Pipestone County Star

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Elks adjust on fly, beat Braves

BRITTON, S.D. — Elkton-Lake Benton football players and coaches wonderfully handled a week with an unplanned alteration to its schedule. In the end, the South Dakota Class 9AA third-ranked Elks defeated Britton-Hecla, 36-13, on Friday, Oct. 10, at Hugh Schilling Field. On Monday, Oct. 6, Deubrook Area informed the Elkton school district it wouldn’t be able to field a team for what would have been an Elks’ home game — as well as Senior Night. “Due to a combination of injuries and unavailable players, we will be unable to field a full team for Friday night’s scheduled game against Elkton-Lake...

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