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The Gregory/Colome Gorillas improved their record to 1-2 on the season with a 40-6 home win against the TDAACDC Thunder Hawks. In the first quarter, the Gorillas put together a nice drive and scored on a David Biggins 36 yard run. Wyatt Beck added the two-point conversion, and the Gorillas took an early lead. The Gorillas forced the Thunder Hawks to a three and out and quickly scored the second touchdown on a Wyatt Beck 4 yard burst. Early in the second quarter, Jacob Klein found Avery Sengelmann sprinting down the sideline for a 75 yard touchdown completion. Wyatt Beck quickly punched in the two-point conversion. The Gorillas continued to play solid defense, and David Biggins scored his second touchdown of the night on an 8-yard run. The Gregory/Colome Gorillas led 28-0 at the intermission. In the second half, the Gorillas scored two more touchdowns and took a commanding lead 40-0. TDAACDC scored late in the fourth quarter, and the final score ended up 40-6.

The Gregory cross country team participated in the Scotland invite on September 8. 'We didn't have much of a recovery time, as we ran at the Augie Twilight the Friday before this meet. Scotland is a tough course and overall our times were not as good as we wanted them to be.'

The Gregory cheer and dance team competed in Winner on Saturday, September 12, 2026. The judges enjoyed the hip hop routine, commenting on how fun it is and the girls’ great facial expressions.

I do not have the most current numbers and leaders so I will tell you who was leading etc. as of last week. Cerny, Inc., aka, Al Cerny and Ken Cerny are leading the pack. Al has been working on his handicap and I think he now has it in shape to make a run during the playoffs.

An experiment deep underground in South Dakota’s Black Hills has reported its “most compelling hint of dark matter” to date. A news release Tuesday from the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment announced the recording of a single particle interaction that researchers have difficulty explaining with known background signals from normal matter.

This week the Lady Spikers continued their travels with games in Chamberlain and Presho. However, the Varsity ladies got a chance to play in front of a home crowd on Saturday with annual Gregory Invitational Tournament.

The judges continue to love the Gregory cheer and dance team’s hip hop routine. At a dance competition on Thursday, September 3, 2026, in Mitchell, the Gregory girls tied for 8th place with comments from the judges like, “Love the choreo!” “Awesome,” “Fun!” and “Looks like everyone is enjoying themselves!”

Yesterday we celebrated Labor Day. It's a day to celebrate our ability to work.

The Gregory cross country team played host to nine other schools on September 1, 2026. The meet was shortened up by several storm clouds that came through the area that afternoon. The varsity boys and girls ran together to start the meet. After a weather delay, the JV boys and girls started their race, but unfortunately another cloud came through and the race was cut short.

Avery Birkel set the pace for the Gorilla runners in Winner on Friday, August 28, 2026, with a first place in the varsity girls division. Abigail Engel placed seventh in the same division.