Third Place State A VolleyballPosing with the third place State A trophy is front row from left: Kayla DeClark, Kaitlan Liable, Lexi Even, Abby Gavette, Grace DeWald, Cierra Mohr, Breana Jensen, Morgen Carlson, Shelby Pankratz. Back row from left: Assistant coach...
Parker players celebrate after scoring the final point of their opening round game against Hill City. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer In what turned out to be an emotional match, the Parker Pheasants were able to sweep the Hamlin Chargers in the third...
Shane Merrill | Writer Coming off an exciting upset in the opening round of the 2020 state volleyball tournament, the Parker Pheasants faced off against Dakota Valley in the state semifinals, with a trip to the championship on the line. Unfortunately for the...
Lexi Even eyes a dig against Hamlin the final night of the state VB tournament. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker volleyball team opened the 2020 state volleyball tournament as the number seven seed facing off against the number two seed Hill...
Members of Parker’s volleyball team leap in excitement as their team earned the winning point at last week’s game. photo/Shane Merrill Shane Merrill | Writer After a one-year hiatus, the Parker volleyball team is headed back to the big dance. The Pheasants used a team...
Front: Ellie Travnicek, Lexi Even, Gabby Gavette, Breana Jensen, Grace DeWald, Morgen Carlson, Anna Reiffenberger. Back: Coach Laura Janzen, Head Coach Carly Rozell, Terryn Fuller, Ellie Hansen, Ryleigh Andersen, Sarah Herlyn, Brooke Berens, Katie Bialas, Cierra Mohr,...
By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association PIERRE — After creating a subcommittee to offer plans that decrease football from seven classifications to five or six, the South Dakota High School Activities Association board of directors on Wednesday, Nov. 4,...
By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association PIERRE — Winter fine arts programs in the state’s high schools will face a variety of changes and uncertainty due to the pandemic. On Wednesday, Nov. 4, the South Dakota High School Activities Association board of...
By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association PIERRE — Figuring out how to allow athletes to compete in a close contact sport, like wrestling, during a pandemic was just one of the challenges faced by the South Dakota High School Activities Association board of...
Josie Leberman was the lone Parker runner at this year’s state cross country event, held last weekend in Rapid City. Leberman came in 84th out of 122 runners. Photo/Sara Stadem
Senior Ellie Hansen takes a swing against Parkston. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker Pheasant volleyball squad traveled to Hartford last Tuesday night, facing off against West Central. Parker wasted little time on the hosts, swinging away for a...
Jack Even (35) corrals Angel Johnson last week against Viborg-Hurley in the openning round of the playoffs. (photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Coming off a dramatic victory over Centerville, the Parker Pheasants football team found themselves with a 3-5...
Grace DeWald passes a hit to the Parker setter. (photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker volleyball team took on Flandreau last Tuesday night in a Big East Conference matchup. The Pheasants wasted little time on the visitors, toppling the Fliers in...
Colby Olson carries the ball downfield for a touchdown against Centerville last week. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports In their final regular season game of the season, the Parker football team faced off against neighboring Centerville, with a playoff spot...
Cierra Mohr tips the ball over the net against Warner (photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker volleyball team was set to face off against Canistota, Parkston and Wagner last week, with two of the three matches being cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns....
Parker participated in the Region 3A Cross Country Meet in Lennox on Thursday, Oct. 15. Coach Derek Sattler said he was proud of his team, as all the runners opted to compete at the varsity level. The varsity girls kicked off the day with their 5K race. Josie Leberman...
Davin Fuller (22) and Levi Wieman (92) work to bring down a runner during a recent game (photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports Writer Parker put together one of their more impressive games of the season last Friday night against Big East Conference foe Baltic....
The Parker Cross Country team traveled to Volga to participate in the BEC Conference Meet on Thursday, Oct. 8. Though there weren’t enough runners to compete as a team, those that raced continued to improve and impress individually. The varsity boys 5K had 36 runners...
Ryleigh Andersen takes a swing during a recent volleyball match (photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports Writer The Parker volleyball squad faced off against neighboring Lennox last Tuesday and walked away with a 3-0 sweep to improve to 12-6 on the season. The...
Shelby Lang digs up a kill at the Pentagon (photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports WriterOff a five set win against Baltic, the one-loss Parker volleyball squad traveled to Sioux Falls last Saturday to play four of the toughest teams in the area. Size of school...
