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Pictured are some of the award winners from the Parker football team. (Back row) Benson Jones, Colin Robertson, Riley Pankratz, Myles Meyer, and Landon Wieman. (Front row) Jevin Erickson, Brady Beyer, Michael Even, and Logan Buseman. (Photo/Submitted) Academic...

(Left to right) Coach Payden Haiar, Milanna Alakhverdov, Harper Fisher, Brooke Blake, Kendra Hybertson, Zoey Hinrich, Sage Martz, Evelyn Mark, Peyton Hansen, Kennidie Welsch, Helen Thompson, Claire Edberg, Jordyn Goetz, Daphne Brouwer and Coach Jamie Edberg. Way to go...

The Bearcats volleyball season came to an end against the Irene-Wakonda Eagles on November 4. (Photo/John Fontes) Alan Astleford | Marion Sports The Freeman Academy/Marion Bearcats fell 1-3 to Irene-Wakonda Eagles in Marion November 4; 25-20, 23-25, 17-25, 23-25. The...

Berens celebrates 1000th career killParker Senior Halle Berens reached a career milestone last week, as she recorded her 1000th career kill in front of her hometown crowd. Berens has a long history in the Parker volleyball program since her freshman season and has...

Rylee Nielson and Madison Orr guard the net. (Photo/John Fontes) The Parkston Trojans swept Irene-Wakonda 25-18, 25-15, 25-16 in the Region 4B Volleyball Tournament, Tuesday in Parkston.For Irene-Wakonda, which finished at 6-19, Madison Orr led the way with six kills...

Phoenix quarterback Riley Tschetter sets up to pass. (Photo/Alan Astleford) Alan Astleford | Marion sports The Phoenix season ended like it began in August, with a loss to the Parkston Trojans, this time in Parkston. The Phoenix gained 103 yards on 24 carries, the...

Senior Rylie Tieman serves for the Tornadoes. (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Welcome to Region 4B Tornado Volleyball coverage! Centerville came in as the number four seed so they were able to host the number five seed Tripp-Delmont/Armour...

Waiting for the serve, Olivia Hanson, Danica Gordon, and Natali Blair are posed to begin their offensive assault.  (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen| Viborg-Hurley Sports In an unexpected playoff rematch, the Viborg-Hurley Cougars faced Alcester-Hudson in...

Brenner Gerdes drags two Hamlin Charger players as he continued to gain yards after catching the ball from Brady Schroedermeier.  (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports In a déjà vu matchup reminiscent of their SoDak 16 game from two...

Kyla Peterson flicks the ball over an Alcester-Hudson blocker. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports Viborg-Hurley finished the regular season with a 28-26, 14-25, 15-25, 26-24, 15-12 victory over Alcester-Hudson in Viborg on Monday. It...

Paige Haase goes up for a kill against Flandreau during a recent match. Haase has been coming on strong in the final stretch of the season, helping lead Parker in their offensive attack. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Winners of last four Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The...

Double blockers Althea Gust (left) and Ashlyn Hagena (right) were a force to be reckoned with during the Bridgewater-Emery game. (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports “On the road again”, as Willie Nelson sang, the CHS girls made the trip to Emery to...

Owen Niederbaumer competed at the State Cross Country Meet in Rapid City last weekend. (Photo/Submitted) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports Viborg-Hurley had two runners, Ben Ferdig and Owen Niederbaumer, qualify for the State Cross Country Meet at Hart Ranch...

Colten Preheim completed in the state cross-country meet held in Rapid City last weekend. He was the first to compete at state cross-country in nearly a decade. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports Colten Preheim headed west to Rapid City for the 2024 state...

Pictured to the left is Emery Shubeck at age four and Peyton Hansen age three at a summer track meet. Right, Freshman Emery Shubeck and 8th grader Peyton Hansen at the State Cross Country meet in Rapid City, SD! (Photo/Submitted) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Two...

Senior James Buckneberg tramples over the Scotties during the Class 9A playoff games held in Philip. (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Centerville Football made the playoffs for second year in a row since 2017, but the tough draw of it took the...

Tate Sorensen advances the ball on this run. (Photo/Alan Astleford) Alan Astleford | Writer Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy overcame De Smet in the first round of regional 9AA football playoffs Thursday, October 24 on the Freeman field. Chris Aasen opened the scoring...

Brody Johnke runs the ball. (Photo/John Fontes) The St. Mary Cardinals defeated the Irene-Wakonda Eagles in the first round of playoffs held Thursday, Brody Johnke runs the ball. (Photo/John Fontes)October 24, with a score of 62-12. The Cardinals will now advance to...

Brenna Lyngstad at the net. (Photo/John Fontes) Irene-Wakonda defeated the Viborg-Hurley Cougars 26-24, 23-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-11 in Cornbelt Conference volleyball action on Tuesday in Irene.Madison Orr finished with 14 kills, three blocks and eight digs for...