Sports

The Gregory Gorillas will kick off their football season, hosting Scotland/Menno Friday evening, August 23, at 7:00 p.m. The Gorillas will face some different opponents this year as they move up to 9AA, and while Head Coach Mike Murray considers this to be one of the team’s greatest challenges, he knows what to do.

The Burke Bombers faced a very tough Larchwood, IA, team in the first round of the 2024 Amateur Baseball Association’s State B Tournament on Wednesday, August 7, at Cadwell Park in Mitchell, and lost 18-3.

Pitchament will be at the Gregory Golf Course Saturday, August 17 at 6 p.m. Several highly ranked players will be involved.

The Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) is hosting a “Fresh Start” virtual hiring event on Thursday, Aug. 22 from 1 to 5 p.m.

Following the indictments of South Dakota cattle ranchers Charles and Heather Maude, RCALF USA has urged the Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Justice to immediately drop all charges against the couple, encouraging a common-sense solution.

The Gregory Teeners finished the 2024 baseball season as Class B consolation champion at the state tournament in Platte, held August 9-11. After dropping a close game to #2 seed Selby in the first round, #7 seed Gregory entered the consolation bracket, where they went on to beat #3 seed Alexandria and # 5 seed Mt.

Tuesday, July 30, 2024, was a big day for the Gregory Teeners baseball team. Monday’s rain delay might have been just what the team needed to reset for their matchups against Miller and Tyndall. After their loss to Tyndall on Monday, they returned on Tuesday, July 30, to win three games back-to-back to win the Region 2 title and advance to the South Dakota VFW 16B State Tournament.

For three years Gregory swimmers have joined the Platte in order to have the opportunity to be part of a swim team. Five girls have been part of that team for three years - Hadley Braun, Mya Warnke, Averie Stukel, Sutton Braun, and Brenlee Braun. This year these girls were joined by four more swimmers - Hannah Hull, Mayme Reber, Otto Reber and Jaxon Stukel. Competing in the backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle, and the IM (a combination of the four strokes) races these children have earned lots of ribbons and a couple trophies, while scoring points for the team. Not only have they gained points but also have made new friends while growing stronger athletically and learning new levels of competitions.

One of the new goals for the South Dakota High School Activities Association is studying whether a success factor should be used when classifying sports teams. SDHSAA Executive Director Dan Swartos said currently schools are classified by enrollment.

The state’s high school band directors have offered a plan that they hope will allow for live auditions for students trying out for All-State Band. The plan was approved at Thursday’s meeting of the South Dakota High School Activities Association board of directors.