Lady Warriors on a roll

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Kelsey Sachtjen eyes the basket in the game with Cheyenne-Eagle Butte. Sachtjen scored 4 points in Winner’s victory.

Winner girls basketball team scored its 40th consecutive victory Friday in Winner as they took on McLaughlin.

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Late surges stifle Cowboys

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Michael Supik puts up a shot against North Central at home on Tuesday, Feb. 11.

By Colton Hall
Staff Writer

Colome vs. North Central

This was a close game that the Colome Cowboys just couldn’t close out when it mattered.

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Wrestlers win tournament

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Winner Area wrestling team took first place at the Huron Invitational on Saturday. The Warriors had four champions. The next action for Winner will be the regional tournament Feb. 22 in Winner.

Winner Area wrestling team continues to improve as it won first place at the Huron Invitational on Saturday.

The Warriors took first place with 236 points. Aberdeen Central took second with 166.5 points.

The four champions from Winner were Kaden Keiser, Riley Orel, Trevor Peters and Sam Kruger.

Also placing for Winner were Karson Keiser, Joey Cole and Achilles Willuweit who all took second.

The Warriors had seven wrestlers in the championship.

Placing third were Kaleb Osborn, Aaron Gilchrist . Charley Pravecek and Jude Sargent both took fourth with Cailob Week taking sixth.

In the championship match at 126 pounds. Kaden Keiser won by major decision 22-8 over Eli Fischer of Milbank.

Riley Orel, 138, won in the ultimate tie breaker 7-3 over Keegan Haider of Wolsey/Wessington.

Trevor Peters, 152, pinned Carter Grohs, Wosley/Wessington, in 35 seconds.
Sam Kruger, 160, won the championship with a medical forfeit over Colby Mennis, Madison.

Karson Keiser wrestling at 106 pounds was pinned in 5:09 by Moses Gross, Huron, in the championship.

Cole, 170, was defeated by tech fall in the championship by Tyson Lien, Huron.

Willuweit was defeated 1-0 by Micah DeBoer of Bon Homme/Scotland in the championship at 285 pounds.

Winner Area wrestlers who were also in action Saturday in Huron but did not place are: Adam Bohnet, Owen Duffy, Stetson Shelbourn.

The next action for the wrestlers will be the regional tournament which will be held in Winner on Saturday, Feb. 22 starting at 10 a.m. The top four wrestlers in each weight class will qualify for the state tournament which is the next weekend in Sioux Falls.

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