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Tripp County Shooting Sports Concludes Shotgun and Muzzle Season

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The Tripp County shotgun and muzzleloader shooters concluded the 2018 shooting season in Mitchell on Sunday Sept. 9 at the Mitchell gun club at the State 4-H match. It has been a terrific and fun year for the shooters.

In the beginner division of shotgun, Oren Sargent won the skeet competition with a score of 23/50 clays. In the junior division Katie Welker won the skeet competition with a score of 39/50 clays broken. Jude Sargent was 3rd place skeet shooter with 30/50.

In the junior sporting clays Jude Sargent was 3rd hitting 21/25 targets and Katie Welker was 5th hitting 20/25. In the trap competition Katie Welker was 5th place junior breaking 88/100 clays. The junior team consisting of Katie Welker, Jude Sargent, George Clark and Hunter Shippy won 1st place skeet team, 1st place sporting clays team and 2nd place trap team.

In the senior division the team consisting of Tane Pravecek, Wade McClanahan, Jesse Larson and Austin Olson took 1st place in the skeet competition and 2nd place in sporting clays. Also in the senior division the team of Luke Hennebold, Jack Ducheneaux, Caleb Vandenbark, and Parker Baker won 4th place in skeet, 1st place in sporting clays and 4th place in trap. Caleb Vandenbark was one of four shooters in the state chosen for the 2019 shotgun team to go to the national shoot in June of 2019. In the qualifying matches that took place over the summer Jude Sargent was 1st place in match one with a perfect 25 and Katie Welker was 3rd place with a 22/25. In match two Luke Hennebold was 1st place with a perfect 25 and a streak of 51 targets hit.

Tripp County had 3 muzzleloader shooter attend the state match. Parker Baker, George Clark and Hunter Shippy. George Clark was the 3rd place junior shooter and Parker Baker was the 5th place senior shooter. Parker Baker was named to the team to go to the national shoot in June of 2019. The coaches for the shotgun shooters are Tim Pravecek, Mike Pravecek, Rod Clark and Robert Daughters. The coaches for the muzzleloader shooters are Carmen Baker, and Ray Neyens.

 

Congressional Candidate Makes Stop in Winner

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By Dan Bechtold, Editor

Tim Bjorkman, Democratic candidate for South Dakota’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, was in Winner last Wednesday visiting with voters.

He had been in Platte before coming to Winner and then was headed to Martin and on to Rapid City to speak with the stockgrowers.

Bjorkman took time for an interview with the Winner Advocate.

He says the right way to win is not taking money from special interest political action committees. If elected, he says he believes in term limits for members of Congress.

“Bjorkman is a former circuit court judge in the First Judicial Circuit where he served for 10 ½ years.

“If a judge would take money from one side of the case and decided the outcome, we would be rightfully appalled,” said Bjorkman. “We have members of Congress who take hundreds upon hundreds of thousands of dollars from special interests. It’s something we should not tolerate as people.”

The candidate says there is a need for a strong independent voice for South Dakota. The candidate says he is a person who brings a more non partisan approach to Congress. Every day as a judge I was required to do the right thing without regard to the parties involved,” he said.

The candidate has conducted town hall meetings across South Dakota and has been in debates with the Republican candidate Dusty Johnson. Other debates with Johnson are planned prior to the Nov. 6 election.

Bjorkman says one of the big issue is health care reform.

He says the affordable care act is flawed and the current Congress promised better and cheaper health care. “It was a dismal failure,” he said.

Bjorkman says if elected he is committed to working across the aisle to help come up with common sense solutions.

“We need to light a fire under our congressmen and give them a sense that they are there to do the people’s work. We need to have people with a heart of service who go, serve their time and then return home.”

Bjorkman noted that tariffs are another big issue. He noted that the framers of the constitution gave Congress the sole authority to impose tariffs.

The candidate noted the tariff on soybeans has driven the price of soybeans down which will be a huge loss for South Dakota.

Bjorkman says he is big supporter of country of origin labeling. “I want to eat American steak and I want to know where our meat comes from,” he said.

The candidate says he has taken a position of several issues. “We will continue to press our case,” he said.

Lady Warriors Tame TC

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The No. 3 rated Winner volleyball team defeated Todd County in three sets on Sept. 25. The scores were 25-17, 25-11, 25-7.

Morgan Hammerbeck and Gracie Littau were 100 percent in serving.

Kalla Bertram had 5 ace serves and Maggie LaCompte, 3.

Hammerbeck had 11 kills and Abby Marts, 10.

Mackenzie Levi had 23 set assists and Addy Root, 9.

Ellie Brozik had a 2.50 serve receive rating and Hammerbeck 2.17.

LaCompte had 13 digs and Hammerbeck, 11.

Hammerbeck had 1 solo block and 1 block assist.

Bertram had 1 block assist.

As a team, Winner was 90 percent in serving with 14 aces, 40 kills, 37 set assists and 52 digs.

“The first set we made too many serving and attacking errors,” said coach Jaime Keiser. “Then we settled down and we played aggressive and did a great job of attacking the ball and finding the holes. We kept Todd County out of system and chasing the ball all over the place. We also did a great job of serving aggressively. We played together as a team and were having fun,” said Keiser.

The next action for Winner will be Oct. 4 at White River and Oct. 6 at Chester Area. On Oct. 9, Winner will travel to Chamberlain.

Cowgirls Spikers Compete in Conference Play

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Colome volleyball team was defeated by Andes Central/Dakota Christian in three sets on Sept. 25. Colome was defeated 23-25, 22-25 and 15-25.

Haley Krumpus scored 8 points with one ace and Makayla Shippy had 7 points.

Saydee Heath had 11 kills.

Shippy had 2 blocks.

Rayne Hermsen had 17 digs, with 14 for Shippy and 12 for Kaydee Heath.

Colome volleyball team played in the Great Plains Conference tourney on Sept. 29.

Tripp-Delmont/Armour defeated Colome in two sets. The scores were 19-25, 14-25.

Carleen Burger scored 5 points, Saydee Heath, 4 points.

Kaydee Heath had 10 kills. Makayla Shippy had 13 assists.

Burke/South Central won in two sets over Colome 25-8 and 25-14.

Kaydee Heath scored 2 points and had 4 kills.

Shippy had 7 assists.

Kaydee Heath had 5 digs.

Girls Cross Country Claims Another Meet Title in Burke

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Winner Area girls cross country team won the Burke Invitational on Thursday.

Leading the Lady Warriors was Sidda Schuyler who took first place. She was followed by Saige Schuyler, 11th; Meagan Blare, 14th; Aryn Meiners, 15th; Jaclyn Laprath, 22nd; Melanie Brozik, 26th

In the boys varsity, Kade Watson placed 8th, Joseph Laprath, 18th; Wyatt Turnquist, 20th.

In the junior girls varsity race, Madison Thieman placed 4th, Katherine Jankauskas, 10th; Gabby Kocer, 11th; Trintiy Vrbka, 12th.

In the junior high race, Konner Osborn placed second.

The next meet will be Oct. 4 in Parkston.

Cowboys Climb to #2 in Polls with Another Victory

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Colome football team remains undefeated with a 52-0 victory over Scotland on Friday.


Michael Supik opened the scoring on a 66 yard run and followed it with a 37 yard TD run and Colome was up 14-0.

In the second quarter, Jackson Kinzer completed an 11 yard pass to Layton Thieman for a touchdown.

At the start of the third quarter, Kinzer connected with Thieman on a 59 yard touchdown.

Beau Bertram scored on a 13 yard run, Riley Shippy on a 45 yard run and A. J. Davis on an 8 yard run.

The Cowboys had 384 yards of total offense and held Scotland to 87 yards.

In passing, Kinzer was 5-6 for 126 yards.

Supik was the leading rusher with 148 yards. Shippy had 48 yards.

Leading the defense was Wyatt Cahoy with 11 tackles followed by Bertram and Dawson Varilek with 8 each, Kinzer, 7 and Thieman, 6.

The Cowboys will travel to Corsica-Stickney on Friday, Oct. 5.

Warriors Score Last in See Saw Battle to Win!

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In a wild game, Winner High School football team rallied to defeat Chamberlain 42-40 Friday night.

Trevor Peters scored a 2 yard touchdown with 14 seconds left in the game.

With 2:39 left in the game, Winner was down 10 points, 40-30.

With 2:01 left in the game, Brady Fritz completes a 41 yard pass to Brandon Volmer for a touchdown to cut Chamberlain’s lead.

On a third down, Preston Norrid came up with a huge sack and then Winner blocked a Cubs punt to give the Warriors the ball on the 45 yard line.

Casey Stickland caught a pass from Fritz to move Winner close to the goal line and then Fritz scrambled to get to the 2 yard line to allow Peters to punch in the ball for the winning touchdown.

“I want to give our kids credit for making big plays,” said coach Dan Aaker.

Chamberlain, celebrating its homecoming, took the lead right away with two touchdowns.

Winner scored with 1:15 left in the first quarter on a 7 yard run by Brady Fritz, who also made the 2 point conversion.

At the start of the second quarter, Phillip Jorgensen scored on a 2 yard run to give Winner the lead 16-13.

Chamberlain countered with a TD giving them back the lead.

Right before the half Peters scored on a 2 yard run and Winner led 22-19.

In the third quarter, Sam Kruger scored on a 2 yard run.

The Cubs had three unanswered touchdowns in the second half.

Both teams were close in first downs with Winner having 21 and Chamberlain 22.

The Warriors had a total of 391 offensive yards.

Leading rushers were Jorgensen, 94 yards; Fritz, 74 yards; Peters, 47 yards and Kruger, 32 yards.

In passing, Fritz was 7-13 for 128 yards.

Leading the Winner defense was Shea Connot with 10 tackles, Volmer, Peters, Norrid, Elijah Blare, all with 6 and Bosten Morehart with 5.

“We were worried about their size up front and had a hard time defensively stopping them,” said Aaker.

The Warriors will travel to Wagner on Friday. “The big thing this week is that we have to find ourselves defensively,” said the coach. “We need to have a good defensive game and gain some confidence on that side of the ball.”

Gail Berry, 75

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Gail Berry, age 75, of Norris, South Dakota, died on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018 at the Winner Regional Long Term Care.

Gail Elizabeth (Johnston) Berry was born to David and Helen Johnston on June 3, 1943, in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Gail and her two sisters Lynn and Vickie lived with their parents on the same street until they finished college at the University of British Columbia.

Gail obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in physical and occupational therapy. Later she attended Multnomah School of the Bible and graduated with a degree in Bible training. Gail planned to go and minister to leprosy patients in India, but her plans changed when she met Raymond Baxter Berry. After the first date they both knew this was God’s plan, and as they say so many times: “the rest is history”.

They were united in marriage on July 6, 1968, at a little church called Hillside Baptist. Together they lived in Portland, Oregon. They both had a desire to serve the Lord in Missions. After doing deputation they finally arrived in Ingwavuma, South Africa in August 1970. While in Africa their two sons were born: Loren in 1972 and Brent in 1974. Gail and her family returned stateside for a brief visit before returning to the work in Africa until 1980. Gail ran the pharmacy until Loren was born and then became the Station Hostess to the many visitors that came. She loved to cook and sew so any free time was put to good use.

Upon returning stateside in 1980, Gail and her husband Ray purchased a farm near Norris and have resided there ever since. She freely opened her home to others especially the friends of her two boys. Gail was proud of her beloved Canada, but became an American citizen while working at the Norris Post Office.

Gail struggled with dementia which first showed its signs not long after the loss of Grandma Berry in 2006. Gail spent a lot of time with her and missed her greatly at her passing.

Survivors include the love of her life Ray of Norris; two sons Loren (Linda) Berry of Rapid City, and Brent (Lynette) Berry of Jamestown, ND; nine grandchildren: Sequoyah, Annan, Serena, Gavin, Benjamin, Brandon, Jacob, Ashlyn, and Canyon; many nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends both near and far.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

A visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 2, at the Presbyterian Church in Kadoka.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 3, at the Presbyterian Church in Kadoka.

Interment will be at the Belvidere Cemetery.

Arrangements are with Rush Funeral Home of Kadoka.

Roy Goodman, 87

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Funeral services for Roy Raymond Goodman were held Sept. 29 at Clausen Funeral Home in Burke with Pastor Mark Tuttle officiating. Burial was in the Graceland Cemetery, Burke.

Roy Raymond Goodman was born Aug. 22, 1931 on the family farm west of Naper, Neb., to William and Dottie (Green) Goodman, the fourth of eight children. Roy passed away Sept. 21, 2018 at the Winner Regional Healthcare Center in Winner, South Dakota at the age of 87 years.

Roy grew up in rural Naper, where he attended country school and graduated from Naper High School. After graduation he joined the Army, where he served during the Korean War.

Upon his discharge, he met and married Sara Frank on June 12, 1955 and to this union two children were born: Dewayne and Mary. Roy and Sara farmed for a few years then moved to rural Gregory, South Dakota and worked on a farm. They then moved to the Carter/Witten, South Dakota area where he worked on two different farms. They later moved to Burke, South Dakota where he drove milk truck for many years. He later went to work on road construction driving truck and as a flag person until he retired.

After Sara passed he remained at home until health issues forced him to enter assisted living in Bonesteel. Roy then moved to the Winner Nursing Home and remained there until his death.

Roy enjoyed bowling when they lived in the Carter/Witten area as he and Sara bowled mixed doubles. He enjoyed playing cards and visiting with people. When he was a flag person he would always visit with the people, finding out where they lived. He met some interesting people over the years. He was a member of the Burke VFW.

Roy was preceded in death by his wife, Sara; his parents, William and Dottie; and three sisters: Reba, June and Opal.

Roy is survived by his children: Dewayne Goodman of California and Mary Kaupp of Gregory, South Dakota; one grandson, Ben (Emily) and one granddaughter, Beth (Chris) Wendle; one great-granddaughter, Avery Goodman of California; three brothers: Bill (Fern) of Creighton, Nebraska; Don (Letha) of Marysville, Washington and Jerry (Janet) of Bonesteel, South Dakota; one sister, Donna (Ron) Tompt of Homestead, Montana and many nieces and nephews.