Sports

Spikers have had a busy couple of weeks the last two weeks of September. They went to Todd Co. on 9-21 and won 3-0. The scores were 25-20, 25-9, 25-8. The girls worked hard to keep the pace of the game up and kept our unforced errors down. Jessy Jo lead us with 9 kills and 14 digs. Anna Dargatz served up 4 aces, and Brooklynn Kenzy had 6 kills, 9 digs, and set for 10 set assists.

The Gregory Spikers volleyball team hosted White River Lady Tigers on Tuesday, September 28. The competition was tough as the two teams had to go to five sets to determine a winner, but ultimately the Tigers prevailed 3-2.

Tuesday Mixed League 09/28/21 Old Pioneer, 80-16; TeeRiffic Creations, 67-29; Bailey Welding, 66-30; Argonauts, 47-49; Soesbes, 37-59; Streakers, 33-39; Outsiders, 30-66; Eaglestar, 15-81; HTG: Bailey Welding, 874; HTS: Bailey Welding, 2490; HIG: Damian Mitchell, 256; Amy Moeller, 201; HIS: Damian Mitchell, 678; Amy Moeller, 481. Splits picked up by: Mark Bailey, 8-10; Augie Bortz, 5-6-10.

The Gregory cross country team participated in the Burke Invite on Thursday, September 29. In the varsity boy's division Luke Sinclair ran a personal best time of 17:34 which resulted in a 3rd place finish out of a field of 52 runners.

The Gregory Gorillas football team was hosted by Wolsey-Wessington Friday, October 1. The Gorillas were first on the scoreboard when Eli Fogel kicked a 28-yard field goal in the second quarter.

The Gregory Spikers volleyball team extended their record to 11-5 last week with wins over Todd County and Corsica-Stickney. Scores in the Todd County game were 25-20, 25-9, and 25-8.

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The Gregory cross country team participated in the Platte - Geddes Invite on Satruday, September 25th. The varsity girls started off the day with a 2nd place team finish. Hanson out distanced the Gorillas by 5 points, as Hanson scored 16 points, Gregory 21, Platte Geddes 31, to round out the top three. Individually, Emma Thomas placed 2nd with a 20:58.2, Asia VanDerWerff placed 4th with a time of 22:16.4, Kodi Timanus got 20th place with a 24:26.1 and Emily Grim 25th with a 26:45.4 for the Gregory team.

It has been a busy couple of weeks for the Spikers. The ladies have traveled to Wagner, Martin, Spencer, NE, and Bon Homme as well as hosted Wessington Springs. At the end of these competitions they are sitting with nine wins and five losses.

The Gorilla Cross Country team participated in three meets over the last week. On Saturday, September 11, the runners participated in the Nike Preview at Sioux Falls. On Monday, September 13, they ran at the Wagner Invite at Pickstown, and Saturday, September 18, at the Lyman Invite at Presho.