Raider Track Opens Season At Kimball Invite
The Red Raider track team begins the season at the Kimball Invitational this Saturday at 10:00 a.m. with 11 Panhandle teams competing including Kimball, Chadron, Mitchell, and Sidney. Head coach Hank Reitz notes strong early workouts with nine sprinters under 11 seconds and a solid field events showing, though weather and injuries affect O’Connell, Wilson, and Sutton.
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Kimball
Raiders
Bridgeport
Hank Reitz
Tom
John O’connell
Craig Wilson
Mike Sutton
Ted Davis
Ron Welch
Tom Ernst
Dick Osterday
Sidney
Sidney High
Charlie Solano
Brent Abrams
Greg Abrams
Rich Allison
Alan Borcher
Rick Braasch
Bruce Brauer
Nathan Brei
Tom Bruce
Greg Butts
Irvin Butts
Ron Clapp
Larry Clinton
Jim Cramer
Mark Curless
Chuck Dorwart
Greg Ellison
Bill Fankhauser
Rod Hecker
Curt Heinze
Dave Hendee
John Jeppesen
Dick Ka
Track Ain't Popular At Alliance St Agnes Academy
Alliance St Agnes Academy track team faces a lean season with only one returning letterman. No seniors will compete after a seniors meeting voted not to go out, per head coach Harold Portlock. No reason given in recent Alliance Times Herald story.
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Alliance St. Agnes Academy
Harold Portlock
Alliance Times Herald
All-State Basketball Plans Near Shrine Bowl
Wally McNaught of Lincoln Southeast chairs the inaugural all star basketball game to precede the Shrine Bowl. Two 12 man senior teams will be chosen from across the state with coaches named soon. North and South squads will be picked by a sectional committee, games set for August 22 at Pershing Auditorium Lincoln and Shrine Bowl at NU Stadium Lincoln.
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Lincoln Southeast
McNaught
Pershing Auditorium
Lincoln
Nebraska Football School at Lake Mary Ranch Camp
The second annual Nebraska Football School will run three week long sessions in June at Lake Mary Ranch Camp near Central City. Director Tom Osborne leads a staff including Warren Powers Monte Kiffin Stan Schaulis Ernie Zigler and others. Sessions run June 1-7 June 8-14 and June 15-21 for grades 9-12 with a $100 weekly fee and housing in cabins.
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Lake Mary Ranch Camp
Central City
Tom Osborne
Husker
Warren Powers
Monte Kiffin
Stan Schaulis
Ernie Zigler
Bob Devaney
Cletus Fischer
John Melton
Mike Corgan
Bill Thornton
Carl Selmer
Jim Ross
Osborne
University
Bud Pence
Aurora
Schmeekle signs with McCook Junior College
Scottsbluff Star Herald reports Gering star running back Mark Schmeekle has signed a letter of intent with McCook Junior College. Coach Van Steckelberg says McCook coach Larry Kramer completed the signing and Schmeekle received a full ride football scholarship.
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Scottsbluff Star Herald
Mark Schmeekle
Gering
McCook Junior College
van Steckelberg
McCook
Larry Kramer
Schmeekle
Departure of a Cheyenne County coach ends an era
Regretful notice confirms Lynn Collison resigns after six seasons as Lodgepole basketball coach. His 79-44 record marks one of the best in Cheyenne County and the four Minuteman Conference championships enhance a storied Pan ther trophy case. His impact on players will linger beyond the court.
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Lodgepole
Lynn Collison
Collison
Cheyenne County
Panthers
Minuteman
Panther
Nebraska Western to host basketball school at Scottsbluff
The Telegraph notes a summer basketball school at Nebraska Western in Scottsbluff conducted by Joe Cipriano and UNL staff. Sessions July 20 26 and July 27 August 1 with daily times 9 to noon 2 to 4 30 and evenings 7 to 9 30. Cost 85 includes meals dorm lodging videotape access and instruction patterned after the UNL clinic. Shelby Edwards Western Nebraska athletic director promotes local attendance citing a 3 500 seat gym and nearby proximity.
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Telegraph
Nebraska Western
Scottsbluff
Yours Truly
Joe Cipriano
University of Nebraska
Shelby Edwards
Nebraska Western College
NWC
Cipriano
Lincoln Clinic
Lincoln
Western Nebraska
Edwards
Sidney Raiders Golf Team Opener Preview
Sidney High golfer teams prepare for a 14 match season under coach Gene Torezon with a four man varsity and five man varsity for key meets. The Raiders meet Sterling in a dual April 5 after an April 3 McCook Invitational.
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Gene Torezon
Torcezon
Red Raider
McCook
Raiders
Sterling
Raider
Hillside Golf Course
North Platte
Alliance
Fort Morgan
Cheyenne
Gering
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Bayard Cinderfest opens 1969 track season with 20 schools
The Bayard C-D Invitational set for Saturday March 29 gathers 20 Western Nebraska teams. Class C includes Mini atore Sutherland Oshkosh Hemingford Morrill Alliance St Agnes Bayard. Class D features Dalton Gurley Sunflower Brule Lewellen Melbeta Hyannis Potter Chadron Assumption Sidney St Patrick Lyman Madrid Venango. Field events begin 9 a.m. prelims 9:30 a.m. and finals start at 1 p.m. Two major area meets headline the day, with Kimball Invitational drawing many Class B teams.
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Bayard
Nebraska
Miniatore
Sutherland
Oshkosh
Hemingford
Morrill
Alliance St. Agnes
Dalton
Gurley
Sunflower
Brule
Lewellen
Melbeta
Hyannis
Potter
Chad
Track And Field Invitational Is Cancelled Here
The Sidney Invitational track meet in Western Nebraska has been canceled this year. The Raider varsity will split players to Chadron and Torrington to stay active. The meet, once a top regional attraction, faced declining entries and may not be revived next season. Steve Yungblut of Scottsbluff set Nebraska’s best shot put mark at Sidney in 1965, 60-1, a record still standing.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Hank Reitz
Raider
Reitz
Chadron
Torrington
Wyo
Steve Yungblut
Scottsbluff
Yungblur
Suez Canal’s centenary amid new Middle East conflict
The Suez Canal, opened a century ago after a decade of controversy, now sits at a border flashpoint between Egypt and Israeli-occupied lands. Artillery risks rise as Egypt loses about 193 million dollars yearly in revenue while many ships anchor at Bitter Lakes. Wars, wreckage, silting, and tanker reroutes mark the canal’s troubled era since nationalization in 1956.
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Suez Canal
Egypt
Israel
Middle East
Cape of Good Hope
Nasser
Three Sidney Men Win Drag Prizes at Julesburg
Three Sidney drivers topped opening day action at Platte Valley Custom Dragway Julesburg launching the 1969 season. Daryl Rapp led in 6 pure stock with 14.56 seconds and 96.56 mph while his 1969 Cobra finished runner up in pure stock eliminator. Loren Anthony won A pure stock in his 69 Roadrunner with 14.38 seconds and 99.88 mph. Roger Abrams won G stock in his 64 Chevy S.S at 15.12 seconds and 91.37 mph.
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Sidney
Platte Valley
Julesburg
Daryl Rapp
Rapp
Loren Anthony
Roger Abrams
Anthony
A/pure stock
Abrams
Pirates Concentrate Rookie Help Infield Debut
In Pittsburgh spring camp rookies will flank the infield with Al Oliver and Bob Robertson likely platooning at first base while Dick Hebner appears set at third after a 276 showing in Columbus Ohio last season. The Pirates lost Maury Wills Donn Clendenon and Manny Mota in the expansion draft.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
al Oliver
Bob Robertson
Dick Hebner
Columbus
Ohio
Pirates
Maury Wills
Donn Clendenon
Manny Mota
Weeb Ewbank Reflects on Jets Victory Over Colts
Weeb Ewbank, former Colts coach and 1969 Jets boss, says beating his old team was one of the greatest thrills of his life. He led the Colts to NFL titles in 1958 and 1959 before guiding the Jets to victory over Baltimore in the Super Bowl era.
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Weeb Ewbank
Baltimore Colts
New York Jets
Colts
Wanted Stork Spotters for Welcome Wagon Help
Stork sightings are sought to assist the Welcome Wagon Hostesses. Be a spotter in your neighborhood and help new mothers with information. To report sightings, call 3758.
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