Emma Marshall soars for the kill vs. Menno. That girl can catch some air! Marshal had 11 kills. (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Centerville vs. Viborg-HurleyCenterville took to the road last week for their first of two on the road games starting...
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Centerville Cross Country competes at Beresford
Wyatt Brown and Jase Brouwer are giving it their all during the Beresford XC invitational. Congratulations boys on a hot, hard fought finish! (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports After all the early morning 5:45 a.m. practices, it was finally meet day...
Cougars struggle against Elks in Friday night clash
Nick Hanson tries to stretch as far as possible to snag the pass. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Cougars faced a tough challenge on Friday night, falling to the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks in a highly competitive...
September 5, 2024
Cougars battle rivals to the brink, fall short in thrilling five-set matches
Jenna Graves sets the ball. She had 21 assists and 27 digs in the game. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports Last week’s varsity volleyball matches were a spectacle of competitive play and intense rivalries. The Cougars faced two...
Irene-Wakonda drops first two volleyball matches of the season
The Eagles fell to Corsica-Stickney 2-3. (Photo/John Fontes) Riva Sharples | Writer The Irene-Wakonda Eagles dropped the first two matches of its season during volleyball action last week. Both matches were hard-fought and very close, with the Eagles’ opponents only...
Beresford slips past Parker
Tonner Peterson with the interception. (Photo/John Fontes) Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker football team had their chances last Friday night, but in the end, Beresford was able to capitalize on costly mistakes and push their way to a 34-12 win. The Watchdogs struck...
Merrill announces SD roll call at DNC
Turner County had two delegates representing at the Democratic National Convention, Larry Olsen and Shane Merrill. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Editor Shane Merrill is well known to New Era readers as our Parker Sports Writer. He’s also well known to Parker...
IHRA Division 6 Team finals weekend held
Junior dragsters in the staging area Friday afternoon (Photo/Alan Astleford) Alan Astleford | Writer Three teams from IHRA Division 6, including Thunder Valley, Humboldt, IA and another with no members, held their event at Thunder Valley this past weekend. It was a...
I-W welcomes ten new faculty and staff this year
Riva Sharples | Writer There are ten new faculty and staff in the Irene-Wakonda School District this year, including seven new personnel at the elementary school and three at the junior high/high school level. Here’s a brief look at those new personnel.Payton...
Weekly Commissioners meeting
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer The meeting was opened to public input, there was no public input.Highway Superintendent Kent Austin kicked off the meeting sharing his updates with the commissioners.Commissioner Jared Hybertson made a motion to approve the minutes from...
Richard Knutson
88Marion, SDAugust 17, 2024Richard Knutson, 88 of Marion, passed away on August 17, 2024 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. A memorial Service was held on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at the Bethesda Lutheran Church, Marion. Burial with Military Rights followed at...
William Kaus
73Freeman, SDAugust 19, 2024William (Bill) Kaus, 73, of Freeman passed away on August 19 at his home under hospice care. In accordance with Bill’s wishes, no services will be held. William Kaus was born November 25, 1950 to Charles and Carrie Kaus in Mitchell, SD....
Dolores Yvonne Schroeder Greguson
93Centerville, SDAugust 24, 2024Dolores Yvonne Schroeder Greguson, 93, was born in Geddes, SD on November 10, 1930. She was the daughter of George and Martha Schroeder, the second of four children. Dolores was only eight when her father passed away from pneumonia and...
Cougars start the season with a win
Brenner Gerdes had a huge night under center, completing seven of sixteen passes for 277 yards. He tossed up five touchdown receptions. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The highly anticipated high school football season is finally...
Parker football drops opener
Landon Wieman drops back for a pass against Elk Point/Jefferson. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker Pheasants opened their season last Friday night at home against Elk Point-Jefferson. The Huskies entered the year ranked number two and showed their...
I-W Eagles get the win in season opener
Max Pollman with an interception for the Eagles. (Photo/John Fontes) Riva Sharples | Writer It was an exciting season opener for the Irene-Wakonda Eagles, who faced Sioux Falls Lutheran at home. The Eagles came out on top 40-20 against the Eagles from the north.It was...
Tornadoes Football triumph in home opener
Tornadoes Quarterback Alec Austin scrambles for several yards vs. Deubrook. Austin connected with four different receivers for four TD’s, with a victorious score of 37-26. (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Football Opening week of high school football...
Parker Football eyes more success
The Parker Pheasants football team. (Back row standing) Benson Jones, Corben Reutter, Dylan Buseman, Landon Wieman, Mason Schaefer, and Myles Meyer. (Front row standing) Luke Travnicek, Isaac Hofer, Garrit Postma, Michael Even, Jonas Sattler, Gavin Flannery, Caleb...
I-W Football team looking for improvement this year
The Irene-Wakonda football team is looking to get back on the winning side of things this football season. (Photo/Riva Sharples) Riva Sharples | Writer With a new head coach at the helm this year, the Irene-Wakonda Football team is looking for improvement this year....