The city’s infrastructure plan is still being held up at the state level, but Mayor Al Cerny asked the city council at the regular meeting on Monday, February 5, to give him authorization to advertise for bids as soon as the state clears it. The original plan was to advertise for bids in December, then January, but the target continues to move while the city waits for red tape to clear, and he doesn’t want to waste any time waiting for a council meeting to advertise for bids.

Gregory 72 Avon 49 The Goriilas boys basketball team hosted Avon on Thursday to kick off a run of five games in six days. The Pirates held a 16-15 lead after one quarter before the Gorilla defense settled in.

The Gorillas picked up a victory over Stanley County on January 23, at home. Quarter scores show Gregory with 16, 32, 41, and 51, while Stanley County had 7, 21, 27, and 41. The Gorillas shot 14 of 62 from the field for 23% and Stanley County was 15 of 60 for 25%. The Gorillas were a cool 5 of 16 from the foul line for 31%.

A pilot season for e-sports in South Dakota is helping high schools work out the technical kinks as well as building a foundation of mentors for the future. At its meeting Wednesday, the South Dakota High School Activities board of directors heard an update on the pilot season from Kaleb Dschaak, CEO of Fenworks.

The Storm wrestlers traveled out of state over the weekend to compete in the Ainsworth Invitational Tournament. The boys team wrestled on Saturday, and finished in fourth place with 128 points, well ahead of Twin Loup in fifth with 82 points, and behind Central City, Valentine, and Loomis. The girls team wrestled on Friday and finished ninth with 12 points.

RESULTS Tuesday Mixed League 1/23/24 Angry Birds, 93-27; Six Balls, 90-- 30; Old Pioneer, 78-42; Tee Riffic Creations, 76-44; The Outsiders, 61-59; Wild Bunch, 34-86; Carlock Babes, 33-87; Rez Dawgs, 8-112. HTG: Tee-Riffic Creations, 759; HTS: Tee-Riffic Creations, 2028; HIG: Steven Peterson, 240; Goldie Warnkvist, 208; HIS: Justin Parkis, 590; Misty Claussen, 440.