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Hanson reaches 1000 milestone at State Tournament

Nick Hanson scored his 1,000th career point during the Class B State Tournament. (photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports Viborg-Hurley’s junior center, Nick Hansen had an even sweeter state tournament as he reached 1,000 career points...

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Marion girls’ basketball season reflections

Nathan Epp/Hadley Luke The team knew this would be a very different year for us. Last year’s seniors were significant contributors to every aspect of the game, and some younger players would have to step up to fill the statistics and minutes played by that group....

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Boys’ basketball season overview

Jerico Shape The Freeman Academy/Marion boys’ varsity basketball team finished their season 8-13 on Tuesday, February 27 after falling just short to the Centerville Tornados. The Bearcats started their season with a win before losing a few games; by the first half of...

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Marion City Council

Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor The Marion City Council met on Monday, March 4 at 7:00 p.m. at the Marion City Building on Main Street.Brenda Kiggins and Becky Buseman were in attendance on behalf of the Marion Ambulance to request the release of funds for the new...

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Game one at the Monument

This is a team sport! And this team showed up! Congratulations to the Class B Champions Centerville Tornadoes! (photo/Tricia Eide) Centerville vs Warner Monarchs Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports They did it! The CHS Girls Basketball team qualified for the State B...

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Nelson and Gilbert make CornBelt Conference Team

Charley Nelson earned first team All Conference honors. (photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports Congratulations to Charley Nelson and Kendra Gilbert on making the All Cornbelt Conference team. Charley made first team selection as a junior...

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Centerville Boys make history at SD16

Congratulations to the Centerville boys basketball team on earning their first SoDak 16 appearance! Back row L-R, Head Coach Bill Marquardt, Caleb Fosher, Nolan Fisher, Corbin Tople, Micah Childress, Cole Edberg, Brennan Tople, Alec Austin, Miles Eide, Covin Wattier,...

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Parker basketball coaching spot open

Shane Merrill | Sports For the fifth time in seven years, the Parker boys’ basketball program is looking for its next head coach. Mike Morran, who spent one year at the helm, submitted his resignation Monday, March 11, meaning the Pheasants will open up the job for...

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Tornadoes blow past Bearcats in Regions

FA/M’s Karter Weber holds the basketball preparing to make an overhead pass in the Region 4B basketball game in Freeman February 24. (photo/Alan Astleford) Alan Astleford | Writer The season for FA/M Bearcats ended February 27 in Freeman when Centerville demolished...

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Panthers push past Parker

Ray Travnicek extends over two Panther defenders last week in the season finale (photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports The 2023-24 season came to an end last Tuesday night as the regional tournaments kicked off with Parker taking on perennial power and defending...

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It was a sweet night at SD16

This dynamic duo of (l) Tessa Eide and sister (r) Izzie Eide can wreak havoc on any offense. (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide |Centerville Sports The time had finally come! SoDak 16 matchup: Centerville Girls basketball vs. Tripp-Delmont/Armour. I think the whole town...

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Centerville boys make their way to SD16

Cole Edberg drives to the hoop during the Region 4B game. Edberg netted 11 points! (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Number three Centerville was set to take on number six Freeman Academy/Marion in their first round of Class B Region 4 boys...

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I-W boys and girls wrap up basketball season

Riva Sharples | Writer The Irene-Wakonda boys basketball team ended its season with a 1-20 record. While the team was not on the winning side of things this season, they did battle out several very close games and showed improvements throughout the year with lots of...

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Centerville girls hold strong

Izzie Eide drives past the defender vs Freeman Academy Marion. (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Tuesday night arrived, marking the beginning of Region 4B Girls’ Basketball action for the Centerville Tornadoes. As the number one seed, CHS earned a...

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Vermillion runs past Parker boys

Colin Robertson eyes up a pass against Vermillion (photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports In the final game of the regular season, the Parker boys took to Vermillion last Friday night, but were no match for the quick Tanager squad that ran all over Parker...

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Girls rebound in finale

Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker girls’ basketball team traveled back to Vermillion last Tuesday night for the opening round of the region 4A tournament. Parker had just played the Tanagers a week prior losing by nearly 40, but this time kept the game tighter and...

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Cougars finish regular season with victories

Brady Schroedermeier goes airborne to put in two of his nine points. (photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Cougars were victorious in their last two regular-season games. Their initial matchup was against the adept...

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Lady Cougars end regional play

Jenna Graves goes up for a bucket against Centerville. (photo/ Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports Unexpected twists often unfold during regional and postseason play. In the first game of regional play, the Lady Cougars displayed dominance...

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