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The Gregory Gorillas defeated the Platte/Geddes Black Panthers on Thursday evening, February 15, in a makeup game from earlier in the year. With the win, the Gorillas claimed the outright SCC Conference championship.

The Gregory Gorillas hosted the Wagner Red Raiders on Tuesday and came away with a 61-32 victory in an SESD conference clash. The Gorillas put forth a solid defensive effort in the first half holding the Red Raiders to just eight points at halftime while the offense put up 32 points.

Gregory 30 - Freeman 67 The Lady Gorillas traveled to Mitchell to take on the Freeman Flyers on Monday, February 5. Quarter scores show Gregory with 8, 14, 20, and 30, while Freeman had stops of 22, 41, 58, and 67.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — In what’s become an annual winter tradition, hundreds of people carrying torches set fire to a giant wooden beetle effigy in Custer, South Dakota, to raise awareness of the destructive impact of the mountain pine beetle on forest land in the Black Hills.

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Tuesday Mixed League 02/06/24 Angry Birds, 122-46; Tee-Riffic Creations, 119-49, Old Pioneer, 117-- 51; Six Balls, 113-55; Carlock Babes, 74-94; The Outsiders, 66-102; Wild Bunch, 39-129; Rez Dawgs, 8-160. HTG: Tee-Riffic Creations, 689; HTS: Tee-Riffic Creations, 1961; HIG: Couy Hollenbeck, 206; Paula Dobesh, 172; HIS: Couy Hollenbeck, 582; Paula Dobesh, 417.

Tuesday Mixed League 1/30/24 Angry Birds, 117-27; Old Pioneer, 98-46; Tee-Riffic Creations, 95-49, Six Balls, 94-50; The Outsiders, 61-83; Carlock Babes, 50-94; Wild Bunch, 39-105; Rez Dawgs, 8-136. HTG: Tee-Riffic Creations, 658; HTS: Old Pioneer, 1778; HIG: Couy Hollenbeck, 248; Jennifer Soesbe, 175; HIS: Couy Hollenbeck, 619; Patty Connealy, 463.

The Gregory Gorillas hosted KWL on Saturday, January 27, 2024, in a makeup game from earlier in the season. The Gorillas defeated the WiLdKats by a score of 50-27. The Gorillas held a 14-5 first quarter lead and a 34-13 lead at halftime behind a balanced attack. Both teams had trouble getting on track in the third quarter as the Gorillas managed just six points and the WiLdKats scored just four points in the quarter. The two teams’ scoring troubles continued into the fourth quarter before the Gorillas came away with the victory. Three players scored in double figures with Daniel Mitchell and Noah Bearshield leading the way with 14 points each. Cruz Klundt added 10 points. With the win, the Gorillas improved to 10-2 on the year.

Gregory 27 vs. Mount Vernon Plankinton 67 Gregory hosted Mount-Vernon Plankinton on Tuesday, January 30. MVP came out on fire in the first quarter making 5 3-pointers and taking a 22-28 first quarter lead. MVP lead 36-12 at half and 55-23 at the end of the third, and a final of 67-27. MVP tallied 11 threes in the ballgame. Gregory was led by Asia VanDerWerff with 12, Dani VanDerWerff 9, and 2 each for Ella Sperl, Regan Graesser, and Sadie Carlson. Emilee Fox led MVP with 24. Gregory shot a very cool 16% from the field to MVP’s 35%. The Gorillas were 3 of 36 from the 3-point line. Rebounding shows Gregory with 29, to MVP’s 44. Rebounding for Gregory were Dani VanDerWerff 7, Ashlyn Vosika 3, Ella Sperl 5, Allison Stevicks 2, Regan Graesser 4, Asia VanDer-Werff 8. Regan Graesser had 4 steals, and Dani VanDerWerff 2, to lead Gregory.

Coach Webster is more appreciative than ever of his bus driver Mark Joachim after two trips through the dense murkiness in one week. First, the team traveled to Bon Homme on Tuesday, January 30 for a triangular. The open weights worked against them as they lost to Bon Homme/Scotland/ Avon 61-15 and then to Plankinton/ Corsica-Stickney 42-33. The girls each had a match that evening as well, against Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon. Daytona Paris pinned her opponent, and Libby Krcil lost her match.