Cozad wins Gothenburg Relays on strong depth
Gothenburg meet rescheduled after weather cancellations. Cozad took first with solid relay depth, while Sidney finished fifth. Sidney had no field points but earned several relay placings led by Nienhuser, Hedglin, and Matzke in events like the 880 relay and distance medley. Next action is Mitchell Invitational Friday ahead of May district at Scottbluff.
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Cozad
Gothenburg
Ogallala
Holdrege
Sidney
Kearney
McCook
Red Raiders
Dick Osterday
Raider
Mitchell
Scottisbluff
J. Hedglin
R. Herman
S. Nienhuser
G. Schilreff
Nienhuser
J. Kieselhorst
N. Swanstrom
B. Cornelius
J. Matzke
Herman
H. Hazlitt
R. Kuhnsmile
Schilreff
Cornelius
Kieselhorst
Hedglin
Matzke
Valentine Leaves Western Conference in June 1976
Valentine High School will withdraw from the Western Conference in June 1976. Athletic Director Bob Lohrberg said Valentines submitted the notice at a April 30 Alliance meeting. The school seeks two year contracts with other members to ease schedule changes amid travel pressures from Sidney Kimball and Gering, with potential future girls competition adding to travel concerns.
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Valentine High School
Sidney High School
Bob Lohrberg
Valentine
Alliance
Lohrberg
Valentines
Sidney
Kimball
Gering
Five Cheyenne County teams in Bayard D9 district meet
Five Cheyenne County schools Sidney St. Patrick's Potter Lodgepole Gurley and Dalton compete in Bayard for the Class D district track meet. Other entrants include Alliance St Agnes Bushnell Chappell Dix Harrisburg Harrison Lewellen Lyman Melbeta Mitchell Sunflower. The top two in individual events and winning relays advance to the state meet in North Platte May 17.
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Bayard
Cheyenne County
Sidney St. Patrick's
Potter
Lodgepole
Gurley
Dalton
Gale Mitchell
Mitchell
Roger Behrends
Russ Kasten
Gary Wieser
Dix
Sidney St. Pat’s
Sidney Girls Track Heads to Class B District Meet
Sidney High School girls track team travels Thursday to Nebraska Western College in Scottsbluff for the Class B district meet with Kimball Chadron Imperial Mitchell Alliance Ogallala and Gordon as rivals. The top two in individual events and winning relays advance to the state meet in North Platte on May 17.
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Sidney High School
Nebraska Western College
Scottsbluff
Kimball
Chadron
Imperial
Mitchell
State wildlife officers save 9 whooping cranes
Washington AP Nebraska wildlife officials likely saved nine whooping cranes from avian cholera that killed 13 000 to 14 000 waterfowl in eastern Nebraska. The Smithsonian cited nine cranes sighted April 18 as planners guided birds over the Platte River away from infected flocks.
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Washington
Nebraska
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian
Center
Cambridge
Mass
Nebraska Game Commission
Platte River
Norman Dey
North America
Cooperation urged to protect Sidney tennis courts
Sidney High official Lohrberg urged cooperation to protect recently improved tennis courts. He cited torn nets despite new nets this year, broken bottles and glass, and damaged structures like gates and backboards. He asked players to keep nets at regulation height and avoid sitting on or climbing over them.
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Sidney Tennis Courts
Sidney High
Lohrberg
Bucking horses scarce as pros decry rising prices
A Denver report quotes Harry Wold of Fowler Colorado noting a decline in available bucking horses since rodeo began. Producers fear bred out stock and rising costs, as top proven animals fetch four figure sums, with RiP inGOMes BUE reportedly selling for a record 7509 dollars.
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Denver
Cole
Harry Wold
Professional
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Fowler
Colo
Harry Knight
Cheyenne
Wyo
Omaha
Neb
Houston
Texas
Sidney freshman wins Studnicka award for summer camp
Dave Swanstrom, Sidney High School freshman, received the Steve Studnicka award providing partial camp expenses for a summer basketball camp at Fort Lewis College in Durango Colorado. The award honors Steve Studnicka, first offered by Stephens Brothers Rodeo Company of Middleton Idaho.
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Dave Swanstrom
Sidney High School
Steve Studnicka
Sidney High
Swanstrom
Fort Lewis College
Durango
Colo
Stephens Brothers Rodeo Company
Middleton
Ida
Vold
Senator criticizes pheasant release program in Lincoln
Omaha Senator George Syas, chair of the Constitutional Revision and Recreation Committee, blasted the Game and Parks Commission for spending 50,000 to release pen raised pheasants. He proposed using upland stamp funds for habitat instead, warning the decision may be PR and that releasing stocked birds is wasteful after initial stocking.
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Lincoln
Omaha
George Syas
Constitutional Revision and Recreation Committee
Game and Parks Commission
Syas
Game Commissioners
Women set softball meeting in Cheyenne County
A meeting for women interested in playing softball this summer will be held tonight at 7pm at the Legion Park shelter house. The session will plan the season, organize teams, and set schedules. If unable to attend, call 254-5848 for a registration form.
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Cheyenne County
Legion Park
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