Four New Class Champions Crowned Saturday
Lincoln Northeast won Class A by defeating Omaha Tech 64 54 to claim third title in four years. Cozad Haymakers finished undefeated 22 0 and captured Class B by beating Laurel 78 69. Pawnee City closed a perfect season with a 49 48 win over Henderson. Shickley set a Class D three game scoring record en route to a 24 2 season finish. Detroit Tigers drew 1 577 481 fans in 1969 season.
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Lincoln - Lincoln Northeast
Cozad
Pawnee City
Shickley
Omaha
Lincoln Northeast
Tech
Northeast Rockets
Ed Johnson
Rockets
Cozad Haymakers
Laurel
Haymaker
Haymakers
Omaha World Herald
Sidney Red Raiders
Schuyler
Pat
Mike Sitorious
Jack Lawless
Henderson
Overton
Shickely
Sprague Martell
Potter
Detroit Tigers
Elkhorn Vo
Shickley Lincoln Plus
Milford
Paxton
Boys Town
Scottsbluff
Henderson Melbeta Omaha
Benson
Norfolk Catholic
Atkinson St. Joseph
Sutherland
Hastings
Hildreth
Fremont
Hastings St. Cecelia
Vey Ghat
Bevaneeay
Tech Pawnee City Mead
Omaha North Bloomfield Dorchester
Henderson Shickley Scottsbluff
Elkhorn
Melbeta
Omaha Tech
Mead
Valentine
Caad
Fr Laurel
Omaha Tech A
Red Raiders lose state tourney opener in tight finish
Sidney high school’s Red Raiders blew a 15 point second half lead and were held to 13 points after halftime. Valentine Badgers pulled even at 43 43 with 3 09 left and won 45 43. Guard Chuck Wait led Sidney with 16 points while Mike O Halloran and Tom O Connell contributed on offense and defense.
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Red Raiders
Raiders
Sidney
Lincoln
Valentine
Valentine Badgers
Larry Shaw
Bob Perrett
Chuck Wait
Mark Curless
Valentine's
Sidney Forces
Mike O’halloran
Tom O'Connell
Mike Selzer
O’connell
John Knicely
Kent Halley
Raider
Cozad
Gering Bayard Win In Jaycee Mat Tournament
The Sidney Jaycees hosted the District Five Junior Wrestling Tournament at Sidney Junior High School with 144 competitors from five towns Bridgeport Bayard Crawford Gering and Sidney. Open class champions led by Gering with most first place awards while Bayard won the novice team title. Top open finishers for state qualification include Mike Brauer Sidney at 120 pounds and others from Gering Sidney Crawford and Bayard.
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Sidney Jaycees
Sidney Junior High School
Gering
Bayard
Bridgeport
Crawford
Sidney
Mike Brauer
John Rice
Joe Humphrey
Tim Correll
Bradlee Belden
Dan Hadden
Pat Goen
Vern Wentling
Kyle Mines
Jack Murray
Lincoln
Steve Mack
Russ Rudloff
Mark Wickard
Victor Clark
David Dilley
Tom McDonald
Denny Eisler
Casey Holmgren
Jim Reyes
Robb McDonald
Alliance High Coach To Resign From School Board Action
Alliance High School football coach Mike Kennedy will submit his resignation to the Alliance School Board to become assistant coach at Omaha Benson High School. Kennedy led Alliance for two years and will coach line and defense at Benson, where he was once an all-state player and later an all-Big 8 linebacker at Nebraska. He previously taught at Omaha South and in Ralston.
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Mike Kennedy
Alliance
Alliance School Board
Omaha Benson High School
Kennedy
Omaha Benson
Benson
University of Nebraska
Omaha South
Ralston
Farm Pond Stocking Will Start
Game fish will be stocked in farm and ranch ponds and other private waters this spring by the Game and Parks Commission. Owners must meet habitat rules and submit applications by April 15. Stocked species include largemouth bass bluegill and channel catfish with other species available if suitable.
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Nebraska
Soil Conservation Service
Game and Parks Commission
Bassett
Alliance
North Platte
Norfolk
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University of Nebraska Coliseum
Telegraph
Blaine Harris
Wings
Tom O’connell
John Colone
Fairbury
Schuyler Valentine Sidney
Corad
Paul VI
Laurel Fairbury
Ideline Cuttle
John Colonel
Villa Gomez
Randy Lubash
Bruce Belden
Pat Hassle
Tim Pierce
Gering, Bayard
Rick Cotton
Kelly Evans
Roger McCoy
Phillip Robinson
Ronnie Rahrig
Darrell Hall
Sam Young
Tracy O'Neal
Mick Lehl
Ted Neuman
J.D. Hamaker
Larry Klutz
Danny Schwartzkopf
David Thomas
Cory DeMott
Bob Houston
Gary Jesse
Rick Eisenach
Dan Robinson
Alliance High
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