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Bearcats raise record to 4-5

Alan Astleford | Writer Freeman Academy/Marion raised their season record to four wins following their victory over the Mitchell Christian Eagles in Mitchell on January 23. FAM led early in the contest, 23-7 and hit ten three pointers as a team.Taylor Goodwin scored...

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Bearcats fall to Cubs at Blizzard Buster Classic

Hailey Stahl drives the ball as a Cub guards her. (Photo/Karla Bovill) The Freeman/Marion Bearcats girls took on the Alcester-Hudson Cubs at the Irene-Wakonda Blizzard Buster Classic in Irene on Saturday, January 25.The Bearcats had the lead throughout the entire...

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Eagles girls fall to Cubs

Madison Orr goes up for the shot. (Photo/Laura Lyngstad) The Alcester-Hudson Cub girls overcame the Irene-Wakonda Eagles 49-40 on Thursday, January 23.The Cubs held just a two-point lead by the end of the first quarter and were able to extend the lead to 23-17 by...

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VH/IW wrestlers hit by illness/injuries

Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports Last week, the VH/IW team had three meets, two for the boys in Sioux Falls and Arlington and one for the girls in Pierre.  Mr. Jensen said that many of his athletes have been fighting nagging injuries or illness, so had a...

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Irene-Wakonda boys narrowly lose to Alcester-Hudson

Christian Putnam defends against a Cub. (Photo/Laura Lyngstad) The Irene-Wakonda boys basketball team narrowly lost to Alcester-Hudson on Thursday, January 23. The team lost 55-57.Explains I-W Head Coach Stephen Lee: “Started out well, but it seemed like whenever we...

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Lady Cougars go 2-1 in a busy week

Jenna Graves goes diving and comes up with the basketball against an Avon player.  (Photo/Faydra Christensen)   Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Lady Cougars faced a challenging week of basketball, playing three games that tested their...

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Parker girls drop Chester

Kyla Fosheim eyes up the Chester defense and her offensive options during last weeks game. (Photo/Landri Dykstra) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports In their second non-double header of the season last Monday night it was the Parker girls front and center taking on Chester...

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Dell Rapids topples Parker

Jevin Erickson pops a three pointer during a recent contest. Ericsson, a senior, has been a crucial part of the Parker offense. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports Parker traveled to Dell Rapids last week to face off against the Quarriers in boys prep...

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Centerville boys defeat Trappers

Centerville Junior Corbin Tople works hard under the basket, powering up for a rebound vs. Scotland Menno. Tople ended the night with 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 assist. (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports The Centerville boys rounded off...

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Tornadoes take down Trappers

Tessa Eide goes in for the steal vs. Irene-Wakonda. Eide ended the night with 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steals, 1 assist, and 1 block. (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Welcome to this week’s away games first double-header match up between the...

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IW boys win, girls lose against Burke

Emily Oien with the drive. (Photo/Laura Lyngstad) The Irene-Wakonda boys’ team defeated the Burke Cougars 65-28 in basketball action on Tuesday, January 14. In a show of support for Superintendent Dave Hutchinson, whose hometown is Burke, Eagles fans were encouraged...

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Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda wrestling

Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The VH/IW Wrestling team split this week with the boys team hosting a quad in Viborg with Garretson, Chester, and Marion/Freeman, while the girls traveled to Harrisburg for a tournament with 31 other girl teams.  The ladies...

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Marion-Freeman wrestling competes in Viborg

Marion-Freeman wrestling competed at the wrestling triangular held in Viborg last week. (Photo/Renae Hansen) Marion-Freeman competed at the boys’ wrestling triangular in Viborg on Thursday, January 16.Garretson went 3-0, with the Blue Dragons beating Marion-Freeman...

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FAM boys overcome Avon Pirates 70-53, girls lose 45-25

Claire Donlan is bumped by an Flandreau Indian player. (Photo/Alan Astleford) The Freeman Academy-Marion boys’ basketball team overcame the Avon Pirates 70-53 on Tuesday, January 14. Taylor Goodwin led FAM with 20 points, with Elshadai Mesfin pulling in 16 points,...

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Parker competes at Parkston quad

Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Pheasant wrestling team headed west for the always tough Parkston quad last week and faced some fierce completion with a depleted roster due to injury and sickness. Parker battled tough, and came within points of defeating Flandreau,...

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Freeman pushes past Parker

Garrit Postma (22) Myles Meyer (32) and Luke Travnicek (1) triple team a Freeman shooter. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports Fresh off back-to-back wins, the Parker boys’ basketball team took to the court last week against neighboring Freeman, who brought...

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Lady Pheasants hang tough against Freeman

Mallory Mitzner, (13) goes up for two during the Hanson game. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker girls’ basketball team, still looking for their first win of the season, welcomed Freeman to town last week. The Flyers boasted a 7-1 record and...

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Lady Cougars close the week on a high note

Olivia Hanson goes up for two points. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Lady Cougars had a packed schedule this week, playing three games and coming away with a 2-1 record. The team celebrated impressive victories...

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Cougars dominate the court: another week, another set of wins

The student managers Boden Gerdes and Oakley Kolthoff strike very similar poses to the group of starters who are sitting on the bench, Nolan Kolthoff, Brady Schroedermeier, and Nick Hanson.  (Photo/Faydra Christensen)  Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The...

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