Winter Sports Preview 2018 by Mitchell Republic

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

‘CONTINUING CULTURE CHANGE’ Kernel boys seek a return to the state spotlight By Nick Sabato The Daily Republic Going to the state tournament at the end of the season was once a foregone conclusion for the Mitchell High School basketball program. During a 30-year stretch from 1983-2012, the Kernels made 29 appearances in the state tournament, with 13 trips to the finals and nine state championships. It has been eight years since Mitchell advanced to the state tournament, amassing a 22-108 record during that time, including a 1-19 campaign last season. Last year was the first under head coach Todd Neuendorf, who made seven appearances in 11 seasons at Aberdeen Roncalli. Now, he is ready to return Mitchell basketball to the pedestal it was once proudly perched upon after six straight losing seasons.

“Our expectation is to be back in the state tournament,” Neuendorf said. “Our kids now were pretty small the last time Mitchell was in the state tournament. … We won the last game we played and those seniors had won six games in three years and we have to change that. This has been a culture change and it continues to be a culture change. Winning breeds winning, just like losing breeds losing.” Neuendorf believes the Kernels used last season’s buzzer-beating win over Pierre in the season finale as a stepping stone during the summer. Not only did it avoid a winless campaign and snap a 42-game losing streak, but it provided some confidence for the returning players and underclassmen rising through the program. The Mitchell upperclassmen feel a different vibe around the

team this season. They are ready to wash away the taste of losing — coming from just seven wins in the last three years — but to help a wave of younger players improve to get the program back on track. “We’re sick of losing. I think everyone is,” MHS senior Kiel Nelson said. “We have to get things moving in the right direction for these younger guys so we can get back to what Mitchell basketball once was.” One of Mitchell’s biggest deficiencies last season was on the offensive end of the floor. The Kernels shot just 34.1 percent from the field, 23.7 percent from 3-point range and averaged just 41.9 points per game. Some of that was due to a lack of size and an inside presence. It forced Mitchell to play a slower brand of basketball and cost them on the glass, where the Kernels were outrebounded 32-25 on average.

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The returning letterwinners for the Mitchell boys basketball team include, from left, Derek Factor, Kiel Nelson, Kaden Soukup and Carter Jacobsen. With the addition of some size this season — freshman Caden Hinker and sophomores Ryley Johansen and Zane Alm all stand at least 6-foot-5 — Mitchell can move Nelson back to the wing and play a more uptempo style on offense, despite losing leading scorer Carter Cavanaugh to graduation. Not only do the Kernels want to play fast, but they want to

start the season fast, not just in the opening game, but in the opening possession, to build confidence. “When you’ve got a young basketball team, sometimes they don’t realize how good they or could be,” Neuendorf said. “...I think we have a group of kids that don’t care who they’re playing, they just want to get out and play.”

AFTER OFFENSIVE-FOCUSED SUMMER, KERNEL GIRLS EYE RETURN TO STATE By Jeremy Karll The Daily Republic The Mitchell High School girls basketball team’s goal this season is straightforward — return to the state tournament. Coming off a 7-14 season, with a SoDak 16 loss to Brandon Valley, the Kernels are determined not to let their inconsistent offense be their downfall once again. “We need to get back to (state). Last year, I felt like we should’ve been there,” Mitchell

coach Wes Morgan said. “... We never got out, we just couldn’t score in the Round of 16.” To make sure the Kernels don’t suffer the same fate, they’ve put an emphasis on improved shooting since practices started as Morgan noted Mitchell’s defense kept it in most games last season. Although, Morgan said it’s been a focus for a lot longer than a couple of weeks. “In order to get better on offense, you need to

do that in June, July and August,” Morgan said. “I think our kids did a really good job taking it upon themselves to get in the gym and making themselves a better shooter.” Morgan believes all of his guards can knock down shots consistently, and as a result, he hasn’t settled on a starting lineup yet. That said, once he settles on a rotation, he expects everyone to play heavy minutes given the fast tempo the Kernels will play to counter their lack of size.

The Kernels’ lineup might not tower over the opposition, but they still have a viable center in 5-foot-11 senior Mackenzie Miller. Despite wanting to push the tempo, Miller will still have a significant role. “It’s going to be nice having her plugging that middle up,” Morgan said. “(It’s nice to have) someone with size in the middle and being able to post up and help get rebounds.”

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The returning letterwinners for the Mitchell girls basketball team include, front, from left, Camryn Krogman, Tess Limberg, Mandy Schmidt, Jordyn Cranny, Payton Morgan and Avia Haley. Back row: Tayler Factor, Haley Hohn, Macy Kempf, Mackenzie Miller, Regan Waddell and Gia Winger.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

MITCHELL GRAPPLERS SEEK MORE TEAM SUCCESS Balanced lineup boasts returning state champion Max By Nick Sabato The Daily Republic Mitchell High School hasn’t had a shortage of individual success on the wrestling mat over the years. Team success has come at a premium for the Kernels, though, as they are coming off a 12th-place finish at the 2018 state meet and a 7-7 record in dual meets. This season, Mitchell believes it can break out of its slump and get back to the days when the Kernels won four consecutive state championships from 1995-1998. “We want to get our team on the podium,” MHS head coach Travis Carpenter said. “That’s our goal. We’ve been off of it for a long time and it’s time to get to that point.” That team success starts with senior Carson Max, the defending 195-pound Class A state champion, who became Mitchell’s first state champion

since Brent Havlik capped his run of three state titles in a row in 2012. Max went 32-3 last season, losing one match to an injury default, while dropping the other two in the waning moments after leading the match. Otherwise, he put forth a stellar junior year, despite doing so with an injured shoulder that could have sidelined most wrestlers. Now completely healthy, Max wants to prove that he’s capable of dominating the competition this year. “I couldn’t get my shoulder above my head at that time, I was hurting a lot and I wasn’t supposed to be there technically,” Max said. “It’s more of a go out and dominate (mindset) this year. Leave no doubt, leave no questions asked that I’m healthy.” While Max is healthy and in search of becoming the program’s ninth wrestler to win multiple state championships,

Kyler Bauder is going to be out for the first month of the season after suffering a knee injury at a camp during the summer. Bauder placed fifth in the 120-pound division at the state meet last season as a sophomore. Logan Sparks returns after placing eighth at the 2017 state meet at 126 pounds and went 22-18 last season at 132. Carter Max is set to compete at 220 pounds this year after going 26-13 at 182 as a junior, while Wyatt Winter also returns after competing in the state tournament last season as a freshman. Cole Gehrke (2016), Sutton Carpenter (24-23) and Max Schoenfelder (20-27) all project to be mainstays in the lineup for the Kernels in each meet. If Mitchell is going to contend for a spot on the podium at state, depth is a necessity and the Kernels should be able to fill out a full lineup each night.

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The returning letterwinners for the Mitchell wrestling team include, front, from left, Max Schoenfelder, Logan Sparks, Ryan McGinnis, Brock Sparks and Wyatt Winter. Back row: Sutton Carpenter, Carter Max, Carson Max, Blake Fredericks and Beau Foote. Missing: Kyler Bauder, Cole Gehrke, Tate Ellwein, Tucker Vilhauer and Tyson Degen. “I want 14 guys to go (to state) and I want 14 guys to place,” Carpenter said. “If I

didn’t have that goal, then I would be doing the wrong job.”

MHS GYMNASTS READY FOR ANOTHER BIG SEASON Kernels among state title contenders By Ryan Deal The Daily Republic Expectations are high once again for the Mitchell High School gymnastics team. Last season, the Kernels captured their sixth Class AA state championship since 2007 and return a wealth of experience to the lineup this winter. Mitchell graduated one senior — Bailey Roden — from last season’s state-title team. They return three seniors — Maria Krall, Mackenzie Gauger and Kailee Henglefelt — to go along with a host of underclassmen ready to keep it rolling. “It’s a great group,” Mitchell coach Audra Rew said. “I had JV kids competing varsity skills that on most teams would be their top varsity. So

we had JV kids flipping vaults and doing giants (swings). It’s fun to see. It’s all about doing their very best and they love doing it. We just hope they keep improving and we can just become really deep.” The Kernels return plenty of depth. Krall was second last season in the all-around at state with a 37.175, finishing no worse than fourth in any of the four individual events. Krall was joined by ninth-grader Gracie Czmowski (sixth place, 35.925), eighth-grader Kaylee Bauder (eighth, 35.5) and sophomore Masy Mock (ninth, 35.4) in the top 10, as all four were also all-tournament team selections. “This was a core group that really carried our team,” Rew said. “So they are just kind of maturing.

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The returning letterwinners for the Mitchell gymnastics team include, front, from left, Kyra Gropper, Kaylee Bauder, Tessa Allen, Alyssa Hughes, Emily Moody and Chelsey Mohr. Back row: Masy Mock, Mackenzie Gauger, Maria Krall, Kailee Henglefelt, Caitlin Ostbye and Gracie Czmowski. They were pretty young. We were light on some seventh graders last year.

So it’s kind of fun to see them coming around as eighth graders relaxing

and then the older girls, we can put pressure on them and they can kind

of help teach the young ones how to relax and compete hard at a meet.” The Kernels got off to a solid start in the season opener on Nov. 26. Mitchell hosted Yankton and Parkston/Ethan/ Hanson in the MHS Triangular. The Kernels scored a 145.00, but Rew wasn’t too focused on the scores in the opener. “Our goal was really not to look at scores,” Rew said. “So that’s probably about where I thought we would be on a good night.” Rew expects the Kernels and Watertown will be battling it out all season once again for the Class AA state title. “It will probably be us and Watertown,” Rew said. “It is kind of a tradition that’s Mitchell and Watertown, and I kind of expect that’s where we will be again this year.”

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GOLDEN EAGLES’ BOYS WANT TO COMPETE, PLAY STRONG DEFENSE By Jeremy Karll The Daily Republic Success for the Mitchell Christian boys basketball team starts with a strong defense and competing for the entirety of each game. Building a competitive culture starts in practice, as the Golden Eagles don’t have a set rotation and will compete for playing time. That gives opportunities to younger players to make an impact, such as sophomore Max Reynen and freshman Micah Frey, who last sea-

son appeared in four and two games, respectively. “We have some young kids that are coming up who will be fighting, competing for minutes,” Mitchell Christian coach Jesse Tolsma said. “That’s always a lot of fun when you have that competitive drive in each other to get better each day.” Tasked with showing the younger players how to compete, such as not taking plays off, will be Mitchell Christian’s upperclassmen. Seniors Alec

Nelson and Luke Knutson, as well as juniors Ty Vander Pol and Joey Feiner, are expected to see significant playing time as all but Knutson played in every game of the Golden Eagles’ 7-14 season last year. Along with embedding a competitive mindset into younger players, Tolsma wants them be leaders on defense to create easy layups for the offense on the other end. Mitchell Christian averaged 8.8 steals and 2.5 blocks per game last season. “That’s something we real-

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The returning letterwinners for the Mitchell Christian boys basketball team include, from left, Joey Feiner, Braeden Nydam, Ty Vander Pol and Alec Nelson. ly want to hang our hat on — being a really good defensive team,” Tolsma said. “That takes five guys buying in and

the rest of the guys on the bench communicating, talking

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MITCHELL CHRISTIAN GIRLS FOCUSED ON PLAYER DEVELOPMENT By Jeremy Karll The Daily Republic The Mitchell Christian girls basketball team doesn’t have a lot of new faces but it’s still young, making this season about development more than anything else. The Golden Eagles are off to a promising start in that department as coach Chris Nemec has been impressed with his team’s work ethic in practice. It helps that Mitchell Christian returns a lot of key players from last season, which means the team knew the expectations coming in. “This year has been a lot quicker,” Mitchell Christian coach Chris Nemec said. “They remember a lot of the things from last year, so we don’t have to break things down so much.” That said, despite a lot of returning players, the Golden Eagles don’t have a senior and only have one junior in Anna Cooper, who led the team in scoring and rebounding last season. “Cooper has done a good job just leading and worked hard this summer to improve her shot,” Nemec said. An improved shot would be welcome as the Golden Eagles struggled shooting the ball last season. However, Cooper hasn’t been the only standout thus far.

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The returning letterwinners for the Mitchell Christian girls basketball team include, from left, Staci Wolbrink, Anna Cooper, Maggie Reynen and Erica Thompson. Nemec expects sophomore Staci Wolbrink to have a productive year and said freshman Audrey Hofer is “calm and has shown great potential.” Freshman Whisper Eben could be a key post player for the Golden Eagles, while eighth-grader Keira Hofer has a chance to contribute, too. Even with youthful potential, Nemec doesn’t think his team has an identity yet. He wants to see his team rebound and play tough defense, though, while on offense become better outside shooters. Although, improving on more than 20 turnovers per game last season has been the biggest emphasis during Mitchell Christian’s practices. “(Turnovers) made it difficult

to win,” Nemec said. “It made it difficult to have success, so we really have to limit our turnovers this season.” Nemec hopes another year of experience will help his young squad turn the ball over less and bring more success, even if it doesn’t happen right away. “We’re young and a lot of these girls don’t have a lot of experience, so I think for us, it’s just seeing improvements throughout the year,” Nemec said. “Wins and losses I don’t know what to look at, but in terms of what we’re trying to accomplish, making sure they show up every day and trying to improve.” The Golden Eagles travel to Iroquois at 6:30 p.m. on Friday to begin the season.

The returning letterwinners for the Mitchell boys hockey team include, front, from left, Nathan Zimmerman, Payton Olson, Landon Huls, Zach Mohr and Jake Jarman. Second row: Carter Stucky, Riley Everson, Nick Lord, Austin Kerr, Peyton Nash and Kaden Jerke. Back row: Jace Grosdidier, Max Dailey, Derrick Goldammer and Ryan Bergeson. Not pictured: Drew Kitchens.

MARLIN BOYS HOCKEY SETS LOFTY 2018 GOALS By Jeremy Karll The Daily Republic The Mitchell Marlins boys hockey team has made their season goal clear — be a topthree team in the state. With it returning a seniorheavy lineup, its top goal scorer in Jake Jarman and the addition of Nickolas Robinson, the Marlins, who went 5-11-2 and lost both state tournament games last season, don’t expect to be near the bottom of the standings much longer.

“I know these kids are hungry to succeed and prove otherwise to the association and state that they can compete at a higher level and get that title,” first-year Marlin head coach Josh Engquist said. Heading into the season, Engquist said his team has been working on team-chemistry drills after adding Robinson, who played in Sioux Falls last year, to its second line.

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MARLIN GIRLS LOOK TO BUILD UPON LAST SEASON’S SUCCESS

Mitchell returns top three scorers, goaltender By Nick Sabato The Daily Republic

After years of toiling in the bottom half of the standings, the Mitchell Marlins girls hockey team finally broke through with a winning record last season. Mitchell finished fourth in the South Dakota Amateur Hockey Association girls varsity standings, finishing with a record of 11-10-3-1 and even ended Aberdeen’s 71-game streak without a loss. This season, the Marlins hope to continue to build on the foundation started last season and pursue a top-three position in the standings. “We’ve got another good group of upperclassmen,” Mitchell head coach Jessica Rezac said. “It’s a mix of seniors and juniors that are just primed to lead the team. We also return our top-three scorers, so that will help out a lot.” The Marlins’ scoring leaders from a year ago are all

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She is one of six seniors on the team this season, which has Morgan excit-

back, with Kelsey Amick (13 goals and 24 assists), Ashley Jones (28 goals and 10 assists) and Jenna Grosdidier (22 goals and nine assists). Meanwhile, goaltender Katelyn Uithoven also returns after posting after going 11-10-2 last season with a 3.67 goals against average and a .878 save percentage. Rezac admits that the beginning of every new season brings optimism, but this year has a bit of a different feel after last season. “I think every year that we start there’s a different mix to it because of the new girls, and of course, the girls that have left us,” Rezac said. “Of course, having more success last year than previous years has certainly helped the girls and has gotten them up and ready to work hard earlier in the season.” The Marlins have six upperclassmen on the 18-person squad this season, which provides the chance to win games immediately, while simulta-

ed about the upcoming season. The other seniors include Tess Limberg, Jordyn Cranny, Mandy Schmidt, Payton Morgan and Tayler Factor. Coach Morgan expects to lean on his senior

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neously grooming young talent for the future. Mitchell has also added a under-14 girls team this year, which could help pay dividends for the program down the line. “There’s something about coming together on a girls team and being able to make that bond earlier really helps keep girls in sports,” Rezac said. Amick burst onto the scene last season, but Grosdidier (64 career points) and Jones (75 career points) both have a wealth of experience under the belts. While the Marlins averaged 3.7 goals per game last season, they also allowed nearly as many, scoring two more goals than allowed, so defense is an early key. “We can’t win without putting points up, but we’re going to have a lot of focus on defense,” Rezac said. “As long as we’re playing strong and smart back (on defense), those

class as their leadership is why he doesn’t expect a defensive drop-off this season, despite three former players not playing this season. To fill out its rotation, a few sophomores could

That will create opportunities for players on the second line, too, which From Page 4 includes Robinson, Derrick Goldammer and Drew Kitchens (6 goals, 6 assists). The Marlins are also working on “Guys like that need to step up, spacing to create more goal oppor- it’s that simple,” Engquist said. “If tunities, as Engquist thinks finding we can’t handle (Jarman) getting offensive momentum will be a key to pressured then it’s not going to be early-season success. the way we want to go the rest of the “You want to set the tone right year.” away, get the offense going, get some Potential impact players go beyond goals in,” Engquist said. “Hopefully the first two lines, though. Engquist it’s a domino effect from there.” said the returning depth allows him The Marlins will look for more to play up to four lines depending goals from Jarman, who netted 25 on the game. Mitchell’s third line last year and will man the first line includes: Max Dailey, Nicholas Lord alongside Austin Kerr (8 goals, 19 and Eric Biggerstaff. assists) and Peyton Nash (5 goals). Despite the Marlins’ depth, it However, his presence on the ice enters the season without a clear will also create more open looks answer in net. Zachary Mohr and for teammates, with opposing teams Nathan Zimmerman are neckand-neck, and Engquist envisions keying on stopping him.

goals will come for us.” Mitchell has a pair of seniors with experience on the blue line in Maggie Dailey and Isabel Bathke, while Grosdidier and Brooke Jarman are projected to rotate between forward and defense to help Uithoven, who has made 67 career starts in goal. The main goal for the Marlins is to finish in the topthree of the standings, par-

turn into key rotational players, including Camryn Krogman, Avia Haley and Haley Hohn. While Mitchell’s focus is on an improved offense right now, Morgan expects its first couple of

we’ll see what we can get better at and what may not work.” The Kernels open their season at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday against Huron at the Corn Palace.

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them splitting time until one “takes charge.” To reach Mitchell’s team goal, Engquist said it starts with positive coaching that also pushes his players to the limit with tough practices. Because Engquist certainly believes his team has the talent to make a run at a state title. “Obviously these last couple of years haven’t gone the way they wanted it to, and (the seniors) want to make something special out of this senior year,” he said. “I think they took it to heart and focusing on keeping that goal a reality.”again this year.”should be able to fill out a full lineup each night. “I want 14 guys to go (to state) and I want 14 guys to place,” Carpenter said. “If I didn’t have that goal, then I would be doing the wrong job.”

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and being involved, as well.” Offensively, the Golden Eagles are working on improving their 16.4 turnovers per game because strong defense paired with taking care of the ball will “put you in any game and give you a chance to win down the stretch,” according to Tolsma. Offensively, the Golden Eagles also have the luxury of returning last year’s top-two scorers in Nelson and Vander Pol. Nelson scored 14.9 points

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per game on 53.8 percent shooting and 35 percent 3-point shooting, while Vander Pol averaged 9.6 per game on 47.1 percent shooting. Those two will be key in Mitchell Christian staying in games, which in turn, helps its season goal of being in the hunt for a SoDak 16 berth. “We want an opportunity to get into that (SoDak 16) and it takes a lot of hard work,” Tolsma said. “There’s a lot of work that has to be done, but we want to put ourself in a position for that opportunity.” The Golden Eagles open their season at Iroquois at 8 p.m. on Friday.

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Top returnees: Louie Running Horse, 6’1” senior forward; Brant Gullickson, 6’2” senior forward; Jazz Dominguez, 6’1” senior forward. Key players: Marty Ross, 5’10”, junior guard; Cameron Caldwell, 6’1”, sophomore guard; Drayton Priebe, 5’10” sophomore guard; Hayden Evans, 5’10” sophomore guard; Kolby Hyland, 6’3” sophomore forward; Trinity Sazue, 5’9” sophomore guard; Sellyck McManus, 6’4” freshman post; Keyshaum Thigh, 6’1” freshman guard. Coach’s comments: This year’s Cub basketball team lacks experience at the varsity level but should be a team that makes up for that experience by how hard they play and compete. We return one starter from last year’s team and will look to the upperclassmen for leadership. A nice group of underclassmen will be looked upon to fill multiple roles on the team and gain valuable experience for the future.

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Denelle Dvorak / For The Daily Republic The returning letterwinners for the Avon boys basketball team include, front, from left, Carter Fillaus, Lincoln Thury, Kory DeJong, Logan Schuurmans, Ashton Frank and Trent Raysby.

Avon Coach: Tanner Termansen Years coaching: First Region: 6B Record last year: 11-10 Top returnees: Logan Schuurmans, 6’6” junior center, Kory Dejong, 5’4” junior forward; Carter Fillaus, 5’8” junior guard; Trent Raysby, 6’ guard; Payton Gillette, 5’7” junior guard. Top newcomers: Coach’s comments: I am not exactly sure what to expect from my team, as a whole. I believe we have a lot of athleticism so we will be able to compete with anyone. The senior class that graduated last year had a lot of talent that will be missed, and as of now, there are no seniors on the ros-

Coach: Jason Hein Years coaching: first year Region: 5A Record last year: 18-4 Top returnees: Joey Slama, 6’3” senior guard/forward; Josh Schmidt, 6’3” senior forward/center; Christian Uecker, 6’ senior forward; Nate Scieszinski, 5’10” junior guard; Beau Rothschadl, 6’3” senior forward; Zach Cuka, 5’10’ senior guard; Carter Libis, 5’6” junior guard; Kaden Kozak, 5’9” junior guard;, Connor Peters, 5’8” junior guard. Top newcomers: John Kubal, 6’4” senior forward/center; Carter Uecker, 6’1” freshman guard; Levi Cahoy, 5’10” junior guard; Trent Herrboldt, 6;’2” sophomore forward; Jaxson Schoenbaum, 5’10” guard/forward Coach’s comments: We lost three seniors who provided over 31 points and 15 rebounds a game along with great leadership. We have some seniors and juniors who will have to step into those roles and provide what was lost. Joey Slama returns for his senior season as the leader of the team. Slama led the team in scoring and was second in rebounding. He also lead of defense, so we will look for him to lead us on both ends of the court. There is some experience coming back, as seniors Josh Schmidt, Christian Uecker and Beau Rothschadl will need to play increased minutes, along with junior Nate Scieszinski, who also collected valuable minutes last season. Others who will contend for spots on the floor are John Kubal, a senior who is back playing after a couple of years out of the game, Zach Cuka (senior), Carter Libis (junior), Kaden Kozak (junior), Connor Peters (junior), Jaxson Schoenebaum (junior), and Carter Uecker (freshman).

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Coach: Drew Weber Years coaching: Five Region: 6B Record last year: 19-3 Letterwinners returning: Eight Top returnees: Jackson Kinzer, senior, 6’ forward; Layton Thieman, senior, 6’3” forward; Wyatt Cahoy, senior 5’8” guard; Calvin Ringing Shield, senior 6’2” forward; Chase Dufek, senior, 5’8” guard; Beau Bertram, senior, 6’4” center. Top newcomers: Dawson Varilek, senior, 6’2” center; Jacob Beckers, junior 5’9” guard; Michael Supik, sophomore, 5’9” guard; Linkyn Petersek, sophomore 5’9” guard; Rhet Bertram, sophomore 6’2” forward. Coach’s comments: We return an experienced core but will need to expand depth early. The return of Beau Bertram will help, but will need to play catch up with him, as he was out all of last season. Kinzer has been a major component of our team since the eighth grade and along with Thieman, they create one of the best duos

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Nick Sabato / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Chamberlain boys basketball team include, front, from left, Cameron Caldwell and Drayton Priebe. Back row: Brant Gullickson, Louie Running Horse, Jazz Dominguez and Kolby Hyland.

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Coach: Marshall Faulkner Region: 6B Record last year: 12-9 Key players: Emilio Cournoyer, 6’ senior guard; Jace Faulkner, 6’ senior guard/ forward; Jaeson Garcia, 6’3”, junior forward; Cliff Johnson, 6’6” senior center; Alex Maas, 6’3” senior center; Tyler Swanson, 6’7” junior center; Trevor Timmermans, 6’1”, junior guard; Daaron Tronvold, 6’3” senior guard; Parker Vander Pol, 6’1” junior guard; Pearce Vander Pol, 6’1” senior guard.

Region: 5B Record last year: 22-4 Letterwinners returning: Nine Top returnees: Sawyer Schultz, senior, 6’3” guard; Jamin Arend, senior, 6’ guard; Carter Dye, senior, 6’4” forward; Chase Arend, junior 6’ guard; Jonah Hofer, 5’11” junior guard; Colby Weber, senior 6’3” forward; Grant Andrews, junior 6’2” forward. Top newcomers: Rylee Schultz, sophomore 6’3” guard; Bodie Burnham, sophomore, 5’10” guard; Camden Dye, sophomore 6’1” guard. Coach’s comments: We are excited to get the season started. We lost five seniors of last year’s state tournament team and will be looking for a couple new starters and some help off the bench. We have a hard-working group and I expect it will take some time to fit all the pieces together. We hope by tournament time we are able to compete with the rest of the teams in our region and across the state.

Jaden Frank, 6’3”, junior guard; Thomas Heth, 5’9”, senior guard/forward; Ludvig Soderberg, 6’, senior forward; Johnny Rozeboom, 6’4” senior center; Caden Andrews, 6’2” senior center.

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Denelle Dvorak / For The Daily Republic The returning letterwinners for the Bon Homme boys basketball team include, front, from left, Nate Scieszinski, Josh Schmidt, Christian Uecker and Joey Slama.

Nick Sabato / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Canistota boys basketball team include, front, from left, Tate Tieszen, Tyce Ortman and Cole Papendick. Back row: Trey Ortman, Jared Tieszen, Chase Merrill, Tristan Pierce and Blake Anderson.

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From Page 6 in the area. Our schedule will be much tougher than last year and we are hoping it will prepare us for a postseason run. We are a very capable team with the ability to play different styles, but we will have to stay hungry and focused if we want to make a late postseason run.

Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Ethan boys basketball team include, from left, Evan Weeman, Eric Gustafson, Brady Hawkins and Josh Bartscher.

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Years coaching: Seven Region: 4B Record last year: 11-11 Letterwinners returning: Four Top returnees: Brady Hawkins, junior 6’3” forward; Josh Bartscher, sophomore 6’3” center; Eric Gustafson, sophomore, 6’1” guard; Evan Weeman, senior, 5’11” guard; Kaden Klumb, freshman, 6’ forward; Carson Brouwer, junior, 6’2” center; Zach Clauson, junior, 6’ guard. Top newcomers: Jay Storm, freshman, 5’9” guard; Clay Hohn, freshman, 5’10” guard; Ty Neugebauer, freshman, 5’11” forward; Ryder Clendening, freshman, 5’9” forward; Parker Hanselman, sophomore, 5’10”; Logan Hettinger, sophomore, 5’10” guard; Nate Pollreisz, sophomore, 5’9”. Coach’s comments: We will be a young team this season but consist of good coachable “team” players. Our youth will be called upon to play significant minutes, as we look to surprise this season.

Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the CorsicaStickney boys basketball team include, front, from left, Caysen Eide, Adam Joachim, Bradyn Denning and Bryce Bordewyk. Back row: Cooper DeLange, Trever Burke, Jaylen Kemp, Hayden Plamp, Jaden Barse, Blake Moke and Brendan Wentland.

Corsica-Stickney Coach: Mike Tuschen Years coaching: 34 Region: 6B Record last year: 20-3 Letterwinners returning: 10 Top returnees: Jaden Barse, senior, 6’2” forward; Caysen Eide, senior 5’9” guard; Blake Moke, senior, 6’2” forward; Cooper Delange, junior, 6’ guard; Brendon Wentland, sophomore, 6’ guard. Top newcomers: Hayden Plamp, sophomore 6’2” forward; Trever Burke, sophomore, 6’1” forward; Jaylen Kemp, sophomore, 6’ guard; Adam Joachim, sophomore, 6’ forward. Coach’s comments: We have to replace the starting lineup. We will probably show some inexperience and growing pains early but look to be very good by the end of the season. Our team speed and quickness should be really good.

Ethan Coach: Bryce Roth

Nick Sabato / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Freeman boys basketball team include, front, from left, Tryg Aanenson and Skylar Godwin. Back row: Micah Swenson, Braxton Schmidt, Bailey Sage and Dausyn Pravecek.

5’10:” guard; Dawsen Munkvold, freshman, 5’11” guard; Ethan Balvin, Eighth grade, 5’10” guard; Blake Van Ningeu, Eighth grade, 5’10” forward.

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6’2” forward; Carson Klundt, freshman, 5’10: guard; Zane McMillen, sophomore, 5’10” forward. Coach’s comments: Our overall numbers are down a little from past years. We return four players with varsity experience and expect to be competitive in our region and conferences. Although our schedule is tough, it will prepare us for the postseason. We will be junior dominated and we will expect all of our upperclassmen to be the leaders on the team. We had a great offseason so we are looking to carry that over to the season.

guard. Coach’s comments: Coming off backto-back seasons of improvement, we are looking forward to this season to see what all we can accomplish together as a team. We are under the leadership of senior Thaniel Schroeder, a lead scorer and goto player since his sophomore year, and 6-foot-6 junior Gavin Pankratz, a great inside-outside, dual-threat player on offense that adds great length on defense as a rim protector. This team will benefit from three outstanding freshmen guards: Quincy Blue, Dylan Johansen and Thalen Schroeder, all who started as eighth graders and are just beginning to grow into their potential. Payton Arbach will make a difference on both ends with his athleticism and length and Connor Epp is an up and coming star point guard that could make a significant impact as a freshman this year. There is a lot of excitement on the team for the season ahead as we look to continue to improve every day.

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Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Freeman Academy/Marion boys basketball team include, from left, Dylan Johansen, Thaniel Schroeder, Gavin Pankratz, Thalen Schroeder and Quincy Blue.

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Coach: Kevin Kunz Years coaching: First Region: 5B Record last year: 9-12 Top returnees: Dausyn Pravecek, senior 6’1” forward; Braxton Schmidt, senior, 6’3” guard; Bailey Sage, junior; 6’ forward; Micah Swanson, junior, 6’ forward; Skylar Godwin, senior, 6’ guard. Top newcomers: Tryg Aanenson, junior, 5’10” guard; Austin Munkvold, sophomore, 5’11” guard; Hunter Balvin, junior; 5’11” guard; Brandon Stahl, sophomore, 5’10” forward; Brodey Kautman, freshman, 6’2” forward; Jacob Swenson, freshman,

Coach: Austin Unruh Years coaching: Four Region: 5B Record last year: 9-12 Letterwinners returning: Five Top returnees: Thaniel Schroeder, senior, 6’2” guard; Gavin Pankratz, sophomore, 6’6” forward; Quincy Blue, freshman, 6’1” guard; Dylan Johansen, freshman, 6’ guard; Thalen Schroeder, freshman, 6’3” guard Top newcomers: Payton Arbach, sophomore; 6’2” forward; Connor Epp, eighth grade, 5’10” guard; Donte Butler, freshman, 5’2” guard; Elijah Stahl, junior, 6’

Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Hanson boys basketball team include, front, from left, Reggie Slaba, Peyton Schroeder and Payden Haiar. Back row: Riley Ferry, Craig Lasley, Colter Bartscher and Simon Weber.

Hanson Coach: Josh Oltmanns Years coaching: 15 Region: 4B Record last year: 11-10 Letterwinners returning: Eight Top returnees: Craig Lasley, senior, 6’1”; Colter Bartscher, senior, 6’1”; Caleb Hernes, senior, 6’; Payden Haiar, senior, 5’10; Drew Ferry, senior, 5’10”; Casey Haynes, junior, 5’10”; Simon Weber, junior, 6’; Peyton Schroeder, junior; 6’ Reggie Slaba, junior, 5’10”; Isaac Tuschen, sophomore, 5’5”; Gavin Doyle, sophomore 5’8”, Hayden Bahmuller, sophomore, 6’6”; Riley Ferry, sophomore, 6’4”; Jake Doyle, sophomore, 5’4”; Justin Bartscher, sophomore; 5’9”. Top newcomers: Brody Chivington, junior, 6’4”; Noah Price, freshman, 6’1”; Kade Waldera, freshman, 5’10”; Hunter

Ryan Deal / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Gregory boys basketball team include, front, from left, Grant Thomas and Coy Determan. Back row: Garret Roeder, Tommy Determan and Evan Juracek.

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Coach: Jeff Determan Years coaching: 15 Region: 6B Record last year: 10-12 Letterwinners returning: Five Top returnees: Coy Determan, freshman, 6’ guard; Tommy Determan, junior, 6’2” forward; Evan Juracek, junior, 5’11” guard; Garret Roeder, senior, 5’10” guard; Grant Thomas, junior, 5’9” guard; Bryan Eagle Star, junior, 6’2” forward. Top newcomers: Chance Hauk, junior,

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From Page 7 Robinson, freshman, 5’4”; Colton Dillon, freshman, 6’; Jayden Kayser, Freshmen, 5’8”; Austin Easton, freshman, 5’8”; Luke Haier, freshman, 6’. Coach’s comments: We are excited to start the season.

HOWARD

Nick Sabato / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Lyman boys basketball team include, front, from left, Baptiste Pourier, Kaden Choal, Carter Collins and Tyson Floyd. Back row: Ty Schindler, Cruz Garnos, Jacob Schindler, Corwin Mohr-Eymer, Brad Lebeda and Brenden Estes.

nior, 6’3” forward; Isaac McCormick, junior, 5’11” guard; Peyton Cleveland, junior, 5’9” guard; Dylan Klinkhammer, senior; 5’11” forward; Kobe Doane, senior, 5’11” Guard; Logan Katzer, sophomore, 6’1” forward. Coach’s comments: We bring back a nice group of returning contributors from last year’s team. Adding to that group will be some newcomers that started to see some varsity minutes towards the end of last season. We are hoping to build on some success from last season to be playing our best basketball late in the year to make a postseason run.

MENNO

Coach’s comments: The WiLdKats return a strong nucleus of starters and contributors. I feel like we have a nice balance of size and quickness to be a versatile offense and defense.

Lyman Ryan Deal / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Howard boys basketball team include, front, from left, Noah Andersen, Tanner Jacobsen, Tisyn Spader and Samuel Callies. Back row: Andrew Mentele, Jacob Brooks and Colton Spader.

Howard Coach: Nick Koepsell Years coaching: First Region: 4B Record last year: 1-20 Letterwinners returning: Seven Top returnees: Colton Spader, junior, forward; Tisyn Spader, sophomore, guard; Noah Andersen, senior, forward; Tanner Jacobsen, sophomore, guard. Top newcomers: Jake Brooks, junior, forward; Andrew Mentele, sophomore, center; Sam Callies, sophomore, forward; Jaxon Kampshoff, sophomore, forward. Coach’s comments: We are a young team with only one senior and two juniors, but have a group of kids that are eager to turn the program around. Our goal is to compete in every game and be playing our best at postseason time.

KWL

Coach: Cooper Garnos Years coaching: Nine Region: 7B Record last year: 9-13 Letterwinners returning: 10 Top returnees: Carter Collins, senior, 5’11” guard/forward; Ty Schindler, junior, 6’2” forward/ post; Brenden Estes, junior, 6’1” forward; Baptiste Pourier, junior, 5’10” guard; Corwin Mohr Eymer, junior, 6’2” forward/post; Kaden Choal, junior, 5’10”; guard; Brad Lebeda, junior, 6’2” forward; Tyson Floyd, sophomore, 5’11” guard. Top newcomers: Sam McClanahan, Freshmen, 6’1” guard; Stockton McClanahan, freshman, 6’2” guard/forward; Cruz Garnos, sophomore, 6’ guard; Jacob Schindler, sophomore, 6’4” post; Isaac Thomas, freshman, 6’1” forward; Toby Estes, freshman, 6’5”; post; Declan Cleveland, sophomore, 6’ guard/forward. Coach’s comments: Lyman has many players who return with varsity playing time experience. We will look to improve as the basketball season progresses and the younger players improve. Team chemistry, acceptance of roles on the team and playing with a love for the game will be keys for the 2018-19 Lyman Raiders.

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Kimball/White Lake Coach: Kamden Miller Years coaching: 18 Region: 6B Record last year: 15-7 Letterwinners returning: Four Top returnees: Carter Fredericksen, senior, 5’8” guard; Javen Holan, senior, 5’ guard; Kordel Kiehn, senior, 6’6” center; Justin Becker, junior, 6’8” center. Top newcomers: Rafe Kiehn, junior, 6’2” forward; Nolan Kirsch, sophomore, 6’1” guard; Riley Pursell, junior, 6’3” forward; Bennett Namanny, sophomore, 5’11” guard.

Nick Sabato / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Menno boys basketball team include, front, from left, Logan Klaudt, Hunter Haberman and Conner Edelman. Back row: Justin Edelman, Kyle Munkvold and Trey Bohlmann.

Menno Coach: Alex Lane Years coaching: First Region: 5B Record last year: 10-10 Letterwinners returning: Seven Top returnees: Trey Bohlman, senior, 6’3” guard/forward; Kyle Munkvold, senior; 6’8” forward/center; Logan Klaudt, senior, 5’11” guard; Conner Edelman, senior; 4;10: guard; Justin Edelman, senior, 6’ guard/forward; Trey Spencer, junior: 6’5”, center; Hunter Hebeman, 5’8”guard; Dylen Lammers, senior, 6’ guard/forward. Top newcomers: Levi Heckenlaible, senior, 6’3” center/forward. Coach’s comments: We are returning seven players, and have eight seniors in the rotation. We have size in spades and had the second-best defense last year based on points per game in our region. We’re looking to use our advantages and create some noise.

Coach: Jeff Heisinger Region: 5A Record last year: 9-12 Letterwinners returning: Eight Top returnees: Kolton Lindstrom, junior, 6’2” forward; Trey Anderson, senior, 6’1” guard; Rylee Klinkhammer, senior, 6’ guard. Top newcomers: Collin Kolbeck, ju-

Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Parkston boys basketball team include, from left, Nate Doering, Nathan Boettcher, Braydon Hurley, Rylan Leischner, Braden Bruening and Flynn Aldecoa.

Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Mount Vernon/ Plankinton boys basketball team include, front, from left, Seth Bultsma, Colton Tobin, Rylee Deinert and Nolan Sampson. Back row: Nathan Hohn, Kolby Kayser, Brady Andersen, Weston Tobin and Zach Mikkonen.

Mount Vernon/Plankinton Coach: Eric Denning Years coaching: 21 Region: 5A

PLATTE-GEDDES

Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Platte-Geddes boys basketball team include, front, from left, Will Miller, Nate Whalen, Brody Boltjes, Miles Hubers and Kade Starr. Back row: Hayden Stluka, Kelby VanDerWerff, Eli DeNeui and Weston VanderPol.

last year’s team and a third player that was a part time starter in VanDerWerff. Both Stluka and Starr are very athletic and can score and be rebounding leaders for this season. Both can get to the basket but also shoot the perimeter shot. Starr will also draw the task of guarding the other team’s best offensive player. VanDerWerff is our leading scorer back from last year and will be counted on heavily to be a consistent scorer. He can shoot it from the perimeter but also has good size to get it done inside the lane. De Neui’s football injury (knee) is a big loss inside, as he is a strong physical player that handled inside players. At this time, it does not look like he will play this season. Hubers, Boltjes and Millar all handle the ball well and look to step in to help replace the three starting guards from a season ago. VanderPol and Whalen also look to fill the role and give us minutes. Our schedule does not change much and the Black Panthers will need new players to step up and produce with the loss of three starting guards. We will need to use our athleticism and shooting to be successful.

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Parkston Coach: Craig Bruening Years coaching: 18 Region: 5A Record last year: 8-13 Letterwinners returning: Seven Top returnees: Braden Bruening, 6’3”, junior forward; Nate Doering, 6’3”, junior forward; Nathan Boettcher, 6’, junior guard; Rylan Leischner, 6’3”, junior forward; Braydon Hurley, 6’, junior guard; Tyrese Friederich, 6’1”, junior guard; Flynn Aldecoa, 5’9”, senior guard. Top newcomers: Cody Emmett, 6’, senior guard; Sutton Hohn, 6’2”; junior forward. Coach’s comments: We will look to improve on last season and will seek leadership from our two returning starters, Braden Bruening and Nate Doering. We will be big and athletic and will look to use that to our advantage this season.

Platte-Geddes

Ryan Deal / Republic The returning letterwinners for the McCook Central/Montrose boys basketball team include, front, from left, Trey Anderson and Isaac McCormick. Back row: Rylee Klinkhammer, Collin Kolbeck and Koltan Lindstrom.

McCook Central/Montrose

Record last year: 13-8 Letterwinners returning: Five Top returnees: Nolan Sampson, senior, 5’11” guard; Weston Tobin, senior, 5’9” guard; Colton Tobin, senior; 5’10: guard; Brady Anderson, junior, 6’5” center; Kolby Kayser, sophomore; 6’3” forward; Kolton Fisher, senior, 5’10” guard; Zach Mikkonen, senior, 6’2” center; Nathan Hohn, sophomore, 6’4” center; Seth Bultsma, junior, 6’1” forward; Jesse Dominguez, junior 5’8” guard; Thomas Stange, sophomore, 5’8” guard; Rylee Deinert, sophomore, 5’10” guard; Dylan Reimnitz, sophomore, 5’11” guard; Steven Youngstrom, 5’10” sophomore guard. Top newcomers: Layne Guindon, freshman, 5’8” guard; Lincoln Klooz, freshman, 5’10” guard; Cole Larsch, freshman, 5’9” forward; Reed Rus, Eighth Grade, 6’ forward. Coach’s comments: We will have a nice mix of size and athleticism. If we can improve offensively, we will compete with most teams on our schedule.

PARKSTON

MT. VERNON/ PLANKINTON

Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Kimball/White Lake boys basketball team include, from left, Kordel Kiehn, Javen Holan, Carter Fredericksen and Justin Becker.

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Coach: Frank Cutler Years coaching: 30 Region: 5A Record last year: 13-9 Letterwinners returning: Four Top returnees: Hayden Stluka, senior, 6’1”; Eli DeNeui, junior, 6’2”; Kade Starr, junior, 6’1”; Kelby VanDerWerff, sophomore, 6’4” Top newcomers: Miles Hubers, junior, 6’1”; Weston VanderPol, junior, 6’3”; Brody Boltjes, sophomore, 5’8”; Will Millar, sophomore, 5’10”; Nate Whalen, sophomore, 6’1”. Coach’s comments: We return only one senior on the team; two starters from

Ryan Deal / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Sanborn Central/Woonsocket boys basketball team include, front, from left, Kadin Schlenker, Trey Ulmer, Spens Schlicht, Austin Schmit and Andrew Lindgren. Back row: Sawyer Senska, Malachi Bruce, Tater Moody, Noah Dickson and Cayden Slykhuis.

Sanborn Central/ Woonsocket

Coach: Rod Weber Years coaching: 20 Region: 4B Record last year: 17-6 Letterwinners returning: Eight Top returnees: Noah Dickson, junior, 6’2” forward; Spens Schlicht, senior, 6’ guard; Tater Moody, junior, 6’3” forward; Trey Ulmer, senior, 6’ guard; Sawyer Senska, senior, 6’ forward; Austin Schmit, senior, 6’ guard; Cayden Slykhuis, junior, 6’1” guard; Malachi Bruce, senior, 6’2” forward. Coach’s comments: With one returning starter, we have some holes to fill both offensively and defensively. I believe we will be competitive by the end of the season with talent returning from the JV squad.

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Denelle Dvorak / For The Daily Republic The returning letterwinners for the Scotland boys basketball team include, front, from left, Keenan Souhrada, Ty Mogck, Mason Dennis and Dallas Fuerst. Back row: Triston Friederich and Lucas Pedersen.

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Scotland Coach: Bryan Fuks Years coaching: Three Region: 6B Record last year: 10-12 Letterwinners returning: Seven Top returnees: Tristan Friederich, senior, 6’3” forward; Dallas Fuerst, senior, 5’9” guard; Lucas Pedersen, senior, 6’ forward; Zane Hauck, sophomore, 6’4” Center; Keenan Souhrada, sophomore, 6’1” guard. Top newcomers: Dane James, senior, 5’9” forward; Lucas Dennis, freshman, 6’ guard; Nick Harrington, freshman, 6’ forward; Kalen Maruska, freshman, 6’ forward; Conner Odens, freshman, 6’ center.

Coach’s comments: A year after graduating four starters, lone starter Mason Dennis will be returning to lead a young Highlander team. Others that will join Dennis will be seniors Tristan Frederich, Dallas Fuerst and junior Ty Mogck. freshman Lucas Dennis will be seeing plenty of floor time as well. We will have to rely on speed and reads this year, we don’t have that dominant big guy in the middle to take pressure off our shooters.

Tripp-Delmont/ Armour Coach: Craig Holbeck Years coaching: Seven Region: 6B Record last year: 7-14 Letterwinners returning: Six Top returnees: Micah Lau, junior, 5’11” guard; Cade Gemar, senior, 5’11” guard; Jacob Kriz, senior, 5’11” forward; Kasan Abedi, sophomore, 5’9” guard; James Love, senior, 6’1” forward.

WAGNER

Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Tripp-Delmont/Armour boys basketball team include, from left, Micah Lau, Cade Gemar, Kasan Abedi and Jacob Kriz.

Top newcomers: Carson Koehn, freshman 5”11” guard; Trey Sparks, freshman, 5’5” guard; Braden Hawler, sophomore, 6’ forward; Brady Dufek, eighth grader, 5’7” guard. Coach’s comments: I expect us to be competitive with most teams. We have some really quick and athletic guards. We will look to be an up-tempo team and try and get as many easy transition baskets as we can. We will need to learn how to rebound and play team defense to win close games. We should be a fun team to watch with lots of potential.

Wagner Coach: Josh Davies Years coaching: Nine Region: 5A Record last year: 1-20 Letterwinners returning: Three Top returnees: Tysin Arpan, senior, 6’2” forward; Jaden Peters, sophomore, 6’ guard; Dustin Hono-

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Wessington Springs Coach: Alan Walls Years coaching: Three Region: 3B Record last year: 5-18 Letterwinners returning: Eight Top returnees: Noah Hainy, senior, 5’11” guard; Trevor Schmidt, senior, 6’1” guard; Isaac Kolousek, senior, 6’2” forward; Jacob Messmer, sophomore, 6’4” center; Cooper Hainy, sophomore; 6’1” forward

Denelle Dvorak / For The Daily Republic The returning letterwinners for the Wagner boys basketball team include, front, from left, Dustin Honomichl, Jaden Peters, Toby Zephier and Tysin Arpan.

Top newcomers: Tyler Kok, sophomore, 5’9” guard;Lane Olinger, sophomore, 5’8” guard; Dillion Schimke, sophomore, 5’8” guard. Coach’s comments: We have a great group of kids returning. We should be able to get out and run with many teams.

Winner Coach: Brett Gardner Years coaching: Seven Region: 7A Record last year: 6-14 Letterwinners returning: 11 Top returnees: Brandon Volmer, senior, 6’4” guard/forward; Shea Connot, senior, 5’11” forward; Brady Fritz, sophomore; 6’1” guard; Joren Bruun, junior, 6’1” post/guard; Phillip Jorgensen, junior, 6” forward; Tyson Westendorf,

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AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEWS Information was submitted by coaches or compiled by The Daily Republic’s sports staﬀ:

AC/DC

Denelle Dvorak / For The Daily Republic The returning letterwinners for the Andes Central/Dakota Christian girls basketball team include, front, from left, Lexie Vander Pol, Mackenzie Muckey and Isabel Pheifer. Back row: Brianna Deurmier, Sidney Muckey and Tyra Medicine Horn.

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Record last year: 20-6, eighth in Class B. Letter winners returning: 12 Top returnees: Lauren Sees, 12, 5’9”, guard; Tori Schryvers, 12, 5’7”, forward; KaCee Zacharias, 12, 5’8”, forward; Madisyn Cameron, 11, 5’7”, forward. Top newcomers: Alexa Sees, 10, 5’9”, guard; Natalie Zacharias, 10, 5’9”, forward; Madalyn Kocmich, 5’8” forward; Megan Soukup, 10, 5’5”, guard; Tiffany Pelton, 9, 5’9”, forward; Sammi Brodeen, 9, 5’7”, forward; Katie Gretschmann, 9, 5’6”, guard; Shalayne Nagel, 8, 5’9” forward Coach’s comments: We return four girls with experience, but we will need our young girls to be ready to step up and take on the challenge of playing at the varsity level. I feel if we come every day to get better and learn to compete, I feel we can be a very competitive team come tournament time. Once again, we will stress defense and work at being consistent on the offensive end of the floor. We hope to be able to develop some balance on the offensive end.

BON HOMME

Andes Central/ Dakota Christian Coach: Shane Niewenhuis Region: 6B Record last year: 12-9 Top returnees: Sidney Muckey, 12, 6’, center; Brianna Deurmier, 12, 5’6”, guard; Tyra Medicine Horn, 12, 5’8”; guard/forward; Isabel Pheifer, 11, 5’9”, forward; Mackenzie Muckey, 10, 5’10”, forward; Lexie Vander Pol, 9, 6’1”, center. Top newcomers: Lucy Winckler, 9, 5’6”, forward; Keeva Weddell, 9, 5’2”, guard; Baylee Johnson, 9, 5’6”, forward; Allison Muckey, 8, 5’9”, guard/forward; Isabella Brouwer, 8, 5’1’ guard; Kalynn Daugherty, 8, 5’7”, forward; Marissa Maas, 9, 5’6”, forward; Sonya Hansum, 9, 5’3”, guard; Shawna Godfrey, 8, 5’4”, guard.

Bridgewater-Emery

Avon Coach: Brad Poppe Year coaching: 24 Conference: Little Missouri Valley and Great Plains Region: 6B

Ryan Deal / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Bridgewater-Emery girls basketball team include, front, from left, Kennedee Weber, Kerrigan Schultz and Abigal Arend. Back row: Sophia Potter, Jada Wethor and Tessa Burnham.

Nick Sabato / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Canistota girls basketball team include, front, from left, Mykkah Krinke, Lexi Tieszen, Taylor Tieszen and Kenzy Krinke. Back row: Hannah Parry, Skylar Bultje, Mikenzie Kirby, Jordan Engbrecht, Harley Cormany and Noelle Hofer.

Coach’s comments: Looking forward to a great season with returning everyone. We have great numbers but are small so will have to make up for our size with speed on defense.

Conference: Cornbelt Region: 5B Record last year: 8-14 Letter winners returning: 12 Top returnees: Jordan Engbrecht, 12, 5’8”, forward; MiKenzie Kirby, 12, 5’10”, forward; Noelle Hofer, 12, 5’9”, forward; Harley Cormany, 11, 5’8”, guard; Skylar Bultje, 11, 5’8”, guard; Hannah Parry, 11, 5’8”, forward; Alexia Tieszen, 10, 5’4”, guard. Top newcomers: Caitlyn Eich, 10, 5’5”, guard; McKenzie Krinke, 10, 5’6”, guard; Mykkah Krinke, 10, 5’6”, guard; Taylor Tieszen, 11, 5’4”, guard. Coach’s comments: Excited about the athleticism and experience of this team. We need to play more consistent throughout the regular season. We hope to play fast, transition hard on oﬀense and pressure teams the full length to utilize our athleticism.

Denelle Dvorak / For The Daily Republic The returning letterwinners for the Bon Homme girls basketball team include, front, from left, McKenzie Carson, Ciera Himes, Emily Cap, Hannah Cuka and Jenae Alberts.

Coach: Tara Ronke Conference: Southeast South Dakota Region: 5A Record last year: 7-14 Key players: Zoe Libis, 5’5, G, 8; McKenzie Carson, 5’11, F/C, 10; Emily Cap, 5’6, G, 12; Hannah Cuka, 5’7, G, 10; Ciera Himes, 5’7, G, 11; Jenae Alberts, 5’9, G, 10; Jaden Kortan, 5’7, G, 8; Camille Sykora, 5’6, G, 9; Macy Hajek, 5’6, C, 12; Jurni Vavruska, 5’5, G, 7; Sydney Kubal, 5’7, G/F, 12

Denelle Dvorak / For The Daily Republic The returning letterwinners for the Avon girls basketball team include, front, from left, Katie Gretschmann, KaCee Zacharias, Samantha Brodeen, Tiﬀany Pelton, Maddie Kocmich, Shalayne Nagel and Alexa Sees. Back row: Tori Schryvers, Natalie Zacharias, Lauren Sees, Madisyn Cameron and Megan Soukup.

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Coach: Jessie VanLeur Year coaching: Second Conference: Cornbelt Region: 5B Record last year: 9-13 Letter winners returning: Six Top returnees: Abigal Arend, 12, 5’5”, guard; Tessa Burnham, 12, 5’9” forward; Jada Wethor, 12, 5’7”, forward; Kennedee Weber, 11, 5’7”, guard; Kerrigan Schultz, 10, 5’7”, guard/forward; Julia Weber, 9, 5’6”, guard. Top newcomers: Sophia Potter, 11, 5’6”, guard; Chloe Schmitt, 9, 5’10”, forward; Cara Meyer, 9, 5’5”, guard; Morgan Uptagraﬀt, 9, 5’6”, forward.

CHAMBERLAIN Ryan Deal / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Burke girls basketball team include, front, from left, Sally Hakin, Lacey Person, Bobbi Jo Wischmann and Ramee Jo Hanson. Back row: Taylee Indahl, Sierra Swan, Lahna Matucha and Samantha Bull.

Burke Coach: Ron Determan Year coaching: 43rd Conference: Great Plains and South Central Region: 6B Record last year: 15-7 Letter winners returning: Six Top returnees: Lahna Matucha, 12, 5’7”, guard-forward; Taylee Indahl, 11, 5’8”, center-forward; Lacey Person, 11, 5’7”, center; Bobbi Jo Wischmann, 10, 5’8”, guard; Sally Hakin, 10, 5’7”, guard-forward; Ramee Hanson, 10, 5’7”, guard-forward; Samantha Bull, 11, 5’7”, center Top newcomers: Elanna Koenig, 9, 5’7”, forward; Rebecca Hazen, 10, 5’8”, center. Coach’s comments: We return three with starting experience. We have some good athletic girls and will develop as the season progresses.

Nick Sabato / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Chamberlain girls basketball team include, front, from left, Avany Long, Taylor Toering and Treyah Sitting Bear. Back row: Makenzie Sorensen, Taysa Hutmacher, Hannah Anderson, Mady Handel and Makenzy Mutziger.

Chamberlain

Coach: Jeﬀ Neuharth Year coaching: Ninth Conference: Southeastern and Big Dakota Region: 6A Record last year: 8-13 Letter winners returning: Nine

Canistota Coach: James Strang Year coaching: Fifth

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From Page 10 Top returnees: Mady Handel, 12, 6’, center; Avany Long, 12, 5’7:, guard; Makenzie Sorensen, 12, 5’4”, guard; Treyah Sitting Bear, 12, 5’5”, guard; Hannah Anderson, 11, 6’, forward; Taysa Hutmacher, 12, 5’7”, forward; Breanna Rademacher, 12, 5’8”, forward; Taylor Toering, 11, 5’4”, guard; Makenzy Mutziger, 11, 5’8” guard; Maggy Pickner, 11, 6’1”, center. Top newcomers: Caycee Guin, 10, 5’10”, forward; Emma Powers, 10, 5’6”, guard; Kamryn Hyland, 10, 5’8”, forward; Abby Hutmacher, 9, 5’6”, guard; Jayd Chmela, 9, 5’6”, guard; Grace Cheeseman, 9, 5’6”, guard; Mya Knippling, 9, 6’, center; Jayslee Petersen, 9, 5’11”, center; Autumn Krutz, 9, 5’8” forward; Sam Peppel, 9, 5’9”, forward; Taryn Guinn, 9, 5’8”, forward. Coach’s comments: We have a very competitive schedule and will need to come ready to compete in each game. We will take the season one game at a time and hopefully improve from game to game.

COLOME

Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Corsica-Stickney girls basketball team include, front, from left, Morgan Clites, Alexis Tilton, Bridget Burke, Raven Barse, Avery Broughton, Kassidy Clark and Carly Lagge. Back row: Courtney Menning, Payton DeLange, Morgan DeLange, Haley Johnson, Heather Johnson, Jenna Bamberg, Lauren Bruinsma, Paige Wright and Rachel Gerlach.

Coach: Tom Young Conference: Custer Battlefield Highway Region: 4B Record last year: 22-4, fourth in Class B. Top returnees: Karly Gustafson, 12, 6’; Cameryn Logan, 10, 5’10”. Jessica Bartscher. 11. 5’ 5”, Maddie Miiller, 11, 5’5”; Mollie Miiller, 12, 5’7”’; Callie Hohn, 12, 5’9”, Lexi Lingemann, 10, 5 6”, Adaya Plastow, 10, 5’6”, Erica Storm, 11, 5’7”, Hannah Bartscher, 9, 5’8”, Regan Gerlach, 11, 5’3”. Coach’s comments: We have everyone back from last year. The girls are a great group to coach. We need to improve defensively, rebounding and shooting to become a team that can reach its potential. I am looking forward to seeing how our girls respond.

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5’9”, center; Haley Johnson, 12, 5’9”, center; Raven Barse, 10, 5’5”, forward; Alexis Tilton, 11, 5’5”, guard; Jenna Bamberg, 11, 5’8”, forward; Morgan DeLange, 10, 5’9”, guard-forward; Rachel Gerlach, 9, 5’10”, guard, forward; Avery Broughton, 8, 5’10”, guard-forward; Lauren Bruinsma, 10, 5’7”, forward; Paige Wright, 10, 5’7”, guard. Top newcomers: Morgan Clites, 9, 5’5”, guard; Payton DeLange, 8, guard; Carly Lagge, 11, guard. Coach’s comments: We should have good depth this year with multiple girls being able to contribute.

ETHAN Nick Sabato / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Freeman girls basketball team include, front, from left, Jaimie Glanzer, Dayna Roth, Josie Fuhrmann and Kailey Jacobsen. Back row: Emmarie Edwards, Hannah Eberts, Journey Mehlhaf, Isabel Sayler, Rijjy Peterson and Emily Miller. Dan Bechtold / Winner Advocate The returning letterwinners for the Colome girls basketball team, include, front, from left, Baylie Hoffine, Matrix Noteboom, Jaclyn Laprath and Makayla Shippy. Back row: Elizabeth Yeaman, Rayne Hermsen, Saydee Heath, Kaydee Heath, Clarissa Ringing Shield, Cheyenne Dougherty and Lanie Bolton.

Freeman

Colome Coach: Kory Foss Year coaching: Second in Colome, sixth overall Conference: South Central and Great Plains Region: 6B Record last year: 6-15 Letter winners returning: 10 Top returnees: Kaydee Heath, 12, 5’10” forward; Rayne Hermsen, 12, 5’8”, forward; Saydee Heath, 12, 5’5”, guard; Makayla Shippy, 10, 5’3”, guard; Baylie Hoffine, 10, 5’9”, forward; Matrix Noteboom, 12, 5’5”, guard. Top newcomers: Clarissa Ringing Shield, 10, 5’8”, guard; Libbie Petersek, 8, 5’8”, forward; Landi Krumpus, 8, 5’3”, guard; Elizabeth Yeaman, 9, 5’8”, forward. Coach’s comments: Last year, we were young and without a senior, but the girls made a lot of great strides in the second half of the year. I think the minutes some of the younger players got last year will pay off in the end.

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Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Ethan girls basketball team include, front, from left, Lexi Lingemann, Regan Gerlach, Maddie Miiller, Jessica Bartscher and Adaya Plastow. Back row: Cameryn Logan, Callie Hohn, Mollie Miiller, Karly Gustafson, Erica Storm and Hannah Bartscher.

Coach: Curtis Sage Year coaching: Eighth Conference: Cornbelt Region: 5B Record last year: 16-7 Letter winners returning: 10 Top returnees: Josie Fuhrmann, 12, 5’5”, guard; Dayna Roth, 12,

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have a lot of inexperience which could haunt us as the season goes on.

From Page 11 5’5”, guard; Hannah Eberts, 12, 5’9”, forward; Journey Mehlhaf, 12, 5’8”, forward; Kailey Jacobsen, 12, 5’7”, guard; Emily Miller, 11, 5’10”, forward; Isabel Sayler, 11, 5’9”, forward, Jaimie Glanzer, 11, 5’3”, guard; Emmarie Edwards, 11, 5’5”, guard. Top newcomers: Seye Sall, 11, 5’10”, forward Coach’s comments: We will be a very experienced team with ﬁve seniors. Our strengths include our athleticism and outside/inside game. We look to be competitive throughout the season.

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Gregory Coach: Kevin Myrmoe Year coaching: Second Conference: SCC, Southeast South Dakota Region: 6B Record last year: 4-17 Letter winners returning: Five Top returnees: Megan Warnke, 12, 5’9”, forward; Sydney Svatos, 11, 5’10”, guard; Brooklyn VanDerWerﬀ, 11, 5’7”, guard-forward; Jessy Jo VanDerWerﬀ, 8, 5’7”, guard; Gracie Kenzy, 9, 5’9”, forward. Top newcomers: Brynn Hylla, 10, 5’4”, guard; Brooklynn Kenzy, 9, 5’10”, guard-forward, Emma Thomas, 9, 5’8”, guard. Coach’s comments: We are a young team that will rely on a lot of lowerclassmen. We look to continue to get more experience and to compete in the majority of our game.

HANSON

Ryan Deal / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Howard girls basketball team include, front, from left, Kenedy Koepsell and Hilary Albrecht. Back row: Presley Claussen, Josie Erickson and Saddie Palmquist.

5’3”, guard; Taylor Schroeder, 9, 5’4”, forward; Maryn Somerville, 9, 5’6”, forward; Miranda Hanson, 8, 5’7”, forward; Skyler Haiar, 9, 5’2”, guard; Mercedes Jarding, 9, 5’2”, guard. Coach’s comments: We are very excited for the coming season having just come oﬀ a runner-up ﬁnish last year. We have a mixture of experienced players hungry and ready to mix with a new group to establish their own identities. We have a tough schedule that will help prepare us for the end of the season run.

Nick Sabato / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Freeman Academy/Marion girls basketball team include, from left, Katelyn Johansen and Emily Heeg. Back row: Odalite Pankratz, Destini Miller and Kaitlyn Epp.

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Coach: William Massey Year coaching: Third Conference: Great Plains Region: 5B Record last year: 3-18 Letter winners returning: Six Top returnees: Andrea Wollman, 12, 5’9”, forward; Destini Miller, 12, 5’9”, center; Emily Heeg, 12, 5’6”, guard; Katelyn Johansen, 12, 5’6”, guard; Odalite Pankratz, 10, 5’6”, guard; Kaitlyn Epp, 12, 5’3”, guard; Josie Epp, 11, 5’4”, guard. Top newcomers: Alyssa Dent, 8, 5’4”, guard; Alivea Weber, 8, 5’3” guard. Jessica Sun, 12, 5’7”, forward; Mayson Preheim, 11, 5’1”, guard; Kristen Wieman, 10, 5’5”, forward; Leah Godwin, 8, 5’5”, forward. Coach’s comments: This year will be interesting. We lost four senior starters last season and so now some new girls will have to step up. We have a lot of talent and could be successful. However, we also

GREGORY

Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Hanson girls basketball team include, front, from left, Morgan Huber, Jacy Waldera and Abby Kortan. Back row: Ellie Tuschen, Megan Guericke, Elizabeth Arend and Mekiah Campbell.

Hanson Coach: Jim Bridge Year coaching: 32nd Conference: Cornbelt Region: 4B Record last year: 22-4, second in Class B Letter winners returning: Eight Top returnees: Megan Guericke, 12, 5’9”, forward; Ellie Tuschen, 12, 5’7”, guard; Jacy Waldera, 11, 5’6”, guard; Morgan Huber, 11, 5’8”, guard; Elizabeth Arend, 11, 5’9”, forward; Mekiah Campbell, 10, 6’, forward; Grace Weber, 10, 5’9”, guard; Andrea Thelen, 10, 5’9”, forward, Sadie Oltmanns, 10, 5’8”, guard; Hannah Robinson, 11, 5’5”, guard; Shelby Hernandez, 10, 5’8”, forward; Emilee Kayser, 10, 5’8”, forward; Aeslin Kayser, 10, 5’8” forward. Top newcomers: Abby Kortan 10, 5’7”, guard’ Vanessa Doyle, 9,

Coach: Wade Erickson Year coaching: Fourth Conference: Cornbelt Region: 4B Record last year: 13-9 Letter winners returning: Six Top returnees: Josie Erickson, 12, 5’8”, point-guard; Hilary Albrecht, 11, 5’9”, guard; Kenedy Koepsell, 10, 5’6”, guard; Saddie Palmquist, 10, 5’5”, guard; Presley Claussen, 5’8”, guard. Top newcomers: Abby Connor, 10, 5’10”, forward; Emma Rudebusch, 9, 5’6”, guard; Josephine Brok, 9, 5’10”, forward; Riley Laible, 10, 5’10”, forward. Coach’s comments: We bring back three starters with experience playing in big games. We will need to count on some of our young post players to contribute if we hope to make a run with some of the tough competition in our region.

Kimball/White Lake Coach: Tacey Dykstra Conference: Custer Battleﬁeld Highway Region: 6B Record last year: 11-10 Key players: Sidney McCord, 5’5, G, 10; Carlee Natvig, 5’6, G, 10;

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Nick Sabato / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Menno girls basketball team include, front, from left, Jesse Munkvold and Morgan Edelman. Back row: Kiara Nusz, Eisley Sayler and Tess Oplinger.

Coach: Doug Durfee Year coaching: 15th Conference: Big East Region: 5A Record last year: 21-4, fourth in Class A. Letter winners returning: Three Top returnees: Morgan Erikson, 12, 5’8”, guard, McKenna Kranz, 12, 5’7”, guard; Jacy Pulse, 11, 5’7”, guard; Madisen Koepsell, 10, 6’ forward; Abigail Van Ruler, 11, 6’3”, center. Top newcomers: Hope Bartmann, 12, 5’5”, guard; Ciara Rother, 12, 5’9”, forward; Maleah Gordon, 11, 5’7”, guard; Emily Bies, 11, 5’7”, guard. Coach’s comments: This season, we return three starters and two other players who played a lot of varsity minutes last year. We will be looking to them for their leadership as there will be a lot of new faces on the court this year. Our schedule is full of very good teams so we will need to be ready to play at a high level every game.

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Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Parkston girls basketball team include, front, from left, Amber Albrecht and Ellie Weidenbach. Back row: Izzy Hohn, Sydney Wickersham, Bennett McIntosh and Emma Yost.

Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Mount Vernon/Plankinton girls basketball team include, front, from left, Hallie Schmidt, Kailee Fox, Maria Baker, Sydney Tlam. Back row: Mikaela Cassidy, Katlyn Briggs, Dacey Rihanek and Hailey Walz.

Coach’s comments: We will be young, but have some juniors with varsity experience so we will rely heavily on our juniors for the leadership. We have great team speed so we will be looking to push the ball.

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Coach: Preston Kristensen Year coaching: Second Conference: Southeast South Dakota and Custer Battlefield Highway. Record last year: 9-13 Letter winners returning: Six Top returnees: Hailey Walz, 12, 5’6”, guard; Mikaela Cassidy, 12, 5’7”, guard; Sydney Tlam, 12, 5’6”, forward; Kailee Fox, 12, 5’5”, guard; Katlyn Briggs, 11, 6’1”, forward; Dacey Rihanek, 11, 5’7”, forward; Hallie Schmidt, 10, 5’6”, guard. Top newcomers: Reagan Klooz, 11, 5’7”, guard; Maria Baker, 9, 5’7”, guard; Shyla Tobin, 9, 5’6”, guard; Christa Glanzer, 9, 5’5”, guard; Morgan Boyd, 9, 5’5”, guard; Emilee Fox, 7, 5’6”, guard Coach’s comments: We are hoping to build off of last year and use our experiences to fuel us down the stretch.

Parkston

Coach: Brooke Seiler Year coaching: Third Conference: Little Missouri Valley and Southeast South Dakota Region: 5A Record last year: 6-14 Letter winners returning: Seven Top returnees: Sydney Wickersham, 11, 5’7”, guard; Bennett McIntosh, 11, 5’9”, forward; Ellie Weidenbach, 11, 5’2”, guard; Izzy Hohn, 11, 5’9”, guard; Emma Yost, 8, 5’11”, forward; Amber Albrecht, 11, 5’7”, guard. Top newcomers: Tiah Holzbauer, 10, 5’3”, guard; Brielle Bruening, 9, 5’8”, guard; Allison Ziemart, 9, 5’7”, guard; Hannan Braley, 11, 5’6”, guard’ Maggie Baumgart, 10, 5’9”, forward

Ryan Deal / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Sanborn Central/Woonsocket girls basketball team include, front, from left, Taryn Ziebart, Kaylee White, Katie Schmit and Taylor Lindsey. Back row: Erica Howard, Mariah Jost, Megan Poyer, Tesa Jensen, Madi Moody and Abby Vermeulen.

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Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Platte-Geddes girls basketball team include, front, from left, Taryn Starr, Haley Hoffman, Maddi Miller, Alayah Nachtigal and Miranda Chaney. Back row: Allie Huizenga, Tori Weins, Dominique Girton and Sawyer Naasz.

Platte-Geddes Coach: Brooke Bonte Year coaching: Sixth Conference: South Central and Southeast South Dakota Region: 5A Record last year: 5-18 Letter winners returning: Nine Top returnees: Dominique Girton, 12, 5’8”, forward-guard; Maddi Miller, 12, 5’6”, guard; Sawyer Naasz, 12, 5’9”, forward; Tori Weins, 12, 6’, center; Haley Hoffman, 11, 5’5”, guard; Alayah Nachtigal, 11,

Coach: Tim McCain Year coaching: 23rd Conference: 281 and Custer Battlefield Highway Region: 4B Record last year: 13-9 Letter winners returning: 10 Top returnees: Megan Poyer, 12, 5’10’, forward; Tesa Jensen, 12, 5’10”, forward; Abby Vermeulen, 12, 5’6”, guard; Madi Moody, 12, 5’6”, guard; Erica Howard, 12, 5’9”, forward; Katie Schmit, 11, 5’7”, guard; Samantha Dean, 11, 5’6”, guard; Kaylee White, 11, 5’6”, guard; Taryn Ziebart, 11, 5’9”, forward; Mariah Jost, 11, 5’10”, forward; Taylor Lindsey, 11, 5’7”, guard. Top newcomers: Morgan Schmeidt, 10, 5’4”, guard’; Cassidy Slykhuis, 10, 5’10”, forward; Ellie Voneye, 11, 5’7”, guard; Trinity Boschee, 9, 5’7”, guard; Brooke Doering, 9, 5’10”, center; Dayton Easton, 9, 5’5”, guard; Teya Moody, 9, 5’6”, guard; Trista White, 9, 5’9”, forward. Coach’s comments: We only return two starters but have some other girls who gained some valuable experience last year. We will have some girls that will need to step up to their games and fill their roles to have a successful season. We have some size and quickness and

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depend on how quickly we gel and learn how to deal with pressure.

GIRLS BASKETBALL From Page 13 will hope to utilize that at both ends of the floor. We will be challenged during the season as we will play in a very good conference and will face a strong non-conference schedule. Our goal is to keep improving as the season progresses and prepare ourselves to make a run in the postseason.

15 Conference: 281 and Custer Battlefield Highway Region: 3B Record last year: 6-16 Key players: Makayla Dornbusch, 5’10, G, 11; Grace Gran, 5’8, F, 10; Angie Paulson, 5’8, G/F, 10; Piper Jones, 6’0, F, 11; Emma Gran, 5’9, F, 8; Kirstie Munsen, 5’9, G/F, 8; Chloe Munsen, 5’8, G/F, 11; Chasity Vissia, 5’6, G, 12

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Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Tripp-Delmont/Armour girls basketball team include, from left, Kianna Payer, Ashlee Gerber and Mattilynn Reiner.

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Coach: Marc Reiner Year coaching: First Region: 6B Record last year: 22-4, third in Class B Letter winners returning: 5 Top returnees: Mattilynn Reiner, 12, 5’9”, guard; Kianna Payer, 11, 5’9”, guard; Ashlee Gerber, 10, 5’10”, forward-center; Baylee Gerber, 12, 5’8”, forward; Alyssa Whitney, 12, 5’6”, guard. Top newcomers: Hope Neugebauer, 11, 5’7”, forward; Karli Marts, 11, 5’6”, guard; Ally Bertram, 10, 5’6”, guard-forward; Bailey Spaans, 10, 5’8”, guard-forward; Faith Werkmeister, 10, 5’10”, forward-center; Hannah Whitney, 10, 5’5”, guard. Coach’s comments: We return some key players from last year’s team and have a talented group of younger players looking to fill the positions vacated by graduation. The girls will be working hard throughout the year to develop the confidence and chemistry needed to be competitive at the end of the season.

Denelle Dvorak / For The Daily Republic The returning letterwinners for the Scotland girls basketball team include, front, from left, Grace Fryda, Kennedy Bietz, Ashton Simantel, Allisyn Baker and Kelsi Nooney. Back row: Issabela Vitek, Audrey Sayler, MaKayla Friederich and Delanie Van Driel.

Scotland Coach: Kevin Janish Year coaching: 23rd Conference: Little Missouri Valley and Great Plains Region: 6B Record last year: 9-13 Letter winners returning: 11 Top returnees: Kelsi Nooney, 12, 5’3”, guard; Bella Vitek, 11, 6’2”, center; Nicole Flynn, 11, 6’, center; Ashton Simantel, 11, 5’3”, guard; Grace Fryda, 10, 5’7”, guard; Kennedy Bretz, 10, 5’6”, guard; MaKayla Friederich, 10, 5’9”, forward; Audrey Sayler, 9, 5’9”, forward; Delanie Van Driel, 9, 5’9”, forward. Top newcomers: Madisyn Fuerst, 11, 5’8”, forward; Tatum Andretta, 9, 5’4”, guard; Allysin Baker, 10, 5’6”, forward. Coach’s comments: With only one senior we will be playing a lot of young players, but many of your young girls have experience. Our success will

Denelle Dvorak / For The Daily Republic The returning letterwinners for the Wagner girls basketball team include, front, from left, Deisha Medicine Horn and Bella LeBeaux. Back row: Kayli Kocer, Faith Tyler, Abby Brunsing and Maesa Dvorak.

girls back from a year ago that finished the year strong. We continue to play a very competitive schedule as we add Sioux Falls Christian this year as well. We played well at the right time last year and with some hard work and focus we can play better earlier in the year.

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Coach: Mike Koupal Region: 5A Record last year: 8-15 Top returnees: Faith Tyler, 12, 5’7”, guard; Kayli Kocer, 11, 5’8”, guard; Maesa Dvorak, 11, 5’10”, forward; Bella LeBeaux, 11, 5’10”, guard; Abby Brunsing, 10, 5’11”, guard; Top newcomers: Aniessa Olson 12, 6’1”, forward; Katlyn Knoll, 12, 6’, forward; Paige Petry, 10, 5’7”, guard’ Britney Krcil, 12, 5’5”, guard. Coach’s comments: We get a core nucleus of

Ryan Deal / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Wessington Springs girls basketball team include, front, from left, Angie Paulson, Madison Privett and Chloe Munsen. Back row: Chasity Vissia, Grace Gran, Piper Jones and Makayla Dornbusch.

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Dan Bechtold / Winner Advocate The returning letterwinners for the Winner girls basketball team include, front, from left, Kalla Bertram, Maggie LaCompte, Gracie Littau, Madison Thieman, Ellie Brozik and Jeslyn Felix. Back row: Madi Kerner, Bella Swedlund, Gabby Kocer, Morgan Hammerbeck, Abby Marts, Kelsey Sachtjen and Alexis Richey.

Coach: Larry Aaker Year coaching: Sixth Conference: Big Dakota and Southeast South Dakota Region: 7A Record last year: 19-3 Letter winners returning: 12 Top returnees: Morgan Hammerbeck, 11, 5’11”, guard; Bella Swedlund, 9, 5’6”, guard; Gabriel Kocer, 12, 5’10”, guard-forward; Abby Marts, 12, 6’, center; Madison Thieman, 12, 5’4”, guard; Gracie Littau, 12, 5’6”, gtuard; Maggie LaCompte, 10, 5’7”, guard; Madi Kerner, 12, 5’9”, forward; Jeslyn Felix, 12, 5’6”, guard; Kelsey Sachtien, 9, 5’9”, forward; Ellie Brozik, 9, 5’8”, guard; Alexis Richey, 12, 5’5”, guard. Top newcomers: Kalla Bertram, 10, 5’7”, guard-forward; Katherine Jankauskas, 10, 5’6”, guard. Coach’s comments: We have a group of experienced returnees who are improved over last year and a group of younger girls who will contribute.

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Coach: Sherri Knippling Year coaching: 25th Region: 2A State finish last year: Seventh Top returners: Alyssa Allen, 10; Kazney Knippling, 10; Kathrinn Hopkins, 10; Grace DuVall, 11; Mianna Tveit, 11; Allison Hough, 8; Zeta Naser, 9 Top newcomers: Annie Thompson, 7; Angie Lopez, 7; Abigail Hough, 8; Blakely Nogy, 8; Emily Shepard, 8; Melaya Dominguez, 8; Jane Skustad, 8 Coach’s comments: The next couple years will most definitely be re-building years, as we have a fairly young, inexperienced team. The team also lost two strong gymnasts from last year: Ciara Hough and Mikayden Weston. I look for a majority of our points to come from our five juniors and sophomores, with Zeta Naser and our 8th graders to fill in some gaps. This will be a tough year to make it to state as a team or as an individual,

Lyman Coach: April Reis Region: 2A State finish last year: Did not qualify Key gymnasts: Keeleigh Elwood, 8; Haleigh Elwood, 10.

Parkston/Ethan/Hanson Coach: Bridget Muntefering Year coaching: Fifth Region: 2A State finish last year: Third Top returnees: Maelie Culbert, 9; Kenna Konfrst, 8; Sadie Lindeman, 9; Jaya Kurtenbach, 8; Jada Plastow, 11; McKenzie Prunty, 12; Tyra Zens, 11.

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Top newcomers: Tayla Schmidt, 9; Kadence Filter, 8; Aubrie Biteler, 8; London Sudbeck, 7; Shelby Schmidt, 7; Grace Lindeman, 7; Makayla Sonne, 7. Coach’s comments: Now in its fifth year, our program started with five athletes and we’re ramping up this year with 14 young athletes. In 2018, we finished third as a team and we had three individual top-20 finishers at the state individual meet. The entire team is back this year and ready for a big season. McKenzie Prunty, our only senior, along with her individual and team state winners from 2018, Tyra Zens and Jada Plastow are coming in strong and healthy to another season leading our other returners and newcomers. These three are a powerhouse and strong contributors on all events toward our team score. Jaya Kurtenbach was an all-around competitor for our team last year and is also coming in to the season healthy and with some new skills on events. From our group of newcomers, some of which have previous gymnastics experience, are all see-

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Wagner/Bon Homme Coach: Cherie Petry Region: 2A State finish last year: Eighth Key gymnasts: Alcista Dion, 9; Faith Podzimek, 10; Keanna Ligtenberg, 10; Mahto Raymond, 12; Joanna Soukup, 12; Ivy Hopkins, 9; Emily Duffek, 12; Karli Kotab, 8; Maggie Barnett, 12; Kyra Cournoyer, 8; Jenna Duffek, 8; Raelynn Kuhlman, 7; Mia Dion, 7; Alexys Rueb, 7; Megan Merkwan, 12; Shai Smejkal, 9; Analy Garcia, 10; Jenny Barnett, 7

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Ryan Deal / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Burke/Gregory wrestling team include, front, from left, Dimitri Davis, Owen Hansen, Jordan Vosika, Tucker Even, Jackson Eklund, Kort Schonebaum, Mason Hood and Tyler Murray. Back row: Dominic Hanson, Gunnar Stephens, Frank Even, Rhoss Oliver, Taron Serr, JJ Beck, Luke Murray and Finn Hanson.

Denelle Dvorak / For The Daily Republic Jacob Maynard is the lone returning letterwinner for the Andes Central/Dakota Christian wrestling team.

Andes Central/Dakota Christian Coach: Doyle Johnson Year coaching: First Region: 3B Top returnees: Jacob Maynard, senior, Heavyweight; Apollo Weddell, freshman, 138 pounds; Joey Baas, eighth grade, 130 pounds. Top newcomers: Carlin Hopkins, seventh grade, 105 pounds; Cole Bergin, seventh, 119 pounds; Quinn Ashes, freshman, 220 pounds; Chaz James, senior, 171 pounds. Emilio Cournoyer, senior, 182 pounds. Coach’s comments: We have quite a few younger wrestlers this year. There are several sixth graders also wrestling withusso that will help us in the coming years. My expectations are that we continue to improve each and every match and tournament. Hopefully at the end of the year, many of our wrestlers will achieve their goals.

Taron Serr, ninth; Owen Hansen, eighth grade; Guinnar Stephens, eighth grade. Top newcomers: Isaac Barreto, senior; Ethan Dargatz, senior; Reece Odenbach, sophomore; Brady Petterson, sophomore; Zach Eklund, freshman; Tyler Spencer, freshman; Mason Peck, freshman, Kade Stukel, eighth grade. Coach’s comments: We expect to be very competitive both as a dual team and in tournaments with a good number of kids out and able to fill all 14 weight classes.

land, River Burkard, Will Mahnke, Kordel Chemela, Dominic Santiago, Garret and Gunner Ristau will all be challenging for a varsity spot and have done the offseason work to earn a place at regions and state. The off season saw the Cubs taking part in the summer lifting program and made a lot of gains throughout the offseason and summer. The camps that were held in Chamberlain and the team camp at Northern State University were well attended and I saw many great things happening with our technique and working together as a team. With the depth that our team now has, we should fill every weight class and have a chance to compete for team trophies at most tournaments. The common goal the team and coaching staff has is to place in the top-six as a team at the state tournament. I believe we have the core group of wrestlers to accomplish this goal and if we can get two or three outliers to earn a place on the podium, it should solidify that goal. We have changed up our schedule for this season, hoping to see some different opponents and challenges. It should be an exciting season for the team and Cub fans.

HOWARD

Jacob Novak, Kade Konstanz, Austin Severson, Kameron Styles. Coach’s comments: We are returning a lot of experienced wrestlers this year including seven wrestlers who have qualified for the state tournament in years past and also a talented young group of wrestlers to go along with the state qualifiers. We will look to have a solid dual team again this year and look for a talented crew to take the next step to get the entire team on the podium at the state tournament in February.

LYMAN

Nick Sabato / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Lyman wrestling team include, front, from left, Blake Brodrecht, Shilo Mowry, Bryson Muirhead, Ty Oldenkamp. Back row: Jadeon Biggers, Gunner Johnson, Jacob Hoffer, Demry Hood and Tristan Penny.

CHAMBERLAIN

Lyman

Ryan Deal / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Howard wrestling team include, front, from left, Lane Miller, Kieffer Klinkhammer, Riley Genzlinger, Jack Neises and Logan Schlim. Back row: Ty Beyer, Isaac Feldhaus, E.J. Leetch, John Callies, Paul Winker and Trevor Petrik.

Coach: Chad Johnson Region: 4B Key wrestlers: Luke Anderson, 7; Jadeon Biggers, 12; Blake Brodrecht, 9; Kellen Griffith, 7; Jacob Hoffer, 12; Demry Hood, 8; Gunner Johnson, 8; Dace Lunderman, 8; Isaac McManigal, 7; Rory McManus, 7; T.J. Moran, 9; Shilo Mowry, 9; Bryson Muirhead, 11; Tyrone Oldenkamp, 11; Tristan Penny, 9; Louis Thiry, 7; Tance Wagner, 8

MARION/FREEMAN

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Nick Sabato / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Chamberlain wrestling team include, front, from left, Ethan Colombe, Dominic Santiago, Max Donovan, Collin Powell, Trey Neilan and Paden Bairey. Second row: Josiah Thompson, Wyatt Powers, Gabe Skustad, Thomas Powell, Noah Hutmacher and C.J. Yost. Third row: Ruger Forester, Rem Rossow, Quinn Long, Hunter Foltz. Back row: Nash Hutmacher, Kordel Chmela, Garret Ristau, Cody Skustad, Gunner Ristau, Will Mahnke and Teddy Bakken.

Chamberlain

Denelle Dvorak / For The Daily Republic The returning letterwinners for the Bon Homme/Scotland/ Avon wrestling team include, front, from left, Isaac Crownover, Dawson Bietz, Jordan Rueb and Tyrus Bietz. Back row: Jordan Gall, Josh Crownover, Stockten Walter, Micah DeBoer and Riley Hellmann.

Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon Coach: Darren Kriz Region: 3B State finish last year: Fifth in Class B Key wrestlers: Brady Bierema, 8; Paxton Bierema, 7; Karson Bierle, 9; Dawson Bietz, 9; Tyrus Bietz, 8; Jaymison Bjorum, 8; Jackson Caba, 7; Marcus Carson, 8; Isaac Crownover, 8; Josh Crownover, 11; Micah DeBoer, 11; Jordan Gall, 10; Riley Hellmann, 11; Cayden Himes, 8; Marlon Husmann, 12; Skylar Knakmuhs, 11; Brock Kotalik, 7; Kaloyan Lozanov, 12; Max Mach, 12; Turner Nicholson, 9; DJ Rueb, 9; Jordan Rueb, 11; Landon Smith, 8; Tyler Tjeerdsma, 7; Stockten Walter, 12

Burke/Gregory Coach: John Hansen Year coaching: 45 Region: 3B Record last year: 4-5 in duals, 12th in Class B Letter winners returning: 17 Top returnees: Jeremiah Beck, senior; Tyler Murray, senior; Caleb Stukel, senior; Dimitri Davis, junior; Jackson Eklund, junior; Frank Even, junior; Dominic Hanson, elevan; Finn Hanson, junior; Luke Murray, junior; Tucker Even, sophomore; Rhoss Oliver, sophomore; Jordan Vosika, sophomore; Kort Schonebaum, sophomore; Mason Hood, ninth;

Coach: John Donovan Year coaching: 15 at Chamberlain, 24 years overall Conference: Big Dakota Region: 3A Record last year: 6-3, 10th at state in Class A Letter winners returning: 20 Top returnees: Maximillian Donovan, 113, senior; Collin Powell, 126, senior; Kordel Chemla, 170, senior; Will Mahnke, 195, senior; Nash Hutmacher, 285, junior; Cody Skustad, 138, junior;o Remington Rossow, 160, junior; Ruger Forester, 220, junior; Josiah Thompson, 182, junior; Hunter Foltz, 152, sophomore; Gunner Ristau, 220, Sophomore; River Burkard, 195, sophomore; Teddy Bakken, 195, sophomore; Trey Neilan, 106, sophomore; Gabe Skustad, 132, sophomore; Ethan Colombe, 285, sophomore; Buster Reis, 145, Sophomore; Thomas Powell, 106, freshman; Wyatt Powers, 152, freshmen; Dominic Santiago, 113, freshman; Mikyle Weston, 106, freshman; David Newton, 182, freshman; Kraig Kenobbie, 152, freshman. Coach’s comments: The Cubs are returning four state placewinners and Max Donovan and Nash Hutmacher were state champions last season and look to defend their titles. Collin Powell finished third at 120 and has set his goals high for this coming season. Gabe Skustad was seventh at 106 and has his sight set on a higher finish; Cody Skustad and Ruger Forester were qualifiers last season with Ruger being one match away from placing. They both have set their goals of standing on the podium. Remington Rossow, Josiah Thompson, Hunter Foltz, Garret Ristau and Gunner Ristau were varsity wrestlers at regions and were one match away from qualifying at state and look forward to not only qualifying but earning a spot on the podium. Thomas Powell, Trey Nei-

Coach: Corbin Surat Year coaching: Second Conference: Big East/LCC Region: 2B Record last year: 15-0 duals, third at state in Class B Letter winners returning: 11 Top returnees: Lane Miller, 113, sophomore; Kieffer Klinkhammer, 120, sophomore; Isaac Feldhaus, 182, junior; EJ Leetch, 195, senior; Trevor Petrik, 220, senior. Top newcomers: Jack Neises, 106, eighth grade; Riley Genzlinger, 126, sophomore. Coach’s comments: We return a solid core group that pushes each other every day. Coming off last seasons success, our goals and expectations are high but this is a group that is capable of meeting and surpassing them.

KWLPG

Nick Sabato / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Marion/Freeman wrestling team are, from left, Ethan Ortman, Zac Sayler, Daniel Cremer and Clayton Smith.

Marion/Freeman Coach: Chris Sayler Region: 2B Key wrestlers: Ty Balvin, 10; Daniel Cremer, 11; Mason DeJong, 10; Tim Epp, 9; Chris Johansen, 10; Connor Koppman, 10; Jayden Lemons, 10; Zac Lund, 10; Ethan Ortman, 10; Zac Sayler 8; Clayton Smith, 10

MCM

Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Kimball/White Lake/ Platte-Geddes wrestling team include, front, from left, Chase Varlik, Grayson Hanson, Kyler Konstanz, Carter Lenz, Wyatt Talbott, Jayden Kahler and Spencer Hanson. Back row: Austin Severson, Kameron Styles, Tyler Resick, Cody Westendorf, Ty Namanny and Levi Nightingale.

Kimball/White Lake/ Platte-Geddes Coach: Thomas Konechne Year coaching: 7 Region: 3B Record last year: 9-4 in duals, 14th at state in Class B Letter winners returning: 14 Top returnees: Grayson Hanson, Wyatt Talbott, Levi Nightingale, Ty Namanny, Cody Westendorf, Tyler Resick. Top newcomers: Carter Lenz, Chase Varilek, Kyler Konstanz, Jayden Kahler, Spencer Hanson,

Ryan Deal / Republic The returning letterwinners for the McCook Central/Montrose wrestling team include, front, from left, Austin Hoiten, Reid Montreal, Mason Pulse, Lane Huls, Brode Dennis, Isaak Pulse and Dakota Buck. Back row: Jacobi Krouse, Jayden Wolf, Parker Scheier, Jacob Cheeseman, Blake Gessner, Colin Reif and Tanner Peterson.

McCook Central/Montrose Coach: Scott Andal Region: 2B State finish last year: Eighth in Class B Key wrestlers: Dakota Buck, 10, 106 lbs.; Jackson Remmers, 7, 106 lbs.; Lane Huls, 11, 120 lbs.; Joe Loudenburg, 9, 120 lbs.; Carter Randall, 7, 120; Reid Montreal, 8, 126 lbs.; Jayden Wolf, 11, 132 lbs.; Bobby Koepsell, 10, 138 lbs.; Mason Pulse, 8, 145

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Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Parkston wrestling team include, front, from left, Logan Heidinger, Riley Weber, Porter Neugebauer, Landon Sudbeck and Jerry Kohler. Back row: Cordell Murtha, Luke Bietz, Noah Mahoney and Slayton Neugebauer.

Denelle Dvorak / For The Daily Republic The returning letterwinners for the Wagner wrestling team include, front, from left, Jager Tyler, Bradyn Lhotak and Lance Soukup. Back row: Devon Medricky, Preston Nedved, KJ St. Pierre and Dawson Lensing.

Dan Bechtold / Winner Advocate The returning letterwinners for the Winner Area wrestling team, include, front, from left, Aaron Gilchrist, Bosten Morehart, Kaleb Osborn, Achilles Willuweit, Wyatt Turnquist and Kaden Keiser. Back row: Trevor Peters, Joey Cole, Sam Kruger, Owen Duffy, Preston Norrid, Cailob Week and Landon Debus. Not pictured are Riggin Shippy and Elijah Blare.

WRESTLING From Page 17 lbs.; Will Rotert, 7, 145 lbs.; Brode Dennis, 8, 152 lbs.; Jacobi Krouse, 10, 152 lbs.; Blake Gessner, 11, 160 lbs.; Kade Grocott, 7, 160 lbs.; Trevor Hansen, 9, 160 lbs.; Jacob Cheeseman, 11, 170 lbs.; Austin Hoiten, 8, 170 lbs.; Cade Entwisle, 11, 182 lbs.; Parker Scheier, 11, 182 lbs.; Tanner Peterson, 12, 195 lbs.; Isaak Pulse, 8, 195 lbs.; Cole Grasma, 12, 220 lbs.; Jacob Wagner, 10, 220 lbs.; Elliott Chase, 9, 285 lbs.; Colin Reif, 11, 285 lbs.

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Jeremy Karll / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Mount Vernon/Plankinton/ Corsica-Stickney wrestling team include, front, from left, Brandon Bosworth, Cole Pranger and Griffin Tobin. Back row: Thomas Baker and Hunter Pranger. Not pictured: Jesse Hastings.

Mount Vernon/Plankinton/ Corsica-Stickney Coach: Josh Geppert Region: 3B State finish last year: 17th in Class B Key wrestlers: Mason Bosworth, 7, 106 lbs.; Landon Boyd, 7, 106 lbs.; Hadley Tobin, 9, 106 lbs.; Brandon Bosworth, 10, 113 lbs.; Griffin Tobin, 9, 113 lbs.; Austin Hauge, 8, 120 lbs.; Matt Koch, 11, 138 lbs.; Joe Peacher, 11, 145 lbs.; Hunter Pranger, 11, 152 lbs.; Reece Risseeuw, 9, 160 lbs.; Cole Pranger, 9, 170 lbs.; Thomas Baker, 11, 182 lbs.; Joshua Peacher, 8, 182 lbs.; Jesse Hastings, 11, 220 lbs.; Kellen Cassidy, 9, 285 lbs.

Parkston Coach: James Boehmer Year coaching: Fifth Region: 3B Record last year: 4-6 dual, 11th at state in Class B Letter winners returning: 10 Key wrestlers: Luke Bietz, senior, 170; Riley Weber, junior; 106; Landon Sudbeck, sophomore, 113;

Slayton Neugebauer, senior, 182; Rocky Berg, senior, 182; Cordell Murtha, junior, 136; Noah Mahone, 138, freshman; Jerry Kohler, 152, freshman; Lane Johnson, 220, freshman; Porter Neugebauer, 106, eighth grade; Cael Ryther, 160, eighth grade; Riley Neugebauer, 79, seventh grade; Kaden Holzbauer, 79, sixth; Kash Neugebauer, 84, Sixth grade; Nick Paulson, 65, sixth grade; Kolter Kramer, 121, sixth grade; Gavin Braun, 96 sixth grade; Elliot Leischner, 163, sixth grade; Gabe Neugebauer, 142, sixth grade, Carter Sommer, 84, sixth grade; Zach VanZee, 88, sixth grade. Coach’s comments: In his fifth season as head coach of the Parkston Trojans, Coach Boehmer will depend on his veteran coaching staff that looks to develop their lower grades and continue the maturation of upperclassmen. What the Trojans lack in numbers, they will try to make up with experience and talent. Trojans will lean on the senior leadership of three-time state place winner Luke Bietz, twotime state qualifier Slayton Neugebauer and state qualifier Rocky Berg. After two previous season setbacks with major injuries, Bietz comes into his senior season health and has high expectations for a top state finish. Neugebauer looks to close the gap and become a state placewinner, after coming one match short in the past two seasons. Berg will look to bounce back from narrowly missing the state tournament last season to be back in the mix with some of the top lower/middle weights around the state. A healthy season and the continuation of improving his skills, Berg looks to become a state placewinner in his final season. The Trojans will look for big contributions from junior state qualifier Cordell Murtha in the middle weights to improve on last year’s progress. Lastly, returning state placewinners Riley Weber and Landon Sudbeck will start the Trojans off and look to compete with the top lower weights across the state.

Wagner Coach: Robert Kokesh Year coaching: Second Conference: Southeast South Dakota Region: 3B Record last year: 5-3 in duals, 10th at state in Class B Letter winners returning: Seven Top returnees: Dawson Lensing, senior, 285; Preston Nedved, junior, 152; K.J. St. Pierre, junior, 195-220; Lance Soukup, junior, 120; Bradyn Lhotak, sophomore, 126; Jagger Tyler, eighth grade, 106; Top newcomers: Karstyn Lhotak, seventh grade, 106; Riley Roberts, seventh, 113.

WESSINGTON SPRINGS

Ryan Deal / Republic The returning letterwinners for the Wessington Springs/ Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington wrestling team include, front, from left, Sterlin Bonin, Chris Wuestewald, Tanner Horn, Keegan Haider, Joey Hoverson, Seth Tebay, Tate Haider and Carter Grohs. Back row: Collin Schmiedt, Camden Jost, Quinton Christensen, Brock Stevens, Rylie Stevens, Eric Klanchnik, Henry Eichstadt, Tyler Eddy and Gianni Clemente.

Wess. Springs/Woonsocket/ Wolsey-Wess. Coach: Kevin Haider Region: 3B Record last year: First year as new co-op Key wrestlers: Kaden Carter, 7; Troy Fastnacht 7; Joey Hoverson, 8; Cale Mohling, 9; Keegan

Haider, 8; Carter Giakowski, 7; Carter Grohs, 9; Tate Haider, 12; Camden Jost, 8; Eric Klanchnik, 9; Landon Wolter, 11; Gianni Clemente, 11; Tyler Eddy, 10; Sterlin Bonin, 8; Tanner Horn, 11; Seth Tebay, 11; Quinton Christensen, 9; Brock Stevens, 10; Chris Wuestewald, 8; Rylie Stevens 12; Henry Eichstadt 12; Collin Schmiedt 10

Winner Area Coach: Spencer Novotny Year coaching: 10 Region: 3B Record last year: 9-0 in duals, second at state in Class B Letter winners returning: 17 Top returnees: Wyatt Turnquist, senior; Elijah Blare, senior; Riggin Shippy, senior; Trevor Peters, junior; Sam Kruger, sophomore; Aaron Gilchrist, sophomore; Jack Kruger, eighth grade; Kaden Keiser, freshman. Top newcomers: Trey Welch, senior; Preston Norrid, sophomore; Riley Orel, eighth grade; Kaleb Osborn, freshman; Joey Cole, freshman, Achilles Willuweit, freshman; Charley Pravecek,; Boston Morehart, sophomore; Owen Duffy, sophomore; Landon Debus, junior; Cailob Week, junior; Riley Shippy, freshmen; Gavin Tucker, freshmen; Enrique Guzman, freshmen; Adam Bohnet, freshmen; Coach’s comments: We lost two seniors from last year. We are hoping to reload and try to improve as a team this year. Last year we were a lighter weight team. I think we will be more of a middleweight team and we have a few more guys that are going to be big contributors this year. With four returning placers and four more state qualifiers, we hope to keep improving every week. We kind of have a log jam in the middle weights, but we will have that sorted out throughout the year. I hope we can get some more placewinners this year because we had a few kids that came up a little short last year.

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