LMVC ALL-CONFERENCE GBB TEAM
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Andes Central qualified 11 AAU Wrestlers to the AAU State Wrestling Tournament that was held March 15th-17th in Rapid City at The Monument. Out of the 11 wrestlers, eight of them brought home medals. The 11 students who qualified for the AAU State Wrestling tournament were Samuel Ulrich, Kruze Kaczor, Waylon O’Connor, Kharis Dion, Brynlee Kaczor, JorDee Hjelm, Suttyn Bergin, Keelan Bergin, Watson Bergin, Steven Nielsen and Tessa Nielsen. A big thank you to the dedicated coaches who volunteered their time to teach the Andes Central youth wrestlers. These coaches were Rick Bergin, Rod Bergin, and Danny Hjelm. Wrestlers that placed were Samuel Ulrich, 5th place; Kharis Dion, State Champion; Brynlee Kaczor, 3rd place; JorDee Hjelm, State Champion; Suttyn Bergin, 2nd place; Keelan Bergin, 7th place; Steven Nielsen, 6th place; and Tessa Nielsen, 2nd place. Out of the eight youth wrestlers that placed, there were two who took home state championship titles. Kharis Dion and JorDee Hjelm both earned state championship titles at the State AAU Wrestling Tournament.
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The 31st annual East-West Shootout, sponsored by the Gregory Athletics Club, was held on Monday, March 18, 2024, at the Gregory Memorial Auditorium.
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The Lady Raiders outright won the LMVC Conference for the third consecutive year going undefeated 5-0 and placing 4 players on the All-Conference Team upon voting by conference coaches. Macy Koupal and Lydia Yost are 3-time LMVC all-conference players. Ashlyn Koupal would also return as a 2-time LMVC all-conference player while Braxton Nedved would make her first appearance.
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EIGHT AAU WRESTLERS COMPETE AT STATE
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Avon had two girl wrestlers on the Bon Homme/Scotland/ Avon girl’s wrestling team this 2023-2024 wrestling season. Ashley Tolsma and Hope Kemnitz were both first year wrestlers on the team. This is the fourth year since South Dakota first sanctioned girls wrestling in 2021. Even though it was the fourth year of SDHSAA sanctioned wrestling, in Avon this was not necessarily common knowledge. The 20232024 season was the first year that Avon has had any girl wrestlers.
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