Sports

History continues to be made on the hardwood for Wagner’s Ashlyn Koupal, and the Lady Raiders’ senior is doing it in dominant fashion. This past Saturday, Koupal etched her name even deeper into the Wagner record books during a 62–42 home victory over Avon.

The Avon Lady Pirates picked up a solid home-court win over Hanson, defeating the Beavers 49-42 in girls basketball action. Rilyn Thury led the way for Avon with 16 points, while Brielle Voigt and Kaydence Metzger each added 12 to help pace the Lady Pirates’ offense.

The Avon Pirates battled through three overtimes to earn a hard-fought 74-69 victory over Hanson in an exciting boys basketball matchup. Al’Shamon Gunter and Zander Fathke each poured in 21 points to lead the Pirates, while Cale Cooper added 13 points and Dominic Doom chipped in eight.

Jasmine Ruelas-Hertz defeated number-one rated Olivia Anderson (Watertown) in the championship match at 120 pounds by fall in 5:36 in a back-and-forth match.

Bon Homme/Avon held a Quad on Tuesday, December 16 with Marion/Freeman and Parker. Results from the Quad: 106: Cash Campbell over Unknown (For.

The Avon Lady Pirates hit the road Tuesday night, December 16th to open their season against Corsica/Stickney, where they suffered a tough 51-16 loss. Kaydence Metzger led the Lady Pirates on the scoreboard with six points, while Rilyn Thury added four.

The Avon Pirates opened their season with a hard-fought contest on Tuesday night, but came up just short in a 50-47 loss to Corsica/Stickney. Avon battled throughout the night and kept the game within reach until the final minutes.

The Thunder girls and boys faced off against Gayville-Volin Raiders in Gayville last Thursday where both varsity boys and girls took the loss: boys 32-54; girls 19-48. No coach's report available at print time! Photos by Barb Pechous

The Wagner Bon Homme gymnastics team competed in a dual against Parkston–Ethan–Hutchinson (PEH) on Saturday, December 20, and showed noticeable improvement from their season-opening meet.

The Wagner Bon Homme gymnastics team returned to competition Thursday, December 18, at a dual against Vermillion after practicing for more than a month without a meet.