Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo Returning letterwinners on the Winner High School golf team are in front from left Max Brozik, Karson Keiser, Brody Calhoon. In back from left are Landon Calhoon, Ryder Halligan, Carter Craven and Mason Beehler.
By Dan Bechtold/ Editor
Winner
boys golf team opened the season on Monday, Aug. 15 at the
invitational in Hartford.
The
Warriors are young but along with that youth comes a lot of
experience.
There
are 13 boys on the team including three sixth graders.
There
are seven returning lettermen—Max Brozik, Karson Keiser, Landon
Calhoon, Ryder Halligan, Brody Calhoon, Mason Beehler and Carter
Craven.
Also
on the team are Gus Tobin, Jalin Tideman and Levi Heenan.
The
sixth graders are Cooper Craven, Gage Tucker and Tatum Swan.
The
team only lost one senior—Kaden Keiser. There are no seniors on the
team. The Warriors return four of the five guys who finished
runner-up at regions a year ago.
“We
area fairly young team,” said coach Larry Aaker. “ A lot of these
guys played a lot of baseball this summer and did not get on the
course a lot but that might be to our advantage. They spent all
summer swinging a baseball bat. As the season gets going we will get
better and better and see our scores getting lower,” said Aaker.
In
practice the team has been working a lot on the short game such as
putting and chipping. “We will work hard on the short game that is
where you see a lot of strokes. If they can be good putters, good
chippers they have a chance of being really good,” explained the
coach.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo Winner/Colome Legion baseball team took runner-up honors at the state meet in Gregory. Pictured in front from left are Statton Morehart, Ryder Halligan, Justin Hausmann, Karson Keiser, Charley Pravecek, Maxton Brozik, Zac Olson, Landon Calhoon. In back from left are coach Shane Phillips, Ethan Bartels, Aiden Barfuss, Jack Peters, Adam Bohnet, Joey Cole, bat boy Maddux Phillips, Ashton Klein, Pierce Nelson and coach Dan Pravecek.
Despite
a five run deficit in the sixth inning, Winner/Colome Legion team
almost came all the way back to defeat Vermillion in the Class B
Legion meet. However, the Royals fell in a heart breaker 8-7.
Despite
the over 100 degree heat last Tuesday both team battled for a state
title.
Vermillion
took a 6-1 lead but Winner/Colome fired right back with five runs in
the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at 6-6.
The
both teams traded runs to tie it again 7-7. The regulation game ended
7-7 and the two teams headed an extra inning.
The
game was delayed for about 10 minutes in the bottom of the 7th
inning when Vermillion catcher T. J. Tracy went down with cramps and
shortly after home plate umpire Doug Ruesik had to leave the game
after dealing with heat-related issue.
When
play resumed Vermillion was able to get the winning run.
Barfuss
had two doubles and Joey Cole, one. Barfuss was the leader at the
plate as he was 3-4 with 2 RBIs.
Charley
Pravecek was 2-4.
Ethan
Bartels pitched 6.2 innings and Barfuss, 1.1.
The
Royals defeated Hartford Humboldt 8-7 on Friday in the first round of
the state meet.
Hartford/Humboldt
jumped out to an early 6-3 lead through four innings before the
Royals came back with two runs in the fifth and five in the sixth to
claim the victory.
Barfuss
led the way at the plate as he was 4-4 with two runs and four RBIs.
Joey Cole went 2-4 with three runs and one RBI.
Barfuss
also won the win on the mound in three innings of relief.
Winner
Colome defeated Redfield 10-5 on Sunday. The Royals big inning was
the sixth when they scored 6 runs.
Barfuss
had a home run and Cole a double.
Justin
Hausmann pitched five innings and Ryder Halligan, 1.
On
Monday, Winner/Colome lost to Gregory 9-3. The Royals has 4 hits.
Barfuss had a home run and Barfuss a double.
Landon
Calhoon pitched 3.1 innings and Kaden Keiser, 3.2.
The
game on Monday set up who would play in the championship the next
day.
The
Legion team ended the season with a 16-8 record.
Submitted Photo Ellie Brozik runs a leg of a relay in a meet in Burke. She was recently named a Best of the West track athlete.
Ellie Brozik of Winner has been named to the Rapid City Journal’s Best of the West Class A track and field athlete.
This
highlights West River girl athletes who had outstanding performances
in both running and field events.
The
Winner senior finished runner up in the triple jump with a leap of
34-9.25 and anchored Winner’s 4×200 relay that placed fourth
(1:47.66).
Brozik
won her third consecutive regional triple jump title this spring and
ran the final leg of the 4×100 and 4×200 relay teams that claimed
regional titles in both events.
Keelie
Kuil, Winner, was named to the honorable mention list.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo All around winners at the Tripp County 4-H horse show are from left Kade Fenenga, beginner; Payton Sargent, junior girl; Reven Moss, junior boy; Kyla Mammen, senior girl and Abe Kaiser, senior boy. The horse show was held June 27.
Submitted Photo The state high school trap tournament was held recently. High placers from Tripp County are from left Jude Sargent, 2nd place varsity male award and team first place conference award; Katie Welker, 2nd place state tourney, first overall conference, first female conference medals, and high overall trap, high female trap, high female skeet award and Jack Anderson, first place male conference medal and high overall male shooter.
The Winner/Colome high school trap and
skeet teams traveled to Aberdeen June 10 & 11 to compete at the South
Dakota Clay Target League state tournaments.
On June 10, 7 team members competed in the
state skeet tournament. The team finished 4th place overall. For individual
results, Katie Welker shot a 93 which was good for 1st place varsity female.
Jack Anderson shot a 76, Noah Manke 89, Cole Rank 74, Jude Sargent 89, Oren
Sargent 64 and Hunter Shippy 62.
In the trap division, the varsity team
finished in 4th place. Individuals placing in the tournament were Katie Welker,
2nd place varsity female with a 99. Jude Sargent was 2nd place varsity male
with a 98. Faith Covey tied for 9th place varsity female with an 88 and Jack
Anderson tied for 10th place varsity male with a 96.
Other individual scores were as follows:
Breven Bolander 86, Matt Brozik 55, Derek Fenenga 89, Jesse Larson 89, Noah
Manke 80, Hunter Osborn 84, Cole Rank 9, Oren Sargent 73, Payton Sargent 69,
Hunter Shippy 85, Alec Thieman 88 and Austin VanDerWerff 68.
Six members of the Winner/Colome team were
named to the trap All State team. Those include: Jack Anderson, Hunter Osborn,
Cole Rank, Jude Sargent, Hunter Shippy and Katie Welker.
Katie Welker was also named to the all
state skeet team.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo Kaden Keiser was named the outstanding male athlete at Winner High School and Ellie Brozik was named the outstanding female athlete.
Hunter Osborn, Katie Welker ad Jack Anderson all had perfect scores of 25 and were all shooting on the same line. Welker and Anderson went on to end their run with 50 straight.
The
spring season is underway for the Winner/Colome High School trap
team.
They
are in week 3 of competition scoring. There are five total weeks of
competition.
There
are 19 shooters from Winner and Colome high schools on the team.
There are 51 high schools competing in two classes and 9 conferences
in trap. Winner/Colome is in conference 4 along with DeSmet, Deuel,
Lemmon, Parker and Wall high schools.
The
Winner/Colome team is also competing in the state high school skeet
league. There are seven team members shooting skeet.
The
skeet league consists of 11 South Dakota high schools and two
conferences. Winner/ Colome is in conference 2 along with Belle
Fourche, Brookings, Dell Rapids, Deuel and Stanley County.
The
state tournament for trap and skeet teams will be June 10-11 in
Aberdeen. Several members of the trap team will also compete at the
national tournament in Mason, Mich., July 6-10.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo Returning letterwinners on the Winner Area girls golf team are in front Gracie Root, Rylee Root. In back from left are Cici Watson, Tessa Mann and Devan Dougherty. Not pictured is Kelbie Meiners.
Golfers get
ready to open season
Winner
Area girls golf team will open the season April 14 when they travel
to Mobridge.
There
are 16 girls on the team with six returning letterwinners.
The
returning girls who lettered are Rylee Root, Gracie Root, Kelbi
Meiners, CiCi Watson, Tessa Mann and Devan Dougherty.
The
only senior who graduated last year was Brennan Bachmann so this
year’s team will have a lot of experience. Added to that will be
some younger players who will help out the team.
There
are two seniors—Emma Jorgensen and Marissa Meiners.
Coaching
the team are Jim Halverson, who is the head coach and Elizabeth
Jankauskas.
The
girls have been practicing inside at the Winner Community Center due
to the cold and very windy conditions. The girls are hoping the wind
will die down and they can get on the course at Winner Country Club
before making the long trip to Mobridge.
Last
year the girls won the region tournament and placed third at the
state meet. Rylee Root was the top placer at state as she took 11th.
This
year the regional is in Mitchell and the state meet is at Bakker
Crossing, just south of Sioux Falls.
The
girls are looking for a good season and will enjoy the chance to be
outside.
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