Sports

MCM finishes sixth in Big East Tournament

Troy Schwans | Managing Editor The McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars boys basketball team, seeded #6 entering the Big East Conference Tournament, finished in sixth place with a win and two losses last weekend, putting their overall record at 3-6. They opened...

SD Amateur Basketball Assoc. looking for tourney teams

The South Dakota Amateur Basketball Association is seeking men’s basketball teams to qualify for its 77th annual tournament to be held February 24th and 25th in Madison.There will be three divisions and each qualifying team will be guaranteed a minimum of two games in...

MCM girls handle Dell Rapids

Troy Schwans | Managing Editor The MCM girls basketball team traveled to Dell Rapids on Tuesday, January 2 to begin the 2024 portion of their schedule, taking on the Quarriers. The visiting Fighting Cougars led from start to finish, taking a 55-41 victory and moving...

Hawks handle ORR Raiders, 58-40

Troy Schwans | Managing Editor The Canistota Hawks girls basketball team defeated the Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Raiders on Saturday evening in Canistota, 58-40.After being up 25-18 at the half, the Hawks blew the game wide open in the third quarter, outscoring ORR 20-9...

Beaverettes edge Cougars to improve to 6-1

Owen Reitzel | Editor HURLEY – Hanson saw a 20-point second quarter lead disappearing into a six-point deficit, but the Beaverettes came back to edge the Viborg-Hurley Cougars, 63-61, on January 4.The first quarter and a half were dominated by Hanson as they led 21-11...

Jerry Blindert Memorial Wrestling Scholarship Recipients Announced

The Jerry Blindert family has long been a supporter of McCook Central and McCook Central/Montrose wrestling with both their family’s presence at events and their children’s participation in the program. A little over ten years ago Jerry unexpectedly passed away and as...

Bridgewater-Emery rolls past Oldham-Ramona-Rutland

Owen Reitzel | Editor RAMONA - On December 28 the Bridgewater-Emery girls’ basketball squad traveled to Ramona to take on Oldman-Ramona-Rutland and came away with a 63-39 win.The Huskies broke to a 13-8 lead after the first quarter, and they led at intermission by a...

Huskies fall to Blackhawks

KOCH DRIVES TO THE BUCKETBridgewater-Emery’s Summer Koch looks to drive against a Sanborn Central/Woonsocket defender. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Owen Reitzel | Editor The Bridgewater-Emery girls basketball team shot a cold 21 percent from the field and South...

Freeman girls top Bridgewater-Emery in basketball action

Owen Reitzel | Editor The Freeman Flyers upped their record to 6-1 on the year with a 59-48 win over the Bridgewater-Emery Huskies.The Flyers ran out to an 18-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and managed an eight-point advantage at intermission at 27-19.The...

State wrestling ticket sales information

Tickets for the SDHSAA State Wrestling Tournament will be sold by the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. Member schools should only submit one order per school. This order must be received by the DSPC prior to January 31. Orders received after January 31...