Sports

The Gregory girls basketball team hosted Avon to kick off the season on Tuesday, December 6. Quarter scores show Gregory with 9, 21, 40, and 56, while Avon had stops of 10, 18, 26, and 46.

Nine Burke/Gregory wrestlers competed at the Burke/Gregory Invitational on Saturday, December 10, and five placed. As a team, Burke/Gregory landed in the #5 spot in a field of 12 teams, with 105 points, behind Miller/Highmore-Harrold with 160, Bon Homme/Avon with 135.5, Redfield with 119, and Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey- Wessington with 117.

CASSIDY KEISER #11 Parents: Amy & Chris Keiser Year: Senior Position: 5’ 10” Guard JESSY VANDERWERFF #23 Parents: Chris & Jamie VanDerWerff Year: Senior Position: 5’ 7” Guard MYA DETERMAN #24 Parents: Amanda & Jeff Determan Year: Junior Position: 6’ 0” Center BRIDGET ELIASON #2 Parents: Beth Eliason Year: Sophomore Position: 5’ 5” Forward/Guard ALLISON STEVICKS #14 Parents: Lisa McSweeney & Roy Stevicks Year: Sophomore Position: 5’ 10” Center ASHLYN VOSIKA #4 Parents: Echo McSweeney & Justin Vosika Year: Sophomore Position: 5’ 4” Guard

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Gregory started the tournament in pool play facing Winner in the first game. The girls came out ready to play and defeated Winner 37-13. In the second game of pool play, we faced a tough St. Francis team. Gregory came out on top of a free throw battle with a score of 26-16. Staying undefeated through pool play led us to the championship game against Colome at the end of a long day of basketball. This was the third time Gregory had faced Colome during the season. Both teams played a tough game, but the Gorillas came out on top 14-4.

We have the potential of having a real nice season. We should be competitive with most of the opponents on our schedule.

The Gregory Gorillas 2022 state champion football team had six players named to the SD Football Coaches Association’s All-State team, the most players from any one team in class 9,A and possibly the most Gregory has had named to the team in a single year.

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R ESULTS Tuesday Mixed League 11/22/22 Old Pioneer, 214-74; Bailey Welding, 199-89; Tee-Riffic Creations, 1791/2-1081/2; Fritz’s Angels, 165½- 1221/2; Buche’s Bowlers, 123-153; Carlock Babes, 115-173; Wild Bunch, 78-198; The Outsiders, 37-251; HIG: Dan Soesbe, 235; Addy Nelson, 248; HIS: Dan Soesbe, 663; Addy Nelson, 634. Splits picked up by Amy Moeller, 3-6-7-10; Misty Clausen, 3-10; Addy Nelson, 2-4-8-10.

Owen Hansen was selected as the 2022 recipient of the Monte Pickner Award at the state championship football game. The award was first given in 2004 in memory of Monte Pickner, an outstanding member of the 2001 Kimball state championship team.