Two Champions Crowned in Wrestling Tourney

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Winner Area wrestling team had two champions at the McCook Central/Montrose Invitational in Salem on Friday.

Kayleb Brozik won the 170 pound championship and Tre Doren won the 285 pound title.  As a team, the Warriors took fourth place with 152.5 points.

Other placers for Winner were: Trevor Peters, 2nd; Wyatt Turnquist 3rd; Kaden Keiser and Jayden Schroeder both 4th; Chet Bryan, 6th and Avery Gilchrist, 7th.

The next action for the Winner Area wrestling team will be Friday and Saturday at the Mid Dakota Monster tournament in Presho. Wrestling on Friday starts at 11 a.m. and on Saturday at 10 a.m.

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Winner Picks Up Victory in Snowball Classic

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Winner boys basketball team used hot shooting to defeat Hill City 67-46 in the Snowball Classic Friday in Winner.

Drew DeMers led the scoring with 18 points followed by Cameron Kuil with 11, Wyatt Ewing, 8, Luke Engel 7 and Brandon Volmer, 5.

It was an interesting coaching match up as Brett Gardner’s older brother, Blake, is the head coach at Hill City.

The next action for Winner will be the Gregory double header on Saturday, Jan. 7 in Winner.

Cowboys Split Weekend Games

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Hot Springs nipped the Colome boys basketball team 46-44 in the Snowball Classic in Winner o Friday.

Kolton Salonen led the Cowboys with 12 points and Jackson Kinzer added 10.

On Saturday, Colome rolled to a 74-32 victory over Wessington Springs in Colome.  The Cowboys led 29-7 at the end of the first quarter.

Kolton Salonen scored 18 points, Will Cahoy, 14; Beau Bertram, 13 and Layton Thieman, 8.

Warriors Defeat Bon Homme

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Winner High School boys basketball team defeated Bon Homme 54-44 last Tuesday in Tyndall.

Drew DeMers and Cameron Kuil both scored 12 points. Luke Engel added 8, Brandon Volmer, 7 and Wyatt Ewing, 5.

The next action for Winner will be Jan. 6 when they host Bennett County and on Jan. 7 there will be a boys and girls double header with Gregory in Winner. On Jan. 10, Winner will travel to Valentine, Neb., for a double header.

Lady Warriors Defeat Hill City

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Winner Lady Warriors defeated Hill City 75-50 in the Snowball Classic in Winner on Friday.

Bella Swedlund led the scoring for Winner with 15 points followed by Chloe Bartels with 11 and Madyson Frazier with 10.

The Lady Warrior shots 44 percent from the field making 24 of 55 shots.  From the free throw line, Winner made 20 of 26 shots for 77 percent.  Rachel Sherman pulled down 8 of Winner’s 31 rebounds. Morgan Hammerbeck grabbed 4 rebounds.

The Lady Warriors, 4-2, will travel to Todd County on Jan. 5 and will be at home on Saturday, Jan. 7 for a boys and girls double header with Gregory.

Cowgirls Fall to St. Francis

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Colome girls basketball team was defeated by St. Francis 74-44 in the Snowball Classic in Winner.   Callie Heath led Colome with 15 points and Rayne Hermsen added 11 points.

In a New Year’s Eve game, the Colome Cowgirls fell to Wessington Springs 46-40.  Callie Heath scored 14 points, Abby Kortan, 9 and Kaydee Heath, 8.

Lady Warriors defeat Bon Homme

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Bella Swedlund and Morgan Hammerbeck combined for 26 points as the Winner girls basketball team defeated Bon Homme 62-36.

Winner led 48-19 at the half.

Winner shot 40 percent (24-60) from the field and hit five 3 pointers.  At the free throw line, Winner was 9 of 13 while the Cavaliers shot 11 of 18.  Bon Homme out-rebounded Winner 25-22 but the Warriors came away with 24 steals.

Winner Girls Defeat Parkston

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The Winner girls basketball team defeated Parkston 64-49 on Dec. 22.

Madyson Frazier led the scoring for Winner with 15 points. She was followed by Sydney Hollenbeck with 13 points and Bella Swedlund with 10 points.

The Lady Warriors had a strong second quarter as they outscored Parkston 23-9. At the end of the first quarter, Parkston led 18-11.

The Lady Warriors pulled down 29 rebounds and were led by Morgan Hammerbeck with 7 and Chloe Bartels with 6.

The Lady Warriors shot 44 percent from the field and made 18 of 22 free throws for 82 percent.
Winner was nipped by Sully Buttes 60-55 in a game played in Winner on Dec. 19.

Swedlund led the scoring for Winner with 16 points with Hollenbeck adding 10 points.

From the field, Winner shot 47 percent and made 5 of 6 free throws for 83 percent.

Hammerbeck pulled down 6 rebounds.

On Dec. 15, the Lady Warriors fell to Burke/South Central 58-51.

Swedlund scored 10 points followed by 8 each from Frazier, Kocer, Marts and Hollenbeck.

From the field, Winner shot 23 percent and made 19 of 31 free throws for 61 percent.

The next action for Winner will be in the Snowball Classic in Winner on Dec. 30. The Lady Warriors will play Hill City at 6 p.m.