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Mitchell gets two singles players to title match

SIOUX FALLS — Mitchell’s Flight 5 Alex Hegg and Flight 6 Brenden Lehr both advanced championship after beating the fourth-seeded players in their flights Thursday at the state boys’ tennis tournament.

• Kanin Nelson

Five Mitchell singles players advance

SIOUX FALLS — Every seeded singles player and doubles team went undefeated Thursday for the Mitchell High School boys’ tennis squad at the state tournament in Sioux Falls.

• Beau Brown

Ethan/Parkston boys win 5A championship

HARTFORD — Ethan/Parkston’s Weslee Dvorak won two individual Region 5A track and field titles and helped two relay teams to second-place finishes Thursday.

• Jace Connor

Winner sweeps Region 7A titles

With lightning, thunder and continuous rain, the Winner boys’ and girls’ track and field teams battled to sweep the Region 7A meet Thursday in Winner.

• Katie Mathis, Skyler Vandenhul, Briana Leber

Mitchell's Hegg, Lehr get top seeds at state tennis meet

With hopes of reaching the top five as a team, the Mitchell boys’ tennis team must have a good start to the state tournament today.

Sabers hoping ESD title propels into state

Kristin Sabers’ confidence on the golf course is up. The senior recorded a personal best by three strokes at the Eastern South Dakota Conference tournament May 4. Not only did she best herself, but she beat the rest of the field with a 69 to claim the individual title.

• Kristin Sabers

MHS tennis looking to return to top 5 program

There’s talk in Sioux Falls that Mitchell has a good tennis team, according to Mitchell native Andy Young.

• Tate Crago

Kernels earn top seed in postseason

The Mitchell spring baseball team swept Sturgis in a doubleheader Sunday to secure a No. 1 seed in the region tournament.

• Derek Miller

Skorepa breaks two Scotland High School records

PARKSTON — Carley Skorepa is making her appearance in the record books at Scotland High School.

• Carley Skorepa

Parkston native Fiegen signs professional volleyball contract

Parkston native and former South Dakota State University volleyball standout Kelli Fiegen has signed to play professional volleyball in Switzerland, it was announced Friday by SDSU.

Columns

CERSOSIMO: Life's like a marathon

Try to picture the drive from Mitchell to Forestburg. Now, imagine running that distance instead.

CERSOSIMO: Rew reaps benefits of hard work, dedication

Hard work does pay off. And Amelia Rew garnered the benefits of it last weekend in her final meet of her gymnastics career at the NCAA Regional Gymnastics Meet in Corvallis, Ore.

CERSOSIMO: Six-quarter rule should be refined for Class B

Does the six-quarter rule in high school basketball counteract its purpose at the Class B level?

CERSOSIMO: Parents a key component in Mitchell gymnastics

Because of budget cuts in the school district, the Mitchell School High School gymnastics team began paying $8,000 per year to participate as a sanctioned sport four years ago.

CERSOSIMO: Munsen enjoying life as spectator, but won’t rule out coaching again

Gary Munsen put a lifetime into basketball.