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Gregory 53 Platte-Geddes 56 The Gregory Gorillas had a busy week last week with three games. On Monday, January 17, 2022, the Gorillas traveled to Platte to face the #5 ranked Black Panthers.

The Burke/Gregory Storm wrestlers were able to nudge out Bon Homme/Scotland by five points to finish in the top three with 162 at the Winner Invitational Tournament on Saturday, January 22. Winner blew away the competition with 229 points to claim the tournament championship, and Custer came in second with a respectable 203.

Tuesday Mixed League 01/18/22 Argonauts, 91 1/2-28 1/2; Old Pioneer, 88 1/2-31 1/2; Tee-Riffic Creations, 77-43; Bailey Welding, 65-55; Soesbes, 39 1/2-80 1/2; Eagle Star, 29-91; Streakers, 26-94; Outsiders, 25 1/2-94 1/2; HTG: Tee-Riffic Creations, 931; HTS: Tee-Riffic Creations, 2527; HIG: Ted Eaglestar, 234; Mary Soesbe, 160; HIS: Justin Parkis, 572; Goldie Warnkvist, 437. Splits picked up by: Amy Mueller, 3-6-4-10, 6-7-10; Greg Olson, 5-4-7; Michelle Weideman, 6-10; Laura Watts, 5-7; Goldie Warnkvist, 3-10; Craig Soesbe, 3-10.

Gregory vs. Chamberlain Gregory traveled to Chamberlain on Tuesday, January 18.

The Burke/Gregory Storm wrestlers traveled to Atkinson, NE, on Friday, January 14, to compete in the West Holt Invitational. Even with several of the varsity wrestlers out, the team only missed first place by 12 points to O’Neill, 201 to 189, well ahead of the rest of the pack, with Summerland coming in third with 120 points, Plainview fourth with 108, and Neligh-Oakdale fifth with 98 out of 13 teams.

Gregory JV vs. Wagner Gregory hosted Wagner in JV action on January 11.

The Gregory Gorillas held off Wagner on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, to earn a 56-55 victory over the Red Raiders. Hot shooting from behind the arc propelled the Gorillas to a 22-18 first quarter lead, and a 36-33 at the halfway mark.

Tuesday Mixed League 01/04/22 Argonauts, 55-17; Old Pioneer, 51 1/2-20 1/2; Tee-Riffic Creations, 51-21; Bailey Welding, 32 1/2-39 1/2; Eagle Star, 26-46; Soesbes, 24-48; Outsiders, 14-58; Streakers, 8-64; HTG: Old Pioneer, 891; HTS: Old Pioneer, 2463; HIG: Dan Soesbe, 229; Goldie Warnkvist, 208; HIS: Augie Boortz, 586; Goldie Warnkvist, 510. Splits picked up by: Paula Bortz, 5-7; Mary Soesbe, 3-10; Chris Peterson, 6-10; Augie Bortz, 5-6-10; Ann Bailey, 6-8-10.

The Burke/Gregory Storm wrestlers had two events this past week. They hosted a triangular on Tuesday, January 4, with Lyman and Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington, winning both duals.

The Gregory Gorillas picked up a 63-36 win last Tuesday over the AC/DC Thunder. The Gorillas held a 43-18 lead at halftime after a huge first half from Daniel Mitchell as he poured in 22 points in the half. The Gorillas outscored the Thunder 16-10 in the third quarter, and were outscored in the fourth quarter after the running clock was in effect.