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Wrestlers win BEC/LCC tourney

Buseman/Wieman pace Parker By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker wrestling team came away with a first place finish last Saturday, winning the BEC/LCC tournament. Parker was led by two first place finishers, Logan Buseman at 144 and Levi Wieman staying undefeated at...

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Little Bearcats in the making

Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor The Marion gym was buzzing with activity when it filled to the brim with happy little cheer leaders in the making. Imagine the excitement of nearly 40 bubbly girls ready to be the next Bearcat cheerleader.The Little Bearcat...

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Pirates escape with a victory

The Lady Pirates opened the girls game and outscored the Bearcats 15-40. Sieta Wiersema [14], Kallie Johnson [5] and Alexa Gortmaker defend against the Lady Pirates. (photo/Al Astleford) Alan Astleford | Writer The FAM Bearcats experienced a wave of success in their...

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Cougars face setbacks beyond the basketball court

Nolan Kolthoff goes up on a jumper. (photo/ Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports Once again, the #1 Curse has struck. I remember a former basketball coach sharing that while being ranked number one is nice, she would prefer not to be in that...

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Lady Cougars shine

Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports What a great week for our lady Cougars to end it with two wins! They have improved so much this season, and are really working hard on the court. Both teams they played,Canistota (5-9) and Corsica-Stickney (4-9) are having...

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VH/IW Wrestling continue to see improvement

Ella works on the arm and tries to turn her opponent onto her back. Ella would place 6th at the Harrisburg tournament. (photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The week started off for the Viborg-Hurley/Irene Wakonda wrestling team with a...

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Irene-Wakonda basketball update

Riva Sharples| Writer On February 2, the Irene-Wakonda Eagle girls basketball team defeated Menno 41-38, improving their season record to 3-11.Leading scorer for the Eagles was Quinn McDonald with 11 points. Madison Orr and Mady Peterson added 8 points each. Brenna...

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I-W Cheerleaders hold cheer camp for kids

The Irene-Wakonda girls basketball cheerleaders pose with pre-K through 1st grade cheer camp participants during Friday’s basketball game.(photo/submitted) Riva Sharples | Writer This year, 35 children participated in the Irene-Wakonda Cheerleaders’ annual kids Cheer...

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Centerville Middle School boys win the Great Plains Conference

Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Centerville boys are coached by Kory Muller and assisted by Josh Morphew. The team played pool play vs Tripp/Delmont/Armour and won 48-10. Then played Burke and won 23-10. This earned them number one seed. They played number four seed...

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Centerville boys add another notch

Alec Austin gets fouled while going up for a shot vs Bridgetwater-Emery. Austin had 10 points! (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Centerville boys basketball hosted Sioux Falls Lutheran on Monday, January 29, 2024. After a series of losses, these...

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Centerville girls top off Alcestor-Hudson

Kiylee Westra powers up for a jumper vs. Alcester. (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Centerville girls basketball back in action on the road for a double header vs Alcester Hudson. These ladies are coming off a little bit of a break so starting off...

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Centerville Boys Basketball fall to TDA

Miles Eide drives past the defender during the Viborg Hurley game. (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Centerville boys basketball was back at home on Tuesday night to finish off the back end of the doubleheader against the Tripp-Delmont/Armour...

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Centerville girls basketball shoots down the Nighthawks

Thea Gust goes up for a lay-up against Viborg Hurley defender. Gust tallied 23 points that game! (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports The Centerville Lady Tornadoes hosted the Tripp-Delmont/Armour Nighthawks for a doubleheader on Tuesday night. The...

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Three towns, two teams, one fight!

Three towns. Two Teams. One fight. Pictured are the Girls and Boys teams from Centerville and Viborg- Hurley. (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports The caring continues, as does the fight, and no one fights alone. In between the games, between...

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Bearcats defeat Eagles for second win

Liam Ortman goes up for a shot against Menno. (photo/Alan Astleford) Alan Astleford | Writer Freeman Acadeny/Marion defeated the Irene-Wakonda Eagles in Irene January 25 with a final score of 60-45. Jackson Donlan and Karter Weber tied for scoring honors with 20...

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Lady Cougars drop two

Jenna Graves goes airborne trying to make a basket. (photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Lady Cougars (4-8) had a tough week dropping two games this week, which put a bit of a damper on the earlier week’s success. They might have...

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Cougars move to #1 in Class B

Rafe Goettertz guards an Alcester-Hudson player trying to keep him away from the basket. (picture/ Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports Well, all it took was beating the former #1 team in Class B, Castlewood, but one point to propel the...

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VH/IW Wrestling celebrate seniors

Thank you to the VH/IW seniors who contributed to the team this year. Pictured are the seniors with their coaches Dylan Thomas and Cory Jensen. Left to right- Trevor Ryan (IW), Coach Dylan Thomas, Ella Kessler, Gia Miller, Raegan Smith, and Coach Cory Jensen....

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Pheasants second at home tournament

By Shane Merrill | Sports Just days after their home quad that saw exciting action, the Parker wrestlers hosted their annual home invitational and came away with four first place winners on their way to a team finish of second place.“We had 13 teams total and earned a...

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Pheasants fall twice last week

Jevin Erickson makes a move to the basket (photo by Shane Merrill) By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker Pheasants were upended twice last week having back to back games due to previous postponements. Parker first took on Freeman in Freeman, and after a competitive...

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