Freeman, SD

The Freeman High School starting six stands at attention for the playing of the national anthem prior to the Flyers' Region 4B volleyball match against Sioux Falls Lutheran Tuesday night, Nov. 3. Pictured are, from left: Claire Loofbourrow, Cadence Hofer, Olivia Schultz, Rylee Peters, Libby Ammann, Rylea Timmerman and Aubree Tschetter. Freeman defeated the Eagles 3-0 and will travel to Parkston for the region final on Thursday.

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Three weeks after Sioux Falls Lutheran got the best of Freeman 3-1, the Flyers returned the favor Tuesday night, Nov. 3 — and did so at the most opportune time. Competing in the Region 4B Tournament, Freeman took care of the Eagles in straight sets, winning 25-20, 25-17, 25-23 on its home court to advance to the SoDak 16 play-in match Thursday night, Nov. 5. The third-seed Flyers will travel to Parkston to face the second-seed Trojans, who have defeated Freeman in region competition each of th

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Menno saw its season come to an end in the opening round of the Region 4B Volleyball Tournament Monday night as the No. 10 Wolves fell to No. 7 Viborg-Hurley at Viborg. The Cougars won 25-12, 25-14, 25-22 and take a 16-12 record into tonight's second-round match against No. 1 Gayville-Volin. Menno finishes its season 3-26, with its only wins coming against Canistota and twice against Scotland.

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No. 2-seed Flyers, No. 3-seed Warriors both take 10-0 records into the most anticipated battle of the season with a trip to the state title game on the line. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Menno senior Ashlynn Fergen (8) and the Wolves will be back in action tonight, Monday, Nov. 2, as the Region 4B Volleyball Tournament gets underway. Menno (3-25) is the No. 10 seed in the 10-team region and will visit Viborg-Hurley (15-12), which goes into the match as the No. 7 seed. Action begins at 7 p.m. in Viborg. The other opening-round match scheduled for Monday is No. 8 Alcester-Hudson (6-17) against No. 9 Scotland (5-12).

This was the scene inside the Summit Arena at The Monument near downtown Rapid City Saturday night, Nov. 1, as the South Dakota High School Activities Association presented its 74th annual All-State Chorus and Orchestra concert. The event brought together more than 1,000 students from across the state for rehearsals that began on Friday morning and continued through much of Saturday under the direction of Dr. Jennifer Drake (orchestra) and Dr. Morgan Luttig (chorus).

Freeman's all-state chorus quartet, three of the four alternates, and their two directors stand for a photo prior to leaving for the Black Hills Thursday afternoon. Pictured are, from left, director Sonja Waltner, Abigail Bradley (alto alternate), Jocelyn Lee (soprano), Cadence Hofer (alto), Oliver Waltner (tenor), Liam Loofborrow (tenor alternate), Jax Kaufman (bass), Reeslyn Hofer (soprano alternate), and director Nanette Hofer. Tannen Auch (bass alternate) is not pictured.