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Winner High School football team puts its mark on history by winning the school’s first back to back state titles.

Friday afternoon in the DakotaDome in Vermillion with fans cheering them on the Warriors shut out Groton Area 54-0.

The play was solid and another dominating victory.

Coach Dan Aaker called it a flawless game as Winner finished the season undefeated with a 12-0 record. For two years this team has been undefeated and has a record of 24-0.

Named the Joe Robbie MVP of the game was Drew DeMers and he was also named the outstanding back. Krockett Krolikowski was named the outstanding lineman.

DeMers said it is an incredible feeling. “Not everyone gets a state championship every year. To get tow is just amazing.”

Colome Cowboys pulled away from a tie game to go on and win the Class 9B state championship Thursday evening in the DakotaDome in Vermillion.

The Cowboys defeated Langford Area 42-23 to win their third championship in school history and the first since 2007.

Colome quarterback Layton Thieman who completed 11 of 18 passes for 189 yards and three touchdowns shared his feelings after the game. “This has been a blast,” he said. For his efforts Thieman was named the Joe Robbie most valuable player of the game.

Winner volleyball team was defeated by Dakota Valley in the Sweet 16 tournament Thursday in Wagner.

Winner lost in three sets—10-25, 14-25, 11-25.

Winner coach Jaime Keiser said Dakota Valley is a very experienced, powerful and smart team. “They have some good hitters and they did a great job of attacking the ball which kept us playing defense. They did a great job of serving the ball and kept us out of system on serve receive. Dakota Valley is a very good team and we just couldn’t get anything going,” said the coach.

This ended the season for the Winner volleyball team.

Winner High School football team punched its ticket to the state 11B state championship game Saturday night in Winner when they defeated Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 38-13.

The Warriors, the defending Class 11B state champions, will play Groton at 1 p.m. Friday in the DakotaDome in Vermillion.

In the Class 9B semifinal game Saturday, one play was the difference in deciding the victory.

That one play went to the Colome Cowboys who defeated Corsica-Stickney 28-27 on a two point conversion by Jackson Kinzer.

With 40 seconds left in the game, Kelly O’Bryan scored a touchdown to pull Colome within one point. Kinzer ran the ball in for the two points and it was celebration time for the Cowboys.

Kinzer said; “The pitch has been working going left and that is what we did and it worked.”

Winner High School volleyball team has made the Sweet 16 after defeating Little Wound in region play on Saturday.

Winner won 25-13, 24-26, 25-18, 25-19.

Winner will play Dakota Valley on Thursday, Nov. 10 in Wagner at 7 p.m.

Alexis Richey of Winner has been named to the Big Dakota Conference all conference team. She is one of 12 members that make up the all conference team.

Abby Marts of Winner was named to the honorable mention team.

Colome volleyball team was defeated by Avon in the District 12 tournament. The scores were 8-25, 20-25 and 22-25.

Earlier, Colome lost to Kimball-White Lake 25-27, 25-19, 16-25 and 17-25.

Colome finished the season with a 12-15 record.

Winner Warrior football team was not going to let any team scare them off in the quarterfinals
Monday in Winner.

The Warriors shut out Tri Valley 40-0 to advance to the semifinals on Saturday.

This was a rematch of last year’s state 11B championship game where Winner defeated Tri Valley.

The Warriors will host the semifinal game on Saturday when Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan comes to town.

Jackson Kinzer helped the Colome Cowboys to a 38-8 playoff football victory over Hamlin Monday in Colome.

Kinzer scored two touchdowns and also ran back a Hamlin punt for a touchdown to give Colome a 30-0 lead before the half.

Colome will now play Corsica-Stickney on Saturday Nov. 5 in Corsica in the semifinal playoff game. The game on Saturday will be at 7 p.m.  Colome, 9-1, played Corsica-Stickney in the first game of this year’s football season.

Hamlin ended its season with a 7-3 record.