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...
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...
