Freeman Public took down Oldham-Ramonda/Rutland 3-1 in volleyball action Tuesday night, Oct. 8 while Menno held off Hanson in five sets. The Flyers won 25-14, 25-14, 22-25, 25-21 behind 13 kills and 15 digs from senior Rijjy Peterson. Oddy Pankratz added eight kills, 18 digs, 10 set assists and four aces while Ava Ammann had 20 set assists and 10 digs. The win moved Freeman to 12-6 while ORR dropped to 5-11.

In a rare day game, scheduled after Menno/Marion had its Oct. 9 meeting with Parkston canceled because of COVID-19 issues there, Colman-Egan controlled the time of possession to build a 16-0 lead at halftime and ended up winning 24-6 over the Razorbacks in Menno late Monday afternoon, Oct. 12. The C-Hawks, who play in Class 9B, improved to 4-2 while Menno/Marion dropped to 1-6.

Tyce Ortman scored on runs of 82, 6 and 21 yards and returned a punt for a 52-yard touchdown in the first quarter, and Isiah Robertson intercepted a pass for a touchdown as Canistota/Freeman Pride build a 36-0 lead over Bon Homme after 12 minutes. The Pride ended up winning 48-8 in the Oct. 9 game played in Freeman to improve to 7-1; the Cavaliers dropped to 2-5.

Canistota/Freeman had no trouble improving to 5-1 in Castlewood Friday night, Oct. 2, downing the Warriors (2-4) 58-7. The game would have been over at halftime by the 50-point mercy rule, but Castlewood took advantage of a Pride turnover and scored a touchdown midway through the second period; the score at halftime was 50-7.

Menno dominated the first set but lost the following three by close scores in a disappointing home loss to Bon Homme Thursday night, Oct. 1. The Cavaliers won 15-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-21 and improved to 6-10; the Wolves dropped to 4-8. Jesse Munkvold once again led the way for Menno, recording 15 kills and 29 digs; she also had two blocks. Other leaders for the Wolves included:

JEREMY WALTNER - PUBLISHER This past summer, before the 2020-21 school year began, Gavin Haggerty found himself facing a tough decision. Should he complete his senior year at Freeman Academy — the school from which his mom, Heather, and older brothers Ryan and Brennan had all graduated — or open enroll elsewhere?

Menno/Marion had opportunities in the second half to make key plays, including late in the fourth quarter, but did not execute at critical times and unded up one touchdown short in a 24-18 loss to Scotland in Scotland Friday night, Sept. 25. Last week was suppose to be a bye week for the Razorbacks, but the Scotland game was scheduled after Menno/Marion’s Sept. 18 game against Baltic was canceled because of COVID-19. The Razorbacks played without student-athletes from Marion.

Freeman Public bounced back from a 25-16 loss in the first set to take down Menno 3-1 in Cornbelt Conference volleyball action in Freeman Thursday night, Sept. 24. The Flyers beat the Wolves 16-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-18.