Area Trackmen Ready For District Qualifiers For State
Area track teams prepare district meets to reach the state championships in Kearney May 20 and 21. Class D meet at Bayard Thursday features Lorenzo Lodgepole Potter Dalton Gurley Dix Arthur Big Springs Brule Bushnell Chadron Assumption Cody Harrisburg Harrison Hyannis Lewellen Lymann McGrew Melbeta Merriman Sunflower Sunol Venango. Class C at Bayard Friday includes Sidney St. Patrick’s Bayard Chap pell Grant Hay Springs Hemmingford Hershey Miniature Morrill Mullen Oshkosh Rushville. Class B at Alliance Thursday with Bridgeport Chadron Gering Gordon Imperial Kimball Mitchell Ogallala Valentine. Class A at North Platte Friday with Alliance Grand Island Holdrege Kearney McCook North Platte Scottsbluff Sidney. Defending champs Harrisburg Bayard Ogallala Gordon Grand Island. State berths: Class C D top two in each event plus relay winner. Class B top three plus relay winners. Class A top four individuals plus relay winners.
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Potter
Dalton
Gurley
Dix
Arthur
Big Springs
Brule
Bushnell
Chadron Assumption
Cody
Harrisburg
Harrison
Hyannis
Lewellen
Lymann
McGrew
Melbeta
Merriman
Sunflower
Sunol
Venango
Sidney St. Patrick’s
Chappell
Grant
Hay Springs
Hemmingford
Hershey
Miniature
Morrill
Mullen
Ogallala
Gordon
Grand Island
Sidney Frosh win Scottsbluff meet in invitational
Sidney high school frosh captured the 11th annual Scottsbluff Invitational with 89.5 points, defeating Scottsbluff 60.5. Lingwall and Benzel led wins in discus, low hurdles, and sprints, while a 3:54.2 mile relay helped Sidney claim multiple placements amid strong showings by Alliance, Gering, Torrington, and Sidney junior highs.
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Sidney
Scottsbluff
Alliance
Gering
Torrington
Sidney Frosh
Maroon
Larry Lingwall
Jim Benzel
Frosh
Lingwall
Benzel
John Jeppeson
Gerald Thompson
Bill Cox
Mike Sutton
Dick Osterday
Virg Meyer
Steve Maroon
Ben=zel
Dale Foland
Sutton
Gary Harlan
Thompson
John Selzer
Maroons
Mike Selzer
Chareles Light
High Hurdies
Rich Nelda
Abrams
Mike Marker
Terry Peltz
Jeff Craig
Bob Mowry
Brket Ruhm
Bill Weaver
Lonnie Cowher
Sam Rose
Randy Borg
Steve Yekel
David Rosas
Low Hurdies
Eric Kufeldt
Don Bruner
Pete Brewer
Don Brown
David Loveland
John Worrall
Gene Roland
Rick Doering
Bruce Plummer
Eric Knfeldt
Schommer
Craig
Plummer
Scottsclutf
Gene Roeland
Gary Kellogg
Ty Alliance
Bruce Muhm
Mike Green
Jim Seer
Mitchell Meet Highlights Maroons Fourth In Close Showdown
Kimball won the Mitchell Invitational Track meet with 57 1/2 points as Sidney managed 20. The Maroons lacked sprinter John McHenry and scored in only two running events plus one field event. Dan Babbitt of Gering won the two mile with 2 01.1, while Utermohlen and Buecker added seconds and thirds in the mile. Kimball relay teams placed high in the two- and four-person relays. Multiple event results list Kimball, Gering, Hemingford, Sidney, Bayard, and Mitchell with top marks across sprints, distance, and field events.
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Gering
Bridgeport
Sidney
Mitchell
Hay Springs
Harrisburg
Scottsbluff
Torrington
Bayard
Minatare
Morrill
Hemmingford
John McHenry
Maroons
Glen Houtz
Frank Utermohlen
Tom Buecker
Dan Babbitt
Utermohlen
Buecker
Larry Rice
McCarty
Kim
Pile
Har
English
Ruxhausen
Mit
John Huth
Lovelace
Doug Marcy
Johnson
O'Brien
Dick Rubottom
Wigert
Binning
Pine Bluffs
Utermohten
Sid
Rose
Hinman
Howard Wigert
Watson
Brid
Moore
Mar
Kuxhausen
Steve Johnson
Marcy
McHenry
Dei Rubottom
Phile
Roger Schmidt
Burkey
Fish
Williams
Mor
Downer
Dan Peterson
Milt Kennedy
John Perkins
Bridgcort
John Livis
Ron Fish
Cheyenne Wins Gering Golf Tournament
Cheyenne and Scottsbluff led the Gering Invitational as Cheyenne Central and Scottsbluff teamed to post a team total of 231 while Sidney Six th finished 258. Gering tied at 240 with Torrington at 247 as other scores flowed in Friday.
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Cheyenne
Gering
Scottsbluff
Cheyenne Central
Sidney
Torrington
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