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Mustang Wrestling Finishes Season at State

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The Tri-Valley Mustang wrestlers had six wrestlers finish their season at the 2021 South Dakota State B Wrestling Tournament in Rapid City February 25th – 27th.

Porter Jensen earned a consolation round win over Chase Yellowhawk (Sully Buttes) and finished the tournament 1-2.  Brody Dybvig, Landon Reiser, Isaac Nehlich, Alex Andresen, and Ethan Nehlich all participated.

Individual Results

  • B-120:  Brody Dybvig (18-14) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
    • Champ. Round 1 – Ryker Peterson (Philip Area) 25-11 won by decision over Brody Dybvig (Tri-Valley) 18-14 (Dec 7-2)
    • Cons. Round 1 – Jacob Fehlman (Redfield Area) 30-20 won by decision over Brody Dybvig (Tri-Valley) 18-14 (Dec 3-1)
  • B-132:  Landon Reiser (10-9) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
    • Champ. Round 1 – Andy Meyer (Canton) 35-5 won by fall over Landon Reiser (Tri-Valley) 10-9 (Fall 0:53)
    • Cons. Round 1 – Braden Weiss (Hill City) 30-13 won by decision over Landon Reiser (Tri-Valley) 10-9 (Dec 6-0)
  • B-138:  Porter Jensen (35-17) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points.
    • Champ. Round 1 – Carter Lenz (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 28-9 won by decision over Porter Jensen (Tri-Valley) 35-17 (Dec 6-2)
    • Cons. Round 1 – Porter Jensen (Tri-Valley) 35-17 won by tech fall over Chase Yellowhawk (Sully Buttes) 14-10 (TF-1.5 3:31 (15-0))
    • Cons. Round 2 – Alec Dobson (Kingsbury Co) 30-10 won by decision over Porter Jensen (Tri-Valley) 35-17 (Dec 6-2)
  • B-182:  Isaac Nehlich (27-19) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
    • Champ. Round 1 – Jacobi Krouse (McCook Central/Montrose) 43-7 won by fall over Isaac Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 27-19 (Fall 5:07)
    • Cons. Round 1 – Keaton Bissonnette (Hot Springs) 26-11 won by tech fall over Isaac Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 27-19 (TF-1.5 3:25 (18-2))
  • B-195:  Alex Andresen (28-20) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
    • Champ. Round 1 – Cody Donnelly (Philip Area) 30-0 won by fall over Alex Andresen (Tri-Valley) 28-20 (Fall 1:43)
    • Cons. Round 1 – Austin Hoiten (McCook Central/Montrose) 36-14 won by decision over Alex Andresen (Tri-Valley) 28-20 (Dec 1-0)
  • B-220:  Ethan Nehlich (34-9) placed 8th and scored 7.0 team points.
    • Champ. Round 1 – Levi Wieman (Parker) 27-26 won by fall over Ethan Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 34-9 (Fall 5:38)
    • Cons. Round 1 – Ethan Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 34-9 won by fall over Teigen Hadrick (Faulkton Area) 18-20 (Fall 1:27)
    • Cons. Round 2 – Ethan Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 34-9 won by fall over Grady Fey (Redfield Area) 38-9 (Fall 4:12)
    • Cons. Round 3 – Clayton Smith (Marion/Freeman) 30-11 won by fall over Ethan Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 34-9 (Fall 3:19)
    • 7th Place Match – Levi Wieman (Parker) 27-26 won by disqualification over Ethan Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 34-9 (DQ)

Winning Streak Snapped for Mustang Boys

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The Tri-Valley Mustangs were riding a three-game winning streak into their final regular season game against the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers on Friday, February 26th.  The Chargers ended the streak at three games and took the 82-48 road victory.

The Chargers were on fire from the start.  Sioux Falls Christian got out to a double-digit lead in the first quarter at 26-12.  That lead grew to twenty points by halftime, 49-29.  Sioux Falls Christian continued to pull away in the second half.  The lead grew to 67-40 at the end of the third quarter.  Tri-Valley was held to just eight points in the final quarter.

Both Riley and Noah Haynes finished with 11 points to lead the Mustangs.  Three players finished in double figures for the Charngers.

Tri-Valley has their regular season end with a .500 record at 10-10.  They will be the #4 seed in the Region 3A tournament.  The Mustangs will host #5 Garretson on Tuesday, March 2nd.

Mustang Girls Send Class A into Madness with Upset Win over West Central

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The Tri-Valley Mustangs finished the regular season with an 11-9 record and was the #4 seed in the Region 3A tournament.  The West Central Trojans finished 18-2, ranked #2 in the latest media poll, and was the #1 seed in the tournament.  West Central defeated the Mustangs 67-51 on February 2nd.  None of that mattered when it came to the SoDak 16 qualifying game in Hartford on Thursday, February 25th.

The Mustangs executed their plan all game long and were step-for-step with the Trojans.  Neither team had a lead of more than six points in the game.  The first quarter ended in an 11-11 tie.  Tri-Valley trailed 16-14 early in the second quarter and then went on a 7-0 run to lead 21-16 with 5:25 to go in the half.  The Trojans responded with a 5-0 run and tied the game at 21-21.  The two teams traded baskets in the back half of the second quarter with the Mustangs holding a 31-29 halftime lead.

The third quarter continued to be back-and-forth.  The two teams traded basket after basket with each other, and the game was tied 42-42 heading into the final quarter.  Josslin Jarding struck first for West Central in the fourth quarter with a three-pointer to give the Trojans a 45-42 lead.  Rylee Haldeman followed with a layup to push the Trojan lead to 47-42 with just under 6:00 to go in the game.  Paige Jewett ended the 5-0 run with a free-throw for the Mustangs with 5:45 to go.

With the Trojans leading by four points with under 5:00 to go in the game, momentum appeared to be headed to the West Central side.  A technical foul on the Mustangs give the Trojans two free throws and possession of the ball.  Both free throws were made by Cassidy Siemonsma to give West Central their largest lead of the night at 49-43.  The Trojans were unable to score on the offensive possession, and that slim opening was all Tri-Valley needed.

Tabor Teel took control for the Mustangs.  Teel made a three-pointer on the Mustangs ensuing possession to cut the lead to 49-46 with 4:15 to go.  Forty-five seconds later, Teel hit another three-pointer to tie the game 49-49 with 3:30 to play.  Each team was only able to make one free throw in the next two minutes, and the game remained tied 50-50 with 1:25 on the clock.

Teel wasn’t done yet.  With 1:00 to go, Teel made her third three-point of the quarter, and game, to give the Mustangs a 53-50 lead.  Teel made two free throws with :18 to push the Mustang lead to 55-50.  Haldeman made a tough shot in the paint for West Central with :06.3 to go, but Teel put the game away with two more free throws with :05.5 to give Tri-Valley the 57-52 upset victory.

Haldeman led the Trojans with 17 points, four rebounds, and three assists.  Siemonsma had 13 points and 13 rebounds.  Addy Kramer also had double figures with 10 points along with six rebounds.

Teel led all scores in the game with 24 points and also had 12 rebounds and two steals.  Kaitlyn Mohnen had 11 points and five rebounds.  Jewett finished with eight points, three rebounds, and two assists.

West Central’s season comes to an end with an 18-3 record.

Tri-Valley improves to 13-9.  The Mustangs will be the #15 seed in the “SoDak 16” and will play #2 Winner at Wagner High School at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 4th.

Mustang Girls Advance in Region 3A

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The Tri-Valley Mustang girls basketball team advanced in the Region 3A tournament after an opening round win, 54-36, over the Baltic Bulldogs at home on Tuesday, February 23rd.

The Mustangs were able to put the game away in the middle portion of the game.  The first quarter ended with just a four-point lead for Tri-Valley.  The Mustangs lead 17-13 at the start of the second quarter.  The Mustang defense then held Baltic to just four second-quarter points allowing Tri-Valley to build a 29-17 halftime lead.

Tri-Valley continued to hold the Bulldogs to single-digit scoring in the third quarter.  Baltic was only able to score seven points, and the Mustangs extended the lead to 42-24 by the end of the quarter.  Tri-Valley and Baltic both scored 12 points each in the fourth quarter.

Two players finished in double figures for Tri-Valley.  Paige Jewett led all scorers in the game with 15 points.  Tabor Teel added 11 points.

The Mustangs will advance to a SoDak-16 qualifying game in the Region 3A tournament.  Tri-Valley will travel to Hartford and play the #1 seeded West Central Trojans on Thursday, February 25th.

Mustang Boys Pull Away from Baltic Late

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The Tri-Valley Mustangs used a fourth quarter run late in the game to pull away from the Baltic Bulldogs in Baltic on Monday, February 22nd.  The Mustangs outscored the Bulldogs 22-12 in the final quarter for a 61-46 victory.

The two teams battled in the first quarter with the Mustangs holding a two-point, 12-10, lead at the end of the quarter.  Tri-Valley held Baltic to just eight points in the second quarter and were able to build a 12-point lead by halftime at 30-18.

The Bulldogs made a comeback in the third quarter.  Tri-Valley scored just nine points in the quarter, and the Bulldogs got within five points, 39-34, heading into the final quarter.  Tri-Valley’s pressure defense in the final quarter stopped the Baltic comeback to give the Mustangs the win.

Tri-Valley shot 42% (22-53) from the field, 30% (6-20) from three-point area, and 79% (11-14) from the free-throw line.  The Mustangs had 31 team rebounds, 10 steals, and 11 assists.

Riley Haynes had a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds.  Lance Dewitt added nine points and two assists.  Tyler Johnson had eight points, four rebounds, two steals, and two assists.  Nick Hass had seven points.  Noah Haynes finished with six points and four rebounds, and Owen Besmer had five points and six rebounds.

The Mustangs (10-9) will concluded their regular season at Sioux Falls Christian on Friday, February 26th.

Six Mustang Wrestlers Heading to State

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Six members from the Tri-Valley Mustang wrestling team qualified for the state tournament by placing fourth or better at the Region 2B tournament in Salem on Saturday, February 20th.

Ethan Nehlich placed second in the 220-pound weight class.  Brody Dybvig (120), Porter Jensen (138), Isaac Nehlich (182) all had third place finishes.  Landon Reiser (132) and Alex Andresen (195) both had fourth place finishes.

Zach Powell went 1-2 on the day.  Tyler Groenewold also went 1-2.  Cody Lofswold, Lawson Loiseau, and Javier Mendoza finished 0-2.

The 2021 South Dakota Class B State Tournament will be held in Rapid City at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center on February 25th – 27th.

Tri-Valley Mustangs Get Double-Header Sweep over Beresford

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The Tri-Valley Mustang girls and boys teams hosted a double-header against the Beresford Watchdogs on Friday, February 18th.  Both teams were able to get a victory to earn the double-header sweep.

The Tri-Valley Mustang girls built a 20-point halftime lead and cruised in the second half for a 54-34 win.  The Mustangs quickly built an eight-point lead by the end of the first quarter, 17-9.  That lead grew to 20 points, 34-14, after Tri-Valley held the Watchdogs to just five second-quarter points.  Both teams scored 22 points each in the second half.

Three players finished in double figures for Tri-Valley.  Tabor Teel had 14 points to lead all scorers.  Steph Buchmann finished with 11 points, and Lauren Grinde added 10 points.

The Mustang boys had a little tougher battle against Beresford, but got a nine-point win, 53-44.

Tri-Valley led by just two points at the end of the first quarter, 12-10, but was able to push the lead to double digits by halftime at 27-16.  The lead stayed at 11 points by the end of the third quarter, 40-29.  Beresford tried to make a run in the fourth quarter, but the Mustangs were able to shut it down for the win.

Riley Haynes had 17 points to lead all scorers in the game.  Nick Hass also had double figures with 13 points.

The Tri-Valley girls end their regular season with an 11-9 record.  They will Baltic in the opening round of the Region 3A tournament on Tuesday, February 23rd.  The Mustang boys (9-9) will travel to Baltic on Monday, February 22nd.

Mustang Girls Win Tenth Game

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The Tri-Valley Mustangs will have at least a .500 regular season record after they won their tenth game of the year on Thursday, February 18th.  The Mustangs got a 57-38 home win against the Lennox Orioles.

The first and fourth quarters were the two big quarters for the Mustangs in the win.  Tri-Valley held an eight-point lead at the end of the first quarter, 16-8.  Lennox cut the lead down to two points at halftime, 24-22.

The Mustangs were able to extend their lead from halftime in the third quarter.  Tri-Valley built the lead to nine points, 40-31, heading into the final quarter.  The Mustangs then outscored Lennox 17-7 in the final quarter for the win.

Three players finished in double figures.  Paige Jewett led the Mustang scoring with 15 points.  Kaitlyn Mohnen and Tabor Teel both ended with 11 points each in the game.

Tri-Valley (10-9) will end the regular season with a home game against the Beresford Watchdogs on Friday, February 19th.

Second Quarter Key to Mustang Boys Win

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The second quarter proved to be the difference in a Tri-Valley Mustang win over the McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars on Tuesday, February 16th.

Tri-Valley found themselves down a point at the end of the first quarter 13-12, but outscored the Cougars 19-9 in the second quarter.  Tri-Valley held a 31-22 lead at halftime, and the second quarter scoring difference helped the Mustangs to victory.  Tri-Valley pushed their lead to 18 points with 3:19 left in third quarter only to see the Cougars cut it down to 10 by the end of the quarter, 46-36.  McCook Central/Montrose was only able to cut into the lead by two points in the fourth quarter.

Four players finished in double figures in scoring for Tri-Valley.  Riley Haynes led the way with 15 points, four rebounds, and two assists.  Tyler Johnson had 12 points and seven rebounds.  Bryce Kienast had 11 points, four rebounds, and two steals.  Nick Hass also had 11 points along with three rebounds.  Lance Dewitt finished with nine points.

The Mustangs improve to 8-9 on the season and will host Beresford on Friday, February 19th.

Rally Falls Short for Mustang Girls Against MCM

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The Tri-Valley Mustangs were able to cut a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit down to six against the McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars, but the rally fell short as the Cougars won 64-56 on Monday, February 15th.

The first quarter action was back-and-forth as the two teams traded made baskets all quarter long.  The game was tied 18-18 at the end of the first quarter.  The Cougars got on a hot streak in the second quarter, making half of their total three-pointers for the game in the quarter.  McCook Central/Montrose was able to build a 41-34 halftime lead.

The Cougars continued to extend the lead in the third quarter making three more three-pointers and led 56-44 heading into the final quarter.  Tri-Valley rallied in the fourth quarter and cut the lead down to six points with minutes remaining.  The Mustangs had some good looks offensively to try to tie the game, but the shots just didn’t fall as the Cougars hung on for the win.

Three players finished in double figures for the Mustangs.  Paige Jewett had 19 points, three rebounds, and three steals.  Tabor Teel had 13 points, six rebounds, and four assists.  Blayne Gacke added 10 points, three rebounds, and three assists.  Steph Buchmann had eight points, three steals, and two assists.

Tri-Valley (9-9) will host Lennox on Thursday, February 18th.

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