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Kate Biegler (31) of Timber Lake wrestles for control of a rebound with Faith’s Shaie Veit in Faith last week. The Lady Panthers claimed their first win of the season with a thrilling 64-63 overtime victory. Biegler scored 12 points in the effort. Topic Photo by Marie DuPreez

Kate Biegler (31) of Timber Lake wrestles for control of a rebound with Faith’s Shaie Veit in Faith last week. The Lady Panthers claimed their first win of the season with a thrilling 64-63 overtime victory. Biegler scored 12 points in the effort. Topic Photo by Marie DuPreez

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TL girls collect first win of the season in OT

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
The Timber Lake Lady Panthers earned their first victory of the season last Tuesday, Jan. 6, snapping a five-game losing skid with a thrilling overtime victory over Faith.

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TLHS Power Lifters garner medals at Box Elder event

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
The Timber Lake Power Lifters had a banner day at a lifting event in Box Elder this week, garnering four first place finishes and two runner-up honors, while several lifters achieved personal bests.
Blake Lei, bottom,, works to get free from a hold applied by Hettinger-Scranton’s Nick Dobitz during a 127 pound match at the Hettinger (ND) Wrestling Classic on Saturday, Jan. 10. Lei ended up losing the match by pinfall but finished fourth overall in his division. Also finishing fourth in their respective classes for the Timber Lake boys were TK Paxton and Isaac Zeug, while on the girls side, Lilly Veit captured a bronze medal with a third place showing. Photo by Denise Perryman

Blake Lei, bottom,, works to get free from a hold applied by Hettinger-Scranton’s Nick Dobitz during a 127 pound match at the Hettinger (ND) Wrestling Classic on Saturday, Jan. 10. Lei ended up losing the match by pinfall but finished fourth overall in his division. Also finishing fourth in their respective classes for the Timber Lake boys were TK Paxton and Isaac Zeug, while on the girls side, Lilly Veit captured a bronze medal with a third place showing. Photo by Denise Perryman

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Blake Lei

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

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TL wrestlers among place winners at Hettinger Classic

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Three wrestlers from the Timber Lake boys squad claimed fourth place finishes at the Hettinger Classic held Saturday, Jan. 10, in Hettinger, ND.Blake Lei landed fourth at 127 pounds after going three-for-three in matches. He lost to Bridger Hager of Miles City, MT, in the consolation match.

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West River Pool League

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Jan. 8th, 2026 - Week 12 1. JUST THE TIP (50-10)2. AUNTY SLAYERS (43-17)3. RAIL RUNNERS (41.5-18.5)4. EVIL 8 BALL EMPIRE (34.5-25.5)5. WANTABEES (33-27)6. SWEEPS (27.5-32.5)7. POOLMUTTS (20.5-39.5)8. STICKMEN (19.5-40.5)9. BANK IT OR SPANK IT (15.5-44.5)10.
Timber Lake’s Taggen Paxton rides his opponent in a match at the Harding County Wrestling Invitational on Dec. 30. Paxton was 9-8 heading into the tournament and split four matches, moving to 11-10 on the season. Photo by Denise Perryman

Timber Lake’s Taggen Paxton rides his opponent in a match at the Harding County Wrestling Invitational on Dec. 30. Paxton was 9-8 heading into the tournament and split four matches, moving to 11-10 on the season. Photo by Denise Perryman

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Panther wrestlers compete at Harding Co. Invitational

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Nobody made it to the podium, but Coach Sawyer Sandquist was happy about the Timber Lake Panthers’ performance at the Harding County Wrestling Invitational on Dec. 30 in Buffalo.“Our kids wrestled some people with much more experience and we were competitive in every match,” he said.
Attendance All Stars for December 2025

Attendance All Stars for December 2025

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Attendance All Stars for December 2025

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Attendance All Stars for December, at 93.90%, are Mrs. Mendoza’s 5th Grade FRONT ROW (L-R): Tahira Takes the Knife, Raelyn Quaschnick, Baicyn Lei, Tegan Baker, Zoey Spiel, Kendyl Gill; BACK ROW: Colton Ridl, Andrew O’Bryan, Louis Scholtz, Camden Goldade, Angelo Jewett, Eli Zeug.
Big third quarter lifts Dupree past McLaughlin 69-39

Big third quarter lifts Dupree past McLaughlin 69-39

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Big third quarter lifts Dupree past McLaughlin 69-39

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Senior Jayden Martin dropped 16 points to go along with five assists and four rebounds to lead the Dupree Tigers past the McLaughlin Mustangs 69-39 Saturday, Jan. 3.The win lifts the Tigers to 4-3 overall. They squared off against Jones County on Tuesday, Jan.
Timber Lake senior forward Rance Martin scored with a nifty finger- roll layup during recent boys basketball action against New Underwood. Photo by Marie DuPreez

Timber Lake senior forward Rance Martin scored with a nifty finger- roll layup during recent boys basketball action against New Underwood. Photo by Marie DuPreez

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Panthers split pair of games at Hoop City Holiday Classic

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
The Timber Lake Panthers moved to 3-2 overall on the season by splitting a pair of games against East River teams on Monday and Tuesday last week, Dec. 29-30 in the Hoop City Classic at the Corn Palace in Mitchell.
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