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Timber Lake senior McKenzi Vomacka fires a pass to a teammate while being pressured by a pair of Potter County defenders during girls basketball action last Friday. The Lady Panthers won three games last week to improve to 6-3 overall. Photo by Jon Flatland

Timber Lake senior McKenzi Vomacka fires a pass to a teammate while being pressured by a pair of Potter County defenders during girls basketball action last Friday. The Lady Panthers won three games last week to improve to 6-3 overall. Photo by Jon Flatland

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Timber Lake girls on a roll with three big wins

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Timber Lake racked up three consecutive victories in the past week with two of the wins coming over Little Moreau Conference girls basketball foes.The Lady Panthers slipped past Faith in overtime before handling Potter County and Bison to improve to 6-3 on the season.
Little Wound upsets Tigers by 19

Little Wound upsets Tigers by 19

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Little Wound upsets Tigers by 19

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
The Dupree Tigers saw their win streak snapped at seven games last Friday, Jan.10, when Little Wound pulled off a 70-51 non-conference upset, dropping Dupree to 7-2 on the season. Little Wound improved to 5-3 overall.No scoring or stats were provided from the game.
The Timber Lake Youth Wrestling Team was presented the Don Vorhees Sportsmanship Award at the Brandon Delzer Memorial Wrestling Tournament held Saturday, Jan. 11, in Sturgis. Team members are (l-r) Crawford Maher, Lincoln Aberle, Wilson Wiedmer, Vern Long (middle) Trevor Aberle and Rowan Maher; (back) Coaches Travis Spiel and Sawyer Sandquist along with members of the Vorhees family.

The Timber Lake Youth Wrestling Team was presented the Don Vorhees Sportsmanship Award at the Brandon Delzer Memorial Wrestling Tournament held Saturday, Jan. 11, in Sturgis. Team members are (l-r) Crawford Maher, Lincoln Aberle, Wilson Wiedmer, Vern Long (middle) Trevor Aberle and Rowan Maher; (back) Coaches Travis Spiel and Sawyer Sandquist along with members of the Vorhees family.

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TL Youth wrestlers garner special award

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Three members of the Timber Lake Youth Wrestling team earned second place finishes in their respective weight classes at the Brandon Delzer Memorial Tournament in Sturgis on Saturday, Jan. 11, but the team as a whole was recognized with a special award.
Timber Lake sophomore Treyden Beer (left) eyes the basket while being defended by Faith’s Tace Berglund on a drive into the lane during Little Moreau Conference basketball action last week. Photo by Marie DuPreez

Timber Lake sophomore Treyden Beer (left) eyes the basket while being defended by Faith’s Tace Berglund on a drive into the lane during Little Moreau Conference basketball action last week. Photo by Marie DuPreez

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Hot-shooting Panther boys cruise to fifth straight win

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
The Timber Lake boys basketball team started the season with two losses in its first three games. Since then, however, the Panthers have been on an impressive roll, earning their fifth straight win on Saturday, Jan. 11, with a 57-23 decision over Tiospaye Topa.

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Veit’s second place finish at Hettinger leads TL wrestlers

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Timber Lake’s Lilly Veit captured second place honors at the Hettinger Wrestling Classic in Hettinger, ND, on Saturday, Jan. 11, to lead the Panther wrestlers in a 12-team field.The Panthers will wrestle at the Potter County Invitational in Gettysburg this week. The girls will compete Friday, Jan.

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Dupree girls come up short in close battle with Little Wound

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
What was a close game throughout came down to the final seconds of play and Little Wound proved to have just a little more left in the tank than Dupree, slipping past the Lady Tigers 48-46 last Friday, Jan.10.Dupree,1-8 overall this season, will travel to Lemmon on Saturday, Jan.

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West River Pool League

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
WEEK 13 POSITIONAL PLAY JAN. 91. JUST THE TIP (44-21)2. MOTLEY CUE (43.5-21.5)3. EVIL 8 BALL EMPIRE (43-22)4.WANTABEE’S (41-24)5. RAIL RUNNERS (30.5-34.5)6. THE UNION (28-37)7. STICKMEN (27.5-37.5)8. REX’S RAIDERS (25-40)9. GUESS WHO (22.5-42.5)10. BANK IT OR SPANK IT (20-45)MOTLEY CUE VS.

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South Dakota HS Class B Basketball Polls

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
BOYS GIRLS 1. Castlewood 6-12. Dell Rapids St. Mary 7-03. Viborg-Hurley 7-14. Leola/Frederick 8-05. Howard 6-21. Centerville 8-02. Parkston 8-03. Lyman 5-04. Ethan 7-15. (tie) Dell Rapids St. Mary 7-1 and Sanborn Central/Woonsocket5-2
TL native Ryan Deal named 2024 Sportswriter of the Year

TL native Ryan Deal named 2024 Sportswriter of the Year

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TL native Ryan Deal named 2024 Sportswriter of the Year

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Timber Lake native Ryan Deal has been named the South Dakota Sportswriter of the Year for 2024.The announcement was made last Tuesday, Jan. 7. This marks the fifth time Deal has been selected for award, also receiving it from 2017-19 and in 2022.Deal is a sports editor at 605sports.
Kanton Hunt (left) lays up a shot during the Panther boys meeting with Tiospaye Topa last Saturday, Jan. 11. Hunt finished the contest leading all scorers with 25 points in the Panther victory. Above, guard Ruby Maher (22) looks for a teammate to pass to while running the Timber Lake offense against Potter County. The Lady Panthers take a three-game win streak into a matchup with visiting McLaughlin on Friday, Jan. 17. Photos by Marie DuPreez

Kanton Hunt (left) lays up a shot during the Panther boys meeting with Tiospaye Topa last Saturday, Jan. 11. Hunt finished the contest leading all scorers with 25 points in the Panther victory. Above, guard Ruby Maher (22) looks for a teammate to pass to while running the Timber Lake offense against Potter County. The Lady Panthers take a three-game win streak into a matchup with visiting McLaughlin on Friday, Jan. 17. Photos by Marie DuPreez

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The Lady Panthers

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
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