The Parker 9 and 10-year-old baseball team has gotten off to a hot start this season, winning their first three games in league play. In their first game of the season, Parker faced off against Tea Javers. The Pheasants jumped ahead early when Korbyn Leveille singled...
The Parker Red 12U baseball team won both league games last week, toppling Tea DeYoung 4-3 and Lennox Dressen 7-3. Tea jumped on Parker in the first inning, running off three before the Pheasants could get out of the inning. Parker then clawed back, scoring one as...
Parker Blue edges Red to open league The Parker Blue baseball team opened up the 2021 Prairie Grass baseball league season with a matchup against the Parker Red last Monday night in Parker. It was a guaranteed Pheasant victory, and a thrilling game ensued, with Parker...
Front: Colton Davis, Levi Rand, Brady Beyer, Jake VanVliet, Marquice Bortnem. Back: Ransom Jones, Shane Merrill, Colin Robertson, Caleb Wieman, Jack Anderson, Brock Frederickson, Mason Hohn, Benson Jones, Mike VanVliet. The Parker 12U baseball team traveled to Madison...
: All smiles with their fifth place trophy at last week's state championship is back row from left: coach Tigh Lessman and head coach Cullen Mack. Middle row from left: coach Laura Janzen, Anna Reiffenberger, Maci Kippes, Cierra Mohr, Parker Lessman, Tayler Coleman...
Shane Merrill | Sports Writer The Parker golf team qualified two participants to the state golf meet this season, as Brendan Pesicka and Landri Holzwarth each shot a 99 good enough for a 12th place tie. The duo will represent Parker at the state meet to be held in...
The Parker girls track team turned in another strong performance last week, rounding out their list of state qualifiers and finishing second to Madison by just one point. Parker will take 12 girls to the state meet in 11 different events. Cierra Mohr - Senior: Triple...
Levi Rand eyes up a pitch last week. (photo/Kirsten Wieman) Last Sunday, May 9, the Parker 11/12 baseball team traveled to Crooks for the annual Tri-Valley tournament. Parker was locked in pool B, taking on the likes of Canton, Tri-Valley White and SWMN for a chance...
By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker golf team headed to Baltic last week, and had a solid day on the links. Leading the charge for the boys’ team was Brendan Pesicka who shot an 86, good enough for runner-up of the meet. Landri Holzwarth came in 16th place shooting a...
By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker girls turned in several top performances last week at the Yankton First Dakota Relays. Parker was among several ‘AA’ schools and took four first place finishes. Leading the charge in the running events was Lexi Even who won the...
By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker girls track squad turned in another strong performance last weekend, as they headed to Garretson for the Jesse James invitational. Parker saw several first place finishes, led by freshman Shayla Voeltz who toppled the school record...
Dawn Rye | Writer Mount the gun to hold point, then look over to the trap house. Call “pull.” Trapshooting, often called skeet shooting, is attempting to hit a small clay object flying away upwards towards 50 miles per hour. Twelve students from the surrounding...
Josie Leberman pushes to make it to the front of the pack at last week’s track meet. (Photo/Sara Stadem) Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker track teams traveled to Hartford last Tuesday to take part in the West Central Early Bird track meet, the first meet ran in...
Youth state wrestling was held in Rapid City last weekend for Parker wrestlers. Placing during the tournament was: 40# Tots- Logan Beil-5th; 70# Bantams-Myles Prouty-4th; 76# Bantams- Noah Christiansen-7th; 91# Bantams- Joe Patten-1st; 89# Midgets- Caleb...
Troy Schwans | Writer After a year’s absence, due to Covid-19, the 33rd Annual First Dakota National Bank 3-Class Shoot Out will be held again. The annual high school all-star basketball game will be in Salem this Saturday, March 27, at the McCook Central Auditorium....
Myles Prouty Several pee-wee wrestlers advanced recently to head to the state competition and represent Parker in their weight class. Region 5 wrestlers who placed were: Holland Leveille second, Andrew Christiansen fifth, Noah Christiansen first, Caleb...
Colby Olson works his way around a MCM defender at last week’s game. photo/Shane Merrill By Shane Merrill | Writer Fresh off a come from behind victory in the first round of the region tournament, the Parker Pheasants faced off against Wagner with a trip to the SoDak...
Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker Rec Board has opened its 2021 summer youth sports sign-up for baseball, softball, tball, soccer, flag football and a new program, basketball. Sign ups can be completed on the Parker Rec Board website, www.parkerrec.net. Sign ups are...
Pee-wee wrestlers are headed this weekend to regions. photo/Mike Patten Several youth wrestlers placed in districts and will be competing in the Region 5 tournament this coming weekend. Brantley Streff 4th Kyler Creegan 8th Joe Patten 1st Billy Stone...
Carter Robertson eyes up a shot during a recent game. (photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Hot off a hard fought overtime victory, the Parker Pheasants faced off against conference foe Flandreau, for a win both teams desperately wanted heading into the post...
