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.

Warriors Fall to Parkston

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Winner boys basketball team was defeated by Parkston 58-49 on Dec. 22.

Cameron Kuil scored 15 points, Drew DeMers, 13; Isaac Naasz, 7 and Trevor Bertram, 6.

“We thought our kids played really hard and actually beat Parkston in many statistical categories,” said coach Brett Gardner. “We fouled a little bit too much and they took advantage of it by making it 25 of 46 free throws.”

Naasz pulled down 11 rebounds and Kuil, 8.

The Warriors were 13 of 31 for 38 percent from the two point range and made 6 of 28 three pointers.
At the free throw line, Winner was 7 of 11.

Luke Engel had 4 steals and DeMers, 3.  Kuil had 4 assists, DeMers and Bertram, 3 each

Gardner says the team needs to get ready for the Hill City game. Winner will play Hill City in the Snowball Classic in Winner at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 30.

Purple Downs Gold in Alumni Game

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The Purple team defeated the Golden Oldies 96-80 in the 23rd annual Winner Warrior alumni game Friday night.
Ben Connot scored 27 points, Zach Horstman, 20; Nathan Galbraith, 12; Tanner Fritz, 10.  Leading the Gold team were Blake Tideman, 27; Tyler Kucera, 17 and Jordan Sinkler, 16.
“It was great to see all the former faces on the court again,” said coach Brett Gardner. “We love the alumni game because former Warrior athletes get to lace it up and have some fun over Christmas break. The young Purple team now leads the all time series 13-10. We look forward to next year.”

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Winner Boys Open with Victory

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Winner High School boys basketball team had a big opener as they defeated Wagner 63-27 on Friday.

The Warriors made 13 of 25 2 points shots for 52 percent and 11 of 23 3 pointers for 47 percent.
At the free throw line, Winner was 4 of 14.

“We were very pleased that our student athletes came out of the gate ready to play, said coach Brett Gardner.

All 12 of the players got in the game.