The Sidney herald., 1957-02-14

Lie 1ldSo n COiACl CllCC otdii0'
ings frightened UP a little NOR
this past week end. Action thi.
week however will do a lot to-
wards unscrambling the tumble
Custer of Miles City continues
to lead the pack with a 1913 rec.
ord. The Cowboys suffered theil
third loss of the campaign tc
Laurel Saturday night. Sidney
with wins over Great Falls Cen
trail 67-51 and Havre 62-55 NOV
ed up to second with a liza rec
ord. Great Falls 1914, dropped to
third followed by Laurel and
Hardin each with ga records,
Billings Central is 8-5, Glendive
So, Havre 3-11, Glasgow 2-13
and Lewistown 1-12.
Important games this week
puts Custer at Great Falls Cen
trail and Laurel at Hardin Friday
and at Billings Central Saturday.
Someone in the top bracket must
lose so the confused picture
should be a little more cleared.
Sidney is idle in conference play
but will play host to the strong
Dickinson Midgets from North
Dakota Friday.
The Eagles have but three
league tits remaining. Two of
these Laurel and Lewistown, are
on the road. The seasons regu-
lar schedule will close for Sidney
March / in a game with Glasgow
on the locals court. Three more
victories will give the Eagles a
14-4 record which could win the
title or tie for it. Custer of
course must lose one more.
In case of a tie at any position
a flip of the coin will be the
deciding factor. The expected
thrilling Glass A tournament will
be held in Billings March SO.
This Friday n Of the stronger
Glass A teams from North Da-
kota, and the holder of n vic
tory over Sidney will be on the
locals floor. The Dickinson Mid
gets stopped the Eagles on their
wide lane court last December
"a = SIS.
The Midgets currently are In
third place in their league stand
inRs with an 3D. record. However,
in the loss column they are tied
with the leader, Bismarck, who
is 1912.
Sidney's opposition is a well
balanced club with a great deal
of experience. They aren't a tall
club although they will average
slightly taller than Sidney.
In the first game between
these two teams the Midgets'
center, Ray Burwick, scored "a
points, forwards Bill Lemke l6,
and Daryl Boom IL. The Eagles
will have to concentrate their
defense on this front line. Others
of the starting five are guards
Weldon Christensen and Russ
Beyers.
Coach Hal Roach's club once
before invaded Montana this sea-
son and took a sound beating at
Miles City. However, they e
venged this defeat at home 1914.
In North Dakota this season the
clubs use the wide, 12-foot lane.
Of curse, Dickinson Friday night
will play the narrower lane.
Coach Toby Kangas' squad is
the Midgets according to Kangas.
expecting tough competition from
the Midgets. According to Kangas,
This center Burwick was plenty
effective against us there and in
our width lane could be more SO.
However" continued the Sidney
mentor, 1--WE were definitely both
cred by the new rule there and
on a familiar court we will give
them a tough game"
The Sidney B team will play
Glass c Bainville in the prelimi-
nary starting at 700. Sidney de- !
feated the Bulldogs earlier this
in a game played at Balm t
Vile. Here's another chance for [
the fans to get a preview of these
fine clubs who will participate in '
the District 2 Glass C tourney {
neld here February 21-23.
In the afternoon the Sidney r
Frosh will play the Bainville B {
cam. |
81. Great Falls Central 81
In a game scheduled to be f
close and was for two quarters
Sidney went on to win by the t
comfortable margin of 67-51. F
For two periods last Friday
hight the Great Falls Central n
Mustangs provided the Eagles s
With all they could handle. How u
,ver, much superior shooting by G
he locals meant the difference Il
IS they went on to chalk up an S
.asy victory and moved up to s.
econd place in the league stand E
ngs. 81
During the first two quarters
nd the first two minutes of the d
bird the lead changed hands nine r,
ines and the two squads were s,
led eight times. fl
The fast moving Mustangs took /
first period lead 1912 and Il
.uilt that to 21-12 before Sid N
.ey found the range. Then in
ust three minutes the Eagles e,
cored 10 points to take a 22-21 t.
Fad. BY half-time however the b.
,estern Montana club was lead n;
lg 1923.
In the third a much more eff