Panthers fall to De Smet in state tourney qualifier

  • Timber Lake players (L-R) Chazz Gabe, Trenton Hansen, Hunter Schrempp, Brady Sandquist and Hank Kraft watch as De Smet’s Kalen Garry (15) drives to the basket. Photo courtesy of Mike Siefker, Kingsbury Journal
    Timber Lake players (L-R) Chazz Gabe, Trenton Hansen, Hunter Schrempp, Brady Sandquist and Hank Kraft watch as De Smet’s Kalen Garry (15) drives to the basket. Photo courtesy of Mike Siefker, Kingsbury Journal

    The Timber Lake Panthers were able to come-from-behind to earn more than half of their 13 victories this season, but they were unable to do it in the SoDak 16 tournament last Wednesday, dropping a lopsided 63-38 decision to the De Smet Bulldogs in the state basketball tournament qualifier in Redfield.

    The Panthers finished the season 13-10 overall while De Smet, which improved to 22-1, makes its wa…