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79ERS’ JUNIOR LEGION IMPROVES TO 13-1
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79ERS’ JUNIOR LEGION IMPROVES TO 13-1
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 1, 2025
One night after blasting Alexandria 19-1, the Post 152 Junior Legion won twice more at Crofton, Neb., sweeping a doubleheader against Post 128 with 12-0 and 2-0 victories. The 79ers improve to 13-1 on the season while Crofton drops to 9-7. In the first game, Post 152 was led at the plate by Logun Pa...
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POST 152 SENIOR LEGION SPLITS IN VERMILLION
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POST 152 SENIOR LEGION SPLITS IN VERMILLION
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 22, 2025
The Post 152 Senior Legion split a pair of games in Vermillion on Saturday, falling 10-5 to Post 206 out of Colton before taking down Post 1 of Vermillion 9-1. Colton In their game against Colton, the 79ers held a narrow 5-4 advantage after three innings, but Post 206 plated four in the fourth and f...
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POST 152 TAKES DOWN LENNOX BY MERCY RULE — TWICE
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POST 152 TAKES DOWN LENNOX BY MERCY RULE — TWICE
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 19, 2025
The Post 152 Junior Legion and Senior Legion teams won Thursday night in Freeman, both taking down Lennox by the mercy rule. The juniors won 11-1 to improve to 6-1 while the seniors won 14-2 to improve to 4-4. In the Junior Legion game, Tannen Auch and Trey Maske both drove in four runs, with Auch g...
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POST 152 JUNIORS RALLY FOR 12-7 WIN OVER WAGNER
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POST 152 JUNIORS RALLY FOR 12-7 WIN OVER WAGNER
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 11, 2025
Oliver Waltner pitched three scoreless innings in relief and the bats finally came alive as the Post 152 Juniors rallied from an early 7-1 deficit to come away with a 13-7 win over Wagner in Wagner Tuesday night, June 10. The win moved the 79ers to 4-0 on the season. Wagner took advantage of early p...
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TSCHETTER LEADS POST 152 JUNIORS TO 11-0 WIN SUNDAY NIGHT
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TSCHETTER LEADS POST 152 JUNIORS TO 11-0 WIN SUNDAY NIGHT
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 9, 2025
The Scotland/Menno/Freeman/Canistota Junior Legion (16u) improved to 3-0 with another mercy-rule win, stamping out Elk Point-Jefferson 11-0 in Scotland Sunday evening, June 8. Post 152 used good plate discipline and timely hitting to built a 9-0 lead in the first inning and tacked on two more runs i...
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SATTLER NO-HITS ALEXANDRIA IN POST 152 WIN
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SATTLER NO-HITS ALEXANDRIA IN POST 152 WIN
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 7, 2025
Editor's Note: The Post 152 79ers are an American Legion baseball team made up primarily of players from Freeman, Menno and Scotland and includes two squads: Senior Legion (19-under) and Junior Legion (16-under). The name 79ers is a nod to the year 1879, when the railroad established stops in Freema...
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MCCONNIEL LEADS THE WAY IN BEARCATS’ FINALE
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MCCONNIEL LEADS THE WAY IN BEARCATS’ FINALE
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 4, 2025
Marion senior medals twice; Preheim returns to podium; relays finish strong Not only was it the end of an era for Freeman Academy/Marion’s top two runners — seniors Finley McConniel and Keaton Preheim — it was also the end of an era for a sports partnership of nine years. Last week’s South Dakota St...
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FLYERS FINISH STATE STRONG — AND WITH MOMENTUM
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FLYERS FINISH STATE STRONG — AND WITH MOMENTUM
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 4, 2025
STATE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS Flyers finish strong —  with lots of momentum Peters, Scharberg make podium; six of nine relays earn medals JEREMY WALTNER  -  PUBLISHER On Monday morning, June 2, less than two days following the conclusion of the 2025 State Track and Field Championships, Freeman H...
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AUCH EARNS FIRST STATE MEET GOLF MEDAL; BUSE 21ST
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 2, 2025
A medal was his goal and a medal was his prize. Competing in his fourth state golf tournament, Freeman High School sophomore Tannen Auch golfed his way to a top-10 finish and will return with a tie for eighth place thanks to a strong two days at Cattail Crossing Golf Course in Watertown Monday and T...
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STRONG CONTINGENT OF LOCAL ATHLETES HEADED TO STATE
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STRONG CONTINGENT OF LOCAL ATHLETES HEADED TO STATE
By Jeremy Waltner 
May 28, 2025
Track and field participants from Freeman Academy/Marion, Freeman Public and Scotland/Menno will be busy this Thursday, Friday & Saturday At 12:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, four young men from Freeman High School and four others from Freeman Academy/Marion were scheduled to step foot on the track at...
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By Jeremy Waltner 
September 1, 2025
SATURDAY, SEPT. 13 Soccer Freeman Academy 8, Custer 0 (9-1-1) FRIDAY, SEPT. 12 Football Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy 61, Gayville-Volin 6 (4-0) Scot...
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DPS SITUATION: RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT; STERN APOLOGIZES; BOARD TO MEET AGAIN SEPT. 23
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DPS SITUATION: RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT; STERN APOLOGIZES; BOARD TO MEET AGAIN SEPT. 23
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 19, 2025
There were a number of key takeaways from the Turner County Board of Adjustment’s Aug. 19 meeting in which board members reviewed the conditional use ...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: FULL HOUSE
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: FULL HOUSE
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 21, 2025
Here is another photo from the Aug. 19 meeting of the Turner County Board of Adjustment that drew more than 40 residents of Freeman, all there to repr...
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CITY DECLARES MAIN STREET BUILDING DANGEROUS
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CITY DECLARES MAIN STREET BUILDING DANGEROUS
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 26, 2025
Action means Watecha Bowl cannot open until issues are fixed The future of a restaurant specializing in traditional Native American food that had been...
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FREEMAN ACADEMY HIRES NEW HEAD OF SCHOOL
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FREEMAN ACADEMY HIRES NEW HEAD OF SCHOOL
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 28, 2025
A search that began in spring has borne fruit at Freeman Academy. More than a week after the private, Christian school began its 122nd term, school le...
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