Coach Colby Crawford placed the second target for his daughter, Alivia, as she was shooting for a national record Saturday.
Britton played host to 84 youth from across South Dakota and Minnesota for the 14th annual South Dakota American Legion BB Gun Tournament on Saturday.
STEPHANIE SYMENS
Stephanie Symens has always been a sports nut, and she loves kids, so becoming the athletic director at Britton-Hecla was kind of a natural for her.
Ten Britton youth wrestlers have qualified for the state tournament in Aberdeen March 24-26. In front left to right are Jarrik Jones, Kylan Sasker, and Breven Schmieg. Back row Emersyn Eimers, Colton Chapin, Ben Suther, Tanner Atkinson, Easton Eimers, and Max Suther. Not pictured is Crue Jones. (Megan Biel Photo)
Ten Britton youth wrestlers finished among the top three in regional competition last weekend to advance to the state meet set for Aberdeen on March 24-26.
Despite suffering a torn ACL and being forced to sit out the volleyball and basketball seasons, senior McKaelyn Zuehlke had the opportunity to serve during a match late last season. She took advantage of the opportunity, hitting 10-11 serves and posting five aces.
Britton-Hecla senior McKaelyn Zuehlke, right, is pictured with her brother, Trevor, and sister Karli, at an SDSU football game last fall. Parents of the Zuehlke crew are Kurt and Shana Zuehlke and Nikki and TJ Stiegelmeier.
Sidelined By ACL Injury
Britton-Hecla’s Jaxon Zuehlke squeezed his way between a couple of defenders in recent boys basketball action. The Braves fell to top-seeded Aberdeen Christian in the Region 1B quarterfinals last week to end their season.
These two Marshall County Sharpshooters both finished second and brought home gun cases from the Spink County BB Gun Tournament last weekend. Austin Crawford was second in the 12 & Up Division while Rosalyn Rapkock was second in the 8&9 year-old bracket.
Top-seeded Aberdeen Christian jumped out to an early lead and cruised to a 5517 win over Britton-Hecla in Region 1B boys’ basketball tournament action last week Tuesday at the Aberdeen Civic Arena.
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