In what was as dramatic a finish as you’ll ever see, Gregory passes FA/Marion boys in team standings in closing meters of final race to swipe the Class B title from the Bearcats. By the time the early-afternoon hours of Saturday, May 25 rolled around, it was clear that the Freeman Academy/Marion boy...

Amy Sorensen, head track coach for the Freeman Public girls, was by the triple jump and had just watched freshman Cadence Hofer qualify for the finals when she took off for the track a short walk away for the Flyers’ next event. “I’m going to watch the girls 4x100 break the school record,” said Sore...

Scotland/Menno is heading to the Class B State Softball Tournament. Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy Phoenix is heading home. Facing off in the SoDak 16 Wednesday evening, May 21 in Scotland, the Trappers used the momentum of a two-out hit parade in the bottom of the first inning to jump in front of t...

When 21 competitors and alternates converge on Howard Wood Field this week for the 2024 South Dakota High School Activities Association State Track and Field championships, it will be a end of an era for Menno Public School. That’s because, starting this coming fall, Menno and Scotland are cooperati...

It was a race that, days later, the coaches were still talking about. It also reflects the momentum and friendships that track teams from Freeman Academy/Marion and Freeman Public are taking into this week’s South Dakota High School Activities Association’s State Track and Field championships in Sio...

The Freeman High School boys golf team and Freeman Academy junior Jada Buse will all be taking part in the 2024 State Golf Meet in Brookings Monday and Tuesday, June 3 and 4. All qualified at the Region 3B Tournament played at Central Valley Golf Course in Hartford on Monday, May 20. Buse earned her...

Softball teams from Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy and Scotland/Menno will face off in the SoDak 16 this coming Tuesday, May 21 in Scotland, with first pitch set for 5:30 p.m. The Phoenix are the No. 11 seed (7-8) while the Trappers are No. 6 (11-4). If rain impacts the game, it will be moved to Wed...

High school baseball teams from Canistota/Freeman/Marion and Scotland/Menno will both take part in the South Dakota High School Baseball Association Region 1 Tournament next week. Scotland/Menno will play first. The Trappers (5-8) are the No. 7 seed and will play No. 2 Bon Homme/Avon (9-2) at 4 p.m....

For Ellyana Ulmer, the 2024 track and field season will be one to remember in multiple ways. It’s the last in which the junior was able to compete side-by-side with good friend and Menno High School graduate Ashton Massey. It’s a season in which she set a new school record in the 1600, breaking the ...