KENNEBEC

Kennebec’s Jandreau ties for first

Later this week, Dawson Jandreau will make the trek to Gillette, Wyo., to defend his national saddle bronc title at the National High School Finals Rodeo. Jandreau, who recently graduated from Lyman High School and resides in Kennebec, won his first national title at the 2009 NHSFR.

By Leah Rado , July 16, 2010

Relief in sight for Francis Case

After nearly a week of slow water releases, engineers are opening the taps and levels are dropping on Lake Francis Case. “The water is starting to recede, which is a real positive thing for us,” Chamberlain City Engineer Greg Powell said Thursday.

By Ross Dolan , June 26, 2010

Danforth, Juhnke, Schaefer win area legislative primaries

Political newcomer Perry Danforth beat former legislator Ron Volesky in the District 22 state Senate Democratic primary Tuesday. In District 21, state Rep. Kent Juhnke and political newcomer James Schaefer finished first and second in their state House race and will advance to the general election.

By Tom Lawrence , June 09, 2010

Only area legislative primary is in Dist. 21

Only one of the legislative districts in The Daily Republic’s coverage area will have a primary Tuesday. In some cases, there won’t even be races this fall. The coverage area includes legislative districts 8, 19, 20, 21, 25 and 26B, which cover all or parts of Davison, Sanborn, Miner, McCook, Hanson, Hutchinson, Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Douglas, Aurora, Jerauld, Buffalo, Brule, Gregory, Tripp, Lyman and Jones counties.

By Tom Lawrence , June 05, 2010

Memorial Day trip stirs memories

Flags of the United States of America waved in a light breeze from rows of poles that stretched from the Kennebec cemetery entrance down a gentle slope toward a creek bottom. It was mid-morning on Memorial Day. A color guard marched crisply across the cemetery to halt before a huge wreath. The grass of the cemetery and of the land that reached beyond it toward Interstate 90 was the color of emeralds, so rich under a partly cloudy sky that it hurt the eyes, and I squinted across the prairie. Even in Lyman County, three or four inches of rain in May will keep things green.

By Terry Woster , June 05, 2010

Close race may mean recount in Springfield

A recount could decide the fate of two close city council races in Springfield.
Voters in the Bon Homme County city cast ballots Tuesday for mayor and two council seats.
In Ward 1, incumbent Brian Jones beat Greg Stockholm by two votes, 59-57. Greg Walpole won the Ward 3 race by four votes, 55 -51, against Bruce Waage.

By Melanie Brandert , April 14, 2010

Elections scheduled Tuesday

Area residents will cast their ballots in various city, town board and school board races Tuesday.
Voters in Carthage, Menno, Spencer, Tripp and Winner will decide the fate of contested mayoral or town-board-president races.
Winner School District voters will choose among six candidates for three seats. Incumbents Tom Covey and Marsha Risseeuw face opposition from Jason Bartels, Carrie Ishmael, Brenda Jorgensen and Scott Meiners.

By Melanie Brandert , April 12, 2010

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