Panther boys drop squeaker to Lemmon in season opener

Timber Lake guard Cole Ducheneaux battles Lemmon’s Blair Ham (in white) for a loose ball during the boys basketball season opener between the two teams last Friday, Dec. 13, in Lemmon. Ham would later hit a game-winning 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining to give Lemmon a 64-62 win. Topic photo by Marie DuPreez
Timber Lake guard Cole Ducheneaux battles Lemmon’s Blair Ham (in white) for a loose ball during the boys basketball season opener between the two teams last Friday, Dec. 13, in Lemmon. Ham would later hit a game-winning 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining to give Lemmon a 64-62 win. Topic photo by Marie DuPreez

Bad luck ... and poor free throw shooting ... cost Timber Lake a win in its 2024-25 boys basketball season opener at Lemmon last Friday, Dec.13, as the Cowboys slipped past the Panthers 64-62 in a nail-biter.

Timber Lake will host New Underwood on Friday, Dec. 20, and will square off against Mobridge-Pollock on Saturday, Dec. 21, in the Mobridge Rotary Classic beginning at 6 pm CT in Scherr Howe Ar…