Sports

Sidney Juniors Season Ends with 9-3 Loss

The Sidney Platte Valley Company Post 17 Juniors saw their season come to an end Monday evening with a 9-3 loss to Alliance in the Class B Area 7 Tournament at Legion Field.

Nebraska Football Fan Days to kick off in August

Nebraska shot putter earns All-American accolades

Maschmann takes fourth place at Fargo Nationals

Former Lady Orange wrestler Morgan Maschamnn battled her way to a fourth place finish in a premiere wrestling event.

Photos: Sidney advances in Area B7 with win over Gering

The Sidney Platte Valley Company Post 12 Juniors got exactly what they needed Sunday evening in an elimination game against the Gering B&C Steel Post 36 Juniors.

Friedl homers and Francona gets 2,000th win as the Reds beat the Rockies 4-2

TJ Friedl homered and Cincinnati manager Terry Francona got his 2,000th win when he directed the Reds to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies.

Photos: Chadron pitching quiets Sidney’s bats in Area Tournament loss

Chadron Platte Valley Company Post 12 starting pitcher Jack O’Brien held a hot-hitting Sidney Platte Valley Company Post 17 team to just four runs on five hits in a 15-4 five-inning win in the B-7 Area Junior tournament on Saturday evening.

Sidney Advances in B7 with No Hitter Over Hi-Line

The Sidney Platte Valley Post 17 Juniors advanced in the Class B-7 Area Tournament with a shutout of the Hi-Line Bulls Post 290 Saturday morning, in a continuation of a game that was rained out Friday evening at Legion Field.

Colorado sports notes: Rockies score winning run on wild pitch, snap a 3-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the Reds

Colorado right hander Germán Márquez struck out a season-high eight batters to outduel Reds rookie right hander Chase Burns as the Rockies snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory.

Athletes Unlimited Softball League pleased with progress a month into inaugural season

The Athletes Unlimited Softball League has gained significant traction. Commissioner Kim Ng says the league has sold out nine of 28 games in its inaugural season.

Legendary Shickley coach Dan Sorge inducted into NHSACA Hall of Fame

An all-time great high school coach from Southeast Nebraska has earned his moment in the spotlight this summer: record-setting Shickley coach Dan Sorge is now a member of the NHSACA Hall of Fame.

Former Cougar Paul Panduro signs professional baseball contract

Former Western Nebraska Community College baseball player signed his first professional baseball contract earlier this week.

Colorado sports notes: Yoshida leads Red Sox to sweep of Rockies with 10-2 win

Masataka Yoshida went 3 for 4 with a double and an RBI in his season debut after undergoing shoulder surgery in October, and the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep with a 10-2 win over the Colorado Rockies.

Sidney Juniors sweep Twin-Bill, Hosts Area Tournament this Weekend

The Sidney Platte Valley Companies Post 17 Juniors capped off on their regular season Tuesday night by sweeping a doubleheader from Kimball Legion 16U at Legion Field.

Colorado sports notes: Avalanche add former Kraken head coach Dave Hakstol as assistant to boost power play

The Colorado Avalanche added former Seattle head coach Dave Hakstol to their staff as an assistant to boost a power-play unit that struggled in the postseason.

Community rallies to save Quad county baseball tournament after heavy rains

After heavy rains postponed the first round of the Quad County baseball tournaments in Neligh, a Facebook message rallied the community

Arizona State QB Leavitt and Texas Tech LB Rodriguez are preseason Big 12 players of year

Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt and Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez are the preseason Big 12 Conference players of the year.

Milford's Rautenberg, USA Volleyball capture gold at 2025 Pan American Cup in Canada

Shayla Rautenberg of Milford is bringing a gold medal back to Nebraska after she and the Team USA U19 squad captured the gold medal at this year's Pan American Cup in Canada.

Rockies beat White Sox 6-4 to avoid sweep in series between majors' worst teams

Mickey Moniak finished a double shy of a cycle, Michael Toglia hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Sunday to avoid a sweep in a series between the two worst teams in the majors.