The Sidney herald., 1957-12-19

standings in the Glass A confer
ence one is reminded of Decem
Der 1856. But this isn't a yea.
ago, this is 1857.
Maybe most of the faces ar
different but the results are thu
same. The Sidney Eagles, select
ed by the preseason experts as
mediocre team, have surprised
everyone by winning their frs
three league games to lead the
pack with a 80 record.
The season is a long ways from
being over, in fact, only one-sev.
enth of 1t is complete, but the
thinking Of many has been chang
ed and the Sidney club now
must be considered a definite
threat.
The locals will wind up their
pre-holiday schedule this week
end when they entertain Glendive
on the local floor Friday night
and travel to Miles City Saturday.
Neither of these clubs have
been tested in league play but
non-conference wins by both
shows a lot of power.
The Red Devils have defeated
Williston and split with Dickinson,
two North Dakota schools. Their
win over the Coyotes was by a
larger margin than Sidney won
and was played on the Willis
ton court. That game in itself
should tell the locals that come
Friday they may have their hands
full.
Glendive, although having a
POOR record last year, has most
of its players back. At least four:
Chupp, Durant, Toepke and
Feisthammel had a lot of ex-
periencing before this young sea-
son started. In addition, another
Chupp boy, a senior playing his
first Glass A ball, has shown up
well against non-conference foes.
The Red Devils most always
play their best against the Eagles
and this weeks game may not
be any different.
The Custer County Cowboys
of Miles City, always tough on
their home court entertain the
Eagles Saturday night.
Coach Bob Nees' squad has two
over Class B Wolf Point
and one over Dickinson. Their
last win over the Wolves was
played on the latter's floor with
a 47-35 margin. Any team that
can beat Coach Bob Lowry's
team on Wolf Points floor cam
not be taken too lightly.
For experienced man power
the Cowboys are in about the
same shape as Sidney. Back from
last years squad which placed
third in the conference is one
regular, Stewart, and one other,
who saw quite a bit of
Sidney's B team will also play
swice this week end. Friday they
angle with the Glendive BIS and
Saturday the Miles City BIS.
Both games will be the prelimi-
laries of the A games.
AS near as can be determined
he contest for Coach Standings
;uuad marks the first time the
basketball B teams from Miles
md Sidney have met.
The local freshman team will
,lay a Friday afternoon contest
lgainst the Glendive frosh.
Sidney 81 - Hardin 40
Last Friday night, in a game
on the locals court, the
had little trouble defeat
ne the Hardin Bulldogs 64-49.
he final Is point margin, with
he exception of midway in the
bird period, was held most of
he game.
Sidney had quarter leads Of
%, 1921 and 50-35.
A rally by the Bulldogs in the
nird threw a scare into the
before another scoring
purt put the locals well out in
ront, this time to stay.
Trailing by is points at half
me, Hardin came charging back
, narrow the gap to 1892 with
40 minutes remaining. But then
efore the quarter was over Sid
ey, mainly on the shooting of
Bob Jensen, scored IL
oints while holding the losers to
lst three. !
The shooting eye of both teams
| this one was outstanding. Sid !
ey made 80 buckets on but SO
ttempts for an excellent $40.
.ardin scored 1870 of their shots
10 out of 40. (
Sidney, in scoring their largest {
,tal OF the season SO far, were ]
d by two forwards, Ron Quill :.
ny and John Marman each with
The total by Marman was
specially encouraging as in two
games he had made only
X points. The Eagles sophomore
inter Jensen, who gets stronger
every game, made H.; Z
For the Bulldogs, forward VIII ,
II Kukes made Is.
In the preliminary the B team
Id little trouble with the Sidney 1
osh winning 57-33. The winners +
Id quarter leads of 1875, 26-14 T
i'd ALPS. Gary McMorris was \
gh point man with Is while &
eshman Ernie Olness had 10. T