Spring Sports Preview 2015 by Mitchell Republic

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Rew hopes to repeat as state champion for MHS

Page 3: Hitting, defense are keys for Tiger softball team; MHS baseball team returns experience; Young Kernel golf team set for season Page 4: DWU football team learning new offense; Fitts setting records early for DWU golf; High expectations surround Mitchell boys tennis team; DWU track and field group hopes to have outdoor season success. Page 5: Anderson unsure why he was fired from DWU Page 6: Area high school boys track and field previews Page 7: Area high school boys track and field previews Page 8: Bormann taking talents to South Dakota State for golf Page 9: Area high school girls golf previews; Area high school boys golf perviews Page 10: DWU, Mitchell High, MCS spring schedules Page 11: 2015 a season of change for Twins Page 12: Healthy Mauer ready for reboot Page 13: Age another obstacle for Tiger Woods in pursuit of majors record Page 14: Long, wet winter challenges MLB’s groundskeepers Page 15: 2014 state high school track and field results

Nelson and Sudbeck hope to claim titles for Kernels in 2015 By GARRICK HODGE The Daily Republic

Geoff Gross is excited about his track team’s potential in the 2015 season. The Mitchell High School track and field head coach returns a state champion from a year ago, senior Ellie Rew. Rew won her first state track title in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing with a time of 14.89 seconds. It was Mitchell’s first win at the state meet for a girl since Caitlin Way won the discus throw in 2009. “Ellie is a quiet, competitive person,” Gross said. “She’s not going to yell and scream, but she leads by example. Defending her title and doing her best is very important to her.” Gross said Rew had to deal with an ankle injury in the offseason, but didn’t let that hinder her preparation for this season. “She’s overcome some health issues,” Gross said. “She had some issues with her ankle and had surgery in the offseason. She’s one See MHS, Page 5

On the cover: Top left: Dakota Wesleyan University second baseman Cole Wenande turns a double play during the Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament last year at Cadwell Park in Mitchell. Top right: Scotland golfer Maggie Fiscel hits the ball down the fairway during the Class B state girls golf tournament in May 2014 at Lakeview Golf Course in Mitchell. Middle: Mitchell senior Ellie Rew competes in the 100-meter hurdles during the Early Bird Invitational on March 30 at Joe Quintal Stadium in Mitchell. Bottom: A catcher’s mask sits in the outfield of Cadwell Park prior to a GPAC tournament game. *Photos by Matt Gade and Republic file photos *Cover design by Ashley Schabacker

MCS track and field team building toward a new direction

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Mitchell’s Mason Carpenter competes in the pole vault during the Early Bird Invitational on March 30 at Joe Quintal Stadium in Mitchell.

By ERIC MAYER The Daily Republic

Mark Miedema is looking to set a new foundation for the Mitchell Christian track and field team this spring. “We are trying to learn some good habits this season,” Miedema said. “A lot of kids on our team are competing for the first time, so we have to put a lot of focus on technique and form.” Miedema, who has coached the MCS cross country teams, is starting his first season as the Golden Eagles’ head coach. Bob Lemon was the MCS track and field coach last year. MCS has 16 kids out for track and field this year, ranging from sixth to 12th grade. There are only four high school kids on the roster. Senior Ashley Schmit is the team’s lone returning letter winner, and Miedema hopes his young team learns from his senior. Schmit SCHMIT placed fifth in the long jump at last year’s Custer Battlefield Highway Conference meet with a leap of 13 feet, 9.5 inches. “The kids should be looking up to our senior and our experienced runners,” Miedema said. “The right kind of attitude goes a long way, and we want to develop a strong work ethic. You can have fun by working hard, and I want everyone on the team to give 100 percent effort.” The Golden Eagles had two boys qualify for the state meet last year in Chandler Nelson and Aaron Lemon, but both are no longer with the MCS team. Lemon graduated, while Nelson transferred to Mitchell High School. MCS didn’t have a girl qualify for the state tournament last year. Starting with a fresh group of young runners and jumpers, Miedema said he plans to help his team learn and improve throughout the season. “We need to show them and work one-on-one with them to help them understand how to compete in a certain event,” Miedema said. “Then it’s practice and repeat. There is a lot of repetition.” MCS competes in the Central Dakota Meet at 11:30 a.m. today in Miller.

Fitzgerald dominating on mound for DWU baseball By GARRICK HODGE The Daily Republic

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Members of the Dakota Wesleyan University baseball team are, Cole Wenande, Aaron Bommersbach, Alex McGuigan, Alex Meyer, Andrew Becker, Austin Calhoon, Austin Carroll, Bailey Blain, Ben Ladner, Braiden Jorgensen, Bridger Dauenhauer, Charles Claxton, Chaz Piper, Chris Combs, Christian Doyle, Clayton Newman, Colton Harguth, Daniel Galvez, Dillon Campbell, Dominic Sebastiani, Dustin Steckler, Dylanger Pierson, Hartman Katz, Jake Capko, Jared Neilan, Jarren Saxon, Jerrett Mills, Joey Fitzgerald, Joey Kinley, Jonah Johnson, Lakin Neugebauer, Logan Risse, Michael Johnson, Mike Kinzler, Nathen Smith, Neil Nagle, Nolan Luhmann, Patrick Whetham, Peyton Price, Ryan Yackley, Sean Riley, Steven Somerville, Tanner Swets, Tyler Collins-Blankenship, Tyler Johnson, Tyler Waddle, Will Lutjen and Zach Uttecht.

Greicar expects the Tigers to improve from a team 6.54 ERA by following Fitzgerald’s example. “We’ve had a lot of leads that we let slip away, but we’re becoming a better team,” Greicar said. “We’re making adjustments and getting better.” See FITZGERALD, Page 4

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Joey Fitzgerald is giving opposing batters fits. The redshirt senior pitcher leads the Dakota Wesleyan University baseball team in earned run average, sitting with a 1.50 ERA in five games. Fitzgerald has pitched 30 innings, allowing five earned runs and striking out 23 batters and throwing two complete games. “Joey is doing what we expect out of him,” DWU first-year head coach John Greicar said. “He’s getting better every day and he’s a leader. He’s coming off Tommy John surgery, he just wants it. He’s paid his dues after going to rehab after rehab, and he’s working harder than I’ve ever seen. It’s his time. When he’s on the mound, we have a chance to be in the game every single time.” According to Greicar, Fitzgerald isn’t going to overpower anyone with his arm, but he knows how to locate his pitch. “He’s more of a crafty pitcher,” Greicar said. “He’s bought into every pitch and he throws strikes. His work ethic and competitiveness have taken over right now.”

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MHS baseball team returns experienced core in 2015 6 seniors back for baseball team that finished 12-13 last year By ERIC MAYER The Daily Republic

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Dakota Wesleyan’s Natalie Gutierrez records the tag out on Briar Cliff’s Deanna Ayala at second base during a game earlier this season at McWhirter Field at Cadwell Park.

Hitting, defense keys for Wesleyan softball By ERIC MAYER The Daily Republic

After the most successful season in program history, the Dakota Wesleyan University softball entered the season wanting more. DWU finished with an overall record of 22-18 in 2014, which was the most wins in the school history. Heading into this season, the Tigers were picked to finish seventh in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, but head coach Ed Kieff said his team is capable of a higher finish. “We feel like we have the players to compete for a conference championship,” said Kieff, who is entering his fourth year with DWU. “We are going to put ourselves in the best position to accomplish it.” DWU started the spring season slow with a 5-20 record and in to win more games in 2015, Kieff said the Tiger offense will have to lead the way. “The strengths will be our hitting and our defense,” Kieff said. “Our pitching staff is pretty young, so we will need to score a lot of runs.” Junior Kelly Taylor, sophomores Krista Huber and Lorissa Loeppky and freshman Karlee Jenkins are set to take the See TIGERS, Page 13

Mitchell High School spring baseball coach Luke Norden is optimistic about his team and the upcoming season. The Kernels only lost three players — Derek Miller, Dylanger Pierson and Aaron Sudbeck — from last year’s team that finished 12-13 and missed the state tournament. “When you look around the state, a lot of the top teams from last year lost a lot of their guys, and we only lost a few,” said Norden, who is entering his 12th year coaching the team. “We return a lot of players that gained valuable experience last year.” Mitchell returns a large portion of its infield, along with a strong group of experienced pitchers. Seniors Tyler Houwman, Matt Larson, Ben Miller and sophomore Jed Schmidt all threw 14 innings or more for the Kernels last season. As a junior, Larson earned four wins in six starts for Mitchell and had an earned run average of 4.35. He led the team in strikeouts with 24 in 27.1 innings pitched. Norden said he expects Schmidt, who had 17 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.95 in 21.1 innings pitched last spring, to play a bigger role on the mound for Mitchell this year. “This year, we might be looking at doubling those innings,” Norden said, adding he wants all of his pitchers to work on improving their changeup. “Defensively, everyone has a feel for each other and where to be positioned in certain situations.” At catcher, junior Carter Star and sophomore Sam Michels both saw action last year. “That experience will really pay off this season and for seasons to come,”

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Mitchell’s Tyler Houwman sprints to first base trying to record an out at a high school baseball game last spring.

Norden said. Senior Landon Neugebauer and sophomore Spencer Neugebauer both return up in the middle at shortstop and second base. Houwman will take over first base, while seniors Jacob Rice and Josh Armstrong and sophomore Elijah Pommer plan to see time in the infield. “I think our strength will be our defense,”

Houwman said. “We have a lot of guys that have experience playing with each other and know how to handle pressure situations. I think we have a pretty solid team put together. We have a lot of live arms on the team, and a good amount of seniors.” Norden said he has a balanced team, but there is one area that really stands out. “We don’t just have

one or two guys with a lot of speed, we have a handful of guys,” Norden said. “Our speed will be a strength and not just stealing bases. We have guys that can beat out routine ground ball outs.” Offensively, Norden said he plans to have Larson bat leadoff, followed by Schmidt in the two-hole with Spencer Neugebauer See BASEBALL Page 8

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Returning letter winners for the Mitchell High School girls golf team are, from left, Kylie Barington, Madison VanWalleghen and Cassidy Stucky.

Young Kernel golf team set for season By ERIC MAYER The Daily Republic

Mitchell High School girls golf head coach Mark Horan is eager to see how his team grows throughout the spring season. The Kernels return only two letter winners from a team that finished 10th at last year’s state golf meet, and Horan said his team will look to improve as the season progresses. “It’s kind of a youth movement year or a rebuilding year,” Horan said. “We have a lot of young girls showing a lot of promise, but we don’t have a lot of experience.” Seniors Kylie Barington and Madison VanWalleghen bring back the most experience for Mitchell, and Horan said he will count on the two seniors for leadership. VanWalleghen finished second in Mitchell’s first event of the season by See GOLF Page 13

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DWU football learning new offense in spring New offensive coordinator revamping Tiger schemes heading into the 2015 season Dakota Wesleyan University head football coach Ross Cimpl is pleased with how fast his players are picking up a new offense. Since the arrival of newly hired offensive coordinator Zach Parks, Cimpl has told his players to put an emphasis on schematics in their spring practices. Parks was formerly an offensive line coach at Jamestown University. “I think the biggest thing we’ve focused on is just the assignments of our guys,” Cimpl said. “We want them to play fast and make plays, but they can’t do that with-

out learning the plays. They’re understanding what their jobs are. In three practices, they’ve done a good job picking it up.” While the Tigers are gradually learning the new offense, Cimpl said mastering it will take time. “I wish I could say after the first week of spring ball we’d be set, but we want to add more things in,” Cimpl said. “I think this whole spring, we won’t be 100 percent on our scheme. We won’t have it all in yet. So far after three practices and very few meetings, guys have picked it up.” Cimpl said he hopes to implement more plays

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now. He’s taken the reigns to understanding counts and understanding pitchers.” Shortstop Tyler Waddle has delivered key at-bats for the Tigers, as he has a .333 batting average. Waddle has 22 hits on the season. DWU dropped a pair of games against Morningside last weekend. The Tigers dropped Game 1 6-5 and fell in Game 2 11-8.

out of his running backs so far. “I think (John Fabrizius) has been doing a good job,” Cimpl said. “They’re understanding and picking up what the run game is, but they’re working hard and making some plays.” Sophomore quarterback Dillon Turner hopes to take the next step in his game after throwing for 1,741 yards and 13 touchdowns in his freshman season, but he will have to fend off competition for his starting role. “Dillon is progressing and all of our quarterbacks are taking reps,” Cimpl said, adding he is most impressed with his wide

receivers. “Luke (Stephens) and Austin (Buysse) have done some great things and thrown some good balls. Dillon has taken control of things and the other two guys are competing and pushing each other. We need that out of the quarterback position.” According to Cimpl, the defense is making more progress, but said that is to be expected. “I think our defense is further along,” he said. “That always happens. I like what our linebackers are doing in the pass scheme, and they’ve done great things. Our defensive backs have been solid for us as well.”

High expectations surround Kernels Mitchell aiming for school’s first state title By BROOKE CERSOSIMO The Daily Republic

Each year, Pat Moller’s goal for his boys tennis team is to improve. The Kernels have done that in Moller’s first three seasons with the program. Last season, Mitchell won the Eastern South Dakota Conference title and finished runner-up at the state tournament — with both marking a first since the 1995 season. If the Kernels are to continue the improvement, there’s only one thing left — a state championship. “There’s not a lot of places to improve this year, but our goal is to do that,” Moller said. “Our expectations and goals are high, and we’re going to ride the wave and see where that takes us.” To earn the first state boys tennis title in school history, the Kernels will have to

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Mitchell’s No. 2 singles player Beau Brown hits a backhand during a high school boys tennis match last season at Hitchcock Park in Mitchell.

overcome some tough competition. Sioux Falls Lincoln graduated one senior from last year’s state championship team, and Sioux Falls O’Gorman will also put up a tough lineup, according to Moller.

“We need to focus on the details,” he said. “Being a year older, wiser and more experienced, that by itself is going to make us better. It has every year. We’re fine-tuning some skills, and we’ve got to win some

doubles titles to have any chance at all.” The Kernels begin the quest for a state title against Huron and St. Thomas More today. The triangular See TENNIS, Page 5

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Members of the Dakota Wesleyan University track and field team are, Ryan Antaya, Tyson Allen, Mike Claar, John Dosch, Joey Garba, Lionel Karyea, Jeremiah Panec, Daniel Porter, Jeff Sahli, Lane Tibbs, Isaac Van Essen, Scott Van Winkle, Ariana Arampatzis, Heather Banister, Madeline Bauer, Haley Brunke, Nicole Court-Menendez, Skylar Forgey, Abby Fossum, Jessica Pederson Fossum, Jamie Geho, Katie Johnson, Brenna Martin, Jessica Neises, Shekela Quarles, Tara Ronke, Taylor Smith, Morgan Straub and Ann Thury.

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The Dakota Wesleyan University track and field team found some success in the indoor season. First-year head coach Derik Fossum hopes that his team can continue to bring in hardware during

the outdoor season. “Our team saw that when you put in time, it can pay off,” Fossum said. “People see that success, and they want to work to see some success themselves. That’s what we’ve seen from our athletes in practice. People are working really hard to

do all the things correctly.” In the indoor season, junior jumper Daniel Porter took first place at the University of South Dakota Open in the triple jump with a distance of 12.96 meters. He also took first place at the Buena Vista See DWU TRACK, Page 5

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If the Tigers want to improve on their 9-15 record, getting back to defense and timely hitting are going to be essential. “We just have to consistently play our style of baseball,” Greicar said. “We take a lot of pride in our defense. We haven’t been great yet, but we’ve shown signs of it. When we’re having success, our identity isn’t going to hit five home runs or get 20 hits. We have to play great defense, have smart baserunning and piece things together.” The Tigers have had success in the batter’s box, hitting .293 as a team. “Hitting wise, it’s a team effort to produce runs,” Greicar said. “There’s a lot of guys that have been standing out to me but guys have struggled, but they’ll come around. We’re getting better.” Junior first baseman Neil Nagle leads the Tigers with 25 RBIs and 27 hits. He is hitting .380 on the season. “Neil has been fun to watch,” Greicar said. “He’s a mature hitter

University of NebraskaKearney Invite on March 31. The women finished third in the Heritage Hill Collegiate and had a solid fall season. The Tigers won four events in the fall, including both GPAC qualifiers. The third GPAC qualifier is April 13 in Lincoln, Neb. Other DWU women’s golfers who are contributing to success are Kristin Sabers, a Mitchell native, April Barnett, Tiera Feller and Taylor Anshutz, among others. Men start spring season strong The Tiger men began the spring season with two top five finishes in their first two tournaments. At the Heritage Hill Collegiate, DWU took second and was led by Anthony Husher, a Winner native. In the team’s second event, which was the Bethel event, the Tigers tied for fifth-place in a 15-team field. Cal Wiese, a Howard graduate, led the way, while Tyler Burr was close on his heels. In the first two GPAC qualifiers in the fall, the Tigers took seventh in both. Along with Husher, Wiese and Burr, golfers who are contributing for DWU this season are Michael Whitney, Ben McNiven, Mac Young, Tom Hogg and Broderick Baker, among others. The DWU golf programs host a fundraiser on April 25 at Wild Oak Golf Club.

and look like a college football team. It’s really about our guys building some confidence in what we’re doing. ” DWU acquired five transfers in the offseason, and all of them are on campus practicing with the team. The incoming freshmen recruits will not arrive until the fall. Entering his fourth year as head coach for the Tigers, Cimpl hopes to improve upon last year’s 7-4 record. Offensively, Cimpl has a tall task in replacing DWU’s all-time leading rusher in Francois Barnaud, but he said he likes what he sees

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Dakota Wesleyan University junior women’s golfer Lauren Fitts is picking up where she left off. In the 2013-14 season, Fitts earned five tournament victories in 13 events. She added yet another win to start the spring season for DWU, FITTS which is without a head coach at the moment. The Brookings native had a record-breaking performance in the Tigers’ spring opener on March 21-22. Fitts tied the school 18-hole and 36-hole record, while taking first place individually at the Heritage Hill Collegiate. Fitts’ 146 score for two rounds was 13 strokes better than the next-best golfer in the 42-player field. Fitts tied Dani Bellet for the top DWU 18-hole and 36-hole score, which was set in 2010 at the Palace City Classic. In her first two seasons with the Tigers, Fitts has been named the Great Plains Athletic Conference women’s golfer of the year, leading DWU to conference championships both seasons. In DWU’s second event of the spring, it finished third at the

between now and the beginning of fall camp. By the time the spring season concludes with the spring football game on April 18, Cimpl said he hopes that DWU is making little to CIMPL no mistakes. “We want to be healthy of course. My goal for the spring game, I’d like to sit there and say, ‘We look like we’re ready to play football,’ ” Cimpl said. “Hopefully, we’re not making mental mistakes. I want them to be sharp and crisp

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begins at 12:30 p.m. at Hitchcock Park in Mitchell. Mitchell returns its entire varsity lineup, including seniors Jacob Cersosimo, Beau Brown and Brenden Lehr. “This group has been with me since I started, and I don’t know what the tennis season is like without them,” Moller said. “This group has started something special, and we hope to keep that going. I’ve got to give credit to those three seniors for starting that.” This is Cersosimo’s fourth year playing the top spot for the Kernels, with his best finish coming last year in fifth at state. Brown returns as the team’s No. 2 singles player, while Lehr is No. 5 in the singles lineup. Junior Alex Hegg is Mitchell’s No. 3 player, junior Kanin Nelson returns as No. 4 and sophomore Jacob Dahme will play No. 6. At last year’s state tournament, Brown, Hegg, Nelson and Lehr each finished second in their flights at state. “We got a lot of second places last year, and I can’t imagine a more disappointing way to get second than to come up short so many times in our final matches,” Moller said. “We talk about how that felt a lot, and we’re going to use that as fuel to drive us this year. We’re going to work to become more prepared for that Saturday at the state tournament.” Moller added that winning doubles matches will be important if the Kernels want to make a bid for a state championship. “We’re really focusing on doubles,” he said. “Our top eight players are very skilled tennis players, and now it’s time to focus on the details.” Mitchell’s No. 1 doubles team consists of Cersosimo and Hegg. The pair took third at state last year. The No. 2 (Brown and Nelson) and No. 3 (Lehr and Dahme) teams finished in second at state in 2014. All doubles pairings will remain the same this season. There are 46 boys in grades six through 12 out for tennis this season. Moller attributed the high participation numbers to his staff and veteran players. “These young kids see the varsity players as role models in other activities. Then, they see them out here on the courts, and it makes them want to play tennis,” Moller said. “We’re getting a lot of athletes playing tennis. “It just becomes a problem when we’ve got 46 kids and eight courts. But it’s a good problem to have.”

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Above are the returning letter winners for the Mitchell High School boys tennis team. Returners are Jacob Cersosimo, Beau Brown, Alex Hegg, Kanin Nelson, Brenden Lehr, Jacob Dahme and Gray Determan.

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Invite with a triple jump of 13.17. “Daniel will take the momentum from indoor and move that into the spring,” Fossum said. In addition to Porter, Fossum said jumper sophomore jumper Isaac Van Essen should be poised to have a breakout year. The same applies for freshman sprinter Scott Van Winkle, a Tyndall native. “Van Winkle is really going to come into his own this season,” Fossum said. On the women’s side, junior Skylar Forgey, a Colome native, finished her indoor season by placing 15th at the NAIA Indoor National Championships in the women’s 1,000-meter

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TOP: Returning letter winners for the Mitchell High School boys track team are, from left, Nick Mauer, Tyler Larson, Carter Brewster, Keegan Soukup, Reed Overweg, Coby Lee, Caleb Larson and William Campbell. BOTTOM: Returning letter winners for the Mitchell High School girls track team are, from left, Ellie Rew, Kristin Pistulka, Abby Sudbeck, Kaelyn Kaul, Mary Krause, Josie Dierks, Quinci Herll and Erin Farnham.

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of the harder workers I’ve ever coached. She’ll be good to go. She has some lofty goals to improve on.” In the first two track meets of the season, Rew has won two events. Another returning state placer for the Kernels is senior Abby Sudbeck, who took third in discus (throw of 121 feet, 10 inches) and seventh in shot put with a throw of 36 feet, 9 inches. “Abby has had a good offseason in the weight room,”

bettering her performances this year. If she keeps that up, she’s going to be one of the better pole vaulters that have gone through Mitchell High. That’s really exciting.” On the boys side, the Kernels will benefit from the presence of Mitchell Christian transfer Chandler Nelson. Nelson won the Class B discus state championship a year ago by throwing 172 feet, 2 inches. “(Having Nelson) is obviously exciting for our throwers to get to see him prepare and compete,” Gross said.

Nelson won the shot put and discus throw at the Mitchell Early Bird Invitational. He also won the discus throw at the Aberdeen Invitational. The Kernels lost their lone state placer on the boys side, Ben Prill, to graduation. Gross said a few athletes that could have big years include jumper Reed Overweg and sprinter Tyler Larson. The Kernels are back in action at the Huron Invitational at 3:30 p.m. today in Huron.

Anderson unsure why he was fired By GARRICK HODGE The Daily Republic

run with a time of 3 minutes, 2.20 seconds. Senior jumper Abby Fossum, who finished third in the triple jump at the University of South Dakota Open with a jump of 10.03 meters, is hoping to join the all-Great Plains Athletic Conference squad in her final go-around. Fossum doesn’t have set expectations for his runners, but hopes that their times all increase gradually as the season progress. “We’re looking to see improvement from everybody,” Fossum said. “Everyone marks improve, times improve. Everyone has worked hard since indoor season.” DWU track is in action today and Saturday at the Northwestern College Multi/Invitational in Orange City, Iowa.

Gross said. “She should have a successful season.” Sudbeck won both the shot put and discus throw at the Mitchell Early Bird Invitational. Gross has high expectations for junior Tevyn Waddell, who finished third in pole vault. Waddell recorded a career-best height of 10-9 at state. “She really came on at the end of the season last year,” Gross said. “She’s stronger this year. She’s beneficial in the pole vault and the high jump. She’s got some goals for bettering herself and

Adam Anderson does not know why he was fired from Dakota Wesleyan University, and university officials will only call the matter “a personnel issue.” Anderson, ANDERSON who entered his 10th season as the head coach of both the university’s golf teams this year, issued a written statement to The Daily Republic on March 26. “Like any employee in any position with any organization, I am sure I made several mistakes over the past 10 years of dedicated service,” Anderson wrote. “However, in this instance I was not given an actual

concrete reasoning for dismissal, based upon substantiated facts. The bottom line is that I gave my heart and soul to that golf program for the better part of 10 years and was swept away quickly and suddenly, much to my chagrin. I am still in sincere shock and filled with much sadness. DWU lost a hard working, honest, fair, and loyal employee. It is entirely their loss. I guess it’s time to move on.” Acting on a tip, The Daily Republic contacted DWU Athletic Director Curt Hart, who, at the time, declined to comment on whether Anderson was the head coach of the university’s golf teams. Hart only said the matter is “a personnel issue.” The university later issued a press release that said “Adam Anderson will no longer be men and women’s golf coach at DWU, effective immediately.”

“We would like to thank Coach Anderson for his outstanding service and dedication to this university over the last 10 years,” Hart said in the release. “During his time at DWU, Adam has built the golf program into one of the very best in the conference.” DWU is in the spring portion of its season for men’s and women’s golf. After issuing the statement, Anderson answered questions via phone from The Daily Republic to clarify his statement. He was uncertain why he was fired. “In the past, I’ve had nothing but good reviews from this administration and the athletic directors,” Anderson said. “I don’t know if I’ve had any reprimands at all throughout my 10 years. This has come as quite a shock to me. “I don’t think I’ve done anything to warrant being released from the program.” Anderson, a Plankinton

native, has been honored with eight GPAC Coach of the Year Awards, and has won nine conference championships in men’s and women’s golf combined. He is the school’s longest-tenured head coach. DWU President Amy Novak said that Anderson is no longer employed at the university. She also declined comment. According to Tiger golfer Kristin Sabers, the team doesn’t know much about the current situation. She said that there has not been an interim coach appointed by the administrators. “(Administration) told us that he got let go and that we’re going to finish out the season as if we still have a coach,” she said. “(We heard) that they’re going to open up the job, and they might hire one in the summer. Our graduate assistants and assistants are going to get us through the season.”

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Area high school boys track and field previews push each other to do better and it will pay dividends. School: Corsica/ Stickney Coach: Scott Muckey Years as head coach: 33 Conference: CBH, Great Plains Conference. Top Returnees: Landon Bruinsma, 10, triple jump, long jump; Josh Moser, 10, triple jump, high jump; Cole Van Gorp, 11, discus, shot; Chase Van Gorp, 11 pole vault; Alec Burns, 11, distance; Landon DeBoer, 9, distance, middle distance;. Top Newcomers: Christian DeLang, 10; Colin Lagge, 10, throws; Reed Baan Hofman, 10, sprints; Bailey Anthony, 9, sprints; Dalton Gerlach, 9, sprints; Jacob Joachim, shot, discus; Cordel Menning, 9, shot, discus; Bryce Plamp, 9, sprints. Coach’s Comments: We have some talented track and field athletes with a good work ethic along with good team numbers. We want to qualify who we can for state and continue to improve performances throughout the year.

School: Aon Coach: Brad Poppen Conference: LMVC Returning letter winners: 8 Top Returnees: Jacob Knodel, 12, discus; Josh Knodel, 12, shot put; Liam Swanson, 12, Distance; Alex Balvin, 11, shot put; Riley Namminga, 10, sprints; Chase Frank, 11, sprints; Jacob Cihak, 9, sprints, long jump, triple jump; Weston Frank, 9, sprints. Top Newcomers: Wyatt Duncan, 9; Tristan Tjeerdsma, 9. Coach’s Comments: We hope to improve every meet and be very competitive by regions. School: BridgewaterEmery Coach: Jeff Van Leur and Dave Eich Years as head coach: 35 Conference: Cornbelt Returning letter winners: 14 Top Returnees: Colton Herrick, 12, relays; Cameron Herrick, 12, high jump, relays; Jonah Bailey, 12, relays; Wade Weber, 12, relays; Sawyer Wollman, 12, relays; Sam Tusha, 12, long jump; Carston Schallenkamp, 12; Izak Weber, 12; Lucas Miller, 11, high jump; Michael Kaffa, 11, shot; Jacob Eddy, 10, high jump; Sam Arend, 10, relays; Clayton Weber, 10, distance; Anthony Jaeger, 10. Top Newcomers: Cole Gassman, 9; Duot VanSickle, 9; Bryce Smart, 8; Dustin Weber, 9; Zach Leitheiser, 9; Lucas Berg; 9, Connor Tuschen, 9. Coach’s Comments: We have a good group returning with good senior leadership. We should have a successful season. School: Bon Homme Coach: Byron Pudwill Years as head coach: 32 Conference: LMVC, SESD Top Returnees: Brendan Bares, 12; Alex Caba, 11; Cole Cahoy, 12; Killian Chagny 11; Kaleb Crownover, 9; Lucas Crownover, 12; Cole Goehring, 9; Alan Haataja, 11; Ben Hajek, 11; Timothy Hajek, 9, Anton Hejna, 9; Kade Hellmann, 10; Kyle Klinnert, 12; Nate Klinnert, 9; Chase Kortan, 10; Austin Kotalik, 10; Carter Mecham, 11; Mace Merkwan, 9; Devin Millen, 11; Andrew Mitzel, 10; Chase O’Grady, 10; Dommonick Pechous, 9; Nick Rokusek, 10; Nathan Schenkel, 10; Bryce Scieszinski, 9; Stas’ Sutera, 10; Zach Sutera, 12; Cole Uecker, 10; Tanner Van Winkle, 12; Hunter Young,

School: Ethan/Parkston Coach: Shawn Spurrell Conference: LMVC, SESD Top Returnees: Wes Dvorak, 12, long jump, 110 hurdles; Camden Meyers, 11, high jump; David Voorhees, 11, sprints, hurdles. Coach’s Comments: We have some very talented juniors and seniors on this team, but for the most part we are young. We are excited to see how far we can progress by the end of the season. The kids are working hard and looking forward to warmer days ahead. Wes Dvorak is working hard to become a state champion in long jump and the hurdles.

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12. Coach’s Comments: This group will be very athletic and fast. We have the potential to do some positive things at the state track meet. Our goal is to win both conference championships. Another goal we have is to break the mile relay record. School: Burke/South Central Coach: Erik Person Years as head coach: 5 Conference: South Central/ Great Plains Returning letter winners: 5 Top Returnees: Tyson Vogt, 12, 3200; Zach Sebern, 11; Kray Person, 9; Vladik Johnson, 10; Tyson Serr, 11. Top Newcomers: Rain Liewer, 12; Kasey Baker, 11 Coach’s Comments: We will have a balanced attack this year. We’re still strong

School: Canistota Coach: Pat Jolley Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Mandre Adams, Kasey Buse, Jacob Buseman, Mason Decker, Jacob Gallman Ringing Shield, Carson Hofer, Scott Jolley, Kyle Leber, Evan Marquardt, Jerad Nielsen, Avery Sage, Parker Schulte-Ortman, Xavier Ward, Andrew Weber, Dom Weber. School: Chamberlain Coach: Jerry Rhodes Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Jarrett Brouse, Blaize Brown, Jett Evans, Parker Evans, Seth Friesz, Morgan Hauke, Casey Iverson, Jacob Lacota, Jake Lopez, Lucas

Lopez, Rich Marone, Jacob Mutziger, Carson Powers, Riggs Priebe, Tiegen Priebe, Marc Schwenk, Cody Swanson, Kyle Swanson, Trevor Thompson. School: Colome Coach: Charles Hasford Years as head coach: 1 Conference: South Central Returning letter winners: 4 Top Returnees: Reed Horter, 11, 100, 200, medley, 1600; Chase Hrbanek, 12, 200, 400, medley, 100; Cole McCarty, 12, 100, 200, medley, long jump; Cody Heath, 12, shot, disc, medley, 800. Top Newcomers: Andrew Loprath, 9, triple jump, 800, 1600, 400. Coach’s Comments: We have a smaller group of boys but nobody works harder than they do when it comes to practice. They constantly

School: Freeman Academy Coach: Suzanne Koerner Years as head coach: 8 Top Returnees: Ryan Haggerty, 11; Dane Allison, 10; Jesse Balzer, 10; Derian Voigt, 10; Stephen Waltner, 9; Brennan Haggerty, 9. Top Newcomers: Orlando Bizamaza, 11; Ian Hofer, 11; Thaniel Schroeder, 8. Coach’s Comments: Most of our guys are distance runners and should compete well, coming off a third place state cross country finish in 2014.

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School: Freeman Coach: Rory Hermsen Roster (from SDSHAA. com): James Baer, Hunter Balvin, Dalton Bodewitz, Jaiden Brady, Bryce Dannenbring, Chris Darboe, Eric Fuhrmann, Chance Godwin, Skylar Godwin, Charles Harberts, Jason Hoger, Thomas Kaufman, Kyle Lemme, Cole Paulson, Cody Roth, Josh Roth, Shay Saarie, Bailey Sage, Braxton Schmidt, Brennan Schmidt.

Arend, 11; Aaron Wenande, 11; Jaimes Nelson, 10. Coach’s Comments: Numbers are an issue as we only have six boys out for track. We hope we can be in competitive in the events we enter and qualify some individuals for the state track meet.

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Seamer, 9; Kyle Tuschen, 9, Branden Stone, 11. Coach’s Comments: We have some veteran leaders that have had success in the state meet in the past. We are looking forward to continued success this season.

School: McCook Central/ Montrose Coach: Jeff Heisinger Years as head coach: 3 Conference: Big East Returning letter winners: 11 Top Returnees: Tyler Cleveland, 12, sprints, middle distance; Anthony Tuschen, 12, middle distance; Eric Hanson, 12, sprints, middle distance; Collin Cleveland, 10, sprints, middle distance; Joey Fickman, 10, hurdles, jumps, sprints; Trevor Wilkinson, 10, sprints; Kylar Hanson, 11, sprints, throws; Jesse Muth, 11, throws. Top Newcomers: Joe Hanson, 12; Colin Sabers, 10; Caleb Krouse, 10; Ryan Butzke, 11; Christian Corbin, 9; Paul Lauck, 9; Ryker

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School: Menno Coach: Ken Bruckner Conference: Cornbelt Top Returnees: Austin Hardel, 12; Caleb Preszler, 12; Marcus Hulst, 12; Jackson Diede, 11; Felix Woerdal, 11; Tyus Ryherd, 11; Spencer Schultz, 9; Logan Klaudt, 8, Kyle Munkvold, 8; Trey Bohlmann,8; Hunter Haberman, 8; Conner Edelman 8; Dylan Lammer, 8. Coach’s Comments: We have two state qualifiers in the throwing events. We will be a very young squad with

School: Mount Vernon/ Plankinton Coach: Kyle Bruinsma Roster (from SDSHAA. com): J.D. Anderson, Joseph Antaya, Sabastian Antaya, Logan Bush, Jacob Clark, Tate Deinert, Kyle Glanzer, Austin Graves, Matt Higgason, Joe Johnson, Justin Krell, Jayden Lewis, Max Moore, Cody Muilenburg, Carson Olinger, Tristan Piper, Dane Rihanek, Devin Rihanek, Tanner Risseeuw, Hayden Schmidt, Jacob Stange, Marcus Urban, Eli Van Horn. School: Platte-Geddes Coach: Matt Maxon Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Parker Boyden, Blake Bultsma, Alex Daum, Carter

School: Sanborn Central/ Woonsocket Coach: Tim McCain Conference: 281/CBH Returning letter winners: 8 Top Returnees: Rex Schlicht, 11; Tucker Kingsbury, 11; Ty Swenson, 12; Wyatt Feistner, 10; Brenden Rassel, 12; Garrett Larson, 12; Jacob Fouberg, 12. Top Newcomers: Colton Hotchkiss, 10; Weston Baysinger, 9; Koby Larson, 9; Jared Goldammer, 9; Trey Weber, 9; Spens Schlicht, 8. Coach’s Comments: Looking forward to a competitive season and qualifying some relays and individuals to the state meet. School: Scotland Coach: Gary Pepper Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Bronson Baker, James Baker, Nick Baker, Shaye Bloch, Chandler Diede, Damien Fuerst, Cheylub Hall, Blake Konstanz, Michael Lange, Chase Mogck, Riley Nooney, Derek Pedersen, Sawyer Schmitz, Tanner Skorepa, Travis Skorepa, Dan Stibral, Jacob Vitek, Zane Weidenbach, Mason Weisser, Braden Wolfe.

School: Tripp-Delmont/ Armour Coach: Ron Weber Years as head coach: 8 Conference: LMVC, GPC, Fort Randall Returning letter winners: 10 Top Returnees: Clayton Lau, 12, middle distance; Tanner Carda, 12, middle distance; Gunnar Dally, 12, weights; Aaron Torres, 12, weights; Jacob Lau, 11, sprints; Hunter Wentz, 11, middle distance; Blaze Keller, 11, middle distance; Tucker Hawley, 10, middle distance; Cooper Strand, 10, middle distance; Shawn Goehring, 9, sprints; Daniel Fuoss, 9, middle distance. Top Newcomers: Logan Fechner, 10; David Gastonguay, 11; Matthew Burnette, 9. Coach’s Comments: We will be low in numbers, but have some state track meet experience returning. School: Wagner Coach: Joe Kafka Years as head coach: 1 Conference: SESD, LMVC Returning letter winners: 2 Top Returnees: Jacob Krigne, 12, throws; Zyan Zephier, 10, sprints, long jump. Top Newcomers: Trajan Holiday, 11; Terrel Twiss, 11; Brycen Zephier, 10; Daighton Wood, 9; Even Heth, 9; Ryan Cournoyer, 9. Coach’s Comments: An increased number of boys participating this year should

result in the team being more competitive in more events this year. School: Wessington Springs Coach: Becky Bell-Krueger Conference: 281, CSD Returning letter winners: 6 Top Returnees: Nick Paulson, 11; John Witte, 9; Sawyer Swenson, 9. Top Newcomers: Blythe Anderson, 12; Landon Oschner, 11; Trinity Brunsen, 11; Austin Messmer, 12. Coach’s Comments: We look to have some sprint relays this year to race competitively. School: Winner Coach: Larry Aaker Years as head coach: 1 Conference: Big Dakota, SESD Returning letter winners: 23 Top Returnees: Nathan Galbraith, 12, sprints; Coleton Schuyler, 12, distance, relays; Sam Naasz, 12, hurdles, relays; Tyrel Haley, 12, hurdles, relays; Brendan Harter, 12, shot, disc; Nick Hossle, 12, relays, sprints; Kelly Kidwiler, 12, shot, disc; Trevor Sachtjen, 12, shot; Windsor Barry, 11, sprints, jumps; Cameron Kuil, 10, sprints, jumps; Kayleb Brozik, 10, high jump, relays. Coach’s Comments: We look to finish at the top of both conferences and defend our Region 6A championship.

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School: Corsica/Stickney Coach: Dennis Schrank Conference: CBH, Great Plains Conference. Top Returnees: Makenzie Anthony, 12; Hannah Matzner, 10; Candice Knudson,9; Haley Keizer, 9; Brooke Wieczorek, 9; Courtney Menning, 8; Alissa Kuyper, 8; Kassidy Clark, 8; Abby Dethlefsen, 8. Top Newcomers: Considering everyone a newcomer Coach’s Comments: Our young girls must make it their goal to step up and want to compete with every team in our area. Our goal is to be competitive in whatever we do and qualify as

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School: Freeman Academy Coach: Suzanne Koerner Years as head coach: 8 Top Returnees: Clara Koerner, 12, Astera Anran, 12; Cicy Li, 12; Bethany Wollman, 11; Hannah Yoder, 11; Polly Carlson, 11; Annie Carlson, 9. Top Newcomers: Darsie Eslinger, 11; Isabehl Abma, 11; Chelsey Heeg, 10, Tiana Schroeder, 10,l Emily Heeg, 8. Coach’s Comments: Our girls tend to be sprinters, Hannah Yoder is back after a year off and should be very competitive in the sprints. Tiana Schroeder shows a natural ability to high jump and senior Clara Koerner is feeling strong offa fifth place finish at the 2014 state Cross Country meet.

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School: Bon Homme Coach: Byron Pudwill Years as head coach: 32 Conference: LMVC, SESD Top Returnees: Haley Dickman, 10; Courtney Eddy, 11; Paige Eddy, 9; Maddison Hajek, 11; Maddison Hall, 8; Anna Heusinkveld, 11; Chelsey Hisek, 12; Bailey Kortan, 9; Liz Kubal, 12; Morgan McAllister, 11; Mckeely Merkwan, 10; Sierra Mesman, 10; Elizabeth Mitzel, 12, Jena Rezac, 11; Jacklyn Rothschadl, 12; Morgan Rothschadl, 11; Mattie Schwartz, 12; Michelle Swstak, 11; Rachel Sestak, 9; Allison Slykhuis, 12; Samantha Soukup, 9. Coach’s Comments: This group of girls will be very competitive. They have won multiple conference championships and we have four school record holders in the mile relay returning Liz Kubal, Sierra Mesman, Anna Heusinkveld and Morgan Rothschadl. Our goal is to win both confer-

School: Colome Coach: Charles Hosford Years as head coach: 1 Conference: South Central Returning letter winners: 7 Top Returnees: Callie Heath, 10, long jump, 800, 4x800, 200; Morgon Hofeldt, 11, hurdles, 800, 4x800; 4x400; Taylor Hrabanek, 12, long jump, 800, 4x200; Mariah Kinzer, 11, 400, 4x800; 4x400; Jaclyn Laprath, 8, 800, 1,600, 3,200, 4x800; Lauren Week, 11, triple jump, 4x800, 800, 4x400; Colby Taggart, 12, shot, discus, 100. Top Newcomers: Emmalie Daley, 9, hurdles, 4x200, 200; Maggie McCarty, 9, long jump, 4x200, 200, 4x400; Anna Ferre, 12, long jump, 100. Coach’s Comments: We have a good experienced group of ladies going out this year. So far, this practice season has been looking great, and they are only getting better. I have high hopes for the girls this year.

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School: BridgewaterEmery Coach: Jeff VanLeur, Dave Eich Years as head coach: 35 Conference: Cornbelt Returning letter winners: 6 Top Returnees: Kadra Kayser, 10, hurdles; Bailee Schultz, 11, high jump; Brittany Heezen, 10, Miah Schallenkamp, 10; Becca Letcher, 10, shot -discus; Hailey Thompson, 11. Top Newcomers: Phoebe Kaffar, 9; Jessica Jaeger, 9; Anna Zhao, 9. Coach’s Comments: Numbers will hamper us this season but our work ethic will help us throughout the season.

Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Anna Byers, Ella Byers, Maisey FeesSpellman, Sierra Kenobbie, Laurel Ketelhut, Avany Long, Jessie Ristau, Taylor Sharping, Maddy Thompson, Tynia Zeman.

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School: Andes Central/ Dakota Christian Coach: Cliff Johnson/ Jessica Brouwer Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Anita Archambeau, Beulah Black Cloud, Brooklyn Brouwer, Cybil Chytka, Brieanna Deurmier, Brooke Deurmier, Taylor Gray, Hannah Hansum, Lydia Hansum, Payton Johanneson, Erica Kitchenmaster, Rebecca Lehmann, Kristen Maas, Anna Medicine Horn, Sidney Muckey, Mikayla Petsche, Isabel Pheifer, Karleah Pheifer, Alicia Rios, Shaylin Stotz, Ahna VanderPol, Shayla VanderPol. School: Avon Coach: Tina Cameron Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Evie Blaha, Courtney Buchholz, Ashley Cap, Heidi Cap, Kacie Mudder, Cheylee Nagel, Hanna Powers, Hannah Reeves, Lauren Sees, Kylen Swanson, Hannah VanGerpen.

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hoping to be able to fill several events. We hope to be able to qualify several athletes in both individual events and relays. School: Howard Coach: Nancy Erickson Years as head coach: 2 Conference: Cornbelt, Big East Returning letter winners: 9 Top Returnees: Hannah Noonan, 11, sprints, middle distance, hurdles; Macey Claussen, 11, sprints; Ellen Lewis, 10, sprints and middle distance, 3,200 relay; Macy Erickson, 10, sprints and middle distance, 300 hurdles, 3,200 relay; Cayla Koepsell, 10, triple jump and long jump; Bailey Rudebusch, 10, shot put and discus, high jump; Citori Rentz, 9, 100, 300, hurdles, sprints, high jump; Lily Mead, 9, sprints and middle distance; Josie Erickson, 8, sprints, middle distance, 3,200 relay. Top Newcomers: Martina Albrecht, 10; Michaela Wipf, 10, Cailey Hinker, 9; Presley Claussen, 7. Coach’s Comments: We are returning nine very competitive athletes and have gained several new ones who are looking very promising to help fill the spots that we were short in last year. This is a very hard working group of girls and we will have kids competing in nearly every event so we are hoping to be more competitive as a team. School: Kimball/White Lake Coach: Tia DeGeest Years as head coach: 1 Conference: CBH Returning letter winners: 15 Top Returnees: Kelli Steffen, 12, springs, relays; Cassie Natvig, 11, sprints; hurdles; Nikki Reuland, 10, hurdles, relays; Sage Pulse, 9, sprints, relays; Hannah Surat, 9, distance; Carly Beckmann, 9, throwing; Bailey Bosworth, 8 sprints,

relays; Darby Deffenbaugh, 8 throwing; Grace Sinclair, 8, distance. Top Newcomers: Oakley Jandreau, 7; Ellie Overweg, 7; Catie Natvig, 7; Randa VandenHoek, 7; Grace Konechne, 7; Kathryn Nightingale, 7; Hazelin Johnson, 7; Amya Swett, 9; Libby Absher, 10. Coach’s Comments: We have a very young team so we will be looking to gain some more experience. We have the chance to put together some good relay teams with a mix of older and younger girls. School: Lyman Coach: Joel Milton Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Kathlene Boyle, Rachel Chester, Phoenix Choal, Grace Erikson, Kayt Garnos, Sara Herman, Joslyn Jessop, Quinn Lulf, Shelby Schindler, Briar Schweitzer, Kadi Terca, Lindsey Thiry, Carly Uthe, Kacie Wagner. School: Marion Coach: Jerry Kippes Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Tory Arbach, Miranda Chedester, Ashley Engbrecht, Kaitlyn Engbrecht, Gretchen Getskov, Sierra Getskov, Renae Kayser, Haley Lund, Devin Nelson, Macey Novak, Genevieve Olson, Mayson Preheim, Amy Ptak, Sarah Ptak, Angelica Rico, Michele Schoenwald, Aline Sprengel De Oliveira, Indiana Thomas, Kayleigh Turner, Sirinya Yarnvitayalert. School: McCook Central/ Montrose Coach: Jack Rasmussen Conference: Big East Conference Returning letter winners: 8 Top Returnees: Katelyn Condon, 11, sprints; Marissa Painter, 11, sprints, hurdles; Miranda Painter, 11, shot, discus; Nicole Bies, 10, middle distance; Abbie Cleveland, 10, sprints; Olivia Fuller, 10, sprints; Leah Kappenman, 10, sprints; Allison Schallenkamp, 10, sprints; Denna Dun, 9, sprints; Morgan Edwards, 9, sprints; Natalie Gottlob, 9 , sprints; Leslie Kolbeck,

8, shot, discus; Brianna Krempges, 9, middle distance; Sarah Kipp, 9, sprints, jumps; Harley Miles, 8, sprints; Haylie Miles, 9, sprints; Rachel Muth, shot, discus; Haylie Nevins, 9, sprints; Hope Bartmann, 8, sprints; Kiersten Hanisch, 8, sprints; McKenna Kranz, 8, sprints; Jocelyn Krouse, 8, hurdles, jumps, sprints; Ciara Rother, 8, sprints; Summer Schoon, 8, sprints; Becky Sieverding, 8, sprints; Rebecca Stone, 8, shot, discus; Jacy Pulse, 7, sprints. Coach’s Comments: We return eight letter winners from last year that will be the nucleus of our team. The strength of the team will be in the sprints, hurdles and jumps. Our goal is to place high in the Big East Conference Track Meet and qualify several individuals for the state meet. School: Menno Coach: Ken Brackner Conference: Cornbelt Top Returnees: Tara Spence, 11; Marissa Buechler, 10; Courtnee Eddman, 10; Paige Heckenlaible, 9; Hailey Fergen, 9; Grace Abma, 9; Megan Black, 9; Ashton Vaith, 9, Breanna Mehlhaf, 9; Hailey Handel, 8; Tess Oplinger, 8. Top Newcomers: Jaedyn Oplinger, 8; Kiara Nusz, 8; Devon Rich, 8; Eisley Sayler, 8; Hannah Gibeau, 8. Coach’s Comments: We have some good potential talent coming back. We should be much improved from last year. We should be better on the track this year and we must avoid injuries. School: Mount Vernon/ Plankinton Coach: Lawron Bohr Years as head coach: 8 Returning letter winners: 21 Top Returnees: Jordan Achterberg, 12, jumps, hurdles; Megan Bultsma, 11, throws; Tessa Verba, 11, sprints; Ivy Haines, 11, jumps, hurdles, sprints; Shaylee Tobin, 11, mid-distance; Mikayla Weiss, 11, jumps, hurdles, sprints; Sam

Wesseling, 10, mid distance; Hannah Clark, 10, sprints, jumps; Savannah Schmidt, 10, distance; Camie Walz, 9, sprints; Maria Olsen, 12, jumps, hurdles; Jorgan Erdahl, 11, throws; Payleen O’Day, 11, sprints; Ashley Glanzer, 11, mid-distance; Cynthia Antaya, 10, mid-distance; Stephanie Faulhaber, 10, hurdles, jumps; Grace Bultsma, 9, jumps, hurdles; Tay Westendorf, 9, distance; Lorna Gregerson 8, distance; Lainey Gregerson, 8, distance. Top Newcomers: Destiney Haak, 9, throws; Lucy Overweg, 8, throws; Hailey Walz, 8, sprints; Jordan Westendorf, 7, sprints; Anna Baker, 7, sprints; Rebecca Gerlach, 7, mid distance; Chasity Vissia, 8, hurdles, sprints; Jackie Delval, 8, mid-distance; Saydie McGhee, 8, sprints; Dacey Rihanek, 7, sprints, mid-distance; Mallory Bohr, 7, throws, jumps; Katlyn Briggs, 7, throws. Coach’s Comments: This is a great group of girls that will work hard to achieve our team goals. We have a very large number of girls with experience at the state level in both cross country and track and field. School: Platte-Geddes Coach: Matt Maxon Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Katie Berens, Julia Cornell, Emma DeNeui, Mae Duba, Reganne Engebretson, Sarah Erickson, Hallie Hallock, Taylor Iedema, Lacey McClouth, Jada Nelson, Alexi Peterson, Carly Sprik, Libby Stucker, Averi Tegethoff, Kali VandenBerge, Hailey Wagner. School: Sanborn Central/ Woonsocket Coach: Tim McCain Conference: 281/CBH Returning letter winners: 6 Top Returnees: Myah Selland, 10; Tayla Weber, 11; Kayla Olson, 10; Maddie Vermeulen, 10; Sydney Zeller, 9. Top Newcomers: McKenzie Peterson, 11; Taylor Burkel, 10; Destiny

Brick, 10; Catherine Bechen, 9; Sarah Morgan, 9; Alissa Ball, 9; Callie Bezpaletz, 9. Coach’s Comments: Looking forward to a competitive season and getting some younger talent prepared for the end of the season. Sprint and middle-distance relays should be competitive and we will try to get some events qualified for state. School: Scotland Coach: Gary Pepper Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Taylor Bauder, Taylor Bietz, Alexis DeBoer, Shannon Fanning, Kayla Fischer, Kchandra Furney, Syndey Gall, Taylor Gall, Anadia Gibson, Morgan Lavaway, Hannah Mogck, Kelsi Nooney, Carley Skorepa, Jessica Thum. School: Tripp-Delmont/ Armour Coach: Ron Weber Years as head coach: 8 Conference: LMVC, GPC, Fort Randall Returning letter winners: 10 Top Returnees: Hannah Just, 12, sprints; Jessica Sandau, 12, middle-distance; Maci Harrington, 12, sprints; Kera Kaufman, 11, sprints; Kelsey Buachmann, 11, sprints; Malorie Fischer, 11, weights; Kayla Neugebauer, 11, weights; Alexis Gregerson, 10, sprints; Ali Hanson, 11, sprints; Erica Koster, 9, middle distance; Paige Neugebauer, 9, middle distance; Brianne Stoebner, 9, middle distance; McKenzie VanPelt, 9, sprints; Math Reiner, 8, sprints. Top Newcomers: Alyssa Whitney, 8, Amy Brenner, 8, Anna Ronspies, 8; Rianna Payer, 7. Coach’s Comments: We have a good combination of experience and youth this year. We will be competitive in most meets. School: Wessington Springs Coach: Becky Bell-Krueger Conference: 281, CSD Returning letter winners: 5 Top Returnees: Shyanne Kopfman, 12, 800; Morgan Tebay, 12, sprints; Kayla

Schimke, 9, Sierra Swenson, 9, Shayla Muilenburg, 8. Top Newcomers: Celine Azure, 11; Jenna Tevaldal, 11; Leo Wiese, 10. Coach’s Comments: We have some great experience coming back this spring. We don’t have a lot of numbers out so we’ll mix things up to maximize what we have.

School: Wagner Coach: Joe Kafka Years as head coach: 1 Conference: SESD, LMVC Returning letter winners: 11 Top Returnees: Emily Brunsing, 11, mid-distance; Sadie Eitemiller, 11, mid-distance; Krista Dvorak, 11, throws; Rachel Dion, 11, sprints, pole vault; Jensen Holzbauer, 10, sprints, jumps, Kelsey Barnett, 10, distance; Abby Freier, 9, mid-distance; Taylor Eitemiller, 9, mid-distance; Halley Zephier, 9, jumps, sprints; Chyrelle Franklin, 9, sprints; Janae Patterson, 9, throws. Top Newcomers: Josi Bouza, 9, Carolyn Blaha, 9; Britney Krcil, 8, Faith Tyler, 8; Maggie Barnett, 8; Aniessa Olson, 8. Coach’s Comments: a strong group of middle distance runners with state meet experience return to lead the team.

School: Winner Coach: Larry Aaker Years as head coach: 1 Conference: Big Dakota, SESD Returning letter winners: 14 Top Returnees: Chloe Bartels, 10, 800, 1,600 3,200, relays; Sydney Fritz, 11, relays; Hayley Halverson, 11, 500, 800, relays; Deloris Herman, 12, shot discus, Kylie Horstman, 11, relays; Kyran Meek, 10, shot, discus, relays; Casey Norriel, 12, shot, discus; Alexis Richey, 8, relays, Sydney Schuyler, 12, relays; Skyler VanDenHul, 11, hurdles, relays; Rachel Sherman, 10, sprints; Calah Covey, 11, shot, discus. Top Newcomers: Bailey Baker, 12; Kelsey Bertram, 12; Lauren Norreil, 9.

Bormann taking talents to South Dakota State golf

By BROOKE CERSOSIMO The Daily Republic

PARKSTON — Sydney Bormann doesn’t settle with winning high school golf tournaments. In the past year, the Parkston junior has taken her talents to tournaments in South Carolina, West Virginia, Florida and Arizona. “It’s great to have that experience at the national level,” she said on Thursday. Bormann knows the big stage will help her transition to playing with the South Dakota State University women’s golf team after she graduates. She verbally committed to SDSU in February. “SDSU is extremely lucky to get Sydney,” Parkston head golf coach Tyler Hockett said. “She’s a talented, hard-working individual, and she’s going to put so much time into that program.” Bormann said SDSU head

coach Casey VanDamme and assistant coach Dean Ellis are the main reasons she chose the Jackrabbits. Both coaches are in their first year with the program. “They are knowledgeable about the game, and they just have a big background in golf,” she said. “I think they’ll help me become a better player at the next level, and I felt like it was a great fit with the BORMANN coaches and team. I am super excited to represent my home state.” As a junior, Bormann has already won two Class A state individual titles, claiming titles in 2012 and 2014. She has led the Trojans to three straight Class A team titles and doesn’t plan on letting up. “She won every tournament she entered last season, whether it was against Class A or AA competition,” Hockett said. “She’s improved in her wisdom on the course and decision making. She has great leadership skills and carries herself well on the course.”

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Returning letter winners for the Mitchell High School baseball team are, in back from left, Carter Star, Jacob Rice, Tyler Houwman, Ben Miller and Matt Larson. In front are Josh Armstrong, Elijah Pommer, Sam Michels, Landon Neugebauer, Spencer Neugebauer and Jed Schmidt.

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and Landon Neugebauer batting in the middle of the order. Schmidt hit .375 and

scored 18 runs, while Larson scored 24 runs and hit .292 last season. Spencer Neugebauer hit .345 with 12 runs and Landon Neugebauer was second on the team with

up younger guys to have confidence will be big in getting runs on the board.” The Kernels are back in action today against Watertown at 6 p.m. at Cadwell Park in Mitchell.

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Area high school girls golf previews com): Madison Holman, Kennedy Lee, Payton Ortman.

School: Andes Central/ Dakota Christian Coach: Tom Cooney/Don Mitchell Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Brianna Deurmier, Brooke Deurmier, Emily Iverson, Rebecca Lehmann.

School: Ethan/Parkston Coach: Tyler Hockett Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Jessica Bartscher, Jayden Bormann, Sydney Bormann, Jessica Endres, Taya Heisinger, Lexy Leischner, Maddie Miiller, Mollie Miiller, Patience Nesheim, Jada Plastow, Erica Storm, Jena Thielen, Chloe Wegehaupt, Ellie Weidenbach, Sydney Wickersham.

School: Bon Homme Coach: Mike Duffek Years as head coach: 15 Conference: SESD Top Newcomers: Maloree Lamphear, 9; Jessica Nestor, 8; Jesselyn Garness, 7; ReAnna Kotalik, 7; Jayde Denton, 7. Coach’s Comments: We will be very young this year. Our goal will be to improve daily. School: BridgewaterEmery Coach: Scott Schultz Years as head coach: 18 Conference: Cornbelt Returning letter winners: 4 Top Returnees: Maisie Hurd, 12; Autumn Hurd, 11; Danielle Vinz, 10. Top Newcomers: Maggie Weber, 10; Kori Heezen, 9; Darby Hurd, 8; Vanessa Hofer, 8; Cate Meyer, 8; Sydney Hoffman, 8; Taylor Clark, 8. Coach’s Comments: The Huskie girls return three of our top four girls from last year’s seventh place team. We are excited to get the season started and are looking for some of our younger

School: Freeman Coach: Tim Hansen Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Megan Egan, Taylor Hermsen.

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girls to step up and contribute to the team scores this year. School: Burke/South Central Coach: Billie Jo Indahl Years as head coach: 8 Returning letter winners:

2 Top Returnees: Hannah Karbo, 11; Tressa Bull, 9. Top Newcomers: Emily Stubel, 8; Taylee Indahl 7. School: Canistota Coach: Mike Satter Roster (from SDSHAA.

School: Howard Coach: Alan Wiese, Years as head coach: 14 Conference: Cornbelt, Big East Returning letter winners: 7 Top Returnees: Kelsey Dawson, 12; Taylor Noid, 12, She3lby Thompson, 12, Shelby Borgers, 12; Kamry Esser, 10; Maddie Palmquist, 9; Jordan Glanzer, 9 Coach’s Comments: Inside practice will concentrate on controlled balanced swing with driver and middle iron hitting to golf nets. outside we will focus on short game drills for putting

and chipping which are key skills. We will set up driving range stations in the rough for driver/mid-long irons; practice 50 to 150 scoring shots. School: Lyman Coach: Tom Authier Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Morgan Bower, Coral Cleveland, Raeann Patrick, LaTrisha Schindler. School: Marion Coach: Todd Obele Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Hannah Green, Amy Ptak. School: McCook Central/Montrose Coach: Doug Durfee Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Emily Bies, Natalie Gottlob, Emily Heumiller, Briana Krempges, Sarah Krempges, Julia Larson, Caitlynn McGregory, Kaylee McIlravy, Jacy Pulse. School: Mount Vernon/ Plankinton Coach:Todd Karst Years as head coach: 15 Conference: SESD/CBH Returning letter winners: 5 Top Returnees: Shelby Vissia, 12; MaKaela Karst, 11; Mariah Swenson, 10; Kaylin Bohr, 10; Kaleigh Erdahl, 10. Coach’s Comments: We are looking forward to a good year.

School: Platte-Geddes Coach: Frank Cutler Years as head coach: 3 Returning letter winners: 3 Top Returnees: Niki Nelson, 12; Savannah Boltjes, 12; Macey Koopal, 10. Coach’s Comments: The Girls varsity team should be competitive this season. School: Scotland Coach: Greg Gemar Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Maggie Fiscel, Kristina Hlavac, Kim Stibral, Katie Winckler. School: Wagner Coach: Jim Jaeger Years as head coach: 17 Returning letter winners: 2 Top Returnees: Megan Zephier, 11; Jackie Greger, 10; Top Newcomers: Emilea Cimple, 7; Caitlyn Stimpson, 7; Markayla Yellow Horse, 7; Payton Mora, 7. Coach’s Comments: We are a very young team. Megan made state last year. School: Winner Coach: Jayd Schuyler Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Chloe Bartels, Hayley Halverson, Autumn Harris Jaclyn Laprath, Samantha Schuyler, Sydney Schuyler.

Area high school boys golf previews

School: Burke/South Central Coach: Billie Jo Indahl

School: Freeman Coach: Tim Hansen Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Tryg Aanenson, Brayden Edwards, Dauysn Pravecek, Tanner Rupp, Bailey Sage, Travis Schnabel, Levi Waldhauser, Josh Wynia. School: Freeman Academy Coach: Jill Hofer Top Returnees: Ian Hofer, 11. Top Newcomers: Kade Rupp, 7; Philip Balzer, 7. Coach’s Comments: Ian

1 Top Returnees: Jon Bakke, 9. Top Newcomers: Cade Fortuna, 9; J.J. Beck, 8. Coach’s Comments: Gregory is returning one letter winner for the 2015 season. Jon Bakke, a freshman is a two time state qualifier and a strong leader on the course. He has set some great goals for the upcoming season for himself and for our team. Our boy’s team will consist of Jon Bakke and our newcomers Cade Fortuna and J.J. Beck. Both Cade and J.J. participated in the region tournament last year and placed in several middle school events. The athletes have brought a good attitude into the season, which will hopefully translate into individual and team success for the 2015 season.

Top Returnees: Drew Wiese, 12; David Noid, 12; Noah Hodges, 9; Alex Noid, 12; Alex Lewis, 12; Aidyn Feldhaus, 9; Kalub Carmichael, 9. Top Newcomers: Alex Noid, 12; Alex Lewis, 12; Aidyn Feldhaus, 9; Kalub Carmichael, 9. Coach’s Comments: We will concentrate on a controlled balanced swing with driver and middle iron hitting. we will also focus on short game drills for putting and chipping which are key skills. we hope to perform well at the two conference meets and our own invite and to qualify a full team for state. School: Lyman Coach: Tom Authier Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Bristol Cleveland, Eli Fanning, Emmitt Houchin, Grayson Mitchell, Jesse Schindler, Skyler Scott, Bodie Thomas, Kyle Welter.

School: Mount Vernon/ Plankinton Coach: Todd Karst Years as head coach: 15 Conference: CBH/SESD Returning letter winners: 5 Top Returnees: Bobbie Beach-Pattison, 12; Owen London, 11; Cole Koch, 11; Jed Vissia, 10. Top Newcomers: Cole Bathke, 10; Connor Spinar, 10; Austin Kayser, 10; Tony Stoltz, 10; Kaden Karst, 9; Andrew Stange, 9; Coach’s Comments: We are looking forward to a good year. School: Mitchell Christian Coach: Cody Thomsen Roster (from SDSHAA. com): Austin Bormann, Jamie Smith, Craig Van Zee. School: Platte-Geddes Coach: Frank Cutler Years as head coach: 3 Returning letter winners: 3 Top Returnees: Jayden

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School: BridgewaterEmery Coach: Scott Schultz Years as head coach: 18 Conference: Cornbelt Returning letter winners: 1 Top Returnees: Peyton Bailey, 10; Colton Sommer, 9. Top Newcomers: Riley Schwans, 10; Devon Tuschen, 11; Truitt Roberts, 10; Kinzer Glanzer, 8; Mason Shoenrock, 8. Coach’s Comments: We have a few more boys coming out this year so we are excited to get the season started.

School: Corsica/Stickney Coach: Rocky Nelson and Vern DeGeest Conference: CBH Returning letter winners: 2 Top Returnees: Carson Kostal, 11; Kyle Menning, 10; Colin Lagge, 10. Top Newcomers: Walker Baan Hofman, 12; Hunter Johnson, 10; Gavin Zomer, 9; Dalton Feenstra, 9.

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School: Andes Central/ Dakota Christian Coach: Tom Cooney/Don Mitchell Roster (from SDSHAA. com): J.J. Cooney, Luke Kamiengk, Zavier Marshall, Jacob Maynard, Micah Mitchell, Jeremiah Mitchell, Drew Veurink.

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Mitchell, MCS, DWU spring schedules

Dakota Wesleyan University Baseball April 11: vs. Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1 p.m. at Cadwell Park April 12: vs. Concordia University, 1 p.m. at Cadwell Park April 14: at University of Jamestown, 2 p.m. in Jamestown, N.D. April 15: at Mayville State University, 1 p.m. in Mayville, N.D. April 18: at Doane College, 1 p.m. in Crete, Neb. April 19: at Hastings College, 12 p.m. in Hastings, Neb. April 22: vs. Dakota State University, 4 p.m. at Cadwell Park April 23: at Dordt College, 4 p.m. in Sioux Center, Iowa April 25: vs. Mount Marty, 4 p.m. at Cadwell Park April 30: GPAC Tournament, time and site TBA Softball April 10: at Nebraska Wesleyan University, 3 p.m. in Lincoln, Neb. April 15: at Morningside College, 3 p.m. in Sioux City, Iowa April 18: vs. Midland University, 1 p.m. at Cadwell Park April 21: at Dordt College, 5 p.m. in Sioux Center, Iowa April 23: at Presentation College, 2 p.m. in Aberdeen April 25: vs. Concordia University, 1 p.m. at Cadwell Park April 30: GPAC Tournament, time and site TBA

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2015 a season of change for Minn. Twins By HAYDEN GOETHE Forum News Service

FARGO — In February, while the Minnesota Twins were preparing to hold their first full spring workouts, first-year manager Paul Molitor made headlines by announcing he would restrict the use of smart phones and tablets in the clubhouse 30 minutes before game time until the final out is recorded. Molitor’s hope is to improve communication and focus among his players. But for an organization that prides itself on continuity, it was no surprise when Twins general manager Terry Ryan said last month that the policy is nothing new. It had long been in place and just needed better enforcing. The policy wasn’t a change, but rather an increased emphasis. What Ryan does want to see change is the team’s win-loss record. That is why the Twins have turned to Molitor, a Hall of Fame player who was hired in November. He is only the team’s third manager since late 1986, following Tom Kelly and Ron Gardenhire. Gardenhire was fired after last season following four straight years of 90-plus losses, ultimately costing the six-time division champion the job he had held since 2002. “I’m the first to tell you if we got (Gardenhire) better players, he’d still be

around,” Ryan said. Molitor, like Kelly and Gardenhire before him, was already very familiar with the Twins before getting named manager. A native of St. Paul and a former University of Minnesota standout, Molitor played 21 seasons in the major leagues, sporting a Twins uniform in the final three years of a career that wrapped up in 1998. In his post-playing career, Molitor spent 10 years as a roving instructor in the organization’s minor leagues and was a member of Gardenhire’s staff last year. “Number one, he’s very familiar with our personnel, which helps,” Ryan said. “He’s very familiar with our stadium, history, the American League. He has a certain calmness about him that rubs off on the players.” Molitor was also a finalist for the job after Kelly resigned in 2001, but withdrew his name over concerns that the team would be contracted. Ryan said there’s no question Molitor was a different candidate for the job this time around. “We’ve had a lot of years between those,” Ryan said. “He has a lot more knowledge of instructing. … He has knowledge of how the minor leagues work. His depth as far as his grasp at the job in hand is certainly more comfortable.” The hiring of Molitor was

just part of the overhaul of the coaching staff. Four of Gardenhire’s coaches — including longtime pitching coach Rick Anderson — are gone. Tom Brunansky and Joe Vavra are back, with Brunansky remaining the hitting coach and Vavra being moved to bench coach. Pitching coach Neil Allen and bullpen coach Eddie Guardado — a former Twins closer — are among the new faces on the big league staff. “Like anyone changing jobs, they’re going to want to make a good impression,” Ryan said. “Hopefully we get some positive things going on with our play. As far as making a pitch or getting a hit, it’s going to be up to the players.” When asked what he considered would be progress in 2015, Ryan objected to the idea that it would be difficult to turn around the team in one year despite the fact the team hasn’t won more than 70 games in a season since 2010. He pointed to the 2013 World Series champion Boston Red Sox, who went 69-93 the year before, as a team that enjoyed a quick turnaround. “We’re not looking for progress. We’re looking for postseason,” Ryan said. “Progress isn’t good enough. Reuters photo … We won 70 games last year, but nobody would con- Detroit Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias (1) steals second base ahead of the throw to Minnesota Twins second baseman Brian Dozier (2) in the seventh inning on Monday at Comerica Park. sider that progress.”

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DETROIT — It wasn’t as easy as it look for David Price and the Detroit Tigers. Price fell one out shy of a complete-game five-hitter Monday and got home run support from J.D. Martinez and Alex Avila in Detroit’s 4-0 Opening Day victory over the Minnesota Twins. “Alex came over to me after the game and told me how proud he was

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of me,” Price said. “He said, ‘To do that without your best stuff, to trust your defense, and get in that groove, that’s great.’” “He didn’t have the best command,” Avila said. “But he adapted to that early. He was able to mix his pitches and get a lot of quick outs.” Price retired the first 13 batters he faced, thanks to two excellent defensive plays, before giving up a solid line single over third to designated hitter Kennys Vargas with one out in the fifth.

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Healthy Mauer ready for reboot Minn. Twins’ slugger hopes to pull ball more to beat defensive shifts By MIKE BERARDINO St. Paul Pioneer Press

Mauer and Brunansky finally got the sort of feedback they were seeking. It wasn’t just the home run to right field that Mauer clubbed off Philadelphia’s Jerome Williams, who tried to sneak a 2-0 offspeed pitch past him. That also happened to be Mauer’s first homer of the spring. Better still to Brunansky was the ringing line-drive single Mauer hit to center field his first time up that day. “That,” manager Paul Molitor said, “was just a perfect Joe Mauer swing.” Mauer caught that Williams fastball out in front of the plate. Everything was in sync as Mauer smoothly performed the hitter’s movements he has practiced thousands of times in his career. “I loved the home run,” Brunansky said, “but the base hit meant more to me because that was a pitch he would have taken and backed it up a little bit and hit it to left field. And now that ball is out front with extension.” It has been some time since Mauer was able to perform those hitter’s movements with a body that feels this good: upper and lower half. The knee problems that quietly slowed him in recent years have subsided. The oblique injury that cost him six weeks and a shot at making the only hometown All-Star Game of his career last summer has long since healed. Even the post-concussion fog finally has lifted, the part of the equation that was impossible to quantify in the

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wake of that career-altering August 2013 head injury. “Just overall, I feel great,” Mauer said. A full offseason spent working with St. Paul stretching guru Roger Erickson helped Mauer chase away the soreness and body tightness that goes with being on the wrong side of 30. It also helped the six-time all-star selection reclaim a good portion of the trunk flexibility and bat extension he gradually had lost over the years. When Brunansky talked with Mauer at TwinsFest in late January, he could tell his most scrutinized pupil was newly energized by his quantum leap in flexibility. “He was excited at TwinsFest,” Brunansky said. “He told me, ‘Bruno, I’m doing this stretching workout program. I’m so excited.’ I know he’s got to be thrilled to death.” Shortly after Mauer arrived at spring training, he needed only a few swings in the cage for Brunansky to break into a huge grin. “We started getting loose and swinging,” Brunansky said, “and I saw how much rotation he had in his lower half. That was the rotation I hadn’t seen in awhile. I was like, ‘Joe-Joe, this could be fun.’ ”

Swing extension Mauer was fairly quiet through the first four weeks of spring training. He hit .188 in his first 32 at-bats, and even though the games didn’t count, some restlessness was building among the Twins’ fan base. Brunansky, however,

could see the storm brewing as Mauer honed his swing. When Mauer homered off Williams, everyone in the Twins’ dugout intuitively knew what that could mean for 2015 and beyond. After watching video of that game, Brunansky walked up to Mauer with his hands spread apart and his fingers pointed toward the sky. “Your rotation has increased by almost eight to 10 inches,” Brunansky marveled, “and those eight to 10 inches got you this much extension in your barrel.” Brunansky held his fingers three to four inches apart. “It’s such a small thing, but that’s all you need,” he said. “Last year Joe could not have done that. He would have cut off his swing, and he would have rolled over.” Mauer’s ground-ball rate climbed nearly four percentage points last season (50.8 percent), while his fly-ball rate dropped by an almost equal amount (3.5 percentage points to 21.9 percent). The hope is that by making these recent adjustments, Mauer will be better able to avoid those discouraging double-play grounders to second. “Now his contact zone is a little bit farther out in front of the plate, which allows him to get better extension,” Brunansky said. “Hopefully, the results will be a lot more of what you saw (on March 28).” Erickson, who notably worked with former NFL center Matt Birk and the Baltimore Ravens, didn’t just supervise Mauer’s

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Even amid his firsthalf struggles last season, Mauer’s line-drive percentage remained largely unchanged. It was 27.2 percent in 2014, down just a tick from the career-best 27.7 percent he posted in 2013 and well above his career rate of 23.8 percent. The problem was that his metronomic swing led to such predictability.

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FORT MYERS, Fla. — Play time. That’s what Tom Brunansky called those 7:30 a.m. sessions out on Field 6 with Joe Mauer this spring. Brunansky, the Twins’ relentless hitting coach, would lug his ever-present tee out to the dew-caked back field. Mauer, eager to slow down the sands of time, accompanied him with an open mind and full trust. “To his credit, Joe works,” Brunansky said. “He’d even say, ‘Come on, let’s go out early.’ We’ll say, ‘We’re going to go play.’ No one’s around. It’s nice. It’s cool.” Mauer, who turns 32 on April 19, has made a career out of hitting the ball with authority to the opposite field. Over time, however, as defensive shifts have become more prevalent and more precise, Mauer’s line drives have wound up in the gloves of too many well-positioned left fielders to count. He said he never went back and tried to count how many well-struck baseballs turned into outs for him last season, when his batting average dipped to .277, 42 points below his career mark. However, Mauer recognized it happened often enough that he should listen when Brunansky offered to work with him on pulling the ball more often. So, in addition to their regular sessions in the Twins’ covered batting tunnel, Brunansky and Mauer often could be found this spring doing tee drills on a full-sized field. Typically, Brunansky would set up the tee so the ball was on the inner part of the plate. Tired of rolling over on ground balls to the second baseman in recent years, Mauer worked over and over on pulling that pitch on a line or in the air to right field. “We’re basically retraining his body about how it’s supposed to pull the ball the right way,” Brunansky said. “It’s been two years.” That term coincides with Brunansky’s arrival as the Twins’ big-league hitting coach, so in many ways this is the first time he has been able to work with a fully healthy Mauer. Play time — and that trusty tee — helped give both men immediate feedback on Mauer’s ability to turn on the inside pitch. “It’s the carry of the ball, the ball flight — which is so huge — that we miss in the cage,” Brunansky said. “I want him to be able to see the extension, I want him to swing out. I want him to try to do more than he’s capable of doing and then let the results show us where we’re at.”

Left fielders regularly swung around to play Mauer near the line almost every time he came to the plate. Center fielders often shaded him into left-center. That’s where so many of those classic Mauer line drives went to die, and no left fielder stole more potential doubles from Mauer in recent seasons than Kansas City’s Alex Gordon, winner of the past four Gold Gloves at his position in the American League. The two meet again April 13 for the Twins’ home opener at Target Field. There will be the usual five additional series between the two teams after that one. “I’d be kind of interested to see where Alex Gordon plays,” Brunansky said with a sly grin. “He’s one of the best. I see him look over and I see him take so many hits away from Joe. It was, like, ‘God, this guy’s everywhere.’ We just want to get away from him.” He shook his head in admiration. “It’s legitimate,” Brunansky said. “It’s numbers. It’s statistics. It’s the sabermetrics spray charts. So that’s where they play Joe.” That could change, however, if Mauer proves he can carry the gains of early-morning “play time” into the season. “I think that he knows the way he’s defended,” Molitor said, “he can keep people a little more honest by doing things at different times, while at the same time not making drastic changes to who you are.” Added Brunansky: “The whole goal is to make an adjustment and to understand health-wise now he’s able to do what he did. We want the league to be aware: You’d better understand he’s making adjustments. So what you’ve seen is not going to be the same Joe.” Mauer smiled upon hearing Gordon’s name. He was hardly the only left fielder whose putout rate seemed to jump with Mauer batting last year. “I’ve taken a lot of pride my whole career to be able to spray the ball all over the field,” Mauer said. “We’re working on some things down here to drive that ball a little bit more to the right side.” He smiled again when it was mentioned he might have lost as many as 25 to 30 hits over the course of last season on line drives to left and left center. “I just know I had a few taken away from me,” he said. “You mentioned Alex Gordon. That’s baseball. They make adjustments to you. You make adjustments to them. Hopefully, a few more will fall for me this year.”

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Members of the Dakota Wesleyan University softball team are, Katie Anderus, Katy Lazenby, Karlee Jenkins, Lexyjo Deneke, Miquela Kriskovich, Meghan Bovee, Devinne Facile, Vanessa Mendez, Natalie Gutierrez, Lorissa Loeppky, Hailey Unger, Bailey Gummer, Danielle Klassen and Elise Sutherland.

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role on the team. “It’s important to have that leadership and all five Continued from Page 3 seniors will be leaders and circle this year for the play a lot,” he said. “We’ve Tigers. talked about the role they Only Loeppky and Huber have to have within the pitched for DWU last seateam.” son. Loeppky went The Tigers batted 5-8 with an earned .286 as a team last run average of 5.25 season with 14 home and 48 strikeouts in runs. Klassen hit 77 innings pitched. .378 last year with Huber only pitched three home runs and 14.1 innings and had 13 doubles. Junior four strikeouts and Hailey Unger was one win. Loeppky has second on the team all five of the Tiger’s LOEPPKY with 28 RBIs and wins this year and hit .377 in 37 games she has 42 strikeouts played. in 114.1 innings pitched. So far this season, DWU Kieff said his returnis batting .257 as team ing five seniors — Katie and have scored 112 runs. Anderus, Devinne Facile, Klassen is hitting .289 and Natalie Gutierrez, Bailey has scored 16 runs, while Gummer and Danielle junior Vanessa Mendez Klassen — will play a vital leads the team with 20 RBIs

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carding a 96 at a Mitchell triangular. “Kylie and Madison are both very solid golfers,” Horan said. “We’ve already talked about the leadership role they will have because we have a young team. We need to keep everyone focused, positive and calm.” Barington placed 38th at last year’s state meet, while VanWalleghen finished in 52nd place. “Other than Kylie and Madison, I’m not sure how the team is going to look,” Horan said. “We are going to try a bunch of different girls out (in the varsity lineup) and see what happens.” There are 21 girls out for for golf this year, including eight freshmen and six eighth-graders. Horan said he’s excited to see how his younger golfers develop throughout the season. “It seems younger people don’t overthink it and have a natural swing,” Horan

golf team faces during the said. “I think we are going to show rapid improvement spring golf season is the because we have so little weather, and Horan said experience.” his team has already expeHoran added he’s focused rienced better weather than on keeping the team most years. focused on “The learning and spring seaimproving son is always within the It seems younger people the tougher don’t overthink it and have sport. season,” “Golf looks a natural swing. I think we Horan said. are going to show rapid real easy on “The girls improvement because we TV, but it’s get the short have so little experience. not a game end of the Mitchell girls golf coach weather, but you are Mark Horan we got pretgoing to pick up quickly,” ty lucky this Horan said. year. We “It takes a lot had a nice of time and warm streak in the middle so the younger you start, of March, and we were able the better chance you have to get some work in there at being successful with the which is better than most game.” years.” Horan said last year’s On April 2 at a Mitchell champion Sioux Falls Triangular, Barington finO’Gorman looks to be ished eighth overall with a the favorite again this 102, while Cassidy Stucky year, along with Rapid took 10th by recording a City Stevens, Sioux Falls score of 106. Washington and Sioux Falls Mitchell finished third as Lincoln. a team with a score of 418. Another element the girls

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Age another obstacle for Tiger Woods in pursuit of majors record (Reuters) — Tiger Woods resumes his quest to catch Jack Nicklaus’s record of 18 major titles with his announcement that he will play in this week’s Masters. The 39-year-old Woods has won 14 majors with his last coming at the 2008 U.S. Open, and his struggles to regain top form led him to take time off the tour to hone his game. But the former world number one is not only battling injuries and another swing change as he strives to return to the majors’ winner circle, but also the clock. Even if Woods was still at the top of his game, his chances of winning five more majors and overtaking Nicklaus are waning WOODS by the year and may already be gone. That is the verdict emerging from an analysis of the age of major champions. As the saying goes, Father Time is undefeated. Factor in the apparent loss of confidence and long list of surgeries that Woods has had, and it seems the time has come to acknowledge that Nicklaus’s record total is probably safe for at least another decade, if not forever. An analysis of winners of all 200 majors played over the past 50 years reveals a bell curve with a vast majority won by players aged between 25 and 39, with a handful of outliers younger and older.

Young man’s game Only 18 of the past 200 majors — nine percent — have been won by players in their 40s, which does not augur well for Woods. Broken into five-year increments, 30-34 is the age category with the most winners (69), followed by the 25-29 age group, with 56 major victories. So while it is true that golfers generally peak later than athletes in sports requiring heavy physical exertion, professional

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Long, wet winter challenges MLB’s groundskeepers By BARRY SVRLUGA The Washington Post

It is by now mid-March, and the impossible has happened: temperatures have warmed, the snow has melted (even in Boston), spring seems possible and even probable, and baseball could, in theory, be played somewhere other than Florida or Arizona. This week, very team in baseball will have played at least one game. The expectations will be there: green grass, smooth dirt, Opening Day logos. “If you talk to any groundskeeper across baseball or any professional sport, they’re never going to be happy with the field,” said John Turnour, the head groundskeeper at Nationals Park in Washington. “Certainly, for your home opener, you want to look your best.” And this winter, across what seemed like the forever frozen Northeast, that has presented certain challenges. Groundskeepers, by the nature of their jobs, are obsessed with weather. “Other than my wife,” said David Mellor, the head groundskeeper for the Boston Red Sox, “the first thing I look at when I wake up is the weather. And other than my wife, the last thing I look at when I go to sleep is the weather.” This winter, neither was a particularly enjoyable way to end one day or start the next. Boston received a record 108.6 inches of snow. Washington endured its coldest February since 1979, then got snow in March. Baltimore,

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Philadelphia, New York — all have outdoor baseball parks, all have grass that needs to grow, all will be hosting games, and none were particularly sunny about the prospect a few weeks ago. “I generally try not to look at the weather during the offseason,” Turnour said. “I enjoy not looking at it. But unfortunately this year, we’ve had to start paying attention a lot sooner than what I’d like to.” At Nationals Park, that’s true not only because of the cold, but because of the fact that the field underwent a complete resodding, finished on March 16. When the Nationals and the D.C. government agreed to use Nationals Park to host the NHL’s Winter Classic on Jan. 1, the club knew it would be an opportune time

Ticket prices for 2015 rise By The Sports Xchange

The average Major League Baseball ticket increased 3.3 percent to $28.94 for this season, according to the Team Marketing Report Fan Cost Index. The increase is the steepest in six years. The average is up 4.4 percent since 2013 after remaining flat in 2012. The average price to take a family of four to a game, increased 2.5 percent to $211.53. The Fan Cost Index total is created by combining four non-premium season tickets, two beers, four soft drinks, four hot dogs, parking and two adult-size hats. The Boston Red Sox did not raise ticket prices after a last-place season in 2014, but retained the highest average at $52.34. The New York Yankees, who also left their average unchanged, were next at $51.55. The Chicago Cubs raised their average for the first time since 2010, a 1.5 percent increase to $44.81. The Cubs are coming off a last-place finish and fifth straight losing season. They will be without about 5,000

to put in new grass — specifically, 100,000 square feet of Kentucky bluegrass over the entire playing surface. The old field had endured four seasons, so it was time for a new one anyway. “It’s a very straightforward project,” Turnour said, and he and his crew — as well as an outside contractor hired to do the work — began the work Feb. 9. They needed, Turnour said, somewhere between 14 and 21 days to fully strip the old grass, grade out the root zone — effectively lowering the field a bit — and then regressing. When the winter began, March 1 was the target date to have the new field in. “It’s not complicated by any means,” he said. Until weather gets involved. On March 13, with the sun shining down,

Turnour stood in center field, where only a dirt skin remained under his feet. He was five weeks into the project. When the frigid February temperatures set in, the work stopped. The ground was frozen. New sod couldn’t have taken root. Each day the work was delayed, Opening Day grew closer. “I’ve never been in a situation where you’re putting a field in three weeks before your season,” Turnour said. “So there’s a lot of stress with that, not knowing what to expect.” But some of what happened this winter was normal. Northern ballparks are used to dealing with snow — and, in fact, groundskeepers welcome it because it can serve as an insulator, keeping the roots of the grass warm enough

that they don’t freeze. “The colder temperatures are more difficult to try to maneuver around than the snowfall,” said Nicole McFadyen, the head groundskeeper at Baltimore’s Camden Yards. “I kind of ride it out, but there can be concerns. ‘Is the plant going to be OK? Did I do everything in my power to protect it the best I could? Was I right on the timing of resodding the areas that needed it?’” Those are regular stresses. But less than two weeks ago, Fenway Park was still covered by 40 inches of snow. Mellor is used to such a fate. He came to Boston from the Milwaukee Brewers, where five of the last seven years of his tenure it snowed the day before the home opener. He also worked at Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers. “But this year, here,” Mellor said, “is the most snow I’ve ever seen.” In order to work on the Fenway field, Mellor and his crew had to uncover it. So they turned to a tedious but effective process: carrying out 50-pound bags of black sand and shoveling it onto the snow in a grid pattern. The black sand is effective because it absorbs the heat from the sun and begins melting the snow, but it doesn’t harm the grass below. “It worked incredibly quick,” Mellor said. This was in conjunction with the normal tricks associated with keeping the ground warm. The Fenway crew uses sheets of insu-

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NEW YORK (Reuters) 39-year-old. — Other than the result of “I think you’re going to get the game, it was a mostly production from him,” Girardi positive day for New York said before the game. “I don’t Yankees designated hitter Alex want to make a prediction on Rodriguez in his return homers and RBIs, but to the major leagues in I think you’re going to Monday’s 6-1 loss to the have good at-bats and Toronto Blue Jays. you’re going to see him He heard cheers hit some homers.” during pregame introRodriguez heard the ductions from the fans cheers before drawing a and then heard chants walk in the third inning of “A-Rod, A-Rod” from against Toronto rightRODRIGUEZ hander Drew Hutchison. the fans in the rightfield bleachers after they He heard some more completed their customary roll cheers in the fifth when he sincall for the position players. gled off Hutchison and some Manager Joe Girardi said more before his at-bat in the before the game he didn’t seventh, which resulted in a know what to expect in terms fly out to center field against of crowd reaction but was optiAaron Loup. mistic about the production Perhaps the biggest gauge the Yankees might get from the of fan reaction for Rodriguez

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Class B Girls Team points - Ipswich 97, Irene-Wakonda 35.5, Chester Area 35, Arlington 34, Freeman 34, Sully Buttes 32, GayvilleVolin 30, Parker 25, Estelline 24, De Smet 23.5, Herreid/Selby Area 22, Elkton-Lake Benton 21.5, Eureka/Bowdle 19, Faulkton Area 18, Andes Central 18, Corsica/ Stickney 16.5, Harding County 16, Warner 14, Baltic 12, Lemmon 12, Castlewood 12, Canistota 12, Kimball/White Lake 11, Scotland 11, Burke/South Central 11, Rapid City Christian 11, Dell Rapids St. Mary 9, Wessington Springs 8, Platte-Geddes 8, James Valley Christian 7, Potter County 7, Menno 6, Dupree 6, Avon 6, Philip 6, Leola 6, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 5.5, White River 5, Lake Preston 5, WolseyWessington 5, Centerville 4.5, Florence/ Henry 4, Viborg-Hurley 4, Lyman 4, Wall 4, Newell 4, Jones County 4, Howard 3, Colome 3, Faith 2, Great Plains Lutheran 2, Marion 2, Bridgewater-Emery 1, Hanson 1, Wilmot 1, Colman-Egan 1. Meet MVPs - Field: Sierra Stugelmeyer of Harding County. Track: Macy Heinz (Ipswich). High jump - 1, Haylee Biel (Herreid/Selby Area) 5-1; 2, Payton Johnannson (Andes Central) 5-1; 3, Ally Mullaney (Dell Rapids St. Mary) 5-1; 4, (tie) Kayli Buchholz (De Smet), Andrea Sokolowski (Irene-Wakonda), Myah Selland (Sanborn Central/Woonsocket) and jackie Dethlefsen (Corsica/Stickney) 4-11; 8, Kelsey Poppen (De Smet) 4-11. 100 - 1, Macy Heinz (Ipswich) 12.51; 2, Sierra Stotz (Eureka/Bowdle) 12.73; 3, Angela Heinz (Ipswich) 12.75; 4, Erica Kitchenmaster (Andes Central) 12.84; 5, Brianna Kuyper (Corsica/Stickney) 12.95; 6, Josie Wolf (Chester Area) 13.02; 7, Bailey Bradford (Sully Buttes) 13.06; 8, Reganne Engebretson (Platte-Geddes) 13.14. 200 - 1, Sara Heyn (Chester Area) 26.61; 2, Angela Heinz (Ipswich) 26.88; 3, Remi Wientjes (Sully Buttes) 27.15; 4, Erica Kitchenmaster (Andes Central) 27.18; 5, Brittany Olson (Parker) 27.19; 6, Sierra Stotz (Eureka/Bowdle) 27.20; 7, Savannah Dolezal (Estelline) 27.28; 8, Brianna Kuyper (Corsica/Stickney) 27.35. 400 - 1, Macy Heinz (Ipswich) 57.10; 2, Daylee Olson (Arlington) 58.92; 3, Allison Sebern (Burke/South Central) 59.32; 4, Savannah Dolezal (Estelline) 59.42; 5, Kassidy Buse (Canistota) 1:00.08; 6, Callie Heath (Colome) 1:00.74; 7, Brittany Olson (Parker) 1:03.37; 8, Mandee Williamson (Newell) 1:03.73. 1,600 - 1, Macy Heinz (Ipswich) 5:13.53; 2, Laura Nelson (Gayville-Volin) 5:17.54; 3, Cailey Roth (Freeman) 5:25.41; 4, Haley Strait (Castlewood) 5:26.95; 5, Janae Sampson (Arlington) 5:27.43; 6, Genevieve Clark (Gayville-Volin) 5:29.68; 7, Tayah Huether (Wall) 5:34.17; 8, Ellie Coyle (Philip) 5:34.40. 100 hurdles - 1, Lauren Sokolowski (IreneWakonda) 14.98; 2, Kelsey Lee (Faulkton Area) 15.57; 3, Jackie Dethlefsen (Corsica/

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Stickney) 15.74; 4, Shannon Sokolowski (Irene-Wakonda) 16.04; 5, Julia Blue Arm (Lemmon) 16.11; 6, Ally Mullaney (Dell Rapids St. Mary) 16.38; 7, Myah Selland (Sanborn Central/Woonsocket) 17.39; 8, Callie Verver (Colman-Egan) 17.71. 300 hurdles - 1, Kelsey Lee (Faulkton Area) 47.17; 2, Julia Blue Arm (Lemmon) 48.34; 3, Haili Wimer (Leola) 48.66; 4, Shannon Sokolowski (Irene-Wakonda) 48.92; 5, Abby Hora (Viborg-Hurley) 49.08; 6, Alex Wolkow (De Smet) 49.12; 7, Anna Noeldner (Great Plains Lutheran) 50.23; 8, Kadra Kayser (Bridgewater-Emery) 51.73. 400 relay - 1, Sully Buttes (Bailey Bradfi eld, Racquel Wientjes, Karlea Stahl, Remi Wientjes) 51.58; 2, Eureka/Bowdle 51.71; 3, Irene-Wakonda 51.72; 4, Ipswich 52.14; 5, Chester Area 52.58; 6, Parker 52.60; 7, Corsica/Stickney 52.77; 8, Hanson 53.04. 800 relay - 1, Parker (Morgan Hay, Alexis Olson, Jenny Smith, Brittany Olson) 1:48.0; 2, Chester Area 1:48.35; 3, Sully Buttes 1:50.38; 4, Irene-Wakonda 1:50.47; 5, Ipswich 1;50.58; 6, Platte-Geddes 1:51.92; 7, Avon 1:52.17; 8, Arlington 1:52.76. Medley relay - 1, Baltic (Mariah Hanisch, Allie Walter, Makay Paszek, Maddie Polzin) 4:25.56; 2, Herreid/Selby Area 4:27.67; 3, Potter County 4:29.65; 4, Sully Buttes 4:32.82; 5, Avon 4:33.87; 6, Gayville-Volin 4:37.36; 7, Castlewood 4:38.39; 8, Arlington 4:38.66. 1,600 relay - 1, Arlington (Kimberly VanBockern, Samantha Boeck, Brylee Hennrich, Daylee Olson) 4:12.22; Freeman 4:14.64; 3, Parker 4:17.53; 4, Canistota 4:17.81; 5, Platte-Geddes 4:19.09; 6, Sully Buttes 4:20.54; 7, Jones County 4:21.87; 8, Castlewood 4:24.76. 400 relay - 1, SF Christian (Julia Yoder, Kristin Stern, Jordyn Oostra, Shelby Zomermaand) 50.23; 2, West Central 50.25; 3, St. Thomas More 50.43; 4, Tea Area 50.99; 5, Lead-Deadwood 51.50; 6, Canton 51.61; 7, Milbank 51.79; 8, Madison 53.05. 800 relay - 1, SF Christian (Kara Koth, Stacy Smidt, Kristin Stern, Miranda Velgersdyk) 1:44.74 (SFC set Class A meet record of 1:44.21 in Friday’s prelims); 2, St. Thomas More 1:47.76; 3, Lead-Deadwood 1:48.17; 4, West Central 1:48.34; 5, Canton 1:49.09; 6, Madison 1:49.88; 7, Bon Homme 1:52.37; Mount Vernon/Plankinton DQ. Medley relay - 1, SF Christian (Shelby Zomermaand, Stacy Smidt, Kristin Stern, Erin Alpers) 4:14.72 (Class A meet record; old mark 4:15.30 by Custer, 1984); 2, Madison 4:17.24; 3, Vermillion 4:18.90; 4, Dakota Valley 4:24.50; 5, West Central 4:24.67; 6, Custer 4:27.04; 7, St. Thomas More 4:27.16; 8, Lead-Deadwood 4:46.76. 1,600 relay - 1, SF Christian (Kara Koth, Kristin Stern, Jordyn Oostra, Miranda Velgersdyk) 3:59.52 (Class A meet record; old mark 4:01.25 by SFC, 2013); 2, St. Thomas More 4:06.44; 3, Lead-Deadwood 4:08.71; 4, Madison 4:15.06; 5, Bon Homme 4:15.55; 6, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 4:16.09; 7, Canton 4:16.33; 8, Deubrook Area 4:23.33.

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Valley Christian 16, Bison 16, Great Plains Lutheran 16, Sully Buttes 15, Edmunds Central 15, Bridgewater-Emery 15, Philip 14, Northwestern 14, Arlington 12, Scotland 9.5, White River 9, Tripp-Delmont/Armour 9, Langford Area 9, Aberdeen Christian 8, Centerville 8, Wall 7, Ipswich 7, Baltic 7, Chester Area 6, McCrossan 5, Dell Rapids St. Mary 5, Waverly-South Shore 5, Newell 5, Rapid City Christian 5, Highmore-Harrold 5, Gregory 4, New Underwood 4, Eureka/ Bowdle 3.5, Potter County 3, Oelrichs 3, Burke/South Central 3, Freeman Academy 3, Lemmon 3, Viborg-Hurley 3, HitchcockTulare 2, Stanley County 2, Dakota Christian 1, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 1. Meet MVPs - Field: Dakota Thorstenson (Herreid/Selby Area). Track: Jase Kraft (Wessington Springs). High jump - 1, Zack Anderson (Parker) 6-4; 2, Mitchell Giovannettone (Great Plains Lutheran) 6-2; 3, Dakota Thorstenson (Herreid/Selby Area) 6-2; 4, Camron Herrick (Bridgewater-Emery) 6-2; 5, Mason Juracek (Gregory) 6-0; 6, Eriq Swiftwater (Oelrichs) 6-0; 7, Tanner Lemme (Arlington) 6-0; 8, John Begeman (Herreid/Selby Area) 6-0. 100 - 1, Kole Heller (Platte-Geddes) 11.11; 2, Garrett Anderson (Irene-Wakonda) 11.20; 3, Brandon Kocmich (Avon) 11.28; 4, Cole Baloun (Faulkton Area) 11.47; 5, Jeremy Coats (RC Christian) 11.53; 6, Seth Buer (Sunshine Bible Academy) 11.56; 7, Sam Clark (Sunshine Bible Academy) 11.57; 8, Seamus O’Malley (Centerville). 200 - 1, Garrett Anderson (Irene-Wakonda) 23.47; 2, Brandon Kocmich (Avon) 3, Kole Heller (Platte-Geddes) 23.79; 4, Korder Cropsey (Lyman) 24.06; 5, Cole Baloun (Faulkton Area) 24.39; 6, Austin Dossett (Chester Area) 24.71; 7, Seamus O’Malley (Centerville) 25.29; 8, Joseph Weier (Freeman) 52.23. 400 - 1, Brennan Schmidt (Freeman) 50.02; 2, Tristen Erickson (Parker) 50.70; 3, Aaron Lemon (Mitchell Christian) 50.83; 4, Brandon Kocmich (Avon) 51.90; 5, Thierno Diop (Tripp-Delmont/Armour) 52.16; 6, Korder Cropsey (Lyman) 52.40; 7, Logan Schaefbauer (Herreid/Selby Area) 54.13; 8, Jase Kraft (Wessington Springs) 56.35. 1,600 - 1, Jase Kraft (Wessington Springs) 4:19.0; 2, Daniel Burkhalter (Bison) 4:37.56; 3, Tucker Iwerks (Aberdeen Christian) 4:37.57; 4, Quinn Fargen (Elkton-Lake Benton) 4:38.95; 5, Justin Sudtelgte (ElktonLake Benton) 4:42.63; 6, Austin Huether (Wall) 4:43.51; 7, Austin Brown (Stanley County) 4:44.19; 8, Luke Voss (Ipswich) 4:44.78. 110 hurdles - 1, Bryce Malsam (Edmunds Central) 15.21; 2, Austin Iverson (Herreid/ Selby Area) 15.34; 3, Lee Lauck (Corsica/ Stickney) 15.84; 4, Cole Oakley (HighmoreHarrold) 15.94; 5, Cassius Pond (Ipswich) 16.16; 6, Kruz Knudson (Corsica/Stickney) 16.23; 7, Chandlier Sudbeck (Kadoka Area) 16.30; Kordell Buyck (Parker) 17.12. 300 hurdles - 1, Chandlier Sudbeck (Kadoka Area) 40.64; 2, Garrett Anderson (Irene-Wakonda) 41.37; 3, Paul Guptill (Philip) 41.53; 4, Bryce Malsam (Edmunds Central) 42.37; 5, Cole Paulson (Freeman) 42.67; 6, Grant Preheim (Freeman) 42.78; 7, Austin Iverson (Herreid/Selby Area) 42.85; 8, Eric Hunstad (Parker) 43.75. 400 relay - 1, Corsica/Stickney (Kruz Knudson, Austin Tilton, Eli Van Roekel, Mason Van Vuuren) 44.82; 2, Herreid-Selby Area 45.08; 3, Freeman 45.09; 4, Lyman 45.25; 5, Sunshine Bible Academy 45.29; 6, Langford Area 45.61; 7, Chester Area 46.03; 8, RC Christian 46.06. 800 relay - 1, Herreid/Selby Area (Cade Opheim, Cooper Schaefbauer, Logan Schaefbauer, Austin Iverson) 1:32.30; 2, Freeman 1:32.35; 3, Lyman 1:33.27; 4, Corsica/Stickney 1:34.30; 5, Parker 1:34.58; 6, Sunshine Bible Academy 1:34.60; 7, Langford Area 1:35.59; 8, Chester Area 1:36.51. Medley relay - 1, Parker (Eric Hunstad, Jake Anderson, Tristen Erickson, Michael Olson) 3:43.84; 2, James Valley Christian 3:48.11; 3, Elkton-Lake Benton 3:50.64; 4, Bridgewater-Emery 3:51.13; 5, Arlington 3:51.53; 6, Platte-Geddes 3:52.35; 7, Corsica/Stickney 3:53.31; 8, Freeman 4:01.42. 1,600 relay - 1, Freeman (Tristan Ashwell, Cody Roth, Cole Paulson, Brennan Schmidt) 3:31.06; 2, Sully Buttes 3:35.55; 3, Philip 3:35.93; 4, Baltic 3:37.63; 5, Langford Area 3:39.53; 6, Corsica/Stickney 3:40.92; 7, Hitchcock-Tulare 3:42.15; Arlington DQ.

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Madison 3:40.64; 4, Winner 3:42.45; 5, West Central 3:43.49; 6, Mobridge-Pollock 3:45.17; 7, Dell Rapids 3:46.53; 8, McCook Central/Montrose 3:47.35. 1,600 relay - 1, Custer (Chase Glazier, Clayton Wahlstrom, Joel Thomsen, Brennan Witt) 3:26.59; 2, St. Thomas More 3:26.62; 3, Lennox 3:28.34; 4, Bon Homme 3:29.08; 5, Tea Area 3:30.56; 6, McCook Central/ Montrose 3:32.37; 7, Dell Rapids 3:35.34; 8, Canton 3:35.70. Class A Girls Team points - SF Christian 119, St. Thomas More 98, Madison 92.5, West Central 37, Lead-Deadwood 35, Bon Homme 35, Belle Fourche 30.5, Elk Point-Jefferson 29, Hill City 29, Tri-Valley 28, Custer 27, Canton 27, Garretson 25, Vermillion 18, Clark/Willow Lake 15, Mobridge-Pollock 14, Lennox 12.5, Redfi eld/Doland 11, Ethan/Parkston 7, Dakota Valley 7, Deubrook Area 7, Dell Rapids 7, Webster Area 6, Milbank 6, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 5, Tea Area 5, Aberdeen Roncalli 4, Bennett County 1.5, Winner 1, Hot Springs 1. Meet MVPs - Field: Emma Johnson (TriValley). Track: Jordyn Oostra (SF Christian). Discus - 1, Stephanie Gemar (MobridgePollock) 136-10; 2, Jordin Delzer (Madison) 126-11; 3, Breanna Bullert (Webster Area) 118-8; 4, Emma Johnson (Tri-Valley) 115-2; 5, Kalli Bell (Clark/Willow Lake) 113-11; 6, Christy Renner (Aberdeen Roncalli) 1124; 7, Missy Voss (West Central) 112-2; 8, Mackenzie Huber (Clark/Willow Lake) 111-8. Triple jump - 1, Coley Stoller (Madison) 35-10.25; 2, Justine Zylstra (Canton) 35-9.25; 3, Caitlin McLouth (Bon Homme) 35-8.25; 4, Kamberlyn Lamer (Tri-Valley) 35-6.5; 5, Miranda Gallagher (LeadDeadwood) 34-7.75; 6, Maria Berndt (Deubrook Area) 34-5.25; 7, Maddie Vietor (Dell Rapids) 34-4; 8, Angela Young (Clark/ Willow Lake) 33-11. 100 - 1, Shayla Howell (Belle Fourche) 12.68; 2, Keely Bertram (Elk PointJefferson) 12.78; 3, Mara VanDeBerg (Garretson) 12.79; 4, Liz Heggen (Canton) 12.82; 5, Erica Ulberg (Milbank) 12.89; 6, Anna Heusinkveld (Bon Homme) 12.92; 7, Carolyn Eckrick (St. Thomas More) 12.93; 8, Michaela Duff (Madison) 12.98. 200 - 1, Keely Bertram (Elk Point-Jefferson) 26.73; 2, Miranda Velgersdyk (SF Christian) 26.83; 3, Shayla Howell (Belle Fourche) 27.26; 4, Alexys Swedlund (St. Thomas More) 27.62; 5, Mara VanDeBerg (Garretson) 27.75; 6, Ashley Vandermeer (Deubrook Area) 27.82; 7, Dru Gylten (St. Thomas More) 28.16; 8, Stacy Smidt (SF Christian) 34.72. 400 - 1, Miranda Velgersdyk (SF Christian) 56.95; 2, Olivia Rud (Madison) 59.16; 3, Shayla Howell (Belle Fourche) 59.18; 4, Alexys Swedlund (St. Thomas More) 59.28; 5, Ciara Duffy (St. Thomas More) 1:00.60; 6, Dru Gylten (St. Thomas More) 1:00.73; 7, Patience Nesheim (Ethan/Parkston) 1:01.03; 8, Erica Carrels (Aberdeen Roncalli) 1:01.57. 1,600 - 1, Hailey Streff (Madison) 5:08.78; 2, Marion Hohn (Hill City) 5:11.98; 3, Maddie Lavin (Vermillion) 5:11.99; 4, Klaire Kirsch (St. Thomas More) 5:25.59; 5, Mattie Fairburn (Lead-Deadwood) 5:25.67; 6, Josie Heeren (Elk Point-Jefferson) 5:25.95; 7, Nicolette Schmidt (Redfi eld/Doland) 5:30.40; 8, Mikayla Prouty (Clark/Willow Lake) 5:30.41. 100 hurdles - 1, Jordyn Oostra (SF Christian) 14.94; 2, Shannon Duffy (St. Thomas More) 15.13; 3, Shelby Zomermaand (SF Christian) 15.14; 4, Caitlin McLouth (Bon Homme) 15.52; 5, Avery White (St. Thomas More) 15.68; 6, Halie Mechels (Lennox) 15.92; 7, Sara Bohan (Dakota Valley) 15.95; 8, Katie Mathis (Winner) 16.88. 300 hurdles - 1, Jordyn Oostra (SF Christian) 44.89; 2, Shelby Zomermaand (SF Christian) 45.60; 3, Julianne Thomsen (Custer) 46.39; 4, Avery White (St. Thomas More) 46.87; 5, Shannon Duffy (St. Thomas More) 47.12; 6, Justine Zylstra (Canton) 47.52; 7, Mikayla Weiss (Mount Vernon/ Plankinton) 47.61; 8, Halie McMains (Canton) 48.22. Class B Boys Team points - Parker 58, Herreid/Selby Area 57, Freeman 51, Elkton-Lake Benton 43, Irene-Wakonda 35, Mitchell Christian 32, Wessington Springs 31, Corsica/ Stickney 29, Platte-Geddes 25, Kadoka Area 23, Faulkton Area 22, Lyman 19, Avon 19, Sunshine Bible Academy 18, James

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3, Watertown 4:02.33; 4, Yankton 4:03.87; 5, RC Stevens 4:04.49; 6, SF Roosevelt 4:05.46; 7, SF Lincoln 4:07.09; 8, Brookings 4:15.39. Class A Boys Team points - Custer 103, Dell Rapids 85, Canton 60, St. Thomas More 57, Madison 43, Chamberlain 32, Hot Springs 30, West Central 30, Bon Homme 29, SF Christian 28, Lennox 23, Ethan/Parkston 21, Groton Area 21, Dakota Valley 20, Aberdeen Roncalli 19, Sioux Valley 15, Clark/Willow Lake 14, Redfi eld/Doland 12, Vermillion 10, Webster Area 10, Miller 9, Flandreau 7, Tea Area 7, Winner 7, Mobridge-Pollock 7, Garretson 7, Lead-Deadwood 6, Beresford 6, Hamlin 5, McCook Central/Montrose 4, Tri-Valley 4, Britton-Hecla 3, Crow Creek 2, Milbank 1, Sisseton 1, Wagner 1, Deuel 1. Meet MVPs - Field: Brett Nichols (Dell Rapids). Track: Zach Schroeder (Dell Rapids). Triple jump - 1, Brett Nichols (Dell Rapids) 44-10.75; 2, Ephram Albrecht (Redfi eld/ Doland) 44-8.5; 3, Ty Hoglund (Dell Rapids) 43-1.5; 4, Noah Thurston (Webster Area) 42-10.5; 5, Tanner Ljunggren (Dell Rapids) 41-3; 6, Zach Deihl (St. Thomas More) 40-6.75; 7, Devin Millen (Bon Homme) 40-0.25; 8, Jake Anderson (Milbank) 39-11.75. Discus - 1, Tyler Lems (Canton) 169-7; 2, Jason Lupkes (Dakota Valley) 157-8; 3, Joel Fish (Lead-Deadwood) 156-8; 4, Angelo Climenti (Custer) 150-4; 5, John Davelaar (SF Christian) 150-1; 6, Zach Morehead (Tea Area) 148-0; 7, Brady Johnson (TriValley) 143-0; 8, Paul Climenti (Custer) 141-7. 100 - 1, Zach Schroeder (Dell Rapids) 11.06; 2, Cody Majeres (Canton) 11.19; 3, Tayler Anderson (Madison) 11.29; 4, Alek Keegan (St. Thomas More) 11.35; 5, Conner Blosmo (Garretson) 11.36; 6, Ty Wynia (Hot Springs) 11.38; 7, Devon Grant (Crow Creek) 11.43; 8, Ephram Albrecht (Redfi eld/ Doland) 11.64. 200 - 1, Zach Schroeder (Dell Rapids) 22.82; 2, Landon Larson (Groton Area) 22.92; 3, Hudson Priebe (Chamberlain) 22.95; 4, Cody Majeres (Canton) 23.24; 5, Riley Scherr (St. Thomas More) 23.59; 6, Jonah Rechtenbaugh (West Central) 23.60; 7, Griffi n Schroeder (St. Thomas More) 23.63; 8, Ephram Albrecht (Redfi eld Doland) 24.29. 400 - 1, Landon Larson (Groton Area) 49.72; 2, Trey Furgeson (Lennox) 49.74; 3, Riley Scherr (St. Thomas More) 50.55; 4, Scott Van Winkle (Bon Homme) 50.77; 5, Austin Borah (Mobridge-Pollock) 51.41; 6, Evan Carlson (Britton-Hecla) 51.61; 7, Nathan Galbraith (Winner) 52.06; 8, Lance Eide (Deuel) 52.55. 1,600 - 1, Eric Yager (Hot Springs) 4:31.75; 2, Israel Parsons (Custer) 4:34.23; 3, Rawson Yost (Clark/Willow Lake) 4:34.25; 4, Logan Burns (Custer) 4:34.74; 5, Caleb DeWeerd (SF Christian) 4:36.57; 6, Blake Perryman (Dakota Valley) 4:39.20; 7, Brennan Witt (Custer) 4:42.51; 8, Nick Dion (Wagner) 4:44.33. 110 hurdles - Hudson Priebe (Chamberlain) 14.80; 2, Weslee Dvorak (Ethan/Parkston) 15.07; 3, Austin Schreurs (Canton) 15.10; Hunter Leighton (Sioux Valley) 15.33; 5, Joel Thomsen (Custer) 15.88; 6, Nick Kayl (Lennox) 16.46; 7, Dakota Bodden (Bon Homme) 17.18; 8, Sam Reynen (Aberdeen Roncalli) 19.80. 300 hurdles - 1, Hudson Priebe (Chamberlain) 39.04; 2, Austin Schreurs (Canton) 40.47; 3, Joel Thomsen (Custer) 40.73; 4, Evan Henderson (St. Thomas More) 40.86; 5, Dereck DeVries (Lennox) 41.42; 6, Luca Kother (Groton Area) 42.24; 7, Nick Kayl (Lennox) 42.32; 8, Tim Parsley (Flandreau) 42.54. 400 relay - 1, Canton (Kyler Kniffen, Eli Ripley, Alex Davies, Cody Majeres) 43.91; 2, Dell Rapids 44.05; 3, St. Thomas More 44.39; 4, West Central 44.63; 5, Madison 45.04; 6, Bon Homme 45.05; 7, Aberdeen Roncalli 45.06; 8, Hot Springs 45.53. 800 relay - 1, St. Thomas More (Griffi n Schroeder, PJ Freidel, Giles McGillick, Riley Scherr) 1:31.22; 2, Dell Rapids 1:31.93; 3, West Central 1:32.09; 4, Bon Homme 1:32.13; 5, Canton 1:32.87; 6, Aberdeen Roncalli 1:34.62; 7, Madison 1:34.89; Mobridge-Pollock DQ. Medley relay - 1, Custer (David Gaston, Joel Thomsen, Chase Glazier, Brennan Witt) 3:38.43; 2, Hot Springs 3:38.44; 3,

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STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEET Saturday at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls Class AA Boys Team points - SF Lincoln 118, SF Roosevelt 95, Brandon Valley 85.5, Rapid City Stevens 59, Watertown 58.5, RC Central 57, SF Washington 56, Yankton 38, Sturgis 32, Pierre 27, Douglas 22.5, Aberdeen Central 21, Brookings 18, Harrisburg 16, SF O’Gorman 14.5, Spearfi sh 12, Huron 3, Mitchell 2. Shot put - 1, Jack Lembcke (SF Roosevelt) 60-0.75; 2, Michael Keogan (Watertown) 53-1; 3, Aaron Beaird (RC Central) 50-0.25; 4, Kirby Hora (SF Roosevelt) 49-4.25; 5, Graham Protexter (Pierre) 48-6; 6, Grant Schmidt (SF Roosevelt) 47-4.25; 7, Steven McKee (Yankton) 46-11; 8, Sam Schaunaman (Aberdeen Central) 46-7.25. 100 - 1, David Mulbah (SF Roosevelt) 10.80; 2, Adam Belhaj (SF Lincoln) 10.95; 3, Taryn Christion (SF Roosevelt) 10.97; 4, Ryan Immeker (Brandon Valley) 11.07; 5, Joe Foley (Watertown) 11.09; 6, Damian Hall (Spearfi sh) 11.10; 7, Mason Hericks (Watertown) 11.11; Quade Ruffi n Hill (RC Central) DQ. 200 - 1, Adam Belhaj (SF Lincoln) 22.61; David Mulbah (SF Roosevelt) 22.77; 3, Mason Hericks (Watertown) 22.90; 4, Cam Holmes (Brandon Valley) 23.01; 5, Quade Ruffi n Hill (RC Central) 23.04; 6, Ryan Immeker (Brandon Valley) 23.27; 7, Joe Foley (Watertown) 23.33; 8, Taylor Sperlich (RC Stevens) 24.19. 400 - 1, Adam Belhaj (SF Lincoln) 48.39 (ties Class AA meet record); 2, Cam Holmes (Brandon Valley) 48.40; 3, Anthony Bachmeier (Aberdeen Central) 48.91; 4, Ned Sudbeck (SF Lincoln) 50.20; 5, Paul Paul (Harrisburg) 50.42; 6, Zarek Khan (SF Lincoln) 50.61; 7, Chris Sharpe (SF O’Gorman) 51.71; 8, Ryan Stiles (RC Central) 52.39. 1,600 - 1, Jacob Simmons (Sturgis) 4:17.30; 2, Nathan Schroeder (SF Lincoln) 4:26.56; 3, Free Bump (SF Lincoln) 4:26.86; 4, Justice Lamer (Brookings) 4:27.21; 5, Caleb Diggs (Douglas) 4:27.24; 6, Jacob Hegland (Brandon Valley) 4:27.44; 7, Tom Pfeifl e (RC Stevens) 4:28.72; 8, Tiegen Lindner (SF O’Gorman) 4:29.06. 110 hurdles - 1, Talon Maxon (RC Central) 14.75; 2, Dan Marlette (SF Washington) 15.26; 3, Bennett Fierro (RC Stevens) 15.30; 4, Shay Reinke (Pierre) 15.43; 5, Jamaal Covey (Pierre) 15.46; 6, A.J. Breck (SF Washington) 16.30; 7, Matt Booth (Pierre) 16.52; 8, Mayuen Akok (SF Roosevelt) 18.26. 300 hurdles - 1, Dan Marlette (SF Washington) 39.31; 2, Tanner Waddell (SF Washington) 40.76; 3, Shay Reinke (Pierre) 41.04; 4, Alexander Klapperich (RC Central) 41.37; 5, Bennett Fierro (RC Stevens) 41.44; 6, Matt Wagner (SF Lincoln) 41.45; 7, Mayuen Akok (SF Roosevelt) 41.46; 8, Luke Fritsch (SF O’Gorman) 42.08. 400 relay - 1, Watertown (Shay Bratland, Jess Poppen, Mason Hericks, Joe Foley) 42.64; 2, Brandon Valley 43.43; 3, SF Lincoln 43.58; 4, Harrisburg 44.21; 5, SF Washington 44.25; 6, Aberdeen Central 44.26; 7, RC Central 44.35; SF Roosevelt DQ. 800 relay - 1, Brandon Valley (Chase Grode, Ryan Immeker, Drew Reinschmidt, Cam Holmes) 1:28.85; 2, Watertown 1:29.08; 3, RC Central 1:29.64; 4, SF Lincoln 1:30.93; 5, RC Stevens 1:31.49; 6, Aberdeen Central 1:33.10; 7, Pierre 1:34.36; SF Roosevelt DQ. Medley relay - 1, SF Washington (Ethan McKinney, Zach Needham, Jacob Green, Alex Derr) 3:37.41; 2, SF Lincoln 3:38.12; 3, Brandon Valley 3:38.24; 4, RC Central 3:39.53; 5, SF Roosevelt 3:44.51; 6, Watertown 3:47.36; O’Gorman DQ; RC Stevens DQ. 1,600 relay - 1, SF Lincoln (Ned Sudbeck, Zarek Khan, Isaac Bindert, Adam Belhaj) 3:22.24; 2, RC Stevens 3:24.81; 3, SF Washington 3:24.93; 4, RC Central 3:25.44; 5, Spearfi sh 3:27.99; 6, SF Roosevelt 3:31.21; 7, Yankton 3:32.62; 8, Watertown 3:33.70. Class AA Girls Team points - RC Stevens 101, RC Central 82.5, Pierre 67, Yankton 59, Brandon Valley 57.5, SF Washington 48, Brookings 41, SF Lincoln 40, Sturgis 40, Mitchell 37.5, SF O’Gorman 33.5, SF Roosevelt 31, Watertown 29.5, Harrisburg 25, Aberdeen Central 19, Spearfi sh 15.5, Huron 11. Shot put - 1, Michaela Mayer (SF Washington) 44-11.25; 2, Sydney Palmer (Pierre) 39-6; 3, Izzy VanVeldhuizen (SF Lincoln) 38-2.75; 4, Emma Hertz (SF O’Gorman) 37-3.25; 5, Samantha Tippmann (RC Central) 37-2.25; 6, Sydney Arrington (SF Washington) 36-10.25; 7, Abby Sudbeck (Mitchell) 36-9; 8, Shelly Iburg (Mitchell) 36-5.75. 100 - 1, Cortney Dowling (Pierre) 12.15; 2, Alaina Klapperich (RC Central) 12.34; 3, Callie DeWitt (SF O’Gorman) 12.51; 4, Brooke Ireland (Sturgis) 12.61; 5, Macy Denzer (Watertown) 12.63; 6, Emily Delzer (RC Stevens) 12.64; 7, Alyssa Weidler (SF O’Gorman) 12.87; 8, Madison Russman (Aberdeen Central) 13.04. 200 - 1, Cortney Dowling (Pierre) 25.37; 2, Macy Denzer (Watertown) 26.48; 3, Callie DeWitt (SF O’Gorman) 26.70; 4, Alaina Klapperich (RC Central) 27.07; 5, Mearah Miedema (SF Washington) 27.26; 6, Emily Delzer (RC Stevens) 27.42; 7, Evelyn Jorgenson (Brandon Valley) 27.50; Maddison Sullivan (RC Central) DNF. 400 - 1, Cortney Dowling (Pierre) 55.11 (all-time state record; old mark 55.20 by Jasmyne King, RC Central, 2008; old Class AA and all-class state-meet record 55.49 by Jill Theeler, Mitchell, 1997); 2, Brooke Ireland (Sturgis) 55.77; 3, Lauren Hight (Spearfi sh) 58.39; 4, Courtney Bickley (Brandon Valley) 58.69; 5, Brooke DeVos (SF Roosevelt) 58.88; 6, Peyton Stolle (SF Roosevelt) 1:00.86; 7, Tanya Tingle (Brandon Valley) 1:00.97; Maddison Sullivan (RC Central) DNF. 1,600 - 1, Annie Kruse (Yankton) 5:05.18; 2, Tamara Gorman (RC Stevens) 5:08.20; 3, Jasmyne Cooper (Harrisburg) 5:12.43; 4, Emily Person (RC Stevens) 5:12.66; 5, Haylee Waterfall (Brandon Valley) 5:17.48; 6, Allison Green (Sturgis) 5:18.04; 7, Courtney Klatt (Brandon Valley) 5:18.09; 8, Adeline Straatmeyer (RC Central) 5:18.32. 100 hurdles - 1, Ellie Rew (Mitchell) 14.89; 2, Haley Bruggeman (Harrisburg) 14.99; 3, Mearah Miedema (SF Washington) 15.14; 4, Hailey Luken (Yankton) 15.17; 5, Valerie Moos (SF Roosevelt) 15.31; 6, Tess Johnson (Pierre) 15.76; 7, Ashley Solano (RC Central) 15.88; 8, Julie Teslow (SF Lincoln) 16.39. 300 hurdles - 1, Ashley Solano (RC Central) 45.46; 2, Haley Bruggeman (Harrisburg) 46.01; 3, Valerie Moos (SF Roosevelt) 46.37; 4, Taylor Koch (Spearfi sh) 46.40; 5, Mearah Miedema (SF Washington) 46.59; 6, Berkley Fierro (RC Stevens) 47.13; 7, Madason Tessier (Yankton) 47.48; 8, Ellie Rew (Mitchell) 47.58. 400 relay - 1, RC Stevens (Emily Haar, Jacey Sawyer, Sydney Daane, Emily Delzer) 49.50; 2, RC Central 49.55; 3, Brookings 49.94; 4, SF O’Gorman 50.01; 5, Yankton 50.43; 6, SF Lincoln 50.79; 7, Brandon Valley 51.0; Watertown DNF. 800 relay - 1, RC Stevens (Emily Haar, Gabbi Demarce, Sydney Daane, Emily Delzer) 1:44.20; 2, Brandon Valley 1:44.89; 3, SF Roosevelt 1:45.82; 4, RC Central 1:46.27; 5, Brookings 1:46.32; 6, SF Washington 1:46.55; 7, Yankton 1:47.21; 8, SF Lincoln 1:50.72. Medley relay - 1, RC Stevens (Emily Haar, Jacey Sawyer, Mallory Fine, Kendra Dykstra) 4:14:09; 2, Yankton 4:14.44; 3, Brandon Valley 4:19.29; 4, Pierre 4:19.50; 5, Watertown 4:23.27; 6, SF Washington 4:24.83; 7, SF Lincoln 4:25.66; 8, RC Central 4:30.20. 1,600 relay - 1, Brandon Valley (Tanya Tingle, Tiara Tingle, Hannah Hendrick, Courtney Bickley) 3:57.32; 2, Pierre 3:59.93;

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