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Timber Lake’s boys golf squad consists of (l-r) Kanton Hunt, Hadley Thompson, Kruz Lindskov and Hayden Thompson.

Timber Lake’s boys golf squad consists of (l-r) Kanton Hunt, Hadley Thompson, Kruz Lindskov and Hayden Thompson.

TL girls finish fifth at Groton Invite

The Timber Lake girls track team claimed fifth place overall last Tuesday, April 28, at the Rob Luecke Memorial Invitational in Groton, but crowned just one individual champion.

Panther golfers capture LMC crown

The Timber Lake Panthers are the 2026 Little Moreau Conference Boys Golf champions after placing three players in the top five at last week’s conference shootout in Newell.McIntosh standout Wyatt Larson repeated as the individual title with 80 strokes, edging Timber Lake’s Hadley Thompson, who also...
Setting a new Timber Lake High School record in the 400 meter relay with a time of 52.88 were (l-r) Josie Boldt, Korbi Heck, Hailey Roggow and Arianna Bieber. Topic Photo/Marie DuPreez

Setting a new Timber Lake High School record in the 400 meter relay with a time of 52.88 were (l-r) Josie Boldt, Korbi Heck, Hailey Roggow and Arianna Bieber. Topic Photo/Marie DuPreez

Panther track teams claim fifth place finishes at Sully Buttes

The Timber Lake Panther boys won three relays and the Panther girls won two, pushing the squads to identical fifth place overall finishes at the Charger Varsity Invitational Track Meet last Tuesday, April 21, at Onida.The Panther boys collected top honors in the 800 meter, 1600 meter and SMR 1600...

Timber Lake golfers post third place finish Bison tournament

Timber Lake’s boys golf team claimed third place overall at the Marjean Huber Memorial Golf Tournament hosted by Bison in Belle Fourche last week.Competing for Timber Lake on the varsity level were Hayden Thompson, Hadley Thompson, Kanton Hunt, Kruz Lindskov, and Preston Maciejewski.
Receiving scholarships from the Dupree High School Booster Club were (l-r) Spencer Olsen and Cruz Birkeland. Photo by Patty Peacock

Receiving scholarships from the Dupree High School Booster Club were (l-r) Spencer Olsen and Cruz Birkeland. Photo by Patty Peacock

Dupree athletes recognized after successful seasons

The Dupree Booster Club worked with Dupree School and coaches to host their annual Dupree School Athletic Banquet last week.John Hunt, the DHS Booster Club President, emceed and shared highlights of this year’s sporting events and announced that despite a couple of tough losses, it was a “great...
Timber Lake’s Blake Lei has a look of determination on his face as he competes in the pole vault at the Gettysburg Track Invitational last week. Lei finished sixth overall in the event with a mark of 7 feet 6 inches. The Panther track schedule has been disrupted by inclement weather, with a meet set for last Saturday in Lemmon cancelled due to high winds and cold temperatures. Topic Photo/Marie DuPreez

Timber Lake’s Blake Lei has a look of determination on his face as he competes in the pole vault at the Gettysburg Track Invitational last week. Lei finished sixth overall in the event with a mark of 7 feet 6 inches. The Panther track schedule has been disrupted by inclement weather, with a meet set for last Saturday in Lemmon cancelled due to high winds and cold temperatures. Topic Photo/Marie DuPreez

High-flyin’ Panther

Panther girls second, boys third at Gettysburg Track Invite

Junior Talley Locken, eighth grader Josie Boldt, and sophomore Korbi Heck finished 1-2-3 in the girls 400 meter and senior Holden Gill won the800 meter run to lead Timber Lake to top three finishes in the Battler Invitational track meet in Gettysburg last Friday, April 10.The Panther girls racked...
Brothers Hayden and Hadley Thompson posted top 10 finishes to lead the Timber Lake boys golf team to third place overall at the Gettysburg Invitational last Saturday, April 11. Hayden Thompson finished tied for seventh with Hayden Liebl of Warner by shooting an 84. Hadley Thompson followed in ninth place with 85 strokes. Kruz Lindskov helped the Panthers by finishing 11th with a score of 88. Pictured (l-r) are Kanton Hunt, Hayden Thompson, Hadley Thompson, and Kruz Lindskov.

Brothers Hayden and Hadley Thompson posted top 10 finishes to lead the Timber Lake boys golf team to third place overall at the Gettysburg Invitational last Saturday, April 11. Hayden Thompson finished tied for seventh with Hayden Liebl of Warner by shooting an 84. Hadley Thompson followed in ninth place with 85 strokes. Kruz Lindskov helped the Panthers by finishing 11th with a score of 88. Pictured (l-r) are Kanton Hunt, Hayden Thompson, Hadley Thompson, and Kruz Lindskov.

Panther golf team takes third

Dupree’s Cudmore leads Tigers at Northern State Open

Dupree senior Tayshaun Cudmore claimed top honors in both the 800 and 1600 meter runs to lead the Tigers at the Northern State Open in Aberdeen last Tuesday, March 31.Cudmore won the 800 meter run with a personal best time of2:08.79 and added the 1600 meter in 4:54.80.Other Dupree competitors...
Kate Biegler prepares to put up a shot during a Timber Lake girls basketball game from Newell during the 2025-26 season. Photo by Marie DuPreez

Kate Biegler prepares to put up a shot during a Timber Lake girls basketball game from Newell during the 2025-26 season. Photo by Marie DuPreez

More than a game: Why basketball runs deep in South Dakota Native communities

The “ball is life.”For many Native people across South Dakota, that saying rings true now more than ever.Basketball has been the only thing on many students’ minds for the past few months – as the season concluded, the Summit League tournament came to Sioux Falls at the beginning of the month and...