MARTY
Edward Zephier, Marty
Edward Zephier Jr., 76, Marty, died Thursday, March 11, 2010, at his home in Marty.March 13, 2010
Victor Markley, Wagner
Victor Marion Markley, 90, Wagner, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Avera Bormann Manor, Parkston.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John Catholic Church, Wagner.
March 12, 2010
Russell Redlightning, Marty 
Russell Redlightning, 56, Marty died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls
March 01, 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
Expert encourages tribes to tackle suicide, gangs
OACOMA — Gang activity and teen suicide on American Indian reservations need to be addressed together, according to a national gang expert who says there’s a strong connection between the two problems.
By Dirk Lammers , February 05, 2010
U.S. attorney pledges action plan to help tribes
OACOMA — The Tribal Listening Conference at Cedar Shore Resort certainly wasn’t the first time people gathered to ponder the myriad problems afflicting South Dakota’s American Indian tribes.Through the decades, ideas and leaders have come and gone, and the crime and poverty on many reservations has persisted. Still, a mix of about 150 state, federal and tribal officials gathered Thursday to plan and hope for a better future.
February 05, 2010
Area basketball: Glanzer leads MCHS in 55-38 win over Plankinton
PLANKINTON — Becca Glanzer went 15-of-18 from the free-throw line to help the Mitchell Christian girls’ basketball team to a 55-38 Custer Battlefield Highway Conference win Thursday night.
Glanzer hit one basket and finished with 17 points. Mackenzie Van Laecken added 15 points for the Golden Eagles and Alexa Van Laecken had 14 points and eight rebounds. The Golden Eagles shot 20-of-30 from the line while Plankinton went 5-of-16.
By Sports staff , February 05, 2010
Vander Pol scores 24 points to lead Dakota Christian in 71-45 win
KIMBALL — Mitch Vander Pol had 24 points and eight rebounds Monday as Dakota Christian won its season opener 71-45 over Kimball in high school boys’ basketball action in Kimball.
Lee Niewenhuis added 15 points and five assists for Dakota Christian and Tommy Holleman scored nine points. Josh DeWaard had eight rebounds and Cooper Dykstra had five assists as the Cadets shot 54 percent from the field and had a 32-17 advantage on the boards. Dakota Christian shot 4-for-11 from the line.
By Sports staff , December 15, 2009
Wagner man hospitalized after weekend rollover
MARTY -— A Wagner man remains in serious condition after he and his brother were ejected from a vehicle north of Marty Saturday.According to South Dakota Highway Patrol, Rodney Patterson, 37, of Wagner, was driving a 1976 Ford Pickup north on Charles Mix County Road 21 when the passenger side tires drifted off the roadway at 3:35 p.m. Patterson overcorrected, sending the vehicle across the west ditch of the road where the tires dug in and caused the vehicle to flip several times, landing on the passenger side.
December 14, 2009
Five Pirates named to all-GPC squad
Avon had five football players named to the Great Plains Conference all-conference squad, it was announced Monday.
By Sports staff , November 17, 2009
White Lake/Plankinton holds on for win over Gregory
GREGORY — The Gregory High School football team had a third-and-goal with 40 seconds left in the game for the chance to win, but White Lake/Plankinton intercepted a pass in the end zone to end the regular season with a 25-22 win over the Gorillas.
Gregory led 14-12 at halftime, but White Lake/Plankinton opened the fourth quarter with two scores.
By Sports staff , October 23, 2009
Tri-Valley gets past PGDC
PLATTE — Platte-Geddes/Dakota Christian was down 20-13 with two and a half minutes to play but had the ball and the chance to tie the score.
But Tri-Valley, the defending 11B state champions, forced a fumble and ended up scoring one more time to hold on for a 27-13 win Friday in a high school football game in Platte.
By Sports staff , October 17, 2009
Howard beats Hanson 34-28 in double OT
HOWARD — The Howard High School football team overcame four fumbles and a tough Hanson team Friday night and won 34-28 in double overtime in Howard.
Pierce Smith scored on a 72-yard run to put Hanson up in the fourth quarter, but Zach Torkelson scored to tie the game with three minutes left to play on an 18-yard run and the ensuing two-point conversion.
By Sports staff , October 10, 2009
Winner edges Belle Fourche, 10-3
BELLE FOURCHE — The Winner defense held Belle Fourche to a single field goal Friday in its 10-3 victory in a high school football game in Belle Fourche.
Jayd Knodell scored the Warriors’ lone touchdown on an 8-yard run in the second quarter and finished with 112 yards rushing.
The Warriors also scored on a safety in the third quarter.
By Sports staff , October 03, 2009
Red Raiders edge Cavaliers, 14-7
WAGNER — The Wagner High School football team ran for 266 rushing yards and held Bon Homme to 21 Friday in the Red Raiders’ 14-7 win in Wagner.
Both teams scored in the first quarter, and the score stayed knotted at 7 until Mitch Breen scored on a 23-yard run in the third quarter.
By Sports staff , September 26, 2009
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