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Winner edges Pheasants at Clash

Rayna Mohr  digs up a kill at a home match. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker volleyball team faced one of their biggest tests last weekend when they traveled to Chester through an early snow and wind to face off against the Winner Warriors. The...

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Parker rebounds with Beresford win

Shane Merrill | Writer Parker volleyball players and fans got their fair share of volleyball last week, with several matches going the distance. Fresh off a tough defeat to Winner, the Pheasants were at it again, this time facing off against conference rival...

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Josie Leberman qualifies for state cross-country meet

By Phil Bjorneberg | Coach On a windy, but nice day for running in Beresford, Josie Leberman extended her season by one week as she placed in the top-20 to qualify for the Class-A state meet for the second year in a row. We ran this course for our first meet of the...

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Parker topples Parkston

Grace DeWald looks to  serve during a recent match. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer In another thrilling match last week, the Parker volleyball team faced off against longtime foe Parkston. The Trojans are up and coming, but the Pheasants settled in for...

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Pheasants throttle Flyers — qualify for playoffs

Jesse Walton (50) Davin Fuller (22) and Keaton Liable (35) work to bring down the Chester quarterback. (Photo/Dave Fuller) Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker football team put the finishing touches on their regular season last Friday night, routing the Chester Flyers...

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Pheasants top Lennox, move to 17-6

Cierra Mohr (8) and Brooke Berens (12) go up for a block during a recent match (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer smerrill@ncppub.com The Parker volleyball squad, hot off their win over Garretson traveled to Lennox last week to face off against the...

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Parker hosts the Big East Conference CC meet

By Phil Bjorneberg | Coach A great decision by the administration and coaches of the Big East Conference moved the Thursday meet to Wednesday to miss some possible bad weather. While it was quite windy, the dry weather and high 60s sure beat the constant rain and low...

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Parker falls to Baltic in frigid battle

Jesse Walton wraps up a Baltic offensive player during last Friday’s game. Walton led with nine tackles (photo by Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer smerrill@ncppub.com With the coldest air of the season upon us last Friday, the Parker football team was set to...

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Parker volleyball upends Garretson

Shane Merrill | Writer smerrill@ncppub.com The Parker volleyball team traveled to Garretson last week to face off against the Blue Dragons. Garretson had bested the Pheasants during the BEC tournament in early September, but this time it was all Parker as the...

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Pheasants rebound with Dolphin takedown

A Parker Pheasant stops a Dolphin in their tracks last week. Parker won 30-6. (Photo/Sara Ebeling) Shane Merrill | Writer Fresh off their first loss of the season the Parker football team was ready to regroup and get to work, facing off against a winless Deubrook...

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Volleyball finishes 2-2 at Pentagon

Shane Merrill | Writer Fresh off a big win over conference rival Baltic, the Parker volleyball team was back in action last Saturday for another weekend tournament. The Pheasants were seeded in the ‘A’ pool with some of the areas most elite teams. First up for Parker...

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Pheasants cruise against Cougars

Breana Jensen digs up a shot against Viborg-Hurley. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer The Pheasant volleyball team kicked off homecoming last week with an away volleyball match. Thankfully the match was just eight miles down the road, bringing a large and...

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Parker topples Bulldogs

Shane Merrill | Writer Coming off a tough loss to arch rival Chester, the Parker volleyball team was set to face off against an up and coming Bulldogs squad. Baltic and nipped the Pheasants in the BEC tournament, but the Pheasants were able to avenge the loss and move...

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Chester nips Pheasant VB

Senior Rayna Mohr eyes a dig against Chester (photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer In a highly anticipated BEC regular season match-up, the Parker volleyball team was set to take on long time rival Chester in a battle of top conference foes. Chester managed to...

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Cougars outgun Pheasants

Davin Fuller reaches out for an early touchdown score against Viborg-Hurley (Photo/Dave Fuller) Shane Merrill | Writer In a match-up of two undefeated football squads, the number three ranked 4-0 Parker Pheasants traveled south to face the number two ranked...

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Parker VB solid at Clash

Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker vollyeball team headed to the much anticipated Cavalier Clash in Tyndall last Saturday, to face several top tier volleyball teams. The Clash has been dubbed a ‘mini state tournament’ by volleyball fans who flock to Tyndall to see...

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Pheasant cross country teams hit the hills at Alcester

Ashton Young gives it his all at last week’s meet. (Photo/submitted) By Phil Bjorneberg | Coach On the course many of our runners consider the most challenging, especially on a day with temperatures in the high 70’s, the Parker runners met the challenge with some...

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Pheasant runners run great at Freeman

Ellie Travnicek paces herself during last week’s 3k sprint in Freeman. (Photo/submitted) By Phil Bjorneberg | Coach The Parker cross-country team did something in Freeman that I don’t remember ever happening before; every runner earned a medal!  We ran six...

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Pheasants topple Alcester-Hudson

Sydney Berens hammers home a kill against a Vermillion defender. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker volleyball squad was back in action last Thursday night, playing host to the Alcester/Hudson Cubs. The Pheasants/Cubs rivalry goes way back, giving...

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VB back on track – top Tea

Shelby Lang eyes a kill against a Platte/Geddes defending.  (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker volleyball team headed to Tea last Tuesday night, right on the heals of a rough BEC tournament. Parker did their best to put the tournament play behind...

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