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West Central Falls to #1 Tea Area

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The West Central Trojans hosted the #1 team in Class 11A, the Tea Area Titans, on Friday, September 11th.  Unfortunately for the Trojans, the game did not go their way as the Titans went home with a 41-0 victory.

Tea Area used a big first half, scoring four touchdowns, to secure the victory.  The Titans finished with a total of 424 yards of total offense, 319 rushing yards and 105 passing yards.  The Trojans were held to just 56 yards of offense.

Justin Zirpel finished with eight carries for 21 yards.  Ryan Healy had five carries for 19 yards.

West Central (1-2) looks to rebound when they travel to Tri-Valley High School to play the Mustangs on Friday, September 18th.

Trojan Girls Soccer Team Suffers First Defeat

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The West Central Trojan girls soccer team has suffered their first loss of the season.  The Trojans were undefeated in nine matches to start the season, but Garretson/Dell Rapids handed West Central their first loss on Tuesday, September 8th in Garretson.

West Central started the past week of matches on Tuesday, September 1st at Dakota Valley.  The Trojans earned a draw against the Panthers at 0-0.  West Central then hosted Vermillion on Thursday, September 3rd.  Again, the Trojans earned a 0-0 draw against the Tanagers.

The Garretson/Dell Rapids Blue Dragons did something on September 8th that no other team has been able to do all year.  The Blue Dragons scored two goals against the Trojans.  The two goals scored in the match were the first two goals allowed by West Central all season long.

The Trojans look to rebound with two straight home matches.  They will host Groton Area on Friday, September 11th, and then host Dakota Valley on Tuesday, September 15th.  West Central (5-1-3) still sits atop of the Class A standings.  The Trojans have only four matches remaining in the regular season.

West Central Volleyball Notches Second Dak-12 Win

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The West Central Trojans earned their second match win of the season and second win in the conference on Tuesday, September 8th.  The Trojans defeated the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies in four sets by scores of 25-19, 25-19, 16-25, and 25-12.  This was the first road win for West Central on the season.

Cassidy Siemonsma was a force at the net on both the offensive and defensive side for the Trojans.  Siemonsma had seven kills and six blocks.  Grace Harden also had seven kills.  Taylor Kunzweiler finished with 20 digs and five ace serves.  Brooke Opitz had 22 set assists in the match.

West Central now moves to 2-3 on the season.  The Trojans travel to Sioux Falls to play the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers on Thursday, September 10th.

Madison Takes Straight-Set Match over Trojans

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The Madison Bulldogs took a Dak-12 conference match against the West Central Trojans on Thursday, September 3rd.  Madison won in straight sets by scores of 25-22, 25-13, and 25-17.

Grace Harden led the Trojans with six kills in the match.  Hanna Lee had 10 set assists.  Taylor Kunzweiler and Jenna Lueth both had six digs.  Cassidy Siemonsma had two blocks.  Lueth also had an ace serve.

West Central (1-3) will travel to Elk Point to play the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Tuesday, September 8th.  They will then travel to Sioux Falls to play the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers on Thursday, September 10th.

Trojans Drop Exciting Match to Tea

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In a match that lasted two hours and forty-five minutes, the West Central Trojans fell to the Tea Area Titans in an epic five-set match on Tuesday, September 1st in Tea.

The Trojans took the first set of the match by a score of 25-18.  The next three sets went extra points.  The Titans won the next two sets by scores of 24-26 and 27-29.  West Central forced a fifth set after taking the fourth by a score of 26-24.  Tea was able to win the fifth set and match by a close score of 15-13.

Grace Harden finished the night with 17 kills for the Trojans.  Brooke Opitz had 20 assists and five ace serves.  McKenna Sichmeller and Cassidy Siemonsma both had four blocks each.

West Central (1-2) will host Madison on Thursday, September 3rd.

Mustang and Trojan Boys Golf Teams Play at Charger Invite

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Both the Tri-Valley Mustang and West Central Trojan boys golf teams played in the Sioux Falls Christian Charger Invite at Spring Creek Golf Course on Tuesday, September 1st.

West Central finished seventh, out of 15 teams, with a total score of 346.  Tri-Valley was ninth with a score of 362.  Lennox placed first as a team with a score of 323.  Sioux Falls Christian was second at 325, and Dakota Valley finished third at 334.

Peyton Bettcher (West Central) finished fourth individually with a round of 77 to earn medalist honors.  Other West Central golf scores include Trey Even – 87, Cole Miles – 88, Kamden Zomer – 94, Anthony Lanham – 103, and Connor Eisenbeisz – 103.

For the Tri-Valley Mustangs, Braeden Miller finished with a low score of 83.  Other golf scores include Josh Leiseth – 90, Riley Carlson – 91, Dillon Lucas – 98, Lance DeWitt – 106, Mayson Rise – 106.

West Central will play in a quadrangular at Lenkota Country Club in Lennox on Tuesday, September 8th.  Tri-Valley’s next tournament will be the Madison Dual at the Madison Country Club on Tuesday, September 15th.

West Central Girls Soccer Remains Unbeaten

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The West Central Trojan girls soccer team remained unbeaten after two home matches on Friday, August 28th and Saturday, August 29th.

West Central opened the season with three straight wins.  They earned victories over Watertown, Tea Area and Vermillion.  The Trojans then earned a draw against Brandon Valley on August 25th.

The Trojans hosted Belle Fourche on Friday, August 28th.  West Central’s offense could not be stopped as they earned an 11-0 victory.  West Central continued to roll on Saturday, August 29th when they hosted St Thomas More.  The Trojans picked up another victory, this time by a score of 7-0.

West Central (5-0-1) travels to Dakota Valley on Tuesday, September 1st.

West Central Cross Country Season Starts in Beresford

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The West Central Trojan girls and boys cross country teams got their season underway on Friday, August 28th.  The Trojans traveled to Beresford for the Beresford Cross Country Invitational.

The girls team finished seventh overall with a total of 162 points.  Sioux Falls Lincoln was first with 10 points, followed by Sioux Falls Christian with 38 points and Beresford with 72 points.

  • Drew Caffrey – 18:27.19
  • Elizabeth Johnson – 19:15.82
  • Sayda Rolfson – 19:38.90
  • Paige Pilker – 19:39.84
  • Kaylyn Kunz – 20:00.01
  • Abbie Cain – 20:06.63
  • Eli Otheim – 20:51.81

The boys team finished 12th with a total of 217 points.  Sioux Falls Christian won the team title with 16 points.  Sioux Falls Lincoln was second with 21 points, and Vermillion placed third with 67 points.

  • Justin Schumacher – 15:26.11
  • Jonathon Roth – 15:49.41
  • Ben Strunk – 15:55.16
  • Jacob Peterson – 17:06.70
  • Blake Stark – 17:13.92
  • Maison Schuldt – 18:03.64
  • Josh Wagner – 18:19.15
  • Jacob Bubba Kono – 18:41.11
  • Hayes Cain – 20:30.74
  • Austin Brookfield – 20:44.07

West Central will be at the Canton Invitational on Tuesday, September 8th for their next meet.

Trojans Earn First Volleyball Win of 2020 Season

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The West Central Trojans recorded their first win of the 2020 volleyball season in their second home match.  West Central hosted the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Thursday, August 27th and won in straight sets by scores of 25-20, 25-23, and 25-13.

The Trojans took control of the first set and held it most of the way.  Dell Rapids did make a couple of runs, but to no avail as West Central took the first set.  The Quarriers did lead most of the second set, but the Trojans made a late run to take a two-point victory in the second set.  That late run proved to be the momentum the Trojans needed in the third set as they got out to a big lead early and never trailed as the won the set and the match.

Head coach Kelsi Buckmiller said, “It was great to see the girls come together and bring everything they’ve been working so hard for out on the court!”

Cassidy Siemonsma finished the night with 10 kills.  Rachel Bucher and McKenna Sichmeller both had seven kills each.  Sichmeller also had three ace serves and four blocks.  Taylor Kunzweiler ended with nine digs.  Brooke Opitz had a team-high 15 set assists.

West Central (1-1) will travel to Tea on Tuesday, September 1st.

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