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Addressing consumer beef prices
Area students named to President’s list at Southeast Technical College
University of Sioux Falls Spring 2026 Dean’s List

Gregory track at Bon Homme
Gregory golfers close regular season on a high note
GHS Gorillas in the sky

A variety of topics covered at cracker barrel

District 21 legislators were in Gregory Saturday afternoon, February 10, for a cracker barrel, hosted by The Gregory Times-Advocate at the Gregory Memorial Auditorium. About a dozen local residents were on hand to hear from Senator Erin Tobin, Representative Rocky Blare, and Representative Marty Overweg and ask their thoughts on a variety of issues.
Storm finishes 6th, Paris claims championship in weekend tourney

Coach Webster is more appreciative than ever of his bus driver Mark Joachim after two trips through the dense murkiness in one week. First, the team traveled to Bon Homme on Tuesday, January 30 for a triangular. The open weights worked against them as they lost to Bon Homme/Scotland/ Avon 61-15 and then to Plankinton/ Corsica-Stickney 42-33. The girls each had a match that evening as well, against Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon. Daytona Paris pinned her opponent, and Libby Krcil lost her match.
Girls drop three in week’s play

Gregory 27 vs. Mount Vernon Plankinton 67 Gregory hosted Mount-Vernon Plankinton on Tuesday, January 30. MVP came out on fire in the first quarter making 5 3-pointers and taking a 22-28 first quarter lead. MVP lead 36-12 at half and 55-23 at the end of the third, and a final of 67-27. MVP tallied 11 threes in the ballgame. Gregory was led by Asia VanDerWerff with 12, Dani VanDerWerff 9, and 2 each for Ella Sperl, Regan Graesser, and Sadie Carlson. Emilee Fox led MVP with 24. Gregory shot a very cool 16% from the field to MVP’s 35%. The Gorillas were 3 of 36 from the 3-point line. Rebounding shows Gregory with 29, to MVP’s 44. Rebounding for Gregory were Dani VanDerWerff 7, Ashlyn Vosika 3, Ella Sperl 5, Allison Stevicks 2, Regan Graesser 4, Asia VanDer-Werff 8. Regan Graesser had 4 steals, and Dani VanDerWerff 2, to lead Gregory.
Gorillas hold 12-3 record

The Gregory Gorillas hosted KWL on Saturday, January 27, 2024, in a makeup game from earlier in the season. The Gorillas defeated the WiLdKats by a score of 50-27. The Gorillas held a 14-5 first quarter lead and a 34-13 lead at halftime behind a balanced attack. Both teams had trouble getting on track in the third quarter as the Gorillas managed just six points and the WiLdKats scored just four points in the quarter. The two teams’ scoring troubles continued into the fourth quarter before the Gorillas came away with the victory. Three players scored in double figures with Daniel Mitchell and Noah Bearshield leading the way with 14 points each. Cruz Klundt added 10 points. With the win, the Gorillas improved to 10-2 on the year.
The groundhog predicts an early spring for this area

Friday was Groundhog Day, the mid-point of the winter season. Tradition claims that if the groundhog sees its shadow upon emerging from its burrow that day, we will have six more weeks of winter. If it doesn’t, we will have an early spring.
Frank Kenzy is SDQHA Cow Horse Trainer of the Year

Frank Kenzy was training horses with his father before he was ten years old. Growing up on the family ranch near Iona, South Dakota, riding was just a part of their way of life. Frank’s father, Harry, raised quarter horses. Frank’s boyhood years were full of starting colts and hauling mares to be bred.