Sports

The AC/DC Lady Thunder put together a dominant defensive performance Thursday night, February 19, earning a 46-14 victory over KWL at Dakota Christian. AC/DC set the tone early, jumping out to a 14-4 lead after the first quarter.

History was made this past week for the Wagner girls wrestling program as Izzy Myer and Jaylecia Powers became the first Lady Raiders to qualify for the state tournament.

The Wagner boys wrestling team competed at the Region 3B Tournament in Winner, turning in a strong performance and qualifying three wrestlers for the state tournament. Leading the way was Gannon Knebel at 215 pounds.

The Wagner C team brought home an exciting 27–25 overtime victory. After a tightly contested game, the Raiders scored three points during the two-minute extra period to secure the win. Ryan Gullickson led Wagner with seven points.

The Wagner varsity Red Raiders competed hard against Chamberlain in a matchup of SESD opponents. Wagner controlled much of the game, leading through the first three quarters. However, a hot-shooting fourth quarter by the Cubs turned the tide, and Chamberlain pulled away for a 66–58 win.

The Wagner C team finished their season with a 45-23 win over the Platte-Geddes Black Panthers. Ron Knudsen scored 15 points, Conner Gabel scored 9, Alex Reiter scored 6, Ryan Gullickson scored 5 points, Kameron Chrans scored 4, Bailer Lhotak, Russell Standing Cloud and Jacob Kotab all scored 2.

The Wagner boys JV team won their home finale Friday night against Platte-Geddes. Both teams shot the ball well early, with Wagner leading 18-15 after the first period. Points were much more difficult to come by in the second quarter, each team scoring four which made the score 22-19 at half time.

The Wagner JV squad faced an uphill battle early against Chamberlain. The Raiders trailed 13–8 after the first quarter and were down 24–16 at halftime.

Friday night was senior night for the Wagner boys basketball team. Ky Arpan is the lone senior player for the team and he did not disappoint the crowd. The boys started offff trailing in the fifirst half, the score was 31-40 in favor of Platte-Geddes at half time.

The Wagner Lady Raiders overcame a slow first quarter to defeat Gregory 51-16 in their final regular season road game. Wagner led just 12-5 after the opening quarter as Gregory slowed the tempo and played physical defense.