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West Central Girls Soccer Regular Season Ends with Win

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The West Central Trojan girls soccer team ended their regular season with two matches against Class AA teams.

On Tuesday, September 28th, the Trojans traveled to Sioux Falls and played the O’Gorman Knights.  After a scoreless first half, O’Gorman got a goal in the second half and beat the Trojans 1-0, giving West Central their first loss of the season.

West Central then hosted the Mitchell Kernals in their final regular season match on Thursday, September 30th.  The Trojans and Kernals ended the first half in a 1-1 tie.  West Central then outscored Mitchell 3-1 in the second half for a 4-2 win.  The Trojans ended the 2021 regular season with an 11-1-1 record.

The South Dakota Class A State tournament first round matches will be played on Tuesday, October 5th.  The Trojans will be the #1 seed in the tournament will play on Saturday, October 9th.

Trojan Cross Country Teams Finish Seventh in Lennox

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Both the girls and boys cross country teams finished seventh for the West Central Trojans in Lennox on Thursday, September 30th.

The girls finished with a total of 112 points.  Sioux Falls Christian was first followed by Lennox and then Ethan/Parkston.  Maelee Krempges placed 19th with a time of 21:09.90.  Aubrey Borns (26th) had a time of 21:33.93.  Drew Caffrey (36th) finished in 22:00.77.  Elizabeth Johnson (42nd) had a time of 22:26.68, and Ellie McDonald (51st) finished in 22:57.96.

The boys team finished with 117 total points.  Sioux Falls Christian was first in the boys division as well followed by Milbank and then Lennox.  Ben Strunk placed 19th in a time of 17:42.53.  Jacob Peterson was 27th (18:17.36) followed by Johnathon Roth at 28th with a time of 18:18.69.  Griffin Stallman (52nd) had a time of 19:32.41.  Josh Wagner (57th) finished in a time of 19:44.45, Blake Stark (59th) had a time of 19:48.78, and Kyper Hilger (67th) completed in 20:19.13.

The Trojans will complete in the Dak-12 Conference Meet in Dell Rapids on Thursday, October 7th.

West Central Volleyball Suffers Road Loss at Canton

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The West Central Trojan volleyball team suffered a road loss on Tuesday, September 28th.  The Trojans traveled to Canton, and the C-Hawks won in straight sets by scores of 25-17, 25-15, and 25-20.

Grace Harden finished with a team-high six kills.  McKenna Sichmeller and Aubree Miller head had two blocks.  Jocelyn Nilson had 10 digs.  Hanna Lee had 18 set assists in the match, and Jenna Lueth had an ace serve.

The Trojans look to get back in the win column on at Elkton against the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks on Tuesday, October 5th.

West Central Boys Golf Qualifies Team for State

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The West Central Trojan boys golf team has had a great 2021 season, and the season will continue for the entire team.  West Central finished third in a very tough Region 2A Tournament with 329 points qualifying for the state tournament.  The top team and fourth place team was separated by just eight strokes.  Tea Area placed first with 326.  Vermillion was second with 327.  West Central had 329, and Sioux Falls Christian was fourth with 334.

Trey Even was the Region 2A individual champion with a round of 75.  Anthony Lanham had an eighth place finish with a round of 80.  Peyton Bettcher was 15th with a round of 83.  Cole Miles had a round of 91, and Kamden Zomer finished with a round of 92.

The 2021 South Dakota Class A Boys Golf State Tournament will be held in Madison on Monday, October 4th and Tuesday, October 5th.

West Central Softball Wins Two in Final Regular Season Games

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The West Central softball team won their final two regular season games and only allowed one run in those games on Sunday, September 26th in Dell Rapids.

West Central had a 12-0 shutout in their first game against Dakota Valley.  After a scoreless first inning, West Central scored five runs in the top of second inning, two more in the third, and another five in the fourth inning.  The pitching staff only allowed two hits in the game to the Panthers.

Jocelyn Nilson had three hits and an RBI.  Caitlyn Hoff had two hits, one a double, and two RBIs.  Caitlyn Maa had a triple and three RBIs.  Addy Kramer had a hit and two RBIs.  Sammie Mallinger had a hit.  Emillee Stofferahn, McKenna Sichmeller, and Hanna Raethz all had an RBI.  Grace Harden pitched an inning allowing a hit while striking out one.  Mallinger pitched three innings allowing a hit while striking out eight.

The Trojans then defeated Dell Rapids 11-1 in the second game of the day.  The Trojans scored a run in the bottom of the first.  Dell Rapids tied the game in the top of the second inning, but West Central scored 10 unanswered runs, including a nine-run fourth inning to end the game on the 10-run rule.

Kramer had two hits, including a double, and three RBIs.  Harden had two singles.  Mallinger had a triple and two RBIs.  Raethz finished with a single and two RBIs.  Izzi Parsons had a hit and an RBI, and Nilson also had a single.  Harden pitched three innings allowing an earned run on four hits with one walk and two strikeouts.  Mallinger pitched one inning with two strikeouts.

West Central Victorious on Homecoming

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The West Central Trojans capped off Homecoming week with a win on the gridiron against Dakota Valley on Friday, September 24th.  The Trojans defeated the Panthers 27-13.

West Central led 13-0 at the end of the first quarter and pushed the lead to 27-6 by halftime.  Dakota Valley got a touchdown in the fourth quarter as the final score of the game.

Gavin Koch had a solid game throwing 16 of 21 for 199 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.  Braden Dierickx had seven catches for 94 yards and a touchdown.  Jacob Krempges had five catches for 77 yards and a touchdown.  Justin Zirpel finished with three catches for 17 yards.

Zirpel led the ground attack with 21 carries for 104 yards and a touchdown.  Koch had three runs for 25 yards.  Logan Maras had two carries for eight yards and a touchdown.

Zach Madsen, Maras, and Dalton Mulder all had seven tackles each.  Dierickx had four tackles.  Zirpel, Caden Hall, and Chet Carda all had three tackles apiece.  Thomas Berg had a sack.  Madsen, Mulder, and Carda all had half sacks.  Dierickx also had an interception in the game.

West Central Volleyball Falls Just Short in Lennox

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The West Central Trojan volleyball team came up just short in Lennox on Thursday, September 23rd in Lennox.  The back-and-forth match went all five sets with the Orioles winning the match.

The first match was within two-to-three points most of the set.  Lennox had a 20-19 lead late, but the Trojans went on a 6-2 run to finish the set and win 25-22.  After an early 10-9 lead by West Central in the second set, Lennox went on an 8-1 run for a 17-11 lead.  The Orioles went on to win the second set 25-17.  Lennox had a number of five-point leads in the third set at  9-4, 12-7, and 18-13.  They pushed the lead to six at 23-17, but West Central went on an 8-0 run to steal the third set 25-23.

The Orioles responded with a 5-0 run to start the fourth set.  The Trojans tied the set at 8-8, but Lennox went on a 12-4 run for a 20-12 advantage.  The Orioles won the fourth set 25-18 to force a fifth set.  The early stages of the fifth set went back and forth, but Lennox built an 8-5 lead.  The lead was increased to five points at 12-7.  West Central pulled within a point at 12-11.  Lennox got the next two points for a 14-11 lead.  Again the Trojans got within a point at 14-13, but Lennox got the final point to win the fifth set 15-13 and win the match.

Kaia Gabbert had five aces. Grace Harden had 13 kills.  Hanna Lee finished with 31 set assists and four blocks.  Jocelyn Nilson had a team-high 10 digs.  Aubree Miller also had four blocks in the match.

Two Runners Place 3rd at Dell Rapids Cross Country Invite for Trojans

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The West Central Trojan cross country team participated in the Dell Rapids Invite on Wednesday, September 22nd  at Rocky Run Golf Course.

The girls team finished third with 53 points.  Flandreau was first with 42 points, and Tea Area was second with 52 points.  Maelee Krempges had a third place finish individually with a time of 19:43.76.  Aubrey Borns was 12th with a time of 22:27.30.  Drew Caffrey finished 16th in a time of 22:34.07.  Ellie McDonald (33rd) had a time of 24:00.02.

The boys team placed fourth with a total of 73 points.  Sioux Falls Christian was first with 27 points.  Flandreau placed second with 52 points, and Tea Area was third with 70 points.  Ben Strunk also had a third place finish individually with a time of 18:11.29.  Jonathon Roth placed 17th with a time of 19:01.94.  Jacob Peterson was 24th in a time of 19:40.75.  Griffin Stallman (31st) had a time of 20:17.17.  Blake Stark (36th) finished in 20:58.14.  Kyper Hilger (46th) completed in 21:31.10.

West Central Volleyball Falls to #2 Dakota Valley

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The second-ranked Dakota Valley Panthers took a straight-set win over the West Central Trojans on Tuesday, September 21st in Hartford.  The Panthers won by set scores of 25-3, 25-9, and 25-11.  The loss drops the Trojans to below .500 on the season at 6-7.

Kaia Gabbert led the team in kills with three in the match.  Hanna Lee had an ace serve.  Aubree Miller had a block up front, and Jocelyn Nilson had a team-high five digs.

West Central takes to the road on Thursday, September 23rd when they travel to Lennox.

West Central Girls Soccer Team Finishes Class A Portion of Regular Season

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The West Central Trojan girls soccer team played their last two Class A teams on Thursday, September 16th and Tuesday, September 21st.  The Trojans remain undefeated after a win and a draw in those two matches.

On Thursday, September 16th, the Trojans traveled to Garretson and played the Blue Dragons.  West Central got a goal in each half for a 2-0 win.  The Trojans hosted the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers on Tuesday, September 21st.  The two teams played to a scoreless draw.

West Central finished with a 9-0-1 record against Class A teams.  They have not allowed a goal to a Class A team since a goal to Tea (8/17) to start the season and a goal to Vermillion (8/19).  The Trojans also have a win over Class AA Watertown (2-1 on 8/20).  West Central will finished their regular season against AA Sioux Falls O’Gorman on Tuesday, September 28th and Mitchell on Thursday, September 30th.

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