Shayden Olean takes the carry against Canton. The Lennox High School football team celebrated Homecoming with a 22-14 victory over Canton Friday, Sept. 18, in the annual Black and Blue Bowl match-up. The victory improved the Orioles to 3-1 on the season and handed Canton its first loss of the year. Lennox opened the scoring in the first quarter when Cayden Huls connected with Drake Mikkelsen on an 8-yard touchdown pass. The Orioles were unable to convert the ensuing two-poin

The Lennox High School boys’ golf team competed at Two Rivers in Dakota Valley on Monday, Sept. 12, in the Dak 12 Meet. Eli Plank led the Orioles with a score of 78, finishing tied for 22nd place. Plank shot a 39 on both the front and back nine to lead the Orioles. Both Easton Nelson and Grayden Veurink shot an 80 on the day to tie for 25th place. Nelson shot a 39 on the front nine and a 41 on the back. Veurink shot a 38 on the front nine and a 42 on the back. Justin Butler

The Lennox High School girl’s tennis team went eleven days without any competition until they hosted the Rapid City Lady Comets in Lennox on Sept. 18 for a varsity match up. The dual started with doubles where Brooke Buehner and Karlie Bosma at Flight #1 dropped their match 0-6, 4-6, Maliyah Hofer and Nora Asturiza at Flight #2 dropped their match 0-6, 0-6, and at Flight #3 Peyton Herlyn and Kenzie Bosma were up in both sets and had their chances, but dropped the match 4-6, 3

Ryleigh Black keeps possession in the Orioles’ match-up against Dakota Valley The Lennox High School girls’ soccer team faced a pair of challenging opponents last week, falling to Groton Area, 2-1, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, before dropping a 7-0 decision to Dakota Valley on Thursday, Sept. 17. Lennox traveled to Groton Area on Tuesday and came away with a 2-1 loss despite creating several scoring opportunities. “We played a great game against Groton Area,” head coach Paul McVey s

The Lennox High School Cheer program is introducing a new tradition this season with the Lennox Cheer Community Give Back Game, an evening dedicated to supporting a family and organization making a difference in the local community. The first Community Give Back Game will be held Friday, Sept. 18, during the Lennox vs. Canton Homecoming match-up at the Sinning Sports Complex. The Lennox cheerleaders have selected The Brave Little One as the recipient of this year’s fundraiser

The Lennox High School cross country team competed at the Nike Heartland Preview on Saturday, Sept. 12, with several Orioles recording personal- or season-best times. In the boys championship 5,000-meter race, sophomore Landon Strasser led Lennox with a personal-best time of 16:51.1, placing 37th. Junior Isaak Booker followed in 48th with a season-best 17:09.9. Junior Leo Aesoph finished 100th in 18:02.6, also recording a season best. Junior Jackson Schmidt placed 146th with

Bennett Hanssen breaks free to the endzone The Lennox High School football team celebrated Military Appreciation Night with a dominant 39-0 victory over Tri-Valley on Friday, Sept. 11, at the Sinning Sports Complex. The game was interrupted by lightning and rain midway through the second quarter, forcing players and fans to wait more than an hour before play resumed at 9:15 p.m. The weather delay did little to slow the Orioles, who continued to control the game on both sides

Karlie Bosma The Orioles girls tennis team hosted Madison Tuesday, Sept. 8 for their senior night. The day started off with JV singles where the Orioles posted a 11-3 lead with wins by Sierra Wesseling, Reba Schroeder, Peyton Herlyn, Kenzi Bosma, Izzy Gerdes, Tori Gerdes, Karissa Iken, Sophia Onnen, Ava Elk Boy, Lily Kezar and Aleysia Young. In JV doubles the Orioles took six of the ten matches with wins by the duos of Wood and I. Gerdes, Alustiza and T. Gerdes, Elk Boy and

On Friday, Sept. 11 the Lennox High School boys’ golf team traveled to Parkston to compete at the Lakeview Golf Course in Mitchell. Wyatt Holland led the way for the Orioles with an 81 on the day, shooting a 41 on the front nine and a 40 on the back. This earned him 21st at the Invite. Grayden Veruink shot an 82 for the Orioles (39, 43) with a birdie highlighting his day. He finished in 28th place. Eli Plank finished with an 85 (41, 44) and also recorded a birdie to earn 46th

Libby Kranz tips it over the net during the Orioles’ match-up against Canton last week at home. The Lennox High School volleyball team put together a strong week on the court, going 5-1 across three competitions, including a second-place finish at the Clark/Willow Lake Tournament. The Orioles opened the week Monday, September 7, with a 3-0 victory over Canton. Lennox controlled the match from the start, winning 25-10, 25-14 and 25-18. Libby Kranz led the Orioles with 17 kill