SIDNEY - Take a swim, walk the Deadwood Trail, or shop downtown businesses. Those are just a few options baseball fans can enjoy while they're in Sidney for the 2020 Cal Ripken Nebraska State Baseball Tournaments.

12 teams from Alliance, Scottsbluff, North Platte and Sidney will compete in the 9-and-under, 10-and-under and 12-and-under tournaments July 31 - Aug. 2.

President and CEO of the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Hope Feeney encourages fans to download the "TravelStorys" app for Android and iOS devices and tour the historic sites and buildings in the Cheyenne County town of 6,376 people. 

"It looks at your location and where you're at. It'll start going through the history of a certain landmark and it'll show all the landmarks in a certain radius. It'll actually give you its own little tour. It's really nice. You don't need to call anyone up to do that. You can do it on your own, which is really cool."

The weekly Farmer's Market will be held on Saturday morning, Aug. 1 on Hickory St., an event Feeney says is just one of many stops to make downtown.

"There's so much to do and see: if you're looking for antiques or if you're looking for clothes. If you need a nice good meal, we have both lunch and dinner options. If you're looking for a really good pizza or if you want a steak dinner to celebrate that win after a long day of baseball, we have some great options for you here." 

News Channel Nebraska will have live coverage of the 12-and-under semifinals and championship games on NCN TV and newschannelnebraska.com, thanks to Allo Communications and the Cheyenne County Community Center in Sidney. The semifinals will take place at 4 and 6 p.m. MDT on Aug. 1, with the championship game at 4 p.m. MDT on Aug. 2. All games will be at Kiwanis Field in Legion Park.