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By GARRICK HODGE The Daily Republic

PARKSTON — The Parkston High School wrestling team knows the target on its back grows larger every year. In 2014-15, the Trojans continued their domination of Class B wrestling, winning their third consecutive state championship. The expectations are nothing less for Parkston this year, with the Trojans setting their eyes on a four-peat. “Anybody that’s not Parkston, we look to beat,” Parkston head coach James Boehmer said. “We look out for our own. We respect you and we appreciate you being a South Dakota wrestler, but if you don’t have Parkston across your chest, you’re looking to stop us from our goal and all our hard work we put in that room. Wrestling is too grueling of a sport to put in the work you do only to have someone throw you off track. We’re looking to perform our best this season.” The Trojans will be led by junior Blake Bietz — who won the state championship in the 145-pound weight class last season — as he hopes for his second straight individual state championship. “It’s definitely my top goal,” Bietz said. “Every day you learn something new in practice, but you can always use that experience you earned last year to guide you. This year, it’s going to take a lot of hard work and dedication.” Boehmer said Bietz might be one of the most competitive wrestlers he has, which leads to a boatload of wins for him on the mat. “Blake works hard at everything,” Boehmer said. “He doesn’t like to lose a sprint, heck, he doesn’t like to even lose a game of tic-tac-toe. ... He’s on track to being one of the most decorated and successful wrestlers at Parkston. We hold a strong tradition at Parkston, so to put your name down as one of the best Parkston wrestlers ever, I think that’s enough motivation to keep yourself going.” But Parkston won’t have the numbers it did last year, as the Trojans are down to 20 wrestlers compared to the 26 wrestlers on the roster last season. What’s more, the Trojans only have two seventh-graders, two eighth-graders and two freshmen out for wrestling this season. “We’ve been fortunate here the last six to 10 years to have really good numbers,” Boehmer said. “It’s a small town and every small town goes through it. You have to really appreciate it when you do have the numbers and you have to work at it when the numbers aren’t there.” While the Trojans lack depth, they do boast a plethora of talented middleweight wrestlers. Austin Ripp (170), Kyler Holzbauer (145), Logan Mahoney (126), Dawson Semmler (152), Luke Bietz (160) and Blake Bietz (152) will all be featured in the Parkston rotation. Each of those wrestlers has placed at state at least once. “The challenge of pulling off the fourpeat is competing against everyone else in the state,” Boehmer said. “We did lose a good group of six seniors, but we have a good group coming through now. It’s a challenge to win a state championship every year, I think the main challenge is keeping the kids in the room motivated.” Boehmer said there’s a lot of competition to be the “top dog” in Class B, as Parkston has been for the last three season. Those challenges could come from Canton, Bon Homme/Scotland or Philip, as main contenders. “Canton has been always looking to knock us off the last couple years, but now I think it’s our year to knock Canton off. Bon Homme is right on our back door, they’re also going to be tough.”

Kernels look for third straight state title Defending AA champions have just 11 team members By MARCUS TRAXLER The Daily Republic

The Mitchell Kernels gymnastics team will be small in size for the 2015-16 season, with just 11 varsity members. But as the two-time defending state team champions in Class AA, they also expect themselves to be championship contenders. Mitchell coach Audra Rew said her team is made up of gymnasts that have been driven to succeed and reach the next goal since they were young. She’s not worried about having to motivate her team in pursuit for a third straight state championship. “Gymnastics itself is a sport where there’s always something out there that you can strive for,” she said. “There’s always another skill to learn and you never quite attain a perfect. There’s always something. Usually these kids are trained from the time that they’re young that there’s always more.” The team will be lean on its senior leadership from Quinci Herll and Emily Prill, both of whom were key pieces for the Kernels in the 2015 championship run, which was the fourth in school history. In the individual all-around competition a year ago, Herll finished third and Prill finished ninth at the state meet. “They’ve been around the block,” Rew said. “They’re calm and confident. I don’t have to worry about them doubting themselves but the rest of the team can always use some of that confidence.” Herll is among those who is well aware of the Kernels’ current status, undefeated in the last two seasons and haven’t lost a meet since December 2014. “It’s pressure because we know how good we’ve been and we know we haven’t lost in two years, so we don’t want to be the ones that let that happen this year,” she said. “It’s good pressure to keep that streak going.” Herll said the smaller team means that everyone counts a little bit more and injuries would pose a bigger threat to the team’s overall success. “At the same time, it makes us all work a

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Returning letter winners for the Mitchell High School gymnastics team are, from left, Maria Krall, Josie Dierks, Bailey Roden, Emily Prill and Quinci Herll.

little bit harder because everyone counts,” she said. “We know everyone has to be performing at their best if we’re going to reach our goals.” Prill said team chemistry shouldn’t be much of an issue and Rew noted that the offseason workouts usually include youth gymnasts and the high schoolers, meaning the transition is a bit easier than it might be in other sports. “We all bond together really well and it makes those meets just that much more fun when you’re performing well with your friends,” said Prill. Rew said she would expect Rapid City Stevens to be right there with the Kernels

at season’s end, given that they return most of their team and finished second a year ago. The Kernels’ strengths are currently flipped, Rew said. She noted that the Kernels look good in the floor exercise but need improvement on the bars, where Mitchell has been notoriously strong. That’s not a place of concern, Rew said. “I have little doubts, along with the confidence and competition, we’ll get back up there,” she said of the bars. The Kernels’ first home meet is Dec. 18-19, when they host the Jill McCormick Invitational. The state meet is Feb. 12-13 at the Swiftel Center in Brookings.

Martin proves pivotal for Tiger men By GARRICK HODGE The Daily Republic

Last season, Tate Martin was counted on to be a distributor for the Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team. While the point guard averaged 3.62 assists per game in DWU’s record breaking 32-5 season, he was looked at as a secondary scoring option behind players such as AllAmerican Jalen Voss and averaged 2.5 points per game in 37 games. But after seeing his role expand this season, Martin has arguably become the Tigers’ most irreplaceable player. Earlier in the season, Martin was second in the nation in shooting percentage, shooting an astounding 71 percent from the floor (59 percent from three-point range) and third in the nation in assists. What’s more, the Mitchell native has increased his scoring output to 14.1 points per game and grabs four rebounds per contest. “With the makeup of our team the last couple of years he was really filling a role that worked really well for us,” DWU head coach Matt Wilber said. “He was always surrounded by three and a lot of times four scorers. He did a great

job of distributing the ball, and he’s still doing that. He’s just taking on a primary and more aggressive role, and that’s by design. He doesn’t just want to be a pass-first point guard, he wants to force other teams to guard him. We’re going to keep going to him and keep allowing him to have that kind of freedom.” With 60 percent of DWU’s point production from last year gone to graduation, Wilber said he knew he was going to have to attempt to fill those voids with other players on the roster. Martin has become one of those options, because he knows his teammates are confident he can get the job done. “Nothing’s really changed (in my approach), but my teammates have confidence in me and that’s all it is,” Martin said. “When they’re confident in me, I’m confident in scoring. Scoring is all about confidence, and when they want me to do that it makes it easy.” The 5-foot11, red-

opportunity, our guys just need to spend more minutes together and mesh well.”

shirt-junior has also been able to excel for the Tigers because he hasn’t been asked to carry the load by himself. After nine games in, DWU could have a solid argument of saying it has the best backcourt in the Great Plains Athletic Conference with Martin, senior guard Jade Miller (19.9 points, 4.7 rebounds per game while shooting 54 percent from the floor) and senior guard Trae Bergh (20.9 points per game while shooting 51 percent from the floor). “That’s the beauty of basketball,” Wilber said. “You don’t know what the exact reason is for things happening the way they do, but for sure that’s a huge factor. There’s a lot of guys that have to be guarded on the floor, you can’t just key on one of them. If we’re going to have a chance to have a really good year, we’re going to have to have a balanced scoring attack. I think we’ll have that

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New year, new expectations for Kernel girls By GARRICK HODGE The Daily Republic

Last season is already in the rearview mirror for the Mitchell High School girls basketball team. After reaching the state championship for three consecutive years, the Kernels failed to make the state tournament in 2014-15 with a 6-16 season. But with four players returning with experience — Erin Farnham, Brenna Morgan, Jessi Hinker and Jenna Weich — head coach Wes Morgan said the Kernels could be a much improved team. “This should be a fun year and we should really improve all the way through the season,” Morgan said. “Right now, we’re trying to find out what our 6-10 (rotation) is. “We have size and some speed, we just have to find some shooters. And they’re there, they just need to get some confidence.” Offensively, the Kernels will rely on Farnham — a 5-foot-6 senior guard — and Weich — a 5-foot-11 junior forward — for point production. “I think our scoring is going to be more balanced,” Morgan said. “Erin is going to have to shoot the ball, and she’s really stepping up in that spot right now. Jenna Weich also has to be a leader offensively. When Jenna and Erin are on the floor, it gives us a calming effect. We need to build around those two, and that’s the direction we’re going.”

MHS will be young but ‘exciting’

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Returning letter winners for the Mitchell High School girls basketball team are, from left, Jayci Hinker, Erin Farnham, Jenna Weich and Brenna Morgan.

Morgan said the Kernels will experiment with different rotations the first few games to “see what kids work and which ones need to develop.” As one of the floor generals for the Kernels, Farnham said she liked what her teammates bring to the table. “We have a lot of players that are versatile,” Farnham said. “This entire team is versatile and it’s a whole new team from last year. I’m excited to see what we can do.” The first few games could be

essential for the Kernels’ development. Morgan said one of the reasons the Kernels had been successful for so many years before last year was the players learned how to earn victories from playing in games. “I think winning and losing is learned. I want to get that learned upfront,” Morgan said. “We’ve taken this program from a losing program to a winning program, and had a little stumble there last year. I want to get it going in the right direction again.”

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Returning letter winners for the Mitchell High School boys basketball team are, in front from left, Elijah Pommer, Jed Schmidt, Connor Morgan; second row: Reed Overweg, Kyle Jamison, Wyatt Smith and Gray Determan.

Mitchell doesn’t return a single starter from last year’s team By ERIC MAYER The Daily Republic

Dedication key for Kernels on the mat That said, they’re sticking with the basics and fundamentals early in the season to make skill development Summarized in short by the team’s easier later in the season. lone senior, Zach Smith, the Mitchell “We’ll still play it dual by dual and Kernel wrestling squad has a key trait match by match, but they’re going to in the early season: dedication. get a lot more trial by fire than what Regardless of what the team and I got last year,” he said. “They’re individual seasons hold for the committed. That’s what it takes. The Kernels on the mat, the young team freshmen and the eighth-graders are is willing to put in the work. fired up and if the upperclassmen are “They’re dedicated,” Smith said. noticing it, then it becomes an atti“They’re willing to work. That’s what tude and a mindset.” we need.” Havlik said the bevy of freshmen Mitchell had nine wrestlers make and underclassmen in the program it to the state tournament, but only will be what helps it grow. four of them return to the Kernels’ “They’ve been around and they’ve team this year. Briggs Havlik, Cade got a good idea of what we need to do Carpenter, Carson Max and Alex develop into winners and that’s good Klingaman are back after making the to see,” he said. Havlik said the team needs to have a philosophy of getting as many wrestlers as possible to the state podium. Finishing the season at the top is a goal of his and his team. “We’ve lost a lot and we’re pretty young,” he said. “We’re trying to work on the basics and perfect them. We want to get really good at that, even if it means we’re not adding a lot of new things. It’s about mastery and getting ourselves conditioned.” Mitchell’s first home meet of the season is Dec. 22 vs. Aberdeen Central and the Kernels host the annual Jerry Opbroek Invitational Jan. 16 at Mitchell High School. Smith said he expects the young team to grow up fast. Marcus Traxler/Republic “The hard work will carry Returning letter winners for the Mitchell High School wrestling team are, in front from left, us and we’re looking forCade Carpenter, Cole Gerhrke, Ryan McGinnis, Sutton Carpenter, Logan Sparks; second ward to proving ourselves on the mat,” he said. row: Briggs Havlik, Carson Max, Carter Max, Logan Rietveld and Alex Klingaman. By MARCUS TRAXLER The Daily Republic

state tournament a year ago. The bar has been raised in recent years by the Kernels, who have had at least seven state qualifiers in each season since 2013. Head coach Travis Carpenter said he expects growing pains with a younger roster, but has little doubt that can pay off in the long run. “It’s going to be one of those things where there’s going to be growing pains, but I’ve got a bunch of young guys that are working hard and basically doing everything I’m asking,” he said. “That’s all we want right now.” Carpenter said most of the freshmen and sophomores have gotten mat time and have varsity experience, even if it’s just a few matches.

There will be plenty of new faces on the court for the Mitchell High School boys basketball team this season. After finishing with a 9-13 record and missing the state tournament for the third consecutive year, the 2015-16 Kernels “will be working from scratch”. Mitchell lost six seniors, including Beau Brown — who averaged 21.2 points per game and is now on the South Dakota State University men’s basketball team. While MHS head coach Erik Skoglund said his team will go through a “steep learning curve,” the third-year coach is confident his team is up for the challenge. “We have about 10 points per game returning,” Skoglund said. “It doesn’t look great on paper, but we are going to be an exciting team on the floor. Teams are going to be unprepared for the type of athlete, the type of discipline and the type of ball movement that we’re going to have. These guys have totally bought in and the open man is going to get the ball.” Skoglund said the team is looking on improving defensively. “There’s not many new things that we’ll be putting in, but one thing we have to be better at is our half court defense,” Skoglund said. “We’re working on our positioning technique and anticipation down on the defensive end.” Four seniors and seven juniors will see a majority

of the playing time for the Kernels, with Gray Determan providing the most varsity experience out of the group. Determan averaged four points a game and shot 52 percent inside the arc last year. “We will have a lot height this year,” said Determan, noting seniors Wyatt Smith (6-foot-7) and Mitch Price (6-foot7) will have bigger roles with the Kernels this year. “We’re working a lot on defense so far, especially on help defense and stopping the dribble-drive.” Kyle Jamison will be the Kernels’ fourth senior, while juniors Connor Morgan, Jed Schmidt, Elijah Pommer, Reed Overweg, Sam Mock, Ryland DeVries and Cody Reichelt could all see the floor for Mitchell. “We’ve had great practices and the seniors know they need to lead this group,” said Skoglund, who added Aberdeen Central, Watertown, Yankton and Pierre will be teams to beat in the Eastern South Dakota Conference. “We’ll have so many underclassmen that are going to see time on the varsity floor and our junior class has come a long ways.” One player the Kernels will be missing this season is Kanin Nelson, who was a two-year starter for Mitchell as a sophomore and junior. Nelson is graduating high school early to join South Dakota State University and prepare for his collegiate football career.

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Marlins boys learning the ropes By GARRICK HODGE The Daily Republic

It’s going to take time for the Mitchell Marlins boys hockey team to gel on the ice. The Marlins head into the 2015 season after losing their top four scorers from a year ago. “We did lose a lot of guys, but we also return a lot too,” Marlins forward Jesse Grosdidier said. “The guys that are back are definitely going to be big for us this year.” Grosdidier (eight goals and 10 assists last year) and Spencer Neugebauer (nine goals and 14 assists in 2014) will have to replace the scoring production of Jacob Cersosimo (32 goals, 21 assists), Jacob Rice (22 assists, 15 goals), Jordan Grosdidier (12 goals, 22 assists) and Jacob Thill (20 goals, 14 assists). “We hope to make it back to the state tournament again,” Grosdidier said. “I hope we can compete a little more this year and stick with the top leaders of the state.” In the Marlins’ first two contests against Oahe, Mitchell was defeated 12-1 and 11-1. “We were missing five or six guys, so we had to have eight or nine first year guys play in those,” Marlins first-year head coach

Chris Tronnes said. “They figured out the quickness of the game and the speed, and that’s what it’s all about. They weren’t the scores we wanted, but we learned a lot by playing those games.” Tronnes added the Marlins haven’t had much practice time as a full team because some players from the Mitchell football team weren’t available until their season was over. “We’re young, and we’ve only just been able to have practice will a full team since the football guys just got back,” Tronnes said. “We’ve been working pretty heavy with our lines trying to figure out our chemistry and stuff. It’ll be a learning curve, so we’ll need a few more games to figure it out. But they’ll come around after they start picking it up in practice.” Defensively, the Marlins will rely on defensemen Matt Muth, Kyle Biggerstaff and Bryce Geraets to keep opposing team’s scoring attacks off bay. As for the Marlins’ goalie, Joshua Loecker returns after playing in 17 games last year while recording a 87 percent save percentage and 77 saves. Loecker was 3-0 in the games he started last season.

Teams, events and players to keep an eye on this winter By The Daily Republic Sports Staff

Winter is a unique time of year in South Dakota. One day it can be 50 degrees and sunny, the next day it can be 10 degrees, cloudy with a howling wind that keeps people locked indoors like hibernating bears. But inside the gyms, rinks and arenas of this state, there will be plenty of prep and college sports to follow throughout our region. Despite what kind of weather the winter season may present The Daily Republic sports staff put together a list of teams, events and players to watch this winter season.

Area teams to watch • DWU basketball teams

The Corn Palace really gets rocking when both the Dakota Wesleyan University women’s and men’s basketball teams are hosting a doubleheader. Both teams are nationally ranked in the NAIA Top 25 coaches poll. This year, the Tiger women have raced out to a 11-1 start and are averaging 83.1 points per game. Kristin Sabers and Erica Herrold have provided the Tigers with a one-two punch as both players are averaging 16.2 and 15.8 points per game, respectively. Notable games: 1/13: DWU vs. Morningside, 6 p.m at the Corn Palace; 1/20: DWU vs. Briar Cliﬀ 6 p.m. at the Corn Palace; 2/20: DWU vs. Hastings, 2 p.m. at the Corn Palace.

The DWU men — last year’s NAIA National Tournament runner-up — are 9-4 this season and average 93.6 points per game. Trae Bergh is averaging 21.5 points per game for the Tigers, while Jade Miller is averaging 20.1 points per game. Garrick Hodge/Republic

Returning letter winners for the Mitchell Marlins boys hockey team are, in front from left, Josh Loecker, Kyle Biggerstaff, Ben Hieb, Jack Dailey; second row: Jesse Grosdidier, Matt Muth, Jacob Thill, Spencer Mohr, Spencer Neugebauer and Bryce Geraets.

Marlin girls team working on communication this season By GARRICK HODGE The Daily Republic

Mitchell Marlins second-year head coach Cody Denne kept blowing his whistle during a preseason hockey practice. During passing drills, Denne kept stressing that the Marlins’ chemistry wasn’t where it needed to be before the season opener earlier this year. “We’re lacking communication right now,” Denne said. “We’re not playing as a team and we need to get more focused on what we need to accomplish this season.” Working on finding where other players are on the ice isn’t anything new to the Marlins, though. “I’m hoping that we’re more team players this year,” Marlins junior forward Emily Spates said. “I’m hoping we’re better communicating on the ice, because last year we didn’t really do that well. I think this year we really improved on being a team altogether and not having so much drama.” Mitchell will try to build off an 11-12 record a season ago without two of its tops scorers from 2014. The Marlins will miss Kylie Barington, who accumulated 56 points (36 goals, 20 assists) last season and Jacey Brunsen (13

goals and 15 assists for 28 points) for their scoring presence. Grace Halvorson (five goals, four assists for nine points in 2014), Faith Halvorson (two goals and three assists for five points last year), Kaihlen Smith (seven goals, four assists for 11 points) and Madison Arnold (12 goals, six assists for 18 points) will be asked to pick up the scoring for Mitchell. “Offensively, we’ve been working on picking up our spots and where to be on the ice,” Denne said. “Position is key. We need to know when to move, when to change lanes and stuff like that instead of driving to the same lane all the time.” Defensively, Bailey Hohn (six assists and four goals for 10 points in 2014), Shannen Koch, Maggie Dailey and Sarah Zimmerman each hope to make Marlins goalie Katelyn Uithoven’s life easier. “I hope we can win a banner this year,” Hohn said. “I think we will have a shot to win some games.” Meanwhile, Uithoven — the lone goalie on the Marlins’ roster — returns for her third year in the net after saving 83 percent of shots against her and after recording 123 saves in 2014. “She’s rock solid,” Denne said. “I’m really confident in her in the net.”

Notable games: 12/28: DWU vs. Florida National, 9:30 p.m. at the Corn Palace; 1/24: DWU vs. Midland University 4 p.m. at the Corn Palace.

• Mitchell gymnastics

The two-time defending state team champions in Class AA expect to be championship contenders once again this season. Mitchell coach Audra Rew pushes this year’s team of 11 varsity members led by seniors Quinci Herll and Emily Prill, who finished third and ninth, respectively, at last year’s state meet. The team hasn’t lost a meet since December 2014 and provide the state’s top gymnastics. The Kernels’ first home meet is Dec. 18-19, when they host the Jill McCormick Invitational. Mitchell will look to complete the three-peat at the state meet Feb. 12-13 at the Swiftel Center in Brookings.

• Parkston wrestling

South Dakota wrestling has gone through the town of Parkston the past three years. The Trojans continued their domination of Class B wrestling, winning their third consecutive state championship last year and this winter the expectations are nothing less for Parkston this year, with the Trojans setting their eyes on a four-peat. The Trojans will be led by junior Blake Bietz — who won the state championship in the 145-pound weight class last season — as he hopes for his second straight individual state championship. Catch the Trojans on the mat throughout the season as they compete at the Floyd Farrand Tournament in Sioux Falls on Dec. 28, the Mid Dakota Monster on Jan. 8 in Presho, the Jerry Opbroek Invite on Jan. 16 in Mitchell and the Little B on Jan. 23 in Parkston.

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Region 5A highlights Class A boys and girls basketball with Mount Vernon/ Plankinton, McCook Central/Montrose, Bon Homme, Wagner and Parkston all competing throughout the season. The Titans earned both state tournament berths last year with the MV/P girls finishing third and the Titan boys taking eighth place. Class A features future South Dakota State women’s basketball player Megan Bultsma, who returns to lead the Titan girls towards a state championship, while McCook Central/ Montrose’s Morgan Koepsell returns to lead the Fighting Cougars after averaging 20.1 points, 10.1 rebounds and 5.2 blocks as a freshman last year. On the boys side, Winner returns after a third-place finish at the state tournament last year, while Tate Deinert will look to lead the Mount Vernon/ Plankinton boys to another state tournament appearance. The Class A seasons conclude with the girls state tournament in Watertown and the boys in Rapid City.

Area events to watch • Mid-Dakota Monster

For wrestling fans, it doesn’t get much better than the Mid-Dakota Monster. The 27-team tournament connects teams from the east and west in a fullday of wrestling in the Lyman High School gym in Presho. Standing room only as teams that don’t meet often on the mat cross paths at one of small town South Dakota’s finest sporting events. Catch the action on Jan. 9 in Presho.

• Hanson Classic

Held at the World’s Only Corn Palace, the Hanson Classic is a two-weekend affair for girls (Jan. 16) and boys basketball (Jan. 23). While the matchups aren’t determined until a later date (the goal is for schools participating in the Hanson Classic to be aligned with teams that are going to be the most evenly matched based off their regular-season performances). The Hanson Classic draws top teams from across the region and showcases eight games on a single day giving fans plenty of basketball in one day. Mark your calendars for two Saturday’s in January full of basketball.

• Jerry Opbroek Invite

One of the area’s best wrestling meets that meshes both Class B and Class A wrestlers, the Jerry Opbroek Invite provides a great wrestling atmosphere at the Mitchell High School gym. Last year the annual event hosted 69 wrestlers that were ranked in the top 12 in the state. The event usually showcases five teams in Class A and five teams in Class B and will be held on Jan. 16.

• Little B

One of the season’s last wrestling meets before region competitions, Parkston’s Little B tournament showcases some of South Dakota’s best talent in Class B wrestling. Hosted by the Trojans, who have won the past three Class B state championships, the Little B may not be the biggest wrestling meet but it still showcases South Dakota talent. This year, the tournament is held on Jan. 23.

• Mike Miller Classic

The Mike Miller Classic showcases some of the best high school basketball in the United States. This year — the event’s sixth — will include four college basketball teams, including Dakota Wesleyan University. The Classic is scheduled for Dec. 27 and 28 and will include 19 high school and college teams from nine states playing in 16 games. Ten of those games will be played at The Corn Palace in Mitchell. See WATCH, Page A5

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Returning letter winners for the Mitchell Marlins girls hockey team are, in front from left, Katelyn Uithover, Kaihlen Smith, Maggie Dailey, Isabel Bathke, Shannen Koch; second row: Madison Arnold, Faith Halvorson, Emily Spates, Bailey Hohn, Sarah Zimmerman, Grace Halvorson and Ashley Zimmer.

Class B basketball, both boys and girls, is highlighted by area talent. Headlined by last year’s Class B boys state champions — the Hanson Beavers — and last year’s girls state champions — the Ethan Rustlers — their is multiple teams worth checking out this season. Joining the Beavers as teams to look out for in Class B will be Sanborn Central/Woonsocket and Corsica-Stickney. Both teams won their District last year only to fall one game short of the state tournament. On the girls side, Hanson and Sanborn Central/Woonsocket join Ethan as top area teams in Class B. The Beavers are highlighted by future Dakota Wesleyan commit Kynedi Cheeseman, while the Blackhawks’ Myah Selland returns for her junior season after being named

The Daily Republic’s women’s basketball player of the year as a sophomore. Class B is known to be one of the most competitive classes in South Dakota high school basketball and teams emerge throughout the season. The Class B boys state tournament will conclude in Aberdeen, while the girls state tournament will be held in Huron.

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Sixth Annual Mike Miller Classic Schedule Monday, Dec. 28 *At The Corn Palace in Mitchell Session 1 11 a.m. - Mitchell Christian High School (S.D.) vs. Prairie Seeds Academy (Minn.) Doug Martin Classic (Game 1) 12:45 p.m. - Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) vs. University of Saint Mary (Kan.) Coach Gary Munsen Tournament (Game 1) 2:30 p.m. - Sioux Falls Washington (S.D.) vs. DeLaSalle (Minn.) 4:15 p.m - Bridgewater-Emery (S.D.) vs. Memphis University School (Tenn.) Coach Gary Munsen Tournament (Game 2) 6 p.m. - Mitchell High School (S.D.) vs. Woodinville High School (Wash.) 7:45 p.m. - Sioux Falls O’Gorman (S.D.) vs. Patrick Henry (Minn.) Doug Martin Classic (Game 2) 9:30 p.m. Dakota Wesleyan University (S.D.) vs. Florida National University (Fla.) Tuesday, Dec. 29 at The Corn Palace in Mitchell, S.D. Session 2 5 p.m. - Bridgewater-Emery (S.D.) vs. Patrick Henry (Minn.) Doug Martin Classic (Games 3 & 4) 6:45 p.m. - Florida National University (Fla.) vs. Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) 8:30 p.m. - Dakota Wesleyan University (S.D.) vs. University of Saint Mary (Kan.) Tuesday, Dec. 29 *At the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls Session 3 11:30 a.m. - Ethan High School (S.D.) vs. Wynot High School (Neb.) Coach Gary Munsen Tournament (Game 3) 1:15 p.m. - 3rd Place in Coach Gary Munsen Tournament vs. 4th Place in Coach Gary Munsen Tournament 3 p.m. - Prairie Seeds Academy (Minn.) vs. Memphis University School (Tenn.) Session 4 5:45 p.m. - Sioux Falls Roosevelt (S.D.) vs. Lausanne Collegiate School (Tenn.) Coach Gary Munsen Tournament Championship Game 7:30 p.m. - 1st Place in Coach Gary Munsen Tournament vs. 2nd Place in Coach Gary Munsen Tournament 9:15 p.m. - Sioux Falls O’Gorman (S.D.) vs. Findlay Prep (Nev.)

• The Summit League basketball tournament

The Summit League basketball tournament has become one of South Dakota’s most anticipated sporting events. Held in Sioux Falls for the past seven years, the winner of both the men’s and women’s tournaments earns a berth to the NCAA Tournament. The combination of competitive South Dakota State and South Dakota men’s and women’s teams and Sioux Falls’ new Denny Sanford Premier Center, the tournament is a must see in March. This year’s tournament is March 5-8 in Sioux Falls.

Players to watch

looks to lead the Blackhawks to a state tournament appearance after the team fell short to Wolsey-Wessington in the district championship last year.

• Eli Van Roekel

A 6-foot point guard for CorsicaStickney, Van Roekel had a breakout season as a junior averaging 15 points and 3.2 assists per game. He helped lead the Jaguars to a district championship, but the team fell short to Gregory in the region championship.

Girls basketball • Myah Selland

The reigning Daily Republic player of the year, Selland returns for her junior season with the Blackhawks. The 6-foot-2 guard has already surpassed 1,000 career points and she recorded 12 double-doubles and one triple-double as a sophomore. She averaged 21 points, 10.2 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 3.3 steals and 1.7 blocks per game for the Blackhawks, who will be eager to return to the state tournament as falling one game short last year.

• Megan Bultsma

Mount Vernon/Plankinton’s Megan Bultsma, a 6-foot-3 center, helped the Titans to a third-place finish at the Class A state tournament last year. The South Dakota State University commit averaged 15.7 points and 8.1 rebounds in her junior season and will look to push the Titans farther this year.

Kur, Cooper expected to play big role for Golden Eagle boys By GARRICK HODGE The Daily Republic

If the Mitchell Christian boys basketball team is going to compete for a district championship this season, it will need big contributions from its seniors. “We’ll have a competitive team like we always do,” head coach Dennis Martin said. “We’re using some younger kids paired with the talent of our seniors. We’re going to put up some wins and play to the best of our ability.” Senior 6-foot-10 center Majok Kur is expected to lead the Golden Eagles’ frontcourt and be a dominating post presence inside. “Obviously, he’s going to touch the ball a lot for us in the post,” Martin said. “It’ll generate other things for the four other guys on the floor. His passing ability and low post improvement give us a big time chance down there. We expect big things from Majok offensively and defensively.” Kur made big strides in his development throughout the year, and came through for the Golden Eagles in their District 8B contest against Bridgewater-Emery with 20

points (going 9-of-10 from the floor) and 11 rebounds. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough for Mitchell Christian as the Golden Eagles ended their 2014-15 season at 7-14 with a 59-44 loss to the Huskies. “Majok is looking forward to this opportunity for this year. He’s been working hard all summer and attended a lot of basketball camps,” Martin said. “We’ll need some big things from him this year.” Another key player for the Golden Eagles is three-year starter Ethan Cooper, who will play both low and high for Mitchell Christian. “We’ll look to Ethan Cooper a lot this year for the experience he brings,” Martin said. “He’s very gifted athletically and brings a lot of leadership as a senior.” Other key contributors for Mitchell Christian includes Zach Bosworth, a 5-foot10 junior guard, and Alec Nelson, a 6-foot freshman point guard. With several key pieces returning from Mitchell Christian’s core last season, Martin said his expectations are slightly raised for the 2015-16 season.

• Morgan Koepsell

As a freshman, McCook Central/ Montrose’s Morgan Koepsell had a breakout season, averaging 20.6 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.2 blocks per game. The 6-foot-1 freshman center led the Fighting Cougars to a 20-3 record last year.

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• Quinci Herll

• Majok Kur

A 6-foot-10 senior center for Mitchell Christian, Majok Kur averaged a double-double per game for the Golden Eagles as a junior. “Obviously, he’s going to touch the ball a lot for us in the post,” MCS head coach Dennis Martin said. “Majok is looking forward to this opportunity for this year. He’s been working hard all summer and attended a lot of basketball camps.”

• Tucker Kingsbury

Sanborn Central/Woonsocket’s point guard Tucker Kingsbury averaged 9.33 points and 6.6 assists per game during his junior season. The 6-foot-1 senior

One of the top gymnasts in the state, Quinci Herll placed third in the individual all-around competition at the state meet last year. Herll has been a key piece in Mitchell’s back-to-back state championship wins.

Boys basketball Class AA 1. SF O’Gorman(5) . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . 33 1 2. SF Washington(2) . . . . 2-0 . . . . . . . 30 2 3. Aberdeen Central . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . 18 3 4. Pierre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . 16 5 5. Sioux Falls Lincoln 0-0 . . . . . . . . 4 4 Others receiving votes: Watertown 2, Rapid City Stevens 1, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 1. Class A 1. Aberdeen Roncalli(5) . 0-0 . . . . . . . 29 1 2. Sioux Falls Christian(2) 2-0 . . . . . . . 20 5 3. Dell Rapids . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . 19 2 4. Winner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . 14 3 4. St. Thomas More. . . . . 1-1 . . . . . . . 10 4 Others receiving votes: Sioux Valley 6, Madison 4, Little Wound 1, Mt. Vernon-Plankinton 1, McCook Central-Montrose 1. Class B 1. Langford (5) . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . 33 1 2. White River (1) . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . 20 5 (tie)Sanborn Cent./Woon.(1)1-0 . . . . . . 20 NR 4. Warner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . 7 3 5. Irene-Wakonda . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . 6 NR

Returning letter winners for the Mitchell Christian boys basketball team are, from left, Majok Kur, Christian Cooper, Riley O’Neill and Ethan Cooper.

Wrestling • Blake Bietz

Parkston’s Blake Bietz won his second state championship as a sophomore last year en route to helping the Trojans claim a third-straight Class B team title. Bietz, a junior, had a record of 48-6 at 145 pounds last year and had a career record of 180-20 with 93 pins and 368 takedowns before the 2015-16 season.

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It will take time for the Mitchell Christian girls basketball team to find its stride in the 2015-16 season. But that hasn’t stopped head coach Jackie Van Laecken from getting excited about her team’s potential. “We have two seniors coming back this season will bring some strength and experience to our team,” Van Laecken said. “The girls are coming off a great volleyball season, which really transfers over to basketball. We’re really excited about our inside and outside game this year. We’ve got a lot of good outside shooters this year, and we have a strong post presence with Emily Reynen.” Reynen, a 5-foot-10 senior forward, will be counted on to provide a consistent scoring effort for the Golden Eagles. “Emily is a fantastic athlete and is very humble about it,” Van Laecken said. “We will definitely rely on her for points. We’ll also need contributions from her defensively, especially rebounding.” Coming off an injury-plagued 5-16 season,

SD Sportswriters Association boys and girls basketball polls Here are this week’s South Dakota Sportswriters Association high school boys and girls basketball preseason polls. Teams are listed with ﬁrst place votes in parentheses, record and total points.

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Others receiving votes: Corsica-Stickney 4, Parker 4, Wolsey-Wessington 3, Harding County 3, De Smet 2, James Valley Christian 2, Sully Buttes 1. Girls basketball Class AA 1. Sioux Falls Washington(7) 2-0 . . . . . 35 1 2. Aberdeen Central . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . 24 2 3. Sioux Falls O’Gorman . 1-0 . . . . . . . 19 3 4. Sioux Falls Lincoln . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . 11 5 5. Rapid City Central . . . . 3-0 . . . . . . . . 6 NR Others receiving votes: Pierre 4, Harrisburg 3, Watertown 2, Rapid City Stevens 1. Class A 1. St. Thomas More(6) . . 2-1 . . . . . . . 30 1 2. Mt. Vernon-Plankinton. 2-0 . . . . . . . 21 3 3. Elk Point- Jeﬀerson . . . 3-0 . . . . . . . 20 2 4. Webster Area . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . 10 4 5. Sioux Valley . . . . . . . . . 2-0 . . . . . . . . 8 NR Others receiving votes: Pine Ridge 1. Class B 1. Sully Buttes(6) . . . . . . . 2-0 . . . . . . . 34 2 2. Hanson . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 . . . . . . . 27 3 3. Viborg-Hurley(1) . . . . . 2-0 . . . . . . . 15 4 4. Sanborn Cent./Woon. . 1-0 . . . . . . . 12 5 5. Ethan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . . 7 1 Others receiving votes: Waubay-Summit 6, Gayville-Volin 2, Warner 1.

the Golden Eagles will benefit from the return of 5-foot-11 junior Abbie Reynen, who missed last season with a torn ACL. Offensively, guards Kelsey Thompson and Taylor Lepke will be counted on to make shots from the perimeter, while Alyson Vander Pol, Carlie Vander Pol and Colette Haag are the Golden Eagles’ go-to players for mid-range shots. “We have a lot of growing to do because it’s a new group together with only two returning starters,” Van Laecken said. “It’s been fun so far, and I’m excited to see where they go. It’ll probably take a few games to see some progress with them, but they’re all friends and in a small school like this it’s easier when you know each other’s strengths and weaknesses.” Van Laecken added the Golden Eagles have been focused on improving their passing game, which she said has already proved from last year. “We want to be growing around district time and stay healthy this season,” she said. “We didn’t have a healthy season last year, so if we can do that, hopefully we’ll go further in districts this year.”

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Coach: Bryce Roth Conference: Custer Battlefield Highway Record last year: 14-8 Top returnees: Camden Myers, 12, 6’4”, C; Rylee Riggs, 12, 6’3”, F; Jacob Spier, 12, 6’2”, F’ Abiah Plastow, 10, 5’11”, G; Derek Storm, 10, 5’11”, G; Tyler Van Roekel, 11, 6’1”, C; Reed Gerlach, 11, 5’8”, G. Top newcomers: Brady Hawkins, 8, 5’11”, G; Evan Weeman, 9, 5’6”, G; Tanner

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Conferences: Southeast South Dakota and South Central Record last year: 19-7 Top returnees: Sean Kafka, 12, 6’, PG; Robert Vomacka, 11, 6’4”, F; Jayd VanDerWerff, 10, 6’2”, F; Top newcomers: Sean Curtis, 12, 6’, F; Max Klundt, 10, 5’8”, G; Kolton Salomen, 10, 6’3”, C; Aaron Voigt, 10, 5’8”, G; Triv Vosika, 11, 5’7”, G; Dylan Borszich, 10, 6’; F. Coach’s comments: We return three players who started at some point last season. we will rely on those three players to carry us until we can develop some depth and figure out our rotation. We will definitely need some of our younger athletes to step in and fill

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Hines, 10, 5’9”, F. Coach’s comments: Great group of student athletes coming back this year. They work hard and bring a positive attitude to the game. We have high expectations for this season, fully knowing that our district will again be one of the best in the state.

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Returning letterwinners for Bridgewater-Emery boys basketball include, front row from left, Peyton Bailey, Connor Tuschen and Bryce Smart. Middle row: Cole Gassman, Dustin Weber, Colton Plagmann and Mason Potter. Back row: Jacob Eddy, Lucas Miller, Cade Schmitt, Duot Van Sickle and Sam Arend.

Returning letterwinners for Bridgewater-Emery girls basketball include, front row from left, Abigal Arend, Andrea Gorriz, Kadra Kayser and Jada Wethor. Back row: Brittany Heezen, Tessa Burnham, Hannah Harberts, Autumn Hilton, Miah Schallenkamp and Bailee Schultz.

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Returning letterwinners for Burke/South Central boys basketball include, from left, Clayton Hakin, Donald Irvin, Ethan Fernau, Seth Pistulka and Zach Sebern.

Returning letterwinners for Burke/South Central girls basketball, front row from left, Grace Hazen, Martha Waterbury and Lexie Fernall. Back row: Madison Wischmann, Tressa Bull, Mattiah Jons, Ryahna Schweigert and Alison Sebern

WRESTLING Andes Central Coach: Rich Stephens Top returnees: Ethan Black Cloud, 10, 145; Tre’zen Doren, 11, 285 (finished third at state in 2015, is a three-time state qualifier.)

Bon Homme/Scotland Coach: Darren Kriz Top returnees: Caleb Crownover, 10, 120; Zach Sykora, 11, 132; Alex Caba, 12, 138; Sam Caba, 11, 145; Josh Crownover,

8, 152; Kade Hellman, 11, 160; David Hassing, 10, 170; Tanner Iwan, 12, 182; Alan Tattaja, 12, 195; Kreg Kepplinger, 12, 220; Skyler Knokmus, 8, 126; Jordan Reub, 8, 106.

Burke/Gregory Coach: John Hansen Record last year: 8-1 Top returnees: Noah Beck, 12, 160, Tyson Serr, 12, 195; Vladik Johnson, 11, 138; Shaw Winter, 11, 126, Colten Nelson, See WRESTLING, Page A9

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Coach: Eric Diehm Record last year: 8-14 Notable players: Robert Eagle Thunder, 11, G, 6’; Haydon Cleveland, 12, G, 5’8”; Phyzon Milton, 12, F, 6’2”; Skyler Scott, 11, F, 5’11”; Korder Cropsey, 12, G, 5’8”; Kyle Welter, 11, 6, 6’1”; Conrad Mohr-Eymer, 12, F, 6’2”

Menno Coach: Alex Warnke Conference: Cornbelt Record last year: 10-11 Top returnees: Jackson Diede, 12, 6’, G; Brady Bierle, 12, 6’1”,G; Tyus Ryherd, 12, 6’5”, F; Jacob Hertz, 11, 6’7”, F; Spencer Schultz, 10, 6’, G. Top newcomers: Trey

Mount Vernon/ Plankinton Coach: Eric Denning Conferences: Southeast South Dakota and Custer Battlefield Highway Record last year: 16-9 Top returnees: Tate Deiner, 12, 5’9”, G; Cole Sonne, 12, 6’, F; Kyle Koch, 12, 6’ C; Marcus Hill, 12, See BOYS, Page A10

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Bohlmann, 9, 6’2”, F; Logan Klaudt, 9, 5’9”, G; Kyle Munkvold, 9, 6’3”, F. Coach’s comments: We will be an inexperienced team that is looking to replace all five starters from a year ago. We graduated four seniors and lost a player to a torn ACL. Our new lineup has been working hard and they are eager to show what they can do. We believe our strengths will be our defense and rebounding. We will need to focus on improving each game as we gain experience. If we can do that, I think this group has potential to have a great year.

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Returning letterwinners for Canistota girls basketball include, front row from left, Cassidy Keller, Jordan Engbrecht and Harley Cormany. Back row: Jilianne Hofer, Kalli Ortman, Macy Robertson and MiKenzie Kirby.

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Returning letterwinners for Canistota boys basketball include, front row from left, Scott Jolley and Drew Seubert. Back row: Shay Jolley, Xavier Ward, Mason Decker and Jerad Nielsen.

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Returning letterwinners for Chamberlain boys basketball include, front row from left, Tiegen Priebe, Davis BlackBull, Riggs Priebe. Back row: Rich Marone, Parker Evans, Seth Friesz and Dodge Knippling.

Returning letterwinners for Chamberlain wrestling include, front row from left, Lucas Lopez, Dilen Anderson, Tyler Sorensen, Max Donovan, Collin Powell, Will Mahnke and Tommy Redig. Back row: Kordel Chmela, Nash Hutmacher, Nathan Powell, Jake Lopez, Spencer Kirkpatrick and Nick Claussen.

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11, 285; Atlas Willuweit, 10, 113; Cade Fortuna, 10, 220; Ridge Oliver, 10, 285; Jeremiah Beck, 9, 160; Tyler Murray, 9, 145; Borgen Rolf, 9, 145; Caleb Wells, 9, 152; Frank Even, 8, 106; Jackson Eklund, 8, 113; Finn Hanson, 8, 132. Top newcomers: Jordan Vosika, 7, 106; Ross Oliver, 7, 195. Coach’s comments: We will be a better tournament team then dual team as we have a few open weights, but with five of us with state meet experience and others with great resumes, we will have an exciting team to follow.

Coach: John Donovan Conference: Big Dakota Record last year: 3-5 Top returnees: Max Donovan, 9, 106; Collin Powell, 9, 112; Lucas Lopez, 10, 113; Dilen Anderson, 10, 119; Tommy Redig, 10, 138; Spencer Kirkpatrick, 12, 138; Tyler Sorenson, 9, 145; Nathan Powell, 12, 160; Jay Cardenas, 10, 195; Nick Claussen, 12, 220; Nash Hutmacher, 8, 285; Jake Lopez, 12, 119. Top newcomers: Will Manke, 9, 170; Kordel Chmela, 9, 170. Coach’s comments: We need to improve throughout the season to achieve our goals. This is a great group of boys with lots of experience. See WRESTLING, Page B2

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Returning letterwinners for Colome girls basketball include, front row from left, Callie Heath, Morgan Hofeldt, Taylor Hrabanek, Mariah Kinzer, Elisabeth Duffy, Destannie Noteboom. Back row: Jaclyn Laprath, Kaydee Heath, Rayne Hermsen, Adrianna Larson and Darcy Maier.

Returning letterwinners for Colome boys basketball include, front row from left, Reed Harter, Kelly O’Bryan, Will Cahoy and Issac Kortan. Back row: Jackson Kinzer, Holden Thieman, Nathan Krumpus and Andrew Iaprath.

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Returning letterwinners for Corsica-Stickney boys basketball include, front row from left, Eli Van Roekel, Bryce Plamp, Hunter Johnson, Josh Moser and Cole Gerloch. Back Row: Landon Bruinsma, Clayton Menning, Reed Baan Hofman, Kyle Menning and Cordel Menning.

Returning letterwinners for Corsica-Stickney girls basketball include, front row from left, Candice Knudson, Haley Keizer, Alissa Kuyper, Bridget Burke, Kassidy Clark, Abby Dethefsen, Alexis Tilton. Back row: Courtney Menning, Keeley Rexwinkel, Alyssa Lau, Brittany Bamberg, Brooke Wieczrek, Haley Johnson and Heather Johnson.

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Returning letterwinners for Ethan girls basketball include, front row from left, Rhena Hohn, Karly Returning letterwinners for Ethan boys basketball include, front row from left, Abiah Plastow, Gustafson, Jessica Endres and Mollie Miiller. Back row: Ellie Hohn, Kacey Bartscher, Rachel Derek Storm, Tyler Van Roekel. Back Row: Andrew Neugebauer, Jacob Spier, Rylee Rigsgs and Hawkins and Janae Gustafson. Camden Myers.

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Coach: Craig Bruening Conferences: Southeast South Dakota and Little Missouri Valley Record last year: 10-11 Top returnees: Dillan Thuringer, 12, 6’4”, F; Wes Genant, 12, 6’4”, C; Jake DeLange, 12, 6’5”, G; Alex Scott, 11, 5’10”, G; Jordan McKean, 11, 6’2”, F; Kellan Culbert, 11, 6’3”, F; Jeff Smithey, 12, 6’3”, F. Top newcomers: Brady Albrecht, 10, 6’, G; Brayden Leischner, 10, 6’1”, F; Trenton Weber, 10, 6’ G; Alex Wolf, 12, 6’, G. Coach’s comments: We return a good group to build around for the upcoming season. We will have to become a better defensive team if we want to succeed

Coach: Frank Cutler Conferences: Southeast South Dakota and South Central Record last year: 15-7 Top returnees: Alex Ferlach, 12, 5’11”; Colton Plooster, 12, 5’10”; Malichi Girton, 11, 6’2”; Ryley Hoffman, 11, 5’10”; Ricky Knecht, 11, 6’2”; Jarod Severson, 11, 6’1”; Xavier Marshall, 10, 5’10”; Top newcomers: Casey Steffel, 11, 5’10”; Trevor Sprik, 10, 5’10”. Coach’s comments: We lost four starters and six of our top seven players from last year’s team. We will be a different look as we also lost a lot of size and our returners as a group are small. We will need to be

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Returning letterwinners for Freeman boys basketball include, front row from left, Levi Returning letterwinners for Freeman girls basketball include, front row from left, Dayna Roth, Waldhauser, Preston Gall, Braxton Schmidt, Charles Huberts. Back row: Tanner Rupp, Zachary Ashley Glanzer and Josie Fuhrmann. Back row: Hannah Eberts, Taylor Hermsen, Erika Sage, Roth, Koleman Matties and Greg Engbrecht. Karli Maske and Carlie Muchmore.

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Returning letterwinners for Freeman Academy boys basketball include, front row from left, Ben Miao, Jeffrey Graber, Brennan Haggerty, Ian Hofer. Back row: Orlando Bisamaza, Jesse Balzer, Stephen Waltner, Thaniel Schroeder and Ryan Haggerty.

Returning letterwinners for Freeman Academy girls basketball include, front row from left, Darsie Eslinger, Tiana Schroeder and Jadie Stahl. Back row: Bethany Wollman, Hannah Yoder and Annie Carlson.

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Returning letterwinners for Gregory girls basketball include front row from left, Megan Warnke, Returning letterwinners for Gregory boys basketball include, front row from left, Dylan Borszich, Nika Eagle Star, Allison Ekroth, Addy Nelson, Sami Whitney. Back row: Megan Preslicka, Max Klundt, Joseph Veskrna, Triv Vosika. Back row: Aaron Voigt, Sean Curtis, Robert Vomacka, Emma Schwiegert, Ivy Ekroth, Hannah Juraeck and Lauren Svatos. Sean Kafka, Jayd VanDerWerff and Kolton Salonen.

Tripp-Delmont/Armour Coach: Craig Holbeck Record last year: 2-18 Top returnees: Noah Shafers, 11, 6’2”, F; Jacob Lau, 12, 5’9”, G

Wagner Coach: Josh Davies Conference: Little Missouri Valley/Southeast South Dakota Record last year: 8-13 Top returnees: Hunter Hewitt, 12, 6’2”, F; Terrel Twiss, 12, 5’10”, G; Chase Zephier, 12, 6’1”, G; Alex Sully, 10, 5’10”, F; Caden Kazena, 11, 6’, G; Jubal Grant, 12, 6’2”, G Top newcomers: James LaPoint, 10, 6’3”, F; Zyan Zephier, 11, 5’10”, G; Brycen Zephier, 11, 5’10”, G Coach’s comments: We will not be very experienced but our athleticism will keep us in games. We will be fast and athletic.

Coach: Ray Ginsbach Record last year: 6-16 Top returnees: Nicolas Paulson, 12, 6’2”, G; Landon Ochsner, 12, 6’; G; John Witte, 10, 6’ G; Hunter Mees, 5’8”, G Top newcomers: Nathan Huisman, 11, 6’2”, P; Jordan Linn, 11, 6’2”, P; Gunnar Brandenburg, 10, 5’10:, G; Clayton Dornbusch, 10, 5’8”, G; Coy Fastnacht, 10, 5;6:, G’; Houston Mees, 9, 5’8”’ G. Coach’s comments: We

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Returning letterwinners for Hanson boys basketball include from left, Jaimes Nelson, Matt Kayser, Aaron Wenande, Thomas Arend, Justin Roster, Nathan Stewart, Blake Klinkhammer and Andrew Arend.

Returning letterwinners for Hanson girls basketball include front row from left, Tayah Waldera, Hannah Marquardt, Heather Kayser and Brooke Slaba. Back row: Caroline Weber, Brooke Weber, Allison Bahmuller, Kynedi Cheeseman and Ashley Moe.

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Returning letterwinners for Howard boys basketball include in front from left, Darin Ekanger, Carter Schwader, Keaton Hoyer, Kalub Carmichael. Back row: Tate Schwader and Logan Hatteruig.

Returning letterwinners for Howard girls basketball include in front from left, Kennedy Ruml, Citori Rentz, Cailey Hinker, Maddie Palmquist, Macey Claussen, Maggie Conner. Back Row: Josie Erickson, Hilary Albrecht, Martina Albrecht, Cayla Koepsell, Macy Erickson, Bailey Rudebusch and Sarah Borgess.

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Coach: Chris Sayler Notable wrestlers: Daniel Cremer, 8, 106; Ethan Ortman, 7, 113; Ty Balvin, 7, 120; Jayden Lemons, 7, 126; Dalton Bodewitz, 10, 132; Austin Hofer, 10, 138; Shay Saarie, 9, 138; Clayton Smith, 7, 145; Mason

Coach: Scott Andal Conference: Big East Record last year: 15-2 Top returnees: Jerry Kappenman, 12, 195/220; Blake Gessner, 8, 113/120; Paul Lauck, 10, 132; Caleb Krouse, 11, 160/170; Jordan Scheier, 12, 145; Carl Bruening, 12, 138; Cade Entwistle, 8, 106; Jordan VanHout, 12, 285; Tanner Grocott, 10, 182/195 Coach’s comments: We are returning a lot of kids with experience and are excited about our 15-16 squad.We have a nice nucleus of state experience back but our region is so tough that there is no guarantee you are going to make it back the next season. We have a very nice young group of wrestlers in our program right now which will keep us competitive for the next few years.

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Coach: James Boehmer Record last year: 11-6 Top returnees: Austin Ripp, 12, 170; Kyler Holzbauer, 11 145; Logan Mahoney 11, 126; Logan Mahoney,10 126; Blake Bietz, 11, 152; Dawson Semmler, 10, 152; Luke Bietz, 9, 160 Top newcomers: Kaden Kummer, 12, 182, Noah Riechert, 11, HWT; Blayne Martinez, 11; 145; Tucker Murtha, 112; Tucker Bigge, HWT, Brady Schoenfelder, 194; Slayton Neugebauer, 195; Riley Weber, 106, Cordell Murtha, 106; Landon Sudbeck, 7, 106 pounds, Logan Mahoney, 11. 126; Slayton Neugebauer, Coach’s comments: The Trojans look to rebuild and compete for a high finish after a three-year run at the top behind second-year head coach James Boehmer. The Trojans graduated a pivotal group of

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Coach: Thomas Konechne Record last year: 9-6 Top returnees: Wyatt Talbott, 8, 106; Corydon Hanson, 10, 113; Jackson Nockels, 10, 120; Ty Namanny, 9, 132; Alex Daum, 12, 138; Chance Fredericksen, 12, 145; Kade Konstanz, 9, 152; Tyler Resick, 9, 170; Bo Donald, 9, 220; Austin Moore, 11, 285. Top newcomers: Sam Kruger, 7, 106; Kyler Konstanz, 7, 105; Spencer Hanson, 7, 126; Warren Soulek, 7, 182. Coach’s comments: We have another young team again this year, but will lean on our upper classmen for leadership. Looking to build on our dual success from a year ago. We have a talented team that will work hard

Coach: Chad Johnson Record last year: 6-6 Top returnees: Cole Schelske, 182; Cameron McManigal, 195; Brady McManus, 170; Kutter Rogers, 126; Robbie Johnson, 132; Jack Miller, 145; Mamut Blaine, 195; Jadeon Biggers, 285; Jack Collins, 106 Coach’s comments: We return a young team with just a few older kids. If we stay healthy, it should be a fun season.

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Returning letterwinners for Kimball/White Lake wrestling include, front row from left, Jackson Nockels, Cody Westendorf, Kade Konstanz and Wyatt Talbott. Back row: Austin Moore, Bo Donald, Tyler Reslick, Alex Daum and Ty Namanny.

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Returning letterwinners for Kimball/White Lake girls basketball include in front from left, Randi Grussing, Brooklyn Donald, Whitney Hinker. Back row: Carly Beckmann, Nikki Reuland and Cassie Natvig.

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Returning letterwinners for Lyman wrestling include, from left, Mamut Blaine, Cole Schelske, Robbie Johnson, Jadeon Biggers, Kutter Rogers, Camron McManigal, Jade Collins, Brady McManus and Jack Miller.

Returning letterwinners for Lyman girls basketball include, front row from left, Coral Cleveland, Betty LaRoche, Hanna Thiry, and Kacie Wagner. Back row: Ashton Smith, Shelby Schindler, Brooklyn Halverson, and Phoenix Choal.

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Returning letterwinners for Lyman boys basketball include, front row from left, Skyler Scott, Korder Cropsey, Carter Collins, Haydon Cleveland and Bailey Housa. Back row: Phyzon Milton, Kyler Welter, Kevin Peterson, Jerrett Brouse, Kalvin Peterson, Tate Wagner and Robert Eagle Thunder.

Returning letterwinners for McCook Central/Montrose girls basketball include from left, Danielle Hansen, Rachael Laetsch, Morgan Koepsell, Nicole Bies and Natalie Gottlob.

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Returning letterwinners for McCook Central/Montrose boys basketball include in front from left, Caleb Wobig, Joey Eickman, Collin Cleveland, Kyle Tuschen, Kylar Hansen. Back row: Jesse Muth, Trevor Wilkinson, Kohl Miller, Neil Larson and Noah Edwards.

Members of the McCook Central/Montrose wrestling team include Dakota Buck, Cade Entwistle, Jacobi Krouse, Cody Sechser, Jayden Wolf, Blake Gessner, Tate Reiner, Parker Scheier, Jacob Cheeseman, Jared Ries, Paul Lauck, Carl Bruening, Jordan Scheier, Keegan Donelan, Dawson Hopkins, Raygen Radnall, Trustyn Wolf, Tanner Peterson, Caleb Krouse, Tanner Groctt, Jerry Kappenman and Jordan VanHout.

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Returning letterwinners for Menno girls basketball team include from left, Paige Heckenlaible, Returning letterwinners for Menno boys basketball team include from left, Jackson Diede, Breanna Mehlhaf, Tara Spencer, Ashton Naith, Marissa Buechler and Courtnee Edelman. Brody Bierk, Andrew Schaeffer, Spencer Schultz and Jacob Hertz.

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Returning letterwinners for Mount Vernon/Plankinton wrestling team include from left, Thomas Returning letterwinners for Mount Vernon/Plankinton girls basketball team include in front from Baker, Marcus Urban, Tanner Risseauw and Hunter Pranger. left, Payleen Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Day, Megan Bultsma, Makaela Karst, Ashley Glanzer. Back row: Lucy moore, Erin Denning and Ivy Haines.

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Returning letterwinners for Mount Vernon/Plankinton boys basketball team include, in front from Returning letterwinners for Parkston wrestling include, in front from left, Logan Mahoney, left, Jesse Murlenburg, Marcus Hill, Hayden Schmidt, Tate Deinert, Austin Graves. Back row: Dawsom Semmler, Luke Bietz and Blayne Martinez. Back row: Austin Ripp, Kyler Holzbauer, Owen London, Cody Mulenburg, Kyle Koch, Cole Sonne, Jacob Clark and Dane Rihanek. Not Noah Reichert, Blake Bietz and T.J. Bigge. pictured: Devin Rihanek.

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Returning letterwinners for Parkston girls basketball team include from left, Kailee Schnabel, Keelan Bialas, Pagier Semmler and Halli Heisinger.

Returning letterwinners for Parkston boys basketball team include in front from left, Alex Scott, Brady Albrecht, Brayden Leischner, Trenton Weber, Keyram Culbert. Back row: Jeff Smithey, Jacob McKean, Jake DeLange, Wes Genant and Dillan Thuringer.

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Returning letterwinners for Platte-Geddes boys basketball include, front row from left, Jarod Severson, Xavier Marshall and Malachi Girton. Back row: Colten Plooster, Alex Gerlach and Riley Hoffman

Returning letterwinners for Platte-Geddes girls basketball include, front row from left, Katie Spawn, Hallie Hallock, Sam Ringling and Diina Muilenburg. Back row: Alexis Peterson, Jada Nelson, Haley Wagner and Sarah Erickson.

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Returning letterwinners for Sanborn Central/Woonsocket boys basketball include, front row from left, Rex Schlicht, Garrett Dean and Trevor Olson. Middle row: Jastyn Ford, Logun Feistner, Trent Kingsbury, Josh Feiner and Trey Weber. Back row: Wyatt Feistner, Garrett Larson, Brady Tiede, Dillon Moore and Tucker Kingsbury.

Returning letterwinners for Sanborn Central/Woonsocket girls basketball include, in front from left, Alissa Bell and Bailey Moody. Middle row: Sarah Morgan, Sydney Zeller, Kayla Olson, Maddie Vermeulen and Catherine Bechen. Back row: Megan Poyer, Abby Doering, Myah Selland, Tayla Weber and Tristan Ziebart.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Long, 9, 5’8”; Makenzie Sorensen, 9, 5’7”; Taysa Hutmacher, 9, 5’8”; Breanna Rademacher, 9, 5’9”; Sia Fletcher, 10, 5’9”; Laslie Sitting Crow, 10, 5’8”. Coach’s comments: We are a team that will need to play with a high level of effort. I expect us to continue to improve as the season progresses. We will need to come ready to compete in each game and I believe we will do that.

Andes Central/Dakota Christian Coach: Shane Niewenhuis Conference: Little Missouri Valley and South Central Record last year: 15-7 Top returnees: Nancy Hernandez, 12, G, 5’2”; Beulah Black Cloud, 10, F, 5’8”; Oliveyah Habben, 10, P, 5’5”’ Brianna Deurmier, 9, G, 5’5”; Shaylin Stotz, 11, G, 5’7”; Emily Houseman, 12, G, 5’4”; Abbi Baan Hofman, 12, C, 6’; Kennedy Mackey, 12, F, 5’10”; Shayla Vander Pol, 12, G, 5’6”; Lydia Hansum, 12, G, 5’5”; Ahna VanderPol, 11, G, 5’8”; Megan Mudder, 10, F, 5’6”; Sidney Muckey, 9, C, 6’ Lilly Flying Hawk, 10, G, 5’5” Coach’s comments: Look to be lead this year by our seniors. Most of them are returning starters.

Avon Coach: Brad Poppe Conference: Little Missouri Valley Record last year: 15-8 Top returnees: Heidi Cap, 12, C, 6’; Kacie Mudder, 10, F, 5’10”; Cheylee Nagel, 10, G, 5’7”; Hanna Powers, 11, G, 5’1”; Lauren Sees, 9, G, 5;8”; Ashley Cap, 11, G/F, 5’6”; Courtney Buchholz, 11, F, 5’6”; Hannah Reeves, 11, G, 5’3”; Jill Bertus, 11, F, 5’6”. Coach’s comments: We have a lot of experience returning, despite having only one senior. We need to

continue to play good team defense and get more consistent on offense.

Bridgewater-Emery Coach: Jeff VanLeur Record last year: 14-8 Top returnees: Kadra Kayser, 11, 5’7”; Bailee Schultz, 12, 5’9”; Hannah Harberts, 11, 5’7”; Miah Schallenkamp, 11; 5’8”; Brittany Heezan, 11, 5’8”; Autumn Hilton, 11, 5’9”; Andrea Gorriz, 10, 5’6”

Bon Homme Coach: Kelli Hoff Conference: Southeast South Dakota and Little Missouri Valley Record last year: 6-15 Top returnees: Sierra Mesman, 11, G, 5’7”; Morgan Rothschadl, 12, G, 5’7”; Jeni Schmidt, ``, F, 5’10”; Sam Burgi, 12, F, 5’8”; Deann Jelsman, 11, F, 5’7”; Michelle Sestak, 12, F, 5’7”; Jena Rezac, 12, G, 5’5”; Rachel Sestak, 10, G, 5’6”; Brecken Bullard, 10, F, 5’7”. Coach’s comments: We currently have a roster of upperclassmen with a mix of experience. It will be about how quick our players can adjust to playing for new coaches. We have a full roster of returning talent that will have to step into leadership roles and a few new girls who are looking to find and fill their roles quickly. The team has unlimited potential but will have to go out and prove

themselves each and every night.

Burke/South Central Coach: Ron Determan Conference: South Central Record last year: 13-9 Top returnees: Allison Sebern, 12, F. 5’10”; Grace Hazen, 12, C, 5’9”; Martha Waterbury, 12, C, 5;6”; Lexie Fernau, 10, G. 5’4”; Mattiah Jons, 12, C, 5’9”. Top newcomers: Madison Wischmann, 11, G, 5’7”; Tressa Bull, 10, C, 5’10”; Ryahna Schweigert, 10, G, 5’6”; Teah Serr, 10, F, 5’6”. Coach’s comments: As we work our way through the season, we hope to develop into a pretty good team.

Canistota Coach: James Strang Conference: Cornbelt Record last year: 5-16 Notable players: Kalli Ortman, 11, G, 5’8”; Kaylee Keys, 11, F, 5’3”; Macy Robertson, 12, G, 5’6”; Jillianne Hofer, 12, F, 5’9”; Jenny Tieszen, 10, C, 5’6”; Brandi Bormann, 11, C, 5’9”

Chamberlain Coach: Jeff Neuharth Conference: Big Dakota and Southeast South Dakota Record last year: 8-14 Top returnees: Dawson Munger, 12, 6’1”; Laurel Ketelhut, 12, 5’8”; Sierra Kenobbie, 10, 5’8”; Alayne Daly, 10, 5’9”; Paige Reuer, 10, 5’11”; Brenna Comfert, 10, 5’6”. Top newcomers: Mady Handel, 9, 5’9”; Avany

Ashline DeBoer, 8, F, 5’5”; Jordyn Gerlach, 8, F, 5’5”; Raven Barse, 7, G, 5’5”. Coach’s comments: We will be very young. We will need to find girls to step up offensively to be competitive.

Freeman

Coach: Lori Kalenda Record last year: 6-14 Notable players: Elisabeth Duffy, 10, G, 5’4”; Morgan Hofeldt, 12, G, 5’4”; Destannie Noteboom, 12, G, 5’5”; Callie Heath, 11, G/F, 5’11”; Mariah Kinzer, 12, F, 5’10”; Adrianna Larson, 11, G, 5’5”; Taylor Hrbanek, 12, F, 5’8”; Darcy Maier, 11, F, 5’8”

Coach: Curtis Sage Conference: Cornbelt Record last year: 17-6 Top returnees: Taylor Hermsen, 12, G, 6’5”; Carlie Muchmore, 12, F, 5’9”; Erika Sage, 11, G, 5’6”; Karli Maske, 10, G, 5’6”; Ashley Glanzer, 10, F, 5’8”; Hannah Eberts, 9, F, 5’9”; Josie Fuhrmann, 9, G, 5’6”; Dayna Roth, 9, G, 5’6”; Journey Mehlhaf, 9, F, 5’8” Coach’s comments: Will play a number of young girls with a mix of veteran players, Will attempt to play a slow down game both offensively and defensively

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Coach: Lorisa Broughton Conference: Custer Battlefield Highway Record last year: 6-15 Top returnees: Courtney Menning, 9, G, 5’7”; Candice Knudson, 10, G, 5’4”; Haley Keizer, 10, G, 5’2”; Alissa Kuyper, 9, G, 5’; Alexis Tilton, 8, G, 5’4”; Bridget Burke, 9, F, 5’6”; Alyssa Lau, 10, C, 5’7”; Brooke Wieczorek, 10, F, 5’6”; Brittany Bamberg, 12, F, 5’10”; Keeley Rexwinkel, 11, F, 5’6”; Kassidy Clark, 9, G, 5’2”. Top newcomers: Jenna Bamberg, 8, G, 5’3”; Abby Dethlefsen, 9, F, 5’8”’ Heather Johnson, 9, C, 5’8”; Haley Johnson, 9, C, 5’8”;

Coach: Nathan Epp Record last year: 7-16 Notable players: Darsie Eslinger, 12, G, 5’5”; Jodie Stahl, 12, F, 5’7”; Tiana Schroeder, 11, G, 5’7”; Annie Carlson, 10, F, 5’10”; Chelsey Heeg, 11, F, 5’9”; Hannah Yoder, 12, G, 5’9”; Bethany Wollman, 12, F, 5’9”; Amelia Morkve, 10, F, 5’7”

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Gregory Coach: John King Conference: South Central and Southeast South Dakota Record last year: 5-17 Top returnees: Megan Preslicka, 12, G, 5’5”; Ivy

Ekroth, 12, F, 5’7”; Allison Ekroth, 12, F/C, 5’9”; Lauren Svatos, 11, F, 5’7”; Hannah Juracek, 11, F, 5’9” Top newcomers: Emma Schwigert, 10, G, 5’7”; Nika EagleStar, 11, G, 5’4”; Sammy Whitney, 10, F/C, 5’8”; Megan Warnke, 9, G, 5’8”; Addy Nelson, 9, C, 5’9”. Coach’s comments: The Gorillas improved in just about every team statistical category from the 2013 season throughout the 2014 season. They will have more upperclassmen on the roster than previous years. The girls making up the team have put in the extra individual court time needed to continue the opportunity for overall team improvement. They will need to have more balanced scoring and try to create unique opportunities

Howard

Coach: Wade Erickson Conference: Big East and Cornbelt Record last year: 6-16 Top returnees: Bailey Rudebusch, 11, F, 5’9”; Macy Erickson, 11, F, 5’10”; Cailey Hinker, 10, G, 5’6”; Citori Rentz, 10, G, 5’6”; Sarah Borgers, 11, F, 5’9”; Top newcomers: Josie Erickson, 9, G, 5’6”; Hilary Albrecht, 8, F, 5’8”; Martina Albrecht, 11, F, 5’9”; Maddie Palmquist, 10, G, 5’6”; Cayla Koepsell, 11, G, 5’10”. Coach’s comments: I expect this team to play with a lot of intensity. We have an athletic team with 8-10 kids who can contribute. We should be able to See GIRLS Page B6

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Returning letterwinners for Scotland girls basketball include Taylor Bauder, Taylor Bietz, Alex Conrad, Alexis De Boer, Shannon Fanning, Sydney Gall, Taylor Gall and Allie Pravecek.

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Returning letterwinners for Wagner girls basketball include, front row from left, Jaslynn Bruguier, Abby Freier and Marquel Holiday. Back row: Janessa Picotte, Kristan Soukup, Ali Kuca, Emily Brunsing

stay fresh and put a lot of pressure on our opponents defensively.

Kimball / White Lake Coach: Tacey Nielsen Conference: Custer Battlefield Highway Record last year: 15-11 Top returnees: Whitney Hinker, 11, G, 5’1”; Cassie Natvig, 12, G, 5’7: Nikki Reuland, 11,G, 5’9”; Brooklyn Donald, 11, F, 5’9”. Top newcomers: Carly Beckmann, 10, F, 5’9”; Randi Grussing, 11, G, 5’5”; Randa Vandenhoek, 8, C, 6’11”; Heather Munsen, 9, G, 5’3”. Coach’s comments: Looking to show up and compete on both ends of the floor every game. Cohesive teamwork and improvement over the course of the season.

Lyman Coach: Brittany Reuman Conference: Western Great Plains and Southern Plains Conference, Record last year: 13-11 Top returnees: Phoenix Choal, 12, G, 5’8”; Shelby Schindler, 11, C, 6’2”;

McCook Central/ Montrose Coach: Doug Durfee Conference: Big East Record last year: 20-3 Top returnees: Rachael Laetsch, 11, G, 5’7”; Morgan Koepsell, 10, P, 6’1”; Danielle Hansen, 11, G, 5’10”; Natalie Gottlob, 10, P, 6’; Nicole Bies, 11, G, 5’7” Top newcomers: Sam Pulse, 12, G, 5’6”; Leah Kappenman, 11, G, 5’5”; Kayla Mentele, 11, G, 5’7”; Leslie Kolbeck, 10, P, 5’9”; Anna Heinz, G, 10, 5’10”; Rachel Schwans, 11, P,

5’8”; Denna Dunn, 10, P, 5’9”; Haylie Nevins, 10, G, 5’4” Coach’s comments: This season, we have two returning starters and five returning letterwinners. Every team on our schedule will be very tough this season, so we will need to be ready to play well every night to be competitive. We have a great group of girls that work hard and play well together.

Menno Coach: Doug Hall Record last year: 9-13 Notable players: Marissa Buechler, 11, G, 5’4”; Ashton Vaith, 10, G, 5’5”; Hailey Fergen, 10, G, 5’4”; Breanna Mehlhaf, 10, G/F, 5’4”; Courtnee Edelman, 11, G, 5’6”; Tara Spencer, 5’11”, F/C, 12; Paige Heckenlaible, 10, F/C, 5’9”; Ashley Schumacher, 12, G, 5’4”

Mount Vernon/ Plankinton Coach: Bill Marq uardt Conference: Southeast South Dakota Record last year: 22-3 Top returnees: Megan Bultsma, 12, P, 6’3”; Makaela Karst, 12, W, 6’; Payleen O’Day, 12, PG,

5’6”; Ivy Haines, 12, F, 5’7”; Mikayla Weiss, 12, W, 5’4”; Ashley Glanzer, 12, W, 5’4”; Lucy Moore, 12, W, 5’6”; Erin Denning, 11, W, 5’6”; Stephanie Faulhaber, 11, PG/W, 5’5”; Camie Walz, 10, W, 5’5”. Top newcomers: Hannah Clark, 11, W, 5’8”; Savannah Schmidt, 11, W, 5’7”’; Mariah Swenson, 11, P, 5’9”; Grace Bultsma, 10, W, 5’7”; Destiney Haak, 10, P, 5’10”; Tay Westendorf, 10, G, 5’4”; Mikaela Cassidy, 9, W, 5’7”; Kailee Fox, 9, G, 5’4”; Lainey Gregerson, 9, G, 5’4”; Lorna Gregerson, 9, G, 5’4”; Sydney Tlam, 9, W, 5’5”; Chasity Vissia, 9, G, 5’5”; Hailey Walz, 9, G, 5’5” Coach’s comments: We will be experienced and deep again this season. We return six girls with some starting experience. We should be strong defensively and have a promising offensive mixture of post and perimeter scoring options. We have a blend of experienced returnees and some good young players who will challenge for varsity minutes.

Parkston Coach: Scott Giblin Record last year: 12-11 Notable players: Lauren Reiner, 10, G/F, 5’8”; Paige Semmler, 10, F, 5’9”; Molly Schoenfelder, 11, F, 5’9”; Jayden Bormann, 11, G, 5’6”; Halli Heisinger, 12, G/F, 5’9”; Kailee Schnabel, 10, G, 5’7”; Keelan Bialas, 12, G, 5’6”; Maysa Davidson, 10, 5’7”, F/C; McKenzie McKean, 11, 5’10; C.

Platte-Geddes Coach: Brooke Bonte Record last year: 9-13 Top returnees: Jada Nelson, 11, F/G, 5’10”; Hallie Hallock, 11, G, 5’8”; Sam Ringling, 12, F/C, 5’10”; DiJana Muilenburg, 12, G, 5’7”; Aubrey Rabenberg, 12, G, 5’5”; Katie Spawn, 11, G, 5’4”;

Sarah Erickson, 10, G, 5’7”; Hailey Wagner, 10, G/F, 5’9” Top newcomers: Tori Weins, 9, C, 6’; Dominiq ue Girton, 9, F/G, 5’10”; Sawyer Naasz, 9, G, 5’9”; Courtney Neuman, 9, G, 5’4”. Coach’s comments: This season is going to be fun. I didn’t lose any seniors from last year and my girls are coming off of the state volleyball tournament, so they are ready to play. We played a lot of basketball this summer and the girls seem very excited. We’re going to try and push the pace and play tough. The girls on the team now have been playing together now for the last few years, so we should be gelling.

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Returning letterwinners for Wagner wrestling include, front row from left, Preston Nedved, Tony Bruguier, Ben Soukup, Logan Kafka and Calvin McBride. Back row: Jace Johnson, Cotton Frei, Truman Ashes and Cole Soulek.

Returning letterwinners for Winner boys basketball include, front row from left, Luke Engel, Cameron Kuil, Lattrel Terkildsen, Trevor Bertram and Drew DeMers. Back row: Krockett Krolikowski, Isaac Naasz, Devon Leiferman, Wyatt Ewing and Chase Kingsbury.

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Returning letterwinners for Wessington Springs girls basketball include, from left, Maddie Gran, Cadee Schelske, Jaycee Hohn and Hailey Bruckner.

Returning letterwinners for Winner wrestling include, front row from left, Colby Curtis, Wyatt Turnquist, Trevor Peters, Landon Debus and Cameron Biggins. Back row: Taylor Watzel, Cohl Turnquist, Jayden Schroeder, Kayleb Brozik, Tristan Watzel and Avery Gilchrist.

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Returning letterwinners for Wessington Springs boys basketball include, from left, Hunter Mees, Landon Ochsner, John Witte and Nicolas Paulson.

Coaches: Tim McCain and Rob Baruth Conference: Custer Battlefield Highway and 281. Record last year: 16-7 Top returnees: Myah Selland, 11, G/F, 6’2”; Tayla Weber, 12, F, 5’9”; Bailey Moody, 12, G, 5’6”; Kayla Olson, 11, G, 5’8”; Maddie Vermeulen, 11, G, 5’8”; Abby Doering, 10, C/F, 5’11”; Tristan Ziebart, 10, G/F; 5’9”; Sarah Morgan, 10, F, 5’9”. Top newcomers: Sydney Zeller, 10, F, 5’9”; Catherine Bechen, 10, F, 5’8”; Alissa Ball, 10, G, 5’6”; Megan Poyer, 9, G/F, 5’9”; Tesa Jensen, 9, F, 5’9”; Erica Howard, 9, F, 5’9”; Madi Moody, 9, G, 5’7”; Abby Vermeulen, 9, G, 5’7”. Coach’s comments: We return four starters and some sophomores who got valuable experience last season so we are expecting

Scotland Coach: Kevin Janish Conference: Little Missouri Valley Record last year: 8-13 Top returnees: Alex Conrad, 12, G, 5’3”; Alexis DeBoer, 12, F, 5’2”; Allison Pravecek, 12, F, 5’10”; Sydney Gall, 12, F, 5’10”; Shannon Fanning, 11, G, 5’1”; Taylor Bauder, 11, G, 5’4”; Taylor Bretz, 10, G, 5’5”; Taylor Gall, 10, F. 5’6”. Top newcomers: Kelsi Nooney, 9, G. 5’1”; Paige Raker, 9, F. 5’6”; Anadia Gibson, 9, F, 5’5”. Coach’s comments: We

Coach’s comments: We will be a very young and inexperienced team going into this upcoming season. However, we have a lot of athleticism to work with. Our core will be made up of sophomores who have seen q uite a bit of JV playing time and will now be called upon to fill some varsity time. We will have to rely on our q uickness as our advantage since we lack in the post position. We have a couple girls who received q uality varsity playing time as junior high players and only continue to improve. We will

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Wessington Springs Coach: Melissa Mebius Conference: 281 Record last year: 10-11 Top returnees: Maddie Gran, 12, F/C, 5’9”; Jaycee Hohn, 11, G, 5’7”; Cadee Schelske, 10-, G/F, 5’7”. Top newcomers: Hailey Bruckner, 12, C, 5’9”; Sierra Swenson, 10, G., 5’2”; Sierra Brodkorb, 10, G., 5’4”. Coach’s comments: We are bringing back only a few upperclassmen, so we are a young team. Our young players will really have to step up under the leadership of our returning players. I think we will surprise some that have written this off as a rebuilding year. We are going to enter each game with a drive and passion that we can succeed.

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Winner Coach: Larry Aaker Conference: SESD and Big Dakota Record last year: 17-5 Top returnees: Bailey Volmer, 12, G, 5’6”; Sydney Fritz, 12, G, 5’9”; Kylie Horstman, 12, F, 5’9”; Rachel Sherman, 11, F, 5’10”; Sydney Hollenbeck, 11, F, 5’8”; Madyson Frazier, 10, G, 5’6”; Cala Covery, 12, F, 5’7”; Hayley Halverson, 12, G, 5’5”; Sam Schuyler, 11, G, 5’5”; Chloe Bartels, 11, G, 5’8”; Kyran Meek, 11, F, 5’7”. Top newcomers: Allison Cox, 12, G, 5’8”; Hanna LaCompte, 10, G, 5’7”; Gabby Kocer, 11, G/F, 5’8”; Edith Eagle Hawk, 12, F, 5’7”; Alexis Richey, 9, G, 5’5”; Gracie Littau, 9, G, 5’5”. Coach’s comments: We look to be competitive in both conferences and Region 7A.

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Mitchell girls basketball Dec. 18: vs. Rapid City Central Dec. 19: vs. Rapid City Stevens Jan. 2: at Brandon Valley Jan. 7: vs. Huron Jan. 8: vs. Watertown Jan. 12: at Brookings Jan. 14: vs. Pierre Jan. 19: at Harrisburg Jan. 26: at Aberdeen Central Jan. 28: vs. Brandon Valley Feb. 2: at Huron Feb. 5: at Pierre Feb. 6: at Spearfish Feb. 9: vs. Brookings Feb. 12: at SF O’Gorman Feb. 13: at Watertown Feb. 16: vs. Harrisburg Feb. 23: at Yankton Mitchell boys basketball Dec. 18: at Rapid City Central Dec. 19: at Rapid City Stevens Dec. 28: vs. Woodinville (Wash.) at the Mike Miller Classic, Corn Palace Dec. 29: vs. DeLaSalle (Minn.) or SF Washington at the Mike Miller Classic, Sanford Pentgaon, Sioux Falls Jan. 2: at Brandon Valley Jan. 7: vs. Huron Jan. 9: vs. Watertown Jan. 12: vs. Brookings Jan. 14: at Pierre Jan. 19: vs. Harrisburg Jan. 26: vs. Aberdeen Central Jan. 29: vs. Brandon Valley Feb. 2: at Huron Feb. 5: vs. Pierre Feb. 9: at Brookings Feb. 13: at Watertown Feb. 16: at Harrisburg Feb. 23: at Yankton Mitchell wrestling Dec. 19: at Sioux Falls Washington tournament Dec. 22: vs. Aberdeen Central Jan. 7: at Chamberlain triangular Jan. 16: Jerry Opbroek Invitational Jan. 21: vs. Huron Jan. 23: at Chamberlain tournament Jan. 29: at Brookings dual Jan. 30: at Brookings tournament Feb. 2: vs. Yankton/Harrisburg triangular Feb. 6: at Yankton tournament Feb. 11: at Watertown triangular Feb. 13: at Huron tournament Feb. 20: at Region 3A tournament, Pierre. Feb. 26-27: at State Class A tournament, Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rapid City Mitchell gymnastics Dec. 18-19: Jill McCormick Invitational at Mitchell High School Jan. 9: at Brookings invitational Jan. 11: Home triangular at MEGA Center Jan. 23: Watertown invitational Jan. 28: Home triangular at MEGA Center Feb. 6: Eastern South Dakota Conference meet, Watertown Feb. 12-13: State meet, Swiftel Center, Brookings. Mitchell Christian girls basketball Dec. 29: at Huron Classic, Huron Jan. 7: at Menno Jan. 9: at Freeman Academy

Jan. 11: Howard Jan. 14: Andes Central/Dakota Christian Jan. 18: Corsica-Stickney Jan. 19: at Avon Jan. 21: at Tripp-Delmont/Armour, Tripp. Jan. 23: Sioux Falls Christian Jan. 26: Marion Jan. 28: Ethan Feb. 2: Mount Vernon/Plankinton Feb. 8: at Sunshine Bible Academy, Miller Feb. 9: James Valley Christian Feb. 16: Bridgewater-Emery Feb. 18: at Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, Forestburg Mitchell Christian boys basketball Dec. 28: Prairie Seeds Academy (Minn.) at the Mike Miller Classic, Corn Palace Jan. 4: Wolsey-Wessington Jan. 5: Canistota Jan. 7: at Menno Jan. 9: at Freeman Academy Jan. 12: at Corsica-Stickney, Stickney Jan. 14: Andes Central/Dakota Christian Jan. 19: at Avon Jan. 21: at Tripp-Delmont/Armour, Tripp. Jan. 25: at Howard Jan. 28: Ethan Feb. 2: Mount Vernon/Plankinton Feb. 8: at Sunshine Bible Academy, Miller Feb. 9: James Valley Christian Feb. 11: Hanson Feb. 16: Bridgewater-Emery Feb. 18: at Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, Forestburg Feb. 27: at Wessington Springs Mitchell Marlins girls varsity hockey Dec. 19: at Sioux Falls Dec. 20: at Sioux Falls Dec. 31: Sioux Falls, 6 p.m. Jan. 1-3: at Aberdeen tournament Jan. 8: at Brookings Jan. 9: at Brookings Jan. 15: Huron, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 16: Huron, 7 p.m. Jan. 23: Oahe, 5 p.m. Jan. 24: Oahe, 9 a.m. Jan. 30: at Aberdeen Jan. 31: at Aberdeen Feb. 5-7: at Brookings tournament Feb. 20: at Oahe, Fort Pierre. Feb. 26: at Watertown March 4-6: State tournament, Mitchell Mitchell Marlins boys varsity hockey Dec. 18: at Watertown Dec. 19: Rushmore, 8 p.m. Jan. 1: Rushmore, 8 p.m. Jan. 2: Rushmore, 11:30 a.m. Jan. 7: Huron, 8 p.m. Jan. 8: at Yankton Jan. 10: at Oahe, Fort Pierre Jan. 15: Watertown, 8 p.m. Jan. 22: at Huron Jan. 23: Aberdeen, 8 p.m. Jan. 29: Yankton, 8 p.m. Feb. 5-7: at Grand Rapids Minn., tournament Feb. 12: at Sioux Falls West Feb. 13: at Sioux Falls East Feb. 20: at Brookings Feb. 26: Sioux Falls West, 8 p.m. Feb. 27: Sioux Falls East, 8 p.m. March 5: at Aberdeen March 11-13: State tournament, Brookings

Tiger wrestling looking to build foundation By ERIC MAYER The Daily Republic

After going through three different head coaches in as many years, the Dakota Wesleyan University wrestling team is looking to build a foundation for the future during the 2015 season. DWU head coach Nick Hutcheson, a former DWU wrestler and graduate assistant, said the team is looking develop throughout the season. “We have a good foundation of young wrestlers, so in the next four years we should continue to get better and deeper as a program,” Hutcheson said. “They just need to take it a day at a time and look at practice as a time to get better, rather than just something that they have to do.” Hutcheson took over the program in September and said he’s settled into his position as the Tigers’ head coach. “At first it was pretty hectic but after the first month, I got the hang of it,” said Hutcheson, who took over for Boomer Fechko in September. “Things are going pretty good now.”

The Tigers (0-4) have 20 wrestlers on the roster for the 2015 season. Hutcheson pointed out 12 wrestlers are underclassmen and said the focus of improvement is the team’s main goal. “We’re really young, so we have a lot of inexperience but the nice thing about that is we know there is going to be improvement from today to tomorrow,” Hutcheson said. “The guys are good at knowing there’s a lot to learn and overall they just have positive attitudes and work hard. There should be a lot of improvement from now until regions.” Hutcheson said seniors Trever DeVestern, Jade Hoisington, Jacob Devine and junior Will Seydel as leaders for the Tigers this season. DeVestern is in his fifth season as a Tiger wrestler. His senior season last year was cut short due to injury and the California native decided to return for another season. “He sets a good example as far as work ethic,” Hutcheson said. “He does the right things and shows younger wrestlers

how to eat right as well.” DeVerstern, currently ranked fourth in the NAIA rankings at 165 pounds, is second in wins in DWU history with a record of 99-27. He is only six wins behind DWU all-time win leader Jordan Harer and Hutcheson said if DeVestern stays healthy, he could have a special season for the Tigers. “He’s looked good so far,” said Hutcheson, who added DeVestern is battling a small ankle injury of late. “If he wrestles the way he is capable of, there’s no reason he can’t make it to the finals.” Keeping DeVestern and the rest of the team healthy is also a high priority for the Tigers this season. The wrestling season is four months long with plenty of physical contact, so staying healthy is easier said than done. “As far as the season goes, our main thing is keeping everyone healthy,” Hutcheson said. “Everyone at some point is going to be hurt. If it’s something minor, sometimes they have to wrestle when they’re not a 100 percent.”

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