Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
SPEARFISH – Black Hills State University President Steve Elliott removed the interim tag to name Mark Nore Director of Athletics, effective immediately. Nore stepped in as the Interim Athletic Director in December 2023 following the resignation of Scott Larson. Nore continued his duties as head women’s basketball coach throughout the 2023-24 season. “Mark has […]
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NEWELL—The Newell high school volleyball team has begun off-season training in a multifaceted program that aims to keep players in shape and improve their skills. Off-season activities include open nets and newly created weightlifting and plyometric training programs. Open nets, where players can practice the sport in an informal setting, started on March 26. Plyometric […]
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Kandi Tonsager Special to the Beacon Friday March 28th and Saturday March 29th, an AAU Folkstyle Nationals Wrestling Tournament was held at Black Hills State University. Male and Female divisions from Tot to Grand Masters competed to become All American Wrestlers and take a spot on the podium. Belle Fourche had 30 wrestlers compete with […]
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Wrestling Moms Nikki Fox (Tom McCoy), Denise Horman & Jen Long (Toarin & Teedin Humble) & Kandi Tonsager (Luke, Lizzy, Joey) prepare to watch their wrestlers. Aleyah Carbajal Joey Tonsager Lizzy Tonsager
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The Belle Fourche Broncs Baseball Team, now in their third season as a member of the South Dakota High School Baseball Association (SDHSBA), are set to open their season down in Hot Springs, weather pending, on Friday March 29th in a varsity doubleheader against Bennett County and Hot Springs. The Broncs will field a varsity […]
Continue ReadingNEWELL—The AAU Regional Wrestling Region 1 match was held on Saturday, March 9 in Spearfish. Several Newell students placed in the top 3 and will thus compete at the state AAU wrestling tournament. The Newell State AAU Wrestling team is as follows: Jared Ginsbach, William Erk, Riley Feistner, Kallie Eaton, and Lexi Fox. Congratulations to […]
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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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