HURON Bennett County brought a strong Huron connection to the Class B State Girls Basketball Tournament, which began Thursday and concludes today at Huron Arena.
Three of the five starters for the Lady Warriors are the granddaughters of Dan and Vera ONeill, who are Huron College graduates.
Dan, who graduated in 1977, was a standout football player for the Scalpers, making the Team of the Decade for the 1970s, and Vera, a 1979 graduate, was a standout basketball player. They now operate the ONeill Ranch at Harrington.
The couple has six children and 26 grandchildren with two more on the way.
ONeill granddaughters holding spots in the starting lineup for Bennett County are freshmen Reagan ONeill and Harley Harris, along with eighth-grader Peyson ONeill.
Our lives are full and busy, Vera said of following their grandchildrens activities.
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