Sports

It is Read Across America Week at Gregory Public School. It’s a week dedicated to celebrating Dr. Seuss and reading. Reading is one of the most important skills we can give our youth. Anyone who becomes a good reader has the ability to educate themselves on any subject they choose. Reading also has lasting effects. Some are immediate, and others take time for us to notice. Here are a few statistics about the benefits of reading: Reading for just 6 minutes can reduce stress levels by up to 68%, making it one of the most effective quick ways to relax (University of Sussex study, widely cited in reading benefits research).

Gregory 64 vs. Lower Brule 52 by coach Lonnie Klundt Gregory (3rd seed) opened Region play with a victory over Lower Brule (6th seed) on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

Tuesday Mixed League 2/24/26 Six Balls 176½-63½; Tee Riffic Creations 155½-84½; Rosebud Electric 134-106; Carlock Babes 92½-147½; Boats ‘n’ Hoes 81½- 158½; The Outsiders 73-167; HTG: Tee Riffic Creations 741; HTS: Six Balls 2081; HIS: Jad Leber 250, Jennifer Soesbe 176; HIS: Jad Leber 643, Jennifer Soesbe 469. Splits picked up: Ethan Long 8-10; Goldie Warnkvist 3-10; Steven Petersen 4-6-7-10.

Six Burke/Gregory Storm wrestlers competed in the state wrestling championships Thursday-Saturday, February 26-28, 2026, in Sioux Falls. Daytona Paris represented the girls’ team, her third consecutive year to qualify for the state competition and her third year ever to wrestle.

Gregory 39 vs. Scotland-Menno 19 by Coach Lonnie Klundt Gregory hosted Scotland-Menno on Friday, February 13, 2026.Gregory got off to a slow start, but led 11 to 5 after first quarter, and 20 to 14 at halftime.In the second half, the Gorillas tightened up the defense holding Scotland-Menno to only 5 points in the second half and led 32 to 16 after the third and a final of 39 to 19.Scoring for Gregory was Dani VanDerWerff with 13, Asia VanDerWerff 10, Sophee Skalla 7, ReNae Prokopec 4, and 2 each for Regan Graesser and Gracie Biggins, and Jayd Serr 1.

Tuesday Mixed League 2/17/26 Six Balls 155½-60½; Tee Riffic Creations 141½-74½; Rosebud Electric 124-92; Carlock Babes 89½-126½; Boats ‘n’ Hoes 70½- 145½; The Outsiders 60-156; HTG: Six Balls 739; HTS: Six Balls 2051; HIG: Couy Hollenbeck 256, Adrianna Ziady 185; HIS: Couy Hollenbeck 693, Adrianna Ziady 492. Splits picked up: Dawn Blacklance 5-10; Steven Petersen 5-7; Paula Bortz 4-7, 3-10, 3-10; Goldie Warnkvist 3-9-10.

Gregory 59 Wagner 50 by Coach Jeff Determan The Gregory Gorillas picked up their first of two wins on the week with a 59-50 victory over the Wagner Red Raiders. The Gorillas jumped out to a 13-2 lead over the Red Raiders and held a 17-9 lead after one quarter.

Tuesday Mixed League 2/10/26 Six Balls 140½-51½; Tee Riffic Creations 121-71; Rosebud Electric 115-77; Carlock Babes 74½-117½; Boats ‘n’ Hoes 61½-130½; The Outsiders 56½-135½; HTG: Tee Riffic Creations 749; HTS: Six Balls 2122; HIG: Jad Leber 234, Jennifer Soesbe 209; HIS: Jad Leber 661, Jennifer Soesbe 496. Thursday Men’s League 2/12/26 Northern Plains 175½-124½; Mr.

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Gregory 31 vs. Parkston 65 by Coach Lonnie Klundt Gregory traveled to Parkston Friday, February 6, 2026.Parkston took an early first quarter lead of 17 to 9 and a 37 to 14 halftime score. Gregory trailed 26 to 57 after the third and fell by a final of 31 to 65. Regan Graesser led Gregory with 11, Dani VanDerWerff 9, ReNae Prokopec 5, Asia VanDerWerff 4, and Sophee Skalla 2.The Gorillas shot 8 of 34 from the field for 24% and 12 of 23 from the foul line for 52%.Gregory grabbed 23 rebounds with 5 each for Asia VanDerWerff and Dani VanDerWerff, 3 each for ReNae Prokopec, Regan Graesser, and Sophee Skalla, Ava Schweigert 2, and 1 each for Abby Holmes and Sadie Carlson. Asia VanDer-Werff led the Gorillas with 2 assists. Sophee Skalla had 3 steals, with Dani VanDerWerff and Regan Graesser with 2, and 1 each for Re-Nae Prokopec and Sadie Carlson. Dani VanDerWerff had 2 blocks for Gregory.Gregory committed 21 turnovers in the game.