Sports

Tuesday Mixed League 11/02/21 Tee-Riffic Creations, 162-54; Bailey Welding, 148 1/2-67 1/2; Old Pioneer, 147-69; Argonauts, 125 1/2-90 1/2; Soesbes, 106-110; Eagle Star, 63 1/2-152 1/2; Streakers, 49-143; Outsiders, 47 1/2-168 1/2; HTG: Bailey Welding, 843; HTS: Bailey Welding, 2469; HIG: Dan Soesbe, 212; Amy Moeller, 176; HIS: Dan Soesbe, 597; Amy Moeller, 440 . Splits picked up by Augie Bortz, 3-10.

The SESD conference tournament was held in Wagner, on Saturday, October 23, 2021, and was full of tough teams. The Spikers were placed in the pool with Wagner and Mt.

October was Bullying Awareness Month and offered the opportunity to discuss this all-too-common issue, as well as to transform into a society that recognizes that bullying must be addressed through education and support.

Tuesday Mixed League 10/26/21 Tee-Riffic Creations, 141-51; Old Pioneer, 132.5-59.5; Bailey Welding, 132-60; Argonauts, 118-74; Soesbes, 91-101; Eagle Star, 54.5-137.5; Streakers, 49-119; Outsiders, 38-154; HTG: Bailey Welding, 882; HTS: Soesbes, 2593; HIG: Mark Bailey, 257; Patty Connealy, 178; HIS: Jon Soesbe, 703; Patty Connealy, 428. Splits picked up by Greg Olson, 2-7-10; Augie Bortz, 3-10.

The Gregory Gorillas lost their quarterfinal game in the playoffs to Wall in a 20-34 effort. Wall got off to an early lead, scoring the first 19 points of the game before Rylan Peck connected with Owen Hansen in the third quarter for a Gorilla touchdown.

Thursday night the Gorillas hosted a first round playoff game against their neighbors the South Central Cougars. Both teams finished the regular season 5-3, but power-point calculations ranked the Gorillas sixth and the Cougars 11 in class 9A. The teams met in week three of the regular season and the victory went to the Gorillas by a score of 34-6.

The Gorillas cross country team participated in the state “B” cross country meet on October 23, 2021, at the Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls. Gregory had five girls qualify for the state meet, after qualifying the team by claiming the region runner-up title.

Tuesday Mixed League 10/19/21 Tee-Riffic Creations, 122-46; Argonauts, 113-55; Bailey Welding, 111-57; Old Pioneer, 111-57; Soesbes, 68-100; Eagle Star, 52-116; Streakers, 49-95; Outsiders, 37-131; HTG: Bailey Welding, 942; HTS: Bailey Welding, 2647; HIG: Mark Bailey, 246; Linda Teel, 179; HIS: Dan Soesbe, 719; Linda Teel, 453. Splits picked up by Ann Bailey, 5-7 and Olivia Soesbe, 3-10.

The Gregory competitive cheer and dance team finished their season with strong performances in all three routines on Friday, October 22, 2021, night at the state cheer and dance meet held at Brandon Valley High School.

The Gregory Spikers’ schedule has been busy the last couple of weeks. They played Platte-Geddes, Winner, Burke, and Colome.