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Yankton Youth Soccer “squirt” level hockey tournament, Feb. 1-2 at Alcoa Herb Bartling and Arnold “Nig” Johnson. Other Inn City Center in downtown Sioux Falls. SDSU held in Rapid City and Pierre, with dates to be de- Arena. honorees are football player Dick Callahan, bas- Director of Athletics Justin Sell will provide an up- termined. Signup Begins Feb. 1 Play begins at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. For more ketball player Jack Theeler, baseball player Doug date of the project, followed by a question-and-an- Registration for the spring 2014 season for the information, go online to www.yanktonice.org. Stanford and softball pitcher Paul Ferrie. swer session. A light lunch will be provided. Oakland AD Leaving Position Yankton Youth Soccer Association program will Kessinger lives in Lindsborg, Kan.; Tjeerdsma The proposed stadium, which would be built on begin on Feb. 1, with early bird registration ending S.D. Sports Hall Of Fame in Maryville, Mo.; Dirksen in Hot Springs Village, the existing Coughlin-Alumni Stadium site, would At End Of Month Feb. 28 and regular registration ending on March Ark.; Bartling in San Antonio; Johnson in Cottage seat between 18,500 and 20,000 spectators. Total ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) — Oakland Univer- 31. Tickets Now Available Grove, Minn.; Callahan in Denver; Theeler in cost of the project, which would be done in phases sity athletic director Tracy Huth is leaving his posi- This registration is for the following players: 1) SIOUX FALLS — Tickets are on sale for the Mitchell; and Stanford in Deadwood. Ferrie is and completed prior to the 2016 season, is esti- tion at the end of the month. Players who played in the fall, only signed up to 2014 South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame banquet being honored posthumously. mated between $60 and $65 million. Lead gifts to- Huth says it’s been “amazing” to witness the play one season and want to play again in the to be held Saturday, April 12, at the Sioux Falls The Hall of Fame was established by the South taling $12.5 million were received in October from growth of the school and its athletic program, but spring; 2) Players who did not play in the fall but Convention Center. Dakota Sportswriters Association in 1968 and is Sioux Falls banker Dana Dykhouse and philan- it’s time for a new chapter in his life. who wish to play this spring; and 3) Anyone who All tickets are being handled exclusively by now an independent non-profit organization. thropist T. Denny Sanford. Subsequent financial Huth has spent over 30 years at Oakland as an played on the high school teams that wish to play Dakota Sports in Sioux Falls (605-332-2131). commitments have brought the total raised for the athlete, coach and administrator. this spring. (High school registration only covers There is a discounted price for tickets, if purchased SDSU Stadium Meetings project to nearly $20 million. The remaining Oakland has been involved in a legal dispute the high school season you must register to play in by April 9. amount — up to $39 million — would be financed with former women’s coach Beckie the spring. A social hour starts at 4:30 p.m. with the dinner Jan. 29 through the issuance of revenue bonds by the Francis, who was fired in June and sued the For more information, contact Betty Bray at bet- at 6 and the program at 7. SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota State Univer- South Dakota Building Authority. school to get specific information on the firing. Of- [email protected] or 605-661-3362. Nine people will be inducted into the Hall of sity officials will continue a series of information In December 2013, the South Dakota Board of ficials at the Detroit-area school have said that Fame, bringing the membership to 245. sessions regarding a proposed new football sta- Regents approved the facility plan and advanced Francis physically and emotionally abused play- Yankton Squirt Hockey Ted Kessinger and Mel Tjeerdsma, two of the dium with two public town hall meetings Jan. 29 in the project to the South Dakota Legislature for final ers, obsessed about their weight and pushed nation’s greatest small-college football coaches, Sioux Falls. approval. The stadium project has been assigned Christian beliefs on them. Francis’s lawyer has Tourn. Feb. 1-2 are among the inductees. Also chosen were three The town hall meetings are scheduled for 12 to Senate Bill 15. called the accusations of abuse a smear. The Yankton Area Ice Association is hosting a former South Dakota State athletes: Jay Dirksen, noon and 5:30 p.m. on the top floor of the Holiday Other town hall meetings are planned to be

SCOREBOARD AREA CALENDAR

BASKETBALL Consolation Semifinal Ogallala 53, Alliance 50 Gretna 57, Plattsmouth 33 Saturday, January 25 Creighton at Niobrara-Verdigre; Dakota Valley at Law- Johnson Inv. at Minneapolis (USD); Iowa State Inv. Harding County 74, Bison 33 Omaha Burke 54, Omaha Northwest Hartington 41, Bloomfield 27 BASKETBALL, MEN’S USD at Omaha (1 p.m., ton-Bronson; Flandreau Indian at Marty Indian; (MMC); Wayne State Inv. (MMC, USD) FRIDAY’S S.D. BOYS Southern Plains Conference Tourn. 49 Hastings St. Cecilia 43, Aquinas 16 KVHT-FM); Doane at MMC (4 p.m., KYNT-AM) Guardian Angels Central Catholic at Hartington Cedar WRESTLING, PREP East-West Duals at Pierre Consolation Semifinal Osceola 40, McCool Junction 39 Howells/Dodge 55, Tekamah-Her- BASKETBALL, WOMEN’S Omaha at USD (2 Catholic; Parker at Flandreau; Tripp-Delmont-Armour (YHS, 11 a.m.); Ipswich Inv. (Kimball-White Lake- Britton-Hecla 60, Milbank Area 39 Overton 69, Eustis-Farnam 31 man 42 p.m., KVTK-AM); Doane at MMC (2 p.m., KYNT-AM) at Gayville-Volin; Wakefield at Randolph; Monday, Platte-Geddes, 10:30 a.m.) Kingsbury County Inv. at Canton 78, Beresford 55 Colome 37, Gregory 23 Stanley County 68, Kadoka Area 28 Palmyra 56, East Butler 35 Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 65, BASKETBALL, BOYS’ YHS at Aberdeen Cen- January 27 (4); Allen at Walthill; Andes Central at Arlington (Alcester-Hudson, Marion-Freeman, Parker, Centerville 72, Freeman Academy 58 Papillion-LaVista 57, Omaha North Lyons-Decatur Northeast 30 tral (4:30 p.m., KYNT-AM, KVHT-FM); All-Indian Wessington Springs; Corsica-Stickney vs. Viborg- 10 a.m.); Little ‘B’ Tourn. at Parkston (Elk Point-Jeffer- Chester 60, Marion 33 POSTPONEMENTS-CANCELLATIONS Hamlin vs. Sisseton, ppd. 52 Hyannis 48, Arthur County 35 Tourn. at Winnebago (Santee); Hanson Classic (Cen- Hurley at Viborg; McCook Central-Montrose at Free- son, Parkston, 10 a.m.); Neligh-Oakdale Inv. Eureka/Bowdle 51, Herreid/Selby Pawnee City 71, Falls City Sacred Johnson County Central 37, Auburn terville vs. Sanborn Central-Woonsocket, 11:30 a.m.; man (Creighton-Verdigre, Randolph); Oakland-Craig Inv. Area 46 FRIDAY’S NEB. BOYS Heart 42 29 Parkston vs. Aberdeen Roncalli, 2:30 p.m.); Madison BASKETBALL, GIRLS’ JV Aberdeen Central at (Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, Ponca); West Central Inv. Flandreau 53, McCook Central/Mon- Plattsmouth 47, Gretna 43 Kearney 58, Lincoln East 31 Classic (Freeman vs. DeSmet, 6 p.m.); Avon at Wag- YHS (1:30 p.m.) (Dakota Valley, Vermillion, 10 a.m.); Winner Inv. trose 44 Anselmo-Merna 68, North Central 51 Randolph 54, Neligh-Oakdale 33 Kenesaw 33, Franklin 29 ner; Bon Homme at Dakota Christian; Creighton at BASKETBALL, GIRLS’ SOPH Aberdeen Cen- (Andes Central, Bon Homme-Scotland, 9:30 a.m.) Flandreau Indian 62, Lower Brule 59 Arlington 64, Douglas County West Red Cloud 56, Silver Lake 41 Lawrence-Nelson 47, High Plains Niobrara-Verdigre; Flandreau Indian at Marty; tral at YHS (3 p.m.) Sunday, January 26 Huron 63, Harrisburg 55 50 Seward 57, Aurora 38 Community 32 Guardian Angels Central Catholic at Hartington Cedar BASKETBALL, GIRLS’ 9TH Aberdeen Central HOCKEY, BOYS’ JV Yankton at Rushmore (7:30 Madison 42, Sioux Falls Christian 40, Ashland-Greenwood 37, Syracuse Shelby/Rising City 60, Dorchester 53 Lincoln Northeast 61, Millard North Catholic; Lawton-Bronson at Dakota Valley; Menno at YHS (1:30 p.m.) a.m.) OT 35 Sidney 44, Bridgeport 34 49 at Howard; Parker at Flandreau; Tripp-Delmont-Ar- HOCKEY, BOYS’ JV Yankton at Rushmore (4 HOCKEY, BANTAM Yankton A at Rushmore McLaughlin 88, Lemmon 70 Bishop Neumann 73, Lincoln St. Mary’s 63, Sandhills/Thedford 34 Lincoln Pius X 54, Lincoln Christian mour at Gayville-Volin; Wakefield at Randolph p.m.) (11:30 a.m.); Yankton B at Rushmore (9:45 a.m.) Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Iowa 77, Elk Lutheran 43 Stanton 54, Logan View 32 35 BASKETBALL, BOYS’ JV YHS at Aberdeen HOCKEY, GIRLS’ JV Yankton at Sioux Center WRESTLING, YOUTH Yankton Inv. (noon) Point-Jefferson 70 Blair 40, Elkhorn 39 Sterling 57, Southern 36 Lincoln Southwest 73, Grand Island Central (1:30 p.m.) (12:30 p.m.) Monday, January 27 Sioux Falls O’Gorman 52, Rapid City Boone Central/Newman Grove 74, Tri County 62, Fillmore Central 46 44 BASKETBALL, BOYS’ SOPH YHS at Aberdeen HOCKEY, BANTAM Yankton A at Rushmore (6 BASKETBALL, BOYS’ Andes Central at Wess- Stevens 51 Ord 68 Wakefield 53, Emerson-Hubbard 47 Lutheran High Northeast 45, Clark- Central (3 p.m.) p.m.); Yankton B at Rushmore (DH, 2 & 8 p.m.) ington Springs; Avon at Marty Indian; Walthill at Allen Sturgis 66, Spearfish 40 Boys Town 52, Nebraska City 50 Wausa 52, Winside 11 son/Leigh 42 BASKETBALL, BOYS’ 9TH YHS at Aberdeen HOCKEY, PEE WEE Aberdeen at Yankton A BASKETBALL, GIRLS’ Menno vs. Bridgewater- Sully Buttes 56, Hitchcock-Tulare 49 Clearwater/Orchard 65, Osmond 56 West Point-Beemer 56, Twin River Malcolm 67, Wilber-Clatonia 29 Central (1:30 p.m.) (DH, 1:30 & 6 p.m.); Aberdeen at Yankton B (DH, Emery at Emery Summit 80, Waubay 53 Columbus Lakeview 51, Schuyler 50 47 Meridian 59, Hampton 53 BASKETBALL, GIRLS’ Aberdeen Central at noon & 4:30 p.m.) GYMNASTICS, GIRLS’ Kadoka/Wagner at Sundance, Wyo. 39, Hill City 25 Columbus Scotus 74, Archbishop Wilber-Clatonia 43, Malcolm 41 Millard South 57, Omaha Bryan 8 YHS (4:30 p.m., KVTK-AM); All-Indian Tourn. at Win- SWIMMING & DIVING, COLLEGE USD at North Chamberlain Tea Area 61, Garretson 50 Bergan 61 Wood River 60, Central City 24 Minden 63, Holdrege 48 nebago (Santee); Alcester-Hudson at Canistota; Avon Dakota (1 p.m.) Viborg-Hurley 70, Baltic 40 Creighton 58, Elkhorn Valley 18 York 66, Fairbury 31 Norfolk Catholic 62, Wahoo 57 at Wagner; Bon Homme at Dakota Christian; TRACK & FIELD, COLLEGE INDOOR Jack Webster 49, Redfield/Doland 26 Crofton 74, Plainview 30 Colby Classic Tournament Norris 61, Bennington 24 Yankton 55, Watertown 49 Doniphan-Trumbull 75, Superior 45 Semifinal North Central 46, Anselmo-Merna 24 Panhandle Conference Tournament Elkhorn South 74, Waverly 44 Scott City, Kan. 65, McCook 42 Oakland-Craig 38, North Bend Cen- Catholic 66 Tommy Hottovy, LHP Jonathan Sanchez, National Basketball Association American Hockey League Semifinal Elm Creek 68, Pleasanton 31 Panhandle Conference Tournament tral 34 LHP Tsuyoshi Wada, INF Ryan Roberts, PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed C GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Edgemont 56, Sioux County, Neb. 47 Ewing 67, Elgin Public/Pope John 61 Semifinal Ogallala 41, Alliance 25 INF Chris Valaika, INF Jeudy Valdez, OF Dewayne Dedmon to a second 10-day Named Joseph Yancho group sales ac- POSTPONEMENTS-CANCELLATIONS Exeter/Milligan 55, Bruning-Daven- Edgemont, S.D. 56, Sioux County 47 Omaha Central 67, Papillion-LaVista WRESTLING Chris Coghlan, OF Aaron Cunningham, contract. count executive. Hamlin vs. Sisseton, ppd. port/Shickley 45 Hemingford 77, Crawford 18 South 58 FRIDAY’S S.D. SCORES OF Ryan Kalish, OF Mitch Maier, OF Dar- — Signed G NORFOLK ADMIRALS — Signed D Friend 65, Johnson-Brock 44 South Platte Valley Association Tourn. Omaha Marian 57, Omaha South 56 nell McDonald, OF Casper Wells, C John Othyus Jeffers to a 10-day contract. Steve Eminger. FRIDAY’S S.D. GIRLS Gibbon 70, Centura 55 Semifinal Omaha Northwest 65, Omaha Burke Huron 37, Mitchell 19 Baker and C Eli Whiteside on minor FOOTBALL SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Reas- Baltic 58, Viborg-Hurley 46 Gothenburg 60, Broken Bow 54 Chase County 59, Kimball 53 23 Pierre Triangular league contracts. National Football League signed D Josh McFadden to Cincinnati Belle Fourche 74, Hot Springs 19 Grand Island Central Catholic 55, Osceola 53, McCool Junction 27 Chamberlain 36, Yankton 30 DODGERS — NFL — Fined Seattle CB Richard (ECHL). Beresford 52, Canton 43 Blue Hill 40 Overton 55, Eustis-Farnam 40 Pierre 77, Yankton 5 FRIDAY’S NEB. GIRLS Signed INF Chone Figgins to a minor Sherman was fined $7,875 for unsports- SOCCER Centerville 74, Freeman Academy 38 Hampton 58, Meridian 54 Palmyra 47, East Butler 35 Pierre 82, Chamberlain 0 Arlington 53, Douglas County West league contract. manlike conduct/taunting in the final Major League Soccer Ethan 53, Corsica/Stickney 44 Hartington Cedar Catholic 45, Papillion-LaVista 53, Omaha North 43 MIAMI MARLINS — Signed 3B Ty minute of the NFC championship game ORLANDO CITY SC — Named Paul Florence/Henry 48, Grant-Deuel 30 Wayne 40 35 Axtell 51, Wilcox-Hildreth 42 TRANSACTIONS Wigginton to a minor-league contract. against San Francisco. McDonough senior VP of soccer opera- Freeman 55, Menno 31 Hastings 54, Grand Island Northwest Platteview 69, Omaha Concordia 38 Bancroft-Rosalie 55, Ponca 50 BASEBALL NEW YORK METS — Agreed to BUFFALO BILLS — Named Jim tions. Groton Area 44, Clark/Willow Lake 53 Randolph 61, Neligh-Oakdale 30 Blair 39, Elkhorn 35 American League terms with RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on a Schwartz defensive coosdinator and TORONTO FC — Signed D Bradley 42 Hastings St. Cecilia 56, Aquinas 43 Ravenna 46, Arcadia-Loup City 20 Boone Central/Newman Grove 55, WHITE SOX — Agreed to minor league contract. Todd Downing quarterbacks coach. Orr. Hanson 62, Canistota 41 High Plains Community 80, Seward 41, Aurora 35 Ord 30 terms with manager Robin Ventura on a WASHINGTON NATIONALS — NEW YORK GIANTS — Announced COLLEGE Harrisburg 54, Huron 30 Lawrence-Nelson 41 Shelby/Rising City 78, Dorchester 18 Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 46, Ex- multiyear contract extension. Agreed to terms with RHP Gabriel Alfaro, the retirement of OT David Diehl. GEORGETOWN — Announced C Ipswich 54, Faulkton 42 Holdrege 57, Minden 41 Silver Lake 44, Red Cloud 35 eter/Milligan 38 CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to INF Jamey Carroll, RHP Manny Delcar- SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Named Joshua Smith is academically ineligible Lower Brule 51, Flandreau Indian 45 Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 48, St. Mary’s 68, Sandhills/Thedford 47 Centura 60, Gibbon 24 terms with C Luke Carlin on a minor men, INF Mike Fontenot, RHP Clay Pete Metzelaars tight ends coach. and will miss the remainder of the sea- McCook Central/Montrose 58, Flan- Lyons-Decatur Northeast 41 Sterling 43, Southern 40 Clearwater/Orchard 63, Osmond 19 league contract. Hensley, RHP Daniel Stange, INF Brock TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — son. dreau 48 Kearney 51, Lincoln East 46 Superior 53, Doniphan-Trumbull 47 Columbus Lakeview 52, Schuyler 41 NEW YORK YANKEES — Traded Peterson, and C Chris Snyder on minor Named Mike Phair assistant defensive NOTRE DAME — Named Matt Milbank 46, Britton-Hecla 30 Kenesaw 57, Franklin 22 Twin Loup 38, Mullen 32 Columbus Scotus 39, Archbishop LHP David Huff to the San Francisco Gi- league contracts. line coach and Carlos Polk assistant spe- LaFleur quarterbacks coach. Rapid City Stevens 47, Sioux Falls Lincoln Christian 41, Lincoln Pius X Wausa 49, Winside 10 Bergan 22 ants for cash considerations. American Association cial teams coach. NORTH TEXAS — Kevin Patrick de- O’Gorman 46 37 Waverly 43, Elkhorn South 39 Creighton 62, Elkhorn Valley 18 SEATTLE MARINERS — Named SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — HOCKEY fensive line coach. Scotland 55, Platte-Geddes 43 Lincoln Southeast 61, Norfolk 59 West Point-Beemer 39, Twin River Crofton 61, Plainview 16 Kevin Mather president and & chief oper- Signed RHP Kyle Vazquez. National Hockey League OAKLAND, MICHIGAN — An- Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Iowa 55, Elk Lincoln Southwest 58, Grand Island 18 Elm Creek 54, Pleasanton 40 ating officer, and Bob Aylward chairman WICHITA WINGNUTS — Signed BUFFALO SABRES — Assigned D nounced the resignation of Tracy Huth Point-Jefferson 47 43 Wood River 36, Central City 34 Elmwood-Murdock 34, Milford 27 of the board of NW Sports Net LLC. RHP Michael Schlact, OF Brent Clevlen defenseman Mark Pysyk to Rochester athletic director at the end of the month. Sioux Falls Roosevelt 67, Rapid City Lutheran High Northeast 60, Clark- Panhandle Conference Tournament Ewing 39, Elgin Public/Pope John 37 Agreed to terms with LHP Joe Beimel and OF Carlo Testa. (AHL). Recalled D Chad Ruhwedel from STANFORD — Promoted Lance An- Central 37 son/Leigh 56 Semifinal Fairbury 60, York 49 and RHP Mark Rogers on minor league WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed Rochester. derson to defensive coordinator. Sioux Valley 48, Dell Rapids 31 Millard South 49, Omaha Bryan 39 Crawford 66, Morrill 56 Fillmore Central 64, Tri County 20 contracts. RHP Chris Kissock. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — VIRGINIA TECH — Named Whit Spearfish 46, Sturgis 38 Mullen 56, Twin Loup 45 Hemingford 51, Hay Springs 31 Fort Calhoun 53, Conestoga 39 National League Can-Am League Sent D Dalton Prout to Springfield (AHL). Babcock athletic director. Vermillion 45, Lennox 37 Nebraska City Lourdes 58, Lewiston River Cities Conference Tournament Friend 71, Johnson-Brock 30 ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Re- SAN JOSE SHARKS — Signed C Watertown 38, Yankton 33 43 Fifth Place Gordon/Rushville 47, Cody-Kilgore terms with RHP Freddy Garcia on a leased OF Jeremy Nowak. Frontier Joe Thornton and LW Patrick Marleau to Webster 40, Redfield/Doland 38 Norfolk Catholic 63, Wahoo 56 Omaha Duchesne Academy 52, Ral- 40 minor league contract. League three-year contract extensions. Little Moreau Conference Tournament Norris 36, Bennington 33 ston 34 Gothenburg 41, Broken Bow 24 CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Reas- Semifinals North Platte 67, Lincoln High 48 Third Place Grand Island Northwest 63, Hastings with LHP Travis Wood on a one-year con- LHP Jacob Liedka. signed F Richard Panik to Syracuse Lemmon 54, Faith 44 Oakland-Craig 46, North Bend Cen- South Sioux City 69, Omaha Skutt tral 36 24 tract and with RHP Carlos Pimentel, LHP BASKETBALL (AHL). Gardenhire Returns To See Twins Through Trouble MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — On the day finally let Gardenhire know of his ing to his assistant coaches and their Ryan thrust more of the responsibility want someone else.” before his 12th season as manager of plans. families, several of whom have been on himself than the manager. The encouragement from his play- the Minnesota Twins ended, Ron Gar- “He walked in and said, ‘Get some with him for years. “My family, too, “I have to give him a better team to ers emboldened Gardenhire, and Ryan denhire woke up and came to the ball- sleep tonight, I’m going to give you a same thing. We love it here. We would- work with,” Ryan said recently. made good on his pledge to upgrade park not knowing if he would be back two-year deal,”’ Gardenhire said Fri- n’t want to be anywhere else. I know I Even the players seem to agree the roster his manager had at his dis- for a 13th year. day. “That’s when I knew that I was probably had opportunities to go with Ryan. posal. In a rare offseason of big spend- The Twins were finishing up a third going to be back. All up to that point somewhere else, but this is the place “I was in his ear a lot, late August ing, Ryan shelled out $73 million to straight dreadful season, limping to- ... (Ryan said) ‘Haven’t made a deci- to be.” into September,” closer Glen Perkins bring in Ricky Nolasco and Phil ward a second straight 66-96 record, sion yet. I’m still thinking about it.’ Now he wants to make it the place said. “I went in there one day and Hughes to upgrade the team’s league- and Gardenhire was in the final year of “I told him, ‘You’ve got to do what it was earlier in his managerial tenure. heard somewhere they were trying to worst starting rotation. When Joe his contract. Minnesota is home for you’ve got to do.”’ In his first nine seasons, Gardenhire figure out a one or two-year type of Mauer moved to first base, Ryan Gardenhire, and the possibility of up- The Twins continued their reputa- went 803-656 (.550) with six AL Central thing. I just went in and told him if it brought in veteran catcher Kurt rooting and taking his family to an- tion for loyalty, giving Gardenhire a titles. But the last three seasons the ends up being one year, we want you Suzuki, and the team is hopeful star other town, to take an offer from two-year deal to try and shepherd the Twins have gone 195-291 (.401) with here. And believe in us because we’re prospects Miguel Sano, Alex Meyer another team that surely would have franchise out of the misery that has two last-place finishes. The decision going to go get some guys and we’re and Byron Buxton will all be coming in come, was wearing him out. hung over it for the last three seasons. to bring Gardenhire back shifted the going to be better. And if you have to to make an impact in the next two After a 5-1 loss to the Cleveland In- “There was a lot of pressure on a focus to the players Ryan was provid- take a one-year, take a one-year be- years. dians for defeat No. 95, GM Terry Ryan lot of people,” Gardenhire said, allud- ing him. Ever the straight shooter, cause we want you here. We don’t

Leading the way for the Warriors with and Platte-Geddes plays Parkston next WINNEBAGO (14-2)...... 28 43 77 85 Caleb Carr with 10 points, nine rebounds Laurel-Concord-Coleridge in boys’ bas- a double-double was Brock Mueller who Friday. and two blocked shots. ketball action on Thursday. Boys had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Austin PLATTE-GEDDES (6-3)...... 13 17 28 33 Chamberlain 79, For Harrisburg who fall to 4-7, Gunar No statistics were reported for Battle Woockman added 14 points, four assists. LENNOX (6-4) ...... 6 16 31 45 Rang put up 17 points and Austin Bick- Creek, 5-8, which hosts Pierce today From Page 8 Joining in the scoring flurry was Eric Mt. Vernon-Plankinton 68 nase added 10 points. (Saturday). Kleinschmit with 13 points and Evan Wausa 52, Winside 11 PLANKINTON — Skyler Bertram and Huron will travel to Watertown on Fri- Dillan Wolfgram scored 24 points and Woockman with 11 points and seven re- WAUSA, Neb. — Austin Hegge Reuben Estes combined for 54 points as day, Jan. 31, while Harrisburg’s next op- had four steals to lead LCC. Jordan Grant Howell. bounds. scored 11 points and two others added 10 Chamberlain upended Mount Vernon- ponent will be Mitchell at home Thursday. Jansen netted 15 points. Jackson For Wayne, who falls to 14-3 on the For Plainview, Sam Meuret had 12 as the Wausa Vikings rolled past Winside Plankinton 79-68 on Friday night in Plank- HARRISBURG (4-7, 2-7) ...... 15 32 41 55 Metheny had eight rebounds and Brant year, Ben Hoskins put up 21 points, 7 re- points, four rebounds and four steals. 52-11 on Friday night at home. inton. HURON (10-1, 8-1)...... 6 24 43 63 Eddie had seven rebounds for the Bears. bounds; Luke Rethwisch added nine With the victory, Crofton moves to 9-6 Austin Conn and Jordan Burns both Bertram led the way with 28 points on LCC travels to Osmond on Tuesday. points. and will face off against Pierce next added 10 points for the Vikings (13-2), 10-of-15 shooting, while Estes was 9-of- Lincoln Southeast 61, LAUREL-CONCORD-COL. (2-12)...... 13 23 37 67 With the win the Trojans move to 9-4 Thursday, while Plainview falls to 3-11 who led 37-2 at halftime. 15 for 26 points. Tiegen Priebe added 10 BATTLE CREEK (5-8)...... 18 40 55 76 No stats were provided for Winside. points for the Cubs (6-2). Norfolk 59 on the season and host Guardian Angels and will travel to Hartington on Jan. 28. LINCOLN, Neb. — Lincoln Southeast CROFTON (9-6)...... 21 40 60 74 Wausa visits Clearwater-Orchard next Chamberlain, which trailed 43-34 at Freeman Academy 51, Central Catholic today, (Saturday). handed Norfolk its second loss of the Wayne will travel to play West Point- PLAINVIEW (3-11)...... 4 14 28 30 Thursday. halftime, shot 64 percent for the game. WINSIDE...... 2 2 7 11 The Cubs out-scored the Titans 22-8 in year needing an extra period to do it fin- Baltic 42 Beemer on Jan. 30. WAUSA (13-2) ...... 22 37 48 52 ishing 61-59 after one overtime. FREEMAN — Despite being down six WAYNE (14-3)...... 8 24 34 40 Sargeant Bluff-Luton 76, the third quarter. HARTINGTON CEDAR CATHOLIC (9-4)15 22 35 45 MVP (7-3) got 34 points from Deric Norfolk was led by Logan Strom with points at half, Freeman Academy de- Elk Point-Jefferson 70 Randolph 54, Denning, who was 6-of-12 on three-point- 22 points and 14 rebounds. Tyler Hage- feated Baltic 51-42 on Thursday evening. Hartington 51, ELK POINT — Every starter reached ers. Nick Lawson added 11 points. dorn added 14 points, eight rebounds and Josh Gaul led the Academy (4-5) with double figures as Sargeant Bluff-Luton Neligh-Oakdale 33 CHAMBERLAIN (6-2) ...... 17 34 56 79 three blocks in the loss. 27 points and 13 rebounds. Teagan Bloomfield 47 (Iowa) edged Elk Point-Jefferson 76-70 RANDOLPH, Neb. — Randolph MOUNT VERNON-PLANKINTON (7-3)..22 43 51 68 With the victory Lincoln Southeast Schroeder added 15 points and 14 re- BLOOMFIELD, Neb. — Hartington on Friday night. outscored Neligh-Oakdale 54-33 Friday moves to 10-4. bounds. held Bloomfield to only two points in the Thomas Wisecup led the way with 21 night in route to its 10th win of the sea- Flandreau 53, Norfolk next faces 11-2 Bellevue West Kyler Johnson led Baltic (3-7) with 15 third quarter while Hartington scored nine points, while Ben Robinson added 17 son. tonight (Saturday) at home. points and seven rebounds. to take the lead. Hartington kept the lead points for SBL (9-5). Leading the way for Randolph were McCook Central-Mont. 44 NORFOLK (12-2) ...... 11 24 40 55 59 FREEMAN ACADEMY (4-5) ...... 11 19 29 51 until the end, topping Bloomfield 51-47 The game was tied 49-49 after three Nolan Nordhues with 13 points, seven re- SALEM — Flandreau took control of LINCOLN SOUTHEAST (10-4)...... 10 27 41 55 61 BALTIC (3-7)...... 7 21 36 42 Friday night in Bloomfield. quarters. bounds and seven steals and Luke An- the second half to top McCook Central- Kolby Jueden led Hartington with 18 For the hometown Huskies (4-7), An- drew with 13 points, four rebounds and Montrose 53-44 Friday in Salem. Thursday Bloomfield 62, Ewing 51 points. Tanner Fischer added 13 to the drew Flynn had 21 points and seven re- two steals. Geno Burshiem and Guy Zephier EWING, Neb. — Adam Haigh scored win. bounds, while Brandon Koupal scored 16 For 5-10 Neligh-Oakdale, Grant White each cashed in 16 points for Flandreau. Wausa 63, Allen 20 20 points and had 10 rebounds to lead For Bloomfield, Kane Fiedler cashed points. Jordan Brandon added 12 points. led the scoring with nine. Tim Parsley added 14 points and ALLEN — The Wausa Vikings roared Bloomfield to a 62-51 victory over Ewing in 16 points, and Quinn O’Brien tallied 14. SERGEANT BLUFF-LUTON (9-5)...... 13 34 49 76 Randolph’s next action will be tonight grabbed seven rebounds. Ted Slattery to a 41-12 halftime lead on the way to a in boys’ basketball action on Thursday. Hartington next hosts Plainview, and ELK POINT-JEFFERSON (4-6) ...... 18 31 49 70 (Saturday) when they host Wakefield. Ne- snatched seven rebouds as well for the 63-20 victory over Allen in Lewis & Clark Kane Fiedler posted 16 points. Quinn Bloomfield hosts Wausa next Tuesday. ligh-Oakdale faces West Hold on Tues- win. Conference boys’ basketball action on O’Brien added 15 points in the victory. HARTINGTON (4-11)...... 11 22 31 51 Dakota Valley 64, day. For McCook Central-Montrose, Kylar Thursday. Blake Cunningham led Ewing with 21 BLOOMFIELD (4-10) ...... 11 25 27 47 NELIGH-OAKDALE (5-10)...... 10 18 24 33 Hansen and Matthew Fee each tallied Spencer Rosberg had 18 points and points. Ben Ramold had 14 points for the Tri-Valley 49 RANDOLPH (10-2)...... 11 22 39 54 nine points. William Gottlob picked up 11 seven rebounds, and Devon Munter had Tigers. COLTON — Jason Lupkes’ double- Centerville 72, rebounds. 12 points for Wausa, which shot 72 per- BLOOMFIELD (7-7) ...... 11 29 45 62 double of 20 points and 10 rebounds Chester 60, Marion 33 Flandeau hosts Parker Saturday, and cent (26-36) from the field, including 7-10 EWING (5-8) ...... 12 26 35 51 Freeman Academy 58 lifted Dakota Valley past Tri-Valley 64-49 MARION — With a 60-33 victory over McCook Central-Montrose plays Sisseton (70 percent) from three-point range. CENTERVILLE — Seamus O’Malley on Friday night in Colton. the Marion Bears on Friday night the in the Hanson Classic Saturday. No statistics were reported for Allen, had another big night to lift Centerville Isaac Faldmo had 16 points, three re- Chester Area Flyers evened their season FLANDREAU (6-2)...... 6 21 41 52 which hosts Walthill on Monday. past Freeman Academy 72-58 on Friday bounds and five assists for the Panthers, up at 6-6. MCCOOK CENTRAL-MONTROSE...... 10 24 35 44 WAUSA (12-2) ...... 20 41 55 63 night. while Andrew Prochello had 14 points As a team Chester Area shot 63 per- ALLEN (0-14)...... 6 12 14 20 Dakota Territory Gun Collectors O’Malley had 17 points, eight re- and Brody Van Ginkel chipped in with 10 cent from the field and pulled down 27 re- Huron 63, Harrisburg 55 bounds and five assists, while Christian points. bounds. HURON —Huron improves to 10-1 on Battle Creek 76, Gruschin added 14 points. For Tri-Valley, Brendon Boomsma had In the loss Nick Gortmaker put up 17 the season following their 63-55 victory GUN SHO W Also for the Tornadoes (7-5), Josh De- 21 points and Nick Buchmann added 12 over the Harrisburg Tigers. Laurel-Concord-Col. 67 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Jacob BATTLE CREEK, Neb. — Battle Easton Archery Center, Raad posted 13 points and 11 rebounds, points. Wuertz added 8 points. Leading the way for Huron were Justin while Rory O’Malley had 13 points, and DAKOTA VALLEY ...... 17 26 47 64 Decker with 16 points, five steals and Creek jumped out to a 40-23 halftime E. Hwy. 50, Yankton TRI-VALLEY...... 9 23 37 49 Next up for Marion will be Irene- lead and held on for a 76-67 victory over Tyrell Martz added 10 points. Wakonda, while Chester will travel to th For the Bobcats (4-6), Jeffrey Graber Canistota. Sat., Jan. 25 scored 16 points, while Josh Stahl and Lennox 45, CHESTER (6-6) ...... 13 31 50 60 Teagan Schroeder both had 13 points. MARION (1-8)...... 6 17 23 33 9am-5pm Platte-Geddes 33 th Centerville plays Sanborn Central- LENNOX — Jacob Hinker had 16 Sun., Jan. 26 Woonsocket today (Saturday) at the Han- points eight rebounds to lead Lennox Winnebago 85, Santee 38 son Classic, while Freeman Academy past Platte-Geddes 45-33 on Friday WINNEBAGO, Neb. — Santee had a 9am-3pm plays Ethan next Tuesday. night. detrimental second half of its game FREEMAN ACADEMY (4-6) ...... 18 31 46 58 against Winnebago, only scoring six CENTERVILLE (7-5)...... 24 42 58 72 Dereck DeVries added 11 points for BUY • SELL • TRAD E the Orioles (6-4), while Brody Nelson had points to Winnebago’s 42, Friday night in Crofton 74, Plainview 30 six assists and five steals. Winnebago. Winnebago took the win 85- Admission Platte-Geddes led 17-16 at halftime. 38. $ PLAINVIEW, Neb. — Behind the dou- For the Black Panthers (6-3), Carter David Wingett led Winnebago with 24 5.00 ble-figure scoring effort of four different Dykstra had 17 points and five rebounds, points. Cory Cleveland tallied 15 points, Concessions players, the Crofton Warriors more than and Coby Johnson had 10 points and six and Mathew Winget added 10 to the win. doubled up Plainview 74-30 in Nebraska by Scout rebounds. No stats were reported for Santee. Troop #181 boys basketball action Friday. Lennox hosts Parkston next Thursday SANTEE (2-10)...... 15 32 36 38