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Parker HS to offer softball this spring

Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker School board met and approved last week a plan to bring sanctioned softball as an extra curricular offering for the 2023-2024 school year. The South Dakota High School activities association sanctioned spring softball for the 2022-23...

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I-W volleyball season ends with 5-23 record

Irene-Wakonda’s volleyball season has ended. The team says goodbye to seniors (left to right): Jenna Sees, Emerson Flynn, Kaitlynn Mellem, Quinn McDonald, and Zoey Anderson (photo/Riva Sharples). Riva Sharples | Writer Irene-Wakonda’s volleyball season has ended with...

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viborg-hurley sixth grade volleyball

Viborg-Hurley Team placed second in sixth grade division at Big Sioux League Congratulations, girls and coaches.Pictured: Back row-Coach Katie Schoepf, Aspen Voog, Anna Jo Kropuenske, Samia Crump, Sydney Duggan, Bailee Schaeffer, Coach Dawn Weier, Coach Melissa...

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Cougar Junior High basketball begins

Berkley Skonhovd drives the ball down the court with Howard players on the chase. (photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports If you’re eagerly awaiting the start of high school basketball season, you can catch some thrilling junior high...

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Building young champions

Pictured back to front: Michelle Weier, Tressa Weier, Quinn Schaefer, Cara Peterson, Kylie Peterson, and manager Emma Peterson. Front Row: Lola Kessler, Aaliyah War Bonnet, Sadie Benson, Taya Flyger, Andrea Flyger, and manager Jade Flyger. Not Pictured is Munroe Boyer...

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Cougar volleyball season ends

Addy Huth led the team in kills this year. (photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports Gayville-Volin 3, Viborg-Hurley 0At the end of regular season play, Viborg-Hurley (7-20) would place 7th in region 4B, which would save them having to play...

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Centerville volleyball was no Trick or Treat!

Emma Marshal catches some major air while spiking the ball! Marshal had 10 kills on the night (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Region 4B match up seeded number four Centerville Tornadoes hosted number five seed Menno Wolves on Halloween night. The...

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Parker VB falls in regions

Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker volleyball team finished their 2023 season last week, facing off against perennial power Dakota Valley in the opening round of the region 4A tournament.Dakota Valley, who entered as the number two seed in the regionals and with a...

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Bearcats close volleyball season against Irene-Wakonda

Alan Astleford | Writer For the second time this volleyball season, the number nine seed Freeman Academy/Marion Bearcats fell to the eighth seeded Irene-Wakonda Eagles 3-0. Game scores were 30-28, 25-16, 25-21. Player stats were not available for publication.Bearcats...

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Bearcats volleyball recap of the season

Jen McConniel | Coach The Bearcats 2023 volleyball season had 12 varsity players ranging 9th-12th grade. We hit some mile stones this year with Isabelle McConniel hitting 500 set assists with a high school career end of 642. Alexa Gortmaker hit 1000 digs. She ended...

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Cubs defeat the Cougars

Kyla Peterson pounds the ball down looking for a kill. (Picture/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Cougars volleyball team traveled to Alcester on Monday, October 23 to take on the Cubs in their den. The Cub (20-8) would...

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Parker Junior Football season wraps up

The Parker Junior Football team finished up their season mid-October with their final game being under the lights in Marion. What a great season it has been for the boys. They worked hard and had fun! Pictured above are: Coach Wallenstein, Kaden Fosheim, Aleeus Wall,...

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Phoenix mauled by Black Panthers

Alan Astleford | Writer Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy advanced to the second round of the playoffs after defeating Stanley County in Fort Pierre in the first round of the 9-AA playoffs October 19. This matched them up with 9-1 Platte-Geddes in Platte October 26 and...

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Centerville Volleyball

Congratulations to Lillie Eide who dug over her 1000 dig as a Tornado! (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide |Centerville Sports The Lady Tornadoes set to take on Bridgewater-Emery on Tuesday night. The gym was pretty full and most of the crowd wore pink for pink out night...

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Cougars drop two close matches

Charley Nelson, the Cougar Libero, recorded 98 digs just this week. (Picture/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports Hanson 3, Viborg-Hurley 0The Cougars traveled to Alexandrai to take on the Hanson Beavers at home on Friday, October 20th. Hanson...

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Parkston ends Cougars’ season

Devin Sayler and Bryson Morrison make a tackle on a Trojan player. (picture/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports In the opening round of the 9AA football playoffs, Viborg-Hurley traveled to Parkston to take on the undefeated Trojans. The...

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Last Game of the Season for VH Cheerleaders

Thea Sorlien, Calli Barnes, Gia Miller, Rayna Miller, Bailey Weegar, Paisley Skonhovd, and Presley Skonhovd. (picture/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | VH Sports The Cougar Cheerleaders cheered their last football game last week on Thursday night in Parkston....

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Centerville Football goes to playoffs

Senior Denver Anderson center for the Tornadoes. (photo/Trica Eide) Tricia Eide|Centerville Sports For the first time since 2012, Centerville made a playoff game! In a three way tie for 12th seed, Centerville lost the tie breaker and ended up number 13 seed. CHS would...

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Centerville Volleyball takes on the Bulldogs

Kyilee Westra gets a block vs Colome (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide|Centerville Sports The Lady Tornadoes traveled to Baltic to take on the fierce Bulldogs. The first game it was back and forth, point for point until Baltic took a four point lead. It was too...

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Winner overpowers Pheasants in playoffs

Ray Travnicek gets into the open field on a catch and run last week (photo/John Fontes) Shane Merrill | Sports Going into last Friday’s game the Parker football team and fans knew they had nothing to lose going up against perennial power and number one ranked Winner....

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