🔥🥎 Congratulations to Claire Loofbourrow on being named to the 2026 All-State Softball Team! 🏆👏

Claire's hard work, determination, and leadership helped fuel an unforgettable season for Phoenix Softball. From clutch hits to big moments on the biggest stage, she consistently rose to the challenge and represented our team with pride. 💪🔥

We are incredibly proud of all you've accomplished and can't wait to see what the future holds. Congratulations, Claire! 🦅❤️🖤🤍

#PhoenixSoftball #AllState #PhoenixPride #RiseSoarDominate #StateBound #SoftballSuccess🥎❤️🖤🤍
about 14 hours ago, Malynda Penner
Claire.AllState
The following Freeman School District items may be bid on through the Purple Wave auction site:

Stadium lights:
https://www.purplewave.com/auction/260707/item/ER1668/Building_Materials-Building_Materials-South_Dakota

Concession stand metal picnic tables:
https://www.purplewave.com/auction/260707/item/ER1667/Furniture-Furniture-South_Dakota

The auction closes on Tuesday, July 7th.
1 day ago, Freeman School District
stadium lights
picnic tables
🥎 PHOENIX SOFTBALL WELCOME HOME UPDATE! 🥎

⏰ New Arrival Time: 9:40 pm

📍 Location: Freeman High School

Please make plans accordingly and be ready to go at the updated time!
3 days ago, Malynda Penner
Sb update

🙌🥳 The Phoenix softball team has officially left Aberdeen and is headed home! 🚌🔥
We expect the girls to arrive back in Freeman at approximately 10 pm. If you'd like to help welcome them home and celebrate an incredible state tournament run, please join us in the Freeman High School parking lot this evening. We will update the time if necessary.

 
Let's give these girls the homecoming they deserve! 🖤🥎 #GoPhoenix

3 days ago, Malynda Penner
Welcome home
🥎🔥 STATE B TOURNAMENT CONSOLATION CHAMPS! 🔥🥎

The Phoenix soared to a 9-3 victory over Redfield on Saturday behind a dominant performance from Harli Ross! 💪🔥 Harli was lights out in the circle, striking out 13 batters while pitching a complete game.

Offensively, the Phoenix stayed aggressive with 10 stolen bases and key hits from Aubree Tschetter, Remington Weier, and Claire Loofbourrow. Claire drove in 2 runs to help fuel the offense as the team finished an incredible tournament run! 🏃‍♀️💨🥎

👏 Congratulations to Claire Loofbourrow and Harli Ross on being named to the State B All-Tournament Team! 🌟🏆

What a weekend for this group of Phoenix athletes! ❤️🖤💛

#RiseAsOne #PhoenixSoftball #StateBTournament #AllTournamentTeam #PhoenixPride 🥎🔥🏆
3 days ago, Malynda Penner
Softball
Softball
🥎🥎The Phoenix battered the Avon Pirates with 17 hits and 13 runs in a consolation semifinal victory. Claire Loofbourrow collected 3 hits, including the first HR of the State B Tournament. Avary Thomas had three hits as well, and Remington Weier collected 3 RBIs on two hits. The 13-4 victory puts the Phoenix into the consolation championship game against Redfield who edged out Florence-Henry in the 2:00 PM game.

Consolation Championship FMFA Phoenix vs. Redfield Pheasants
🕰️12:00 PM on Saturday, June 6, 2026
📍Field B of the Players Softball Complex in Aberdeen, SD
📹https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-hGvcjag98
GC https://web.gc.com/organizations/lMtx8MEf0lJ4/schedule

Go Phoenix!! 🎉🙌🐦‍🔥

Photos Courtesy of Jeremy Waltner

5 days ago, Freeman School District
Loofbourrow HR
Dugout reaction to Loofbourrow HR
Coach Weier and Izzy Waltner
Bracket Sticker
🥎🎉🥎The Phoenix softball team is off to the state tournament following a send off in Freeman and a breakfast and send off in Marion. Thank you to all of businesses, organizations, and individuals who helped send our girls and coaches off in style!

📅 The girls will open the tournament tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM vs. Castlewood.

🥎 SDPB State Softball Site - https://www.sdpb.org/hsactivities/sports/softball?_gl=1*tkqvig*_gcl_au*MjAzNzc3Mjc3Ny4xNzgwNTAwMzE3*_ga*NjIxMDUyNDUuMTc4MDQ5OTQ1NA..*_ga_BWGZXV2BJN*czE3ODA0OTk0NTMkbzEkZzEkdDE3ODA1MDAzMTYkajE2JGwwJGgw

🥎 Class B Bracket and Scores - https://gobound.com/sd/sdhsaa/softball/2025-26/brackets/h2025061806561468541a2844739d645

🥎 Class B GameChanger - https://web.gc.com/organizations/lMtx8MEf0lJ4/schedule

🥎 SDPB YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SDPBdotORG/streams

Go Phoenix! 🎉🙌🥎🐦‍🔥
7 days ago, Freeman School District
Freeman departure
Freeman side of bus
Marion Banner
marion breakfast
Marion bus windows
Marion departure
📢 Freeman Parents,

The old Jr./Sr. High lockers are now available to anyone who may have a use for them! They could make great storage for a garage, mud room, workshop, or other space 🛠️🏠.

If you are interested, please feel free to take as many as you would like. The lockers are located in the Jr./Sr. High parking lot 📍. Please note that individuals are responsible for loading, transporting, and hauling the lockers themselves 🚚.

Thank you! 😊

Freeman Administration
8 days ago, Jake Tietje
Free Lockers
🚌🥎 PHOENIX SOFTBALL SEND-OFF! 🥎🚌

Let's show our Phoenix pride as the team heads to the State Tournament! 🔥☀️

📍 Departing Freeman High School
🕗 Wednesday at 8:00 AM

We invite businesses, families, friends, and community members to stand outside along the route and help send the team off with lots of cheers, signs, and support! 📣🎉

Check out the route map in the photo and find a spot to wave as the bus rolls by! The team will be headed to Marion for an additional send off!🚍🖤💛

Good luck, Phoenix! Play hard, have fun, and make us proud! 💪🥎

#LetsGoPhoenix #PhoenixSoftball #StateBound #PhoenixPride #CommunityStrong
9 days ago, Malynda Penner
Map
🏌️‍♂️🙌Good luck to Tannen Auch and Trey Maske at State Golf today and tomorrow. Follow along on Golf Genius with ID: SDBOYSSB. Trey is scheduled to tee off at 9:10 AM, and Tannen is scheduled to tee off at 9:40 AM. Good luck, boys! Wings up! ⛳
9 days ago, Freeman School District
Tannen & Trey State Golf
𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝟯𝗥𝗗 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦!🥉 🙌🏻The Flyer Boys finished 3rd overall in Team points to close out the 2026 State Track and Field Meet!!!! 🙌🏻Our Flyer girls had an awesome weekend and finished 8th place overall for girls points!! An incredible season and weekend for the Flyers!! We are proud!! 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗨𝗣!✈︎ 🏃‍♀️🏃👏🏻
10 days ago, Freeman School District
Boys 3rd place state track
🥇 𝗙𝗟𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗫𝟮! The boys 4 x 400 M Relay are your New Class B Champs!  🏃The relay  consists of Luke Miller, Luke Peters, Brody Sorensen and Tate Sorensen! 🔥 So close (.5) to the school record! Amazing finish! Congrats Boys!!! 🏃👏🏻💨🔥🙌🏻 📸 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 Jeremy Waltner
10 days ago, Freeman School District
Boys 4x400 state champs
🥈 𝗙𝗟𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟𝗦 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝟮𝗡𝗗! The Flyer girls 4 x 400 meter relay sprinted to the finish and took a 2nd place spot in Class B!!! 🏃‍♀️👏🏻💨Relay members include Rylee Peters, Penny, Schultz, Landrei Baker, and Vaida Amman!! 🙌🏻 📸 Photo credit Jeremy Waltner!
10 days ago, Freeman School District
girls 4x400 state 2nd place
𝗙𝗟𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝟰𝗧𝗛! 🏃‍♀️🔥 Girls 4 x 100 M Relay ran a strong final and took 4th overall in Class B! Relay members include Makenzie Scharberg, Cadence Hofer, Landrei Baker and Vaida Ammann!!! Congrats Ladies!👏🏻
11 days ago, Freeman School District
4x100 m girls relay
🙌🏻 𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚! Junior, Rylee Peters, ran the 300 M Hurdle Finals today! With a stumble, she got up and finished so strong! Claiming 7th in the State and making the Flyers proud!🙌🏻 Way to go Rylee!👏🏻
11 days ago, Freeman School District
RP 300m hurdles 7th
🏃💨 𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗦 𝟯𝗥𝗗! Senior, Luke Peters, sprinted to a 🥉 third place podium finish in the 400 M Dash finals today! Awesome run with a time of 50.66! Congrats Luke Peters!🔥
11 days ago, Freeman School District
LP 3rd 400 m
🙌🏻 𝗕𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗦 𝗔 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗜𝗨𝗠 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧! Freshman, Landrei Baker, had an incredible race Thursday in the 400 M Dash prelims, earning her a spot in today’s finals!!! She ran an awesome race and finished 8th overall! Congrats Landrei!🙌🏻
11 days ago, Freeman School District
LB 8th in 400m
🙌🏻𝗛𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗜𝗨𝗠 Junior, Cadence Hofer, jumped her way into finals and earned herself an 8th place Triple Jump podium finish!!! 👏🏻 YES! Congrats Cadence!! Awesome work!!!🔥
11 days ago, Freeman School District
CH 8th place triple jump
🥇 𝗙𝗟𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦! The boys 4 x 200 M Relay is your New Class B Champs!  🏃The relay order consists of Luke Peters, Luke Miller, Brody Sorensen and Tate Sorensen! 🔥 They are also the 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗙𝗛𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦! Amazing! Congrats Boys!!! 🏃👏🏻💨🔥🙌🏻 📸 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 Jeremy Waltner
11 days ago, Freeman School District
boys 4x400 state champs
𝗙𝗟𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝟯𝗥𝗗! 🏃‍♀️🔥 Girls 4 x 200 M Relay ran a strong final and took 3rd overall in Class B! Relay members include Cadence Hofer, Rylee Peters, Landrei Baker and Vaida Ammann!!! YES, LADIES!!!🙌🏻 📸 Photo credit Jeremy Waltner
11 days ago, Freeman School District
4x200m girls relay 3rd place