Lady Warriors Win First in Conference Meet

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The Winner Area girls cross country team won first place at the SESD conference meet Oct. 2 in Gregory. The Winner Area boys took third place.

Sidda Schuyler won the girls varsity race. Also placing for Winner were Jaclyn Laprath, 4th; Aryn Meiners, 9th; Saige Schuyler, 17th; Meagan Blare, 21st; Melanie Brozik, 27th.

In the varsity boys race, Kade Watson took third, Dawson Phillips, 15th; Wyatt Turnquist, 22nd; Atlas Willuweit, 32nd.

Madison Thieman placed 11th in the girls junior varsity race. Charlotte Shopene was 12th; Nanette Eagle Star, 13th; Katherine Jankauskas, 14th; Gabriel Kocer, 15th and Joselin Kludt, 19th.

Kade Watson of the Winner Area cross country team won first place at the Ethan/Parkston cross country meet on Oct. 5.
Watson finished in 17:05.

Results of other Winner area varsity boys include: Dawson Phillips, 14th; Wyatt Turnquist, 17th.

The Winner Area girls won first place with Sidda Schuyler winning the meet. Schuyler finished in 19:32. Jaclyn Laprath took fourth in 20:33; Aryn Meiners, 6th, 20:58. Also placing were Saige Schuyler, 11th; Melanie Brozik, 20th.

In the girls junior varsity race, Katherine Jankauskas took 8th; Nanette Eagle Star, 10th and Charlotte Shopene, 12th.
Joseph Laprath won the boys junior varsity race.

The regional cross country meet will be in Chamberlain on Oct. 12.

Warriors Improve to 5-1

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Of all the games a football team plays during a season, the homecoming game is one that stands out in every player’s mind.

On a beautiful Friday night, the Winner Warriors made those memories as they defeated the Chamberlain Cubs 36-13.

After Warrior Ty Bolton and princess Macie Ferwerda lit the olympic torch that burned though the game, the Warriors got down to business.

Winner played an excellent first half scoring 8 points in the first quarter and adding 20 more in the second quarter.

The Warriors opened the game with a nice drive capped off by Matt Smither’s 7-yard touchdown run. The two-point conversion by Riley Calhoon was good and Winner was up 8-0.

Three touchdowns in the second quarter gave winner a 28-7 lead at the half.

Calhoon scored on a 19 yard run, Trevor Peters scored on a 4 yard run and right before the half Smither scored his second TD on a 1-yard plunge.

“We played a good first half as we moved the ball and got ourselves in good situations,” said coach Dan Aaker.

“The one breakdown was the Cubs kickoff return that put Chamberlain in good field position. The Warriors were hoping to hold off the Cubs but they punched the ball in for a score.

However, Winner came right back with a touchdown. “That was a nice drive that ate up the clock and we were able to score right before the half,” explained the coach.

Both teams were scoreless in the third quarter. Aaker noted sometimes it seems the teams looses focus at times. “On two of our drives we did not stay on schedule and had a mental breakdown.”

The Warrior ended up giving Chamberlain another scored in the fourth quarter as Isaac Hawk scored on a 5 yard run.

With 5:36 left in the game, Winner responded with its final touchdown as quarterback Carter Brickman scored on a 1-yard keeper.

The Warriors had 375 yards of total offense with 327 of those yards coming via the rush.

In passing, Brickman was 4-5 for 48 yards.

The offense was led by Phillip Jorgensen with 105 yards followed by Calhoon with 71 yards, Peters, 60 yards and Matt Smither with 55 yards.

Leading tacklers were Calhoon with 7, Levi McClanahan with 5, Shea Connot, 4; Ty Bolton and Matt Smither with 3 each.

Aaker said one of the keys of this game is that the team must maintain its focus for 48 minutes. “At times we lost our focus and that cannot happen as the games get bigger. I know our guys know that,” said Aaker.

The Warriors will host Wagner on Friday night and this will be senior night.

Aaker says Wagner is a team similar to Chamberlain.

“Offensively we have to move the ball. This is a big week for us and we need to focus and play a consistent game.”

There are only two games left in the regular season. This Friday is the final home game before the playoffs and then on Oct. 13 the Warriors travel to Wessington Springs-Woonsocket.

Cowboys Win Hard Fought Battle

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Chase Dufek scored the winning touchdown with five minutes left in the game to give the Colome Cowboys a 20-14 homecoming victory over Scotland on Friday.

Dufek scored on a 19 yard run and Wyatt Cahoy had the two point conversion.

Dufek opened the scoring for Colome on a 17 yard run.

Kolton Salonen scored on a 13 yard pass from Layton Thieman.

Colome led 12-0 at the half however in the third quarter Scotland took the lead 14-12.

The Cowboys retook the lead at the end of the game on Dufek’s run.

Colome had 252 yards of total offense and Dufek had 138 yards on 17 carries.

On defense, Salonen had 8 tackles and a sack. Cahoy had 11 tackles.

“We came out flat,” said coach Ben Connot. “We need to be a lot better when we play this week.”

The Cowboys, 6-0, will host Corsica- Stickney in a 7 p.m. game on Friday.

Watson Qualifies for State Golf

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Gage Watson of Winner High School qualified for the state golf meet at the regional held in Pierre on Sept. 25.

Watson placed 16th and shots rounds of 49 and 51.

Also golfing for Winner at the regional were Jayd Whitley who placed 25th and Nathan Monk, 30th.

Parkston won first place in the team title with Mobridge-Pollock taking second place.

The state meet was held Oct. 2-3 at Dakota Dunes Country Club.

Volleyball Team Wins Over Todd County

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Winner volleyball team defeated Todd County in 3 sets 25-12, 25-7, 25-13.

Morgan Hammerbeck and Alexis Richey were 100 percent in serving. Richey had 4 ace serves and Hammerbeck and Abby Marts, 3 each.

Addy Root had 15 kills, Hammerbeck had 13 kills, Abby Marts, 6 kills and Mackenzie Levi with 4 kills.

Richey was 71 percent in serve receive.

Root had 13 digs, Richey and Daesha Klein, 10 each.

Abby Marts had 1 block assist and JaiWanda Roubideaux, 1 block assist.

As a team, Winner was 95 percent serving with 13 ace serves, 24 kills, 23 set assists, 65 percent serve receive, 45 digs and 1 block.

“We came out and played three consistent games,” said coach Jaime Keiser. “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 played together as a team and were having fun,” said Keiser.

The next action for the Lady Warriors will be Oct. 5 when host White River. On Oct. 7, Winner will be at Chester Area as they take on Elkton-Lake Benton at 11 a.m. and Oct. 10 will host Chamberlain.

Andes Central/Dakota Christian Defeats Colome

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Andes Central/Dakota Christian defeated the Colome volleyball team 3-0 last Tuesday in Colome. The scores of the match were 15-25, 8-25 and 14-25.

Haley Krumpus had 6 points and Maggie McCarty had 3 points and 1 ace.

Rayne Hermsen and Abby Kortan each had 2 kills.

Kaydee Heath had 9 digs and Hermsen, 8.

Saydee Heath had 1 block and Makayla Shippy had 5 set assists.

In the junior varsity march, Colome lost 18-25 and 13-25.

ACDC won the C match 25-15 and 25-23.

Girls Cross County Team Wins Todd Co. Meet

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Winner Area girls cross country team won first place at the Todd County Invitational on Sept. 26.

Sidda Schuyler won first place. She was followed by Jaclyn Laprath, 5th; Aryn Meiners, 7th; Saige Schuyler, 9th; Melanie Brozik, 11th; Meagan Blare, 16th and Madison Thieman, 37th.

Kade Watson led the varsity boys as he took second place. Also placing for the Warriors were Dawson Phillips, 22nd; Wyatt Turnquist, 37th; Atlas Willuweit, 58th.

In the junior varsity girls race, Katherine Jankauskas placed 5th; Nanette Eagle Star, 6th; Gabby Kocer, 7th.

In the boys junior varsity race, Joseph Laprath took 16th place.

The next action for the Winner Area team is Oct. 5 at Parkston.

Warriors Improve to 4-1

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Winner Warrior broke an 8-8 halftime score to go on and defeat Mount Vernon/Plankinton 20-14 Friday afternoon in Mt. Vernon.

This game was moved up to 4 p.m. due to the threat of inclement weather later in the evening.

The Warriors, ranked No. 4 in Class 11B, are 4-1 as they won the SESD Conference game.

“We struggled a times. I did not think our preparation was very good this week,” said coach Dan Aaker.

Winner made a nice drive in the first quarter with Carter Brickman throwing a 24 yard pass to Riley Calhoon for the touchdown. Ty Bolton makes the 2 point conversion and Winner is up 8-0.

Two minutes after the Winner score, MVP comes back and ties the game at 8-8. “They outplayed us on that drive and the next thing we know it is 8-8,” said Aaker.

The Warriors retook the lead in the third quarter on a 4 yard run by Trevor Peters.

This was followed in the 4th quarter by a 1 yard run by Brickman and the Warriors are up 20-8.

With 1:31 left in the game, MVP scored on a 1 yard run and the score is 20-14. “We are really having to scramble at the end of the game,” said the coach.

Aaker says he thinks everyone learned big lesson about being prepared for a football game.

The Warriors had 292 rushing yards and a total of 308 yards in the game.

Phillip Jorgensen had 89 yards, Matt Smither, 76 yards, Riley Calhoon, 61 yards and Trevor Peters, 54 yards.

Matt Smither had 13 tackles, Levi McClanahan, 12; Nick Lantz and Shea Connot, 6 each and Calhoon, 5.

This is homecoming week in Winner and Friday night the Warriors will host Chamberlain in a 7 p.m. game.

Aaker says Chamberlain has a nice team with a good quarterback.

“We talk about the uniqueness of Winner’s homecoming with all the alumni coming back and former football players here. We want to show them what we have and that has to happen Friday night.”

Colome Races to 64-14 Victory

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No. 2 ranked Colome scored 64 unanswered points Friday night as they rolled to a 64-14 victory over Alcester-Hudson.

The game ended in the third quarter due to the mercy rule.

The Cowboys were down early but quickly took control of the game.

The Cowboys are undefeated with a 5-0 record.

Kolton Salonen opened the scoring for Colome on a 17 yard pass from Layton Thieman.

The Cowboys put up a lot of points in the second quarter. Scoring for Colome were Jackson Kinzer on a 9 yard run, Wyatt Cahoy on a 4 yard run, Kinzer intercepted a pass from a 36 yard touchdown, Cahoy on a 3 yard run and Chase Dufek on a 40 yard run.

In the third quarter, Thieman scored on a 4 yard run and Linkyn Petersek on a 53 yard run.

The Cowboys finished the game with 448 total yards.

Kinzer had 170 yards, Dufek, 118 and Cahoy 19.
The defense was led by Dufek and Thieman with

9 tackles and each had an interception, Beau Bertram and Salonen with 6 each.

“We faced some adversity but we responded well as team,” said coach Ben Connot. “We had some people step up and play some important roles. I am pleased how we came back,” said Connot.

This Friday Colome will host Scotland in a homecoming game at 7 p.m.

Lady Warriors Place 4th in Tournament

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Winner Lady Warriors volleyball team placed fourth at the Eastern Classic at Tri Valley on Saturday.

Winner defeated Tri Valley in 3 sets 31-29, 24-26 and 25-8.

Alexis Richey and Morgan Hammerbeck were 100 percent in serving. Richey had 3 ace serves and Hammerbeck, 2.
Hammerbeck had 14 kills and Abby Marts, 13.  Addy Root had 22 set assists.  Richey and Hammerbeck were both 61 percent in serve receive.  Richey had 20 digs and Hammerbeck and Abby Marts both had 18 kills.  JaiWanda Roubideaux had 2 solo blocks and Sam Marts had 1 solo block and 2 bloc assists.

As a team, Winner was 98 percent in serving with 6 aces, 34 kills, 25 assists. The team was 52 percent in serve receive with 76 digs and 4 blocks.

Winner got beat by Tea in 3 sets.

Abby Marts was 100 percent in serving.  Richey and Hammerbeck had 3 ace serves.  Abby Marts had 11 kills and Hammerbeck, 8.
Addy Root had 23 set assists.  Richey was 80 percent in serve receive and had 16 digs. Hammerbeck had 12 digs.  Sam Marts had 4 solo blocks and 3 block assists.  Roubideaux had 2 block assists and Hammerbeck, 2 block assists.

The Lady Warriors were 87 percent in serving with 12 aces, 24 kills, 54 percent in serve receive, 54 digs and 9 blocks.

Winner got beat by Elk Point Jefferson in the third and fourth place match.  Winner lost in 3 sets 25-15, 18-25, 15-25.

Hammerbeck and Abby Marts were 100 percent in serving. Hammerbeck along with both Sam and Abby Marts each had 1 ace serve.   Abby Marts had 11 kills and Hammerbeck, 8.  Root had 15 set assists.   Abby Marts was 90 percent in serve receive and Richey was 75 percent.  Hammerbeck and Richey each had 17 digs.  Abby Marts had 3 solo blocks and Sam Marts, 1.

As a team, Winner was 97 percent in serving with 3 ace serves, 23 kills, 19 set assists, 63 percent in serve receive with 63 digs and 4 blocks.

“We played very inconsistent and had a lot of ups and downs during the day,” said coach Jaime Keiser. “We would play very good one minute and then everything would fall apart the next time. We had a lot of serve receive, serving and attack errors which gave our opponents too many unearned points,” said Keiser.

The next action for Winner will be Oct. 3 at home against Gregory.