Sports

MCM volleyball faces Dell Rapids, Tri-Valley

On Tuesday, September 26th, the McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars volleyball team hosted the Dell Rapids Quarriers. The Fighting Cougars battled hard at all three levels but just fell short in getting the victory. The C team scores were 17-25 and 19-25. The JV...

Hanson School Hall of Fame inductees

The fifth annual Hanson Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held on Saturday, September 30, 2023, in the Hanson High School Gymnasium. The new inductees are: (top photo, l-r) Jordan Gau, Kevin and Mary Arend, and Bethany Gross, and (bottom photo) the 2006...

McCook County members compete at State 4-H Horse Show

LANDRY ANDAL EARNS MULTIPLE GRAND CHAMPIONSEight McCook County 4-H members participated in the State 4-H Horse Show in Ft. Pierre on July 24-26, 2023. They all did very well. Landry Andal, pictured here, was Junior Grand Champion in Break Away Roping and Junior Grand...

2024 park entrance license available for purchase

The 2024 annual park entrance license for South Dakota’s state parks and recreation areas is available for purchase.  The 2024 park entrance license is valid from October 1, 2023, through May 17, 2025. An annual park entrance license is $36. Purchasers of one...

Beavers get big Homecoming win

HANSON TAKES CARE OF GARRETSONHanson’s Austin Jager runs for a game ending touchdown against Garretson. The Beavers defeated the Blue Dragons in an early ending game due to the mercy rule. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Owen Reitzel | Editor After being on the road for two...

Seahawks fall to top-ranked Winner

Owen Reitzel | Editor The Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan Seahawks fell to the Winner Warriors, top-ranked in Class 11B, by a score of 32-12. The final score was a bit misleading as the contest was close until the fourth quarter. In the opening quarter the Warriors hit...

Huskies edge Beaverettes in five sets

HOFER GOES FOR THE KILLBridgewater-Emery’s Hayden Hofer (5) goes for a kill in BE’s recent 3-2 victory over Hanson. Owen Reitzel | Editor The Bridgewater-Emery Huskies came back to edge the Hanson Beaverettes 3-2 in volleyball action on September 19. Set scores were...

Canistota and Colman-Egan battle it out

PAPENDICK REACHES 1000 CAREER DIGSCanistota senior Kayla Papendick digs up her 1,000th career dig during set two vs. Colman-Egan last week. The Canistota Hawks went on to lose that set, 21-25. Papendick finished the night with 12 digs and three ace serves. Two...

Tuttle leads Beavers to win over Canistota

TUTTLE RUSHES FOR 130 YARDS FRIDAY EVENINGHanson’s Brock Tuttle (15) carries the ball on one of his four touchdowns as Canistota’s Ty Doblar (13) tries to bring him down. Tuttle helped lead the Beavers to a 38-28 victory. Owen Reitzel | Editor Brock Tuttle rushed for...

Seahawks fall to number two Sioux Valley Sept. 15

Owen Reitzel | Editor From September 15, 2023 - The Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan Seahawks, ranked third in Class 11B, fell behind early and couldn’t recover as the second-ranked Sioux Valley Cossacks won by a score of 44-6. Sioux Valley jumped ahead 14-0 in the first...