Above: Drake Mikkelsen with a catch against Tri-Valley.  The Lennox High School football team traveled to Tri-Valley on Friday, Oct. 17 and scored three times in the second quarter to secure an impressive 41-0 victory over the Mustangs. In the opening quarter, Lennox’s Tate Gerdes took it 69 yards for the score, giving Lennox the early 7-0 advantage. Still in the first, Gerdes once again found the end zone rushing eight yards in for the score.  With a 14-0 lead, the Orioles p

The Lennox High School Oriole volleyball went into the DAK XII Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 18 as a fourth-place seed.  Lennox’s first match-up was against fifth seed West Central.  In their two previous match-ups this season, Lennox was the victor.  This time was no different as Lennox won the match 25-14, 25-27 and 25-15.  Next up at the Tournament was top seed and top ranked in the state for A, Dakota Valley who Lennox lost to earlier in the week.  The match started out re

With all members present, the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, Oct. 14, in the Lincoln County Boardroom. Chairwoman Tiffani Landeen started the meeting with the first reading and staff briefing — an ordinance of Lincoln County, SD, amending the code of ordinances by revising Chapter 155, Joint Zoning Regulations for Lincoln County and the City of Sioux Falls, Section 155.010: Boundaries of Joint and Platting Jurisdiction.  Planning Director Toby Brown provid

The Lennox School Board met Oct. 13 and heard more about girls soccer. Student Kamille Schmidt spoke on behalf of the numerous girls and families in attendance during public comment. She and others were present to keep the conversation moving forward and she hoped the data collected by the district shows that people are in support of adding the sport. Superintendent Adam Shaw reported that the official enrollment count was 1,144.01, which was above the budgeted number of 1,12

With all members present, the Lennox City Council met Tuesday, Oct. 14. Mayor Danny Fergen opened the meeting by asking for public comment for items not on the agenda.  Brandie Nordman stood to address the council.  “I’m here for the Commercial Club, we just want to thank you for the support that you gave with the Park Drive After 5 event that I set up and we are in the process of planning our 2026 events. We’re hoping to have five of them set up,” Nordman said.   Discussions

The Lennox High School cross country program had a day to remember on Friday, Oct. 17, as both the boys’ and girls’ varsity teams captured Region 3A Championships, earning their entire squads a trip to the State Meet this Saturday, Oct. 25, in Huron. The LHS varsity girls were once again led by freshman standout Adie McVey, who crossed the line in second place with a time of 18:58.31. Eighth-grader Sophia Johnson followed with an impressive personal record of 20:16.66 to take

Lennox High School cross country runners turned in strong performances at the Dakota XII Conference Championships held Thursday, Oct. 9, in Canton. The Orioles competed across all divisions—Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Middle School—with several athletes earning top finishes and personal records. The Lennox varsity boys’ team delivered a solid showing, led by Isaak Booker, who placed eighth overall with a time of 17:36.30. Senior Cloy McVey followed close behind in 10th, cloc

On Saturday, Oct. 11 the Lennox High School Oriole volleyball team hosted Class AA Pierre Governors in an afternoon match. Set one started out with Mallorie Bittner getting a kill out of the middle to earn the first point of the game and then the set progressed with back-and-forth scoring. The Lady Govs took a small lead, the Lady O’s battled back and took a slight lead. After that the score was tied numerous times, the last being 23-23, however Pierre managed to win the firs

Ramsey Williams makes his move on his way to the endzone On Friday, Oct. 10 the Lennox High School football team hosted Madison and earned a commanding 44–19 win.  The Orioles used a balanced offensive attack and a defense that came up big when it mattered most to get the win.  Quarterback Jhaimann Huntington got the scoring going for the Orioles, scoring early on a 5-yard keeper in the first quarter, the point after by Cloy McVey gave Lennox the 7-0 lead. Madison answered la

On Saturday, Oct. 11, the Lennox High School Marching Band competed in the 2025 Dutchmen Field Championship held in Orange City, Iowa. The band delivered an outstanding performance, earning second place in their class and capturing the award for Best Color Guard. Their strong showing also qualified them for the finals, where the top eight bands of 27 competing bands were selected.  In the finals round, Lennox secured an impressive fifth-place overall finish. This competition