Troy Schwans | Managing Editor The McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars boys basketball team reached the SoDak 16 round in the postseason but faced an uphill battle against the state’s top-ranked Class A team, Sioux Falls Christian. The SoDak No. 1-seeded Chargers...
Sports
Fourteen MCM youth wrestlers advance to state
MCM YOUTH WRESTLING STATE QUALIFIERS These McCook Central/Montrose youth wrestlers advanced to the 2025 SDWCA State Tournament coming up in Rapid City on March 28-30, 2025. They are: (back, l-r) Easton Meyer, Zach Gordon, Levi Horstman, Tayton McGregor; (middle) Leo...
MCM boys secure two region wins to earn SoDak 16 matchup
MCM AND PARKER CLASH IN REGION 5A OPENER McCook Central/Montrose sophomore Ben Wiebersick (left) looks to head up the court as Parker senior Jevin Erickson plays defense on him. The Fighting Cougars of MCM defeated the Pheasants, 62-52, in a Region 5A opening round...
Hanson blows past Titans to advance to SoDak 16
HANSON’S HERNANDEZ GOES UP FOR A LAYUP LEFT: Hanson’s Tye Hernandez goes up for a layup attempt in the Beavers’ big win in Region 5A playoff action in Alexandria. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Owen Reitzel | Editor The Hanson Beavers used a first-quarter explosion to dominate...
Wollmann leads Huskies to Region 3B opening win
WOLLMANN PUTS UP 31 POINTS IN REGION OPENER Bridgewater-Emery’s Holden Wollmann goes up for two of his 31 points leading the Huskies to a Region 3B win over Ethan. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Bridgewater-Emery basketball Owen Reitzel | Editor Holden Wollmann scored 31 in...
MCM youth wrestlers compete at districts, gear up for regions
MCM YOUTH REGION REGION 3 COMPETITORS These McCook Central/Montrose youth wrestlers will be traveling to Wagner Saturday to compete in the SDWCA Region 3 Tournament in the hopes of making it to state. They are: Joelle Peterson, Leo Hoffman, Gavin Blindert, Zach...
Howard edges Huskies in Region 3B action
BRIDGEWATER-EMERY VS. HOWARD IN REGION BOYS ACTION Bridgewater-Emery’s Jaxon Koch (#23) scores in the first half in a 49-48 Region 3B loss to Howard played at Mitchell’s Corn Palace on March 8. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Bridgewater-Emery basketball Owen Reitzel | Editor...
Seven area wrestlers competed at state tournament
114 lb. GIRLS STATE CHAMPION Alexis Bryant • MCM 126 lb. BOYS FOURTH PLACE TRYSTAN TRAUPEL • MCM 132 lb. GIRLS PARTICIPANT KATHRYN JARDING • HANSON 120 lb. BOYS RUNNER UP LANDON FLOGSTAD • MCM 150 lb. BOYS PARTICIPANT JOSHUA POPKES, JR. • CANISTOTA 285 lb. BOYS...
MCM’s Bryant is a repeat State Champion!
114 lb. GIRLS STATE CHAMPION Alexis Bryant • MCM The 2024-2025 wrestling season wrapped up in Rapid City last Saturday. The McCook Central/Montrose wrestling program was represented by three boys and one girl wrestler. Landon Flogstad (120 lb.), Trystan Traupel (126...
MCM’s Flogstad and Traupel medal at state wrestling
120 lb. BOYSRUNNER UPLANDON FLOGSTAD • MCM 126 lb. BOYS FOURTH PLACE TRYSTAN TRAUPEL • MCM This past weekend the McCook Central/Montrose boys wrestlers who qualified for the State B Tourney traveled to Rapid City. MCM had three wrestlers participate in this year’s...