This week, Mark Bradley will do something he’s never done before: Lead the Marion/Freeman Rebels into the region tournament. And if everything goes well, the first-year head coach will find himself — and his wrestlers — in an even bigger spot later next week: The state tournament out west. All of it...

Here are the local scores from basketball games played Tuesday night, Feb. 18. Boys Freeman Academy/Marion 73, Alcester-Hudson 75 (Bearcats 4-12) Freeman 56, Ethan 41 (Flyers 14-4) Scotland/Menno 21, Viborg-Hurley 69 (Trappers 3-15) Girls Freeman Academy/Marion 31, Alcester-Hudson 52 (Bearcats 3-15)...

A rough second quarter doomed the Freeman High School boys in their upset bid against Class B No. 3 Dell Rapids St. Mary in the Corn Palace Saturday night. The Flyers led 18-8 after the first period, but the Cardinals opened the second quarter on a 20-0 run and led 37-25 at the break. Dell Rapids St...

A career game from sophomore Cadence Hofer helped lead the Freeman High School girls back from a double-digit deficit in the third quarter, and clutch free-throw shooting down the stretch from Rylee Peters — also a sophomore — and senior Peyton McCune gave the Flyers a thrilling 67-63 win over Phili...

The Freeman High School girls moved to 13-3 with a 55-28 win over Hanson (5-12) while the boys improved to 12-3 with a 76-55 victory over the Beavers (10-6) in doubleheader action in Freeman Tuesday night. Rylee Peters had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Cadence Hofer had 15 points and three assists ...

The Freeman High School girls will not travel to Avon tonight for the game against the Pirates due to the weather conditions, but a full slate of games are scheduled in the days to come. Tuesday, Feb. 11 GBB: Scotland/Menno vs. Canistota (in Scotland) Doubleheader: Freeman Academy/Marion at Gayville...

After trailing most of the game, Scotland/Menno staged a fourth quarter rally to come away with a thrilling 46-45 win over Irene-Wakonda in girls basketball action Friday night, Feb. 7 in Menno. The Trappers trailed 12-4 after one, 20-13 at the half and 32-25 after three quarters but outscored the E...

The Freeman High School girls scored a big win over Canistota in hoops action Thursday night, winning 60-28. The Flyers improved to 11-3 while the Hawks dropped to 4-9. Freeman will next travel to Avon (7-5) on Monday. Also Thursday night, the Freeman Academy/Marion boys lost to Irene-Wakonda in a g...

The Scotland/Menno girls and boys both lost a home game in Menno to Gayville-Volin Tuesday night, Jan. 29, and the Freeman Academy/Marion boys fell to Bridgewater-Emery in Marion the same night. The Trapper boys lost 59-47 and fell to 2-9. The Raiders improved to 8-4. The Trapper girls lost 56-37 an...

The Freeman girls defeated Scotland/Menno 53-28 while the boys handled the Trappers 73-37 in a doubleheader at Freeman Thursday night, Jan. 23. The Freeman girls improved to 10-2 while SM dropped to 3-7. The Freeman boys improved to 9-3 while SM dropped to 2-8. Also Thursday, the Freeman Academy/Mar...