Sports

Carmindy Ferwerda, a 2025 graduate of Avon High School, will receive a $1,000 scholarship from Golden West. Carmindy is the daughter of Randy and Angie Ferwerda. She was involved in band, 4-H, and the National Honor Society.

Gregory - 9/02 Girls JV: Aspen Niewenhuis 4th place - 18:59.34; Scarlett Cole 24:30.87 Scotland - 9/08 Boys Varsity: Luke Dangel - 13th 20:59.07 Girls JV: Aspen Niewenhuis 22:54.

Wagner hosted their homecoming cross country meet in Pickstown on September 15, and the team rose to the occasion wtih a strong showing. Runners from across the area came to compete, but Wagner athletes made their presence known with multiple top finishes.

On Saturday August 30th the Lady Red Raiders traveled to Parkston to compete. The JV team came home with the hardware and competed well. The varsity team went 2-2 and saw some great competition. Overall, the girls played hard and represented Wagner Volleyball well.

The Wagner volleyball team traveled to Avon to take on the Pirates. The Raiders came out ready to play with a clean sweep with scores of 25-16, 25-16, and 25-22. Ravyn Medricky led the attack throwing down 8 kills. Ashlyn Koupal racked up 7 while Hannah Holzbauer and Brianna Fuchs each had 6.

The Lady Raiders hosted the Gregory Spikers on Thursday, September 11th. Wagner walked away with a clean sweep with scores of 25-22, 25-11 and 25-20. Junior Ravyn Medricky led all attackers with 12 kills, Brianna Fuchs and Hannah Holzbauer each had 6 and Ashlyn Koupal added 4.

The Avon Lady Pirates traveled to Tripp on Tuesday, September 9, where they swept the Nighthawks 3-0 to even their season record at 3-3. Rilyn Thury led the charge with 20 kills, 4 aces, and 8 digs. Brielle Voigt fueled the offense with 24 assists, while also adding 2 aces and a kill.

ACDC Thunder XC competed in Freeman Wednesday, September 10th. The runners perservered through the high winds and heat. Aspen Niewenhuis placed 1st, Scarlett Cole placed 5th and Luke Dangel placed 8th. No coaches report available at print time.

The Lady Raiders traveled to Platte on Tuesday, September 9th to take on the Panthers. All 3 high school levels came away with wins on the night as well all three levels in the Middle School. The varsity scores were 25-16, 25-11, and 25-17.

On Saturday August 30th the Lady Red Raiders traveled to Parkston to compete. The JV team came home with the hardware and competed well. The varsity team went 2-2 and saw some great competition. Overall, the girls played hard and represented Wagner Volleyball well.