Sports

The Avon Music Department had to change the date of their Spring Concert due to getting the gym prepped for Prom. The original date was March 21st, but it has been changed to March 18th.

Region girls basketball action started at Avon last week with the Pirates taking on Corsica/Stickney. Avon took the big win 65-44. Courtney Sees led the scoreboard with 23 points, Rilyn Thury had 20 and McKenna Kocmich 12. Sees pulled down 9 rebounds and Lila Vanderlei had 6.

Avon Little Pirates Cheer Camp participants performed at half-time of the boys basketball game Friday night. Great job!!! Photos by Jenna Petrik

AC/DC 13 35 60 76 Marty 13 24 37 44 Andes Central/Dakota Christian defeated Marty 7644 Tuesday, February 20th.

Wagner played Platte-Geddes Friday night at home. Points were hard to come by for both teams. Wagner trailed 10-5 after the first period and 14-21 at half time. The Raiders cut the lead by 1 point in the third period but could not get any closer. Wagner lost by a final score of 31-40.

The Raiders finished off their regular season with a heartbreaking loss to Beresford on Monday night. The Watchdogs jumped out to a 19-17 lead after the first period and led Wagner 30-23 at halftime.

The Lady Raiders hosted the MVP Titans last Thursday night in the Region Finals game to advance to the SoDak 16. It would become a physical affair that would take its toll on the Raiders later in the game. MVP would hold a 14-11 advantage after the first quarter and then a 27-17 halftime advantage.

The Lady Raiders hosted the Platte-Geddes Black Panthers 4 days after their final regular season match up. In this game the first half was a bit more smooth sailing for the Raiders as they took a 12 point halftime lead with a 39-27 advantage.

Bon Homme/Scotland/ Avon will take five girls to the state wrestling tournament this Thursday-Friday-Saturday, February 22-23-24, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. Britney Rueb, 120-pound Sophomore, is 24-2 and seeded second.