Ashton Kestleloot keeps watch as the action moves down the court. The Bearcats are now 4-11 for the season after two losses last week. (Photo/Renae Hansen) The Freeman Academy/Marion Bearcats boys lost a pair of games on the road over the past week. The Bearcats will...
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FAM girls drop three on the road
The Bearcats girls team put on the miles as they traveled to all three games last week. (Photo/Alan Astleford) Alcester-Hudson 45, Freeman Academy/Marion 36The FAM Bearcats girls fell to the Alcester-Hudson Cubs at the Great Plains Conference Classic held on Saturday,...
Pheasant boys lose two
Colin Robertson goes in for a layup against Sioux Valley. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports #1 Cougars race past Pheasants In another tough game for the Parker boys basketball team, number one rated and neighboring Viborg-Hurley traveled to town last...
Tornado girls crowned Great Plains Conference Champions
2025 Great Plains Conference Champions, the Centerville Tornadoes! CHS defeated AC/DC in the championship game in Avon with the final score of 65-52. Pictured (Back row left to right): Head Coach Tornberg, Assistant Coach Edberg, Keira Austin, Izzie Eide, Althea Gust,...
February 20, 2025
Turner County resident witness to history
Mathew Feist of Parker was hand selected as an Executive Driver for the 60th Presidential Inauguration of President Donald Trump. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Editor A Turner County man had the rare opportunity to witness history in the making as the nation...
Journeys by Jodi takes off
Journeys by Jodi owner Jodi Swensen with her family. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Editor The Viborg Development Corporation held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, January 31, to welcome one of Viborg’s newest businesses, Journeys by Jodi, LLC, to town. The...
Jena Campbell named Outstanding Earth and Space Science Teacher
Renae Hansen | Editor The South Dakota Science Teaching Association (SDSTA) is proud to recognize four South Dakota teachers for their outstanding efforts to provide extraordinary opportunities and support for students to succeed in science. Among those receiving this...
Tornadoes reveal new banners
Banners Reveal! Congratulations to the State Championship teams from 1994 for Class 9A football and 2024 Class B Girls basketball team! (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports The 2024 Class B State Girls State basketball champions and the 1994 Class 9A...
Marion Fire Department holds annual pancake feed
Chuck Luke mans one of the grills making fresh pancakes. Sausages and scrambled eggs accompanied the pancakes. (Photo/Alan Astleford) Alan Astleford | Writer The Marion Fire Department held their annual pancake breakfast fundraiser on Sunday, February 9, in the Marion...
Emergency rescue at Turner County Courthouse
An emergency rescue had to be made after an excavator tipped over during demolition of the Turner County Courthouse last week. (Photo/Monique Hurtado) Renae Hansen | Editor Demolition on the Turner County Courthouse took a scary turn of events last Tuesday morning...
Nola Van Beek
65Marion, SDFebruary 2, 2025Nola Van Beek, 65 of Marion, passed away on February 2, 2025 at the Tieszen Memorial Home, Marion. Funeral Service will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, February 14, at Calvary Reformed Church, Monroe. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m....
Tornado girls defeat Cubs on senior night
(RIGHT) Keira Austin drains a three pointer vs. Alcester-Hudson. (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports The double-header vs. the Alcester/Hudson Cubs on Tuesday, February 4, was also a night to honor the three senior athletes and one senior manager.The...
Centerville boys win one on the road, one at home on senior night
Jase Brouwer goes in for two vs. Alcester-Hudson. Brouwer finished the night with 13 points! (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Centerville 55, Bridgewater/Emery 49The boys had an away game vs. Bridgewater/Emery in Emery on Thursday, February 6. What...
Eagles boys’ win one, lose one
Cain Healy works his way past a Tiger. (Photo/Laura Lyngstad) The I-W Boys Basketball team moved its record to 7-8 for the season with one win and one loss. Here are the details: Irene-Wakonda 66, Scotland-Menno 52Three players scored a combined 42 points in...
Bearcats fall to Cougars
Karter Weber and Elshadai Mesfin keep an eye on Viborg-Hurley’s Nick Hanson. (Photo/Renae Hansen) Class B Number 1 Viborg-Hurley proved too much for Freeman Academy/Marion in boys’ basketball action in Hurley on Friday, February 7. Final score of the matchup was...
Chester edges Pheasants
Landon Wieman goes up for the shot. (Photo/John Fontes) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports An early edge for Chester was enough for the Flyers to hang on last Tuesday night in Parker as the visitors rallied ahead 9-0 in the first and held on for a 59-51 victory.It was all...
Eagles girls fall to Wolves, triumph over Tigers
Mady Peterson is pursued by a Tiger as she heads down the court. (Photo/Laura Lyngstad) Scotland-Menno 46, Irene-Wakonda 45Scotland-Menno clipped the Eagles wings in a tight girls basketball game on Friday, February 7, with a final score of 46-45.For the Eagles,...
Cougars continue strong season with two wins, face tough challenges ahead
Brady Schroedermeier and Nick Hanson try to grab the defensive rebound while playing Canistota. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Cougars extended their record to 15-1 this week, securing wins against Canistota...
Lady Cougars secure two wins, continue to climb the rankings
Jenna Graves takes a flying leap for a layup against Canistota. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Lady Cougars had a strong showing this past week, adding two victories to their record and improving to 10-6 on the...