Nathan Epp, head coach of the soccer team at Freeman Academy, stood before his players at halftime of their quarterfinal playoff match against West Central late Tuesday afternoon and, as coaches do, offered a motivational observation. Epp told the team he like what he had seen — aggressive, lateral ...

Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy overcame a sluggish start and dominated the second half of play en route to a 50-19 win over Bon Homme in Class 9AA action in Freeman Friday night, Aug. 30. The Phoenix trailed 7-0 and 13-6 before taking a 14-13 lead as time expired in the first half. F/M/FA then score...

Two weeks after Freeman/Marion wins state at the 14u level, Canistota/Freeman takes the 16u crown Eight years ago, Dustin Tschetter and Brad Miller had grown tired of the absence of teener baseball in their respective communities of Freeman and Canistota. Both had sons who had just finished the firs...

For the sixth time in the eight-year history of the program, the Sticks are VFW state champions. This time it was the Canistota/Freeman 16-and-under team that claimed the top prize, taking down Parkston 8-3 Sunday in Platte. The Sticks had previously defeated Selby 8-2 and Alexandria 9-1 en route to...

Menno found some hope when it had to, but Hartford/Humboldt came through when it mattered most as the Wood Ducks hung on for a 4-2 win over the Mad Frogs in the opening round of the Class B State Amateur Baseball Tournament Thursday night in Mitchell. Menno ends its season 7-13 while Hartford/Humbol...

Two days after the Sticks won the Class B title at the 14-and-under level, the 16-and-under Sticks punched their ticket to state with a Region 4 championship. After falling to Garretson 10-3 Tuesday evening, Canistota/Freeman came back to defeat Garretson 14-1 to earn their spot in the eight-team to...

The Scotland/Menno Trappers and Canistota/Freeman Sticks are both in strong contention for a trip to the VFW 16B State Tournament. Competing in Region 3, the Trappers won twice in pool play on Monday, taking out Baltic 11-1 and Canova 6-0. With Canova eliminated, Scotland/Menno will face Baltic agai...

Freeman’s amateur baseball team took care of business in the opening round of the South Central League (District 6) Tournament Thursday night, July 25, taking care of Wynot 8-3. The Blacksox — the district’s No. 4 seed — will face No. 1 Tabor Tuesday at 6 p.m. The No. 5 Expos will play again Sunday ...

Freeman/Marion survives three eliminiation games, heads to Garretson with 23-3 record “We’re built for this.” That comment from Mike Kerrigan, a coach with the Freeman/Marion Sticks, came after the team’s championship in last week’s VFW 14-and-Under Region 7B Tournament and reflects the overall tale...

American Legion baseball underway, amateur starts this week, 16u next week VFW 14-and-under baseball isn’t the only postseason action taking place this month. On the contrary, there are several other local teams at other levels of play taking the field. Here’s a closer look, in order of appearance. ...