The West Central Trojan boys golf team took second as a team at their Early Bird Invitational at Central Valley Golf Course on Monday, August 16th.  The Trojans finished with a team score of 329, tied with Vermillion, but Vermillion won the tie-breaker which was using the fifth golfer’s score.  Tea Area finished third with a team score of 333.

Anthony Lanham finished tied for fourth with a round of 80.  Kamden Zomer finished in a tie for sixth with a round of 81.  Peyton Bettcher was 11th with an 82, and Trey Even tied for 14th with a round of 86.  Cole Miles finished with a round of 95, and Connor Eisenbeisz had a 97.

The Trojans will be at the Madison Invitational on Tuesday, August 17th.

After opening up the 2020-2021 boys basketball season in Dell Rapids on December 11th, the West Central Trojans saw their season come to an end in Dell Rapids on Friday, March 5th in the Region 3A tournament.

The Quarriers got out to a very quick lead in the first quarter and built it to a 16-point advantage at the first quarter break, 21-5.  That deficit was too much to overcome for the Trojans.  Dell Rapids added to the lead in the second quarter and led 36-19 at halftime.

West Central made a valiant come-back effort in the second half.  The Trojans held Dell Rapids to just seven points in the third quarter and trimmed a 17-point halftime deficit down to six points heading into the final quarter, 43-37.  The boys in blue got within four points at 47-43 with 5:27 to go in the game, but Dell Rapids made one more run.  They went on a 5-0 run to get the lead back to nine points 52-43, with 3:30 to play.  The Quarriers then finished the game on a 13-9 advantage for the 65-52 victory.

The Trojans finished the game shooting 39% (18-46) from the field, 28% (7-25) from three-point area, and 64% (9-14) from the free-throw line.

Hunter Hagerty finished with 14 points to lead the Trojans in scoring.  Grafton Stroup added 11 points that included three made three-pointers.  Derek Eidsness had seven points, eight rebounds, and three assists, while Kasan Abedi had seven points, three assists, and two rebounds.  Jaxon Skinner finished with four points and four rebounds.

West Central’s season ended with an overall record of 14-8.

Three West Central Trojan golfers finished their season at the 2020 South Dakota Class A Boys Golf State Tournament held in Hot Springs on Monday, October 5th and Saturday, October 6th.

Trey Even, Peyton Bettcher, and Anthony Lanham competed in the two-day tournament at Southern Hills Golf Course.

Even had a 20th place finish in the tournament.  He had an 83 in the first round and an 85 in the second round for a total of 168.  Bettcher placed 49th with a two-day total of 183 (89, 94).  Lanham had a 66th place finish after a first-round 91 and a second round 101 (192).

The West Central Trojan boys golf team will have three golfers at the 2020 Class A State Golf meet after their rounds at the Region 2A tournament on Monday, September 28th.  West Central played in the tournament at Bakker’s Crossing.

The Trojans finished 7th as a team with a score of 360.  Only the top three teams qualify the full team for the state tournament.   However, the top 60% of the individual field will also qualify for the state tournament.

Trey Even finished seventh individually with a round of 81 to qualify for state.  Peyton Even also qualified for state with a round of 91, finishing 26th.  Anthony Lanham was the third golfer to make state with a round of 93.  Cole Miles (95) and Connor Eisenbeisz (101) just missed making the cut to the state tournament.

The state tournament will be held at Southern Hills Golf Course in Hot Springs on Monday, October 5th and Tuesday, October 6th.

The West Central Trojan boys golf team finished fourth at the Dak-12 Conference Tournament on Monday, September 21st.  The tournament was held at Rocky Run Golf Course in Dell Rapids.

The Trojans finished with a team score of 342.  Tea won the conference team title with a score of 320.  Lennox was second at 333, and Sioux Falls Christian placed 3rd with a score of 337.

Trey Even finished second individually with a round of 75.  Cole Miles placed 20th with a round of 87.  Connor Eisenbeisz finished with an 88.  Peyton Bettcher had a round of 92.  Kamden Zomer had a round of 94, and Anthony Lanham had a 98.

West Central will play in a dual against O’Gorman at Elmwood Golf Course on Thursday, September 24th.  The Region 2A meet will be held at Bakker’s Crossing on Monday, September 28th.

The West Central Trojans nearly had a top-three team finish at the Vermillion Invite on Wednesday, September 16th.

The Trojans finished fourth as a team with a score of 343.   They were just two strokes behind Lennox, who finished third as a team with 341.  Vermillion won the team title with a score of 326.  Sioux Falls Christian was second with a team score of 337.

Trey Even and Peyton Bettcher both finished in the top 10 individually.  Even finished fourth with a round of 78.  Bettcher finished tied for eighth with a round of 81.  Connor Eisenbeisz and Kamden Zomer both finished with rounds of 92.  Anthony Lanham had a 94.  Cole Miles finished with a round of 100.

West Central will be in Elk Point for the Elk Point-Jefferson Match Play Tournament on Thursday, September 17th.