PHOTO OF THE DAY: PENTAGON PLAY

Donte Butler, a senior with the Freeman Academy/Marion boys basketball team, swipes the ball away in Thursday afternoon action against Howard at the Sanford Pentagon that was part of the 2021 Hoops Classic. The Bearcats led early, trailed late and had a chance to reclaim the lead with under a minute to play but couldn’t hit the go-ahead shot. The Tigers ended up winning 56-53 to improve to 5-0; Freeman Academy/Marion dropped to 4-1.

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: MOMENT IN TIME

By Jeremy Waltner

October 27, 2024

This shows the moment that SDHSAA executive director Dan Swartos confirmed that Freeman Academy/Marion senior Finley McConniel had won the 2024 Class ...

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MCCONNIEL EDGES HOLDEMAN BY 0.03 FOR CLASS B TITLE

By Jeremy Waltner

October 26, 2024

Marion senior Finley McConniel edged Mitchell Christian sophomore Silas Holdeman by the closest of margins — 0.03 seconds — to claim a dramatic 2024 C...

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PHOENIX FEAST ON DOGS

By Jeremy Waltner

October 25, 2024

Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy scored eight touchdowns on 10 possessions and held De Smet to 191 total yards — all on the ground — in a 58-14 win in t...

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PUBLISHER’S DESK: FA + JVC = RIVALRY FOR THE AGES

By Jeremy Waltner

October 9, 2024

I don’t know about anybody else who played soccer for Freeman Academy in the 1980s or 1990s, but when I hear the name “Dordt College” — or Dordt Unive...

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CITY OF FREEMAN HIRES SECOND POLICE OFFICER

By Jeremy Waltner

October 15, 2024

Kenny Birkey will be joining the Freeman Police Department as a second officer. The 2010 Freeman High School graduate — and permanent resident of Free...

PHOTO OF THE DAY: PENTAGON PLAY

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