Sports

Parker baseball ready for new year

The Parker baseball team. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker High School baseball team will look to enter the 2025 season this year with five seniors that will look to help carry the team.Returning for Parker is head coach Trent Kuchta who...

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I-W Eagles golf team ready for the season

This year’s Eagles golf team is ready for a great season with a new head coach at the helm. Makayla Mohr is in her first year leading the Eagles.This year’s team will be led by nine returning golfers: sophomores Jefferey Mellem and Abbey Hauger, freshmen Hadley...

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Large I-W Track and Field team looking to do well this season

The Irene-Wakonda track season is underway with 63 students in grades 6-12 involved in the springtime sport. Numbers for the high school squads are up slightly from 2024 and the middle school numbers are solid.Head Coach Brent Mutchelknaus is in his 37th year of...

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Parker softball enters year two

The Parker softball team after their first practice of the season in March. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker High School softball team will enter its second year as a program this season and returning head coach Steph Jibben along with...

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Cougars participate in indoor meets

Grace Hjelm comes down the straightaway in the 200 meter dash during Mt. Marty’s Invitational indoor track meet on Thursday, March 27.  (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen| Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg Hurley Cougars have participated in two indoor track...

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Parker runs at Mount Marty

Former Parker track standout Lexi Even stands with current Parker track star Braelyn Berens. The pair ran together at Parker High in the early 2020s. Even is now a decorated college track standout for Mount Marty in Yankton (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker...

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Eagles compete at Mount Marty Invite

Ava George passes the baton to Brenna Lyngstad in the girls 4x800 relay. (Photo/Laura Lyngstad) The IW Eagles opened their season at the Mount Marty Invite this past Thursday. There were 40 schools in attendance with 1200+ athletes participating.Maryn Lyngstad would...

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Sticks open season with a win

Alan Astleford | Writer As the winter sports season has run its course and the basketball champions have been crowned, activities have moved outdoors with track, golf, and baseball. The Canistota/ Freeman/ Marion Sticks had their season opener in Beresford when they...

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Centerville Track competes at Dan Lennon Invitational

Senior Isaac Marohl pushes hard on his last turn of the 400m dash at the Dan Lennon Invitational. Well done, Isaac! (Photos/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Just days after the state girls basketball tournament concluded, a small amount of athletes went...

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Parker track at Dan Lennon

Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker track team took several participants to the Dan Lennon invite in Vermillion last week for the unofficial kickoff to the track season. The indoor meet has traditionally seen the best athletes from the tri-state area and this...

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Big East Honors announced

Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Big East Conference award winners were announced last week for the winter sports season. For Parker, Landon Wieman was named second team all conference. The junior averaged a double-double and will be a key piece to the returning...

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Viborg-Hurley Cougars return to state tournament

Jake Austin drives down the court trying to outrun a Crazy Horse player. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Cougars are heading back to the state tournament after a dominant performance in the SoDak 16. On Tuesday,...

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Parker Rec looks ahead to upcoming season

Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker Rec Board has officially opened sign ups for the 2025 spring and summer youth sports seasons in Parker. Parents are encouraged to sign up their athletes for soccer, baseball, softball, TBall, flag football and basketball online...

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Lady Tornadoes triumph in SoDak 16, headed to State Tournament

Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Centerville 63, Faulkton Area 38SoDak 16 match up paired #1 seed Centerville to take on #16 seed Faulkton Area in Madison, SD. The gym was packed full of purple and gold for the “home” team on the scoreboard, the Tornadoes, as the fans...

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Cougars one win away from State Tournament

2025  SoDak 16 qualifying team, the Viborg-Hurley Cougars. (Front row) Oakley Kolthoff, Brenner Gerdes, Kayden Thibodeau-Lindemann, Jake Austin, Godwin Johnson, Braydyn Morrison, and Boeden Gerdes. (Back row) Coach Cory Jacobsen, Coach Mason Madsen, Lincoln...

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MCM edges Parker in region battle

Parker junior Tonner Peterson flies in for a layup against stingy MCM defense. (Photo/Submitted by Kirsten Wieman) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker boys’ basketball went down with a strong effort last Thursday night, as they traveled to Salem to face off...

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Bearcats fail to advance in basketball

An Eagles player finds himself facing a wall of Bearcats in Region 4B tournament play last week. (Photo/Laura Lyngstad) Alan Astleford | Writer Freeman Academy/Marion bowed out of the post season when they fell to the Irene-Wakonda Eagles 47-68 in the first round of...

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