Sports

Congratulations to the Parkston Area Special Olympics basketball team. They placed third in their division at the State Tournament in Sioux Falls on March 25-26. Great job athletes, unified partners and coaches. Back row: Tessa, Colten, Rylee, Tyler, Zachary, Tristen, James, Connor.

The Wagner Varsity Softball team headed to Gayville-Volin for their season opener on Thursday March, 30th. The combination of nerves and excitement were evident amongst the girls and coaches for this first game.

The Wagner JV Softball team defeated Gaville-Volin 10-9 on Thursday March 30th, after taking the lead back late in the game. The four run lead in the first inning was just enough to hold off the Gayville-Volin Raiders when they battled back to tie it up in the 3rd.

The Gregory Athletics Club hosted the 30th Annual East - West Shoot-Out on Monday, March 20, 2023. The event features area high school seniors and gives them the chance to have a night of fun on the court playing together with friends, who are sometimes rivals during the regular season.

The Red Raider boys finished the 2022-23 season with an 8-13 record. The boys started out strong winning 4 of their first 5 and played well throughout the season against good competition. The boys had 3 players qualify for academic all-state.

Charles Mix Electric Association of Lake Andes is proud to announce that Shalayne Nagel has been chosen as a “Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Week” by Dakota News Now. Shalayne is a senior at Wagner Community School.

The Lady Raiders would head into the Semi Finals against a formable opponent that had size and shooters to match up with Wagner. It was like a replay from the Rapid City Christian game. The Raiders would jump all over the Redman with a commanding 16-4 lead after one.

On Championship Saturday the Lady Raiders would clash with the Hamlin Chargers. It was two heavy weights going blow for blow in the first half. Both teams would score on f 5 of their first 6 possessions.