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Parkston girls outgun Parker in Finale

Shane Merrill | Writer Parker   7-4-8-2 21 Parkston 14-5-3-19 41 The traditional Parker versus Parkston end of the year match-up played out in Parker last Friday, with the Parker girls taking the court first in the season’s final double header. The Pheasants hung...

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Flandreau rallies past Parker girls

Lexie Even goes up for two in Flandreau last week. Photo/Shane Merrill Shane Merrill | Writer Parker 12-14-7-11 44 Flandreau 19-19-23-8 69 The Parker girls went on the road last week, traveling to Flandreau for the final conference game of the season. The Fliers...

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Parker wrestlers headed to state

Junior Geoff Dunkelberger works to pin his opponent at Regions in Salem on Saturday. (Photo/Sarah Ebeling) Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker wrestling team took to the mat last Saturday in Salem for the region 2B wrestling tournament, and their shot at the state...

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Parker girls upset Garretson

Shelby Lang drives the ball down court at a recent basketball game. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Parker 13-9-15-22       59 Garretson 16-15-12-13    26 GARRETSON-The Parker girls headed to Garretson last Tuesday, looking to...

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Pheasants slay Dragons

Carter Robertson shoots for two against the Blue Dragons last week. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Parker 12-13-20-12        57 Garretson 20-7-9-13             49 GARRETSON-The Parker boys headed to...

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Strong second half lifts Hawks over Parker

Jace Bridges eyes the court as he brings the ball up against Viborg-Hurley. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Parker 22-10-7-6  Canistota 18-9-20-17 PARKER — Hot off a come-from-behind victory, the Parker boys were set to face off against number five...

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Cougars outscore Pheasants

Paityn DeBoer works to drive past a defender against Viborg-Hurley. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Parker 8-13-12-10 V-H 18-17-17-18 VIBORG—Coming off a nice stretch of competitive games, the Parker girls faced neighboring Viborg-Hurley last Friday...

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Pheasants head to regions this weekend

STONE TAKES FIRST AT PIERRE  Jake Stone took home first place over the weekend at the SD State Middle School wrestling tournament in Pierre. (Photo/submitted) Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker wrestling team rounded out the regular season last weekend with a strong...

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Wrestlers crowned champs at BEC/LCC tourney

BEC/LCC Champions Taking home the BEC/LCC championship on Saturday, Feb. 8 was the Parker wrestling team. Members of the team are back row from left: Coach Brandin Jensen, Levi Wieman, Geoff Dunkelberger, Coach Jason Bridges, Jack Even, Blake Eldeen, Jason Ebeling,...

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Twice as nice

Sydney Berens eyes the bucket against Chester. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Parker 21-15-14-3 Chester 4-7-5-12 CHESTER-Coming off their first win of the season Saturday afternoon against Chester, the Parker girls were set to face the Flyers just three...

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Olson in the Clutch

Colby Olson drives to the bucket for a shot against Chester. Olson hit the game winner with 2.3 second remaining (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Parker 2-9-17-19 Chester 15-12-9-9 CHESTER-There was a wide range of emotions last Tuesday night in Chester as...

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Parker girls’ back in action

Cierra Mohr eyes a layup with a Chester defender close behind (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Parker           11-5-8-5    29 IW            15-15-17-12    59 WAKONDA - The Parker...

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Pheasants third at home invite

Parker High School senior Tanner Even grapples with his opponent on Saturday, Feb. 1 at the annual Parker wrestling tournament. Even went on to win first place in the event. (Photo/Sarah Ebeling) Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker wrestling team hosted the annual...

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Pheasants fall at Winner Quad

Shane Merrill | Writer WINNER-The Parker wrestling team traveled to Winner last week for a jam packed weekend. The Pheasants were first set to face off on Friday night in the Winner quad, where they would see Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes, and then move on to the...

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Freeman surges past Parker

Janae Olson eyes a pass against Freeman last week. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Parker 9-6-6-11 32 Freeman         14-11-12-10 47 FREEMAN — The Parker girls basketball team traveled to Freeman last Tuesday night to tango with the...

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Pheasants run past Freeman

Matt VanVliet lays in the ball off a fast break against Freeman. VanVliet had 15 points in the win. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Parker                   17-21-21-15  74 Freeman      ...

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SDHSAA Academic Achievement Team Awards recipients announced

Initiated during the 1996-97 school year, the SDHSAA Academic Achievement Team Award program was designed to recognize varsity athletic teams and fine arts groups for their academic excellence. The South Dakota High School Activities Association believes that high...

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Parker wrestlers win home quad

Parker High School wrestler Jack Even fights to take down his opponent at last week's home wrestling quad. (photo/Sarah Ebeling) Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker wrestling team continued their strong season last Tuesday night, facing several top teams and walking...

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Cavaliers edge Lady Pheasants

Terryn Fuller works for a shot and eyes the hoop during a recent game. (photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Parker                  13-11-11-2  37 Bon Homme     13-14-5-13  45  TYNDALL — In...

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