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Thunder fell to Platte/Geddes 27-63 on Saturday, December 11th in their first game of the season.
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Lady Thunder traveled to Platte for their season opener on December 11th where they defeated Platte/Geddes by 9 points with a final score of 46-37.
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For Christmas, I’m going with something on the lighter side this week. The old school teacher in me surfaced recently. I once thoroughly enjoyed putting evaluation instruments together, and I just had to “scratch that itch.” I hope you enjoy my South Dakota Sportsman Scale, but don’t take it too seriously. For many, a golf course or jogging trail fills one’s outdoor needs. South Dakota Sportsman’s Scale
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Tiffany Pelton, daughter of Barb and Jim Pelton, was born on December 14, 2003. Pelton has one older brother, Derek, and two younger brothers, Trace and Jamie. In her spare time she likes to hang out with friends, go for walks, go to the river, babysit, and shop.
Read moreThree Avon grapplers have joined the Bon Homme wrestling team. The Cavaliers have gotten their fair share of traveling at the beginning of the season with road trips to Dell Rapids; Pierce, Nebraska; and Elk Point.
Read moreAvon’s boys’ basketball team kicked off their season on December 11 in Avon against the Parkston Trojans. Parkston outscored the Pirates 60 to 31. As the team works to find their rhythm, they then traveled to Corsica to play the Corsica-Stickney Jaguars on December 14. Scoring struggles plagued the Pirates resulting in a loss of 22 to 58. Senior Lincoln Thury said, “As a team, we need to improve on shooting with confidence and rebounding the ball after every shot.”
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Christmas is upon us, and the sounds of Christmas could be heard at Avon School on December 9 at the Winter Concert. Band Director Mataya Larsgaard tried to pick challenging songs for the students but also pick songs that they would like. She had songs with a variety of different key changes, tempo changes and time signature changes. She put the jr. high and high school together for one song so they could have the opportunity to collaborate and listen to each other. This is a great motivation for the jr. high instrumental students.
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