The Winner Area Chamber of Commerce Taste of Winner will be held March 17 at the Winner Bowling Center.
Persons can enjoy appetizers, chili and desserts from 6-8 p.m.
To enter the Taste of Winner, called the Chamber at 842-1533.
The Southern Belle Cattlewomen will be holding its beef basket challenge.
Winner Cash will be awarded in each category, people’choice and best decorated.
The Winner Lady Warriors basketball team was not going to let an 11 point deficient stop them from reaching their goal of playing in the state tournament.
Winner won the Region 7A title with a 58-52 overtime victory over No. 1 seed Little Wound in Pine Ridge on March 1. Down 11 points at halftime, the Lady Warriors rallied back for the victory outscoring the Mustangs 12-6 in the overtime.
Cox led the scoring for Winner with 18 points followed by Fritz, 12; Volmer, 9 and Horstman, 8. Cox pulled down 9 of Winner’s 36 rebounds. Volmer pulled down 8 and Horstmam, 7.
The Lady Warriors take a 19-4 record into the state tournament which will be played in Watertown March 10, 11 and 12. The last time Winner played in the state tournament was in 2014 in Spearfish.
Colome boys basketball team secured a trip to the regional finals with a 57-48 victory over Gregory in the District 12B championship Friday in Mitchell.
This is Colome’s first district championship since 1978.
Reed Harter led the scoring for Colome with 26 points and Thieman added 17. The Cowboys were strong on the boards as they out-rebounded Gregory 33-19. Jackson Kinzer pulled down 12 rebounds and Kelly O’Bryan and Thieman added 6 each.
Colome played Corsica-Stickney on Tuesday, March 8, for the Region 6B title. The game was played in the Corn Palace in Mitchell.
Colome boys basketball team won the first round of the District 12B tournament as they defeated Marty 79-54 last Tuesday in Colome.
Reed Harter set the pace for the Cowboys with 35 points and Holden Thieman added 20 and Jackson Kinzer, 12. Colome out-rebounded Marty 43-30. Thieman pulled down 17 rebounds, Kinzer, 10 and Harter, 6.
Chase Kingsbury stood at the free throw line with 4 seconds left in the game. The Winner junior made both shots to give the Winner boys basketball team an exciting 74-71 victory over Red Cloud in the semifinals of the Region 7A tournament Thursday night.
The victory propelled the Winner Warriors into the Region 7A championship game which was played March 8 in Rapid City. The Warriors faced Little Wound in the championship.
The Warriors took the first lead of the game at 65-64 in the fourth quarter and then Red Cloud came back to retake the lead. The game was tied at 67-67 when coach Gardner called a time out.
The Warriors take a 17-5 record into the regional championship game.
Winner girls basketball team placed three girls on the Big Dakota Conference all-conference team. Making the team were Allison Cox, Bailey Volmer and Kylie Horstman. Honorable mention went to Sydney Fritz and Madyson Frazier. Winner Lady Warriors are the conference champions.
On the boys side, Devon Leiferman was named all-conference. Drew DeMers received honorable mention.
Winner boys were tri conference champions along with Cheyenne-Eagle Butte and Chamberlain.
Stan Ainsworth passed away at the age of 92 in Payson, AZ. Stan was born on January 19, 1924 in Deadwood, SD to Rena and Ellis Ainsworth.
Upon graduating in 1942 from Spearfish High School, he served in the Army Air Corp/USAF as a crew chief on a P51 in WWII. He married his sweetheart Joan (Moorhead) in 1946 and from this union, 7 daughters would be born.
Stan attended BHSU in Spearfish, SD where he was a defensive spark plug for the basketball team, obtaining Hall of Fame honors years later. He received a BS in Education and went on to teach in Buffalo, SD and Winner, SD while also coaching basketball, track and football. In his twenty five years of teaching, Stan was known as a caring educator who touched many lives.
While in Winner, Stan and Joan owned the Modern Cleaners and then went on to purchase the bowling alley. They then built the new Galaxy Inn and Star Lanes outside of Winner in 1975.
In 1979, Stan and Joan moved back to Spearfish, SD where he worked in construction for several years. He and Joan spent these years enjoying visits from family and friends. Stan was an avid sports enthusiast who worked out religiously and never missed any of his grandson’s games at BHSU. In 2005, the couple moved to Payson, AZ where he spent most of his days “raking the forest”, working on his tan and tending his garden on his daughter Doni’s property.
Dakota Wesleyan University’s Skylar Forgey of Colome earned an all-American finish in the 1,000 meter run on Saturday at the NAIA indoor national championships in Johnson City, Tenn.
Forgey placed fifth in the race with a time of 2 minutes, 58.57 seconds.
In the preliminaries of the 1,000 meter, Forgey finished third in her heat and fifth best for the day. Her time was 2:58.84 qualifying her for the finals.
By Dana Hess
For South Dakota Newspaper Association
PIERRE — The South Dakota High School Activities Association Foundation has a goal of raising a $5 million endowment to relieve some of the financial burden on member schools.
Stephanie Judson, executive director of the South Dakota Community Foundation, met with association board members Wednesday, talking about her organization’s role.
“We’re here as your philanthropic partner,” Judson said, explaining that the SDCF manages $230 million in endowed funds for a variety of organizations.
The activity association’s foundation currently has $141,000. When the fund grows to $5 million, Judson said a yearly payout of about $200,000 would be sent to member schools to help them pay for association expenses like catastrophic insurance and dues.
“The fund would be used, Judson said, “to remove the financial burden on members long-term.”
Association board president Jason Uttermark of Aberdeen said there’s an opportunity for a significant donation to the foundation. If the association were to raise ticket prices for state events by $1 to $7 for adults and $5 for students and earmark those extra dollars for the foundation, an anonymous donor is considering making a matching donation.
Uttermark said the new ticket prices would bring in an estimated $200,000 resulting in a $400,000 donation to the foundation.
While board members would expect to hear some opposition to higher ticket prices, Uttermark said of the possible donation, “That’s pretty tough to turn down.”
Board member Brian Maher of Sioux Falls said the first conversation he every had about the SDHSAA Foundation was “venomous.” Subsequent conversation have been more cordial, he said, as member schools have learned more about the foundation.
Maher said the board has to be sure to offer the message to member schools about the foundation and “what that means for kids and opportunities down the road.”
Uttermark agreed that the association needs to get better about explaining their vision for the foundation. “We have not done a very good job of communicating this,” Uttermark said.
(Winner, SD) – Winner Regional Healthcare Center will host a Scrubs Camp on April 8, 2016. Area high school students will have an opportunity to explore a variety of health career options during Scrubs Camp. Scrubs Camp is a one-day hands-on learning experience. Campers will hear from healthcare professionals who will discuss what they do and how they got into their chosen career field. They will also be able to participate in exciting hands-on activities and receive personalized career guidance plans. Scrubs Camps are designed for 9th through 12th grade high school students with an interest in the healthcare field. There is no charge to attend, lunch is provided at the camp and students will also receive a free complimentary gift. Scrubs Camp will be held on April 8 at Winner Regional Healthcare Center. Pre-registration for the camp is necessary.
One of the most pressing issues facing the healthcare industry today is the critical need for healthcare providers. This is especially true for South Dakota. In the coming years, thousands of additional healthcare workers will be needed in South Dakota. Scrubs Camps were designed to encourage students in South Dakota to consider pursuing a career in healthcare. The Scrubs Camps are made possible through the collaborative effort of the South Dakota Department of Education Office of Curriculum, Career and Technical Education and South Dakota Department of Health Office of Rural Health.
Interested students may obtain an application at the front desk of Winner Regional or by contacting Winner Regional’s Education Coordinator Sharon Naasz at (605) 842-7150. Applications are due March 25, 2016.
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