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Lady Warriors down Gregory

Winner volleyball team, ranked No. 3^rd in Class A, defeated Gregory in three sets on Oct. 2. The scores were 25-10, 25-9, 25-7.

Ellie Brozik and Mackenzie Levi were 100 percent in serving. Brozik and Morgan Hammerbeck each had 4 ace serves.

Hammerbeck had 9 kills, Kalla Bertram, 6 and Brozik, 5.

Levi had 21 set assists and Addy Root, 4

Maggie LaCompte had 17 digs and Brozik, 8.

Hammerbeck had 1 solo block and 1 block assist.

Abby Marts had 1 block assist.

As a team, Winner was 98 percent in serving with 9 ace serves, 29 kills, 27 set assists and 46 digs.

“We came out focused and ready to play,” said coach Jaime Keiser. “We were aggressive and did a great job of attacking and serving the ball which kept Gregory on the defensive end. We played three consistent games. The girls played as a team and were having fun,” said Keiser.

The Lady Warriors improve to 16-1 with the victory.

Lady Warriors defeat Arlington

The Winner Lady Warriors volleyball team defeated Arlington in 4 sets at the Chester Challenge on Saturday.

The scores were 25-14, 22-25, 25-16, 25-19.

Morgan Hammerbeck was named the MVP of the match.

Hammerbeck and Maggie LaCompte were 100 percent in serving.

Ellie Brozik had 4 aces and LaCompte, 3.

Abby Marts had 23 kills and Hammerbeck, 13.

Mackenzie Levi had 27 set assists and Addy Root, 22.

Hammerbeck had a 2.20 serve receive rating and LaCompte had a 2.06 serve receive rating.

Hammerbeck had 27 digs and LaCompte, 25.

As a team, Winner was 95 percent in serving with 8 aces, 59 kills, 56 assists and 122 digs.

“Arlington is a very experienced, scrappy and well coach team,” said coach Jaime Keiser.

“We came out ready to play and had the momentum most of the first set. The second set we gave Arlington too many unearned points. We switched our defense in the third set and it helped get to Arlington’s tips, down balls and attacks.

“Arlington was very scrappy and would get to every ball we hit to them. We did a great job of attacking the ball over and over wearing them down. I was very proud of the girls and their effort. They played with a lot of heart and intensity. It as a total team effort,” said Keiser.

The Lady Warriors defeated White River in three sets on Thursday. Winner won 25-17, 25-10 and 25-12.

Ellie Brozik was 94 percent in serving and Littau was 90 percent.

Brozik had 4 aces and Littau 2.

Hammerbeck had 14 kills and Abby Marts 9.

Levi had 18 set assists and Root, 9.

LaCompte had 10 digs and Brozik and Hammerbeck with 8 each.

Kalla Bertram had 1 solo block and 3 block assists and Brozik had 2 block assists.

As a team, Winner was 87 percent in serving with 8 aces, 36 kills, 34 set assist, 44 digs and 4 blocks.

“The first set we made too many serving and attacking errors. Then we settled down and did a great job of attacking the ball, which kept White River out of system and chasing the ball all over the place,” said Keiser.

The next action for Winner will be Oct. 15 hosting Mt. Vernon/Plankinton and Oct. 16 hosting Wagner.

Colome volleyball team played Ainsworth, Neb. and Stuart, Neb., in a quadrangular on Oct. 2.

The Cowgirls were defeated by Ainsworth 3-2. Colome took the first set 25-20 and the fourth set 25-15. Ainsworth won the other three sets.

Baylie Hoffine scored 9 points, Haley Krumpus and Makayla Shippy had 8 points each.

Kaydee Heath had 16 kills. Shippy had 30 set assists.

Kaydee Heath had 20 digs and Shippy 13.

Stuart defeated Colome 3-0, 12-25, 25-27 and 23-25.

Shippy had 15 points and one ace.

Kaydee Heath had 7 kills. Shippy had 16 assists.

Shippy and Hoffine each had 8 digs.

Colome will host White River on Oct 11 and play in the Andes Tournament on Oct. 13.

Colome, rated No. 2 in Class 9B football, rolled to a 60-8 victory over Corsica-Stickney on Friday.

With the victory, Colome remains undefeated with a 7-0 record.

Jackson Kinzer led Colome’s rushing attack with 197 yards and four touchdowns.

In the first quarter, Kinzer scored on a 5 yard run, Layton Thieman on a 9 yard pass from Kinzer and Kinzer on a 9-yard run

In the second quarter, Kinzer scored on a 51 yard run, Kinzer on a 41 yard run and Chase Dufek on a 9 yard run.

In the third quarter, Riley Shippy scored on a 1 yard run and the final score was Shippy on a 5 yard run. Shippy had 52 yards rushing.

Beau Bertram and Wyatt Cahoy each had seven tackles for Colome.

Colome will host Avon on Friday.

Winner football team rushed for over 400 yards in a 38-0 victory over Wagner Friday night.

The No. 5 rated team in Class 11B scored all 38 points in the first half including 24 points in the first quarter.

“We needed a good response defensively and we set the tone right away,” said coach Dan Aaker.

Phillip Jorgensen opened the scoring on a 4 yard run. Preston Norrid scored on a 15 yard run and Trevor Peters added a 3-yard TD run.

In the second quarter, Jorgensen scored on a 3 yard run and the final score was a 1 yard run by Norrid.

In the second half, the Warriors subbed down and let a lot of other guys on the team play.

The Warriors had 26 first downs to Wagner’s 7.

Jorgensen was the rushing leader with 102 yards followed by Peters, 93; Norrid, 62; Kaden Keiser, 30 and Evan Farner, 26.

Shea Connot and Landon Thieman each had 4 tackles. Connot had a sack in the first quarter.

“Wagner was a critical game for us to play well,” explained Aaker. “We saw a lot of good things last night.”

The final game of the regular season will be Friday, Oct. 12 when Winner will host Woonsocket/Wessington Spring/ Sanborn Central. This will be senior night.

Aaker says Woonsocket is capable of playing good football. “There is a lot riding on this game,” said the coach.

The first round of the playoffs will be held on Thursday, Oct. 18.

Winner Area girls cross country team placed second at the SESD conference cross country meet Oct. 1.

Sidda Schuyler led the varsity girls as she took second. She was followed by Saige Schuyler, 8^th; Aryn Meiners, 13^th; Meagan Blare, 15^th; Melanie Brozik, 21^st; Jaclyn Laprath, 23^rd.

In the varsity boys race, Kade Watson took third followed by Wyatt Turnquist, 16^th; Joseph Laprath, 20^th.

In the junior varsity girls race, Madison Thieman was 6^th; Katherine Jankauskas, 12th; Gabby Kocer, 14^th and Trinity Vrbka, 16^th.

Girls cross country team takes first at Parkston

Winner Area girls cross country team took first place at the Ethan/Parkston Invitational on Oct. 4.

Sidda Schuyler took first place. Also placing for the Lady Warriors were: Saige Schuyler, 6^th; Meagan Blare, 7^th; Aryn Meiners, 8^th; Melanie Brozik, 9^th; Jaclyn Laprath, 14^th.

Kade Watson led the Winner Area boys as he took second place. Joseph Laprath placed 20^th.

In the junior varsity girls race, Madison Thieman placed 4^th, Gabby Kocer, 9^th, Katherine Jankauskas, 10^th and Trinity Vrbka, 11^th.

Wyatt Turnquist won first place in the junior varsity boys race.

The regional will be Oct. 11 in Chamberlain.

Gage Watson of Winner High School has qualified for the state golf meet.

Watson placed 13^th at the regional meet in Mitchell on Sept. 24. Watson shot a 94.

Nathan Monk of Winner placed 28^th.

The state golf meet is Oct. 1 and 2 in Dell Rapids.

The No. 3 rated Winner volleyball team defeated Todd County in three sets on Sept. 25. The scores were 25-17, 25-11, 25-7.

Morgan Hammerbeck and Gracie Littau were 100 percent in serving.

Kalla Bertram had 5 ace serves and Maggie LaCompte, 3.

Hammerbeck had 11 kills and Abby Marts, 10.

Mackenzie Levi had 23 set assists and Addy Root, 9.

Ellie Brozik had a 2.50 serve receive rating and Hammerbeck 2.17.

LaCompte had 13 digs and Hammerbeck, 11.

Hammerbeck had 1 solo block and 1 block assist.

Bertram had 1 block assist.

As a team, Winner was 90 percent in serving with 14 aces, 40 kills, 37 set assists and 52 digs.

“The first set we made too many serving and attacking errors,” said coach Jaime Keiser. “Then we settled down and we played aggressive and did a great job of attacking the ball and finding the holes. We kept Todd County out of system and chasing the ball all over the place. We also did a great job of serving aggressively. We played together as a team and were having fun,” said Keiser.

The next action for Winner will be Oct. 4 at White River and Oct. 6 at Chester Area. On Oct. 9, Winner will travel to Chamberlain.

Colome volleyball team was defeated by Andes Central/Dakota Christian in three sets on Sept. 25. Colome was defeated 23-25, 22-25 and 15-25.

Haley Krumpus scored 8 points with one ace and Makayla Shippy had 7 points.

Saydee Heath had 11 kills.

Shippy had 2 blocks.

Rayne Hermsen had 17 digs, with 14 for Shippy and 12 for Kaydee Heath.

Colome volleyball team played in the Great Plains Conference tourney on Sept. 29.

Tripp-Delmont/Armour defeated Colome in two sets. The scores were 19-25, 14-25.

Carleen Burger scored 5 points, Saydee Heath, 4 points.

Kaydee Heath had 10 kills. Makayla Shippy had 13 assists.

Burke/South Central won in two sets over Colome 25-8 and 25-14.

Kaydee Heath scored 2 points and had 4 kills.

Shippy had 7 assists.

Kaydee Heath had 5 digs.

Winner Area girls cross country team won the Burke Invitational on Thursday.

Leading the Lady Warriors was Sidda Schuyler who took first place. She was followed by Saige Schuyler, 11^th; Meagan Blare, 14^th; Aryn Meiners, 15^th; Jaclyn Laprath, 22^nd; Melanie Brozik, 26^th

In the boys varsity, Kade Watson placed 8^th, Joseph Laprath, 18^th; Wyatt Turnquist, 20^th.

In the junior girls varsity race, Madison Thieman placed 4^th, Katherine Jankauskas, 10^th; Gabby Kocer, 11^th; Trintiy Vrbka, 12^th.

In the junior high race, Konner Osborn placed second.

The next meet will be Oct. 4 in Parkston.

Colome football team remains undefeated with a 52-0 victory over Scotland on Friday.

Michael Supik opened the scoring on a 66 yard run and followed it with a 37 yard TD run and Colome was up 14-0.

In the second quarter, Jackson Kinzer completed an 11 yard pass to Layton Thieman for a touchdown.

At the start of the third quarter, Kinzer connected with Thieman on a 59 yard touchdown.

Beau Bertram scored on a 13 yard run, Riley Shippy on a 45 yard run and A. J. Davis on an 8 yard run.

The Cowboys had 384 yards of total offense and held Scotland to 87 yards.

In passing, Kinzer was 5-6 for 126 yards.

Supik was the leading rusher with 148 yards. Shippy had 48 yards.

Leading the defense was Wyatt Cahoy with 11 tackles followed by Bertram and Dawson Varilek with 8 each, Kinzer, 7 and Thieman, 6.

The Cowboys will travel to Corsica-Stickney on Friday, Oct. 5.