Sidney Red Raiders face rebuilding season in 1968-69
Sidney Highs basketball team, coming off a 15-7 season and a state tournament appearance, must replace four departed seniors who averaged 46 points as a group. John O Connell leads returns with 113 assists and 217 points, as coach Gene Torezon screens for six varsity lettermen and several JV standouts for forward and guard spots. The opener versus North Platte is Dec 6 in Sidney, with a Dec 2 clinic for fans. Steve Bruce is sidelined by a broken leg but may return later.
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Omaha
Ogallula
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O’connell
Scor
Bill Cox
Mike Peretz
Charlie Solano
Mike Sutton
Wayne Cornelius
Mike O’halloran
Mike Selzer
John Seidel
Sutton
Selzer
Tom O’connell
Mike Peetz
John Knicely
Kent Halley
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Cornelius
Halley
Gerald Thompson
Chuck Wait
O’halloran
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Peetz Named to Lincoln Journal and Star All State Team
Sidney High fullback Mike Peetz earned Class B All-State honors from the Lincoln Journal and Star for the season. He led Sidney ground gainers with 653 yards rushing at 6.2 yards per carry, missed two games with a broken left hand, then returned to star for the Raiders. He also earned honorable mention in Class B from the Omaha World Herald.
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Mike Peetz
Lincoln Journal and Star
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Omaha World Herald
Red Raider Wrestlers Open At Wray Dec 6
Sidney quarterback John O Connell earns honorable mention from the Omaha World Herald and Scottsbluff Star Herald. Bob Mika Sidney center and middle guard gains honorable mention in both Omaha and Lincoln papers. Mike Sutton end earns honorable mention in Omaha World Herald. Raiders place seven players on Sidney Telegraph All Conference and a similar number on Scottsbluff Star Herald All Conference. Eight players named to coaches All Conference teams. TELEGRAPH WANT ADS GET RESULTS TRY THEM.
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Omaha World Herald
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Peetz
Scottsbluff
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Omaha
Lincoln
Mike Sutton
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Scotts Bluff Star Herald
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David Happold
Jim Bosley
Steve Empson
Greg Abrams
Tim O’halloran
Wray
Colo
Telegraph
Banquet Tops Off Sidney High Grid Season
Sidney High celebrates a perfect Western Conference title season in 1968 with an end of year banquet at the senior high cafeteria. Head coach Tom Ernst lauds the players as a record-setting group while gifts and a gag bottle of mouthwash highlight the event. Bill Madden of the Scottsbluff Star Herald calls Sidney Class B’s top team and compares them favorably to the 1961 squad.
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Omaha World Herald
Lincoln Journal
Scottsbluff Star Herald
Raiders
Sidney Senior High
Tom Ernst
Bill Madden
Red Raiders
Sidney
Madden
Sidney High Dominates All-Conference selections in football
Sidney High Red Raiders place eight on both Western Conference All Conference lists led by seven on the Sidney Telegraph and Scottsbluff Star Herald teams. Chadron also claimed seven spots as coach selections named offense and defense with several Sidneys and Chadrons earning honors in a close race among area teams.
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Pat Brown
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Randy Borg Alliance
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