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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1976
Page
5
The Western Conference standings highlight top performers across area teams while noting that Chadron High failed to report its statistics, leaving gaps in the conference leaderboard.
Dennis Hicks age 32 begins fall semester at Western Nebraska Technical College as accounting economics and marketing instructor and head basketball coach. former Platte Valley High School coach brings Letterman's Club FBLA sponsorship and regional FBLA advisor role. Hicks will reside in Sidney with wife Katie and two young sons. hobbies include golf and fishing. Yale basketball note appears unrelated.
Lincoln Nebraska dry weather and weak cover cut grouse reproduction, giving hunters the poorest population in years. The 1976 season runs 30 days from September 18 to October 17 with bag limits at two birds and four in possession.
Lyman leads the eight man league with 608 total yards offense while Harrisburg trails by six. Peetz tops defense allowing 154 yards per game. Wieser leads scoring with 32 points. Stauffer the top rusher at 269 yards. Vick passes for 216 yards. Roelle 55 percent and Derr eight catches lead receivers. Shaw totals 327 yards offense and tops tackles. Russell averages 42.9 as punter.
The column notes Dave Salvi and Don Marshall misfired on several big games. Salvi, new to the area, often picks home teams or alma maters, while Marshall skipped his usual Chadron affiliations, taking Alliance last week and dropping below .500. The piece hints editor involvement at the Northwest Missouri State Chadron State clash.
The Telegraph staff rehashes college football picks noting NW Missouri holds a slim lead while Chadron State projections clash with hometown loyalties. Bruce Leypoldt declines Sidney High and St Patrick fans, Gregg Piburn critiques preseason forecasts, and the writers admit mixed results with upsets and red-team slips.
Gering arrives 2-0 to face winless Sidney in Western Conference kickoff. Bulldogs boast strong defense with key players and 16 lettermen returning. Sidney hopes two good halves deliver a win after a 0-2 start and recent injuries.
Cal State Los Angeles eyes a conference opener at Weymouth Field after a quiet spying incident involving a USIU coach. The Diablos, now 1-7-1 last season, emphasize readiness as quarterback Sean Reavis and tight end Phil Hamburger headline a balanced offense.
Weekend schedule lists Friday games including Gering at Sidney Kimball at Alliance Chadron at Valentine Ainsworth at Gordon and St Pat s at Gurley with other matches Prairie Colo at Potter Oshkosh at Grant Hemingford at Hay Springs Hyannis at Gordon Crawford at Bayard Lincoln East at Scottsbluff Morris at Minatare Harrison at Alliance and St Agnes as afternoon game.
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