On Saturday, Jan. 24 the Lennox High School boys basketball team traveled to Mitchell to compete in the Hanson Classic, awaiting them was fourth ranked St. Thomas More. Lennox jumped out to an early 17-4 lead after the opening quarter and despite a come-back attempt from St. Thomas More in the fourth, the Orioles hung on for the 51-49 victory. “I was proud of how the boys came out and responded after Thursday night’s loss and then having no school and practice on Friday. We

Last week the Lennox High School girls’ basketball team took on Dakota Valley on Jan. 20 and West Central on Jan. 22 and grabbed two more victories on the year, defeating the Panthers 50-40 and the Trojans 55-28. Against Dakota Valley, Lennox trailed 16-12 after the first quarter but outscored the Panthers 11-5 in the second and 15-6 in the third. “Versus Dakota Valley I thought we came out a little slow possibly due to the fact that it was our fourth game in seven days and

The Lennox High School boys’ wrestling team competed in the Jerry Opbroek Meet in Mitchell on Saturday, Jan. 17. The following are the results: 106—Champ. Round 1 - Leo Walraven (Watertown) over Sullivan Weeldreyer (Lennox) (Fall 0:43) 120—Cons. Round 3 - Jase Thoms (Lennox) over Carter Radel (Mitchell) (Dec 8-6); Cons. Semis - Tanner Urdahl (Watertown) over Jase Thoms (Lennox) (TF 17-0 2:46) 132—Quarterfinals - Walker West (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Cade Aasheim (Lennox) (Fa

Last week was a busy one for the Lennox High School girls’ basketball team who had a trio of games. On Jan. 13 the Orioles defeated Western Christian, IA by a score of 66-22; on Jan. 15 they defeated Vermillion, 60-24, and on Saturday, Jan. 17 the Orioles went head to head with undefeated Mahpiya Luta at the Hanson Classic. Mahpiya Luta earned the 66-56 win, handing Lennox their first loss of the season. “It was a fun atmosphere against a quality opponent, and the team truly

Aiden Hanssen goes up for the score in the Orioles’ match-up against Vermillion last Thursday. Hanssen scored the bucket at the buzzer to give the Orioles the win over the Tanagers. The Lennox High School boys’ basketball team earned back to back wins last week, defeating Western Christian, IA on Tuesday, Jan. 13 (61-48) and Vermillion on Thursday, Jan. 15, with a buzzer beater to win 60-58. Against Western Christian, Lennox had three athletes in double figures with Tate Ger

Lennox High School powerlifters turned in a strong showing at the 3rd Annual Bulldog Open, held at Baltic High School, with a large number of athletes finding success across multiple weight divisions. A total of 34 Lennox athletes competed at the meet, with five Orioles earning first-place finishes in their respective weight classes. Those champions included Abbie Wilderboer, Maggie Jacobson, Jayden Hopf, Tim Schuttlofel, and Gavin Horner. Another five Lennox lifters placed s

The Lennox High School girls’ basketball team continued their winning ways, defeating Huron 43-28 on Thursday, Jan. 8 on the road and Groton 46-22 on Saturday, Jan. 10 at home. “Defensively in both games we were great,” said LHS head coach Adam Quail. “Keeping both Huron and Groton below 30 points is impressive and a testament to how competitive our team is. Offensively we weren’t crisp so that will be a focus this upcoming week in practice.” Against Huron, Libby Kranz led t

On Saturday, Jan. 10 the Lennox High School boys’ basketball team hosted Groton and despite coming out strong the Orioles suffered the 57-48 loss. The game was tied at 32 all but in the final minutes, Lennox was outscored 25-16. “We are in the process of working on putting together a full basketball game without any lapses throughout the game. Groton is a basketball team that returned every starter from a state tournament team last year and we knew it was going to be a test

Jocelyn Thoms celebrating her 100th career win. Sophomore Jocelyn Thoms reached a major milestone in her high school wrestling career, earning her 100th career victory while competing at the Floyd Farrand Tournament on Monday, Dec. 29, at Sioux Falls Lincoln. Thoms was one of four Lennox High School girls wrestlers to compete in the tournament, with all four stepping onto the podium. Thoms placed fifth at 135 pounds, while Khloe Sauers also earned a fifth-place finish at 155

The Lennox High School girls’ basketball team remain undefeated after grabbing a 49-19 Monday night win over West Lyon to improve to 7-0 on the season. Prior to their win over West Lyon, the Orioles dominated Mount Vernon Plankinton, 56-22 on Jan. 2. Lennox led early, 21-9 after the opening quarter, and outscored the Titans 15-0 in the second to take a commanding lead at the half. “Defensively we played disciplined and really made it hard for MVP to get comfortable all game,