Four Sidney riders place at Nebraska high school rodeo
Four Sidney members of the Lodgepole Valley High School Rodeo Club placed at the Nebraska High School Rodeo in Valentine over the weekend with one qualifying for nationals in Helena Montana. Roxie Correll earned a national bid after strong showings in breakaway roping and goat tying. Brian Childers won bareback riding in the first go around and finished second in the short go. Burl McMillen placed fourth in steer wrestling and Doug Hudson tied for fourth in bull riding during the short go. Correll remains near the top in breakaway roping and goat tying standings with continued points through spring and summer events.
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Lodgepole Valley High School
Burl McMillen
Doug Hudson
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Helena
Mont
Brain Childers
Baack Returns as Coach and Basketball Star
Baack, a three year starter under Joe Cipriano from 1965 to 1968, was Nebraska’s all time leading scorer with 1,293 points until Jerry Fort surpassed him. The Fort Wayne native set Nebraska and Big Eight records for free throw percentage at .839. After earning Nebraska degree in 1968 he worked two years at National Bank of Commerce and served as graduate assistant at Brigham Young University under Glenn Potter. Since 1974 Baack has been assistant basketball and head track coach at Green Mountain High School in Lakewood Colorado.
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Brigham Young University
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Green Mountain High School
Lakewood
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Cowboys Fourth of July rodeo rush across North America
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association contestants cram a busy Fourth of July weekend with over 30 contests in 18 states and three Canadian provinces. The action opens Thursday at the Independence Stampede in Greeley Colorado, with major rodeos at Prescott Arizona Springdale Arkansas Kissimmee Florida Red Lodge Montana Livingston Montana St Paul Oregon Mobridge North Dakota Belle Fourche South Dakota Cody Wyoming Ponoka Alberta and Williams Lake British Columbia. Reno Nevada and North Platte Nebraska wrapped up recent events with top payouts including Larry Dawson Grover Texas 1202 in steer wrestling Benny Harmon Dodge City Kansas 1061 in bull riding Monty Carson Grassy Butte North Dakota 803 in bareback Mike Finney Seneca Nebraska and Kirby Werner Brighton Colorado 788 each in saddle bronc Sonny Victor Vallient Oklahoma 709 in calf roping.
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Larry Dawson
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Dodge City
Kan
Monty Carson
Grassy Butte
N. Dak
Mike Finney
Seneca
Neb
Kirby Werner
Brighton
Sonny Victor
Vallient
Okio
Local Youth Baseball Scores Across Leagues
Little League Pony League Peetz 13 Rotary 8 Elks VFW 4 Kiwanis 0 Major League American National 5 Peetz 4 Sidney National 10 Western Drug 9 Minor League A W 10 KSID 6 Ackerman Robinson 10 Hartzlers 3 T Ball K of C35 Gehrig Son 27 Pizza Hut 32 Holechek 27 CB Puddlemakers 32 Sidney 66 26.
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