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The Charles Mix Foster Closet was first organized in November of 2024 by Jessica Nielsen. Jessica ,a former employee by the Department of Social Services (DSS), knew that there was a need in Charles-Mix County and that many foster families/children would greatly benefit from this type of organization. She was inspired to start a foster closet in Charles-Mix County after hearing about the Restore Foster Closet based out of Yankton. Jessica saw how much it made a difference to the foster children and families in the Yankton area.
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The Higher Power Sports “Adam Bormann” Award is awarded each year to honor a Dakota Wesleyan University football player who shows exceptional leadership on and off the field; is a dedicated team player; a hard worker; shows toughness and grit; and represents himself, his team, his family and DWU in a way that makes everyone involved better. This year the award was presented to DWU senior football player, Preston Nedved.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS AWARD KNIGHT AND FAMILY OF THE YEAR
Read moreThe Lady Raiders traveled to Platte to take on the Platte-Geddes Black Panthers last Friday in girls basketball action. The Raiders would jump all over the Panther’s the first quarter taking a 22-3 lead after the first quarter and then a 37-12 lead into the half. Wagner would out-score the Panthers 29-15 in the second half and claim the 66-27 win. With this victory Wagner would stake claim for the 4th consecutive year as the SESD champs. Wagner would convert on 28-58 for 48% while the Panthers would go 11-34 for 32%. Wagner would control the glass with a 32-21 advantage and only commit 11 turnovers compared to 23 by Platte-Geddes. Ashlyn Koupal would lead all scorers with 28 points, 15 boards, 5 assists, 2 blocks, and 2 steals. Lydia Yost would follow that up with 19 points, 6 boards, 5 steals, 3 assists, and 2 blocks. Braxton Nedved would add 8 points, 5 assists, and 3 boards. Hayden Knudsen would chip in 6 points, 3 boards, and 2 assists. Mila Hopkins and Katrina Zephier would each add 2 points while Brooklin Nielsen would round out the scoring with 1 point. “The girls came out ready to play again tonight. Offensively we switched a lot of stuff up possession after possession and defensively we did a great job again in the half court. We did a nice job in transition and had some really great passing out of our high low action. Now we move onto the post-season where records don’t mean a thing! We have to be locked in and ready to play night in and night out from this point on! Congratulations Ladies on a great regular season but there is still work to be done!”
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The SDHSAA Region 3B Wrestling Tournament was held in Wagner on Saturday, February 22 with three wrestlers earning their way to state: Frank Krcil, Thayne Tjeerdsma and Gannon Knebel.
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