Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
The Belle Fourche Chess Club put in a rated US Chess (USCF) blitz tournament on December 14th. Club advisor and South Dakota Chess Association president, Jordan Esmay ran the tournament. 33 students and adults from Belle Fourche, Sturgis, Spearfish, and Rapid City participated. In the K-5 division the winners were: 1st Liam Stahl (Spearfish), 2nd […]
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Friday December 8th and Saturday December 9th, the Bronc wrestlers took to the mat for their first competitions of the season. The two day Rapid City Invite hosts a large annual tournament every December with fierce competition, many seen only once per season from multiple bordering states, as well as from across South Dakota. On […]
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NEWELL—The Newell Irrigators’ basketball season kicked off with a double header at home against the Harding County Ranchers on Friday, December 8. The game was a loss for both the girls’ and boys’ teams. But they came back strong the very next day with a massive win against the Bison Cardinals in another double header. […]
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Bronc track and Cross Country standout runner, Lane Krautschun recently signed with the Montana Grizzles to further his education and distance running at the Missoula school. Lane surrounded by family, coaches, teammates, and friends at the recent signing.
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Amiyah Gomez had been working all summer to raise money to get to New York City. The Belle Fourche Community along with Spirit of Cheer and Dance has rallied behind Amiyah to perform in the 2023 Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade with Spirit of America. Amiyah was 1 of 5 cheerleaders from South Dakota in the […]
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The route to the achievements as told by an older sister. Mataya Ward reached her 1000th career kill the second game into her senior season and just recently surpassed her 1000th career dig. Though many have seen her play, few have actually seen what it took for her to get here. When the Beacon asked […]
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The Bronc Volleyball season has come to an end in the second round of Region playoffs. Here’s a recap of the final three games for the purple and white. The Broncs took on Hill City on the Ranger’s senior night losing 3 sets to 1 for their final regular season match up. Scores were 26-24, […]
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Special to bellefourchebeacon.com Minot, N.D. (October 30, 2023) – The Badlands Circuit has awarded its Horses of the Year Award in each rodeo event. In the steer wrestling, the Steer Wrestling Horse of the Year was won by Woody, owned by River Voigt, Killdeer, N.D. The Haze Horse of the Year is Junior, owned by […]
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The Lady Bronc Volleyball Team is currently 20-10 and sitting 18th out of 65 Class A teams in South Dakota. They have one regular season game at Hill City before trekking into the playoff part of the year. The Broncs battled for five sets with Spearfish at the Spartan’s home court on October 10th, but […]
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The Belle Fourche boys varsity soccer team finished their season with a 7-6-1 record and a run to the semi-finals in the playoffs. During the last half of the season the Broncs dropped a lightning shortened game in Sturgis 5-0, but the Broncs rebounded with an 8-4 victory over James Valley Christian in Huron. The […]
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