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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1970
Page
6
Sidney High golfers start the 1970 season Tuesday at Ft. Morgan Colo in a four team quadrangular. Coach Bud Bruce leads a squad tied to 1969 success as five lettermen return and junior Mike Wilson headlines a strong roster.
Nebraska coach Bob Devaney names defensive candidates for the 1970 Cornhuskers as spring practice begins April 5 in Lincoln. He notes heavy graduation losses and a mix of returning lettermen and 1969 freshmen potential, with 11 defensive lettermen in spring drills and the Spring Game set for May 9.
Nebraska's pheasants will search for nesting sites as spring arrives but most hens will lack safe cover. M O Steen notes that permanent nesting habitat is burned or removed and roadside ditches could yield more chicks if protected. Nesting cover remains the key bottleneck to a larger pheasant population as habitat losses persist.
Archery fishing for game species begins April in most Nebraska waters with sunrise to sunset hours and ends December 31. Some areas including Two Rivers Fremont and Louisville rec areas and DeSoto Bend Refuge are closed to bow fishing. Nongame species bow fishing is allowed year round. bag limits match hook and line. A separate note mentions a large African black eagle with a seven foot wingspan capable of sweeping and knocking prey from ledges.
Kimball Nebraska hosts 12 teams from Western Nebraska Northeast Colorado and Western Wyoming in the Kimball Invitational at the new Kimball High School stadium. Field events start 9:30 a.m. prelims 10 a.m. finals 1:30 p.m. Sidney Red Raiders are defending champs with 94 points last year.
The Jets defeated the Braves 16 to 8 for the Sidney boys basketball championship sponsored by the Sidney Rotary Club with Don Christians and Bernie Rubal directing. The Red Sox edged the Dodgers 17 to 16 for the National League title and the Lions beat the Tigers 30 to 15 for the National League crown. The report notes a study of fundamentals and league play in the youth program.
A statewide push to move the Class A state basketball finals from Omaha to Lincoln grows after violent incidents following the March 4 Northeast High versus Omaha Tech game. Letters from Lincoln students and officials urge NSAA to relocate the 1970-71 event, citing crowd control failures and injuries.
Reports show results for Friday and Wednesday mixed leagues with team names Sober and Sorry Fearsome Road Runner Mixed Up Cherry Pick Sinners Defenders Flats and top totals. Standouts include Ron Benson 541 in men and Raechal Frydendall 477 in women. note about deer and antelope behavior concludes the item.
Lincoln news brief reports the latest Master Angler Award winners led by rainbow trout from Lake McConaughy. Recipients include Edward Gregory Ogallala 7 pounds 5 ounces and others from Ogallala Holyoke Colo North Platte McCook Lewellen Sidne y Bayard and more across Nebraska waters with bass crappie and brown trout noted.
Researchers note that butterflies extend taste receptors to the feet Gems of the lepidopteran world reveal sensory cues guiding nectar choice and oviposition.
Chadron State College will start spring football on April 6 under Coach Bill Giles. Practices will run three to four drills weekly until May 9 when an intersquad game is slated. About 35 lettermen are expected to participate.
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