John Fathke has been a part of the cross country team since 6th grade. John Fathke is the son of Jed and Maureen Fathke, and the brother of Jack Fathke. When we asked John how he feels about this being his last homecoming he replied, “pretty good.” Our next question for John was, “What is your favorite part about cross country meets?' He said, “Finishing them.” We then asked John how he thinks the rest of the season will go and he replied, “Good, if we push ourselves.” John's hype up song he listens to before meets is Shotta Flow Five by NLE Choppa. Lastly, John's favorite thing about homecoming week are the dress up days.
Read moreDevin Rucktaeschel is a guard and defensive tackle for the Avon Pirates. He is a senior and his time at AHS is nearly over. Devin was looking forward to winning the homecoming game. He hopes the Pirates take this season “All the way!” One of Devin’s hype songs is Enter Sandman by Kirk Hammett. Devin’s favorite part about homecoming is simply Friday. He loves the floats, the parade, the game, and most of all, no school work!
Read moreAvon Pirates traveled to Colome Friday night, where they dominated,takingthewin72-6.
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GOLD STANDARD PIRATES OF THE WEEK
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The Wagner C team traveled to Wessington Springs on Monday, September 16th. The Lady Red Raiders lost 0-2 in a tight match with scores of 23-25 and 24-26.
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The Wagner Cross Country team held their local cross country meet on Monday, September 16, in Pickstown. It was another hot day for the runners and they gave it their all. Again, several of our runners came in and medaled among the top ranking runners. It was also a beautiful day to recognize our Senior Cross Country runners from Wagner.
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Wagner residents, Hunter Hewitt and Grant Doom took their amateur league baseball skills and joined the Platte Killer Tomatoes team for their 2024 summer season. The Platte Killer Tomatoes team ended their season with a 14-8 win-loss record and finished second place at the South Dakota State B Amateur Baseball Tournament. Both Hunter and Grant had previously played for the Wagner Rockets until the team disbanded in 2020. Doom is the pitcher for the Killer Tomatoes and Hewitt is the team’s catcher.
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