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Cougars climb to 7-1, break into Class B top 2

Nolan Kolthoff comes down with a rebound. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Cougars had an impressive week, solidifying their position as one of the top teams in Class B. With two hard-fought victories, they not...

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Lady Cougars show grit, go 1-1 this week

Kendra Gilbert goes up for the jump ball.  (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Lady Cougars showcased their talent and resilience this week, splitting their matchups to move to 4-3 on the season. A commanding victory...

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Parker Wrestlers compete at Garretson quad

Colten Preheim wrestles an opponent during a recent meet. Preheim, a junior, took sixth as Miller last weekend (Photo/Janna Christiansen) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports Still down in numbers, the Parker wrestling team took seven wrestlers to Garretson last week for...

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Pheasants hang tough against BonHomme

Shane Merrill | Parker Sports With the Parker girls’ basketball team coming off roughly their best game of the season against Madison, the Pheasants were back in action last week, still looking for their first win and facing off against BonHomme. The Cavaliers led...

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Parker wins two in a row

Tanner Peterson (2) plays defense against a BonHomme player. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker boys’ basketball team, fresh off their first win against Tiospaye Topa was back in action last week against Bon Homme. Parker used a steady scoring...

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FAM boys win, girls fall against ORR

Alan Astleford | Writer The Freeman Academy/Marion Bearcats split a boy/girl double header Tuesday evening in Oldham against Oldham-Ramona-Rutland. The ORR Raiders moved out in front in the first taking an 11-18 advantage. Both teams scored in the second quarter and...

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Marion-Freeman wrestling compete

Jesse James InvitationalMarion-Freeman wrestling competed at the Jesse James Invitational boys’ wrestling tournament held in Garretson on Saturday, January 11. Tri-Valley scored 280 points to claim the team title.Marion-Freeman scored 75 points to place eighth in the...

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Irene-Wakonda boys win one, lose one

The Irene-Wakonda Boys Basketball Team moved its season record to 3-4 with games this past week. I-W -vs- Gayville-VolinThe Irene-Wakonda Eagles defeated Gayville-Volin on Friday, January 10, by a score of 57-37.Said Head Coach Stephen Lee: “For most of the game, it...

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Irene-Wakonda girls drop two games on the road

Freeman 47, Irene-Wakonda 25Irene-Wakonda fell to the Freeman Flyers in girls’ basketball action in Freeman on Tuesday, January 7.Mady Peterson and Ava George each finished with six points for the Eagles. Madison Orr totaled eight rebounds and two steals with Maryn...

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Tornadoes overtake AC/DC in highly anticipated matchup

Even with hands in the face this girl was on fire! Keira Austin logged 21 points vs. Burke! (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports The anticipated Region 4B matchup between Centerville Tornadoes and Andes Central/Dakota Christian Thunder took place on...

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Tornadoes triumph over Burke 64-34

Alec Austin rips a rebound free during the Burke game. Austin had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 2 points. (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Centerville boys rounded off the double header in Burke. CHS came out like they had a two and half hour bus ride...

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Turner County Weekly Commissioners meeting

Monique R. Hurtado | Writer The meeting began with the swearing in of the new commissioners, Greg Benson of Viborg and Sheila Hagemann of Parker, by James Walker, Turner County Clerk of Courts.The meeting was opened to public input. Former Commissioner Mick Miller...

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Irene-Wakonda sports round-up

Julia Sees shoots a free throw while Ava George looks on. (Photo/John Fontes) Riva Sharples | Writer It’s been a busy start to the winter sports season at Irene-Wakonda.Thus far, the I-W Boys Basketball team holds a 2-3 record for the season. The boys fell to a tough...

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Bearcats close 2024 with loss

Domani Butler drives the baseline around Mustang player Landon Hughes. (Photo/Alan Astleford) Alan Astleford | Writer The Freeman Academy/Marion Bearcats hosted the Tri-Valley Mustangs in the final game of 2024. The Mustangs were up 24 points in the opening stanza and...

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Nighthawks soar over Bearcats

Bearcat Anna Olson passes the basketball surrounded by Lady Nighthawk players. (Photo/Alan Astleford) Alan Astleford | Writer The visiting TDA Nighthawks soared over the Lady Bearcats in Freeman on January 3, defeating the locals 18-40. Their season record stands at...

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Parker girls fall twice more

Halle Berens (20) goes up for a shot against three Beresford defenders. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker girls’ basketball team had two games last week, capping off their Christmas Break schedule. First on the docket was hosting conference...

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Parker wrestlers compete in Salem

Senior Michael Even returned to the mat last weekend and led the team with a third place finish. (Photo/Submitted by Janna Christiansen) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports In one of the biggest tournaments of the season, the Parker wrestling team traveled to Salem last...

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Boys falter against Beresford

Landon Beck goes up for a layup against Tiospaye Topa. Beck dropped his season best 13 points in the contest. (Photo/Submitted Shane Merrill | Parker Sports In a Big East Conference matchup last week, the Parker boys hosted Beresford in a battle of two conference...

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