Sports

The Wagner Volleyball team traveled to face the Gregory Spikers on Thursday, September 12th. The Lady Red Raiders put up a good fight but fell short in the 5th set. Scores of the match were 23-25, 20-25, 25-12, 25-23 and 7-15.

The Wagner Volleyball team faced the Platte/Geddes Panthers on Tuesday, September 10th for our homecoming match. The Lady Red Raiders pulled off a back sweep thriller and defeated the Panthers with scores of 23-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-8, and 15-9.

The Red Raiders hosted Mount Vernon for their Homecoming on Friday, September 13th and took a tough loss with a final score of 6-36. Red Raiders couldn’t get the ball rolling from the start.

It was a warm day Monday, September 9th when the teams came to the start line at the Scotland Cross Country Invitational Meet. The weather tends to get hotter sometimes in September and the runners have to forge through. Weather is often an issue for runners, no matter what the season!

Avon Pirates hosted the Burke Cougars Friday night where took the big win 60-7. The first quarter found Grayson Ratzlaff with a 84 yard kickoff return for 6 and Aziah Meyer had the 2-point conversion.

The Thunderhawks traveled to Corsica last Friday night, September 6th with the Thunderhawks’ dominating the Jaguars to come away with a 46-12 victory. The Corsica/Stickney Jaguars were rated #3 in class 9B football before the game.

Mitchell Kernel Invite – Saturday, August 31 Varsity 5K – Eilie DeHaan – 8th place (25.40.48) JV 3K – Aspen Niewenhuis – 3rd place (14:36.12) Gregory Invite – Tuesday, September 3 Varsity – 5K - Eilie DeHaan – 6th place (25:33.62) JV – 4K – Aspen Niewenhuis – 3rd place (19:34.15)

The Wagner Red Raiders home opener ends in a win. The Red Raiders welcomed in last years 11B state champions the Hot Springs Bison. Raiders were able to out pace them with a final score of 270. Leading the way was junior QB Gannon Knebel with 225 rushing yards and 2 rushing Touch downs.

Wagner Cross Country ran at the Gregory Cross Country Invite on Tuesday, September 2nd. The wind was a major factor in a way that often times happens in South Dakota. The kids were running into the wind more than they were not. However, this did not stop them. They powered through.