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Pheasants close season
parker boys’ basketball Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker boys basketball team season came to a close last Tuesday night as the Pheasants took on Dakota Valley, the number one ranked team in the state. Parker was matched with the Panthers in the opening round of...
Bearcats elminate Freeman-fall to Irene-Wakonda
Matt Hagen (1) drives into the lane. (photos/Alan Astleford) freeman academy/marion boys’ basketball Alan Astleford | Writer Freeman Academy/Marion eliminated the Freeman Flyers and moved on to play Irene-Wakonda in Region 5B basketball action February 28. ...
Wrestlers 5th in team duals
Charlie Patton (photo/South Dakota Public Broadcasting) parker wrestling Strong showing in Rapid City By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker wrestling team wrapped up their season last weekend in Rapid City. The team left early Tuesday morning, to try and get ahead of a...
Girls close season against Vermillion
parker girls’ basketball By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker girls saw double trouble in their final two games of the season, as they faced off against number two ranked Vermillion who had just one loss on the season. In their first meeting against the Tanagers, the...
Interview with Finley McConniel – Marion/Freeman Rebel wrestler
marion/freeman academy wrestling Al Astleford | Writer Finley McConniel along with Riley Tschetter, Easton Tschetter and Brody Gossen went to Rapid City to wrestle at the South Dakota state wrestling championships February 24-25. The wrestlers joined with...
Parker wins again
Wyatt Rand battles an opponent during a recent match (photo/Mary Silvernail) parker wrestling First at BEC/LCC By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker wrestling squad put on a show last weekend as they continued their progress and head to the post season. The Pheasants...
Twice as nice
It was all smiles for Parker Lessman and coach Dave Fuller after the Parker win against Chester. It was Parker’s first win since Dec. 2021. (photo/Kylie Harriman) parker girls’ basketball Parker girls nab first wins By Shane Merrill | Sports It took over a year, but...
Parker boys fall in rematch
parker boys’ basketball By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker boys found their first win of the season back in early January, holding the Flyers to just 15 percent shooting on the night. Parker saw a rematch with the Flyers last week, and this time around Chester...
Wrestlers battle at home triangular
Alec Kuchta works an opponent during a recent match. Kuchta has a been a key wrestler for the varsity this season. (photo/Mary Silvernail) parker wrestling Shane Merrill | Sports With the season starting to wind down and all eyes on the post season, the Parker...
Pheasant girls trek forward
parker girls’ basketball Katie Bialas, center, reaches to block a shot during last weeks game against West Central (photo/Kylie Harriman) By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker girls continued to move forward last week, but struggled with injuries. First in the week...
Parker falls to WC, Canton
Gabe Gillespie makes a move to the basket last week (photo/Kylie Harriman) parker boys’ basketball Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker boys battled in two more games last week, first against West Central and on Friday in a make-up game against Canton. In their first...
Koerner joined 1000 point club
freeman academy- marion Alan Astleford | Marion Sports Freeman Academy/Marion (FAM) senior, Jada Koerner scored her 1000th career point against the Irene-Wakonda Eagles on the Freeman Academy gym Thursday January 26. She and Estelle Waltner scored nine points...
Parker girls fall to Flyers/Beavers
Shayla Voeltz brings the ball up the court last week against Freeman (photo by Kylie Harriman) By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker girls continued their season last week, as they faced off against Freeman and Hanson. The Pheasants battle the Flyers through three...
FAM falls at Hoop City Classic
Simeon Eremin Scored a layup bucket in Marion. (photo by Al Astleford) Al Astleford | Marion Sports Hayden Sprik and Dawson Hoffman’s red-hot shooting from beyond the arc helped Platte-Geddes come away with a win on Saturday at the Corn Palace in a boys basketball...
Boys win 2OT thriller over Freeman
Harley Davis makes a move to the basket during a recent contest. Davis has been leading the JV team while contributing heavily on varsity. (photo by Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports Coming off their first win of the year in the Big East Conference tournament, the...
Beavers edge past Parker
By Shane Merrill | Sports Fresh off their win against Freeman, the Parker boys looked to take on another former Cornbelt Conference team in Hanson. The Beavers used a strong scoring run in the third to get past the Pheasants 47-32. Parker was able to keep things close...
FAM Bearcat acton on the hardwoods
Al Astleford | Marion Sports Freeman Academy/Marion was active on the basketball courts this past week, having three games. The girls were one and two; winning over Flandreau Indian 58-21 and dropping two games, Avon, 30-51 and Scotland 20-34. The boys had...
Pheasants place two champions at Tri-Valley
By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker wrestling club had another solid weekend tournament at Tri-Valley, finishing with three wrestlers in the finals with two winning their respective brackets. Parker was able to claim third as a team. “The Pheasants wrestled well in...
Freeman Academy/Marion girls take Lower Brule
Estelle Waltner positioned herself for a rebound against FIS (photo by Al Astleford) Al Astleford | Marion Sports Freeman Academy/Marion edged Lower Brule on Saturday to come up with a win at the Sacred Hoops Classic. Alivea Weber and Jada Koerner combined for 41...