Colome High School graduate Matthew Campbell, a thrower for Doane University, claimed the NAIA indoor weight throw national championship for a second consecutive year on March 4 on the campus of South Dakota State University.
Campbell, who now calls Ainsworth, Neb., home, was seeking to become the first repeat champion in the men’s NAIA weight throw since 2017.
Campbell won the event with a throw of 68 feet-7.25 inches to open the final round. The throw was his third personal best of the day.
Campbell, who previously competed for Dakota Wesleyan University, won the national title in 2021 with a throw of 66 feet, 7 inches.
Campbell’s victory gave Doane their first two time champion in the weight throw and gave the Great Plains Athletic Conference its 11th weight throw national title.
Competing on March 5, Campbell was also in the shot put posting a throw of 53 feet, 7 inches, missing out on All-American honors by one place with a ninth place finish.
Wyatt Turnquist of Winner, who wrestles for Northern State University, competed in the NCAA championships this weekend in St. Louis, Mo.
Turnquist won his opening match 7-2 over Jake Piccirilli of UNC-Pembroke.
The Winner wrestler then lost 7-4 to Jason Hanenberg of Western Colorado. Turnquist then lost a 3-2 decision to Isiah Royal of Newberry.
Bella Swedlund and Kelsey Sachtjen of Winner have been named to the first team Big Dakota Conference all conference team.
Ellie Brozik received honorable mention.
In a defensive battle, Wagner took a narrow 36-33 victory over Winner girls basketball team in a SoDak game played in Mitchell on March 1.
Behind a strong third quarter effort, the top seeded Red Raiders built a 13 point lead it used to hold off a late rally by the Lady Warriors. Winner came on strong making the final push to punch their ticket to the state tournament.
Winner cut the lead to four points (32-28 Wagner) on two free throws by Ellie Brozik.
With 1.3 seconds left in the game Wagner hung on to that three point lead.
The game was tied at 8 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Winner was held to 3 points and six points in the third quarter.
Bella Swedlund scored 18 points. Kelsey Sachtjen and Ellie Brozik each had 6 points.
Winner shot 20 percent from the field and Wagner shot 41 percent.
At the free throw line, Winner made 11 of 16 shots for 68 percent.
Sachtjen pulled down 8 rebounds and Swedlund, 3.
Brozik led the team with 5 steals and Swedlund had 3.
Winner won the turnover battle giving the ball away eight times.
Winner ended the season with a 14-9 record.
Colome boys basketball team was
defeated 49-40 by Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central-Dakota Christian in post
season play on Feb. 28.
The loss ended the season for the Cowboys.
Joseph Laprath scored 21 points to lead the Cowboys.
Billy Looking Cloud added 10 points and Caden Munroe, 6.
Colome shot 33 percent from the field and made 7 of 13 free throws for 54 percent.
Colome was outrebounded 33-27. Munroe pulled down 10 rebounds and Alec Thieman, 7.
Winner came out on top winning the Class B state dual championship.
After claiming third place in the individual tournament Friday night, the Warriors went to work and put their whole heart into winning the dual tournament.
That excitement started with coaches Spencer Novotny and Jayd Schuyler and was transferred to each wrestler who stepped on the mat. It was electric and as each wrestler won in the championship match the excitement grew.
Winner dominated Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon in round one 70-9, handled Parkston in round two 57-8. The Warriors notched the championship title with a 33-25 win over Kimball/White Lake/ Platte-Geddes.
This was the first Class B dual title for the Warriors. “We’ve gotten second the last four years in individuals, we’ve gotten second in duals to Canton the last two years and with five seniors it is awesome to get this done,” said coach Spencer Novotny. “To go out there and avenge our only loss of the season against Kimball, it’s just a great day.”
Winner had two wrestlers, Maxton Brozik at 113 pounds and Kaden Keiser at 145 pounds pick up state championships.
In addition to the two champions, Winner had five other wrestlers place at the state level.
Both Kaleb Osborn at 126 and Jack Kruger at 182, wrestled in a championship match but were defeated and took runner-up honors.
Riley Orel at 160 took third, Achilles Willuweit at 220 took fourth and Charley Pravecek at 195 took fifth.
For Kaden Keiser it was a great way to end his senior year in high school as plans to further his wrestling career in college.
Keiser was named the outstanding wrestler in Class B.
His fourth state title puts him in the record books at Winner High School. He is the first WHS wrester to four state titles. There have been others who have won three, but Keiser is the first to win four.
Friday in the semifinals of the individual tournament, Keiser set a state record for the most wins with 281. A Rapid City wrestler held the record at 280. What is neat, Keiser holds the record for both Class A and B.
“I am just grateful for everything and every opportunity I get,” Keiser told Ryan Deal of 605 Sports. “I can’t be more thankful for my friends, family, coaches and all of them.”
Keiser is now one of 11 wrestlers in state history to earn four state championships.
“I’ve dreamed of this moment for a long time and it just finally happened,” he said. He will continue his wrestling career at Appalachian State in North Carolina.
Wyatt Turnquist of Winner has been named to the NSIC wrestling first team all-conference.
Turnquist wrestles for Northern State University.
The all conference team was selected by the league coaches with the top point receivers at each weight class being named first team and the next named second team.
Turnquist wrestled in the NCAA Super Region V tournament Feb.26 in Moorhead, Minn. The top three finishers in each weight class will advance to the NCAA championships March 11-12 in St. Louis, Mo.
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