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Warriors place 8th at state

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Winner High School boys basketball team  placed 8th at the state Class A basketball tournament in Sioux Falls.

Senior Brady Fritz was  named to the all tournament team.

The Warriors opened state tournament play when they faced Dakota Valley. Dakota Valley defeated Winner 65-58.

A 20 point Winner deficit turned into a one possession game in the final minutes.

Dakota Valley led 38-20 with 7:12 left in the third quarter. Brady Fritz scored 23 of his 28 points in the second half including 16 in the third quarter that helped Winner cut the deficit to 10 points.

Blake Volmer sank a three pointer to make it a 59-58 game. Volmer had 12 points in the game.

Winner could not stop Dakota Valley from increasing its lead.

The Warriors shot 38 percent from the field and were 4 of 7 from the free throw line.

Ethan Bartels pulled down 7 rebounds, Fritz, 6; Volmer and Elijah Peterson, 5 each.

Farner had 4 assists and Peterson, 3.

Volmer had 2 man makers.

In the second game on Friday, Chamberlain defeated Winner 68-43.

The Warriors fell behind early as the Cubs went on a 19-0 run.
Fritz was held to 13 points and Volmer added 10. Slade Cournoyer scored 6 points. The Warriors shot 36 percent from the field and were 8 of 17 from the free throw line.

Cournoyer had 6 rebounds, Volmer, 5 and Bartels, 4.

Vesely had a man maker.

In the 7th and 8th place game on Saturday, Winner played Vermillion. The Tanagers have a strong Winner connection. Head coach Jay Drake is a WHS grad and Jay’s father, Jim, coached the Winner boys team for 31 years. Jim Drake is an assistant coach at Vermillion.

The Tanagers defeated Winner 78-49.

Early on Winner found itself in a big hole as Vermillion led 17-0.

Fritz scored 18 points, Volmer 8, Cournoyer, 7 and Barfuss, 6.

Volmer pulled down 12 rebounds, Fritz, 5 and Vesely, 4.

Volmer had 4 assists and Peterson had a man maker.

“We are so proud of our guys for competing at the highest level of the state,” said coach Brett Gardner. “The results didn’t end the way we had hoped and we didn’t shoot very well but with that being said our guys never gave up and never hung their heads,” said the coach.
“We are proud of the way we represented our program, our school and our communities. We finished the season 20-5  which is the fourth most wins in Warrior history,” said the coach.

U.S. Highway 83 Reconstruction Begins for 2021

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WHITE RIVER, SD – Foothills Contracting Inc. will begin construction on U.S. Highway 83 from the town of White River, S.D. for 11 miles to the White River.

Construction activities will occur in two separate work zones and begin on both the north and south ends of the project and proceed toward the middle of the 11-mile project. Construction begins on March 22, 2021.

The construction project has a 12-foot width restriction. Neither overweight loads nor overlength loads will be allowed during construction. This restriction is in place through approximately November 19, 2021.

Roadway activities will primarily be in two work zones controlled by flaggers and a pilot car. Motorists are asked to be aware of suddenly slowing traffic, reduced speeds through the work zone, and construction workers and equipment adjacent to the driving lanes.

The U.S. Highway 83 road surface will have sections of gravel or dirt surfacing due to grading operations. U.S. Highway 83 may be closed at times due to adverse weather if the roadway surface is too muddy to safely allow traffic to move through the project.

For complete road construction information, visit https://www.sd511.org or dial 511.

Colome FFA places in district contest

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Colome had four teams participate in the FFA district contest in Tyndall on March 17.

This was the first time for Colome competing in Career Development Events due to COVID last year.

In floriculture, Emma Vandenbark placed 18th out of 50 individuals.

The horse evaluation team placed 9th out of 10 teams. The individual placings are: Aleah Musser, 38th; Keasha Kartak, 37th; Shaleena Kingsley, 29th and Raylynn Dehning, 33rd out of 39.

The livestock evaluation team placed 8th out of 14 teams. Individual placings are: Jesse Larson, 17th; Klayton Heath, 15th; Sully Shippy, 34th; Jack Anderson, 25th out of 55 individuals.

The poultry evaluation team placed 6th out of 8 teams. Individual winners were  Joseph Laprath, 21st; Morgan Gill, 15th; Kash Heath, 20 out of 32 individuals.

Morgan Gill will be attending the state convention April 12-13 in Rapid City as the District 4 secretary.

Sarah Manderfeld is the Colome FFA advisor.

Four FFA teams qualify for state

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Four Winner FFA teams  qualified for state  at the  district event in Tyndall.

Ag Mechanics placed 2nd and advances to state. Chase Boerner placed 3rd, Adam Bohnet placed 8th, Aaron Gilchrist placed 9th, and James Gregg also competed.

Vet Science placed 4th and advances to state. Meagan Blare placed 8th and Maggie DeMers placed 11th. Other team members include Trista Kierstead, Madaline Watzel and Sierra McCall.

Horse Evaluation placed 4th and advances to state. Emily Sachtjen placed 1st, Bailey Fairbanks placed 12th and Tyler Brockman also competed.

Floriculture placed 5th and advances to state. Teresa Taylor placed 2nd. Other team members include Justin Hausmann, Clay Sell, Keyleigh Stands, and Alisha Ammon

Livestock placed 10th. Team members included Browdy Kocer, Rowdy Moore, Rylee Schroeder, Amanda Blare

and Coy Assman.

Meats Evaluation placed 8th. Spencer Calhoon placed 10th and Ryan Sell also competed.

The Winner FFA also placed in other events.

They competed in the McCook Central CDE on March 8.

Vet science placed fifth. Maggie DeMers was 18th, Meagan Blare, 21st; Trista Kierstead, 29th; Sierra McCall, 51st and Madeline Watzel, 69th.

Floriculture took 5th. Individually, Teresa Taylor, 5th; Justin Hausmann, 8th; Clay Sell, 63rd; Alisha Ammon, 64th and Kayleigh Stands, 76th.

Meats took 9th with Spencer Calhoon, 24th; Chase Boerner, 32nd and Ryan Sell, 38th

On March 10 the FFA went to the Brule County livestock CDE. Horse took 5th with Emily Sachtjen, 10th; Bailey Fairbanks, 13th and Tyler Brockman, 27th.

Livestock was 10th with Rylee Schroeder, 18th; Amanda Blare, 28th; Rowdy Moore, 34th; Browdy Kocer, 43rd and Coy Assman, 47th.

Due to COVID-19 protocol, individual medals were not presented at the state tournament

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Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo
Winner girls basketball coach Larry Aaker hands a state tournament medal to
Josie Kludt. Due to COVID-19 protocol, individual medals were not presented at
the state tournament. The Lady Warriors placed third at the Class A meet in
Watertown. Aaker presented the medals at the welcome home on Tuesday, March 16.

Colome School Honor Roll

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All A’s

Seniors – Lanie Bolton, Saydee Heath, Baylie Hoffine, Kasey Taylor

Juniors – Riley Shippy, Maya Vandenbark, Katie Welker, Elizabeth Yeaman

Sophomores – Morgan Gill, Landi Krumpus

Freshman – Shaleena Kingsley, Joseph Laprath, Tianna Larson, Emma Vandenbark

Seventh Grade – Seth HeathSixth Grade – Summer Cerv, Addison MullerAll A’s and B’s (No C’s)

Senior – Casey Assman, Rhet Bertram, Nathaniel Hansen, Clarissa Ringing Shield, Makayla Shippy, Michael Supik, Gavin Tucker

Junior – Jesse Larson, Kasie Leighton, Tanea Potter

Sophomore – Kash Heath, Paige Paulson, Kaden Pechota, Libbie Petersek, Jordyn Ring, Toree Ringing Shield, Sully Shippy

Freshman – Bromley Heath, Lilly Nelson

Eighth Grade – Westlie Cahoy, Raylynn Dehning, Raelynn Kingsley, Lane Leighton, Aspyn McKenzie, Jonah Musser, Prestlie Petersen, Eli Vobr

Seventh Grade – Paige Beckers, Rystan DeSmet, Jordan Drummond, Alex Larson, EmmeNelsen, Gracie Rohde, William Slaymaker

Sixth Grade – Garett Hanson, Tila Harter, Chloe Jarrett

B Average (No D’s)

Seniors – Isaac Beltman, Luke Bolton, Tate Luedke, Allan McKenzie, Hunter Stas

Juniors – Caeden Boyer, Caden Munroe, Haley Thomas

Sophomores – Silas Chasing Hawk, Devan Dougherty, Ashlyn Hoffine, William Looking Cloud, Aiden Muller, Taylor Nelsen, Taitin Ringing Shield, Burner Schenefeld

Freshmen – Jack Anderson, Shanna Connot, Klayton Heath, Maura Luedke, Jordan Musser, Kalene Preslicka

Eighth Grade – Leticia DeNoyer, Hadley Harruff, Alana Supik

Seventh Grade – Madison Dufek, William Hemming, TayShaun Hoffer, Keisha Kartak, Savannah O’Bryan, Chyanne Poler, Destiny Sund

Sixth Grade – Jaxon Chasing Hawk, Ayasha Jarrett, Eva McClanahan, Andrew Yellow Hawk

COVID continues to decrease

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Tripp County reported one new case of COVID-19 on Monday.

The total number of active cases has decreased as there are only 16 active cases.

Since the pandemic started the total confirmed cases is 613 in the county. There have been 16 deaths in Tripp County.

Statewide, there were 86 new cases and 19 probable.

The number of active cases is 2,244. Statewide, the total number of recovered cases is 111,805. There are 62 persons currently hospitalized.

The number of deaths in the state is 1,923.