Wrestlers place fourth

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Two Winner Area wrestling champs at the Lee Wolf tournament in Aberdeen are Kaden Keiser, left and Sam Kruger. The Warriors placed fourth in the tournament.

Kaden Keiser and Sam Kruger were champions for the Winner Area wrestling team at the Lee Wolf Invitational in Aberdeen on Saturday.

The Warriors placed fourth with Canton winning the tournament.

Keiser took down Sioux Falls Roosevelt’s Riley Hollingshead 5-3 in the 126 pound title match. Sam Kruger (160) also picked up an individual title beating Clark/Willow Lake’s Gage Burke, 10-0.

Winner senior Trevor Peters narrowly fell to Roosevelt’s Eli Kadoun, 1-0 to place second.

Also placing for Winner were Maxton Brozik, 8th; Kaleb Osborn, 5th; Riley Orel, 4th; Jack Kruger, 6th; Preston Norrid, 4th.

Other Winner wrestlers in the tournament were: Jeremiah Lee, Jude Sargent, Kamryn Meek, Cailob Week, Adam Bohnet, Owen Duffy, Stetson Shelbourn.

“We are starting to get to that point in the season where you need to win those close matches,” said coach Spencer Novonty. “I feel we are about there and this tournament tested us as a team We were a few guys down still but I was happy with how we were still able to get fourth as a team. We will need to get those bonus points in the post season. We will probably have a little technique work on Monday as we prepare for Chamberlain which was on Tuesday, Feb. 4. I am hoping we will have our guys all back for Big Dakota on Saturday,” said Novotny.

The Big Dakota tournament will be Feb. 8 starting at 10 a.m. in Ft. Pierre.

Cowboys lose two games

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Michael Supik puts up a shot against Platte/Geddes on Friday, Jan. 31.

By Colton Hall
Staff Writer

Sometimes a team can start slow, and that slow start is just too much to overcome.

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Warriors split games

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Brady Fritz puts up a three point shot for the Winner Warriors in the game with Todd County. Fritz made two three point shots.

Winner boys basketball team saw a lead of 16 points evaporate in the second half as the Warriors took on Todd County in Mission.

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Play is going to state

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The Winner High School one act play “The Struggles” placed at the region contest in Pierre on Jan. 28. The play will advance to the state one act play festival in Sioux Falls Feb. 6-8. Pictured in front from left are Emily Moser, Kiersten Durrin, Megan Brozik, Faith Covey, Shelby Scott, Teresa Taylor and Leah Weichelman. In back from left are Dan Patmore, technical director; Kara Ewing, director Sarah Taggart, Aryn Meiners, Maggie DeMers, Jack Ducheneaux and Justin Hausmann.

By Dan Bechtold
Editor

It has been seven years since a Winner High School one act play has made it to the state contest.

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Pochop takes over at Ameriprise

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After over 30 years, Brenda Muhs is retiring from Ameriprise Financial. Ameriprise Financial will transition over to Jon Pochop. Pictured from left to right is Jon Pochop and Brenda Muhs who guides him on the computer.

By Colton Hall
Staff Writer

All good things must come to an end at some point.

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Highway proposal presented

By Dan Bechtold
Editor

The proposal by the Tripp County Commissioners to combine the offices of the treasurer and auditor into one office has drawn the concern of several courthouse office workers.

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William Gooby, 69

William “Bill” Robert Gooby, 69, of Pipestone, MN formerly of Winner, SD passed away at the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in Pipestone, MN on Jan. 30.

Funeral service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. at the Mason Funeral Home in Winner, SD. Burial will follow in the Colome City Cemetery. A visitation will begin at 11 a.m. at the Mason Funeral Home.

William “Bill” Robert Gooby, 69, passed away on Jan. 30, 2020 in Pipestone, MN. He was born June 14, 1950 to Robert and Marie (Herrmann) Gooby in Winner, SD. He grew up in the Keyapaha and Gregory South Dakota area.

He attended Soesbe Country School #99 and Gregory High School.

Bill will be remembered by his bands Shurwood and The Jokers. He always had a smile and a good joke to share. Bill enjoyed fishing, camping, and spending time with family and friends.

He will be missed by his 3 children, Dana Gooby, Casey (Lana) Gooby, Jenny (Dan) Stephenson, 8 grandchildren, Timothy and James Haskell, Cal, Ella and Owen Gooby, Sylvia, Margaret and Alice Stephenson, sister Rosemary Schwaller, niece Amy (Macy) Richardson and their children Sydney and Ryker.

Bill is preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Marie Gooby; stepfather William Palmer; brother-in-law John Schwaller and nephew Shawn Schwaller.

Visitation with the family present will be from 11 a.m. to 1 pm on Saturday Feb. 8 at Mason Funeral Home in Winner, SD. Burial will follow visitation at Colome Cemetery.