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WNCC hires Ryan Davis as women’s basketball coach
Ryan Davis is returning to Region IX after being named the next women’s basketball coach at Western Nebraska Community College.
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Sidney High School student-athlete named Gatorade Nebraska Girls Track & Field Player of the Year
Gatorade announced today that Sidney High School's Karsyn Leeling is named as the Nebraska Girls Track & Field Player of the Year. The award distinguishes Leeling as Nebraska’s best high school girls track & field athlete.
![Dalton Knecht hones game over 3-school basketball journey, now a projected lottery pick in NBA draft](https://PANHANDLENCN.images.worldnow.com/images/25982427_G.jpg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=180&lastEditedDate=1719060605000)
Dalton Knecht hones game over 3-school basketball journey, now a projected lottery pick in NBA draft
Dalton Knecht has always carried a chip on his shoulder with him throughout his multi-school basketball journey. Feeling overlooked has powered the guard from Colorado along his stops at Northeastern Junior College, Northern Colorado and Tennessee.