Sidney Maroons win state Class B track title in dramatic relay finish
Sidney high school captured the state Class B track crown at Lincoln, overcoming Holdrege and Gothenburg to beat Lincoln Teachers by one point. Stan Smith led pole vault with 11 ft 6 in, while George Barlow anchored the mile relay in 3:41.7 to seal the championship for the retiring coach Leo Shuman.
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Lincoln
Sidney High School
Maroons
Sidney
Holdrege
Gothenburg
Don Sabin
Dale Maley
Ken Anderson
George Barlow
Barlow
Lincoln Teachers
Stan Smith
Smith
Dick Knaub
Scottsbluff
Jon McWilliams
McWilliams
Bob Anderson
Madison
Sherlock
Ogallala
Leo Shuman
Shuman
Rain Cancels Panhandle League Baseball and Car Races
In Cheyenne county heavy rain Sunday halted four Panhandle League baseball games and Devil's Motor Club stock car races. Officials postponed events as soggy diamonds and wet tracks forced cancellations despite hopes for clear skies.
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Cheyenne County
Devil's Motor Club
Sidney High Clinches Historic Best Year in Athletics
Sidney High School capped a record year by winning the State Class B track and field meet, earning the first Maroon trophy under retiring coach Leo Shuman. The 9 year tenure covered track, basketball, and football successes, including a Panhandle Class B football title and a strong basketball season, with the 1952 season marking a standout era in Sidney sports.
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Western Nebraska
North Platte
Scottsbluff
Wamera
Big Springs
Panhandle
Harrisburg
Sidney High School
Leo Shuman
Shuman
Sidney High
Art Bauer
Curtis Aggies
Gering
Sidney
Lady Keglers Hold End Of Season Dinner
The Ladies Bowling League concluded its season with a banquet at the Sidney Country Club. Foland Farm Machinery won top team with 64 wins and 41 losses. Farmers Union Gas & Oil Coop took second. Frontier Music third. Mrs Doyle Foland earned high series 531 while Mrs Dorothy Bills had high game 213. Mrs Elmer Haines led all bowlers with 141 average. Top game prizes went to Mrs Haines, Mrs Bills, Mrs Foland, and Mrs R E Root. Hands Creamery posted a high team series 2 183 and Foland a high team game 765. New league officers were elected with Mrs Tom Kallhoff as president.
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Sidney Country Club
Foland Farm Machinery
Farmers Union Gas & Oil Coop
Frontier Music
Doyle Foland
Dorothy Bills
Elmer Haines
Haines
Bills
Foland
R. E. Root
Hands Creamery
Tom Kallhoff
Dave Hendricks
Dwain Brauer
Virgil Knack
Dalton Dominates League Hitting
Dalton's baseball team led the Panhandle league after the first Sunday, with five players in the top nine hitters. Schmidt Worth and Karlin hit .500 in the opener against Bunker Hill. Final standings show Maddox Motor atop the Little Eight bowling league with 64 wins, 41 losses. Seven-Up edged Bauman Motor 2–1 in a second-place playoff. Highs include S H Chevron 2506 team series and Star Market 911 team game. Wayne Hart 616 high series. Roy Mahlman 239 high game. J W Edwards 163 best average. Orville Jacobs 15-pin improvement.
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Whon Dalton
Dalton
Schmidt
Worth
Karlin
Bunker Hill
G. A. Yost
Maddox Motor
Seven-Up
Bauman Motor
Oliver Machinery
Star Market
Dalton’s Clothing
Stickney’s
S & H Chevron
Wayne
Hart
Roy Mahlman
J. W. Edwards
Orville Jacobs
Community group awards prizes at year end event
President Mrs Vernon Kloefkorn and secretary Miss Doris Kucera led the meeting with treasurer Mrs Root and Mrs Neal Craig on the entertainment committee. Prizes were awarded by Mrs Will Burleson as sponsors introduced all team members.
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Vernon Kloefkorn
Doris Kucera
Root
Neal Craig
Will Burleson
St Pat's Nine Defeats Lodgepole 3-1 in Five Inning Tilt
St Pat's embroy baseball team nipped Lodgepole high school 3-1 in five innings at the Lodgepole diamond. Regis Milan pitched no hit ball for the Irish with Don Wieble catching. Ron Kokes paced St Pat's with a triple and a double. A rematch is set for Friday May 23 in Sidney.
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St. Pat’s
Lodgepole
St Pat’s
Lodgepole High School
Lodgepole Diamond
Regis Milan
Don Wieble
Ron Kokes
Sidney
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Keith Wollen
Ashland
Jim Easter
Don Ayers
Eldon Wooters
Broken Bow
Jim Ekart
York
John Blahak
Columbus St
Bonaventure
Bob Andersen
Ron Sherlock
Marvin Roth
Gordon
Dave Jones
Harold Scholl
Ceentral City
LeRoy Peters
Seward
Don Muelick
Schuyler
Claude Smith
Tekamah
Bob Wichert
Bellevue
Bert Spencer
Lefty Hixson
Roger Wilson
Warren Seger
O'Neill
Lowell Janzen
Merrill Mason
Ord
Paul Reiche
Ogalalla
Ron Gray
Hebron
Glen Osborn
Cliff Swanson
Mark Clark
Jim Judds
Dick Neilsen
Blair
Dick Whiting
Columbus St. B
Crete
Neligh
Ray Rickert
Ron Lyons
St. B
Holdrede
Cozad
Plainview
Valentine
Auburn
O’neill
Roland Sherlock
Don Kuhl
Jim Clark
Ward Svoboda
Herb Sickard
Minatare
Jerry van Winkle
Mitchell
Fred Diehl
Tom Abbe
South Sioux City
Don Vox
Lawrence Burd
Herb Wickard
Leland Crosley
Don Kakrada
Don Ward
Lexington
Norman Coufal
David City
Harvey Dutton
Matt Connealy
Darrell Dolph
Darwin Blair
Don Thomas
Lyle Mueller
Jerry Johnson
Albion
Uhra
Sidne
Central City
Minatare Cozad
Schuyler Bellevue
Madison Plainview
St. Bonaventure
Cal
Ion Ss.tread City
Mitchell Gering
Panhandle Oil League
Bresnham
SOD
Leiding
Sidney Miller
Grand Island
Studebaker
America
Crosby-Nye Motor Co
Tlinois
Coca-Cola
Otleo Order Authority
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Bottling Company
Sidney — Alliance
Coca-Cola Company
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