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Forthe2023footballseason,Avonwillseeanewhead coachtakechargeofthefootballprogram.ThePirates welcome new head coach, Justin Lukkes. Lukkes is a 2003 graduate of Avon High School. He grew up on a farm outside of Dante, and then moved to Avon when he started high school. Lukkes was very involved in Avon sports, being a part of the football, basketball, track, golf, baseball, and swim teams growing up. After graduation, Justin attended Mitchell Technical College where he majored in architectural design and building construction.
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The Avon Lady Pirate Volleyball team has put in a lot of workoverthesummerinorder to get ready for this year’s season. Amy Tyler was invited to host a two-day skills camp to help sharpen the players’ skill setsandopengymswereaconstant throughoutthesummer.
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On Saturday, August 26th the Wagner JV and Varsity teams traveled to Parkston to compete in the first tournament of the year. The JV team finished the day 1-3. Losses came from Parkston (15-25, 23-25), McCook Central/Montrose (17-25, 25-22, 7-15), and Warner (25-20, 13-25, 9-15). Then ended the day with a win over Kimball/White Lake (25-18, 27-25). The Varsity team finished 3-1. They defeated Parkston (25-19, 26-24), McCook Central/Montrose (25-14, 25-13), and Kimbal/White Lake 25-18, 25-18). The only loss on the day was to a tough Warner program (8-25, 10-25).
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The Lady Raider’s Volleyball team entered the 2023 season ranked #3 by the Midco Sports SD Class A Volleyball Media Poll. Last year the volleyball team ended the season playing in the State Tournament, bringing home 7th place and ending the season with a 32-5 record. The team won the Southeast South Dakota Conference (SESD) and the Little Missouri Valley Conference (LMVC) championships.
Read moreThe Lady Raider Volleyball team traveled to Vermillion on Thursday, August 24th to face the Tanagers. The Raiders came on strong and earned the win with scores of 25-9, 25-18, and 25-12.
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We appreciate everyone who made our 2023 season at Wagner Speedway a success. We truly could not do it without the support of our sponsors, drivers and fans. Our championship night was packed with action!
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We started out our season with the Colome Cowboys on Thursday night, August 17th.
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The Red Raiders defeated the Miller Rustlers Friday night with a score of 39 to 28 to open up the season. The Raiders offensive attack was lead by senior running back Jhett Breen who rushed 23 times for 150 yards and 4 touchdowns. Sophomore QB Gannon Knebel also contributed 73 yards on the ground and a touchdown. Knebel was also able to compete 3-5 passes for 56 yards. One being a 15 yard catch and pass to Junior wideout Hunter Lhotak for a touchdown.
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