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SD National Guard Welcomes 7 New Army Lieutenants

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The South Dakota National Guard welcomed seven of the Army’s newest officers to its ranks following a commissioning ceremony at Camp Rapid, Aug. 18.

The ceremony marks the end of Officer Candidate School – the first step in officer training and development – and the beginning of their careers as commissioned officers.

“Today’s ceremony marks the culmination of three very intense phases of training that has prepared these officer candidates for the next step in their military career, the profession of a commissioned officer,” said Lt. Col. Wyatt Hansen, commander of 1st Battalion, 196th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), the SD Army National Guard battalion responsible for conducting OCS.
OCS is taught in a high-stress environment, where candidates are tested academically and physically, both in the classroom and in field environments. Training consists of 16-18 months of drill weekends and two two-week training periods.

The commissioning ceremony included several customs and traditions such as the second lieutenants taking the Oath of Office, being pinned with their new rank and receiving their first salute. The evening’s guest speaker was Brig. Gen. Kevin Griese, assistant adjutant general of the SDARNG.

“Today you enter one of the most prestigious, challenging and rewarding roles within our nation – that of a commissioned officer,” Griese said to the lieutenants. “It is quite honorable that you have all either enlisted or re-enlisted in the military during a time in which or country is at war. It is even more admirable you have decided to pursue a commission and continue your military service in the officer corps.”

The lieutenants will next attend Basic Officer Leader Course, which focuses on their branch-specific training, such as engineering, field artillery and signal.

“Soon you will be entrusted with our nation’s most precious resource – America’s sons and daughters,” Griese said. “It will be your privilege to lead them. It will be your responsibility to take care of them. Lead well.”

The second lieutenants of OCS Class 61, their hometowns, and South Dakota Army National Guard assigned units are:
Second Lt. Ariel Delgado, Sioux Falls, 153rd Forward Support Company Second Lt. Mitchell DeMers, Winner, 211th Engineer Company
Second Lt. Haley Derr, Caputa, 842nd Engineer Company
Second Lt. Michael Hill, Aberdeen, B Battery, 1/147th Field Artillery Battalion Second Lt. Aaron Johnson, Sioux Falls, 115th Signal Company

Second Lt. Dexter Mehlhaf, Vermillion, B Battery, 1/147th Field Artillery Battalion Second Lt. Andreau Miller, Mitchell, B Company, 139th Brigade Support Battalion
Concluding the commissioning ceremony, several awards were presented to include:

Second Lt. Andreau Miller received the Endeavor Award for demonstrating the highest degree of consistent advancement, perseverance and devotion to duty during the training year.
Second Lt. Mitchell DeMers earned the Academic Excellence Award by attaining the highest academic rating for the school year.
Second Lt. Ariel Delgado earned the Leadership Excellence Award for attaining the highest leadership evaluations during the training year.

Second Lt. Haley Derr earned the Army Physical Fitness Award for scoring the highest on the Army Physical Fitness Test as well as the Erickson Trophy, awarded to the OCS graduate with the highest combined overall standing in leadership evaluations, academics, physical fitness and peer evaluations.

The Battalion Leadership Award was presented to SDARNG’s 153rd Engineer Battalion for the greatest number of officers commissioning from Officer Candidate School.

DeMers Wins Golf Tourney

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Kari DeMers won first place in the Winner ladies city golf tournament. She shot a 92.

Kari DeMers won first place in the Winner ladies city golf tournament. She shot a 92.
Second place in the championship flight went to Jennie Fenenga with a 100.
First flight—1. Abby Jorgensen, 101; 2. Michelle Lovejoy, 106
Second flight –1. Bonnie Gardner, 112; 2. Becky Olson, 112
Pin prize winner were:
Hole no. 1—Abby Jorgensen, closest 3rd shot
Hole no. 3—Leslie Schramm, closest to pin
Hole No. 5—Bonnie Gardner, closest chip
Hole No. 7—Kari DeMers, longest putt
Hole No. 9—Abby Jorgensen, longest drive

Middle School Softball Downs Watertown

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Winner middle school fall softball team was defeated by Garretson Red 7-2 on Sunday in Sioux Falls. The game was tied 2-2 going into the bottom of the fourth inning when Garretson scored five runs to take the lead.

Winner defeated Watertown Purple 13-11. Kelbi Meiners had 3 hits driving in a 2 runs. Rylee Root had 3 hits driving in four runs. Libbie Petersek had 2 hits driving in 2 runs. Josey Kludt had 2 hits driving in 1 run. Aleya Miller and Karlee Brozik each had 1 hit. Root, Kludt and Petersek hit doubles.

Root struck out 7 batters.

Softball Team Splits Games

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Winner High School fall softball girls split games in their first outing of the season Sunday in Sioux Falls.

In the first game, Tri Valley defeated Winner 10-0. Pitchers were Riley McClanahan, Kenndal Turnquist and Elisabeth Duffy.
Leading hitters were Jaynee Gregg, Turnquist and Duffy.

In the second game, Winner defeated Lennox 8-3.

Duffy was the winning pitcher as she pitched all five innings.

Leading hitters were Ronae Klein, Mary Calhoon, Alani Old Lodge, Jaynee Gregg, Keyleigh Stands, Joslyn Felix, Riley McClanahan, Alex Bohnet, Delanie Nelson, Hailey Hollenbeck, Kenndal Turnquist, Emmy Kaiser and Elisabeth Duffy.

The next game for the team will be Sept. 10 when they travel to Dakota Valley to play the host team.

Volleyball Team Splits Matches

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Winner Lady Warriors volleyball team opened the season with a victory over Bon Homme last Tuesday in front of the home crowd.  The Lady Warriors won in 3 sets 25-12, 25-18, 25-19.

Gracie Littau and Sam Marts were 100 percent in serving.  Morgan Hammerbeck had 5 ace serves and Abby Marts, 2.  Hammerbeck had 17 kills and Abby Marts, 10.  Littau had 34 set assists.  Alexis Richey was 84 percent in serve receive.
Abby Marts and Richey each had 9 digs.  As a team, Winner was 93 percent in serving with 12 aces, 39 kills, 37 assists. They were 85 percent in serve receive with 35 digs.

“We came out focused and ready to play,” said coach Jaime Keiser. “We were aggressive and did a great job of attacking the ball which kept Bon Homme on the defensive end. We were getting in defensive position and playing very well as a team,” said Keiser.
“It was a total team effort and everyone stepped up and did what they needed to do to win.”

On Thursday, Winner hosted Miller and lost in four sets—25-21, 19-25, 16-25, 20-25.

Daesha Klein and Littau were 100 percent in serving.  Hammerbeck and Abby Marts had 2 aces with Hammerbeck having 26 kills and Marts, 4.  Littau had 41 set assists.  Hammerbeck was 84 percent in serve receive and Richey was 83 percent.  Richey had 36 digs and Hammerbeck and Abby Marts, 21 each.  Sam Marts had 4 solo blocks and 1 block assist and Abby Marts had 1 solo block and 1 block assist.  As a team, Winner was 93 percent in serving with 5 aces, 55 kills and 41 assists. The team was 76 percent in serve receive with 112 digs and 7 blocks.

Coach Keiser said Miller is great team and brought back a lot of players from last year. “They have a very balanced and athletic team. We came out ready to play and battled back after being down to win set 1. They had some hard hitters and did a good job of playing defense and digging up their hard hits but it kept us out of system,” explained Keiser.

“We played with a lot of intensity and never gave up. Hopefully we will get another shot at them in the Big Dakota Conference Tournament.”

The next a action for Winner will in a triangular with Valentine and Ainsworth on Aug. 31. On Sept. 5, Winner will host Bennett County and Gregory.

Colome Improves to 2-0

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Colome football team crusied to a 56-6 victory over Tripp Delmont Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian Friday night in Colome.

The game was delayed for an hour and a half due to lightning, however the two teams were able to get in the game.

The game ended in the third quarter due to a mercy rule.

Scoring for Colome were Jackson Kinzer on a 36 yard run, Layton Thieman threw a 50 yard pass to Kinzer, Beau Bertram caught a 46 yard pass from Thieman, Wyatt Cahoy scored on a 1 yard run, Chase Dufek on a 69 yard run and Linkyn Petersek scored two touchdowns on runs of 17 and 15 year.

Calvin Ringing Shield scored on a defensive touchdown.

Two point conversions were made by Dufek, Thieman and Nathaniel Hansen.

The Cowboys had a total of 381 yards of offense. Thieman had 96 yards passing.

Dufek ran for 104 yards and Kinzer, 96 yards and Petersek, 32 yards.

Leaders on defense were Bertram, 3 tackles and a sack, Nash Atteberry 3 tackles and a sack.

“We came out and executed well,” said coach Ben Connot.

The next action for Colome will be Sept. 1 when they host Burke/South Central.

High School, Middle School Girls to Play in Fall Softball

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For the first time Winner middle school and high school girls will take part in South Dakota fall softball.
Both teams played their first games this past Sunday, Aug. 27, in Sioux Falls.
There are 12 girls on the high school team including Ronae Klein, Mary Calhoon, Alani Old Lodge, Jaynee Gregg, Keyleigh Stands, Joslyn Felix, Riley McClanahan, Alex Bohnet, Delanie Nelson, Hailey Hollenbeck, Kenndal Tunrqusit, Emmy Kaiser and Elisabeth Duffy.  Marty Zeigler is the coach of the high school team with Shawna Kaiser as the assistant coach.
The Winner girls will play in the junior varsity division and play games each Sunday for six weeks. In addition to Sioux Falls, the high school team will play in Dakota Valley, Vermillion, Pierre and Yankton.
At the end of the season there will be a state tournament in Sioux Falls.
The girls have had eight practices and Zeigler says he feels confident going into Sunday’s game.

The Winner/Colome middle school team is coached by Karla Brozik and Bryan Hespe.  The girls playing on the middle school team are Marissa Meiners, Melanie Brozik, Aleya Miller, Josey Kludt, Karlee Brozik, Faith Covey, Rylee Root, Shayne Day, Hattie Hespe, Kelbi Meiners and Libbie Petersek.  The middle team is sponsored by The Insurance Center and the Animal Clinic.
The first game for the middle school was on Aug. 27 in Sioux Falls.
The middle school teams will play double headers at Dunham Park in Sioux Falls. Other Sunday dates for games will be Sept. 10, Sept. 17 and Sept. 24. The double elimination tournament will be Oct. 1 and finish on Oct.8.
All middle school games will be played at Dunham Park in Sioux Falls.

Vola Alvera Eubanks, 98

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Vola Alvera Eubanks was born on March 12, 1919, in Jordan, SD in Tripp County to Nelson and Anna (Hauf) Rash. She went to a rural country school through the eighth grade.

Vola met Francis Worden and they married at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Jamison, NE on July 13, 1943. To this union three children were born and they raised them on the farm near Colome, SD. In July 1963 Vola moved to Hot Springs, SD where she worked as a baker for the Hot Springs school system. Francis joined the Lord in 1975.

Vola met and married Roger Eubanks on September 27, 1976 and continued to live in Hot Springs until 1981. They moved to Colome in May 1981 so Vola could be close to family, friends, and grandkids. Roger passed in 2010.

Vola moved to the Elder Inn in Winner, SD in December 2005. Vola always had a smile for everyone. She spoke high praises of the Elder Inn staff and the great care she received. Vola enjoyed playing cards and seeing her grandchildren. She demonstrate a strong faith in God and lived the philosophy that love binds people together.

Vola departed this life on August 8, 2017 at the Avera Rosebud Country Care Center in Gregory at the age of 98.

Vola is survived by her two daughters, Jackie (Dean) Musilek of Colome, SD, and Judy Hinek (Neil Hallsted) of Buffalo Gap, SD; one son Dick (Barbara) Worden of Wilmington, NC; five grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and five great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents Nelson and Anna Rash; husbands Francis Worden and Roger Eubanks; five sisters, Audra Besmer, Ora Sanger, Dorothea Conley, Velma Kenny, and Ada Rezac; two brothers, Lyle and Walter Rash; and one grandson Michael Hinek.