Wrestlers Region Champs

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Winner Area wrestling team won the 3B wrestling title Saturday in Wagner. The Warriors will send eight wrestlers to the state tournament which starts Friday in Sioux Falls at the Denny Sanford Premier Center.

The Warriors advancing to the state tournament are: Kaden Keiser, Wyatt Ewing, Atlas Willuweit, Trevor Peters, Avery Gilchrist, Kayleb Brozik, Jayden Schroeder and Tre Doren.

Wrestling at the state tournament starts at 9 a.m. on Friday.

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Warriors Victorious in Extra Period

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In an overtime victory, the Winner Warriors defeated Platte-Geddes 68-66 on Feb. 14 in Winner.

The regulation game ended in a 59-59 tie. A free throw by Drew DeMers with 4 seconds left tied the game.

DeMers scored 28 points followed by Trevor Bertram with 15 points, Naasz and Wyatt Ewing, 9 each.

Naasz pulled down 7 rebounds, Ewing, 6; Cameron Kuil and DeMers, 5 each.

DeMers had 7 assists.

Lady Warriors Defeat Mobridge

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Winner Lady Warriors basketball team defeated Mobridge-Pollock 50-38 in the final game of the regular season Friday in Winner.

Rachel Sherman led the team in scoring with 17 points and Bella Swedlund added 11.

Sherman grabbed 10 rebounds with Chloe Bartels having 5.

The Lady Warriors hosted Red Cloud on Tuesday, Feb. 21 in the first round of regional play.

Martha Kinsley, 98

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Martha Lucille (Koskan) Kinsley was born September 2, 1918 on a homestead near Naville, SD, to Jerry and Daisy (Slechta) Koskan. At the age of one, she moved with her family to a farm near Wood, SD. She graduated from Springview Country School in 1931, and Wood High School in 1935. She received a teaching certificate from Southern State College and began teaching at the age of 17 in several surrounding schools.

In 1944, she married Sgt. Kenneth Kinsley, making their home on a farm north of Murdo for 45 years. In 1985, she completed her long time goal, receiving her Bachelor of Science degree from Northern State University. She moved into an apartment in Murdo in 1996, and on to Pierre Maryhouse in 2015.

Martha was involved with youth during her teaching years as well as her years with 4-H, church school and library. She was a participant and supporter of various community organizations and was especially involved in serving with the United Methodist Women. She and Ken received a soil conservation award for planting and caring for one of the first tree shelter belts in the area. They were also humbled to be recognized as a Methodist Family of the Year with their young family.
Martha enjoyed all aspects of farming, sewing, gardening, cooking for family and friends, carrying on the tradition that anyone was welcome at the table.
Memorials may be directed to Jones County Ambulance or the Murdo United Methodist Women.