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The Tri-Valley Mustang boys golf team traveled to Vermillion to play in the Vermillion Invite on Thursday, September 9th. The Mustangs finished with a team score of 390 in the tournament.
Josh Leiseth finished 22nd with a round of 87. Lance Dewitt had a round of 99. Carson Sanders finished with a 101. Mayson Rise had a round of 103. Riley Carlson had a 106, and Cole Focken ended the day with a 110.
The Mustangs will play in a triangular at Flandreau on Tuesday, September 14th.
Playing in their first home match of the season, the Tri-Valley Mustangs played their second straight five-set match on Thursday, September 9th. And for the second time in a row in a five-set match, the Mustangs fell just short of their first win. The Vermillion Tanagers won by set scores of 16-25, 25-16, 18-25, 25-16, and 15-10.
Hannah West and Kenzie Atwood both had a strong defensive match. West finished with 15 digs, and Atwood had 13 digs. Erica Bicknase led the team with six kills. Megan Wenzel had four kills. Meg. Wenzel also had four solo and four assisted blocks. Maddie Wenzel had two solo blocks. Nevaeh Grann had 11 set assist, and Brookelyn Stieben finished with nine set assists. Grann also led the team with two ace serves. West and Stieben both had one ace serve.
Tri-Valley will host the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Thursday, September 16th for their next match.
The Tri-Valley Mustang cross country team traveled to Garretson for the Jesse James Invite on Tuesday, September 7th.
Brie Peters was the lone varsity runner for the Mustangs in the girls race. She finished in a time of 21:31.03. Isabella Mack ran in the JV race and finished in a time of 20:48.54.
Teagin Gacke was the lone varsity runner for the boys. Gacke finished with a time of 20:37.34. Hunter Sargent was in the JV race and finished with a time of 21:58.70.
Tri-Valley will be at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls for the Charger Invite on Tuesday, September 14th.
The Tri-Valley Mustang football team hosted the Canton C-Hawks in the Mustangs’ first home game of the season on Friday, September 3rd. The Mustangs fell just short losing to Canton 21-16.
Tri-Valley shut out Canton in the first quarter and had a 3-0 lead. The C-Hawks got a score in the second quarter and led 7-3 at halftime. Each team got a touchdown in the third quarter, and Canton continued to hold the lead, 14-10, heading into the fourth quarter. Both teams also got a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
The Mustangs finished the game with 215 yards of offense, 130 yards on the ground and 85 passing yards. Canton had 332 yards of offense, 257 rushing yards and 75 passing yards.
Eli McFarland finished 4-5 passing for 85 yards. Jaden Siemonsma had two catches for 37 yards, and Trey Johnson had a catch for 24 yards. Siemonsma also had 11 carries for 56 yards, including a two-yard touchdown run. Isaac McFarland had 12 carries and 51 yards. One of the rushes was a 17-yard touchdown. Lawson Loiseau had a carry for 47 yards. Reese Smith had a 34-yard field goal in the first quarter.
The Mustangs will hold their Homecoming game on Friday, September 10th when they host the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers.
The Tri-Valley Mustangs played an exciting, five-set match in Lennox against the Orioles on Thursday, September 2nd. Unfortunately the Mustangs couldn’t get the win.
Tri-Valley took the first two sets of the match. They won the first one 25-19. It took an extra point in the second set, but the Mustangs won 26-24 for a 2-0 lead in the match. Lennox fought back with a 25-20 win in the third set. The fourth set again needed extra points as the two teams were tied 25-25. Lennox got the final two points for the 27-25 win to force the fifth set. Lennox won the final set 15-10 to take the match.
Madelyn Wenzel had 10 kills for the Mustangs. Megan Wenzel had nine, while Hillary Hastings and Lauren Grinde both had seven kills each. Hastings had two blocks. Mad. Wenzel and Erica Bicknase both had a block. Nevaeh Grann led the team with three ace serves. Brookelyn Stieben, Meg. Wenzel, and Hannah West all had two aces each. West finished with a team-high 24 digs on the night. McKenzie Atwood added 14 digs, and Stieben had 13 digs. Allyson Haga and Grann both finished with 12 digs. Bicknase also had 10 digs. Grann had 18 set assists in the match, while Stieben had 13 set assists.
The Mustangs (0-6) will look to get their first win of the season when they host Vermillion on Thursday, September 9th.
The Tri-Valley Mustangs, who have yet to play a home match this season, took a tough loss on Tuesday, August 31st. The Mustangs played the #2 ranked Dakota Valley Panthers and lost in straight sets by scores of 16-25, 13-25, and 7-25.
Nevaeh Grann had two kills, three set assists, four digs, and a block in the match. Madelyn and Megan Wenzel both had three kills each. Megan also had two blocks. Brooklyn Stieben led the team with four set assists. Hannah West had a team-high seven digs, and Erica Bicknase finished with three ace serves.
The Mustangs (0-5) will have another road match on Thursday, September 2nd. They will travel to Lennox to play the Orioles.
Brie Peters had a sixth place finish for the Tri-Valley Mustang cross country team at the McCook Central/Montrose Invitational on Tuesday, August 31st. Peters finished with a time of 22:00.18 in the varsity race.
Lizzy Dahl had a 10th place finish in the JV race with a time of 20:29.24. Gwen Peters had a time of 22:39.74. Isabella Mack finished in 27:10.25.
There were no boys that ran in the varsity race. Teagin Gacke was second in the JV race at 17:01.73. Hunter Sargent finished in 23:31.05.
Tri-Valley will be at the Jesse James Invitational at River Ridge Golf Course on Tuesday, September 7th.
The Tri-Valley Mustang boys golf team finished with a team score of 371, putting them 10th in the team standings at the Charger Invite at Spring Creek Golf Course on Tuesday, August 31st. Sioux Falls Christian was first at 317 with Vermillion second at 320 and West Central third at 321.
Josh Leiseth had a round of 86. Riley Carlson had a 93. Lance DeWitt and Mayson Rise both had rounds of 96, and Carson Sanders finished with a round of 103.
The Mustangs will be at the Vermillion Invite at The Bluffs Golf Course on Thursday, September 9th.
The Tri-Valley Mustang volleyball team took part in the Flandreau Tournament on Saturday, August 29th. The Mustangs played Baltic, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland, and Flandreau during the tournament.
The Mustangs lost to Baltic in straight sets by scores of 12-25 and 18-25. Megan Wenzel had four kills, and Madelyn Wenzel had three kills in the match. Brookelyn Stieben and Nevaeh Grann both had five set assists. Grann also had five digs.
Tri-Valley played a close match against the Raiders. Tri-Valley won the first set 25-22, but lost the next two by scores of 23-25 and 17-25. Erica Bicknase led the team in kills with 10. M. Wenzel and Lauren Grinde both had five kills each. M. Wenzel also had four ace serves. Stieben finished with 15 set assists and two ace serves. Hannah West led the team with eight digs.
The Mustangs also played a three-set match against Flandreau. Again Tri-Valley won the opening set at 25-19, but lost the final two sets by scores of 21-25 and 17-25. Bicknase had six kills, and Grann had five kills along with eight set assists. Stieben had 10 set assists and four ace serves. McKenzie Atwood had 15 digs and two ace serves.
Tri-Valley will travel to Dakota Valley to play the Panthers on Tuesday, August 31st.
The Tri-Valley Mustangs scored a big win on the gridiron Friday, August 27th. The Mustangs won a back-and-forth game 21-20 on the road against the Dakota Valley Panthers.
The Panthers scored first in the opening quarter. Randy Rosenquist caught a 22-yard pass from Ethan Anema. The extra point was no good, but the Panthers led 6-0 after the first quarter. Tri-Valley tied the game in the second quarter. Isaac McFarland had an eight-yard touchdown run with the extra point no good. The Panthers, however, regained the lead prior to halftime. Rosenquist caught another touchdown pass from anema, this time from 29 yards, to put Dakota Valley in front 12-6 at halftime.
Each team scored again in the third quarter. The Mustangs scored first. Eli McFarland had a five-yard touchdown run, and then I. McFarland scored the two-point conversion for a 14-12 lead. The Panthers answered again. Anema and Rosenquist connected for their third touchdown from 18 yards away. Brodey Ballinger scored the two-point conversion to put the Panthers back in in front 20-14.
The Mustangs would get the game winning score in the fourth quarter. Jaden Siemonsma had a five-yard touchdown run, and Reese Smith made the extra point to give Tri-Valley the lead 21-20. The Mustang defense got a strip sack and then the offense was able to kneel down to run out the clock for the win.
I. McFarland had nine carries for 100 yards and a touchdown. Siemonsma had 10 carries for 69 yards and a touchdown. E. McFarland had a rushing touchdown and was also 1-1 passing for 64 yards. Lawson Loiseau had the 64-yard reception. I. McFarland had seven tackles and a sack. Austin McNulty had seven tackles, a sack, and a fumble recovery. Brandon Havlovic had six tackles and two sacks. Tyler Groenewald also had six tackles and two sacks. Tyason VanDerVleit finished with six tackles. Isaac Nehlich had five tackles and two sacks. Mason Hendrixson, Loiseau, and Caden Reuter all had a fumble recovery. Connor Christensen had a sack and a forced fumble.