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Treyden Beer (10, middle) gets mobbed by his teammates after draining a 15-foot buzzer-beater to give Timber Lake a 52-50 win over North Central on Saturday, Jan. 31. Included in the celebration were Mason Bickel (40), Braden Lawrence (3), and Jackson Bigger (in black). Topic Photo/Marie DuPreez

Treyden Beer (10, middle) gets mobbed by his teammates after draining a 15-foot buzzer-beater to give Timber Lake a 52-50 win over North Central on Saturday, Jan. 31. Included in the celebration were Mason Bickel (40), Braden Lawrence (3), and Jackson Bigger (in black). Topic Photo/Marie DuPreez

Beer buzzer-beater lifts Panthers past North Central

The Timber Lake Panthers picked up their 10th victory of the season on Saturday, Jan. 31, when junior forward Treyden Beer - like he had ice in his veins - drained a 15-foot jumper at the final buzzer to give the Panthers a thrilling 52-50 victory over the visiting North Central Thunder.
Broc Bauer (4) dribbles around a screen set by teammate Kanton Hunt (24) on Dupree’s Dayson Kennedy during the LMC Boys Basketball Tournament title game last Saturday. Topic Photo/Marie DuPreez

Broc Bauer (4) dribbles around a screen set by teammate Kanton Hunt (24) on Dupree’s Dayson Kennedy during the LMC Boys Basketball Tournament title game last Saturday. Topic Photo/Marie DuPreez

Tigers slip past Timber Lake for LMC Tournament title

The No. 2 seeded Dupree Tigers used a balanced scoring attack and steady defense to pull off an underdog upset, edging the Timber Lake Panthers 55-51 for the 2026 Little Moreau Conference Boys Basketball Tournament championship.Dupree downed No.
Panther freshman Maddy Hermes (24) draws a foul while driving to the basket between two Sully Buttes defenders. Timber Lake rallied in the fourth quarter to down the Chargers 57-49. Topic Photo/Marie DuPreez

Panther freshman Maddy Hermes (24) draws a foul while driving to the basket between two Sully Buttes defenders. Timber Lake rallied in the fourth quarter to down the Chargers 57-49. Topic Photo/Marie DuPreez

Panther girls rally late to collect big regular season win over Sully Buttes

Jaylee Schoelerman dropped a team-high 22 points, rallying the Timber Lake Lady Panthers from a 12-point deficit to beat visiting Sully Buttes 57-49 in girls basketball action last Tuesday, Jan. 20.

Panther grapplers struggle with illness, compete at round robin

With illness sidelining a number of Timber Lake wrestlers, only a handful of Panthers were on the mat at the Mobridge-Pollock round robin tournament last week.Evelyn Gill garnered third place in the girls 145-155 weight class, including a nice win over Amanda Blue Coat of Cheyenne-EB-Dupree.

Maher leads TL girls past Bison for seventh place

Junior Ruby Maher poured in a game-high 20 points to lead the Timber Lake Lady Panthers to a come-from-behind win over Bison 60-53 for seventh place honors at the Little Moreau Conference Girls Basketball Tournament played in Lemmon last and Saturday, Jan. 23-24.

All-LMC Tournament Team honors given to top 23 competitors

GIRLSRuby Maher, Timber Lake Mikki Maher, McIntosh Raynee Jones, Faith Rachel Stranberg, Newell Cora Besler, Bison Maddlyn Red Bear, Dupree Izzie O’Donnell, Lemmon Madison Dauwen, Lemmon Suttyn Wilson, Harding Co. Kamry Padden, Harding Co. Raelee Hunsuicker, Harding Co.

Lady Panthers down McLaughlin, improve to 5-8 overall

Jaylee Schoelerman poured in 16 points and Josie Boldt added 11 to lead Timber Lake to a 62-51 win over the McLaughlin Mustangs on Monday, Jan. 26.The win puts the Lady Panthers at 5-8 overall, inching toward a .500 season as they prepare for post-season play.