Freeman Public freshman Brody Gossen outwrestled Canton junior Landon Walker to claim a 4-2 decision and win the Region 2B championship at 113 lbs. Saturday afternoon in Canton. Gossen entered the tournament with a 44-2 record while Walker was 37-4. Gossen's effort at the region tournament earned hi...

After trailing the entire game, Menno came back in the fourth quarter to beat Scotland in Scotland in the final game of the regular season Friday night, Feb. 16. Down 40-36 after three periods, the Wolves won the fourth frame 13-6 to edge the Highlanders 49-46 and finish the regular season 2-18. Sco...

For Cami Fransen and Ashlin Jacobsen it was a senior night to remember. For the rest of the Freeman High School girls basketball team and their fans it was a night they won’t soon forget. Facing Class B No. 1 Ethan at home on Tuesday night, Feb. 13 the Flyers overcame a 26-23 halftime deficit by out...

A promising group of grapplers is taking its talents to Canton for the Region 2B Tournament this Saturday and hoping to set the table for the bright future ahead. A group that has been growing up through the ranks and has had the eye of Marion-Freeman head wresting coach Chris Sayler for years will ...

BEARCATS FA/Marion girls 21, AC/DC 49 The Freeman Academy/Marion girls dropped to 3-13 with a 49-21 loss to Andes Central in Marion Thursday night. The Thunder, who improved to 10-6, led 17-1 after the first period and 31-3 at the half. Alexa Gortmaker and Avery Thomas scored seven and five points, ...

Sophomore Luke Peters and eighth grader David Walter each scored 13 points and sophomore Tate Sorensen added 11 as the Freeman boys handled Bon Homme with ease in a home doubleheader with the girls Saturday afternoon. The Flyers won 65-33 to improve to 10-4; it was Freeman’s ninth win in the past 10...

The boys basketball team from Menno picked up its first win of the season with a 42-38 victory over Irene-Wakonda in Irene Friday night, Feb. 2. The game was close the entire way, with the Eagles leading 13-12 after the first quarter, the Wolves ahead 29-26 at the half and the game tied at 33 after ...

Rocky Ammann’s 26 points helped power the Freeman Public boys past the Pirates of Avon in non-conference action Friday night in Avon. The senior also had six rebounds, five steals, 4 blocked shots and three steals in what was a 78-62 win for the Flyers, who move to 7-3 on the season. Avon drops to 1...

The Freeman girls battled back from a 14-point second half deficit to force overtime and then won the final 4 minutes of play 9-6 to come away with a 63-60 victory over Canistota in Canistota Thursday night, Jan. 25. The win moved the Flyers to 10-2 while the Hawks dropped to 5-7. Freeman led 7-0 ea...

Boys and girls basketball teams from Menno traveled to Gayville-Volin Tuesday night, Jan. 23 for a doubleheader with the Raiders, with the home team topping the visitors in both varsity games. The Gayville-Volin boys won 62-41 to improve to 6-4 while the Wolves dropped to 0-10. In the girls game, th...