The Lady Raiders finished up their regular season last Friday night hosting the Platte-Geddes Black Panthers on Senior Night. The Panthers would start out hitting their first 5 shots to take a 12-4 lead but the Raiders would settle in and then go on a 13-3 run to end the first quarter to take a 17-15 lead. The Panthers would put up a fight until half trailing the Raiders 32-26. The second half would all belong to the Raiders out scoring the Panthers 42-15 claiming a 74-42 victory. With the win the Raiders secured home court advantage through region play. This win also means the Raiders are Co-Champs of the SESD conference as Parkston knocked off Mt Vernon Plankinton last Tuesday. Wagner was led by Ashlyn Koupal with 28 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Macy Koupal would finish with 17 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, and 2 blocks. Lydia Yost would be the third Raider in double figures with 16 points, 6 assists, 2 boards, and 2 steals. Hayden Knudsen would finish with 6 points, 2 boards, and 2 steals. Braxton Nedved would finish with 3 points, 3 boards, and 2 assists. Ravyn Medricky would finish with 2 points, and Aubrey Medricky would make her season debut and score 2 points on Senior night!. Wagner would shoot 25-52 for 48% while the Panthers would shoot 16-16 for 35%. Wagner would outrebound the Panthers 28-24 and commit only 5 turnovers compared to 17 from Platte-Geddes. Wagner would go 16-16 from the charity stripe while the Panthers would go 3-8. “What a great way for our Seniors to end their regular season with a win securing home court throughout regions. We got off to a slow start offensively and defensively but once we settled in on defense and got stops and pushed the tempo in our favor it made it harder for the Panthers to play fast. Now on to post-season where everyone comes in on an even playing field. Great job ladies!”
Read moreThe Wagner boys got back to their winning ways Friday night in Chamberlain. The Raiders jumped out to a 18-10 lead after the first period and led 27-21 at half time. The boys played great defense in the third quarter, Chamberlain only managed 4 points to Wagner’s 18 which made the score 45-25 heading into the final frame. The Raiders held on to their lead and won the game 61-43. Parker Petry had an excellent night shooting, he went 10 of 11 from the field, he scored 21 points to lead the team. Preston McFayden added 13, Carter Cournoyer added 12 points, Joey Cournoyer Jr. added 9, Brady Cournoyer 4 and Carlos Galindo 2. The Wagner boys are now 11-5, they travel to Burke on Monday.
Read moreWagner lost a tough road game on Tuesday night in Gregory. The boys struggled from the beginning of the game and fell behind 15-4 after the first period. Gregory poured it on in the second quarter, they took a 32-8 lead into the half. Wagner played better offensively in the second half but never got close to the Gorillas. Gregory won the game by a final score of 61-32. The Wagner boys had balanced scoring, Preston McFayden led the team with 9, Joey Cournoyer Jr added 6, Brady Cournoyer scored 5, Jesse Zephier 4, Carter Couroyer, Parker Petry, Carlos Galindo and Braxton Knudsen all scored 2 apiece. Wagner falls to 10-5 with the loss.
Read moreThe Lady Raiders traveled to Chamberlain last Friday night for their final regular season road trip to take on the Cubs. Wagner would jump out to an early 7-2 lead and post a 19-6 lead after the first quarter. Wagner would continue to put pressure on the Cubs and score in the half court to take a 3713 lead into the half. The Raiders would outscore the Cubs 31-11 in the second half coming away with a 68-24 victory. Ashlyn Koupal would lead all scorers with 26 points, 13 boards, dish out 6 assists, block 3 shots and come away with 2 steals. Macy Koupal would follow with 18 points, 6 boards, and dish out 5 assists. Lydia Yost would be the third Raider in double figures with 14 points, 7 boards, and 5 assists. Hayden Knudsen would finish with 4 points, 3 boards, and 2 assists. Aniyah Fields would finish with 2 points and 4 boards. Rico Fischer and Mateya Bruguier would each finish with 2 points. Wagner would shoot 23-44 from the field for 52% while the Cubs would go 9-48 for 19%. Wagner would out rebound the Cubs 42-20. “Defensively we did and excellent job of limiting them to one shot and forcing them into contested shots. On the offensive end we executed on sets and did a decent job in transition to speed up the tempo of the game. Now on to the last week of the regular season!”
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Alexys Rueb and Jasmine Ruelas both competed well Saturday morning at the state meet held at T.F Riggs High School in Pierre, Saturday, February 10th. These two girls were fun to watch and hang out with this weekend. Although we did not compete as a team Friday, they enjoyed watching all the teams compete for the state title all day. Saturday, their day to shine, came quickly. These two were mentally and physically prepared to compete. They began on beam where both girls stuck their routines. They both looked beautifully poised up there. Jasmine really made her routine look effortless and beautiful as she nailed each skill and pronounced her jumps and dance. Next, the girls went to the floor. Alexys tumbled higher and tighter and even made the crowd believe she was having fun. Jasmine nailed her full and soared within her other tumbling passes as well. Vault was next. Both girls competed well on this event. They really gave it their all. Bars was their final event this afternoon. Completing nicely executed clean routines culminated this year on a positive note!
Read moreBonHomme-Scotland-Avon participated in the Black Hills Last Chance Girls Wrestling Tournament in Hot Springs February 9. As the name mentions, itwouldbethefinalevent oftheirregularseason.Peyton Hellmann won the 145-pound weight class pushing her record to 38-0, followed by three second places - Britney Rueb 120,HadleeKrach126andHope Kemnitz 185; a fourth-place finish by Bailey Kemnitz 132 and seventh for Leah Whittington 138.
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TheBHAwrestlerstraveled to Watertown for the State B Dual Tournament. They knew going into this tournament they had to be ready to go and show up to wrestle in hopes of bringinghomesomehardware. It was a long and intense day of wrestling and they really stepped up and battled all day long. It took everyone on this team to go out there and do their job and they did just that earning themselves a third place team finish. This team shouldbeproudofthewaythey wrestled as a team all season long and need to keep working hardintheselastcoupleweeks of the season.
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