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The girls high school Region 3 wrestling tournament was held February 20, 2025, in Aberdeen. Daytona Paris punched her ticket for her second state tournament appearance with a fourth place finish, winning two of her four matches. A win against Hannah Zeigler of Miller/ Highmore-Harrold in the consolation rounds put her in the match for third, but Liliana Luque of Mitchell got the upper hand in that contest.

The lady gorillas traveled to Tyndall on February 21, 2025, to take on the Bon Homme Cavaliers. This was a close game throughout the contest. Gregory had quarter stops of 12, 21, 31, and 43, while Bon Homme had stops of 8, 19, 31, 39. Gregory shot six of 23 on twos and eight of 25 on threes and collected seven of 13 on free throws. Gregory put three players in double digits and five in the scoring column. Dani VanDerWerff had 15, Ashlyn Vosika, 12, Regan Graesser, 10, Alison Stevicks 4, and Sadie Carlson, 2.

Gregory 61 vs. Wagner 55 In a hard — fought contest, the Gregory Gorillas held off the Wagner Red Raiders last Tuesday night with a final score of 61-55. Gregory set the pace early, surging to a 20-10 lead after the first quarter. The Gorillas kept a slight advantage in the second quarter, finishing the half with a score of 29-22. Both teams picked up the scoring in the third quarter and the Gorillas led 45-37 heading into an exciting fourth quarter. In a tense final period, the Red Raiders cut the Gorilla lead to one point with two minutes remaining but the Gorillas regained control in the final minute, securing the 61-55 victory.

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that court filings in Texas Federal Court are evidence 17 states, including South Dakota, who filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s attempt to bring gender dysphoria as a disability in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are clearly not asking that the lawsuit rule all of Section 504 unconstitutional.

Through a new pilot project, Avera is offering clinic-based food pantries for patients who experience food insecurity in Sioux Falls and Parkston, SD. In collaboration with Feeding South Dakota, Avera Research Institute and Avera’s Community Partnerships program, the food pantries are made possible by grant dollars from the federal Healthy Start grant to improve maternal and infant health.

Extreme winter weather has caused widespread disruptions across the Midwest, resulting in canceled blood drives and closures of LifeServe Blood Center Donor Centers across Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Illinois. Unfortunately, this has led to the loss of more than 900 blood donations, significantly impacting the supply of blood products for patients in need.

After the Bronco fundraiser, a matching pledge challenge up to $200,000 was issued, beginning July 9. Since that time, various fundraisers have been held, and the total amount of money toward the matching funds is currently at $42,538.00.

R ESULTS Tuesday Mixed League 2/11/25 Six Balls, 137½-54½; Tee Riffic Creations, 132-60; Angry Birds, 132-60; Old Pioneer, 109½-82½; Carlock Babes, 81-111; The Outsiders, 63-129; Buches Bowlers, 58-- 134; HTG: Six Balls, 764; HTS: Six Balls, 2196; HIG: Steven Peterson, 237; Catie Lutt, 180; HIS: Couy Hollenbeck, 620; Catie Lutt, 493. Splits picked up: Misty Claussen, 3-10; Aaron Debus, 3-10; Caleb Boener, 3-10; Augie Bortz, 3-10; Chris Petersen, 5-10; Chris McCauley, 5-10.

South Dakota’s rising 7th and 8th-grade students are invited to participate in the Our Dakota Dreams Career Exploration Camps. These free, five-day career exploration camps are in their fourth year, following the tremendous success of the previous three summers. The camps are a collaborative effort of the South Dakota Board of Regents, South Dakota Department of Education, and South Dakota Technical Colleges.

The Lady Gorillas hosted Parkston February 7, 2025. Quarter scores show Gregory with 3, 9, 15 and 19, while Parkston posted stops of 16, 32, 41, and 53. Gregory shot a cool 18% from the field connecting on 7 of 37 with Parkston shooting 39%. Scoring for Gregory were Dani VanDerWerff with 12, Regan Graesser 6, and Ashlyn Vosika 1. Gregory pulled down 40 rebounds with Dani VanDerWerff providing 12, Allison Stevicks 8, Regan Graesser 12, Ashlyn Vosika 3, Sophie Skalla 2, Sadie Carlson 2, Gracie Biggins 1. Dani VanDer-Werff and Sadie Carlson both had 4 steals to lead Gregory. “Parkston is a top 3 team in the state. We struggled offensively shooting the ball. Defensively, we rebounded the ball well.