Senior outfielder Austin Calhoon of Winner hit three home runs in two games on senior day at Dakota Wesleyan University. The Tigers split with Morningside.
Calhoon had one of his best hitting performances of his career, going 2-3 with 5 RBIs, a walk and three runs while crushing three homes runs in two games.
Shane Stiehl of the Borderline Bassmasters was crowned the South Dakota champion at the national regional bassmasters championship held on Lake Guntersville in Alabama.
Stiehl is the son of Todd and Lisa Stiehl of Winner.
There were several participants in this year’s Winner Science Fair.
In the biological division, Ian Tunnissen won best of show with a project on hand sensitivity.
Luke Hennebold won best of show in physical science with a project on row crop erosion.
Lucas Jedlicki and Nick Bare won best of show in ag for a project on phosphorus addition.
Biology results include: Rile Calhoon, gold; Levi McClanahan, Lauren Norrid, both silver; Destiny Ruden, Samantha Marts/ Madyson Frazier, all bronze.
Ribbons were awarded to: Matt Hartley, Dalton Baker, Charlie Novak, Zach Lapsley, Savannah Vogel, Emalie Duley, Ronae Klein/Daesha Klein; Mason Schuyler/ Alex Schaeffer and Aidon Bachmann.
Brandon Volmer received a gold medal in physical science. Silver medals went to Tyler Olson, Tedra Vrbka/Sophia Lewis.
Receiving bronze were Asher Kraft, Andrew Taylor. Ribbons were awarded to: Logan Tunnisen, Katy Lantz, Shea Connot, Sierra Hanson/Gracie Littau, Tyson Westendorf, Hunter Shopene, Alexis Richey and Sadie Woods/ Makenna Pederson.
Sid Durrin and Sam Hossle win a gold medal for a pH effect on a radish project.
Silver went to Devon Leiferman and Windsor Barry and a bronze went to Tristan Watzel.
Ribbons were awarded to Michael Massa/ Nathan Ducheneaux and Nathan Erickson.
Logan Welker of Hamill, was recently honored by the psychology department at the University of South Dakota.
He has a double major pursuing two bachelor of arts degrees in psychology and Spanish. He is a junior and plans to attend graduate school for clinical psychology.
On April 6, he was inducted into Sigma Delta Pi, a Hispanic studies honors society. On April 19, he was inducted into Psi Chi, a nationally recognized psychology honors association.
Additionally, this year the USD psychology department awarded Welker with an outstanding research award, an outstanding junior award and the Royal D and Helen B. Doner scholarship.
Anthony Husher of Winner is one of the candidates for Scotchman, the highest honor that can be given to students in their senior year at Dakota Wesleyan University.
The winners will be announced at the annual honors banquet on April 29.
Husher, son of Phil and Linda Husher of Winner.
Holden Thieman had a walk off double in the bottom of the 7th inning to give Winner/Colome baseball team a 5-4 victory over St. Thomas More Sunday in Winner.
Trailing 4-3 entering the seventh inning, Reed Harter drove in the game tying run with a single and then Thieman had the double for the victory.
With the win, the Royals remain undefeated with a 7-0 record.
Winner/Colome baseball team scored 10 runs in the first inning on the way to an 18-1 victory over Chamberlain on April 19 in Winner.
With the victory, the Royals remain undefeated with a 6-0 record.
The game ended after three innings due to the 10 run rule.
The Winner High School girls golf team won the Big Dakota Conference championship at the Hillsview Golf Course in Pierre on Thursday.
Ronae Klein won first place, Liz Jankauskas, 2nd; Addy Root, 3rd and Sam Marts, 6th.
Cameron Kuil led the Winner High School boys and girls track teams as he took second place in the 400 at the Legion Relays in Pierre on Friday. Kuil finished in :52.20. This was his first race of the season as he was recovering from a basketball injury.
In this meet, Winner was competing against the larger schools from Pierre, Rapid City, Sioux Falls and Brandon Valley.
Colome’s Reed Harter has signed with the University of Sioux Falls baseball team, one of 11 to sign in the school’s 2016 recruiting class.
Harter is a standout for Winner/Colome Royals baseball team for whom he hit .533 with 14 RBIs and 26 stolen bases in 14 games. As a pitcher, he also had a 3-2 record with a 2.86 ERA and 43 strikeouts on a team that finished 12-2 and advanced to the regional tournament. A nominee for the S.D. Class B Legion player of the year, he has been named all-state twice and all-conference three straight years.
Harter was also an Argus Leader Elite 45 selection and an all-state defensive back in football where he was named team MVP.
He also made first team all state in basketball, earning team MVP three times.
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