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The Lady Raiders took another long road trip to start out the season to take on #5 Class A Sioux Falls Christian. Another state tournament team from a year ago, the Chargers brought back a plethora of players and talent. Wagner stepped up the challenge as Lydia Yost scored off the tip, Braxton Nedved nailed a bomb from beyond the arc, and Macy Koupal slashed and scored to put the Raiders up 7-0. Braxton and Lydia would each nail another 3 to put the Raiders up 13-0 before the Chargers even know what hit them. Wagner would take a commanding lead 22-2 after the first. The Raiders would hold a 38-16 advantage going into the half. SFC would out score Wagner 25-19 but the Raiders would close out the victory 57-41. Wagne would have 3 in double figures with Macy Koupal leading all scorers with 24 points, 6 boards, and 3 assists. Lydia Yost would add 12 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, and 2 steals. Ashlyn Koupal would chip in 11 points, grab a game high 14 rebounds, block 6 shots, and dish out a team high 5 assists. Braxton Nedved would add 6 points, grab 7 boards, and dish out 4 assists. Hayden Fischer would round out the scoring for Wagner with 4 points and dish out 2 assists. Wagner would scorch the nets shooting 65% from the floor hitting 22-34 shots. SFC would go 16-60 for 27%. Wagner would dominate the glass out rebounding the Chargers 36-13. Wagner would commit 21 turnovers compared to 11 from the Chargers. “This was a much anticipated game on my calendar. They are a big school that was a state contender a year ago. Lydia, Braxton and Macy came out ready and made them pay for the double-triple teams that they were bringing before we got touches on the inside. We were all beasts on the boards! Something we took to heart from last game and we did a great job of boxing out. The one area we need to clean up is turnovers. We have left a lot of hidden points in the past few games. Teams are taking 30 more shots a game than us but on the other hand we are shooting double of their percentage. We need to get 10 more shots, make 5 and games can get really out of control. Something we just need to continue to work on. Great job ladies!”
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The Wagner wrestlers had a successful weekend in Elk Point, placing four. Karstyn Lhotak and Jhett Breen came home with the 138lb and 165lb title respectively, both pinning their opponents in the championship round. Senior, Riley Roberts is competing very well after coming off last years season ending ACL tear. Roberts finished 3rd in the contest. The Raiders finished in seventh place as a team. We will enjoy time off with family over Christmas as we will not compete again until December 30 at the Sioux Falls Lincoln Floyd Farrand Invitatational.
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The Lady Pirates record is now 3-0 after their win over Corsica/Stickney 45-38.
Leading the scoreboard was Courtney Sees with 16 points, Rilyn Thury had 8 and McKenna Kocmich added 7.
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On Friday night the Wagner boys opened their season in Winner. The Raiders got down early in the game trailing 18-9 after the first period. Wagner would outscore Winner 16-9 in the second quarter and trailed by 3 going into half time. Wagner came out of the locker room ready to go scoring the first 6 points of the third quarter and taking a lead until late in the game. Winner forced some costly turnovers and defeated the Raiders 52-46. Preston Mc-Fayden led the team in points with 14, Parker Petry scored 10 and did a great job defensively against one of the premier post players in class A. Jesse Zephier and Joey Cournoyer Jr. each had 7. Carter Cournoyer had a great night scoring 6 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Carlos Galindo added 2 points. The Red Raiders out rebounded Winner 31-25 and shot a better percentage from the field 43% to 36%. The Red Raiders will be back in action at home Thursday December 14 vs TDA.
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TheBonHommeAvonwrestlers traveledtoGregoryforthe Burke/Gregory Invitational. Up to this point they have been wrestling well and training hard which is good to see. In this tournament they allowed unattached wrestlers so we had twenty kids competing on the day. Going in I was looking for them to go out compete and wrestle hard from the beginning of the tournament to the end. These tournaments are long and are a grind at times so it is hard to stay focused but they responded well. At the end of the day they earned themselves a team Championship and should be proud of the way they wrestled as a team. Looking forward the competition is only going to get tougher so they need to keep wrestling hard and keep improving.
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Read moreThe Lady Raiders traveled to Winner take on the Warriors last Friday night in girls basketball action. Both teams would come out to a sluggish start with Wagner taking a 10-9 lead after one. Wagner would stretch it’s lead to 26-19 going into the half. Winner would start the second half on a 5-0 run and cut the lead to 26-24. The game would stay tight the entire way through the third quarter where Wagner would hold a 37-32 lead. Wagner would save it’s best quarter for last and push the lead up to as many as 16 and come away with their first win of the season 58-44. Ashlyn Koupal would flirt with a triple-double with 35 points, 12 boards, 6 blocks and 2 steals. Macy Koupal would add 14 points, 10 boards, and a team high 6 assists. Braxton Nedved would finish with 5 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists. Lydia Yost would chip in 2 points, grab 8 boards, dish out 3 assists, and grab 2 steals. Aniyah Fields would add 2 points and Hayden Fischer would grab 4 boards. Wagner would shoot 18-39 from the field for 46% while Winner would go 18-60 for 30%. Wagner would control the glass winning the battle of the boards 36 to 21. Wagner would dish out 13 assists. Wagner would have a hay-day from the charity strip hitting 16-21 from the line while Winner would be 4-5. Wagner would commit 17 turnovers to Winners 13. “This was a great test for us to start the year. They are an experienced team that brought back everyone from a year ago that won 15 games throughout the season. We played with some jitters early but thought I we responded well, especially being on the road. We do need to clean up our passing in the full court and half court. Winner shot nearly 20 more times than we did due to our turnovers and the offensive boards they got. On our possessions in the first half where we turned it over we didn’t get shots in transition and turned it over instead. All learning experiences and now we move on to the next game!”
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