Ray Travnicek pulls up for three against Chester last weekend. Travnicek has helped lead Parker in the last three games. (photo by Shane Merrill) By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker boys basketball team and the Big East Conference was able to re-work their annual...
Jerimiah Friman battles an opponent during a recent match (photo by Mary Silvernail) Shane Merrill | Sports The top teams in the state wrestled at the MCM Tournament last Saturday, Dec. 31. The Pheasants took home sixth place as a team with great showings by all of...
Parker battles at Mid Dakota monster Shane Merrill | Sports Parker made the long trek west to Presho last weekend, facing some of the state finest in both class ‘A’ and ‘B’ and came away with sixth place as a team, with seven wrestlers placing in the tournament. “The...
Shane Merrill | Sports Hope Larson makes a move to the basket during a recent contest. (photo by Shane Merrill) The Parker girls basketball team took on conference foe Beresford last Friday, coming off a long break for Christmas. The Pheasants struggled early, but...
Liam Ortman (11) and Karter Weber defend against TDA. Photo/Alan Astleford Al Astleford | Marion Sports FAM and TDA tangled in the conference contest as the Bearcats leveled the Nighthawks 53-35 in boys basketball action in Freeman December 20. The Bearcats...
Janae Olson shoots during a recent game. She has been an anchor for the Pheasants this season. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports In a rescheduled game last Saturday, the Parker basketball program welcomed MCM to town to face the Huskies in what ended up...
Shane Merrill | Sports Parker picked up two more wins last week in their annual home quad, winning over Howard and Garretson but falling to conference foe MCM by eight. “We had our first of two scheduled home quads against MCM, Garretson, and Howard. We wrestled...
Myles Meyer makes a move to the basket in the season opener against MCM. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker boys were also in action last week, facing off against EPJ on Saturday and traveling to Parkston on Tuesday. Parker hosted their first game...
Bearcat Estelle Walter is pressured by a Centervile player. (Photo/Alan Astleford) Alan Astleford | Marion Sports After winning their first games of the season, the Freeman Academy/Marion (FAM) Lady Bearcats shot for a trifecta. However, the Lady Tornadoes had a...
Parker wrestler Dylan Buseman (photo submitted) By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker wrestling squad opened their season last week, going 2-1 at their fist meet. Parker had several top finishers, with Levi Wieman leading the way going 3-0 while senior Logan Bridges...
By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker wrestling team had several top-four finishers last weekend at Dell Rapids as they opened their tournament season with a fifth place finish, winning 78 points. Leading Parker was Alek Kuchta who took second, Dylan Buseman who took...
Parker Boys Basketball Back L-R Zack Kilbourn, Corben Ruetter, Payton Meyer, Landon Wieman, Myles Meyer, Gabe Gillespie, Ashton Young, Jack Wilkes. Middle L-R Gavin Flannery, Ray Travnicek, Ethan Kasten, Seth Van Vliet, Landon Beck, Lane Gortmaker, Harley Davis. Front...
parker girls basketballFront from left to right: Izzy Meins, Terryn Fuller, Janae Olson, Hope Larson, Kaitlan Laible. Middle from left to right: Jay Sanner, Parker Lessman, Tanya Netosov, Shayla Voeltz, Meah Wright, Katie Bialas, Lauren Patten, Dave Fuller. Back from...
parker wrestling teamFront left to right Logan Bridges, Jack Even, Levi Wieman, Michael Even, Charlie Patten, Connor Even, Jerimiah Friman, Middle left to right Dylan Buseman, Wyatt Rand, Teegun Wentzel, Devin Kuchta, Andrew Even, Zaul Centeno, Quinlan Olesen, Alek...
Clara Montero and Jenna VanVelzen sky for a block during a recent contest (photo by Shane Merrill) By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker volleyball team dropped its final two regular season matches in out of conference play last week, falling to Vermillion and West...
Tate Sorensen breaks into the open running the football in Elkton October 27. (Photo/Alan Astleford) Alan Astleford | Writer Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy fell short of advancing in the SD 9AA football playoffs when they lost to Elkton/Lake Benton Thursday, October...
Evan Scharberg (24) scores the winning touchdown as time expired. The Phoenix advanced to play Elkton-Lake Benton. (Photo/Alan Astleford) Alan Astleford | Writer Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy Phoenix won over Florence-Henry for the second time in a week and knocked...
Marion volleyball team back row L-R: Isabelle McConniel, Hailey Stahl, Anna Olson, Leah Goodwin, Blanche Venot, Kallie Johnson, Joelle Hawkey. Front row L-R: Emma McConniel, Macy Gortmaker, Sarah Cremer, Alexa Gortmaker, Alivea Weber. McConniel and Weber surpassed...
The Freeman Academy/Marion Bearcats finished third at the state meet in Huron. Tavin Schroeder placed second, Finley McConniel, eighth; HaydenSchmidt, 64; Jayson Allison, 85; and Seth Balzer, 112. Jada Koerner and Estelle Waltner ran for the girls. ...
Closes impressive season at Dome By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker marching band capped off their impressive season last Saturday at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion. The Pheasants traveled to Vermillion to preform for one final time in the annual D-Days parade, and...
