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Dates, brackets set for 2022 Lakota Nation BB Invitational

The dates and brackets have been set for the 2022 Lakota Nation Invitational (LNI) boys and girls basketball tournaments in Rapid City. Action will get underway on Thursday, Dec. 15 and continue through Saturday, Dec. 17 at The Monument.

Panther winter sports begin this weekend

The 2022-23 winter high school athletic seasons get underway this weekend with the McLaughlin/ Timber Lake Mustangs competing at the Stanley County Wrestling Invitational in Ft. Pierre on Saturday, Dec. 3. The Timber Lake girls basketball season will tip off its season on Tuesday, Dec.

Wrestling co-op numbers way up

The success of McLaughlin’s youth wrestling program combined with the early strides made in the first year of the McLaughlin/Timber Lake high school wrestling co-op is being credited for a huge jump in participation numbers this season.
Junior guard Tristan Dupris, 24, is one of just a handful of returning letterwinners for the Timber Lake Panthers this season after all five starters and the sixth man from last year’s team graduated this spring.

Junior guard Tristan Dupris, 24, is one of just a handful of returning letterwinners for the Timber Lake Panthers this season after all five starters and the sixth man from last year’s team graduated this spring.

Inexperienced TL boys aim to turn negatives into positives

With Timber Lake graduating all five starters and the sixth man off last year’s 18-4 squad, it’s easy to label the 2022-23 boys basketball campaign a “rebuilding” season for the Panthers. Gone are last year’s MVP, leading scorer (16 ppg.
South Dakota State University tight end Tucker Kraft, a 2019 graduate of Timber Lake High School, announced this week that he will declare himself eligible for the NFL Draft at the end of the 2022 season. The Jackrabbits are the top-seed in the FCS playoffs. SDSU Photo

South Dakota State University tight end Tucker Kraft, a 2019 graduate of Timber Lake High School, announced this week that he will declare himself eligible for the NFL Draft at the end of the 2022 season. The Jackrabbits are the top-seed in the FCS playoffs. SDSU Photo

Tucker Kraft to declare for NFL Draft

South Dakota State tight end Tucker Kraft is declaring for the NFL Draft after the Jackrabbits season. Kraft is a 6-foot-5, 255 pound junior who graduated from Timber Lake High School in 2019. The son of Tausha and the late Doug Kraft, he made the announcement on Monday, Nov. 20, on social media.
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TL’s Lindskov, Miller earn All-State honorable mention

Timber Lake seniors AJ Lindskov and Jayden Miller have earned honorable mention spots on the 2022 Class 9A All-State Football Team. Both were among the stat leaders for the Panthers this season, leading them to a 5-3 record before falling to Castlewood in the first-round of the playoffs.

McLaughlin kick returner earns All-Nations honors

McLaughlin junior Renzo Bullhead was selected to the 2022 All-Nations Football Team as a kick returner while Cheyenne-Eagle Butte junior Brock Ducheneaux was an Honorable Mention pick at the running back position.
Chazz Gabe of Timber Lake was crowned the Northwest Ranch Cowboy Association (NRCA) Finals Rodeo Champion in bull riding. Gabe is a 2022 graduate of Timber Lake High School. Photo by NRCA

Chazz Gabe of Timber Lake was crowned the Northwest Ranch Cowboy Association (NRCA) Finals Rodeo Champion in bull riding. Gabe is a 2022 graduate of Timber Lake High School. Photo by NRCA

Gabe, Woodward claim NRCA Finals championships

Eagle Butte’s Kaden Deal wins All-Around honors Chazz Gabe of Timber Lake and Kody Woodward of Dupree doubled up on championships over the weekend at the 75th Annual Northwest Ranch Cowboy Association Rodeo Finals in Gillette, WY, winning not only their respective events but the average as well.

West River Pool League

Week of Nov. 10, 2022 Standings: 1. Just the Tip (27-8) 2. Chalk This (19.5-15.5) 3. Wantabes (18.5-16.5) 4. Bank it or Spank it (17-18) 5. Motley Cue (15.5-19.5) Guess Who (15.5-19.5) 6. Rex’s Raiders (15-20) 7. Stickmen (12-23) BANK IT OR SPANK IT VS.