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Colome football team defeated Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian 54-6 Friday in Armour.

This was the second victory of the season for the Cowboys.

They exploded for 48 first half points.

Scoring for Colome in the first quarter were Jaikob Week on a 9 yard run, Week on a 24 yard run, Chase Dufek on a 63 yard run.

In the second quarter, Jackson Kinzer scored on a 28 yard run, Calvin Ringing Shield on a 22 pass from Kinzer, Riley Shippy on a 7 yard run and Layton Thieman on a 32 yard pass from Kinzer.

In the 4^th quarter, Shippy scored on a 45 yard run.

Kinzer completed 7 of 9 passes for 140 yards.

Dufek rushed for 118 yards and Ringing Shield had 61 yards.

Thieman had three catches for 70 yards

Defensive leaders were Jacob Beckers and Jaikob Week with 5 tackles.

Michael Supik and Thieman had interceptions.

“I thought defensively we played very well,” said coach Ben Connot. “We were able to take away their best player and forced him to be uncomfortable. When we had chances to make plays on both sides of the ball we capitalized and made big plays happen,” said Connot.

Colome plays at Burke in Aug. 31.

Winner High School football team scored 44 points in the first half on the way to a 50-7 victory over Stanley County Friday night in Winner. This was the home opener for the Warriors which saw a great crowd follow the team.

Winner scored 14 points in the first quarter and 30 in the second quarter.

“We played well,” said coach Dan Aaker. “We got off to a good start both offensively and defensively. We had a big play factor which is one of the things we wanted to see this year.”

Trevor Peters opened the scoring for the Warriors on a 15 yard run. Six minutes later quarterback Brady Fritz completed a 54-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Volmer.

To start the second quarter, Fritz went to the air again and completed 34 yard pass to Joren Bruun.

With 9:42 left in the first half, Fritz threw a 37 yard TD pass to Nolan Sachtjen.

Peters scored his second touchdown on a 23 yard run with 4:47 left in the second quarter. Capping the scoring in the first half was Sachtjen on a 21 yard run.

Stanley County scored in the second quarter.

Neither team scored in the third period.

The final score for Winner was in the fourth quarter on a 16 yard run by Aaron Gilchrist.

Aaker said Fritz threw the ball well. The quarterback was 4-4 for 151 yards. “Brandon Volmer, Joren Bruun and Nolan Sachtjen all made some nice catches,” said the coach.

Winner had 407 yards of total offense and held Stanley County to 154 yards.

Winner had 21 first downs and their opponent had 8.

Peters was the leading rusher for the Warriors with 92 yards followed by Sachtjen with 36, Sam Kruger, 29.

The Warrior defense was led by Shea Connot and Phillip Jorgensen with 5 tackles each.

Elijah Blare had 4 tackles along with Preston Norrid.

Aaker noted the defense played much better. “We made strides. We saw a lot of improvement in a lot of areas. The biggest thing I was happy with was how we played with some emotion and having fun. You could just see it in the guys Friday night.”

Everyone got in the game. The second half the junior varsity played and the coach complemented them for how well they played.

The Warriors will host West Central on Friday at 7 p.m.

Last year the Warriors defeated West Central on the road.

Aaker says West Central has a great program, well coached and very disciplined.

“This will be a big challenge for us and we need to be ready,” he said.

Winner High School volleyball team opened the season with two wins.

The Lady Warriors defeated Bon Homme on Aug. 21. The scores were 25-19, 25-13 and 25-13.

Alexis Richey and Gracie Littau each were 100 percent in serving.

Ellie Brozik had 5 ace serves, Richey and Kalla Bertram had 2 each.

Morgan Hammerbeck had 14 kills and Abby Marts and Brozik had 4 each.

Mackenzie Levi had 17 set assists.

Brozik had a 2.33 serve receive rating and Richey 1.77.

Hammerbeck had 15 digs, Richey 12.

Marts had 3 block assists.

As a team, Winner was 87 percent in serving with 10 aces, 26 kills, 25 set assists. The team had a 1.78 serve receive rating. The team had 46 digs and 3 blocks.

“We came out a little nervous,” said coach Jaime Keiser. “Once we got the nerves out we did a great job of attacking the ball which kept Bon Homme on the defensive end. We were serving aggressively and getting in defensive position. We did a great job of talking and working together as a team,” said Keiser.

On Thursday, the Lady Warriors defeated Miller. The scores were 25-15, 26-24, 22-25 and 25-21.

Scoring leaders were Gracie Littau and Alexis Richey with 100 percent in serving.

Brozik had 4 aces serves and Richey and Hammerbeck, 2 each.

Hammerbeck and Marts each had 13 kills.

Levi had 27 set assists and Littau, 4.

Richey had 19 digs, Levi, 14 and Littau, 12.

Marts had 1 solo block and 2 block assists.

Levi had 2 block assists.

As a team, Winner was 92 percent in serving with 10 aces serves and 38 kills.

They had 33 set assists, 73 digs and 4 blocks.

Keiser said the team came out focused and ready to play. “We were very aggressive serving which kept Miller out of system. We were getting in defensive position and playing very well as a team. We did a great job of keeping Miller’s best hitter in the back row.

“It was a total team effort and everyone stepped up and did what they needed to do to win,” said Keiser.

The Lady Warriors are at Ainsworth, Neb., on Aug. 30.

On Sept. 4, Winner will host Bennett County and Gregory.

Colome volleyball team opened the season at Burke on Aug. 25 and lost the first match.

The Cowgirls lost 7-25, 24-26, 19-25.

Serving leaders were Haley Krumpus, 8 points, 1 ace; Kaydee Heath, 5 points, 1 ace; Makayla Shippy, 4 points.

Kill leaders were Kaydee Heath, 5 and Rayne Hermsen, 3.

Kaydee Heath had 2 solo blocks and Saydee Heath had 1 solo and 1 assist.

Kaydee Heath had 4 digs and Krumpus and Hermsen, 3 digs.

Shippy had 13 assists.

The C team lost 22-25, 21-25. Serve leaders were Libbie Petersek, 11 points and 3 aces; Ashlyn Hoffine, 6 points and 1 ace and Devon Dougherty, 6 points and 2 aces.

The junior varsity lost 11-25, 20-25.

Serve leaders were Dougherty, 5 points, 1 ace and Clarissa Ringing Shield, 4 points.

The next action for Colome is the Gregory Invitational on Sept. 1.

Winner High School football team was shut out by Sioux Falls Christian 36-0 Friday night.

This was the opening game of the season for the Warriors who played on the University of Sioux Falls field.

Sioux Falls Christian is the defending Class 11B state champions.

“We knew going into this game they would be a challenge,” said Coach Dan Aaker. “Give them credit, they are a tough team, they executed and hammered away at us. We knew if we did not make some stops defensively it would be tough on us,” said the coach.

Aaker noted the Warriors made some critical mistakes early and before you know it Sioux Falls Christian was up 12-0 early in the first quarter.

The Crusaders scored 12 points in the first quarter and added 16 more in the second quarter.

The coach said Winner had a nice drive moving the ball 45 to 50 yards and then fumbled. The telling statistic in the first half was Sioux Falls Christian scored four touchdowns on their possessions and Winner only had 2 the entire first half.

Aaker explained the Warriors played better in the second half. The team had a couple of drives and got some stops.

The Warriors had a total of 124 offensive yards and Sioux Falls Christian had 359. They had 24 first downs to Winner’s 7.

Phillip Jorgensen was Winner’s leading rusher with 56 yards on 9 carries. Trevor Peters had 23 yards and Brady Fritz, 13.

In passing, quarterback Fritz was 2-5 for 13 yards.

Leading tacklers for the Warriors were Shea Connot and Preston Norrid with 8 each, Elijah Blare, Colton Schroeder with 6 each, Brandon Volmer with 5.

Aaker says this is the first time in his 17 years in Winner that a team got a running clock on the Warriors. Also, this is only the seventh time Winner was shut out.

It was back to work on Monday. The loss left a sour taste in everyone’s mouth. “It is not about the scoreboard but about how we played,” said Aaker.

The Warriors will host Stanley County on Friday, Aug. 24. The game will start at 7 p.m. and is the first home game for the Warriors.

The Winner coach says Stanley County returns a lot of skill kids and has a nice junior running back.

This week in practice will be a Winner Warriors week. “We need to find out who we are and what kind of character we have. The question is are we going to let the Sioux Falls Christian game define our season or are we going to put that in the rear window and move on. I hope it is the latter,” said Aaker.

Colome High School football team made a strong statement to open the 2018 season.

The Cowboys rolled over Centerville 72-6 on Friday night in Colome. The game ended at the half due to the mercy rule.

Scoring touchdowns for Colome in the first quarter were Chase Dufek on a 22 yard run, Beau Bertram on a 1 yard run, Jackson Kinzer on a 64 yard run, Dufek on a 7 yard run, Bertram on a 4 yard run and Layton Thieman on a 3 yard pass from Kinzer.

In the second quarter, Mike Supik scored on a 33 yard run, Jaikob Week on an 8 yard run and Supik on a 14 yard run.

The Cowboys had a total of 351 yards in offense. Kinzer had 100 yards, Supik, 68 and Chase Dufek, 41.

In passing, Kinzer was 4-4 for 72 yards.

Calvin Ringing Shield had 2 interceptions.

On defense, Beau Bertram had six tackles, Supik and Adam Cole with 5 each.

“We came out and executed well. We did not make many mistakes,” said coach Ben Connot. “We got on them right away.”

Colome plays Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian on Friday in Armour.

The Winner High School competitive cheer team will open the season Aug. 25 at Gregory.

There are 16 girls on the team. The returning letterwinners are Brennan Bachmann, Baylie Beehler, Alex Bohnet, Jeslyn Felix, Jenna Hammerbeck, Katherine Jankauskas, Emma Jorgensen, Katy Lantz, Kasie Leighton, Sophie Lewis, Shelby Scott, Tedra Vrba and Sadie Woods.

Also returning letterwinners are the music-video managers Kara Ewing and Kiersten Durrin.

Also on the team are Leila Balsiger, Karlee Cihak-Brozik, Saylor Schuyler

Lost due to graduation are six seniors: Madison Hansen, Macy Olson, Macey Ferwerda, Hannah Hanson, Kaelea Bolton and Elisabeth Duffy.

There are six seniors on the team this year. They include: Bayli Beehler, Jeslyn Felix, Katy Lantz, Sophie Lewis, Tedra Vrbka, and Sadie Woods.

Val Ewing, coach of the cheer team, said the girls have been working on getting their stunts nailed down.

“We lost a flyer early in the season and we are trying to replace that person,” said Ewing. “We are trying to go big with stunts this year so we can score more points.”

In practice the girls are committed and dedicated.

Ewing is the president of the state cheer coaches association. As an association, the cheer group is trying to make people aware of what they do.

Sam Novotny is the assistant coach.

The 2018 schedule for both cheer and dance includes:

Aug. 25—at Gregory

Sept. 8—Winner Invitational

Sept. 29—at Sioux Falls

Oct. 8—at Faulkton

Oct. 13—at Platte-Geddes

Oct. 19—state at Brandon Valley

Winner Area dance team has been hard at work to get ready for the competitive season.

There are 12 girls on the team with seven returning letterwinners.

The letterwinners are: Gracie Littau, Sierra Hansen, Sadie Woods, Makenna Petersen, Brielle Bachmann, Jaynee Gregg and Shelby Scott.

Others on the team are: Abby Pechota of Colome, Arista Kaiser, Megan Brozik, Jocelyn Kludt and Kendyl Bachmann.

There are six seniors on the team—Littau, Hanson, Woods, Petersen, Brielle Bachmann and Pechota.

During the summer, the girls attended the UDA camp in Mitchell and had Bethany Sherman conduct a local technique camp in Winner.

Practice started on July 30.

The girls will be performing in the categories of pom, kick and hip hop.

Cyndy DeMers is the dance coach assisted by Baleigh Turnquist.

The schedule includes:

Aug. 25—at Gregory

Sept. 8—Winner Invitational

Sept. 29—at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls

Oct. 8—at Faulkton

Oct. 13—at Platte-Geddes

Oct. 19—State A at Brandon Valley

Winner High School football team is working hard in practice getting ready for the opening game of the season.

The Warriors will open the season on Aug. 17 when they play at Sioux Falls Christian. The Warriors will play at the University of Sioux Falls stadium.

Sioux Falls Christian is the defending Class 11B champs and defeated Winner last year in the opening game of the season.

“They jumped on us early,” said Winner coach Dan Aaker who is starting his 17^th year at the helm of the WHS football team.

“There is no better way to find out who we are than playing the defending state champs,” said the coach.

There are 45 athletes on the Winner team. This includes 10 seniors, 11 juniors, 10 sophomores and 14 freshmen.

The Warriors lost 10 seniors from last year’s team.

Winner ended the regular with a 6-2 record and overall the Warriors were 7-3.

The returning lettermen are: Elijah Blare, Adam Bohnet, Zach Bohnet, Joren Bruun, Jacob Clay, Joey Cole, Shea Connot, Owen Duffy, Evan Farner, Brady Fritz, Aaron Gilchrist, Jackson Hanson, Phillip Jorgensen, Sam Kruger, Jerry Long Crow, Zane Mandl, Kameron Meiners, Loren Moeller, Bosten Morehart, Ryder Mortenson, Preston Norrid, Trevor Peters, Oscar Pravecek, Nolan Sachtjen, Colton Schroeder, Casey Stickland, Landon Thieman, Logan Tunnissen, Ethan Vesely, Brandon Volmer, Trey Welch and Tyson

Westendorf.

The Warriors have three returning starters returning on offense and defense. Among those starters are Shea Connot, Phillip Jorgensen, Brandon Volmer and Elijah Blare.

Even though there were only three starters a lot of the other athletes got to play a lot on both sides of the ball.

Battling for the quarterback spot are Brady Fritz and Volmer. “It is nice to have two guys who know their position and can do some things,” said Aaker.

Jorgensen played a lot in the backfield last year. Trey Welch played a lot the first two games and then suffered a knee injury. Aaker says Trey is back and at full speed.

The coach added sophomore Preston Norris has looked good not only as a fullback but as a line backer.

Nolan Sachtjen was hurt last year but is back and will get a lot of carries.

The sixth running back will be sophomore Sam Kruger.

Aaker says Bruun can play some running back but will be more of a wild receiver.

Over the years the Warriors have been at a double tight end set but this year will run more receivers. “This is just because we do not have the beef at tight end,” said the coach.

The tight ends who will receive the most snaps will be Casey Stickland and Tyson Westendorf. Aaker added Ethan Vesely has looked good at this position.

Up front the team will rely on guys like Blare, Connot, Oscar Pravecek and Colton Schroeder. Logan Tunnissen and Bosten Morehart are battling for the center position.

One of the areas of concern is the offensive line. The Warriors are solid with who they put on the line however there is not a lot of depth. “We have to allow time to get those big guys off the field for some rest,” said Aaker.

On the defensive side, there will be about six defensive backs in the mix. Volmer is a returning starter.

Sachtjen, Bruun, Fritz and Sam Kruger have looked good along with Trevor Peters at strong safety.

Connot returns as a linebaker and will be running the defense.

Jorgenen played a lot at linebacker last year. Working into this mix will be Norrid, Thieman and Welch.

At defensive end is another place Winner needs to get more depth.

In the middle will be Colton Schroeder, Pravecek, Morehart and Achilles Willuweit.

Volmer and Welch have been doing the kicking.

There will be some younger players who will have to play right away

“We are athletic but we need to get physical. With just a few days of practice the team had not done a lot of hitting.

Winner football has always been known as a physical team. One of the things Aaker will be looking at in practice will be how physical the team can be.

The Warriors had a team camp for five days before the official start of practice. “We put a lot more into the camp knowing we only had 11 days to get ready for the first game,” said Aaker.

Winner will play a tough schedule this year. They are in the SESD Conference which was won by Wessington Springs/Woonsocket last year.

Stanley County, Chamberlain, Wagner, Woonsocket and Winner make up the SESD.

Some of the non-conference games include West Central at home and Mt Vernon/Plankinton for homecoming on Sept. 21.

One of the goals of the team is to win the SESD Conference and want to be a high seed to host the playoffs.

“We have to come together as a team and we have to have leadership,” said the coach.

Aaker noted this Warrior team has big upside. “If we do the little things well and treat each day as a way to get better we can make some big steps.”

Assistant coaches are Trent Olson, Kevin Keiser, Sam Olson, Glenn Carlson and Austin Calhoon. Calhoon is a new addition to the coaching staff.

The 2018 WHS football schedule includes:

Aug. 17—at Sioux Falls Christian

Aug. 24—Stanley County, home

Aug. 31—West Central, home

Sept. 14—at Valentine, Neb.

Sep. 21—Mt. Vernon/Plankinton, home (homecoming)

Sept. 28—at Chamberlain

Oct. 5—at Wagner

Oct. 12—Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Sanborn Central, home

Oct. 18—First round of playoffs

Oct. 25—Second round of playoffs

Nov. 2—Semifinals

Nov. 9—Championship in the Dome in Vermillion

Colome Cowboys have lofty goals this year as they open the 2018 season at home on Aug. 17 against Centerville.

The returning lettermen for the Cowboys are Alan McKenzie, Jacob Beckers, Chase Dufek, Wyatt Cahoy, Jaikob Week, Casey Assman, Rhet Bertram, Nathaniel Hansen, Evan Cole, Layton Thieman, Beau Bertram, Calvin Ringing Sheild, Dawson Varilek, Jackson Kinzer, Adam Cole, Michael Supik.

Others on the team are Cailob Week, Riley Shippy, Brayden Seegers, A. J. Davis, Dusty Sell, Aaron Debus and Drew Musilek.

8^th graders are Sully Shippy and Aiden Muller.

Lost from last year are Kolton Salonen, Nash Atteberry, Jamin Dougherty, Zane Rohde and Cody Assman.

Last year’s record was 9-2 with only losses to Corsica/Stickney and Sully Buttes in playoff semifinals.

The Cowboys have seven returning starters on offense and defense. The returning starters are: Jackson Kinzer, Layton Thieman, Chase Dufek, Beau Bertram, Wyatt Cahoy, Even Cole and Dawson Varilek.

Dufek will return as one of the running backs and last year he rushed for over 1,000 yards.

Thieman was an all state free safety with Beau Bertram as the all state defensive end and Jackson Kinzer as an all state running back.

Ben Connot is in his second year as the head coach of the Cowboys. He says there is a lot of good positive energy in practice. The team has been practicing from 6-9 a.m.

“We have a lot of experience coming back,” said Connot.

“As far as expectations, we would like to be playing in November. The pressure is not there as it was last year. We are just going to play football and have fun.”

In 2016 the Cowboys were the Class 9B champions and had that target on their back last year.

Connot says the schedule is similar to last year.

When asked who he sees as the top teams in Class 9B, Connot says Sully Buttes is again the favorite. He added Colman-Egan and Castlewood will be tough.

The coach says the team goals are to win the Great Plains Conference, to stay healthy and win a state championship.

The assistant coaches are Gene Bertram, Terrance Kinzer and Chase Hrabanek.

The 2018 Colome football schedule includes:

Aug. 17—Centerville, home

Aug. 24—at TDA/ACDC

Aug. 31—at Burke

Sept. 7—bye week

Sept. 14—Gayville-Volin (homecoming)

Sept. 21—Alcester-Hudson, home

Sept. 28—at Scotland

Oct. 5—at Corsica/Stickney

Oct. 12—Avon, home

Oct. 18—first round of playoffs

Oct. 25—quarterfinals of playoffs

Nov. 2—Semifinals of playoffs

Nov. 9—Championship in the DakotaDome in Vermillion