The Marching Gorillas had an early 5 a.m. departure on Saturday, October 3, 2026, as they traveled to Vermillion to march in the “D” Days Parade.

The Gregory Gorillas hosted the Stanley County Buffaloes for Homecoming on Friday, October 4, 2026. In the first quarter, Stanley County scored the first touchdown of the game, but failed on the 2-point conversion. The Gorillas applied pressure, forced the Buffaloes to turn over the ball, and were able to put two offensive drives together. The Gorillas capitalized off the second turnover, and David Biggins found Avery Sengelmann on a 30-yard touchdown reception. Wyatt Beck scored the 2-point conversion, and the Gorillas led 8-6 at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter turned into a defensive battle, and the score remained Gregory 8 - Stanley County 6 at the intermission. In the second half, Stanley County scored three additional touchdowns and came away with the 24-8 victory.

The cross country team competed at the Cougar Invitational/ Great Plains Conference Meet in Burke on Thursday, October 1. Several boys and girls set personal best and season best times.

Tuesday Mixed League 9/29/26 Carlock Babes 73½-22½, Rosebud Electric 59½-36½, Boats ‘n’ Hoes 49½-46½, Tee Riffic Creations 49-47, The Bowling Stones 41½-54½, The Outsiders 36-60, Lisa Ted 24-72; HTG: Rosebud Electric 637; HTS: Rosebud Electric 1680; HIG: Bryan Nelson 191, Adrianna Ziady 211; HIS: Steven Petersen 499, Adrianna Ziady 479. Splits picked up: Shelly Holmberg 5-6, Linda Teel 3-10, 3-9-10, Paula Bortz 4-10, Goldie Warnkvist 4-5.

Another Homecoming week has come and gone and the Lady Spikers made the most of it. Monday night, the Lady Spikers took part in the Gregory Coronation ceremony, Tuesday night they welcomed Bon Homme to the Auditorium for three matches and Thursday night they had another coronation participation with the Colome ceremony and the burning of the “C.”

The Territory of Dakota, with the exception of the portion drained by the Red River of the North and the Mouse River, was a part of the Louisiana Territory, acquired by the United States from France, by purchase, in 1803.