Pictured Back row left to right: Katie Bialas, Dawson Maska, Benson Jones, Devin Kuchta, Tagg Weller, Landri Holzwarth, Landon Wieman, Ray Travnicek, Jackson Buche. Front row left to right: Lauren Patten, Abbigail Rezac, Neil Haase, Brenden Pesicka, Luke Travnicek,...
Shane Merrill | Sports The Annual winter sports awards were presented last week at the Parker High School gym. The Pheasant wrestling, boys basketball and girls basketball all received the South Dakota High School Activities association academic team award for...
Senior Ashton Ross brings the ball up last week in Dakota Valley. (Photo/Shane Merrill) By Shane Merrill | Sports When the horn sounded last Tuesday night, six seniors said goodbye to their Parker basketball careers as the Pheasants fell to number one undefeated...
The Parker Park and Rec board is up and running once again in 2022, and is excited for another summer of fun. The Rec board consisits of community members Shane Merrill, Tigh Lessman, Tami Berens, Trent Kuchta, Steph Jibben, Brady Temple, Trevor Christiansen and Roxie...
Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker wrestlers took their largest group ever to the state tournament last week, and come away with several impressive finishes with two finishing in the top eight while gaining valuable experience along the way. Levi Wieman led the...
By coach Kirsten Wieman And that’s a wrap! The 7th and 8th grade boys’ basketball teams ended their seasons on Monday, February 21 in Parkston taking on the Trojans. What a fun and exciting season it has been for both teams. The boys have been going...
Janae Olson goes up for two points against Dakota Valley. (photo by Dave Fuller) By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker girls traveled to Dakota Valley last week to face off against the Panthers in the first round of the regional tournament. The Panthers were the number...
By Shane Merrill | Sports It all came down to the regional 2B tournament last Saturday in Freeman. All the wrestlers had their chance to punch their ticket to the state ‘B’ tournament and the Parker Pheasants were ready to roll, qualifying a school record 11 wrestlers...
Parker 7th grade team Back-Jack Anderson, Parker Reif, Garrit Postma, Harley White, Benson Jones, Coach Paul Moneke. Front: Jimmy Gomez, Jake VanVliet, Luke Travnicek and Ryan Smith Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker seventh graders continued their fine season last...
By Shane Merrill | Sports In another conference battle last week Parker traveled to Garretson with the season continuing to wind down. The Pheasants were looking to take a win, to shore up their post season standings, but the Blue Dragons had other plans, storming...
Terryn Fuller goes up for two points against Vermillion. (photo by Shane Merrill) By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker girls fell in their final two games of the season last week first against conference foe Garretson and against Vermillion in their final game of the...
Landri Holzwarth (4) looks to shoot past two Vermillion defenders. Holzwarth finished with eight points. (photo by Shane Merrill) By Shane Merrill | Sports Parker traveled to Vermillion last Friday night for the final game of the regular season. The Pheasants were...
2022 State Tourney Bound Wrestlers. Back Row L to R Zaul Centeno, Charlie Patten, Logan Bridges, Jason Ebeling, Levi Wieman, Jack Even Front Row L to R Andrew Even, Logan Buseman, Michael Even, Dylan Buseman and Alek Kuchta
Ray Travnicek shoots for three during a recent game (photo by Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports In what was nearly the comeback of the year, the Parker boys’ basketball team fell just short against neighboring Viborg-Hurley, 65-63. The Pheasants were down late,...
Parker Lessman goes up for two during a recent game. Lessman dropped 19 points against Sioux Valley, going 3-3 from long range and 8-11 from the floor. (photo by Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker girls took on a stout Viborg-Hurley team last Tuesday...
Shane Merrill | Sports In their second game of the week, the Parker girls’ basketball team faced off against Sioux Valley who entered with a 12-5 record. Parker put together one of their best games of the season, but ultimately fell 67-52. The Pheasants started...
Shane Merrill | Sports In arguably their best game of the season thus far, the Parker boys came up just short to the number four ranked Sioux Valley Cossacks, but proved they can play with anyone as the season begins to wind down. Early in the first the Cossacks...
Carter Robertson goes up for two during a recent contest. Robertson dropped 29 points against Chester last week (photo by Shane Merrill) In the second game of the double header, the Parker boys basketball team faced off against Chester in a high profile Big East...
Lexi Even returned off an injury against Chester last week, posting 19 points to lead Parker (photo by Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker girls were set to host the first two rounds of the BEC tournament last week, but faced a daunting task opening...
Andrew Even stands as the champion on the podium last weekend in Parker. Even recorded his 100th career win in the championship match. (photo submitted) Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker wrestling team took home second place in the annual BEC/LCC conference...
