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The Red Raiders faced their toughest test to date on Friday night in Wagner and almost came away with a victory. Wagner hosted the Chamberlain Cubs who came into the game with a 15-1 record. Wagner led 11-7 after the first period and extended that lead to 10 in the second quarter before Chamberlain went on a run before half time to make the score 24-20 in favor of Wagner. The Cubs took the lead in the third period outscoring Wagner 16-7, which made the score 36-31 heading into the final period. Chamberlain took a 9 point lead with around 4 minutes left, Wagner responded by knocking down a few three’s and took a 1 point lead with less than 1 minute left. Chamberlain went down and made a basket as the shot clock expired to take a 46-45 lead. Wagner call3ed timeout with 12 seconds left but turned the ball over and lost the game by 1. Toby Zephier and Alex Cournoyer both led the team in points with 14 each. Toby had 3 steals and Alex grabbed 8 rebounds. Simon Freier scored 8 points including the go ahead three pointer with under a minute to go. Nolan Carda added 5 points and 9 rebounds , Dustin Honomichl and Chris Nelson each added 2 points.
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The Red Raiders fell to Burke on Thursday night last week. The first quarter was a back and forth battle and ended in a 12-12 tie. The Bulldogs pulled ahead in the second period, outscoring Wagner by four, and leading 31-27 at the half. Both teams shot the ball well in the third quarter but Wagner fell behind by two more points, ending the third quarter at 47-53. Burke pulled away down the stretch and won by a final score of 71-58. Wagner was led by Nolan Carda who had 25 points and 16 rebounds. Dustin Honomichl scored 16 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. Alex Cournoyer added 8 points and 7 rebounds, Jaden Peters scored 4 points, Marcus Zephier 2 and Toby Zephier 1 point.
Read moreWagner fell behind early to the Black Panthers on Friday night in Platte and never recovered. Wagner trailed 13-8 after the first period and 31-18 after the second period. The Red Raiders battled back into the game several times in the second half but Platte made some big shots late in the game to defeat Wagner 57-48. Nolan Carda had a big night with 20 points and 13 rebounds, Toby Zephier and Simon Freier each scored 7, Alex Cournoyer and Dustin Honomichl each scored 5 and Marcus Zephier added 4. Platte won the game by outrebounding the Red Raiders by 18.
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The Raiders competed with seven wrestlers Saturday at the Region 3B wrestling tournament held in Wagner. We competed well, placing five wrestlers in the top four. Karstyn Lhotak, Jhett Breen, Bradyn Lhotak, and Nolan Dvorak will be competing in Rapid City at the state wrestling tournament February 25-27th. Jhett Breen and Bradyn Lhotak both won the Region and look to set themselves up for the state tournament. Freshman Tim Bouza and Junior Brennan Leines both had great seasons and have proven to be assets to the team in many ways. I look forward to working with them both in the future. The team will be leaving Wagner at 8:15 Wednesday morning. Competition starts at 10AM Thursday morning, continuing until Saturday afternoon.
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If you have a desire to put a lunker walleye on the wall, and you don’t want to drive all the way to Ohio’s Lake Erie for a hopefully “sure thing,” you might consider a spring trip to Green Bay, WI. While we South Dakotans enjoy great walleye fishing, catching a big guy has become increasingly difficult as Oahe isn’t what it was years ago. I have long been an advocate of shutting down the walleye season during the spring spawn in March and April, at least in our Missouri River system, and what Wisconsin does is worth a hard look. According to Map Quest, Green Bay is 567 miles or an 8 hour 25 minute drive from Mitchell.
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Wagner High School senior Michelle Soukup is the South Dakota winner of the VFW Voice of Democracy essay contest and is now representing South Dakota at the national level, where the top award is a $30,000 scholarship.
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Wagner High School senior Faithleigh Podzimek has been awarded a Gold Key for the South Dakota Region of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, which is the highest regional honor. Podzimek is one of 27 students to earn a Gold Key Regional Award out of several hundred entries.
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