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The Gregory Gorillas won their first of three games on Monday, February 6, 2023, at Kimball, where they defeated the WildKats 45 to 39. The Gorillas took the early lead and never looked back even though the WildKats clawed their way back into the game late in the fourth quarter.

The Gregory girls basketball team traveled to Scotland Friday, February 10, for a double header. Scotland had a slim lead at the end of both the first and second quarters, 12-16 and 24-26. The Lady Gorillas came back after half-time, however, with a new strategy, and ended the third quarter with a commanding 44-35 lead and all but shut out the Highlanders in the fourth quarter to win 50-38.

R ESULTS Tuesday Mixed League 02/07/23 Old Pioneer, 102 ½-41½ ; Bailey Welding, 94-50; Buche’s Bowlers, 79-65; Fritz’s Angels, 72 ½ - 71 ½ ; Tee-Riffic Creations, 68 ½ - 75 ½ ; Carlock Babes, 62-82; Wild Bunch, 60 ½ -83 ½ ; The Outsiders, 20-124; HTG: Old Pioneer, 820; HTS: Bailey Welding, 2343; HIG: Daniel Ziady, 244; Amy Moeller, 160; HIS: Daniel Ziady, 669; Goldie Warnkvist, 425. Splits picked up by: Mark Bailey, 2-7; Marlyn Campbell, 3-10; Chris Petersen, 5-10.

The Burke/Gregory Storm wrestlers were all business on Tuesday, February 7, when they hosted Bennett County and Stanley County, winning decisive 60-18 and 60-24 victories over the two teams. Both matches were notable for the number of forfeits by all teams, but in the five contests wrestled in each, Storm wrestlers refused to give up a single point.

Tuesday Mixed League 01/31/23 Old Pioneer, 84 ½-35½ ; Bailey Welding, 79 ½-40½ ; Buche’s Bowlers, 79-41; Fritz’s Angels, 63-57; Tee-Riffic Creations, 53 ½ -66 ½ ; Carlock Babes, 53-67; Wild Bunch, 42 ½ -77 ½ ; The Outsiders, 14-106; HTG: Tee-Riffic Creations, 619; HTS: Tee-Riffic Creations, 1808; HIG: Steven Peterson, 237; Patty Connealy, 173; HIS: Damian Mitchell, 626; Patty Connealy, 450. Splits picked up by Bryan Nelson, 3-10; Goldie Warnkvist, 3-7-10; Mark Bailey, 5-10; Shelly Holmberg, 7-8.

The Gregory Gorillas started a busy week of basketball on Monday when they were dealt a 50-52 overtime loss to the #5 ranked Winner Warriors. Gregory led 13-9 after one quarter and 24-15 at halftime.

The Lady Gorillas hosted Parkston on Monday, January 30, losing a 43-56 contest. The game was competitive for the first quarter, with Parkston leading 17-15, but the Lady Trojans increased the gap by halftime with an 8-point lead, 31-23.

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The Burke/Gregory Storm wrestlers had a triangular, a dual, and a tournament on the schedule last week, facing Parkston and Kimball/ White Lake/Platte-Geddes in Parkston on Monday, hosting Bon Homme/Avon at home on Tuesday, and competing in the Redfield Tournament on Saturday.