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After a long lay off due to weathertheBonHomme-Avon wrestlers got back on the mat hosting a dual against Parkston January 19. Going into this dual, the wrestlers had limited practices, and it was a little concerning just due to the fact there was not much time to prepare. At the end of the day the wrestlers took care of business 42-23. As a team they are wrestling well and understandthateachtimethey step on the mat they need to do their job which is huge if this team wants to make the state dual tournament.
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The Lady Raiders hosted the O’Neill Eagles last Tuesday night in girls basketball action. Wagner would jump out to an early 7-0 lead and hold a 21-15 edge after the first quarter. The Raiders would continue to pour in the points in the second quarter out scoring the Eagles 25-13 and hold a 4628 advantage going into half. Wagner’s defense would step up and only allow the Eagles to score 16 points in the second half and finish the game with a 66-44 victory. Ashlyn Koupal would lead all scorers with 27 points, grab 9 boards and dish out 4 assists. Macy Koupal would net 19 points, 6 boards and dish out 4 assists. Lydia Yost would finish with 9 points, 4 boards, 3 steals, and 2 assists. Braxton Nedved would finish with 5 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists. Hayden Fischer would also tally 5 points, 2 boards and 2 assists. Rico Fischer would round out the scoring with 1 point. Wagner would shoot 26 for 50 for 54% while holding the Eagle’s to 15-54 for 27%. Wagner would out rebound O’Neill 27-25. The Raiders would commit 6 turnovers compared to 11 from O’Neill. “We did a great job of taking care of the basketball in the halfcourt and then executing out of a lot of sets. Defensively we really got after it in the second half. We gave up 10 offensive boards for the game and only got 4 ourselves. We need to do a better job of limiting teams to 1 shot attempt and playing complete games.”
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After a much anticipated wait due to Old Man Winter, the Lady Raiders and Lady Tornado’s finally got to meet up at the Corn Palace last Friday night which featured 3 games from the Hanson Classic that was postponed on January 13th. Wagner was suppose to play class B #3 Lyman but due to scheduling conflicts, a match up with #1 Centerville was scheduled as a replacement. Wagner would jump out to an early 6-0 lead and take a 13-4 lead into the second. Wagner would hold a 24-13 advantage late in the second only to find Centerville close the half on a 9-0 run to get with in 2 points 24-22 Wagner at the half. The Raiders would come out and win the 3rd quarter out scoring the Tornado’s 19-17 and taking a 43-39 into the 4th. Wagner’s lead would grow to as much as 11 late in the 4th as Wagne would win 57-50. Wagne would shoot 22-40 for 54% while Centerville would go 18-49 for 37%. Wagner would own the glass with a 29-21 advantage. Wagner would commit 13 turnovers compared to 10 from Centerville. Ashlyn Koupal would post a triple-double with 28 points, 16 rebounds, 10 blocks, and 6 assists. Lydia Yost would net 11 points, grab 4 boards, and dish out 2 assists. Macy Koupal would be the third Raider in double figures with 10 points, 6 boards, and 2 assists. Hayden Fischer would finish with 8 points and dish out 5 assists. Braxton Nedved would grab 2 boards and dish out 3 assists. “What a great effort by our girls just finishing on the offensive end and then shutting down scorers in the second half. We had a two minute lull to end the first half where we turned it over and gave them some easy transition looks where in stead we make them score in the half court we might be able to stretch the lead early in the third. We held our composer and hit free throws down the stretch. This was a very good team and with the limited number of practice we had the past two weeks we played a very efficient game.”
Read moreWagner Bon Homme gymnasts competed in their first ever class AA invite. The girls were fun to watch. Surrounded by AA gymnasts, they stepped on to each event with confidence.
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Jennifer Barnett is one of this week’s spotlighted WCS Seniors. Jennifer is the daughter of Jerry and Judy Barnett. Jennifer’s nickname is Jeff. During her years at WCS, Jennifer has been involved in many extra-curricular activities including band (three years), cross-country (four years), oral interp (four years), track (one year), school play (four years), journalism (four years), All-State choir (four years), chorus (four years), gymnastics (two years), National Honor Society (two years), and Student Council (one year).
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Wagner Community School Senior Spotlight – Vincent Bechen Vincent Bechen is one of this week’s spotlighted WCS Seniors. Vincent is the son of James and Amanda Bechen. Vincent’s nicknames are Vince and Vinny. During his years at WCS, Vincent has been involved in many extra-curricular activities including band (two years), cross-country (four years), oral interp (one year), track (four years), FFA (three years), wrestling (two years), golf (one year), and quiz bowl (one year).
Read moreAndes Central/ Dakota Christian traveled to Corsica where they defeated Corsica/ Stickney by 4 points with a final score of 51-45.
Read moreThe Bon Homme/Scotland/ Avon wrestling season has begun, and there have already been five meets, which mostly take place on the weekends. From Avon, there are three junior high wrestlers- Bailey Kemnitz, Weston Bierema, and Thayne Tjeersdma. Avon also has six highschool wrestlers- Tyler Tjeersdma, Cody Sassaman, Ashley Tolsma, Randall Powers, Kash Peterson, and Hope Kemnitz. Our wrestlers have been having much success lately. For example, Tyler Tjeersdma just recentlyreceivedhis100thwin inFreemanonDecember12.He has been wrestling for 11 years andisnowasenior.Tyler’sgoal for the rest of the season is to place 5th at state wrestling in Sioux Falls.
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