Sports

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The Gorillas defeated the North Central Knights on December 19, 2023, by a score of 62-39. The Knights got off to a fast start and held a 14-5 lead before the Gorillas got their own offense started.

Thursday Mens League 12/28/23 Nagel Body Shop, 105½-74½; Home Town Automotive, 101 ½ - 78 ½ ; Rod’s Sport Shop, 90 ½ -89 ½ ; Gregory Lanes, 90-90; Stukel Eagle Ranch, 89½-90½; Northern Plains, 86-94; CATS, 79-101; Blue Ballers, 78-102; HTG: Northern Plains, 804; HTS: Northern Plains, 2361; HIG: Roger Hoff, 269; HIS: Roger Hoff, 752. Splits picked up: Augie Bortz, 3-10; Jim Eastland, 3-10; Damian Mitchell, 5-10.

The Burke/Gregory Storm wrestlers competed in the McCook Central/Montrose Invitational Tournament on Friday, December 22, in Salem. Short a few wrestlers, the team still managed an 11th place finish in a field of 20. This was reputedly the hardest tournament besides state, according to Coach Seth Webster. He believes that anyone who placed high at it has a good chance of placing at state.

The Burke/Gregory Storm wrestlers hosted Kimball/White Lake/ Platte-Geddes and Parkston in Gregory on Thursday, December 14. With a full line-up of wrestlers and a very solid team in the middle weights and some open weight classes for B/G, KWLP won the match-up by a final score of 60-23.

Tuesday Mixed League 12/12/23 Tee Riffic Creations 262-98; Old Pioneer 231½-128½; Angry Birds 227-133; Carlock Babes, 170½- 189½; The Outsiders 149-211; Six Balls 121½-94½; Wild Bunch, 115½-244½; Rez Dawgs 95-265; HTG: Six Balls, 906; HTS: Six Balls, 2638; HIG: Danial Ziady, 247; Paula Dobesh, 174; HIS: Danial Ziady, 662; Paula Bortz, 426. Splits picked up by: Craig Soesbe, 4-5; Steven Peterson, 4-5; Bob-Peterson, 8-10.

The Gregory Gorillas picked up their first win of the season at Chamberlain on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. The Gorillas offense got off to a fast start but, it was the defense that was the story of the game.

Gregory 37-Avon 57 Gregory opened the season at Avon on December 5. Gregory led 10-9 after the first quarter, but Avon took a 30-17 halftime lead.

The Gregory Gorillas opened up the 23-24 basketball season at home on Thursday, December 7, 2023, where they fell to St. Mary’s by a score of 69-60. St. Mary’s used a barrage of three-point baskets to take an early lead over the Gorillas.

The Burke/Gregory Storm wrestlers faced some tough competition in Wagner last Thursday, finding formidable opponents in Wagner and Winner. In the Wagner match-up, nine of the weights were forfeits with four of those going to the Storm.