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After their first victory of the season last Friday, the Raiders hosted the #1 Corsica-Stickney Jaguars who are riding a 23 game winning streak. The Jaguars would jump out to an early 13-21ead to start the first and end the quarter with a 17-8 lead. They would increase that lead to 29-15 going into the half. The Raiders would cut the lead to 13 after 3 quarters trailing 34-47. The Raiders would continue to chip away and cut the Jaguar lead to 4 with :38 seconds and the ball. Wagner would fail to score and lose a hard fought battle 50-56. Wagner would shoot 16-41 for 40% while the Jaguars would shoot 22-59 for 37%. Wagner would convert 11-15 from the charity stripe with the Jaguars only making 9-16. The difference in the game would come down to the glass. Corsica Stickney would out rebound the Raiders 37-28, with 23 coming on the offensive end. Macy Koupal would lead Wagner with 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists. Shalayne Nagel would add 8 points, grab a team high 10 boards, and dish out 6 assists, and record 4 block shots. Sydney Cournoyer would add 7 points and grab 4 boards. Abby Brunsing would also net 7 points, grab 3 boards, and dish out 3 assists. Ashlyn Koupal would finish with 6 points and grab 3 rebounds. Kya Kjeldgaard would finish the scoring with 4 points and 2 boards. Caydynce Olson would dish out 3 assists for the Raiders. “We were very pleased with our effort and fighting adversity early in the game. We never quit and just kept coming back. Rebounding was our achilles heel this game again. So many second chance points were given up. We shot a better percentage but when we are out shot by 18 shots that was costly. We took good shots, and we made some big shots. We ended with a season low 10 turnovers and did a much better job tonight than we did last night where we had nearly 20 turnovers in the half court. We are making steps in the right direction and just need to keep building on that.”
Read moreToby Zephier with his ball handling skills makes his way under the basket. Wagner hosted Bon Homme January 8 and took the win 82-56. No coach’s report available at print time. Photos by Barb Pechous
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Read moreThe Pirates traveled to Colome Monday, January 4 and came home with the win 52-48.
Read moreAvon Lady Pirates traveled to Mitchell Monday, December 21 to face off against Hanson at the Corn Palace. The girls played a great game but as the final buzzer sounded found themselves down 45-52.
Read moreI’ve never been one to mince words or concern myself with political correctness, and I won’t today. While today’s column doesn’t apply to the majority of readers, we might all be in a position to encourage someone, tactfully if possible, to do something about their weight. Why? Obesity is a serious health issue. It can certainly lead to heart problems as well as diabetes, and it affects those we love.
Read moreThe Wagner Bon Homme gymnastics team hosted their first meet of the season Saturday, December 12th. There were six teams invited and 42 athletes competed in the Wagner Invitational. WBH came in 4th place with a score of 116.7. This came on the heals of a two week shut down of school in Wagner meaning no practices for any of their athletes during that time. The team worked hard with the time they did have to be prepared to compete.
Read moreThe Raiders competed at the Elk Point Jefferson invitational over the weekend Dec. 19th. The Raiders had two finalists, Jhett Breen and Nolan Dvorak. A thirdplace finish from Karstyn Lhotak and fourth-place for Riley Roberts. Tim Bouza was the only Wagner wrestler to compete in a round robin bracket, since there were only five wrestlers competing at that weight. The next action for the Raiders is Dec. 29th at the Sioux Falls Lincoln tournament.
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