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West Central Track Competes in Tea

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The West Central Trojan girls and boys track team traveled to Tea for the Tea Area Invite on Tuesday, April 26th.

Molli Thornton came home with a first place finish in the 100m dash.  Lily Sidel also placed first in the long jump.  The 4x100m relay team (Emma Goehring, Thornton, Rylee Haldeman, Sidel) and the 4x200m relay team (Goehring, Meissa Anderson, Sidel, Thornton) both had second place finishes.  The sprint medley relay team of Goehring, Sidel, Baylee Poss, and Jazelle Jarding placed third. 

Layton Johnson won the 100m dash.  Dylan Stromer was second in the high jump, and Gunnar Cuka was second in the long jump and third in the triple jump.  The sprint medley relay team of Braden Dierickx, Tommy Berg, Johnson, and Jude Jarding had a second place finish.  Liam Schmeichel (high jump), Wyatt Nielsen (400m dash), and Jesse Jost (200m dash) all had third place finishes.  The 4x200m relay team (Jost, Ben Vuong, Berg, Dierickx) and 4x400m relay team (Nielsen, Aiden Bartmann, Jarding, Johnson) both placed third as well.

Individual Results

Girls Results

100 Meters Varsity – Finals
1.   Molli Thornton   13.28 West Central  
6.   Rylee Haldeman   14.00 West Central  
9.   Melissa (Missy) Anderson   14.08 West Central  
20.   Baylee Poss   14.32 West Central  
23.   Keighlor Nolz   14.56 West Central  
200 Meters Varsity – Finals
12.   Baylee Poss   28.74 West Central  
17.   Tessa VanOverbeke   29.40 West Central  
22.   Keighlor Nolz   30.02 West Central  
24.   Peyton Meadors   30.11 West Central  
25.   Taya Brown   30.21 West Central  
400 Meters Varsity – Finals
5.   Peyton Meadors   1:07.19 West Central  
10.   Clara Nelson   1:08.10 West Central  
11.   Grace Beck   1:08.74 West Central  
15.   Cambree Ideker   1:09.84 West Central  
17.   Ellie McDonald   1:11.09 West Central  
1600 Meters Varsity – Finals
6.   Aubrey Borns   6:11.29 West Central  
             
3200 Meters Varsity – Finals
5.   Drew Caffrey   13:48.90 West Central  
             
300m Hurdles – 30″ Varsity – Finals
5.   Tessa VanOverbeke   53.69 West Central  
4×100 Relay Varsity – Finals
2.
  Emma Goehring
  Molli Thornton
  Rylee Haldeman
  Lily Sidel
  51.32 West Central – A  
4×200 Relay Varsity – Finals
2.
  Emma Goehring
  Melissa (Missy) Anderson
  Lily Sidel
  Molli Thornton
  1:49.11 West Central – A  
4×400 Relay Varsity – Finals
4.
  Cambree Ideker
  Jazelle Jarding
  Ellie McDonald
  Melissa (Missy) Anderson
  4:43.82 West Central – A  
4×800 Relay Varsity – Finals
4.
  Cambree Ideker
  Ellie McDonald
  Hadley Larson
  Clara Nelson
  10:58.32 West Central – A  
SMR 200-200-400-800m – [2-2-4-8] Varsity – Finals
3.
  Emma Goehring
  Lily Sidel
  Baylee Poss
  Jazelle Jarding
  4:44.28 West Central – A  
Shot Put – 4kg Varsity – Finals
9.   Natalie Gross   27-03.00 West Central  
19.   Kaylee Kono   23-10.00 West Central  
22.   Aubree Miller   22-07.00 West Central  
Discus – 1kg Varsity – Finals
17.   Kaylee Kono   63-11 West Central  
18.   Aubree Miller   62-07 West Central  
22.   Natalie Gross   57-10 West Central  
25.   Alexa Larson   54-09 West Central  
Javelin – 600g Varsity – Finals
13.   Kaylee Kono   67-10 West Central  
17.   Alexa Larson   54-08 West Central  
19.   Aubree Miller   53-01 West Central  
20.   Natalie Gross   45-05 West Central  
High Jump Varsity – Finals
7.   Tessa VanOverbeke   4-05.00 West Central  
11.   Keighlor Nolz   4-03.00 West Central  
Long Jump Varsity – Finals
1.   Lily Sidel   16-01.75 West Central  
4.   Emma Goehring   15-10.00 West Central  
6.   Molli Thornton   15-06.25 West Central  
16.   Clara Nelson   14-00.75 West Central  
21.   Taya Brown   13-04.75 West Central

Boys Results

100 Meters Varsity – Finals
1.   Layton Johnson   11.37 West Central  
7.   Mason Berens   11.96 West Central  
16.   Aiden Bartmann   12.50 West Central  
28.   Logan Hallem   13.01 West Central  
200 Meters Varsity – Finals
3.   Jesse Jost   24.20 West Central  
9.   Xzavian Ferris   25.01 West Central  
15.   Ben Vuong   25.82 West Central  
19.   Carson Berens   26.58 West Central  
             
400 Meters Varsity – Finals
3.   Wyatt Nielsen   53.39 West Central  
8.   Carter Schmeichel   55.28 West Central  
10.   Dylan Stromer   55.64 West Central  
18.   Xzavian Ferris   57.72 West Central  
800 Meters Varsity – Finals
6.   Patrick Hammond   2:23.36 West Central  
13.   Evan Jaton   2:37.01 West Central  
             
             
1600 Meters Varsity – Finals
4.   Benjamin Strunk   5:02.74 West Central  
9.   Jacob Peterson   5:11.45 West Central  
10.   Jonathan Roth   5:13.52 West Central  
12.   Griffin Stallman   5:27.12 West Central  
18.   Patrick Hammond   5:42.63 West Central  
3200 Meters Varsity – Finals
4.   Jonathan Roth   11:20.47 West Central  
6.   Jacob Peterson   11:27.78 West Central  
8.   Griffin Stallman   11:52.52 West Central  
             
110m Hurdles – 39″ Varsity – Finals
5.   Liam Schmeichel   17.62 West Central  
9.   Carson Berens   19.69 West Central  
300m Hurdles – 36″ Varsity – Finals
5.   Liam Schmeichel   45.59 West Central  
11.   Carson Berens   49.17 West Central  
14.   Logan Hallem   49.27 West Central  
18.   Carson Garry   53.55 West Central  
4×100 Relay Varsity – Finals
6.
  Jesse Jost
  Ben Vuong
  Aiden Bartmann
  Braden Dierickx
  47.16 West Central – A  
4×200 Relay Varsity – Finals
3.
  Jesse Jost
  Ben Vuong
  Tommy Berg
  Braden Dierickx
  1:36.81 West Central – A  
4×400 Relay Varsity – Finals
3.
  Wyatt Nielsen
  Aiden Bartmann
  Jude Jarding
  Layton Johnson
  3:42.20 West Central – A  
4×800 Relay Varsity – Finals
4.
  Dylan Stromer
  Jonathan Roth
  Benjamin Strunk
  Jude Jarding
  9:12.20 West Central – A  
SMR 200-200-400-800m – [2-2-4-8] Varsity – Finals
2.
  Braden Dierickx
  Tommy Berg
  Layton Johnson
  Jude Jarding
  3:54.54 West Central – A  
Shot Put – 12lb Varsity – Finals
19.   AJ Ingalls   35-06.00 West Central  
25.   Werner Fajardo   32-01.00 West Central  
30.   Alex Lillefloren   29-00.00 West Central  
32.   Gavin Pischke   27-06.00 West Central  
             
 
10.   Alex Lillefloren   118-04 West Central  
21.   AJ Ingalls   91-02 West Central  
24.   Stone Loof   87-08 West Central  
30.   Abram Maras   74-02 West Central  
35.   Riley Swanson   55-03 West Central  
Javelin – 800g Varsity – Finals
8.   Stone Loof   107-06 West Central  
11.   Alex Lillefloren   95-06 West Central  
13.   AJ Ingalls   95-05 West Central  
18.   Owen Heath   89-03 West Central  
23.   Gavin Pischke   72-04 West Central  
High Jump Varsity – Finals
2.   Dylan Stromer   5-09.00 West Central  
3.   Liam Schmeichel   5-07.00 West Central  
6.   Gunnar Cuka   5-07.00 West Central  
8.   Wyatt Nielsen   5-03.00 West Central  
             
Long Jump Varsity – Finals
2.   Gunnar Cuka   20-03.25 West Central  
Triple Jump Varsity – Finals
3.   Gunnar Cuka   41-10.25 West Central

Trojan Girls Golf 8th in First Tournament of Season

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Photo taken and used with permission by Sara Stadem

The West Central Trojan girls golf team placed eighth in their first full tournament of the season on April 26th.  The Trojans played in the Dakota Valley Invite at Two Rivers Golf Club.

Lyric Riepma finished the day with a round of 100, good for 19th place.  Morgyn Driscoll and Kaylee Olson both finished with a 108.  Dakotah Larson was one shot behind with a round of 109.  Lauren Prchal finished with a 115.

West Central is scheduled to host a triangular with Beresford and Lennox on Thursday, April 28th.

West Central Baseball Suffers First Loss of Season

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The West Central High School club baseball team suffered their first loss of the season.  West Central fell to Tea 7-3 on Friday, April 22nd which was a make-up game from April 12th.

Tea scored six runs spread out over the first five innings.  They scored two in the first, two in the third, one in the fourth, and one in the fifth for a 6-0 lead.

Braden Herr hit an RBI single in the top of the sixth inning scoring Grafton Stroup.  Logan Maras scored on an error on the same play to cut the lead to 6-2.

Tea got an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth inning.  The final run for West Central came in the top of the seventh on an RBI single by Ben Sebert, scoring Duece Sherrard.

Sebert and Herr both had singles and an RBI.  Sherrard had a triple.  Zach Madsen, Andrew Zimmer, Maras, and Camden McDonald all had singles as well.  Zimmer pitched four innings allowing five runs, but only one earned, on four hits with a walk and four strikeouts.  Jack Linneman gave up an earned run on three hits.  Owen Heath pitched two innings allowing an earned run on a hit with two walks and two strikeouts.

Trojan Track Team Travels to Lennox

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After a 10-day break from competition, the West Central Trojan track team traveled to Lennox for the Rich Luther Invite on Thursday, April 21st.

The girls teams had three first place finishers.  Emma Goehring placed first in the 100m dash, Lily Sidel won the long jump, and Molli Thornton was first in the triple jump.  Alexa Borns was second in the 400m dash.  Goehring was also second in the 200m dash.  Cambell Fischer placed second in the shot put.  The 4x100m relay team (Goehring, Thornton, Rylee Haldeman, Sidel), the 4x200m relay team (Goehring, Haldeman, Sidel, Thornton), and 4x400m relay team (Borns, Tessa VanOverbeke, Melissa Anderson, Thornton) all had second place finishes.

The boys team also had a couple of first place finishers.  Layton Johnson won the 400m dash, and Gunnar Cuka won the triple jump.  Wyatt Nielsen finished second beyond Johnson in the 400m dash.  Benjamin Strunk was second in the 1600m run.  Cuka also placed third in the long jump, and Johnson placed third in the 200m dash.  The 4x200m relay team (Jesse Jost, Rylee Hartung, Tommy Berg, Braden Dierickx) and the 4x800m relay team (Jude Jarding, Dylan Stromer, Jonathan Roth, Strunk) both placed third.

West Central will be at the Terry Bong Relays in Canton on Thursday, April 28th.

Individual Results

Girls Results

4x800m Relay

  • 4th (Cambree Ideker, Clara Nelson, Ellie McDonald, Jazelle Jarding)

100m Hurdles

  • Tehya Hoey (22nd) – :23.27

100m Dash

  • Emma Goehring (1st) – :13.40
  • Lily Sidel (7th) – :13.71
  • Rylee Haldeman (17th) – :14.16
  • Melissa Anderson (25th) – :14.48

4x200m Relay

  • 2nd (Emma Goehring, Rylee Haldeman, Lily Sidel, Molli Thornton) – 1:48.64

1600m Run

  • Aubrey Borns (6th) – 6:14.46
  • Drew Caffrey (7th) – 6:15.38
  • Elizabeth Johnson (13th) – 6:33.94
  • Hadley Larson (17th) – 6:39.18

4x100m Relay

  • 2nd (Emma Goehring, Molli Thornton, Rylee Haldeman, Lily Sidel) – :51.79

400m Dash

  • Alexa Borns (2nd) – 1:04.10
  • Clara Nelson (10th) – 1:07.59
  • Maya Van Hyfte (12th) – 1:08.82
  • Avery Jurgensen (24th) – 1:14.65

300m Hurdles

  • Tessa VanOverbeke (14th) – :56.44
  • Tehya Hoey (22nd) – 1:03.93

1600m Sprint Medley Relay

  • 6th (Melissa Anderson, Rylee Haldeman, Ellie McDonald, Cambree Ideker) – 4:48.93

800m Run

  • Baylee Poss (4th) – 2:39.78
  • Hadley Larson (13th) – 2:51.14
  • Ryan Caffrey (14th) – 2:51.38
  • Elizabeth Johnson (18th) – 3:02.16

200m Dash

  • Emma Goehring (2nd) – :28.34
  • Grace Beck (25th) – :31.77
  • Taya Brown (29th) – :32.31
  • Olivia Sebert (39th) – :37.75

3200m Run

  • Drew Caffrey (5th) – 13:51.80

4x400m Relay

  • 2nd (Alexa Borns, Tessa VanOverbeke, Melissa Anderson, Molli Thornton) – 4:24.91

High Jump

  • Tesse VanOverbeke (15th) – 4’4”

Long Jump

  • Lily Sidel (1st) – 16’6”
  • Clara Nelson (8th) – 14’8”
  • Taya Brown (17th) – 13’5”

Triple Jump

  • Molli Thornton (1st) – 33’9.5”

Shot Put

  • Cambell Fischer (2nd) – 37’2.5”
  • Oliva Hofer (25th) – 26’2”
  • Kaylee Kono (29th) – 24’3.5”
  • Aubree Miller (38th) – 22’5”

Discus

  • Kaylee Kono (26th) – 68’0”
  • Alexa Larson (31st) – 61’2”
  • Aubree Miller (32nd) – 58’5”
  • Natalie Gross (37th) – 50’9.5”

Boys Results

4x800m Relay

  • 3rd (Jude Jarding, Dylan Stromer, Jonathan Roth, Benjamin Strunk) – 9:00.33

110m Hurdles

  • Liam Schmeichel (4th) – :17.47
  • Carson Berens (12th) – :20.41

100m Dash

  • Layton Johnson (4th) – :12.00
  • Mason Berens (15th) – :12.32
  • Justin Zirpel (17th) – :12.37
  • Ben Vuong (22nd) – :12.71

4x200m Relay

  • 3rd (Jesse Jost, Rylee Hartung, Tommy Berg, Braden Dierickx) – 1:37.12

1600m Run

  • Benjamin Strunk (2nd) – 4:49.01
  • Griffin Stallman (23rd) – 5:32.12
  • Blake Stark (26th) – 5:35.12

4x100m Relay

  • 4th (Justin Zirpel, Tommy Berg, Braden Dierickx, Mason Berens) – :46.16

400m Dash

  • Layton Johnson (1st) – :53.71
  • Wyatt Nielsen (2nd) – :54.82
  • Aiden Bartmann (11th) – :58.36
  • Ben Vuong (14th) – 1:00.05

300m Hurdles

  • Tommy Berg (9th) – :46.45
  • Carson Berens (21st) – :50.70
  • Logan Hallem (24th) – :51.66
  • Carson Garry (28th) – :55.55

1600m Sprint Medley Relay

  • 7th (Justin Zirpel, Braden Dierickx, Xzavian Ferris, Patrick Hammond) – 4:20.16

800m Run

  • Griffin Stallman (26th) – 2:33.69
  • Evan Jaton (29th) – 2:38.17
  • Parker Manning (30th) – 2:38.75

200m Dash

  • Layton Johnson (3rd) – :24.23
  • Rylee Hartung (8th) – :25.39
  • Jesse Jost (10th) – :25.62
  • Ben Vuong (25th) – :26.62

3200m Run

  • Benjamin Strunk (4th) – 10:39.10
  • Jonathan Roth (14th) – 11:19.57
  • Blake Stark (22nd) – 12:27.75

4x400m Relay

  • 6th (Wyatt Nielsen, Mason Berens, Xzavian Ferris, Aiden Bartmann) – 3:51.33

High Jump

  • Liam Schmeichel (7th) – 5’6”
  • Wyatt Nielsen (10th) – 5’4”

Long Jump

  • Gunnar Cuka (3rd) – 20’10.25”
  • Justin Zirpel (10th) – 18’8”
  • Ben Horner (34th) – 14’8.5”

Triple Jump

  • Gunnar Cuka (1st) – 39’11.5”

Shot Put

  • Owen Heath (19th) – 35’11”
  • AJ Ingalls (21st) – 35’4”
  • Alex Lillefloren (34th) – 30’9”
  • Brayden Eisenbeise (35th) – 29’9.5”

Discus

  • Alex Lillefloren (14th) – 105’8”
  • Stone Loaf (21st) – 96’3”
  • Brayden Eisenbeise (26th) – 93’4”
  • Curtis Broke (31st) – 89’9”

West Central HS Baseball Wins Second Game

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In what’s been a difficult start to the high school club baseball season in terms of weather, West Central won for the second time in as many games on Wednesday, April 20th.  West Central got a 4-1 road win over Hanson-Bridgewater-Emery.

The game was locked in a scoreless battle for four innings.  West Central finally broke through in the top of the fifth inning.  Duece Sherrard hit an RBI single scoring Gage Nelson for a 1-0 lead.

West Central then scored three more times in the top of the sixth.  Grafton Stroup scored on an error, and Dalton Mulder hit a two-out, two-run home run to give the Trojans a 4-0 lead.  Hanson-Bridgewater-Emery got their lone run in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Mulder finished the game with the home run and two RBIs.  Sherrard had two hits, including a double, and an RBI.  Stroup also had two hits, one of them a double.  Gavin Koch finished with two singles, and Zach Madsen had a hit.

Madsen took the win on the mound pitching five innings without giving up a hit while walking three and striking out six batters.  Braden Herr pitched two innings allowing one run, which was unearned, on two hits with two walks and three strikeouts.

West Central will host Dell Rapids on Sunday, April 24th.

West Central Hosts Early Bird Track Meet

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The West Central Trojan track team hosted their Early Bird track meet on Monday, April 11th.

The girls team had several first place finishes. Aubrey Borns won the 1600m run. The 4x100m relay team of Emma Goehring, Rayna Goehring, Ryleee Haldemann, and Lily Sidel took first. Alexa Borns won the 400m dash The 1600m sprint medley team of Melissa Anderson, Al. Borns, Ellie McDonald, and Cambree Ideker took first place. Cambell Fischer won the shot put event, and Sidel won the long jump.

The boys team also had several first place finishes. Liam Schmeichel won the 100m hurdles. Layton Johnson won the 100m dash, 200m dash, and 400m dash. The 4x200m relay team of Mason Berens, Aiden Bartmann, Carter Schmeichel, and Johnson took first place. Benjamin Strunk won the 1600m run. The 4x100m relay team of Braden Dierickx, Berens, Schmeichel, and Justin Zirpel also placed first. Jude Jarding took first in the 800m run. Johnathan Roth won the 3200m run. Gunnar Cuka won the triple jump.

Individual Results

Girls Results

4x800m Relay

  • 3rd (Jazelle Jarding, Clara Nelson, Ryenn Caffrey, Ellie McDonald) – 11:03.28

100m Hurdles

  • Tehya Hoey (2nd) – :20.21

100m Dash

  • Emma Goehring (2nd) – :13.13
  • Rylee Haldemann (6th) – :14.02
  • Rayna Goehring (9th) – :14.10
  • Keighlor Nolz (10th) – :14.28
  • Tesse VanOverbeke (11th) – :14.41
  • Taya Brown (12th) – :14.41

4x200m Relay

  • 2nd (Emma Goehring, Rayna Goehring, Lily Sidel, Molli Thornton) – 1:52.04
  • 3rd (Melissa Anderson, Peyton Meadors, Keighlor Nolz, Rylee Haldemann) – 1:56.71

1600m Run

  • Aubrey Borns (1st) – 5:57.29
  • Elizabeth Johnson (5th) – 6:33.12

4x100m Relay

  • 1st (Emma Goehring, Rayna Goehring, Ryleee Haldemann, Lily Sidel) – :53.23

400m Dash

  • Alexa Borns (1st) – 1:04.81
  • Jazelle Jarding (5th) – 1:08.58
  • Clara Nelson (6th) – 1:08.64
  • Peyton Meadors (7th) – 1:10.12
  • Grace Beck (8th) – 1:10.31
  • Ryenn Caffrey (9th) – 1:11.58
  • Hadley Larson (10th) – 1:11.69

300m Hurdles

  • Tehya Hoey (7th) – :59.93
  • Holly Berg (9th) – 1:03.51

1600m Sprint Medley Relay

  • 1st (Melissa Anderson, Alexa Borns, Ellie McDonald, Cambree Ideker) – 4:45.81

800m Run

  • Hadley Larson (2nd) – 2:51.12
  • Aubrey Borns (3rd) – 2:53.85
  • Elizabeth Johnson (6th) – 3:00.88

200m Dash

  • Molli Thornton (3rd) – :27.28
  • Emma Goehring (4th) – :27.58
  • Lily Sidel (6th) – :27.86
  • Tessa VanOverbeke (9th) – :29.63

3200m Run

  • Drew Caffrey (2nd) – 13:37.45

4x400m Relay

  • 2nd (Melissa Anderson, Peeyton Meadors, Molli Thornton, Tessa VanOverbeke) – 4:26.21
  • 3rd (Alexa Borns, Hadley Larson, Cambree Ideker, Holly Berg) – 4:49.98

Shot Put

  • Cambell Fischer (1st) – 38’0″
  • Olivia Hofer (7th) – 26’0″
  • Kaylee Kono (8th) – 25’7″
  • Aubree Miller (14th) – 22’10”
  • Natalie Gross (15th) – 20’10”

High Jump

  • Alexa Borns (4th) – 3’10”

Discus

  • Kaylee Kono (11th) – 64’3″
  • Aubree Miller (15th) – 54’7″
  • Alexa Larson (16th) – 52’6″
  • Olivia Hofer (17th) – 51’6″
  • Natalie Gross (18th) – 48’9″

Long Jump

  • Lily Sidel (1st) – 17’5″
  • Molli Thornton (3rd) – 16’2.75″
  • Clara Nelson (9th) – 15’2″
  • Holly Berg (11th) – 14’3.5″
  • Tessa VanOverbeke (13th) – 13’5″

Boys Results

4x800m Relay

  • 3rd (Griffin Stallman, Patrick Hammond, Dylan Stromer, Jude Jarding) – 9:55.83

110m Hurdles

  • Liam Schmeichel (1st) – :17.99

100m Dash

  • Layton Johnson (1st) – :11.28
  • Carter Schmeichel (3rd) – :11.75
  • Tommy Berg (8th) – :11.99
  • Mason Berens (9th) – :11.99
  • Braden Dierickx (12th) – :12.23
  • Jacob Krempges (13th) – :12.36

4x200m Relay

  • 1st (Mason Berens, Aiden Bartmann, Carter Schmeichel, Layton Johnson) – 1:35.58
  • 4th (Jesse Jost, Rylee Hartung, Owen Heath, Samuel Handberg) – 1:44.47

1600m Run

  • Benjamin Strunk (1st) – 4:48.60
  • Jonathan Roth (3rd) – 5:14.05
  • Blake Stark (6th) – 5:40.71

4x100m Relay

  • 1st (Braden Dierickx, Mason Berens, Carter Schmeichel, Justin Zirpel) – :45.52
  • 4th (Carson Gerens, Ben Vuong, Logan Hallem, Rylee Hartung) – :48.48

400m Dash

  • Layton Johnson (1st) – :57.42
  • Xzavian Ferris (2nd) – :59.03
  • Sam Freudig (9th) – 1:12.02

300m Hurdles

  • Liam Schmeichel (4th) – :48.30
  • Carson Berens (6th) – :49.77
  • Kennith Rolfson (8th) – :54.23
  • Carson Garry (9th) – :55.19

1600m Sprint Medley Relay

  • 2nd ( Wyatt Nielsen, Justin Zirpel, Aiden Bartmann, Dylan Stromer) – 4:05.91
  • 3rd (Jacob Krempges, Ben Vuong, Jesse Jost, Patrick Hammond) – 4:14.63

800m Run

  • Jude Jarding (1st) – 2:12.22
  • Benjamin Strunk (2nd) – 2:12.38
  • Evan Jaton (7th) – 2:33.47
  • Parker Menning (8th) – 2:34.11

200m Dash

  • Layton Johnson (1st) – :23.88
  • Mason Berens (7th) – :25.43
  • Owen Heath (11th) – :26.66

3200m Run

  • Jonathan Roth (1st) – 11:25.47
  • Griffin Stallman (2nd) – 11:57.65
  • Blake Stark (4th) – 12:15.43

Discus

  • Curtis Froke (10th) – 100’2″
  • Alex Lillefloren (13th) – 89’5″
  • Brayden Eisenbeise (15th) – 83’4″
  • Stone Loof (17th) – 81’3″
  • AJ Ingalls (18th) – 79’5″
  • Riley Swanson (19th) – 70’3″
  • Abram Maras (20th) – 67’11”
  • Werner Fajardo (23rd) – 58’10”
  • Cain Grocott (24th) – 54’9″
  • Spenser Rieff (25th) – 54’3″
  • Gavin Pischke (26th) – 54’2″

Long Jump

  • Gunnar Cuka (2nd) – 20’3.25″
  • Justin Zirpel (4th) – 19’1″
  • Samuel Handberg (11th) – 16’1″
  • Ben Horner (13th) – 14’10”

Shot Put

  • AJ Ingalls (8th) – 36’9″
  • Owen Heath (13th) – 33’9″
  • Alex Lillefloren (14th) – 31’3″
  • Brayden Eisenbeise (15th) – 31’00”
  • Gavin Pischke (17th) – 29’11”
  • Werner Fajardo (19th) – 29’9″
  • Cain Grocott (21st) – 29’3″
  • Riley Swanson (22nd) – 29’1″
  • Stone Loof (23rd) – 28’10”
  • Curtis Froke (24th) – 28’9″
  • Abram Maras (26th) – 25’3″
  • Spenser Rieff (27th) – 20’9″

Triple Jump

  • Gunner Cuka (1st) – 41’2.75″
  • Samuel Handberg (6th) – 33’1.5″

West Central Baseball Wins Season Opener

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The West Central Trojan baseball team won its season opener against the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers in Renner on Monday, April 4th.  West Central scored the first four runs of the game, scored in five of the seven innings, and only allowed one hit in an 11-3 victory.

The Trojans got a run in the of the first inning and held just a 1-0 lead through two innings of play.  West Central then got an RBI single from Andrew Zimmer, who later scored on an error, and an RBI single by Dominick Chandaswang to take a 4-0 lead.

The Chargers got two runs back in the bottom of the third inning on wild pitches, but West Central added two more runs in the top of the fourth.  Zimmer drove home two runs with a double, and the Trojans led 6-2.  Sioux Falls Christian got their final run in the bottom of the fifth on a hit batter after the bases were loaded with three straight walks.

Dalton Mulder had an RBI bases-loaded hit by pitch, and Camden McDonald had an RBI bases-loaded walk in the top of the fifth inning.  Grafton Stroup had an RBI ground out in the top of the sixth inning, and Zimmer brought home two more runs with his second double of the game.

Zimmer had three hits, including two doubles, and five RBIs in the game.  Stroup had three singles and an RBI.  Mulder had two hits and an RBI.  Duece Sherrard had two hits.  Chandaswang had a hit and an RBI.  Ben Sebert had a single, and McDonald finished with two RBIs.

Braden Herr pitched 3 1/3 innings allowing three earned runs on a hit with seven walks and recorded six strikeouts.  Brodie Herr pitched 2 2/3 innings allowing three walks and had six strikeouts.  Stroup pitched the final inning allowing three walks with a strikeout.

West Central Track Returning Many Key Athletes from Last Season

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The West Central Trojan track teams enjoyed great success.  The girls team took home the 2021 state title and the boys team finished ninth as a team.  Both teams will be returning many key athletes from those squads.

The girls team will be returning last year’s 4x200m state runner-up relay team, returning three of the four members of the state champion 4x100m relay team, long jump runner up, and fourth place finisher in long jump from last year.  The team will look to seniors Keighlor Nolz, Missy Anderson, Lily Sidel, Peyton Meadors, and, Rylee Haldemann and juniors Cambell Fischer, Emma Goehring, Molli Thornton, and Tessa VanOverbeke.

“Every coach knows coming back after winning a state title is both fun and challenging. We now have a target on our back and everyone knows these girls’ names and what to expect from them. However, we also know we have a lot to prove with the graduation of our seniors. I believe we have a team that is capable of defending their state title if we stay focused and are healthy come May. More than anything, I am just excited to see all of these ladies out there competing and having fun again. I love spending my afternoons and evenings helping these girls progress from the start of their season, to the end. These athletes become my second family and I truly just want them to enjoy our time together and competing knowing they are growing their confidence and becoming better people…and if all of that translates into winning events or meets, that’s an added bonus and makes our moments and memories even better!” said head coach Janel Merkwan.

The boys team had six place winners at last year’s state meet.  This year the team will be led by seniors Tommy Berg, Gunnar Cuka, and Brayden Diericks; juniors Mason Berens and Justin Zirpel; and sophomores Layton Johnson, Jude Jarding, and Ben Strunk

“We have 48 male athletes out for Boys Track.  Many of them are returning from last year.  We expect to compete highly at every meet this year.  Our goal is to reach the podium at the state track meet in Sioux Falls,” said head coach Brian Voss.

The Trojans will host the West Central Early Bird meet on Tuesday, April 5th.

West Central Girls Golf Young, but Excited for Season

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The West Central Trojan girls golf team will be young in 2022 with no seniors on the team, but head coach Tony Lanham is excited to see what the team can do.  Last year the Trojans finished third at the Dak XII Conference meet, third in regions, and eighth at state.

“We will be young.  The six girls on varsity all love golf and played a lot last summer, so I’m excited to see what we can do.  Our conference, region, and state will be tough though,” said Lanham.

Kaylee Olson (46th at state in 2021) and Dakotah Larson (51st at state in 2021) are the only returning varsity players from last year.  The other members of the varsity team are Morgyn Driscoll, McKenzie Jurgensen, Lauren Prchal, and Lyric Riepma.

The Trojans will play O’Gorman at Elmwood Golf Course on Thursday, April 14th.

Trojan Track Competes at Preseason Meet

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The West Central Trojan track team competed in a preseason meet on Thursday, March 17th.  The meet was the DWU High School Showcase Series at the DWU/Avera Sports and Wellness Complex in Mitchell.

Six teams competed in the preseason meet.  They were West Central, Dell Rapids, Madison, Mt Vernon/Plankinton, Hanson, and Bridgewater-Emery.

The Trojans will host the West Central Early Bird on Tuesday, April 5th.

Individual Results

Girls

4x800m Relay

  • 1st:  Clara Nelson, Ellie McDonald, Hadley Larson, Aubrey Borns – 12:00.66

400m Dash

  • Ryenn Caffrey (4th) – 1:14.35

1600m Run

  • Drew Caffrey (1st) – 6:34.51

60m Dash

  • Lily Sidel (1st) – :8.34
  • Emma Goehring (2nd) – :8.37
  • Rayna Goehring (3rd) – :8.52
  • Melissa Anderson (6th) – :8.94
  • Taya Brown (10th) – :9.22
  • Holly Berg (11th) – :9.28
  • Tehya Hoey (13th) – :9.46

800m Run

  • Cambree Ideker (4th) – 2:47.82
  • Aubrey Borns (7th) – 2:53.09
  • Hadley Larson (10th) – 3:04.43

200m Dash

  • Emma Goehring (1st) – :28.01
  • Rayna Goehring (2nd) – :28.73
  • Lily Sidel (3rd) – :28.93
  • Melissa Anderson (4th) – :30.67
  • Tehya Hoey (7th) – :32.47
  • Taya Brown (9th) – :32.75
  • Holly Berg (10th) – :33.66

4x400m Relay

  • 2nd:  Melissa Anderson, Ellie McDonald, Clara Nelson, Ryenn Caffrey – 4:59.96

Long Jump

  • Lily Sidel (1st) – 16’4.75″
  • Clara Nelson (2nd) – 14’2″
  • Holly Berg (3rd) – 13’2.75″

Boys

4x800m Relay

  • 1st:  Xzavian Ferris, Jude Jarding, Evan Jaton, Jonathan Roth – 10:22.46

400m Dash

  • Layton Johnson (1st) – :56.91
  • Patrick Hammond (2nd) – :59.61
  • Aiden Bartmann (3rd) – :59.80
  • Liam Schmeichel (4th) – 1:01.66
  • Kennith Rolfson (5th) – 1:02.26
  • Carson Garry (6th) – 1:06.23

1600m Run

  • Jacob Peterson (4th) – 5:28.10
  • Griffin Stallman (5th) – 5:45.16
  • Blake Stark (6th) – 5:49.98

60m Hurdles

  • Carson Berens (1st) – :10.35

60m Dash

  • Layton Johnson (1st) – :7.35
  • Justin Zirpel (6th) – :7.71
  • Aiden Bartmann (7th) – :7.86

800m Run

  • Evan Jaton (3rd) – 2:42.81

200m Dash

  • Layton Johnson (2nd) – 24:33
  • Wyatt Nielsen (3rd) – :24.86
  • Justin Zirpel (7th) – :26.19
  • Aiden Bartmann (8th) – :26.42
  • Jonathan Roth (10th) – :28.05

4x400m Relay

  • 1st:  Xzavian Ferris, Jude Jarding, Kennith Rolfson, Patrick Hammond – 4:04.58

High Jump

  • Liam Schmeichel (1st) – 5’4″
  • Wyatt Nielsen (2nd) – 5’2″

Long Jump

  • Gunnar Cuka (1st) – 20’6″
  • Xzavian Ferris (5th) – 16’2″
  • Patrick Hammond (6th) – 15’6.5″
  • Samuel Handberg (7th) – 15’0″

Triple Jump

  • Gunnar Cuka (1st) – 39’8.5″
  • Samuel Handberg (3rd) – 32’1″

Shot Put

  • Brayden Eisenbeise (4th) – 31’11”
  • Werner Fajardo (5th) – 28’6″
  • Cain Grocott (6th) – 28’4″
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