South Dakota FFA members were recognized at the 96th South Dakota State FFA Convention for excellence in developing career-specific skills through their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Proficiency projects.

The National Chapter Award is the highest honor an FFA chapter can receive and recognizes chapters that actively implement the mission and strategies of the FFA. Top chapters were recognized at 96th SD FFA Convention, for their outstanding accomplishments. Chapters recognized have developed an active Program of Activities and conducted meaningful events. For the overall state award, a chapter must complete at least 15 activities: one for each of the five quality standards in each of the three divisions - Growing Leaders, Building Communities, and Strengthening Agriculture, and meet the minimum requirements outlined in the National Quality FFA Chapter Standards.

The varsity track team competed at the Platte-Geddes Relays on Saturday, April 20. The boys team continues to be dominant in the relay races again this year, finishing with three firsts, a second, and a third.

Gregory County 4 - CKL 5 The Gregory County varsity baseball team fell to Chamberlain/ Kimball/Lyman 5-4 on Thursday, April 4, on the final play of the game. The game was tied at four in the bottom of the seventh when CKL’s Cooper Leiferman singled, scoring one run.

“Trust but verify” says area pitch aficionado Jason Grim. Sometimes a victory is determined by the narrowest of margins, especially between ranked opponents.

Mens Results Javelin Varsity - Finals 1. Rane Kenzy 152-10PR 5.