By Tim Huether
After a heartbreaking overtime loss to a good Hill City team Friday night in Martin, Bennett County’s girls high school basketball coach Ken Soderlin said his girls need to learn how to finish the game. The very next night, in Wall, his message got through to his team as they used a strong fourth quarter to defeat a solid Wall team, 40-24.
Bennett County trailed 22-21 heading into the…

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By Tim Huether
The Bennett County Boys basketball team has found the road a bad place to be lately and the bad news is, they are in the middle of a nine straight road games stretch and it doesn’t get any easier.
After a 2-1 start to the season, the road trip against quality teams began on Dec. 15 in Lyman, where they lost to the Raiders. They lost on Dec. 27 to a good Todd County team, Jan. 4 to…

Read more: Boys basketball team finds road a bit rocky and rough

MARTIN, S.D. (AP) – A lawyer for a South Dakota hospital suing Indian Health Service for services provided to an American Indian tribe says the hospital has agreed to dismiss the case in federal district court and will refile the lawsuit in U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Bennett County Hospital and Nursing Home in Martin sued the federal government in September, saying it is owed $1.65 million for…

Read more: Martin Hospital lawsuit moves to Claims Court

Due to the weather, the Bennett County High School trangular set for Friday, Jan. 11 and the Tournament set for Saturday, Jan. 12 have been cancelled.

Read more: Wrestling Meets Cancelled

Each year the American Red Cross provides assistance to more than two million service members and many of our nation’s 24 million veterans. They support military families, military and veterans hospitals, and provide emergency communications across the globe. And once a year, they  get the joy of delivering holiday cards to veterans, military families, and active-duty service members at…

Read more: Second graders mail letters to heroes

By Tim Huether

Bennett County snapped an early season losing streak at three by rallying in the fourth quarter to defeat Lyman Saturday in Presho, 28-27.

Both teams struggled offensively, resulting in the low scoring contest. Bennett County led 4-1 after one quarter and Lyman led 9-7 at the half.

Things were not looking good for Bennett County as they trailed 18-9 heading into the final quarter,…

Read more: Lady Warriors claim overtime win in Lyman