Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
NEWELL—On Thursday, March 7, the Newell Youth Basketball Program held a basketball game fundraiser at the Austin Auditorium. Community members supported the youth basketball teams with free-will donations at the door. Student teams were divided by grade, with first through fourth graders playing basketball games against their classmates. The fifth and sixth graders played against […]
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For their final regular season game, the Broncs traveled down to Wall to play the Class B powerhouse. The Eagles and Broncs fought hard for majority of the game, but it was the guests who slowly garnered a lead by the final buzzer. Belle Fourche took home the final regular season win with a score […]
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Kandi Tonsager Special to the Beacon The Lady Broncs had three state qualifiers. For the South Dakota Athletic Association, girls are selected for state competition based on their record from the season. Kyra Vandenberg, Freshman 100 pounder, Alexa Swaney, Junior 132 pounder, and Joselyn Shockey, Junior 145 pounder are this year’s […]
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NEWELL—The Irrigator basketball teams played a double header vs. the Wall Eagles on Monday, February 5. Although the girls fought hard against Wall and even started off ahead of the opponent in points, the game ultimately ended in a loss for Newell’s Lady Irrigators. The final score was 43-83. Unfortunately, the boys’ team suffered the […]
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It was a successful weekend for the Bronc Boy’s as they posted a perfect 2-0 record during the 1st Annual Belle Fourche Boys Basketball Classic at the Ed Patronek Gym. Teams from across the state and Wyoming came to participate in the inaugural tournament including the Redfield Pheasants, Kadoka Area Cougars, Upton (Wyo) Bobcats, […]
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The Bronc Boys struggled with finding their rhythm on January 9th as they hosted the Lead/Deadwood Gold Diggers (3-5) but would eventually prevail and end a four-game losing streak winning by a score of 59-51. The Broncs struggled with turnovers throughout the game, at one point turning the ball over on three straight possessions. Belle […]
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The Lady Broncs were fresh off two losses from tough Black Hills Conference opponents when they showed up at Douglas High School on January 6th. They came away with the win this time, making it clear they were the better team with a score of 64-36. Their margin of lead was only two points at […]
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On Thursday January 11th the Broncs fell short in a dual against Sturgis, with Riley Dighton earning one win for the team over Sturgis’ number four ranked Beau Peters. The Black Hills Conference meet scheduled for Saturday January 13th in Hot Springs was postponed due to inclement weather and rescheduled for Friday February 2nd. Saturday […]
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The South Dakota State University Rodeo Team ended the fall 2023 season with the women’s team ranked second and the men’s team ranked fourth among 15 schools and 280 contestants represented in the Great Plains Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. The team, under the direction of SDSU Rodeo Coach Ron Skovly, is made […]
Continue ReadingNEWELL—The Newell Youth Wrestling team recently attended two wrestling tournaments. The first was the Brandon Delzer Memorial AAU Youth Wrestling tournament on Sunday, January 7 at Sturgis Brown High School. There were 16 man brackets with smaller brackets being round robin, plus separate girls’ brackets. The 1st to 3rd place winners received trophies while 4th […]
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