KIMBALL

Pancake breakfast planned on Sunday

KIMBALL — A pancake breakfast will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 14, at St. Margaret’s Catholic Church, Kimball.

March 12, 2010

JVC wins Region 5B title

Samantha Kleinsasser has been waiting for this for the past four years. The 6-foot skilled center has been a starter on the James Valley Christian girls’ basketball team since her freshman year. And each season since, she and the Vikings have had their state tournament dreams die in regions. Not this year.

March 06, 2010

Mustangs advance in District 10B

MOUNT VERNON — The Kimball boys’ basketball team had a plan in mind entering its matchup with Mount Vernon on Tuesday night. Coach Kamden Miller and his Kiotes were focused on minimizing the touches for the Mustangs’ leading scorers Kyle Weiss and Jonathan Nebelsick by playing a sagging triangle-and-2 defense that surrounded the two each time they touched the ball.

By Travis Mester , March 03, 2010

Canton holds seven-point edge over Wagner; Kimball/White Lake in fourth

SIOUX FALLS — For the second straight year, the Wagner wrestling team is in second place after the first round of the Class B state wrestling tournament, which was Friday at the Sioux Falls Arena. The Red Raiders, who are trying for their third consecutive state championship, have 65 points and are trailing Canton by seven points. Seven of Wagner’s nine state qualifiers are still alive, including six who will be in today’s semifinal round.

February 27, 2010

Area basketball: Knights edge Winner for district title

PLATTE — Lexie Christensen hit the game-winning free throw with 1.2 seconds left in overtime, lifting Stickney/Mount Vernon to a 33-32 victory over Winner for the District 13A championship Thursday in girls’ basketball action in Platte.

By Sports staff , February 26, 2010

Area basketball: Kiotes edge White Lake in District 10B action

Kimball overcame a 3-point barrage in the fourth quarter to hold off White Lake 61-58 and again a berth in the District 10B championship Tuesday in high school girls’ basketball action at the Corn Palace. White Lake netted seven 3-pointers in the final quarter.

By Sports staff , February 24, 2010

Eagles down Plankinton

The Mitchell Christian girls’ basketball team defeated Plankinton Saturday in the first round of the District 10B tournament at Mitchell Christian School.

By Sports staff , February 22, 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

Area basketball: Parkston edges Freeman, 56-52

FREEMAN — Parkston held off Freeman 17-13 in the final quarter to net a 56-52 win in a high school girls’ basketball game Friday in Freeman. Marie Malloy led Parkston with 19 points and five steals. Emma Murtha grabbed nine of the team’s 35 rebounds and Alison Fergen had five assists. Erica Herrold and McKenzie Weidenbach added nine and eight points respectively. The Trojans were 32 percent from the field and 50 percent from the line.

By Sports staff , February 20, 2010

Area basketball: Buzzer-beater lifts Winner over Black Panthers

PLATTE — Winner’s Zach Horstman hit a 15-foot jumper as time expired to lead the Warriors past Platte-Geddes Tuesday night in a boys’ high school basketball game. Winner defeated the Black Panthers 43-41.

By Sports staff , February 17, 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

Kimball School District mulling building options

Kimball Superintendent Bill Thompson walks around his school, pointing out areas of structural problems he has inherited in his fourth year with the district. In the wrestling room, Business Manager Eileen Kroupa can place her fingers in a 2-inch gap where the floor has sunk along the east wall, exposing the concrete wall of the foundation below the surface.

February 13, 2010

Potential wind projects outlined

CHAMBERLAIN — The turnout might have been small for a hearing on the proposed Prairie Winds project, but area residents’ words gave weight toward each potential site.
Western Area Power Administration, in Lakewood, Colo., conducted a public hearing on the draft environmental impact statement for the project, which would build 101 wind turbines at either Crow Lake or south of Winner. The hearing occurred at Cozard Memorial Library, Chamberlain.

February 12, 2010

Area basketball: No. 3 MCHS downs Hanson, 54-31

ALEXANDRIA —Mitchell Christian picked up its second big win of the week Thursday when it defeated Hanson 54-31 in high school boys’ basketball action in Alexandria. Cody Thomsen scored 18 points to lead Mitchell Christian, ranked No. 3 in this week’s Class B poll, and Jesse Tolsma scored 12 points and also had 11 rebounds and five assists.

By Sports staff , February 12, 2010

Two former area wrestlers to be inducted into HOF

Six former wrestlers will be inducted into the South Dakota Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame later this month at the Class A and B state wrestling tournaments in Rapid City and Sioux Falls. Here is a look at each wrestler.

By Sports staff , February 11, 2010