marion/freeman academy wrestling Al Astleford | Writer Finley McConniel along with Riley Tschetter, Easton Tschetter and Brody Gossen went to Rapid City to wrestle at the South Dakota state wrestling championships February 24-25. The wrestlers joined with...
Wyatt Rand battles an opponent during a recent match (photo/Mary Silvernail) parker wrestling First at BEC/LCC By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker wrestling squad put on a show last weekend as they continued their progress and head to the post season. The Pheasants...
It was all smiles for Parker Lessman and coach Dave Fuller after the Parker win against Chester. It was Parker’s first win since Dec. 2021. (photo/Kylie Harriman) parker girls’ basketball Parker girls nab first wins By Shane Merrill | Sports It took over a year, but...
parker boys’ basketball By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker boys found their first win of the season back in early January, holding the Flyers to just 15 percent shooting on the night. Parker saw a rematch with the Flyers last week, and this time around Chester...
Alec Kuchta works an opponent during a recent match. Kuchta has a been a key wrestler for the varsity this season. (photo/Mary Silvernail) parker wrestling Shane Merrill | Sports With the season starting to wind down and all eyes on the post season, the Parker...
parker girls’ basketball Katie Bialas, center, reaches to block a shot during last weeks game against West Central (photo/Kylie Harriman) By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker girls continued to move forward last week, but struggled with injuries. First in the week...
Gabe Gillespie makes a move to the basket last week (photo/Kylie Harriman) parker boys’ basketball Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker boys battled in two more games last week, first against West Central and on Friday in a make-up game against Canton. In their first...
freeman academy- marion Alan Astleford | Marion Sports Freeman Academy/Marion (FAM) senior, Jada Koerner scored her 1000th career point against the Irene-Wakonda Eagles on the Freeman Academy gym Thursday January 26. She and Estelle Waltner scored nine points...
Shayla Voeltz brings the ball up the court last week against Freeman (photo by Kylie Harriman) By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker girls continued their season last week, as they faced off against Freeman and Hanson. The Pheasants battle the Flyers through three...
Simeon Eremin Scored a layup bucket in Marion. (photo by Al Astleford) Al Astleford | Marion Sports Hayden Sprik and Dawson Hoffman’s red-hot shooting from beyond the arc helped Platte-Geddes come away with a win on Saturday at the Corn Palace in a boys basketball...
Harley Davis makes a move to the basket during a recent contest. Davis has been leading the JV team while contributing heavily on varsity. (photo by Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports Coming off their first win of the year in the Big East Conference tournament, the...
By Shane Merrill | Sports Fresh off their win against Freeman, the Parker boys looked to take on another former Cornbelt Conference team in Hanson. The Beavers used a strong scoring run in the third to get past the Pheasants 47-32. Parker was able to keep things close...
Al Astleford | Marion Sports Freeman Academy/Marion was active on the basketball courts this past week, having three games. The girls were one and two; winning over Flandreau Indian 58-21 and dropping two games, Avon, 30-51 and Scotland 20-34. The boys had...
By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker wrestling club had another solid weekend tournament at Tri-Valley, finishing with three wrestlers in the finals with two winning their respective brackets. Parker was able to claim third as a team. “The Pheasants wrestled well in...
Estelle Waltner positioned herself for a rebound against FIS (photo by Al Astleford) Al Astleford | Marion Sports Freeman Academy/Marion edged Lower Brule on Saturday to come up with a win at the Sacred Hoops Classic. Alivea Weber and Jada Koerner combined for 41...
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...
