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BonHomme/Avonwrestlers competed Saturday at the Tom Studelska Invitational in Wagner and earned the team title. Results from the tourney: 106 Asher Hellmann (29-7) placed 1st and scored 26.5 team points,Champ.Round1-Asher Hellmann(BonHomme/Avon) 29-7 won by fall over Ryker Johnson (Elk Point-Jefferson) 4-12 (Fall 0:31), Quarterfinal AsherHellmann(BonHomme/ Avon) 29-7 won by tech fall over Logan Smith (Philip/ Kadoka Area/Wall) 20-17 (TF1.54:50(15-0)),Semifinal-Asher Hellmann(BonHomme/Avon) 29-7wonbymajordecisionover Legend Frederick (Tri-Valley) 30-7(MD13-2),1stPlaceMatch-AsherHellmann(BonHomme/ Avon)29-7wonbydecisionover BodeWalker(Canton)37-4(Dec 10-9) 106B Cash Campbell (12-2) placed 1st, Champ. Round 1 Cash Campbell (Bon Homme/ Avon) 12-2 won by tech fall over Camo Kochersberger (Philip/ Kadoka Area/Wall) 11-17 (TF1.5 3:12 (17-0)), Quarterfinal Cash Campbell (Bon Homme/ Avon) 12-2 won by tech fall over Hayden Berg (Parkston) 10-9 (TF-1.5 2:53 (19-2)), Semifinal Cash Campbell (Bon Homme/ Avon)12-2wonbydecisionover Kooper Styles (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes)29-13(Dec 11-7), 1st Place Match - Cash Campbell (Bon Homme/Avon) 12-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Chase King (Tri-Valley) 18-16 (SV-1 11-8) 106B Gauge Maggs (4-3) placed 4th, Champ. Round 1 Tilden Edgar (Faulkton Area) 8-21wonbydecisionoverGauge Maggs (Bon Homme/Avon) 4-3 (Dec8-6),Cons.Round1-Gauge Maggs (Bon Homme/Avon) 4-3 received a bye () (Bye), Cons. Round 2 - Gauge Maggs (Bon Homme/Avon) 4-3 won by fall overReganNess(SiouxValley) 2-9 (Fall 2:31), Cons. Round 3 Gauge Maggs (Bon Homme/ Avon) 4-3 won by fall over Hayden Berg (Parkston) 10-9 (Fall 2:41), Cons. Semi - Gauge Maggs (Bon Homme/Avon) 4-3 won by tech fall over Parker Sehr (Canton) 20-5 (TF-1.5 4:00 (18-2)),3rdPlaceMatch-Kooper Styles (Kimball/White Lake/ Platte-Geddes) 29-13 won by decision over Gauge Maggs (Bon Homme/Avon) 4-3 (Dec 5-0) 113 Colt Wolf (7-8) place is unknown, Champ. Round 1 Colt Wolf (Bon Homme/Avon) 7-8 won by fall over Triston Kurtenbach (Sioux Valley) 27-17 (Fall 2:26), Quarterfinal - Rhys Truman (Kimball/ White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 24-8 won by fall over Colt Wolf (Bon Homme/Avon) 7-8 (Fall 2:49), Cons. Round 2 - Colt Wolf (Bon Homme/Avon) 7-8 won by major decision over John Ortmeier (Faulkton Area) 8-21 (MD 12-1), Cons. Round 3 - Radley Konrad (Parkston) 29-14 won by major decision over Colt Wolf (Bon Homme/ Avon) 7-8 (MD 12-2) 113 Summyt Larson (27-12) placed 4th and scored 12.0 team points, Champ. Round 1 SummytLarson(BonHomme/ Avon) 27-12 received a bye () (Bye), Quarterfinal - Summyt Larson (Bon Homme/Avon) 27-12 won by decision over Sean King (Tri-Valley) 9-6 (Dec 5-0), Semifinal - Cannin Snyder (Philip/Kadoka Area/ Wall) 28-1 won by decision over SummytLarson(BonHomme/ Avon) 27-12 (Dec 9-2), Cons. Semi - Summyt Larson (Bon Homme/Avon) 27-12 won by decision over Radley Konrad (Parkston) 29-14 (Dec 5-3), 3rd Place Match - Frank Krcil (Wagner) 24-7 won by decision over Summyt Larson (Bon Homme/Avon) 27-12 (Dec 5-0) 120 Michael Branaugh (295) placed 1st and scored 26.0 team points, Champ. Round 1 - Michael Branaugh (Bon Homme/Avon) 29-5 won by fall over Ryder Insko (Wagner) 4-8 (Fall 0:37), Quarterfinal - Michael Branaugh (Bon Homme/Avon) 29-5 won by fall over Kale Hofer (Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney) 31-14 (Fall 3:42), Semifinal - Michael Branaugh (Bon Homme/Avon) 29-5 won by decision over Gatlin Cordes (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 19-5 (Dec 1-0), 1st Place Match - Michael Branaugh (Bon Homme/Avon) 29-5 won by decisionoverConnorGlassford (Tri-Valley) 25-4 (Dec 12-5) 120KalemHudson(0-4)place is unknown, Champ. Round 1 - Ruger Smokov (Bennett County) 18-9 won by tech fall over Kalem Hudson (Bon Homme/Avon) 0-4 (TF-1.5 2:36 (19-3)), Cons. Round 1 - Bentley Roth (Parkston) 10-23 won by tech fall over Kalem Hudson (BonHomme/Avon)0-4(TF-1.5 3:37 (17-0)) 126RyvrLarson(27-3)placed 1st and scored 29.0 team points, Champ. Round 1 - Ryvr Larson (Bon Homme/Avon) 27-3 won by fall over Oakley McConniel (Marion/Freeman) 6-16 (Fall 0:17), Quarterfinal - Ryvr Larson (Bon Homme/Avon) 27-3 won by fall over Xander Sharpe (Tri-Valley) 3-10 (Fall 0:25), Semifinal - Ryvr Larson (Bon Homme/Avon) 27-3 won by fall over Teague Bergjord (Flandreau) 32-4 (Fall 3:32), 1st Place Match - Ryvr Larson (Bon Homme/Avon) 27-3 won by major decision over Shay Weber (Philip/Kadoka Area/ Wall) 24-8 (MD 18-5) 126 Caden Faehnrich (4-8) place is unknown, Champ. Round1-CashEdgar(Faulkton Area) 31-5 won by fall over CadenFaehnrich(BonHomme/ Avon) 4-8 (Fall 2:52), Cons. Round 1 - Caden Faehnrich (Bon Homme/Avon) 4-8 won by fall over Owen Anderson (Marion/Freeman) 3-9 (Fall 2:21), Cons. Round 2 - Caden Faehnrich(BonHomme/Avon) 4-8 won by fall over Xander Sharpe (Tri-Valley) 3-10 (Fall 4:36), Cons. Round 3 - Hayes Holter (Kimball/White Lake/ Platte-Geddes)23-8wonbytech falloverCadenFaehnrich(Bon Homme/Avon) 4-8 (TF-1.5 1:15 (18-2)) 132 Drake Slade (1-7) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points, Champ. Round 1 - Lincoln Sehr (Canton) 21-20 won by major decision over Drake Slade (Bon Homme/ Avon) 1-7 (MD 15-4), Cons. Round 1 - Drake Slade (Bon Homme/Avon) 1-7 received a bye () (Bye), Cons. Round 2 Lane Coleman (Lyman) 14-11 won by tech fall over Drake Slade (Bon Homme/Avon) 1-7 (TF-1.5 1:52 (15-0)) 138 Jax Sykora (3-7) place is unknown, Champ. Round 1 DanielDorsey(MountVernon/ Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney) 34-8wonbyfalloverJaxSykora (Bon Homme/Avon) 3-7 (Fall 1:36), Cons. Round 1 - Jax Sykora(BonHomme/Avon)3-7 received a bye () (Bye), Cons. Round2-OwenRigg(ElkPoint-Jefferson) 21-10 won by fall overJaxSykora(BonHomme/ Avon) 3-7 (Fall 0:24) 138 DeVonne Sessler (295) placed 1st and scored 27.5 team points, Champ. Round 1 DeVonneSessler(BonHomme/ Avon) 29-5 won by fall over Trace Urban (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 5-13 (Fall 2:13), Quarterfinal - DeVonne Sessler (Bon Homme/Avon) 29-5 won by fall over Owen Rigg(ElkPoint-Jefferson)21-10 (Fall4:21),Semifinal-DeVonne Sessler (Bon Homme/Avon) 29-5 won by tech fall over Zach Pederson (Flandreau) 31-14 (TF-1.5 3:42 (18-0)), 1st Place Match - DeVonne Sessler (Bon Homme/Avon) 29-5 won by decision over Daniel Dorsey (Mount Vernon/Plankinton/ Corsica-Stickney) 34-8 (Dec 12-11) 144 Calvin Caba (25-10) placed 1st and scored 29.0 team points,Champ.Round1-Calvin Caba(BonHomme/Avon)25-10 wonbyfalloverTuckerBaloun (Faulkton Area) 2-13 (Fall 0:45), Quarterfinal-CalvinCaba(Bon Homme/Avon)25-10wonbyfall overShaneSehr(Canton)29-14 (Fall 4:23), Semifinal - Calvin Caba (Bon Homme/Avon) 2510 won by major decision over Tel Gropper (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 23-7 (MD 15-6), 1st Place Match - Calvin Caba (Bon Homme/Avon) 25-10 won by injury default over Cole Hendrixson (Tri-Valley) 19-5 (Inj. 1:17) 150 Jaden Bult (20-4) placed 2nd and scored 21.5 team points, Champ. Round 1 Jaden Bult (Bon Homme/ Avon) 20-4 won by fall over Jack Jodozi (Parkston) 5-16 (Fall1:36),Quarterfinal-Jaden Bult (Bon Homme/Avon) 20-4 won by decision over Hunter Wiechmann (Wagner) 19-15 (Dec7-2),Semifinal-JadenBult (Bon Homme/Avon) 20-4 won by tech fall over Sean Roseland (Faulkton Area) 20-7 (TF-1.5 4:12 (15-0)), 1st Place Match Johnny Lenz (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 33-4 won by fall over Jaden Bult (Bon Homme/Avon) 20-4 (Fall 5:58) 157 Weston Bierema (25-11) placed5thandscored15.0team points,Champ.Round1-Weston Bierema (Bon Homme/Avon) 25-11 won by fall over Caleb Kirkholm (Marion/Freeman) 7-15 (Fall 1:26), Quarterfinal - Gage Reichert (Parkston) 23-3 won by major decision over WestonBierema(BonHomme/ Avon) 25-11 (MD 12-2), Cons. Round2-WestonBierema(Bon Homme/Avon) 25-11 won by fall over Trey VanderWeerdt (Elk Point-Jefferson) 15-15 (Fall 2:43), Cons. Round 3 WestonBierema(BonHomme/ Avon) 25-11 won by decision over Preston Nedved (Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney) 28-12 (Dec 1-0), Cons. Semi - Vincent Lenz (Kimball/ WhiteLake/Platte-Geddes)30-6 won by decision over Weston Bierema (Bon Homme/Avon) 25-11(Dec5-2),5thPlaceMatch-WestonBierema(BonHomme/ Avon) 25-11 won by medical forfeit over Landon Coyle (Faulkton Area) 27-6 (M. For.)
Read moreMITCHELL, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan University recently released its fall 2025 dean’s list which includes 19 graduate students and 445 undergraduate students.
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Roger Wayne Frankenstein, 80, formerly of Dante passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 27, 2026 in Florence, South Carolina, surrounded by his family and loved ones. Funeral services are Tuesday, February 3 at 10:30 a.m. at the American Legion Hall in Wagner. Burial is in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, rural Wagner. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the American Legion Hall, 107 2nd St SW, Wagner, SD 57380. Peters Funeral Home of Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
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South Dakota High School Wrestling Coaches Association recognizes Kevin Vellek for a much-appreciated lifetime of achievements in the sport of wrestling. Since 1999, Kevin has been instrumental in rating and record keeping of both classes of high school wrestling in the state. He was instrumental in assisting coaches during seeding meetings and standing mat side during duals with lineup suggestions of which wrestler to send out to win close duals.
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Linda Marie Clemens, 71, of Wagner died Monday, January 26, 2026 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were Friday, January 30, at the United Methodist Church in Wagner. Burial was in the St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, rural Wagner. Peters Funeral Home of Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026 the Wagner Rotary meeting started off with all Rotarians enjoying a wonderful noon lunch prepared for us by Two Spurs Steakhouse and catching up with fellow Rotarians at their tables. President, Jamie Soukup rang the bell to bring the meeting to a start and all Rotarians joined in saying our Rotary grace. Jeannie Crowe introduced her guests for today: Dick Crabtree who will give the program during the meeting and her husband, Mike Crowe who was also the meal delivery person today.
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William “Billy” LeRoy, 48, of Wagner died Saturday, January 24, 2026 at the Douglas County Memorial Hospital in Armour. Funeral services were Saturday, January 31 at the gym. Following his services, Billy was cremated. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
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