The Gregory Athletics Club hosted the 33rd Annual East - West Shootout on Monday, March 23, 2026. The event features area high school seniors and gives them a chance to have a night of fun on the court playing together with friends, whom are sometimes rivals during the regular season.

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Tuesday Mixed League 3/17/26 Six Balls 231½-80½; Tee Riffic Creations 189½-122½; Rosebud Electric 163-149; Carlock Babes 136½-175½; Boats ‘n’ Hoes 106½- 205½; The Outsiders 102-210; HTG: Six Balls 681; HTS: Tee Riffic Creations 1926; HIG: Steven Petersen 220, Emily Long 180; HIS: Steven Petersen 596, Emily Long 413. Splits picked up: Chris Petersen 5-10; Donnie Petersen 2-7.

The South Dakota youth AAU state tournament was held over the weekend. Three weeks ago, 3500 young grapplers’ journey to the state tournament began. That number was whittled down to 1596 kids for state. To be a part of that number is a great accomplishment for these young athletes, as it does not come easy. Over the weekend, all of our wrestlers represented the great talent we have in the Gregory wrestling room. It was a big accomplishment to get 10 of our 17 on the awards stand. We had 4 individuals vying for that top spot.

Leavenworth did not regard the Yankton Indians as being entirely trustworthy. In a letter to the United States Indian agent O’Fallon, at Fort Atkinson, he said: “These Yanktons appear to be zealously determined to cooperate with us, but I have doubts as to the continuation of their enthusiasm.”

DITOR Dear Editor, Since my last article, I watched the winter Olympics and then the longest ever State of the Union address. As a Canadian, I was very interested in the USA-Canada men’s hockey final. The goaltender who got a presidential award was the reason that USA won the game in overtime. These players also play on NHL teams, and that goaltender plays for the Winnipeg Jets. His last term, we learned “don’t listen to what he says, watch what he does.”