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The Lady Raiders finally got to play in front of a home crowd. It was January 10th when they last played a game here in Wagner. It was no easy task as the Hanson Beavers came to town. Wagner would start of quick on a 9-2 run, and had multiple opportunities to extend that lead with very good shots right at the rim. The Raiders would hold a 22-12 advantage after the first. Wagner would continue to miss some bunnies under the basket but still manage to take a 39-22 halftime lead into the locker room. Hanson would come out the second half stifling the Raiders in the third out scoring them 14-4 and cut the Raiders lead to 43-36. That would be as close as the Beavers would get as Wagner would put up 19 points in the 4th quarter and claim the 62-46 victory. Wagner would shoot 26-65 for 40% while the Beavers would be 18-56 for 32%. Wagner would dominate the glass which would eventually determine the outcome of the game by out rebounding Hanson 51-26. The Raiders would convert 5-11 from the line while Hanson would go 7-11. Wagner would commit 17 turnovers to Hanson’s 14. Ashlyn Koupal would pace Wagner with 26 points, 5 boards, 5 blocks, and 3 assists. Emma Yost would record another double-double with 12 points, a game high 16 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 blocks. Macy Koupal nearly hit a triple-double with 10 points, 10 boards, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Shalayne Nagel would add 9 points, 11 rebounds, 5 steals, and 2 assists. Eve Zephier would finish with 6 points, 8 boards, and 2 assists. “This was a big win for us in our Region as we were both sitting #1 and #2. Offensively I thought we got a lot of great looks, but we didn’t convert. The officials in this game let people play physical and we have be able to mentally finish point blank shots that are contested and uncontested. Rebounding was a key to this game and for the lack of finishing shots we sure did an awesome job of hitting the boards. 16, 10, 9, 8, and 7 is what all of our starters finished with. We only gave up 7 offensive boards. We did a great job on their shooters as they were only 2-20 from threes. Now on to the next game on Thursday, another quality opponent in ACDC.”
Read moreThe Lady Raiders traveled to Irene to take on the Irene-Wakonda Eagles. Wagner would be the team flying high on this night. The Raiders would open the game on a 9-0 run. They would hold a 22-12 advantage after the first and then a 43-17 lead at the half. The Raiders would out score the Eagles 28-11 in the second and soar to a 71-28 victory. Wagner was led by Macy Koupal with 24 points, 2 boards, 3 assists and a team high 7 steals. Ashlyn Koupal would record a double-double with 23 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. Emma Yost would be the third Raider in double figures with 15 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, and a steal. Shalayne Nagel would finish with 9 points. 6 boards, dish out a team high 8 assists, and come away with 6 steals. Eve Zephier would grab 3 boards, dish out 6 assists, and come away with 3 steals. Wagner would shoot 27-49 from the field for 55% while the Eagles would go 10-30 for 33%. Wagner would control the glass with a 3411 advantage. The Raiders would commit 12 turnovers compared to 25 from the Eagles. “This was a great night shooting for us. We shot over 50% from down town hitting 10-19. We did a great job of moving the basketball and then finishing at the rim. We did a great job on the glass getting 18 offensive boards.”
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Andes Central Thunder traveled to Wagner on Thursday, February 6th where they fell to the Red Raiders 47-70.
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THESE THREE RED RAIDER VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS RECEIVED ACADEMIC ALL-STATE HONORS
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VOLLEYBALL TEAM RECEIVED ACADEMIC ALL-STATE TEAM HONORS
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The Lady Raiders stopped on their 5th consecutive road trip in Plankinton to take on the MVP Titans in girls basketball action last Tuesday night. The game would be a see-saw battle in the first 5 minutes, until Wagner would take a bit of control late in the first quarter. The Titans would hit a three at the end of the period to cut the lead to 16-13 in favor of Wagner. The game would be decided in the second quarter as the Raiders would explode for 27 points while giving up 13. Both teams would stay dead even in the third, each scoring 13 and the Raiders would out score the Titans 18-16 in the 4th to claim the victory 74-55. Wagner would get back to scorching the nets shooting 52% from the floor 29-56 while holding the Titans to 33% 20-60. Wagner would commit a season low 6 turnovers while forcing 11 to the Titans. Wagner would grab one more board than the Titans collecting 32 to their 31. Unselfish play once again by the Raiders dishing out 25 assists. Ashlyn Koupal would lead all scorers with 36 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. Emma Yost the double-double machine would score 16 points, grab 12 boards, dish out a team high 7 assists, and have 2 blocks. Lydia Yost would finish with 8 points, 5 assists, and 2 steals. Macy Koupal would add 7 points, 6 boards, and 3 assists. Shalayne Nagel would net 4 points, grab 6 boards, dish out 3 assists, and get a team high 4 steals. Eve Zephier would round out the scoring with 3 points, and dish out 5 assists. “This was a very good game offensively for us. We executed out of a lot of different offensive sets. We shot 50% from beyond the arc, converting 11-22. We did not dominate on the glass. They were very aggressive on the offensive boards collecting 13 and would convert on those opportunities at a high rate even though they didn’t shoot well from the field. We have to play every game knowing our opponents are going to give us their best game.”
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The Lady Raiders traveled to Scotland to take on the Highlanders last Thursday night in girls basketball action. Wagner would jump out to an early 9-0 lead and never look back. They would hold a 42-11 lead at halftime and finish the game with a score of 68-26. Wagner would shoot 25-53 for 47% while Scotland would go 10-40 for 25%. Wagner would out rebound Scotland 33-21. Wagner would led by Emma Yost with 17 points, 7 boards, 5 steals, and 3 assists. Ashlyn Koupal would follow that with 16 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Shalayne Nagel would be the third Raider in double figures while also posting a double-double 10 points, 11 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Lydia Yost would add 6 points 2 assists and 2 steals. Eve Zephier would chip in 5 points and dish out a team high 6 assists. Macy Koupal would also add 5 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, and 2 steals. Cadence Bernie and Braxton Nedved would each add 3 points, Aubrey Medricky 2 and Hayden Fischer 1. “We did a much better job of playing man defense tonight. We were quicker on our rotations when we need to help. We moved the basketball quickly on offense and attacked the rim. We were also very aggressive on the glass.”
Read moreThe 7th and 8th grade boys’ basketball teams hosted the Wessington Springs Spartans at the Armory for a pair of games on Monday, January 23. In the 8th grade game, the Raiders got off to a slow start and faced a stiff Spartan defense that forced the Raiders into several turnovers that led to an early lead for the Spartans. The Raiders settled a little bit and pulled within 4 by the end of the first with a score of 7-11. The second quarter didn’t see much scoring action as each team scored 4 a piece to keep the Raiders down 4 at halftime by a score of 11-15. The second half saw the Raiders offense come to life as they outscored the Spartans 11-4 in the third to take their first lead of the game by a score of 2219. The Raiders kept the tempo going in the fourth and was able to pull away for a final score of 33-24. The win raised their record to 8-0 on the season. Leading scorers were Carlos Galindo with 13, Benny Greger with 6, Dominic Doom with 5, Javian Pesicka with 4, Avery Medicine Bear with 3 and Leon Fields with 2.
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