park Service
National Football Clinic to feature 14 coaches in Atlantic City
The 19th annual National Football Clinic in Convention Hall Atlantic City runs March 21 through 24. Fourteen coaches will share insights on what makes their teams tick in the AP report.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Convention Hall
Chadron Cardinals Clinch Victory Over Sidney Maroons
Chadron Cardinals defeated Sidney 61-43 as a 26-12 second quarter surge broke open the game. Chuck Wood led Chadron with 23 points. Sidney got 11 from Steve Harlan and 10 from John McHenry amid 49-20 rebounding disparity for the Cards. Kimball Longhorns blasted Sidney 80-47 the next night, led by Bob Simpson with 26 points and Sobierszyk 19, as Sidney fell to 2-8.
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Chadron
Cardinals
Sidney Maroons
Kimball Longhorns
Maroons
Sidney
Ragged Maroons
Jim Augustine
Steve Harlan
Steve Adams
Chuck Wood
Howard Pine
Augustine
Alan Smith
Ogallala
John McHenry
Red Hot Kimball
Nets
Longhorns
Bob Simpson
Kimball
Simpson
Jim Sobiersz
Sobierszyk
Mike Hensley
Dale Trude
Sidney Adams McKay
Trude Harlan
Goodwin McHenry
Watson Nightengale
Rexroth
Chadron Pine Hull Smith
Augustine Wood
Shumway Bauman
Sidney Chadron
Sidney Adams
Smith McKay Harlan
Lorenzo Beats Melbeta 76 56 In Lodgepole Valley Conf
Lorenzo dominated Melbeta 76 56 as Gary Brown 23 and Brian Anderson 21 led Cheyenne County in front. A 34 16 halftime gap widened to a decisive win. Melbeta reserves won 51 34 and the girls volleyball team extended their streak to three victories.
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Lorenz
Melbeta
Gary Brown
Brian Anderson
Cheyenne County
Lorenzo
Area Scores Basketball Roundup Friday
Area teams posted scoring results with Chadron over Sidney 61 to 42 and Harrisburg 94 at Lyman 64. Other listed scores include Melbeta 56 and Lodgepole 48, Dal ton 60 and Potter 57, Gurley 43, Bridgeport 70, Morrill 30, Scottsbluff 60, North Platte 53, Mitchell 57, Ogallala 56, Alliance 57, Ger ing 66, Dix 60, Sunol 72, Sunflower 70, and Bay area entries like Lorenzo 176 and Bushnell 37.
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Chadron
Sidney
Lorenzo
Melbeta
Lodgepole
Gurley
Dalton
Potter
Harrisburg
Lyman
Dix
Bushnell
Sunol
Sunflower
Bridgeport
Morrill
Alliance
Ogallala
Gering
Mitchell
Scottsbluff
North Platte
Panhandler Conference Junior High Tourney Opens Tuesday
The Panhandler Conference Junior High Basketball Tournament starts Tuesday at the Youth Center with eight schools. Two divisions run Tuesday to Thursday, admission 50 cents adults 25 cents students, hosted by St. Pat's Athletic Association.
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Youth Center
St. Pat’s Athletic Association
Sunol Cagers Win Two Games in Weekend Play
Sunol Cagers, Sunol, Cheyenne County, won two games over Sunflower 72-70 with Rich Booth clutch basket and over Lewellen 77-42. Booth led with 29 points, De Mers added 27 before fouling out, and Demers and Doty supported. Sunflower beat Sunol in B game 69-45 as Sunol claimed volleyball wins 3 straight.
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Sunol
Cheyenne County
Sunflower
Rich Booth
Lewellen
Booth
Dean Demers
Demers
Jim Margheim
Sunflower FG
Margheim
Shannon Ullrich Blohm Howe Becker
Sunol FG
Doty Kilgore
Runion 2
Lewellen FG
Rittenhouse Burdick Eggers M
Ntzima D
Ntzima
Orr
Runion Road
Misegadis
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By Jim Randstrom
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Bruce Lingwall
Cox O’connell
Bobo Hartman
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Mines
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Joel Zilmer
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Larry McCaslin
Curt Blome
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Ric Miller
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