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Cowboys Return a Lot of Experience

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Colome Cowboys have lofty goals this year as they open the 2018 season at home on Aug. 17 against Centerville.

The returning lettermen for the Cowboys are Alan McKenzie, Jacob Beckers, Chase Dufek, Wyatt Cahoy, Jaikob Week, Casey Assman, Rhet Bertram, Nathaniel Hansen, Evan Cole, Layton Thieman, Beau Bertram, Calvin Ringing Sheild, Dawson Varilek, Jackson Kinzer, Adam Cole, Michael Supik.

Others on the team are Cailob Week, Riley Shippy, Brayden Seegers, A. J. Davis, Dusty Sell, Aaron Debus and Drew Musilek.

8th graders are Sully Shippy and Aiden Muller.

Lost from last year are Kolton Salonen, Nash Atteberry, Jamin Dougherty, Zane Rohde and Cody Assman.

Last year’s record was 9-2 with only losses to Corsica/Stickney and Sully Buttes in playoff semifinals.

The Cowboys have seven returning starters on offense and defense. The returning starters are: Jackson Kinzer, Layton Thieman, Chase Dufek, Beau Bertram, Wyatt Cahoy, Even Cole and Dawson Varilek.

Dufek will return as one of the running backs and last year he rushed for over 1,000 yards.

Thieman was an all state free safety with Beau Bertram as the all state defensive end and Jackson Kinzer as an all state running back.

Ben Connot is in his second year as the head coach of the Cowboys. He says there is a lot of good positive energy in practice. The team has been practicing from 6-9 a.m.

“We have a lot of experience coming back,” said Connot.

“As far as expectations, we would like to be playing in November. The pressure is not there as it was last year. We are just going to play football and have fun.”

In 2016 the Cowboys were the Class 9B champions and had that target on their back last year.

Connot says the schedule is similar to last year.

When asked who he sees as the top teams in Class 9B, Connot says Sully Buttes is again the favorite. He added Colman-Egan and Castlewood will be tough.

The coach says the team goals are to win the Great Plains Conference, to stay healthy and win a state championship.

The assistant coaches are Gene Bertram, Terrance Kinzer and Chase Hrabanek.

The 2018 Colome football schedule includes:

Aug. 17—Centerville, home

Aug. 24—at TDA/ACDC

Aug. 31—at Burke

Sept. 7—bye week

Sept. 14—Gayville-Volin (homecoming)

Sept. 21—Alcester-Hudson, home

Sept. 28—at Scotland

Oct. 5—at Corsica/Stickney

Oct. 12—Avon, home

Oct. 18—first round of playoffs

Oct. 25—quarterfinals of playoffs

Nov. 2—Semifinals of playoffs

Nov. 9—Championship in the DakotaDome in Vermillion

Marts Wins Golf Tournament

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Samantha Marts was the champion of the Winner Ladies city golf tournament.

Second place in the championship flight went Laura Root with Kari DeMers, 3rd.

First flight winners were Jennie Fenenga, 1st; Abby Jorgensen, 2nd; Becky Olson, 3rd.

Second flight winners were Stacy Rayman, 1st; Addy Root, 2nd and Donna Howland, 3rd.

Golfers Ready for Competition

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There are four athletes out for Winner High School boys golf team.

The two high school students and lettermen are Nathan Monk and Gage Watson.

There are two sixth graders on the team Karson Keiser and Ryder Halligan.

Watson qualified for the state tournament last year.

Larry Aaker is coaching the golf team.

Aaker says both of the lettermen have a year under their belt.

Practice for the golf team started on Aug. 6.

The schedule includes:

Aug. 30—at Chamberlain

Sept. 6—at Pierre

Sept. 11—Winner Invitational

Sept. 18—at Mitchell

Sept. 24—at Mitchell

Oct. 1-2—State at Spearfish

Lady Warriors Prepare for Volleyball Opener

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The Winner High School volleyball team is excited to start the season.

The girls started practice on Thursday and will open the season on the road on Aug. 21 when they travel to Bon Homme.

There are 24 girls on the team. The returning letterwinners are Katy Lantz, Gracie Littau, Addy Root, Jeslyn Felix, Mackenzie Levi, Alexis Richey, Ellie Brozik, Abby Marts, Morgan Hammerbeck, Sierra Hansen and Maggie LaCompte.

The only two seniors gone from last year’s team are Sam Marts and Daesha Klein.

This year’s Lady Warriors will include a new player, Kalla Bertram, who played at Elk Point/Jefferson. Bertram is a sophomore.

Also on the team is a foreign exchange student from the country of Georgia.

Two 8th graders have been called up to the varsity—Rylee Root and Kelbi Meiners.

The six seniors on the team are Richey, Marts, Littau, Hansen, Felix and Lantz.

Last year’s record was 21-10.

Winner plays in the Big Dakota and SESD Conference.

“We are excited about the season,” said coach Jaime Keiser.

A lot of the girls coming back have a lot of experience.

Coach Keiser explained Marts was moved from the outside to the middle position.

Setters will be Addy Root, Mackenzie Levi with Rylee Root being the setter for the C team.

The coach says Winner starts out with a couple of tough matches. Winner opens the season Aug. 21 at Bon Homme.

In practice the team has been working on passing, defense and serve receive.
Keiser says serve receive is the team’s biggest weakness. “If we can control our serve receive and get some good passes will be will be a quality team.”

The team attended several team camps this summer.

The Lady Warriors are part of the Big Dakota Conference and the SESD Conference.

The coach noted the team was not happy a year ago when they were only a few points away from going to the state tournament. This year the Lady Warriors would like to be playing in the state tournament.

Jenna Phillips is the assistant coach for the volleyball team.

The 2018 Winner High School volleyball schedule includes:

Aug. 21 at Bon Homme

Aug. 23—at Miller

Aug. 28—Burke/South Central, home

Aug. 30—at Ainsworth, Neb.

Sept. 4—Bennett County/Gregory, home

Sept. 11—At Lyman

Sept. 15—at Stanley Co. tournament

Sept. 17—at Mobridge/Pollock

Sept 22—at Sisseton

Sept 25—Todd County, home

Oct. 2—at Gregory

Oct. 4—at White River

Oct. 6—at Chester area

Oct. 9—at Chamberlain

Oct. 15—Mt. Vernon/Plankinton, home

Oct. 16—Wagner, home

Oct. 20—at Bon Homme

Oct. 22—Platte/Geddes, home

Oct. 29—Region

Nov. 1—Region

Nov. 6—Region

Nov. 15-17—state meet in Sioux Falls

Cross Country Team Running Lots of Miles

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Winner Area cross country is starting to put in the miles as they prepare for the first meet of the season.

Coach Jady Schuyler has a good nucleus of lettermen returning. They include Saige Schuyler, Sidda Schuyler, JaclynLaprath, Charlotte Shopene, Aryn Meiners, Meagan Blare, Megan Brozik, Katherine Jankauskas, Gabby Kocer and Madison Thieman.

On the boys side, the returning lettermen are senior Wyatt Tunquist, Kade Watson and Dawson Phillips.

The only loss from last year was Atlas Willuweit.

The first meet in the Winner Invitational on Aug. 24.

Last year the girls team took fifth place at state and Sidda Schuyler placed 4th and Laprath, 24th.

The boys team had three state qualifiers—Kade Watson, who placed 16th; Wyatt Turnquist and Dawson Phillips.

The girls team has won the regions the past two years and Coach Schuyler says that is a goal again this year along with placing at state.

The team started practice on Thursday and have been doing practice twice a day.

Reagan Nielsen is the assistant coach.

The cross country schedule includes:

Aug. 24—Winner Invitational

Aug. 28—at McCook Central

Sept. 4—at Scotland

Sept. 8—at Sioux Falls

Sept. 13—at Chamberlain

Sept. 15—at Lyman

Sept. 22—at Platte-Geddes

Sept. 25—at Todd County

Sept. 27—at Burke/South Central

Oct. 1—at Mt. Vernon/Plankinton

Oct. 4—at Parkston

Oct. 11—Regional at Chamberlain

Oct. 20—State meet in Sioux Falls

Colome Volleyball Team Prepares for Opener

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The Colome High School volleyball team opens the season on Aug. 25 when they travel to Burke/South Central.

The returning letterwinners on the team are Makayla Shippy, Saydee Heath, Jaclyn Laprath, Haley Krumpus, Rayne Hermsen and Kaydee Heath.

Other members of the team are Maxtrix Noteboom, Carleen Burger, Sara O’Bryan, Jordyn Seegers, Lanie Bolton, Madison Gill, Baylie Hoffine, Clarissa Ringing Shield, Kasie Leighton, Katie Welker, Elizabeth Yeaman, Devan Dougherty, Moran Gill, Sophie Hofeldt, Ashlyn Hoffine, Landi Krumpus, Libbie Petersek, Jordyn Ring and Toree Ringing Shield.

The loss from last year’s team are Maggie McCarty and Lynn Baker.

Abby Kortan, who played last year for the Cowgirls, has moved and will be playing for Hanson High School this year.

Kathy Hrabanek is the head coach of the Cowgirls with Dee Temple as the assistant coach.

Hrabanek says the team will be experienced. She says there are very versatile players on the team.

The 2018 Colome girls volleyball schedule includes:

Aug. 25—at Burke/South Central

Sept. 1—At Gregory Tourney

Sept. 4—Lyman, home

Sept. 8—at Tripp/Delmont/Armour

Sept. 10—Marty, home

Sept. 11—at Platte-Geddes

Sept. 17—St. Francis, home

Sept. 18—at Avon

Sept. 22—at Kimball tourney

Sept. 25—at AC/DC

Sept. 29—Great Plains Conference tourney

Oct. 2—Neb. Quad

Oct. 9—at Gregory

Oct. 11—White River, home

Oct. 13—at Andes Tourney

Oct. 16—Jones County, home

Oct. 19—Crow Creek, home

Oct. 22—at Kimball/White Lake

Oct. 23—Corsica/Stickney, home

Oct. 29-30—Region

Nov. 6—Round of 16

Nov. 15-17—State meet in Sioux Falls

James Henry Burnham, 89

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James Henry Burnham, 89 of Winner, SD and formerly of Wood, SD died Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Ava’s House by Sanford in Sioux Falls, SD.

Jim was born at rural Wood, SD on June 12, 1929 to Ivy and Maysie (Dickerson) Burnham. He attended the Lookout country school through the eighth grade. Following school Jim worked as a farmhand for his sisters and other various farmers in the area. On April 10, 1948 Jim married Mildred Ann Bachmann at McMinnville, OR. After a short stay in Oregon they made their home in the Wood area. Jim continued working as a farmhand until 1970, when he started driving a bulk fuel delivery truck. He and Mildred raised cattle, milk cows, pigs, chickens and five kids. Jim enjoyed staying busy woodworking, welding and gardening. He also liked to fish, was an avid rattlesnake hunter and never missed an area rodeo. Jim retired from driving fuel truck in 1999 but continued to help area farmers with anything they needed. Jim was known to be a prankster and always looked forward to teasing the children of his route customers.

Grateful for having shared in Jim’s life are his children, Linda (Ronnie) Dimond of Wood, and their son Ben (Jenny) Dimond and grandchildren Colter and Mesa all of Wood, and daughter Amy (Keenon) McClaine and granddaughter, Karelli all of Kansas City, KS; Lonnie (Sue) Burnham of Rapid City and their daughter Heather (Matt) Palmer and grandchildren Garrett, Liam, Nora, Hank all of Mina, SD and son Austin Burnham of Rapid City; Lois (Rob) Comp of Presho, SD and their son Lance (Amanda) Comp and grandchildren Brady and Wes all of Presho, SD and daughter Darla (Leon) Cameron and grandchildren Cooper and Ely all of Sherwood, ND; Lori (Scot) Schara of Rapid City and their son Tyler Schara of Fargo, ND, daughter Savanna Schara of Rapid City and daughter Ashley Schara of Sioux Falls; Lisa (Devin Rogers) Burnham of Rapid City and their daughters, Dorian Swanson of Rapid City and Delane Rogers of Aberdeen.

Jim was the last remaining survivor of nine siblings and his parents. He is reunited in the Heavenly Kingdom with his beloved wife Mildred who died on June 8, 1984.

Memorial service was held Monday, Aug. 13, 2018 at 11 a.m. at Wood Community Hall with Rev. Gary Walters officiating. Inurnment followed in Evergreen Cemetery in Wood.

An online guestbook may be signed at www.kirkfuneralhome.com

James F. Shoemaker Jr. “Shoey”, 63

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James F. Shoemaker Jr. “Shoey”, 63, of Winner, SD passed away on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018 at his residence in Winner, SD.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Winner, SD. Burial followed in the Winner Catholic Cemetery.

Shoey spent his life with a homestead in Winner but had an adventurous spirit. Shoey’s idea of a life on the road was a well-lived life. From traveling to 48 states, half of Canada and most of Mexico, he was happiest whether it was visiting Sturgis, family & friends, or venturing with his dogs, Grizzly & Rip. This was Shoey’s passion.

Shoey was extremely proud of things in his life such as earning his Eagle Scout Badge in 1973. Attending many concerts like Led Zeppelin, building many motorcycles including his prized joy, the Brother Mike Bike, and supporting the Military & several non-profit organizations.

Shoey will be missed by his four sisters, Rosemary Connot, Patricia Eade, Jeanne Shoemaker, Judy Fisher, nieces and nephews, and many friends.

Awaiting him in Heaven is his parents. Helen & James (Red) Shoemaker, brother Mike Shoemaker, niece Dawn Knoepfle, nephew Bob Connot, his bird Niko, and friends who passed before him.

William George Lindwurm, 99

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Fiuneral services for William Lindwurm were held Aug. 13 at 10:30 a.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church of Burke. Burial was in the Graceland Cemetery of Burke.

William George Lindwurm was born on Jan. 24, 1919, near Osmond, NE to William and Rosa (Kumm) Lindwurm. He was baptized on March 30, 1919, at Pierce County, NE.

His mother died of the flu shortly after giving birth to his sister Rosie. Bill was one year old and was sent to live with his grandparents in SD until his father moved to SD. His father hired Lena Kahler as a nanny for his five young children (Christina, Ella, Elsie, Bill, and Rosie).

After his father’s marriage to Lena, Bill returned to live with his dad, step-mother, and sisters. His dad and Lena had 4 more children (Alvina, Esther, John, and Phillip). Bill attended school at Pleasant View District No. 53. Bill was confirmed in the Lutheran faith on July 14, 1935, at Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Carlock, SD, and was a faithful member there until it closed in 2001. He then transferred his membership to Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Burke, SD, where he remained a member until his death. He served as church secretary and treasurer at Peace for 12 years.

When his father was unable to work because of a stroke, Bill stepped in to do the farming. He also worked on the WPA building county roads with horses. After his father passed away, he remained on the farm until 1958, when he and his step-mother moved into Burke. Then, in 1961, he moved back out to a farm 8 miles south and 5 miles west of Burke. He “batched” it for 14½ years and then on June 5, 1976 he married Esther Smith. They moved 3 miles west of Burke in 1986. In 1995, Esther passed away. He moved to Park View Manor in Burke in 2007, and moved to Silver Threads in 2016.

Bill was a kind, quiet man with a strong but simple faith. He enjoyed playing his harmonica, fishing and playing cards. He was one of the first people to have a video camera and he enjoyed videoing and taking pictures.

He was preceded in death by his parents William and Rosa, his wife, Esther, his half brother Phillip Lindwurm who was killed in the Korean War, his step mother Lena Lindwurm, his sisters Rosie Sengleman, Tena Neuharth, Elsie Fode, Ella Hanson and Esther Braun, six brothers-in-law, one sister-in-law, and one step-son.

Bill is survived by his sister, Alvina Wonnenberg, his brother, John Lindwurm, nieces and nephews, and step-children.

Bill passed away at the Rosebud Country Care Center on Aug. 9, 2018 at the age of 99 years, 6 months and 16 days.

Leo Clark Moses, 99

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Leo Clark Moses, formerly of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on Monday, July 16, 2018. He lived the last three years outside of Brule, NE, being lovingly cared for by nephew, Denny and Cheryl Thompson.

Leo was born on July 18, 1919, to Leroy and Millie Moses in Carter, SD. He spent his early years in Carter and Witten, SD, where he attended school and worked on his father’s farm.

He was a WWII veteran, serving from May 1945 to October 1946. After an honorable discharge, Leo returned home and married Evelyn Margaret Thompson on July 1, 1950, in Gordon, NE. They returned to Witten and he worked on the family farm until moving to Philip, SD where he operated a dairy farm.

After moving to Hot Springs in 1955, Leo did custom haying and later worked at the State Veterans Home. He then went to work for the Standard Oil Company and continued to be involved with selling propane and repairing furnaces for many, many years. He operated Leo’s LP Service for over 25 years and filled his last 20-pound propane tank at the age of 90.

He was a loving husband, brother, and uncle to his many nieces and nephews. Leo enjoyed family gatherings and visiting with friends. He was a kind, hard-working, happy man who was loved and respected by relatives and friends alike. He will be dearly missed.

Leo always thought of his sister Eileen’s family as the children he never had. He is survived by sisters, Ava Aeschbacher and Carol McCroan of Texas; nephews, Denny (Cheryl) Thompson of Brule, NE; Mike (Mary Kay) Thompson of Hot Springs; niece, Sandy Thompson Gordon of Hot Springs; nieces-in-law, Vicki Thompson of Buffalo Gap; Cauline Thompson of Hot Springs; great-nephew, Matt (Jeannie) Thompson of Highmore; great-nieces, Kim (Tim) McNemar of Buffalo Gap; Vickie (Monte) Olson of Charlotte, NC; Natalie(Shawn) Morgan of Oral; Tara (Steve) Storm of Spearfish; Niki (Wally) Campbell of Grand Forks, ND; Megan Thompson of Greeley, CO; Jaime Gordon of Hot Springs; and 10 great-great nieces/nephews. He is also survived by numerous Moses and Thompson nephews, nieces, and their families whom Leo loved very much.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years; his parents; a sister, Eileen Moses Thompson Weisenberger; brothers, Howard and Gay; sister-in-law, Ann; and nephews, Tommy Thompson and Gary Thompson.

Burial will be at Black Hills National Cemetery 2:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. A celebration of Leo’s life will be held at Chamberlain-McColley’s Funeral home in Hot Springs 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, with Pastor Bill Martin officiating. A noon lunch will be held prior to the service at the American Legion Hall. Family and friends are invited to attend. Memorial gifts will be donated to the American Legion, Battle Mt. Post 71, of Hot Springs.
Arrangements have been placed in the care of Chamberlain McColley’s Funeral Home, Hot Springs, SD.