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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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Viborg-Hurley/Irene Wakonda girls continue to see success

Maddie Feiock pins Libby Krcil (Burke/Gregory).  Maddie would place seventh at the Yankton Invite. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports 2025 Yankton Girls InvitationalTeam Scores1 Canton 176.52 Pierre T.F. Riggs 161.03 Watertown 133.54...

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Pheasants compete at BEC/LCC tourney

Dylan Buseman works an opponent at last weeks BEC/LCC tournament. Buseman was back in the lineup for the first time since December and took third on the day. (Photo/Submitted by Janna Christiansen) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker wrestling team was in action...

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Pheasants host own tournament

Brysen Boloun works an opponent during a recent tournament. (Photo/Janna Christiansen) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker wrestling squad had a big weekend last Saturday, hosting the annual Parker tournament with several impressive performances. Top showings...

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Parker girls fall twice more

Mya Beyer looks to score against Lennox. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker girls suffered two more defeats last week, as they continue to search for their first victory. First on the docket was West Central last Tuesday with the visiting Trojans...

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#4 Trojans run past Parker

Myles Meyer pulls down a rebound against West Central. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports Parker saw one of the states top class ‘A’ teams last week, when neighboring West Central traveled to Parker to put on a show, pushing past the Pheasants...

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Tornadoes overcome Nighthawks in tight matchup

Aiden Bobzin drains a three pointer vs. Viborg/Hurley. Bobzin had 19 points on the evening! (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Going into this matchup, the Tornado boys knew this was going to be a physical game. Centerville did well on offense and...

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Cougars claim coveted No. 1 spot in Class B

Braydyn Morrison shoots one of his many three pointers against Castlewood in the Mitchell Corn Palace during the Hanson Classic.  (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports After a grueling stretch last week, the Viborg-Hurley Cougars had a...

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Centerville too much for Lady Cougars

The bench reacts to a three pointer being made by teammate Jenna Graves during Irene’s Blizzard Buster Classic.  (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Lady Cougars faced a tough challenge this week, taking on the...

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Bearcats drop double-header to Eagles in Marion

Liz Piehl guards an IW Eagles player. (Photo/Alan Astleford) Alan Astleford | Writer Freeman Academy/Marion dropped a basketball twin bill to Irene-Wakonda in prep basketball action on January 30 in Freeman.The ladies found themselves on the short end against the...

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Bearcats fall to Huskies in boys’ basketball action

Elshadi Mesfin led Freeman Academy-Marion with 15 points against Bridgewater-Emery in boys’ basketball action on January 28, but it wasn’t enough to get the Bearcats past the Huskies, with a final score of 59-44. Karter Weber also scored 14 points with Taylor Goodwin...

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