The Scotland/Menno boys hung with Hanson early, but the Beavers controlled the second half en route to a 72-44 win in Alexandria Friday night, Dec. 20. The Trappers trailed just 15-14 after one quarter and 34-30 at the half, but Hanson won the third period 17-10 and then ran away with a 21-4 advanta...

Senior Christopher Aasen and juniors Luke Peters and Tate Sorensen each scored 16 points to lead Freeman to a 76-42 win over Canistota in Freeman Thursday night, Dec. 19. The win moved the Flyers to 2-0 on the season while the Hawks dropped to 0-2. Freeman — which received votes in this week’s Class...

In an interview with The Courier for next week's boys basketball preview, Freeman Public head coach Lance Friesen cautioned not to put the cart before the horse when it comes to the high expectations for the upcoming season. After all, he said, the Flyers had yet to earn a signature win. That change...

The oldest wrestling cooperative in South Dakota has once again assembled for a winter on the mats, but the 2024-25 season marks a new era for Marion/Freeman. That’s because the Rebels — a program established in 1991 — have a new leader in Mark Bradley, who was hired earlier this year to replace Chr...

The Freeman High School girls handled Platte-Geddes with ease while Scotland/Menno pulled away from Bridgewater-Emery late as both team notched wins in the opening games of their 2024-25 seasons Tuesday night, Dec. 10. The Flyers beat the Black Panthers 54-12 in Freeman while the Trappers — playing ...

A new era of high school basketball is dawning this month when student-athletes from Menno and Scotland take the court together as the Trappers. The first-year basketball cooperative will debut next week Tuesday, Dec. 10 when Scotland/Menno hosts Bridgewater-Emery in girls basketball action in Menno...

Thrilling 5-set win over Menno highlights a season of vast improvement The Freeman High School girls may have fallen one match short of the SoDak 16 with their straight-set loss to Parkston Thursday, Nov. 7, but head coach Sherrie Kafka will remember the 2024 season, not for what wasn’t, but for wha...

Menno battles Freeman Public for five dramatic sets, but are edged in the end When the seven seniors who were part of this year’s volleyball team at Menno High School look back on their final fall with the Wolves, their reflection will likely be bittersweet. On one hand, they helped lead the team to...

Season ends with early loss in regions, but 10 wins better than previous 5 years combined “I only see good things coming from this program.” If ever there was a fitting final thought from Jennifer McConniel, the outgoing head coach of the Freeman Academy/Marion volleyball team, that was it. After al...

A game that was well within reach at halftime felt seemingly lost by the end of the third quarter, after Parkston turned a 12-8 edge into a 28-8 advantage. But somebody forgot to put the quit in the underdogs from Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy, and the boys just about treated their fans to a comeba...