Morgan Anderson never intended to be the head coach so soon for the Storm women’s soccer team, but when Head Coach John Hakari took another job in South Dakota at the beginning of the season, the job became Anderson’s, and she intended to make the most of it.
The Sidney High School volleyball team wrapped up its season after a loss to Ankeny Christian in the Class 1A Region 2 Championship match at Atlantic High School on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Sidney finished 32-9 overall and was the only unbeaten team in Corner Conference play at 6-0. Final kill leaders were Kaden Payne, senior, 394; Aunika Hayes, senior, 206; Eve Brumbaugh, junior, 180; Addy Haning, sophomore, 144; and Fallon Sheldon, junior, 116. Payne had 37 solo blocks on the season. Emily Hutt, a senior, had the top digs at 469. Brumbaugh had 314. Avery Dowling, a senior, set for 896 assists and was third on the team in digs with 223. Hayes had 176 digs. Karlee Graham, a senior had 164 digs. And Mia Foster, a senior, had 152 digs. Sheldon was tops in service aces with 40. Brumbaugh and Graham had 35 aces each. Foster had 34; Dowling had 29 aces and Hutt had 21.
The Peru State volleyball team hit the road for the final time this season as they played William Penn Friday night falling 3-0 and Grand View on Saturday afternoon in three sets. The Bobcats are now 6-22 overall and 3-15 in Heart of America Athletic Conference Play. Game 1 at William Penn William Penn started out on fire in the first set as they got out to a 13-4 lead, then a kill by Keiley Hein (Omaha) stopped the bleeding for the Bobcats as they trailed 13-5. The Bobcats would get within seven twice in the first set as Lauren Moubray (Mission, Tex.) would get a few kills sandwiched in between an error by the Statesmen.
The Peru State women’s basketball season began over the weekend as they went 1-1 on their first road of the year. On Friday night, they defeated Central Christian College 82-63. On Saturday night they were defeated by McPherson 73-56. Game 1 at Central Christian College The first quarter was a back-and-forth affair as neither team could get out to a big lead. The Tigers could only extend out their lead by three before Danielle Howard (Uniontown, Kan.) hit a jumper to make the score 14-13 Central Christian.
Final stat leaders for the Sidney football team (1-7) were as follows: Andreas Buttry led in passing with 235 yards and two touchdowns. Rush leaders were Jeramiah Ballan, 322; Michael Hensley, 109; Taylor McFail, 84; Chase Wallace, 82; and Braedon Godfread, 46 yards.
Personal-best times poured in for the Central College men’s cross country team Saturday, Oct. 15, none bigger than a school-record performance by junior Noah Jorgenson of Sidney.
Sidney topped East Mills on Monday, Oct. 24, in the Class 1A Regional Semifinal volleyball match by scores of 25-21, 25-23 and 25-19. It was the third win of the postseason for the Cowgirls, who also had sweeps of Hamburg, 25-7, 25-8 and 25-12; and Fremont-Mills, 25-17, 25-8 and 24-13. Sidney was scheduled to play Ankeny Christian on Oct. 26, in the Class 1A Regional Finals at Atlantic High School. Sidney came into the match with a record of 32-8 while Ankeny Christian boasted a record of 35-3.
Faculty and staff at Peru State College provide personalized support to new students through the College’s Peru Academic Liaison (PAL) program. The program recently concluded its fourth cycle with a celebration luncheon for new students and their PALs. The purpose is to help the students adjust to college life. Through weekly face-to-face meetings, phone calls, and emails, PALs provide students with support and quickly connect them to campus support services as needed.
Sidney posted its 30th win of the season and second against Hamburg in the opening round of postseason action on Monday, Oct. 17.
Bobcat Football Players Named Scholar-Athletes The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced on their National Awards Day on September 15 that nearly 11,000 student-athletes were named as 202122 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes.