Bob Roach Named To Guide Grid Destinies Of Raider Football
Bob Roach, long associated with Sidney High School football, was named head coach after a Board of Education special meeting. The 29 year old replaces Tom Ernst, who resigned to join the Norfolk School System. Roach has coached at Sidney for three years and played at the University of South Dakota. He intends to keep Raider offense and defense similar with some personal touches and emphasizes knowing the players. Roach and his wife Delores have three children.
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Sidney High School
Board of Education
Bob Roach
Raider
Tom Ernst
Norfolk
Roach
Ernst
Yankton
S. D
University of South Dakota
Sidney
Baltic
Russell Pederson
Sidney School Board
Sidney High
Raiders
Mr. Roach
Delores Qu Ee
Road-E-O To Be Held Here May 18
Sidney Jaycees announce the Road-E-O teen driving contest for May 18 co sponsored by Gibson Ford Mercury. Open to drivers under 19 with valid licenses or learner permits who have had no traffic violations in six months. Local winners advance to Holdrege state finals June 8 and could reach the national Road-E-O in August with $10,500 in college scholarships and new cars as top prizes.
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Cheyenne County
Jaycee
Sidney Jaycees
Gibson Ford Mercury
Ford
Larry Franke
Holdrege
Nebraska
Augeust
Sidney
Joe Guerra 1931 Pimlico rider wins five on Preakness Day
The 20-year-old Cuban jockey Joe Guerra delivered the best riding performance in Pimlico history by winning five races on Preakness Day in 1931.
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Pimlico
Joe Guerra
Christ Tops Sidney Raider Golfers With 76.7 Average
Christ leads Sidney High golf with an 18 hole average of 76.7 after seven rounds under 77 this season. Mike Wilson sits second at 79.8 and Matt Janda third at 83.1 as the Raiders chase a new school record amid a strong season.
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Bill Christ
Sidney High
Gene Torczon
Christ
Mike Wilson
Matt Janda
Raiders
Raider
John Knicely
Larry Wilcox
Ric Schmidt
Brian Blome
Brian Wilcox
Tom Atkins
Former Gurley Boys Honored at CSC Track Banquet
Dennis Berry and Mike Egging, former Gurley High athletes, received intercollegiate track letter award certificates for the 1969 season. Presented at Chadron State College Boosters Banquet, both are freshmen. Berry ran sprints and 880 relay while Egging specialized in high jump and triple jump.
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Gurley High
Dennis Berry
Mike Egging
Chadron State College
Berry
Egging
Sidney High names new head football coach and assistant
Donald Christian 29, a South Dakota native, is appointed as the new head football coach at Sidney High School and will also lead the junior varsity basketball team. He replaces Bob Roach and Ken Moncrief, and he and the incoming head coach were college roommates at the University of South Dakota. Christian has six years as head coach at two small communities, including Klemme Iowa and Avon South Carolina, and is married with two children.
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Sidney High School
Donald Christian
Mr. Christian
South Dakota
Bob Roach
Ken Moncriaf
University of South Dakota
Klemme
Iowa
Avon
S. C
Steelers WR Roy Jefferson Sets NFL Receiving Mark
Roy Jefferson of the Pittsburgh Steelers led the NFL in receiving yards last season with 1,074. He topped Cleveland’s Paul Warfield by seven yards in a close finish for the league lead.
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Roy Jefferson
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland
Paul Warfield
Early Planning For College Savings And Careers
Mrs. Clara Leopold of the University of Nebraska urges early planning to meet college costs, noting that most youths benefit from some college beyond high school. Five points include starting savings early, maintaining a regular plan, addressing girls’ financial difficulties, considering not only cost but wisdom, and reasons for nonattendance such as funds lack, ambition, or family planning. Also notes Seattle Pilots preseason roster details and 1968 season pitching staff.
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Clara N. Leopold
University of Nebraska Extension
Leopold
Raiders to Join Field in Mitchell Track Invitational
Eight schools entered the Mitchell track and field meet to run Friday afternoon and evening led by meet director George Cavitt. Teams include Morrill Sargent Hemingford Hay Springs Gering Bayard Minatare and Mitchell. Finals begin at 7 pm with 120 high hurdles, and it serves as the Raiders last meet before districts at Bayard May 15 and the state meet in Kearney May 23-24.
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Mitchell
George Cavitt
Morrill
Sargent
Hemingford
Hay Springs
Gering
Bayard
Minatare
Sidney High
Hank Reitz
Raiders
Kearney
Jaycee Team Takes Seventh In Gun Contest
Jaycee spon sored shooting education team placed seventh at the state contest in Ord last Saturday. Fifteen teams competed with Orleans winning first, Hastings second, and Ord third. Orleans will advance to the national meet in Mission Kansas this July. The local squad included Gale Mitchell Randy Conger Judy Elsen Mark Zack and Randy Wentling. Coach Daryl Conger and Vern Wentling accompanied them.
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Ord
Orleans
Hastings
Mission
Kan
Sidney
Gale Mitchell
Randy Conger
Judy Elsen
Mark Zack
Randy Wentling
Daryl Conger
Vern Wentling
Hole-In-One Tallies for Bruce Leypoldt at Chadron
Bruce Leypoldt from Sidney scored a hole in one during a golf tournament last week in Chadron. A former Sidney St. Patrick’s student, he played with the Rapid City business school team and used a wedge to ace the par three 11th hole at ChadronCourse.
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Bruce Leypoldt
Sidney
Chadron
Leypoldt
Sidney St. Patrick’s
Rapid City Business School
Alliance sweeps junior high, wins meet. Rezac tops freshmen
Alliance won the freshman division at the Western Conference track meet while Gering swept top honors in junior high. Sidney's Rod Rezac captured the freshman high jump at 55 feet 3 3/4 inches. Junior high Sidney winners were Larry O'Holleran in the 440 yard dash in 47.9 seconds and Ric Seidel in the discus with 124 feet 2 inches.
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Jr. High
Gering
Kimball
Chadron
Sidney
Alliance
Rod Rezac
Larry O’holleran
Ric Seidel
O’holleran
Seidel
Bowling standings and high scores from local lanes
Keiglerette 5 5 6869 final Cracker Claim 83 49 Western Land 80 52 Harbison Fish 1781 2 531 2 Frontier Music 177 55 Am National 7161 2 551 2 Cedar Lanes 691 2 621 2 Bauerkemper 611 2 701 2 Sidney Shoe 55 77 T C Liquor 55 77 Zwickl Dance 53 79 Deckers 53 79 Sidney Natl 50 82 Hi Team Series and Game Crocker Claims 2342 817 Hi Ind Series and Game Ardy Zalesky 579 221 51 69 TP M St Paul 81 51 Dalton Church 71 61 Potter Church 67 65 Peetz U M 68 64 1st Christian 57 15 Fellowship 52 80 Peetz U M 2396 811 Hi Ind Series Vern Sharman 567 Hi Ind Series Edgar Meier 213
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Western Land
Frontier Music
National
Cedar Lanes
Bauerkemper
Sidney Shoe
T &C Liquor
Deckers
Sidney Nat'l
Crocker Claims
Hi Ind
Ardy Zalesky
TP. M. St. Paul
Dalton Church
Potter Church
Peetz U. M
1St Christian
Fellowship
Vern Sharman
Edgar Meier
Sidney Ellis
Whitaker Tav
Adams Comb
Zwickl Dec
Miller Imp
Edison Phar
Kurz Comb
Happy Holly
Tri State
Silver Dollar
Kokjer Mtr
Coop Géoo
Whitaker Tavern
Elks
Daryl Meier
St. Paul
Potter Church 1St Christian
Peetz A. M
St. Pauls
Vernon Walker
KOFC
Robinson
Schaf
Corder
Doyle
Heeg
Schafer
Frank Gregg
Coaches Sought for Girls Softball Teams
Officials call for volunteer coaches at 8 p.m. Friday at the Shelter House in Legion Park. The session targets adults only, not players, to organize girls softball teams.
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Shelter House
Legion Park
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Donald Christjan
Sidney Junior High School
Brenda Whitefoot
Pam Hadden
RaNae Darnstaedt
LaDonna Bonner
Julie Schiller
Judy Peetz
Mavis Bauman
Sunny Truss
Telegraph
Mike Hegan
Tommy Harper
Seattle Pilots
Hegan
Harper
Don Mincher
California Angels
Junior Raider
J. Ahrens
Don Himes
St. Petersburg
Texas
Northwestern Bell
Tiger Paws
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