KENNEBEC

John Houchin, Kennebec

John Houchin, 96, Kennebec, died Sunday, March 7, 2010, at Golden Living Center, Pierre.

March 09, 2010

Wagner wins Region 3B title; Howard takes second in 2B

WAGNER — The Wagner wrestling team will send nine to the Class B state wrestling meet Friday in Sioux Falls. The Red Raiders won the Region 3B wrestling meet Saturday in its home gymnasium, racking up 165 points. Kimball/White Lake took second with 116 points, Burke/Gregory finished third with 109, Bon Homme came in fourth with 107.5 and Lyman finished in fifth with 89 points.

By Sports staff , February 22, 2010

Wagner cruises to 5B title

SCOTLAND — The Wagner wrestling team cruised to its third straight District 5B championship Saturday in Scotland. The Red Raiders finished with 220 points, which was better than second-place Bon Homme’s 153 and third-place Parkston’s 145.5. Andes Central/Corsica/Platte-Geddes came in fourth with 95 points, Mount Vernon/Plankinton as fifth with 58 and Scotland had 35 points. Wagner had seven first-place wrestlers and 13 place in the top three. David Kocer (112), Austin Soukup (125), Alex Kocer (130), Derek Dickerson (135) and Mitch Breen (140) each won district titles. Teammates Robert Kokesh (160) and Steven Holzbauer (171) also won district championships. Bon Homme had four first-place wrestlers, including Lincoln Stoebner (103), Jay Kriz (119), Nathan Kloucek (145) and 152-pound champion Joey Sykora. The Cavaliers had 11 wrestlers place in the top four. ACCPG claimed two weight classes en route to the fourth-place finish. Tim Medicine Horn won the heavyweight bracket and Myles VanVuuren won at 189 pounds. Parkston’s Eric Reiff (215) won his bracket and the Trojans had 13 wrestlers finish in the top four.

February 15, 2010

McCook Central/Montrose rolls past Parkston

PARKSTON — The McCook Central/Montrose boys’ basketball team led 36-19 after the first half and never looked back in a 67-33 rout of Parkston Monday night. Mark Holz led the Fighting Cougars with 12 points. Jay Holz and Shane Gottlob each had 10. Gottlob also had six rebounds and six assists. McCook Central/Montrose was 27-of-68 from the field and 12-of-15 from the line.

February 02, 2010

Wagner cruises past No. 3 Winner

WINNER — Matt Fleming led Wagner with 24 points Thursday in a 69-51 victory over No. 3 Winner in a high school boys’ basketball game in Winner. Trevor Greger scored 20 points, nabbed 22 of the team’s 34 rebounds and had five assists in the win for the Red Raiders, who were receiving votes in this week’s Class A poll. Tait Johannsen pitched in 11 points as Wagner shot 53 percent from the field and 50 percent from the line.

By Sports staff , January 22, 2010

Area basketball: Nighthawks defeat Cavaliers

TRIPP — Tyler Payer scored a game-high 18 points to lead Tripp-Delmont/Armour to a 58-53 win over Bon Homme Tuesday in a high school boys’ basketball game in Tripp. Adam Fink added 16 points and Jared Hermanek pulled down 10 rebounds and had six assists for TDA. The Nighthawks were 23-for-43 from the field, 8-for-15 from the line and had 24 rebounds.

By Sports staff , January 20, 2010

Eagles cruise to victory

ABERDEEN — The Mitchell Christian boys’ basketball team improved to 8-1 on the season Saturday with a 63-32 win over Aberdeen Christian. Matt Nielsen had a game-high 18 points and Jesse Tolma and Cody Thomsen each had 15 points. Tolsma also added 10 rebounds and 11 assists. The Eagles were 26-of-44 from the field, 6-of-12 from the line and had 23 rebounds. For Aberdeen Christian, Austin Wollman had 12 points. The Eagles, whose only loss came from Corsica/Stickney play next Tuesday against Avon.

January 18, 2010

Area basketball: Gross leads Hanson as Beavers edge Mount Vernon

HANSON — The Hanson High School boys’ basketball protected the ball, winning the turnover battle 7-17 in a 57-55 victory over Mount Vernon. Andrew Gross scored 18 points and teammate Pierce Smith garnered 15 points and five assists. Trevor Doyle finished with 11 points and 11 of the team’s 27 rebounds. Hanson was 20-of-43 from the field and 15-of-26 from the line.

By Sports staff , January 16, 2010

Area basketball: Wagner edges No. 1 Trojans in double overtime

WAGNER — Jilanne Doom dominated the final quarter and both overtimes, scoring all of Wagner’s 17 points as the Red Raiders handed Parkston its first loss of the season, 53-51 Thursday in a high school girls’ basketball game in Wagner.

By Sports staff , January 15, 2010

Graesser scores 1,000th point in Cowgirls’ win over Jones Co.

COLOME — Alisyn Graesser scored 15 points, including the 1,000th of her career, helping Colome beat Jones County 43-33 Tuesday night in a high school girls’ basketball game in Colome. Collene Cahoy added nine rebounds for the Cowgirls, who won despite shooting only 14-for-52 (27 percent) from the field. Colome hit 14 of 23 free throws and had a 32-20 advantage in rebounding.

By Sports staff , January 13, 2010

Hanson routs Parkston

PARKSTON — The Hanson boys’ basketball team shot a red-hot 52 percent from the field Monday in a 62-29 win over Parkston. Pierce Smith led all scorers with 15 points, while Trevor Doyle had 11 points and seven rebounds and Andrew Gross had 10 points. Hanson was 4-of-6 from the free-throw line and won the rebounding battle, 27-20. For Parkston, Chance Roth had seven points and Lucas Holden had six. Tanner Weber led the team with four rebounds. The Trojans were 12-of-40 from the field, 3-of-10 from the line and had 27 turnovers. Hanson — which won the JV game — is 5-1 and plays Mount Vernon Friday in Alexandria, while Parkston is searching for its first win. The Trojans play Freeman today in Parkston.

January 12, 2010

Mount Vernon edges Avon

AVON — Mount Vernon improved to 2-4 as it edged Avon 38-37 Tuesday in a high school boys’ basketball game in Avon. Avon led 18-10 at halftime and held Mount Vernon to a single second-quarter point, but the score was tied at 24 after the third quarter and the Mustangs were able to hold off the Pirates.

By Sports staff , January 06, 2010

Trojans hand SMV first loss of season

PARKSTON — Marie Malloy scored 18 points and pulled down 12 rebounds Monday to help No. 1 Parkston beat No. 9 Stickney/Mount Vernon 62-49 in a high school girls’ basketball game in Parkston.

By Sports staff , January 05, 2010

Deubrook edges Mustangs, 55-54 in Brookings

BROOKINGS — Derrick Sheffield got two steals that led to two layups in the final minute to help Deubrook edge Mount Vernon 55-54 Tuesday in high school boys’ basketball action at the Swiftel Classic in Brookings. Ben Engelstad led Deubrook with 16 points, Trever Petersen added 13 and Derek Trooien chipped in with 10. Engelstad and Petersen also had nine rebounds each. Deubrook was 22-for-50 from the field, 7-for-14 from the line and had 29 rebounds.

By Sports staff , December 30, 2009

Fighting Cougars beat Howard, 58-32

SALEM — McCook Central/Montrose shot 40 percent in a 58-32 win over Howard Thursday in a boys’ basketball game in Salem. Brandon Feterl and Shayne Gottlob led all scorers with 14 and eight points, respectively. Gottlob led the defense with seven of McCook Central/Montrose’s 33 rebounds and Andy Kappenman added two assists and two rebounds. The Fighting Cougars were 10-of-14 from the line.

By Sports staff , December 18, 2009