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Tri-Valley Girls Season Ends, West Central Advances

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The Tri-Valley Mustangs and West Central Trojans met in a SoDak 16 qualifying game for the second year in a row on Thursday, February 24th.  Last season saw the Mustangs advance to the SoDak 16, but this year, West Central will be advancing after a 68-39 win at Harrisburg High School.

The atmosphere was electric, and the two teams put on a show in the first quarter.  After an early run by the Trojans, the Mustangs get settled into their offense.  Trailing 13-12, Tri-Valley went on an 8-0 run to finish the quarter capped off by a blocked shot by Paige Jewett and a half-court buzzer-beater by Lauren Grinde.  The Mustangs led 20-13 after the first quarter.

The West Central Trojan defense then locked down the Mustangs the remainder of the game.  West Central held Tri-Valley to just two points, a layup by Grinde that gave the Mustangs a 22-21 lead.  The Trojans finished the half on a 14-0 run to lead 35-22 at halftime.  West Central scored another 23 points in the third quarter while holding Tri-Valley to just six points, and the Trojans led 58-28 going into the final quarter.

The Mustangs shot 32% (15-47) from the field, 29% (6-21) from three-point area, and 3-4 from the free-throw line. Grinde finished with 18 points and five rebounds.  Mattie Huwe had six points.  Stephanie Buchmann added five points, two rebounds, and two steals.  Hillary Hastings had three points.  Jewett finished with two points, three rebounds, two assists, and two steals.  Ava Pearson added two points and six rebounds.

West Central finished the game shooting 41% (27-66) overall, 30% (9-30) from three-point area, and 50% (5-10) from the free-throw line.  Rylee Haldeman led all scorers with 26 points and also had six rebounds, five assists, and two steals.  Addy Kramer had 15 points, eight rebounds, and four assists.  Tabor Teel finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, and three steals.  Cambell Fischer added six points and four rebounds, and Grace Harden had five points, five rebounds, and three assists.

Tri-Valley’s season ends with an overall record of 12-10.  West Central (20-2) will advance to the SoDak 16 which will be held on Thursday, March 3rd.

West Central Baseball Association Press Release

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West Central Baseball Association has been the overseer of baseball in our community since our inception in 2014 and provides opportunity for our youth to play baseball from three years old to nineteen years old. As an association we strive for continued growth numerically as well as improvements to facilities with hundreds of thousands spent including the most recent, installing field turf on the adult sized baseball field in Humboldt. Our goal is to grow baseball in the West Central community, which undeniably includes baseball being played in Humboldt and Hartford, however a separate baseball organization is not the solution and only creates division in our growing community. Collectively WCBA feels the only way to grow is to communicate and we have been transparent in our decisions at monthly board meetings where public input is strongly encouraged. Hartford Baseball Organization was formed to attempt at providing a solution to a problem that simply does not exist. Traveling to Humboldt for baseball has long been accepted because of the structure of both our communities; Humboldt hosting baseball and Hartford hosting softball. As our communities continue to grow and expand WCBA strongly encourages open lines of communication among all local groups and active involvement as we strive to provide the best opportunity for our children to play baseball locally.

Rob Lind
West Central Baseball Association President

West Central Advances in Region 3A with Big Win over Dell Rapids

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Photo taken and used with permission by Sara Stadem

The #1 seed West Central Trojans advanced in Region 3A tournament after a 69-16 win over the Dell Rapids Quarriers at home on Tuesday, February 22nd.

It took most of the first quarter for the Trojan offense and defense to get going, but once they did, they cruised to the win.  West Central only lead 9-6 with 2:45 to play in the first quarter.  They then went on an 8-0 run to lead 17-6 with a minute left in the opening quarter.  The first quarter ended with the Trojans leading 20-10.  Dell Rapids made a three pointer to start the second quarter and pulled within seven points, 20-13, with 7:45 in the first half.

The Trojans took over the game from that point.  West Central ended the second quarter on a 33-0 run to lead 53-13 at halftime.  The run continued into the third quarter, and the score was 58-13 before Dell Rapids was able to make a free throw with 4:02 to play in the quarter.  The Trojans outscored the Quarriers 11-3 the rest of the game.

West Central finished the game shooting 44% (27-62) overall, 38% (9-24) from three-point area, and 6-10 from the free-throw line.  Dell Rapids was held to just 18% (6-33) shooting, 2-12 from three-point area, and 2-4 from the free-throw line.  The Trojans also forced 28 Quarrier turnovers, 20 of those on steals.

Rylee Haldeman had 23 points, five rebounds, four steals, and two assists.  Addy Kramer finished with 16 points, four rebounds, three steals, and three assists.  Tabor Teel added 12 points, seven rebounds, six assists, and four steals.  Cambell Fischer had six points, three steals, three assists, and two rebounds.

West Central will get a rematch with Tri-Valley in a SoDak 16 Qualifying game on Thursday, February 24th at 6:30 p.m. at Harrisburg High School.

West Central Boys Finish Regular Season with Six Straight Wins

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TThe West Central Trojan boys basketball team won their sixth straight came to end the 2021-2022 regular season on Monday, February 21st.  The Trojans defeated the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies 67-43.

The Trojans started fast and rolled through the ball game.  West Central led 19-5 at the end of the first quarter and pushed the lead to 36-15 by halftime.  The lead stayed around 20 points throughout the third quarter, and in fact, the Trojans led 49-29 heading into the fourth quarter.

West Central shot 35% (21-60) from the field, 30% (11-37) from three-point area, and 54% (14-26) from the free-throw line.  The Huskies shot 33% (17-51) overall, 25% (4-16) from thee-point area, and just 5-16 from the free-throw line.  The Trojan defense also forced 18 Huskie turnovers.

Jacob Krempges had 16 points, seven rebounds, and three assists.  Mubarak Ibrahim had 15 points and two steals.  Dillon Jackson added 10 points and five rebounds.  Grafton Stroup had six points, and Braden Herr had five points and seven rebounds.

The Trojans finished the regular season with a record of 16-4.  West Central will host a Region 3A opening round game on Tuesday, March 1st.

West Central Boys Win Final Regular Season Home Game

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The West Central Trojan boys basketball team won their final regular season home game of the 2021-2022 season against the McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars on Saturday, February 19th.  The Trojans had no issues with the Cougars in a big 86-42 win.

Four players finished in double figures.  Jacob Krempges had 19 points and five rebounds.  Mubarak Ibrahim finished with 17 points.  Jack Linneman had 13 points, and Dillon Jackson had 12 points and five rebounds.  Owen Heath tallied 12 rebounds and three assists.

The Trojans won their fifth game in a row and improved to 15-4 on the season.  They will end the regular season on the road at Elk Point-Jefferson against the Huskies on Monday, February 21st.

West Central Boys Wrestling Qualifies Nine for State

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The West Central Trojan boys wrestling team finished fourth as a team at the Region 1A tournament at O’Gorman High School and qualified nine individual wrestlers for the state tournament.  The top four places in regions in each weight class qualify for the state tournament.

Justin Zirpel won the 152-pound weight class.  Karson Vessells (106-pound) and Chandler Carda (126-pound) both had second place finishes.  Orlando Whiting (113-pound), Jesse Jost (132-pound), Jude Jarding (145-pound), Chet Carda (170-pound), and Gabe Gebhard (195-pound) all had third place finishes in their respective weight classes.  Abram Maras finished fourth in the 220-pound weight class.  All these wrestlers qualified for the state tournament.

Rayce Whiting (120-pound), Wyatt Nielsen (160-pound), and Dwight Kuhlman (182-pound) all finished fifth.  Keaton Vessells (138-pound) and Gavin Pischke (285-pound) both had sixth place finishes at the region tournament.

The 2022 South Dakota High School Class A State Wrestling Tournament will be held Thursday, February 24th through Saturday, February 26th at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.

Trojan Boys Win in Chamberlain

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The West Central Trojan boys slowly extended their lead throughout the game en route to a 62-38 road win over the Chamberlain Cubs on Friday, February 18th.

West Central built a double digit lead in the first quarter, but the Cubs cut the lead to 18-10 by the end of the quarter.  The Trojans held the Cubs to just 10 points in the second quarter as well and pushed their lead to 34-20 by halftime.  Chamberlain made a little run in the third quarter scoring the first five points of the half.  West Central responded with an 11-0 run and led 45-25 with 2:50 to play in the quarter.  Their lead was 22 points, 49-27, heading into the fourth quarter.

The Trojans shot 41% (24-58) overall from the field, 33% (10-30) on three pointers, and 4-7 from the free-throw line.  Chamberlain shot just 25% (12-48) from the field, 1-11 from three-point area, and 62% (13-21) from the free-throw line.

Grafton Stroup had 16 points, six rebounds, and two steals.  Mubarak Ibrahim had eight points, three rebounds, and three steals.  Jacob Krempges also had eight points.  Braden Herr finished with seven points and nine rebounds.  Braden Dierickx and Dillon Jackson each has seven points as well.

West Central Takes Doubleheader in Canton

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Both the West Central Trojan girls and boys basketball teams earned victories in Canton against the C-Hawks on Tuesday, February 15th.  The girls won 65-39, and the boys earned an 85-76 victory.

West Central 65, Canton 39 – Girls

It didn’t take long for the Trojans to build a sizable lead as they cruised to victory over the C-Hawks.  West Central’s defense held Canton to just one made free throw in the first quarter as they built a 17-1 lead.  They continued to cruise from there pushing the lead to 48-16 by halftime.  The lead grew to 63-27 by the end of the third quarter.

The Trojans shot 47% (21-45) overall, 42% (10-24) on three pointers, and 62% (13-21) from the free-throw line.  Canton finished 26% (11-43) from the field, 3-11 from three-point area, and 78% (14-18) from the free-throw line.

Rylee Haldeman had 19 points and four assists.  Addy Kramer finished with 14 points, six rebounds, and four assists.  Tabor Teel ended with 11 points, eight rebounds, three steals, and two assists.  Cambell Fischer also had 11 points along with five rebounds.

West Central finishes the regular season with a record of 18-2 and will begin Region 3A play on Tuesday, February 22nd.

West Central 85, Canton 76 – Boys

Braden Herr got hot in the second half and finished the game hitting five of seven three pointers to help lift the Trojans to an 85-76 win over Canton.

The Trojans did hold a lead at the end of every quarter, but the C-Hawks held a lead late in the third quarter and early in fourth quarter.  West Central led 22-16  at the end of the first quarter.  Canton tied the game 41-41 right before halftime, but Dillon Jackson was fouled on a last second shot.  He hit two free throws with no time on the clock to give the Trojans a 43-41 halftime lead.

The Trojans after they battled from behind in the third quarter and kept a two-point lead, 61-59, heading into the fourth quarter.  The teams traded shots early in the fourth quarter, but West Central was able to get some separation thanks to their three-point shooting.

West Central was 56% (29-52) from the field, 52% (16-31) on three pointers, and 11-16 from the free-throw line.  Herr finished with 19 points and six rebounds.  Grafton Stroup had 17 points and three rebounds.  Jackson added 15 points, five rebounds, and three assists.  Jacob Krempges had 12 points, three rebounds, two steals, and a team-high seven assists.

The Trojans will be at Chamberlain on Friday, February 18th.

West Central Runs Past Madison in Third Quarter

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After trailing most of the first half, the West Central Trojan boys basketball team used a big third quarter to get a 75-65 home win over the Madison Bulldogs on Thursday, February 10th.

Madison was on fire to start the game.  They were 50% in the first quarter shooting scoring 21 points.  West Central was far behind scoring 18 points of their own.  The two teams traded shots in the second quarter, and the Bulldogs led 38-36 at halftime.

The defense and hot shooting in third quarter propelled the Trojans past the Bulldogs.  West Central knocked multiple three-point shots and forced eight Madison turnovers.  The Trojans opened the quarter on an 11-0 run and outscored the Bulldogs 26-8 for a 62-46 lead after the third quarter.  Madison got within ten points with an early run in the fourth quarter, but never threatened the Trojans any more than that.

West Central shot 47% (27-58) from the field, 47% (16-34) on three pointers, and a perfect 5-5 from the free-throw line.  Madison was 46% (25-54) shooting, 20% (3-15) from three-point area, and 75% (12-16) from the free-throw line.

Grafton Stroup finished with 26 points, three rebounds, and three assists.  Dillon Jackson had 13 points, three rebounds, and seven assists.  Jack Linneman added 10 points and two steals.  Braden Herr had eight points.  Jacob Krempges had five points, four rebounds, two steals, and five assists.

Second Quarter Run Sends West Central to Victory over Tri-Valley

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The last time the Tri-Valley Mustangs and West Central Trojan girls teams met was at the Region 3A tournament last year.  The Mustangs upset the Trojans to advance to the SoDak 16 in that game.  On Tuesday, February 1st, the Mustangs hosted the Trojans in a packed gymnasium.

The two teams traded baskets in the first quarter electrifying both crowds.  The Trojans held a slim 17-15 lead after the first quarter.  West Central only led by five points, 28-23, with 4:20 to play in the first half, but then went on a 9-0 run for a 37-23 lead.  They pushed the lead to 43-26 by halftime.  The Trojans continued their run in the second half.  West Central outscored Tri-Valley 22-13 in the third quarter for a 65-39 lead heading into the fourth quarter.  The Trojans won the game 79-47.

Tri-Valley shot 40% (18-45) from the field, 19% (3-16) from three-point area, and 80% (8-10) from the free-throw line.  Lauren Grinde had 15 points and four rebounds.  Paige Jewett finished with 12 points and two rebounds.  Hillary Hastings had six points.  Ava Pearson added five points.

West Central finished 53% (29-54) shooting, 41% (13-32) from three-point area, and 67% (8-12) from the free-throw line.  Rylee Haldeman had 29 points, four rebounds, two steals, and five assists.  Addy Kramer had 23 points and 10 rebounds.  Cambell Fischer added eight points.

The Mustangs will travel to Dell Rapids on February 3rd.  The Trojans will travel to Madison on Friday, February 4th.

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