A joint screening for families with
children ages birth to five within the
Colome School District will be held on (9-9-2021). The screening will take place at the Colome
School at 8:30 a.m. This screening is to
make you aware of the developmental milestones your child has mastered.
A team consisting of personnel from Core Educational Cooperative and the Colome School will screen each child in the areas of vision, hearing, language, motor, and developmental skills.
Results for each child screened will be
available the day of the screening.
How do I register my child: Appointments Only. Call the Colome site (605-842-1624)
appointments.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo The Winner High School football team will open the season on Aug. 20 when they will play Tripp-Delmont/ Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian in Armour. Returning lettermen are in front from left Jude Sargent, Michael Olson, Kaleb Osborn, Kaden Keiser and Charley Pravecek. Middle row from left are Sam Scholz, Jack Kruger, Ethan Bartels, Achilles Willuweit, Finn Bartels, Aiden Barfuss, Jack Peters, Tayden Mathis, Dalton Petersen, Kaden Bennett and Stratton Morehart. In back from left are Kolbie Osborn, Riley Orel, Cole Rank, Owen Monk, Blake Volmer, Joey Cole, Jackson Vesely, Jace Brazelton, Hunter Osborn, Noah Best and Spencer Calhoon. Not pictured are Adam Bohnet, Cody Wheadon, Aaron Monk, Ashton Klein and Layne Moser.
By
Dan Bechtold
Editor
Coming off an undefeated season and a
Class 11B state championship, the Winner Warriors are looking forward to a new
season.
The Warriors defeated
Bridgewater/Emery-Ethan 18-14 in the championship game a year ago.
In addition to a state championship,
Winner was undefeated with an 11-0 record.
Lost from that championship team were ten seniors including Brady Fritz,
Sam Kruger, Preston Norrid, Bosten Morehart, Landon Thieman, Zach Bohnet, Aaron
Gilchrist, Owen Duffy, Evan Farner, Jackson Hansen,
There are 16 seniors on the team, the
most in several years. The seniors are Kaden Keiser, Achilles Willuweit, Joey
Cole, Jackson Vesely, Slade Cournoyer, Kaleb Osborn, Kolbie Osborn, Ashton
Klein, Michael Olson, Aaron Monk, Owen Monk, Jace Brazelton, Adam Bohnet, Riley
Shippy, Finn Bartels and Charley Pravecek.
In addition to the loss of 10 seniors,
Winner lost four all state players in Brady Fritz, Sam Kruger, Bosten Morehart
and Preston Norrid.
There are 16 lettermen on the team, the
most in five years.
The returning lettermen are: Jude
Sargent, Michael Olson, Kaleb Osborn, Kaden Keiser, Charley Pravecek, Sam
Scholz, Jack Kruger, Ethan Bartels, Achilles Willuweit, Finn Bartels, Aiden
Barfuss, Jack Peters, Tayden Mathis, Dalton Petersen, Kaden Bennett, Stratton
Morehart, Kolbie Osborn, Riley Orel, Cole Rank, Owen Monk, Blake Volmer, Joey
Cole, Jackson Vesely, Jace Brazelton, Hunter Osborn, Noah Best, Spencer
Calhoon, Adam Bohnet, Cody Wheadon, Aaron Monk, Ashton Klein and Layne Moser.
The Warriors open the season on Friday,
Aug, 20 when they play Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian. This game
will be at 7 p.m. in Armour.
TDA/ACDC has moved up a class from nine
man football to 11 man.
There are a total of 47 athletes on the
Winner squad.
The Warriors will have experience on
offense and defense.
There will be a new starting
quarterback this year. Cole and Volmer are working in this role.
For the past three years, Fritz has
been the starting QB. Coach Trent Olson
said Fritz has won more games than any other quarterback in Winner history.
Running backs will be Aiden Barfuss,
Jack Peters and Kaleb Osborn at full back; wing back Kaden Keiser, Riley Orel,
Aaron Monk, Michael Olson and Riley Shippy, a transfer from Colome.
Coach Olson says what Shippy brings to
the team is speed. “He is a tough kid and fast.”
Ethan Bartels will return as a punter.
Olson says the team is holding tryouts for a kicker
Keiser returned punts last year and will be main return name
this year.
On defense, Olson said the team will
stay with the 4 3 defense which has proved successful over the years.
The Warriors have to replace the whole
linebacking crew. The team lost Thieman, Norrid and Kruger, three excellent
senior linebackers.
If there is a question mark about a
position on the team it is probably at linebacker.
“We have talented kids who can fill
this role but are just inexperienced,” said the coach.
Winner plays in SESD Conference and
there are two new teams in the conference—TDAACDC and Jim River. This is a new
team made up of the coop between Menno and Scotland.
Coach Olson says he loves the schedule.
“I think we play some of the best teams in the state,” he said.
Olson especially likes two of the non
conference games in Bridgewater-Emery Ethan and St. Thomas More.
This year Winner will play two games on
Saturday. The St. Thomas More game in Rapid City is on a Saturday and the
Miller/Highmore-Harrold game is on Saturday, Oct. 9 in Winner in the afternoon.
Assistant coaches are Kevin Keiser,
Austin Calhoon and Ben Connot. Last year Connot was the head coach at Rapid
City Christian.
Olson says the seniors have high
expectations for the team this year. “We want to win the conference and get
home field advantage for the playoffs,” said the coach.
The WHS football schedule includes:
Aug. 20—Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes
Central/Dakota Christian in Armour
Aug. 27—Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan, home
Sept. 3—Mount Vernon/Plankinton, home
Sept. 11—St. Thomas More, 2 p.m. in
Rapid City
Sept. 18—Jim River, 2:30 p.m. in Menno
Sept. 24—Wagner (Homecoming)
Oct. 1—Woonsocket/Wessington
Springs/Sanborn Central in Wessington Springs
Oct. 9—Miller/Highmore-Harrold in
Winner at 2 p.m.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo The Winner Rotary Club presented a banner honoring the 2020 Class 11B state champions to coach Trent Olson, right, head football coach of the Winner Warriors. Making the presentation is Bob Benson, president of the Winner Rotary Club.
Submitted Photo Linkyn Petersek, Colome, placed 8th in tie down roping at the high school national finals in Lincoln, Neb. He received a buckle and a scholarship for placing 8th. There were 172 tie down ropers. Petersek placed 5th in the short go and finished 8th in the world.
Linkyn Petersek, Colome, placed 8th in the world in the tie
down roping at the high school national finals rodeo in Lincoln, Neb., July
18-24.
He placed 5th in the short
go and finished 8th in the world. There were 172 tie down ropers. He
received a buckle and a scholarship for placing 8th in the average.
Petersek also competed in steer
wrestling and reined cow horse competition.
The national rodeo featured more than
1,650 contestants from 44 states, five Canadian provinces, Australia and
Mexico.
The rodeo is the world’s largest rodeo.
In addition to competing for $375,000 in
college scholarships and the chance to be named an NHSFR world champion. To earn this title,
contestants must finish in the top 20—based on their combined times/scores in
the first two rounds to advance to Saturday’s final round.
World champions will be determined
based on their three round combined times/scores.
Submitted Photo The Winner VFW Auxiliary officers for 2021-2022 are seated from left Brenda Muhs, senior vice president; Jan Endes, president and Joan Hauf, chaplain. In back from left are Rosemary Connot, secretary; Janna Pravecek, treasurer; Tom Endes, conductor and one year trustee and Connie Heggestad, patriotic instructor. Not pictured are Cheryl Littau, junior vice president; Carol Turgeon, 3 year trustee and Karen Douglas, 2 year trustee.
Submitted Photo A large grass fire on Aug. 10 burned 40 to 60 acres. Witten, Winner fire departments were called. There was also help from Presho, Kennebec and Wood fire departments plus farmers brought their water trucks to help.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo A gun salute was given by the Winner American Legion and VFW at a memorial ceremony for Civil War veteran Solomon Thomas. The ceremony was at the Winner Cemetery on Aug. 14.
By Dan Bechtold
Editor
Family members of a Civil War
veteran came to the Winner Cemetery on a hot Saturday afternoon to dedicate a
headstone in honor of Solomon Thomas.
Thomas served in the Civil
War and is buried in Winner. But he never had a headstone.
Thomas served in Company D,
32nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.
It was through the work of
many that the veteran received a government issue headstone for his service in
1864 and 1865.
Seven great, great
grandchildren of Solomon Thomas were at the ceremony Saturday. They were
touched by the local support for their relative. There was a local honor guard
from the Winner VFW and the Winner American Legion.
“We were truly honored and
grateful to have the honor guard plus the gun salute and the presentation of a
U.S. flag,” said Alan Hintermeister, Edina, Minn., great, great grandson.
Other family members who
attended were: Betty Engebretson, Slayton, Minn., a sister of Alan; Phil Hintermeiser
(brother of Alan) and is wife, Janet, Albert Lee, Minn,; Joan Widboom, Slayton,
Minn., a sister of Alan; Paula Schaeffer, Hanska, Minn., Lisa Kremer, Iona,
Minn and Caren Voss, Avoca, Minn., all second cousins.
At the ceremony, Alan read the
obituary of Solomon Thomas which was published in the Carter News in 1916.
Alan says he appreciated the
work of Tripp County Veterans Service Officers Terry Cousins and Milton Douglas
for their work in getting required records in order to receive the headstone.
Alan also added that he
appreciated Bob Benson for his excellent work of installing the headstone.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo Kids taking part in a stick horse race had to balance an egg on a spoon. This was one of the events at the Colome Summer Nights.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo New teachers and staff in the Winner School District include in front from left Misti Brown, Skyler Best, Robin Curtis and Keely Connot. In back from left are Candace Patmore. Danielle Kucera, Karen Koffskey, LaGrande Woods, Dondee Krolikowski, Ben Connot and Scott Rank. Classes in Winner will start on Aug. 19.
Classes in the Winner School District
will start Thursday, Aug. 19.
Classes will run from 8 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.
There will be Friday school on Aug. 20.
There will be several new staff members
who are joining the Winner School District.
The new staff include: Danielle Kucera,
Native American advocate at the elementary school; Katie Richey, pre school
teacher; Skyler Best, special education; Misty Brown, special education; Karen
Koffskey, special education; Samantha Bansemer, special education aide; Ben
Connot, special education; Keely Connot, sixth grade; Robin Curtis, middle
school math; Misti Lapsley, language arts; Candace Patmore, high school math;
LaGrande Woods, middle school science; Dondee Krolikowski, alternative center
coordinator; Scott Rank, special education aide.
Gail Smith will teach third grade as
she moved from sixth grade.
Supt. Keven Morehart said the school
will start as normal. The COVID-19 back to school plan has three tiers—green,
yellow and red.
Morehart noted the only major change is
that the school board may put everything on line if there is a need or an
outbreak of COVID-19.
Masks will not be mandatory. If a
student or staff feels safer wearing a mask they will be supported in their
efforts to provide protection
There will be no COVID protocol for
athletic events and fans will not be limited from attending games.
Some of the COVID protocol that was
followed last year will be implemented again this year. The temperature of
students will be taken each day.
There will be sanitation of desks and
work areas twice a day. There will be
hand sanitizer in all the classrooms.
The water fountains will be turned off
and students can fill water bottles at the
fountain.
This was a busy summer for the school
district as a lot of projects have been completed.
The north parking lot has new asphalt.
The advertising on the wood floor in
the Armory has been redone. No one will be allowed in Armory until after Aug.
22 as the wood floor needs to set.
Finishing touches are being made to the
new concession stand in the Armory.
Work is also finishing up on the two
science rooms at the high school.
New flooring was laid at the elementary gym.
All classrooms will receive new smart
boards.
Construction will start soon on an
addition to the elementary school. Four new classrooms will be added to the
west end of the school.
The school district has taken over the
pre-school program following the retirement of long time teacher Toni Donovan.
For a year the school district will rent the building which now houses the
pre-school. When the new addition to the school is done the pre school will be
located in the elementary school. The pre-school will remain tuition based.
“We are excited to start school,” said
Morehart. “It is the best time of the year when all the kids come back to
school. They want to see their friends they have not seen all summer.”
The superintendent says the school is
back to normal but it is a different normal with COVID still hanging around.
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