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MVP edges Parker in opening round

Cierra Mohr looks to drive past her defender during a recent contest. (photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer With Parker just out of their regular season, the Pheasants packed up last Tuesday night and headed for Plankinton to face off against the MVP Titans in...

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Wrestlers place three at state tournament

The Parker wrestling squad took six wrestlers to the state tournament, bringing three back with medals and a 17th place finish as a team with 29 points. Charlie Patten, Levi Wieman and Geoff Dunkelberger all took home seventh while Riley Pankratz and Andrew Even were...

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Garretson escapes Pheasants

Seth VanVliet rises for a shot during a recent game. (photo/Dave Fuller) By Shane Merrill | Writer The drought for the Parker boys basketball team continued last week, as the Pheasants welcomed a red hot Garretson basketball squad to town. Parker had beaten the Blue...

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Six wrestlers headed to State B

Hudson Eldeen grapples against his opponent at last Saturday's region tournament in Salem. Photo/Sarah Ebeling Shane Merrill | Sports Writer The Parker wrestling team took part in the region tournament last week and will send six wrestlers to the State B tournament in...

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Parker hangs tough against Tea

Parker Lessman works for a pass against a Tea defender last week. (photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Parker welcomed neighboring Tea to town last Thursday night for the final regular game of the season. Tea, who will be going to class ‘AA’ in the near...

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Cougars topple Pheasants

Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker girls opened the first game of the night last Tuesday evening facing off against the 13-2 Viborg-Hurley Cougars. Both teams battled in a slow start, but the Cougars got the offense flowing in the second quarter on their way to a 60-40...

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Wrestlers go 2-0 at Tri-Valley

Parker wrestlers and coaches cheer on a teammate. photo/Mary Silvernail By Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker wrestling team headed to Tri-Valley for a late scheduled triangular taking on host Tri-Valley and Kinsbury County. Parker went undefeated on the night, edging...

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Canistota edges Parker girls

Shane Merrill | Writer Fresh off a tough loss to Baltic, the Parker girls basketball team traveled to Canistota last Monday night to face off against the Hawks. Parker hung tough in the game, but the Hawks were able to outlast the Pheasants 60-53.  The Pheasants...

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Parker wrestlers take first in Conference Tournament

The Parker wrestling team managed to repeat as conference tournament champions last week, placing four wrestlers as champions and 10 others in the top four on their way to the championship.  Leading the way for the Pheasants was Zanto Centeno at 145 as champion,...

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Parker battles Hanson

Jace Ullerich eyes the basket last week against Chester (photo/ Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Off a tough loss to number three Canistota, the Parker boys were back on the road last week facing off against Hanson. The Beavers had just four losses on the year,...

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Boys cruise past I-W for ninth win

Cole Jurgens goes up against an Irene-Wakonda defender last week in Parker. (photo/Dave Fuller)   Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker boys basketball squad was back in action after a long break last Tuesday, facing off against neighboring Irene-Wakonda. After a slow...

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Eagles edge Pheasants

Hope Larson drives the floor during a recent contest. (photo/Dave Fuller)  Shane Merrill | Writer In the early matchup of the night, the Parker girls basketball team faced off against Irene-Wakonda in a back and forth game that went the distance. Parker grabbed a lead...

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Pheasants take second at home

Geoff Dunkelberger earned first place at Saturday’s Parker tournament. photo/Sarah Ebeling The Parker wresters were home for the annual Parker tournament last Saturday and came away with a second place team finish along with four individual champions. Leading the way...

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Parker girls upend Freeman

Janae Olson fights to go up for two at a recent game. photo/Shane Merrill By Shane Merrill | Sports In the opening game of the night last Tuesday, the Parker girls’ basketball team took on Freeman in a matchup that has plenty of history over the past several years....

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Wrestlers face state’s finest in Winner

By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker wrestling team traveled to Winner last Saturday to face off in back to back days of wrestling against some of the states finest competition. Friday afternoon the Pheasants faced off against Winner and Kimball-White...

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Parker to move to 11-man football

By Shane Merrill | Sports With an ever-growing school enrollment, the Parker football team will now be making the move to 11-man football for the 2021 season. The Pheasants, who have played in the nine man ranks since 2005 and won a state championship in 2006, are now...

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Wrestlers take home fifth at Tri-Valley

Parker senior Geoff Dunkelberger fights to take down his opponent in Tri-Valley last Saturday. Photo/Mary Silvernail  Shane Merrill | Writer Parker placed four wrestlers in the top four last weekend to take home fifth at the Tri-Valley Invite. Andrew Even kicked...

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Pheasants roll past Freeman

Colby Olson makes a move up court during a recent game (photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Coming off a tough loss in the Big East Conference third place matchup, the Parker boys were looking to get back on track with their season as the faced the winless...

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Cavaliers slip past Parker

PICTURED LEFT: Anna Reiffenberger eyes up the Bon Homme defense last week. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker girls basketball team met up with Bon Homme last Tuesday night, but came away with a five point loss. Parker kept it close throughout but...

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Pheasants storm past Bon Homme

Landri Holzwarth goes up for a two points last week. Holzwarth had 10 points against Sioux Valley. (photo/Dave Fuller). Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker boys basketball looked to keep their hot streak alive last Tuesday night, facing off against Bon Homme. The...

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