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 School Board met Sept. 14 and heard from District 16 candidate. District 16 South Dakota House of Representatives candidate Tim Rhead spoke to the board during public comment about his candidacy and his history in education. Superintendent Adam Shaw noted they are featuring staff every week on the website to connect the community with teachers. He received an open records request that was extensive that goes back to House Bill 1017 last legislative session. They al

The Lennox City Council met Monday, September 14. The City of Lennox is exploring options for filing a soon-to-be vacant position under the agreement with the City of Hartford. “At the August 24 City Council meeting, the City Council provided direction about doing this going forward and a shared position with the City of Lennox and other communities looked to be what we were all going for and with regard to the shared position, Nate [Vander Plaats] held a call with Dell Rap

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

Wildeboer Dairy is located on a fourth generation family farm in Lennox selling raw A2 Jersey milk and cream, bottled on the farm and picked up at the barn daily. Pictured are Julia, Gloria, Jonathan and Stephanie. For 100 years, the Wildeboer family has farmed the land south of Lennox. Today, Johnathan Wildeboer represents the third generation to work that ground and raise cattle there — and this summer, he and his family added a new chapter to the farm’s story by launching