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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1961

Page

8

Maroons Complete Homecoming Rout of Gering Bulldogs 27-0

Sidney High School overwhelmed visiting Gering 27 to 0 on Homecoming night as Larry Miller ran for 186 yards on 17 carries and scored twice, with Terry Wickstrom adding 114 yards and a touchdown. The defense held Gering to 33 rushing yards and stifled the Bulldog passing attack throughout. Rita Johnson was crowned Homecoming Queen at halftime.

Harold Chaffée Maroons Gering Bulldogs Ogallala Indians Sidney Terry Wickstrom Larry Miller Miller Wickstrom Gering Steve Pattison Ron Hardy Jan Laux Ron East Jack Hecker Bulldog Jerry Anthony Jerry Swanson Maroon Bulldogs Ted Miller Pattison Ted’ Miller Swanson Gehiig Pam Hinrichs Virginia Foland Jan Launx SHS

Gurley Football Dads To Be Honored Friday

Fathers of the Gurley Pirates will be honored on Dad's Day before the Gurley Lodgepole game on Friday Oct 20 starting at 2 p.m. Dads of players are invited as guests of their sons. Sandwiches and coffee will be served after the game in the school science room by the G Club.

Gurley Pirates

Fehringer Tops Telegraph Football Guessing contest

Louis Fehringer of Sidney won The Telegraph Football Guessing Contest with 17 correct selections in 20 games eliminating ties. Clyde Simms and E J McKinley of Sidney followed with 16, while several games such as West Virginia over Pitt and Florida State over Georgia drew the most misses.

Telegraph Louis Fehringer Sidney Clyde C. Simms E. J. McKinley Fehringer Penn State West Virginia Pittsburgh Pitt Florida State Georgia North Carolina Maryland The Army Syracuse Nebraska California Washington Ohio State Illinois Iowa Indiana Kansas Iowa State Kentucky Kansas State Michigan State Michigan Minnesota Northwestern Missouri Oklahoma State Notre Dame Southern Cal Texas Oklahoma Georgia Tech Duke Colorado Miami Rice Florida Wyoming Colorado State Arizona Oregon LSU South Carolina

Oshkosh Rout Minatare 41-6 in North Platte Valley clash

Oshkosh overwhelmed Minatare 41-6 at Minatare in a North Platte Valley Conference game. Quarterback Gene Cerny threw four scoring passes of 53 35 57 and 34 yards with Bill Zorn catching three and Grant Decker one. Ray White added a 60 yard TD and Don Bentley scored on a plunge. Cerny added five extra points and attempted three field goals. Rick Bevins added an 80 yard kickoff return TD.

Oshkosh Minatare Gene Cerny Bill Zorn Grant Decker Ray White Don Bentley Cerny Rick Be

Cheyenne Central Routs Scottsbluff 44 13 in Non Conference Game

Cheyenne Central led 25 0 at halftime and defeated Scottsbluff 44 13 in Scottsbluff. Dick Sherman rushed 82 yards on 14 carries and completed 8 of 16 passes for the Wyoming attack. Sherman scored a two yard TD and threw all passing TDs while Oscar Barraza connected with Gary Neibauer on a 44 yard pass play. Central piled up 284 rushing and 233 passing yards, outgaining the Bearcats 517 total to 232.

Cheyenne Central Dick Sherman Scottsbluff Cheyenne Sherman Wyoming Big Red Bill Startzer Oscar Barraza Gary Neibauer Mike Kent

St Pat's Battle Hershey To 7 7 Tie On Road

The St. Pat's Irish tie Hershey 7 to 7 at Sidney High School, taking a hard fought defensive game to remain undefeated in 1961. Darrell Welsh led Hershey with 110 rushing yards as Clint Dorwart tied the game with a late kick. St. Pat's mustered 146 passing and 99 rushing yards, while Keith Hruska missed the game with a knee injury and may miss future action. The Irish travel Friday to St Agnes of Alliance for Panhandle Conference action.

Francis Clapham Panther Rudy Harlan Mike Hintz Darrell Welsh Welsh Panthers Hershey Irish St. Pat Joe Beyer Bob Henningsen Vernon Fisner Jerry Cabela Jim Cook Cabela Mike Durbin Durbin Dorwart Clint Dorwart St. Pat’s Sidney Parakes Keith Hruska St. Pat's Panhandler St. Agnes of Alliance

Gurley Triumphs 34 13 Over Dix In Homecoming

Rollie Fickenscher scored three touchdowns and an extra point to lead Gurley to a 34 13 victory at Dix homecoming Friday night. Gary Millar and Bob Rowan added Gurley TDs while Stewart Sorge kicked an extra point. Gurley safety on Terry Fastenau tackled Tom McGowan in the end zone. McGowan sparked Dix with a 39 yard run a rushing score and a TD pass to Dan Juarez. Dix crowned Karen Lockwood queen and Bill Dickenson king at halftime.

Rollie Fickenscher Gurley Dix Gary Millar Bob Rowan Stewart Sorge Terry Fastenau Tom McGowan McGowan Dan Juarez Karen Lockwood Bill Dickenson King

Bulldogs Capture First Win Over Torrington 13-12

Alliance Bulldogs earned their season’s first victory by 13-12 over Torrington in a non conference game. Wyoming Blazers led 6-0 at halftime, Torrington extended to 12-0 in the third quarter, then Charles Schadwinkle scored for Alliance and added the extra point before a fourth quarter fumble recovery set up the winning TD.

Alliance Bulldogs Torrington Alliance Wyoming Blazers Charles Schadwinkle Bulldogs Schadwinkle

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