Fritz leads Warriors in win

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Brady Fritz, right, of the Winner High School boys basketball team, scored his 1,000 point during Friday’s game with Tri Valley. Making the presentation of a basketball is
Winner High School principal Brett Gardner.

By Colton Hall
Staff Writer

This wasn’t just Brady Fritz’s night. It was a great overall night for Winner Warrior basketball.

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Lady Warriors defeat STM

By Dan Bechtold
Editor

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Bella Swedlund, right, scored her 1000th career point in a 54-40 win over St. Thomas More on Feb. 7. Next to Swedlund is Winner Lady Warriors head basketball coach Larry Aaker.

In a highly anticipated game, the top two undefeated and ranked teams in Class A faced off in Rapid City on Friday.

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Wrestlers win Big Dakota

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Winner Area wrestling team won the Big Dakota Championship Saturday in Ft. Pierre. The Warriors had five champions seated in front from left Riley Orel, Kaden Keiser, Sam Kruger, Trevor Peters and Jack Kruger.

Winner Area wrestling team recorded two pins and a technical fall to get past Chamberlain 33-30 in dual action on Feb. 4.

Winner’s Kaden Keiser pinned Chamberlain’s Trey Neilan in 2:21 at 126 pounds.
Preston Norrid at 220 had the fast pin in 24 seconds over Ruger Forester.
Trevor Peters, 160, won by technical fall over Noah Hutmacher, 19-4.
Maxton Brozik added a 12-0 major decision over Devyn Anderson at 106.

In junior varsity action, Chamberlain won 18-9.

Winner Area 33-Chamberlain 30
106—Maxton Brozik, W, dec. Devyn Anderson, 12-0
113—Kevin Keiser, W, dec. Quinn Long, 5-4
120—Dominic Sanatiago, C, pinned Jude Sargent, 2:23
126—Kaden Keiser, W, pinned Trey Neilan, 2:21
132—Gabe Skustad, C, pinned Kamryn Meek, 1:26
138—Riley Orel, W, dec. Garret Ristau, 7-0
145—Cody Skustad, C dec. Jack Kruger, 5-2
152—Swade Reis, C. dec. Adam Bohnet, 7-1
160—Trevor Peters, W, dec. over Noah Hutmacher, 19-4
170—Sam Kruger, W, won by forfeit
182—Jasiah Thompson, C. dec. Owen Duffy, 7-2
195—Gunner Ristau, C, dec. Charley Pravecek, 3-1
220—Preston Norrid, W, pinned Ruger Forester, :24
285—Nash Hutmacher, C, won by forfeit

Wrestlers place fourth

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Two Winner Area wrestling champs at the Lee Wolf tournament in Aberdeen are Kaden Keiser, left and Sam Kruger. The Warriors placed fourth in the tournament.

Kaden Keiser and Sam Kruger were champions for the Winner Area wrestling team at the Lee Wolf Invitational in Aberdeen on Saturday.

The Warriors placed fourth with Canton winning the tournament.

Keiser took down Sioux Falls Roosevelt’s Riley Hollingshead 5-3 in the 126 pound title match. Sam Kruger (160) also picked up an individual title beating Clark/Willow Lake’s Gage Burke, 10-0.

Winner senior Trevor Peters narrowly fell to Roosevelt’s Eli Kadoun, 1-0 to place second.

Also placing for Winner were Maxton Brozik, 8th; Kaleb Osborn, 5th; Riley Orel, 4th; Jack Kruger, 6th; Preston Norrid, 4th.

Other Winner wrestlers in the tournament were: Jeremiah Lee, Jude Sargent, Kamryn Meek, Cailob Week, Adam Bohnet, Owen Duffy, Stetson Shelbourn.

“We are starting to get to that point in the season where you need to win those close matches,” said coach Spencer Novonty. “I feel we are about there and this tournament tested us as a team We were a few guys down still but I was happy with how we were still able to get fourth as a team. We will need to get those bonus points in the post season. We will probably have a little technique work on Monday as we prepare for Chamberlain which was on Tuesday, Feb. 4. I am hoping we will have our guys all back for Big Dakota on Saturday,” said Novotny.

The Big Dakota tournament will be Feb. 8 starting at 10 a.m. in Ft. Pierre.

Cowboys lose two games

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Michael Supik puts up a shot against Platte/Geddes on Friday, Jan. 31.

By Colton Hall
Staff Writer

Sometimes a team can start slow, and that slow start is just too much to overcome.

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Warriors split games

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Brady Fritz puts up a three point shot for the Winner Warriors in the game with Todd County. Fritz made two three point shots.

Winner boys basketball team saw a lead of 16 points evaporate in the second half as the Warriors took on Todd County in Mission.

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