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Langford boys take second straight game

Leyton Beardslee
Friday, January 30, 2026
Langford Area Lions took the court Jan. 24 for a boys varsity basketball game against North Central Thunder and emerged with their second straight win in a 54-46 victory.
Claire Torrence of Webster Area gets the upper hand on Lydia Novy of Milbank Bulldogs during a dual meet in Sisseton Jan. 27. Torrence won the match by fall in 0:53 and earned six team points. Reporter & Farmer | Brianna Jorgenson, Captured Creations Photography

Claire Torrence of Webster Area gets the upper hand on Lydia Novy of Milbank Bulldogs during a dual meet in Sisseton Jan. 27. Torrence won the match by fall in 0:53 and earned six team points. Reporter & Farmer | Brianna Jorgenson, Captured Creations Photography

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Three Bearcat girls place in Pierre wrestling tournament

Leyton Beardslee
Friday, January 30, 2026
Webster Area girls varsity wrestlers traveled to Pierre Jan. 23 to attend the Governor Girls Wrestling Invite and managed a ninth place finish among 18 total teams with 41.5 points and three placing athletes.115Macee McGregor placed third with a record of 3-1 and scored 13 team points after beating...
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Tiger girls hold opponent to single digits in win

Leyton Beardslee
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Groton Area girls varsity basketball team hosted Tiospa Zina Wambdi Jan. 15 in Groton and dominated in a 71-3 victory. Quarter scores for the game were 30-1, 49-3, 57-3 and 71-3.Tigers made 29 of their 44 two-pointers, three of nine shots from behind the arc and four of eight free throws.
Nathan Hubsch of Webster Area Bearcats attempts to pin his opponent during their match in the Battler Wrestling Invitational Jan. 17 in Gettysburg. Hubsch placed fifth with a record of 4-2 and scored 17 team points. Reporter & Farmer | Brianna Jorgenson, Captured Creations Photography

Nathan Hubsch of Webster Area Bearcats attempts to pin his opponent during their match in the Battler Wrestling Invitational Jan. 17 in Gettysburg. Hubsch placed fifth with a record of 4-2 and scored 17 team points. Reporter & Farmer | Brianna Jorgenson, Captured Creations Photography

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Three Webster Area boy wrestlers place in Gettysburg tournament

Leyton Beardslee
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Webster Area boys attended a triangular dual meet in Redfield Jan. 15 against Groton Area Tigers and Redfield Pheasants but finished with a record of 0-2 after a 23-42 loss to Redfield and 6-75 loss to Groton.Groton Area 120Vance Tollifson lost his match to Wyatt Hagen by fall in 0:15.126Harley...
Zayne Strang of Waubay/Summit Mustangs evades defenders during the Mustangs 40-38 victory over Milbank Bulldogs Jan. 20 in Summit. The win ended a four game losing streak for Waubay/Summit who now hold a record of 4-5. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Zayne Strang of Waubay/Summit Mustangs evades defenders during the Mustangs 40-38 victory over Milbank Bulldogs Jan. 20 in Summit. The win ended a four game losing streak for Waubay/Summit who now hold a record of 4-5. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Mustang boys end four-game basketball skid with win over Milbank

Leyton Beardslee
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Waubay/Summit boys took the court Jan. 19 in Britton for a varsity boys basketball matchup with Britton-Hecla Braves and narrowly fell in a 41-46 loss.
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Multiple Groton Area wrestlers reach podium

Leyton Beardslee
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Groton Area Tiger wrestlers competed in multiple tournaments with the boys attending the Battler Invitational wrestling tournament Jan. 17 in Gettysburg placing eighth with 106.5 points and the girls wrestling in the Harrisburg Girls tournament Jan. 16 in Harrisburg and placed 16th with 28...
Addison Bronson (2) of Waubay/Summit Mustangs looks for an opening during the Mustangs 42-57 loss to Milbank Bulldogs Jan. 20 in Summit. The loss was Waubay/ Summit’s first since Dec. 20 and moved them to a season record of 8-2. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Addison Bronson (2) of Waubay/Summit Mustangs looks for an opening during the Mustangs 42-57 loss to Milbank Bulldogs Jan. 20 in Summit. The loss was Waubay/ Summit’s first since Dec. 20 and moved them to a season record of 8-2. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Mustang girls win sixth straight game before loss

Leyton Beardslee
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Riding a five game win streak Waubay/Summit Mustangs traveled to Britton Jan. 19 to face off with Britton-Hecla Braves and came away with a 4822 win.Waubay/Summit then hosted Milbank Bulldogs in Summit Jan. 20 and saw their six game run come to an end with a 42-57 loss.Stats and quarter scores for...
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Langford takes narrow first win

Leyton Beardslee
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Langford Area Lions boys varsity basketball squad hosted Warner Jan. 15 in Langford but couldn’t dethrone the Monarchs in a 34-53 loss.
Groton Area senior Ryder Johnson, pictured Jan. 15 with head coach Greg Kjellsen after scoring his 1,000th career varsity point, now has his eyes set on leading the Tigers to a state tournament appearence in his final season. Johnson scored his 1,000th point in an 83-9 victory over Tiospa Zina in a 15 point performance. Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber snapshot

Groton Area senior Ryder Johnson, pictured Jan. 15 with head coach Greg Kjellsen after scoring his 1,000th career varsity point, now has his eyes set on leading the Tigers to a state tournament appearence in his final season. Johnson scored his 1,000th point in an 83-9 victory over Tiospa Zina in a 15 point performance. Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber snapshot

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Tigers senior reaches 1,000th basketball point milestone

Leyton Beardslee
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Ahead of Groton Area’s Jan. 15 basketball game against Tiospa Zina Wambdi, Tiger’s senior Ryder Johnson was eight points shy of reaching 1,000 for his varsity high school career. With a 15 point effort Johnson surpassed the milestone in an eventual 83-9 win.“He’s a very coachable kid.
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