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Matt Campbell of Colome placed third in the discus at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays Saturday in Sioux Falls.
Campbell threw the discus 157-9.48.

In the shot put, Campbell placed 11th a throw of 47-11.75.

Holden Thieman ran the 400 in :52.95.5. The Colome athlete also competed in the long jump.

Kelly O’Bryan competed in the triple jump.

Taylor Hrabanek competed in the long jump and Jaclyn Laprath ran both the mile and two mile.

Laprath ran the mile in 6:06.24 and the two mile in 12:54.11.

Winner/Colome baseball team shut out Platte 9-0 last Wednesday.

“This was a special and satisfying win as it clinched home field advantage for us throughout the playoffs,” said coach Drew Weber. “This has been a goal of ours the past few years as it is always tough to drive out to Rapid City and try and beat St. Thomas More on their field like we have done in the past. Leahy Bowl is such a great spot for playoff baseball and I know we’ll get huge crowds that other towns can’t compete with.”

The Winner/Colome baseball team defeated Bennett County-Little Wound 5-0 on May 1.

Ty Bolton had a complete game shutout for the Royals. Bolton had 10 strikeouts.

With the victory the Royals remain undefeated and the leader in the state Class B poll.

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.

Winner/Colome baseball team opened the season with an 11-0 victory over Gregory on April 4.

The key batters were Holden Thieman and Kelly O’Bryan. Thieman had a double, single, two runs and an RBI and O’Bryan had a two singles, a run and an RBI.
Pitching for the Royals were Reed Harter, Kelly O’Bryan and Ty Bolton.

Winner High School boys and girls track teams both took second place at the Todd County Invite in Mission on Friday.
Todd County won both the boys and girls divisions.