By Dan Bechtold
Editor
For 30 years, Johnyne Horstman has been the official scorekeeper for Winner High School home boys and girls basketball games.
Friday, March 3 at the second round of the Region 7A boys game was her last night in her official capacity.
It is bittersweet for Horstman, a Winner 6th grade teacher, who has a love for the game and had two children play basketball.
“It is just time to quit,” she said.
Playing into this mix of emotions is the death of both of her parents, Carroll and Janet Bruun, within the past year.
“I can’t see my mom sitting in the same spot at every game and I do not get to hear my dad call after every game asking who were the high scorers,” she said.
Janet Bruun never missed a Winner home game and always sat in the “nosebleed” section of the Armory. As Horstman was keeping the book she could always see her mother sitting in that same spot.
In 1993, Harvey Naasz, who was then athletic director, asked Horstman to take over keeping book.
She was teaching fourth grade at the time and the classroom was in the Armory.
Prior to being the official scorekeeper, Horstman was taking tickets at football and basketball games.
Horstman is part of trio of women who keep things running efficiently at the scorers table. Jo Striefel runs the scoreboard and Lisa Jankauskas runs the shot clock.
Horstman said when her kids were playing it kept her focused.
When asked if she ever missed a game she said when Zach was playing at SDSU should would attend the college game and Glen Carlson would fill in with the scorebook at Winner home games.
“It is different when you don’t have kids playing. Maybe I want to spent time with Zach’s daughter, Murphy. This way I don’t have to be so scheduled and it gives me more freedom,” she explained.
When her kids were playing basketball she did both home and away games. I would keep the away game book for Jim Drake and Larry Aaker,” she said.
Asked if there was any one game that stood out and she said the game with Platte where Zach had 11 3 pointers.
She said it has been fun working with the crew at the scorers table. Over the years, she has gotten to know the referees. “When the referee blows the whistle I better have the jump ball right and the jump ball arrow turned on.”
Horstman said she and Jo along with Lisa make a good team.
Horstman says it has been fun keeping the official book.
She got to keep book for the SoDak 16 girls game between Red Cloud and Garretson on Thursday.
“It was great doing this all these years,” she said.
Friday night when Winner boys played Lakota Tech it was her last time to make an official entry in the scorebook.
No. 4 Tripp-Delmont/Armour topped No. 5 Colome boys 49-29 in Region 5B action Feb. 28.
Eli Vobr led the scoring for Colome with 13 points. Joseph Laprath added 7 points.
Alec Thieman pulled down 5 rebounds. Vobr had 2 assists.
The Cowboys shot 24 percent from the field and TDA shot 51 percent.
At the free throw line, Colome was 2 of 6 for 33 percent. Colome ended the season with 10-11 record.
Wyatt Turnquist of Winner was one of three Northern State University wrestlers to qualify for the NCAA national championships in March.
Turnquist took third at the super regionals held in Aberdeen. This will be the second straight season Turnquist has made it to nationals.
Turnquist fell in the semifinals but battled back and earned a third place finish at 149 pounds.
The Winner High School graduate opened his day in a dramatic fashion, defeating Ethen Doty of Upper Iowa by technical fall, 16-0.
Turnquist faced off against No. 6 Jaden Spuhler of Wisconsin Parkside in the semifinals. The match went to a tie breaker round with Spuhler recording a 3-2 victory.
Turnquist needed two wins to punch his ticket to national.
He handily defeated Kelby Armstrong of Minot State in consolation semifinals with a score of 13-3. Then, the Winner wrestler won 4-3 over Caleb Meunier.
Colome High School football and volleyball teams have received an academic achievement team award from the South Dakota High School Activities Association.
The program is designed to honor varsity athletic teams and fine arts groups for their academic excellence.
All varsity athletic teams and fine arts groups that achieve a combined GPA of 3.0 or higher are eligible to receive this award.
Some schools may not have been able to submit February information at this time. They will be added to the next listing of academic achievement.
Apollo Willuweit won first place at the South Dakota middle school state wrestling tournament in Pierre.
Willuweit had three pins on his way to a state title. In the championship, he won 16-0 over Sullivan Sigman of Sturgis.
Also placing for Winner were: Gus Tobin, 8th; Roukyn Robbins, 5th; Jed Blare, 5th; Mason Curtis, 3rd; Evan Littau, 5th; Legend Benedict, 2nd.
The Winner Elks Hoop Shoot was held Jan. 14 at the auxiliary gym.
The girls winners are:
Ages 8-9—Roslyn Konechne, 1st
Ages 10-11—Kenli Pollard, 1st; Taylee Gant, 2nd and Allie Tideman, 3rd
Ages 12-13—Katie Pederson, 1st
Boys winners include:
Ages 8-9—Lincoln Zeigler, 1st; Dawson Peppel, 2nd and Liam Grossenburg, 3rd
Ages 10-11—Haydon Grossenburg, 1st; Kyzn Bartels, 2nd and Carter Peppel, 3rd
Ages 12-13—Levi Heenan, 1st; Langston Dutt, 2nd and Riley Peppel, 3rd
Eight West River football teams reached the 11 man state playoffs this season but Winner was one of the teams that stood out.
Winner has five players on the Rapid City Journal’s Best of the West 11 man football team.
Winner reached its fourth straight championship game and ninth title game in 15 seasons as it finished with an 11-1 record and state runner-up.
A summary of the Winner players on the team.
Aiden Barfuss proved to be a force on both sides of the ball for the Warriors. He earned Class 11B all-state honors for his efforts in the backfield.
Barfuss rushed 138 times for 1,050 yards to average 7.6 yards per carry and racked up 18 rushing touchdowns. He added 36 tackles, six tackles for loss, an interception and a pass breakup on defense.
On special teams, he averaged 42 yards per kickoff return, with a touchdown and kicked off for an average of 45 yards per attempt.
Jack Kruger anchored an offensive line that allowed the Warriors’ backs to rush for over 3,600 yards. Kruger’s efforts earned him all-SESD and all-state honors.
Ethan Bartels made a difference on all sides of the ball. The senior caught seven passes for 181 yards and five touchdowns as a tight end. As a kicker he averaged 48.5 yards per punt and 45.7 yards per kickoff.
Bartels also stood strong in the trenches with 10 tackles, four tackles for loss, a pass breakup and an interception. He earned all-SEDS honors and a Class 11B nod as a defensive lineman.
Riley Orel and Blake Volmer were both defensive backs.
Orel was exceptional for the Warriors on both sides of the ball. At running back he rushed 79 times for 880 yards and 12 touchdowns while averaging 11.1 yards per carry to earn all-state honors.
On defense, Orel racked up 25 tackles, broke up 12 passes and intercepted a pass.
Volmer stepped up as quarterback this season and locked down opponents as a defensive back.
Volmer racked up 18 tackles, six pass breakups and six interceptions to earn Class 11B all-state honors.
Named honorable mention was Jack Peters.
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