Owen Reitzel | Editor The Hanson/Bridgewater/Emery Bulldogs got off to a slow start offensively but finished strong to open their season with an 8-2 win over Dell Rapids.The Quarriers scored a run in the third inning to take a 1-0, but that would be the end of their...
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Class AA girls, Class A boys reign supreme at 3-Class Shoot-Out
Troy Schwans | Managing Editor The Class AA girls and the Class A boys topped their counterparts for bragging rights in this year’s 3-Class Shoot-Out in Salem on Saturday.High school all-star seniors from across the state and across the three classes in both boys and...
MCM archers shoot their best at 2025 GFP-NASP Tournament
NASP INDIVIDUAL MS GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONS McCook Central/Montrose middle school archers, Olivia Havard (left) and Izabella Gomez (right), won individual state championships at last Friday’s 16th Annual National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) State Tournament in...
Dewald Receives Academic All-State Award
Daktronics and the South Dakota Association of Secondary Principals are excited to announce the recipients of the 2025 Academic All-State Teams. High achieving seniors from across the state apply for this distinguished honor and we are proud to recognize these...
Canistota Youth Wrestling State Medal Winners
Canistota wrestlers Callen Taylor and Tate Kunkel were able to make it to the podium this past weekend at the South Dakota AAU wrestling tournament. Callen captured 7th place going 3-2 on the weekend while Tate went 2-3 and took home 8th place. That’s a wrap on the...
MCM NASP archers compete at Tri-Valley Tournament
The McCook Central/Montrose NASP archers recently competed in the Tri-Valley Archery Club Bullseye and 3D Tournament.Congratulations to Cade Hoffman, placing both in the Bullseye and 3D MS Boys Division and to Izabella Gomez who placed in the MS Girls Bullseye...
Eleven MCM wrestlers place at State AAU Tournament
MCM PLACE WINNERS AT STATE AAU WRESTLING TOURNAMENT McCook Central/Montrose had eleven youth wrestlers make the podium at last weekend’s SDWCA State AAU Tournament in Rapid City. They were: (back, l-r) Tayton McGregor, Levi Horstman, Easton Meyer, Zach Gordon;...
Six Canistota Youth Wrestlers Compete at State
Six Canistota Hawk youth wrestlers competed in the state wrestling tournament this weekend in Rapid City! They were: Callan Taylor, Tate Kunkle, Coach Eric Kunkle, Zach Latasha, and Daniel Parham. Not pictured: Colt Evenson and Josh Popkes, Jr.
Flogstad Signs to Wrestle at Dakota Wesleyan University
Family, friends, school staff, and coaches were on hand Monday morning at McCook Central in Salem as McCook Central senior Landon Flogstad officially signed to continue his wrestling career at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, SD. Flogstad most recently was...
MCM Fifth Grade Girls Win Big Sioux League Tournament
The McCook Central/Montrose fifth grade girls’ basketball team competed in the Big Sioux League Tournament on March 15, emerging as champions in the single-elimination event. They secured victories over Tea and West Central before defeating Parker in the final game to...