BEARCATS FA/Marion girls 21, AC/DC 49 The Freeman Academy/Marion girls dropped to 3-13 with a 49-21 loss to Andes Central in Marion Thursday night. The Thunder, who improved to 10-6, led 17-1 after the first period and 31-3 at the half. Alexa Gortmaker and Avery Thomas scored seven and five points, ...

Sophomore Luke Peters and eighth grader David Walter each scored 13 points and sophomore Tate Sorensen added 11 as the Freeman boys handled Bon Homme with ease in a home doubleheader with the girls Saturday afternoon. The Flyers won 65-33 to improve to 10-4; it was Freeman’s ninth win in the past 10...

The boys basketball team from Menno picked up its first win of the season with a 42-38 victory over Irene-Wakonda in Irene Friday night, Feb. 2. The game was close the entire way, with the Eagles leading 13-12 after the first quarter, the Wolves ahead 29-26 at the half and the game tied at 33 after ...

Rocky Ammann’s 26 points helped power the Freeman Public boys past the Pirates of Avon in non-conference action Friday night in Avon. The senior also had six rebounds, five steals, 4 blocked shots and three steals in what was a 78-62 win for the Flyers, who move to 7-3 on the season. Avon drops to 1...

The Freeman girls battled back from a 14-point second half deficit to force overtime and then won the final 4 minutes of play 9-6 to come away with a 63-60 victory over Canistota in Canistota Thursday night, Jan. 25. The win moved the Flyers to 10-2 while the Hawks dropped to 5-7. Freeman led 7-0 ea...

Boys and girls basketball teams from Menno traveled to Gayville-Volin Tuesday night, Jan. 23 for a doubleheader with the Raiders, with the home team topping the visitors in both varsity games. The Gayville-Volin boys won 62-41 to improve to 6-4 while the Wolves dropped to 0-10. In the girls game, th...

It's been a long rebuild, but the Freeman boys are finally bringing back a brand of basketball that has fans on their feet For those who have been paying even the slightest bit of attention to local high school basketball, the winters of recent memory have been long and hard for the Freeman Public b...

After starting the season 1-3, the Freeman Public boys won their fifth in a row on Monday night, taking down Class A Parker 47-41 in Freeman. Until the fourth quarter, the largest lead for either team was four points, with the Flyers going up 41-36 midway through the final period and hitting several...

The Freeman Public girls survived 22 turnovers — and a late rally by White River — to come away with a 58-47 win Saturday night at the Blizzard Bustard Classic hosted by Irene-Wakonda in Irene. The Flyers improved to 8-2 with the win while the Lady Braves dropped to 7-3. Freeman led 23-9 after the f...

Eighth grader David Walter led all scorers with 16 points and the Flyers had three other players in double-figures as Freeman routed Menno 77-33 in Cornbelt Conference basketball action Friday night in Menno. The win was the Flyers’ fourth in a row and moved them to 5-3 on the season while the Wolve...