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Drew DeMers scored 18 points and Cameron Kuil and Brandon Volmer each added 12 as the Winner boys basketball team defeated Valentine, Neb., 54-35 on Jan. 10.

Isaac Naasz pulled down 9 rebounds and Kuil, 8.
DeMers and Kuil both had 5 steals.

Colome ended White River’s reign at the Jones County Tournament.  Saturday in the championship game Colome defeated White River 52-38.

Kelly O’Bryan led Colome with 18 points and was named the MVP of the tournament. He was also named to the all-tournament first team.  Jackson Kinzer added 11 points.  Holden Thieman had 9 points and six rebounds. In this game, Thieman surpassed the 1,000 career points. He won the Pete Kerns sportsmanship award and was on the all tournament team.

Kelly O’Bryan and Kolton Salonen each pulled down 5 rebounds.

O’Bryan scored 25 points as Colome defeated Stanley County 63-53 Friday in the Jones County Tournament. With the victory Colome advanced to the championship.  Holden Thieman added 13 points and Salonen added 12.

Colome pulled down 19 rebounds and were led with 4 each by Salonen and O’Bryan.

Colome defeated Bennett County 70-34 in the opening round of the Jones County Tournament in Murdo on Jan. 12.

Kolton Salonen led Colome with 15 points and Kelly O’Bryan added 14.

Salonen pulled down 7 rebounds, Holden Thieman and Jackson Kinzer had 6 each and Beau Bertram, 5.

Crow Creek defeated the Colome boys basketball team 53-49 Monday, Jan. 9, in Colome.
Jackson Kinzer scored 18 points and Kelly O’Bryan, 12Colome out-rebounded Crow Creek 37-31.   Kolton Salonen pulled down 9 rebounds and Layton Thieman and O’Bryan, 7 each.

Winner girls basketball team fell to West Central 67-53 at the Dakota State University Classic in Madison Saturday afternoon.

Bella Swedlund led the scoring for Winner with 19 points. Madyson Frazier added 12 points and Morgan Hammerbeck, 7.
Sydney Hollenbeck pulled down 8 rebounds.

The Winner girls will play Pine Ridge on Thursday in Winner. This will be a boys and girls doubleheader.
On Jan. 23, Winner will travel to Miller.

Winner High School girls basketball team rolled to a 55-25 victory over Valentine, Neb., on Jan 10.

Rachel Sherman and Sydney Hollenbeck both scored 11 points. Madyson Frazier added 10 points.  Sherman pulled down 10 rebounds, 6 each from Bella Swedlund and Hollenbeck.

Colome girls basketball team was defeated by Burke/South Central 65-42 on Jan. 12.

Callie Heath scored 21 points and Abby Kortan, 7.  Callie Heath pulled down 9 of Colome’s 33 rebounds, Kaydee Heath grabbed 8.

Colome will play in the Southern Plains Tournament starting on Jan 19.

Winner boys basketball team picked up victories over Bennett County and Gregory.

The Warriors defeated Bennett County 56-24 on Friday in Winner.

Cameron Kuil scored 14 points, Trevor Bertram 11; Wyatt Ewing, 8; Drew DeMers, 7 and William Schroeder, 6.  Kuil pulled down 10 rebounds, Isaac Naasz and Chase Kingsbury, 8 each.

On Saturday, Winner defeated Gregory 56-50.

Bertram scored 15 points, DeMers 14; Kuil, 10 and Brandon Volmer, 6.  Naasz pulled down 12 rebounds, Kingsbury and Ewing, 7 each.

The next action for Winner will be Jan. 19 when Winner hosts Pine Ridge.

Winner boys basketball team fell to Chamberlain 58-47 on Jan. 3.

Drew DeMers scored 14 points, Cameron Kuil, 10 and Trevor Bertram, 8.  Chase Kingsbury pulled down 12 rebounds followed by Isaac Naasz with 9 and Wyatt Ewing with 6.  DeMers, Bertram and Naasz all had 3 assists. DeMers had 3 steals.

The Warriors were 7-25 from the two point range and 6 of 21 from the 3 point line.  At the free throw line, the Warriors made 15 of 16 shots.

Colome boys basketball team picked up a win on the road as they defeated Lyman 51-45 on Jan. 3.

Kolton Salonen set the pace for Colome as he scored 18 points. Kelly O’Bryan and Jackson Kinzer added 8 points each.  Colome out-rebounded Lyman 37-20. O’Bryan pulled down 10 rebounds and Holden Thieman, 8.

Winner girls basketball team defeated Gregory 70-38 on Saturday in Winner.

Madyson Frazier scored 15 points and Bella Swedlund added 14.  Leading rebounders were Chloe Bartels, Bella Swedlund and Kyran Meek, all with 5.

With the victory, Winner improves its record to 6-3.  The next action for Winner will be Jan. 14 at the Dakota State Classic in Madison and Jan. 17 will host Bennett County.