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West Central Wrestling Finishes Second in Brandon

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The West Central Trojan wrestling team had a second place finish at the Dan Pansch Invitational at Brandon Valley High School on Saturday, January 7th.  Thirteen of the wrestlers placed in the tournament including one champion.   The Trojans finished with 175 team points.  Brandon Valley was first with 259.5 points.

Justin Zirpel came home with the 152-pound class title finishing 3-0.  Karson Vessells (106-pound), Jesse Jost (132-pound), Wyatt Nielsen (160-pound), and Gabe Gebhard (195-pound) all had second place finishes with 2-1 records.  Orlando Whiting (113-pound), Chandler Carda (126-pound), and Chet Carda (170-pound) each had third place finishes with 3-1 records.

Hayden Whiting (106-pound, 1-2), Rayce Whiting (120-pound, 2-2), Jude Jarding (132-pound, 2-2), and Abram Maras (220-pound, 2-2) had fourth place finishes.  Keaton Vessells placed fifth in the 138-pound class with a 2-2 record.  Gavin Pischke (285-pound) finished sixth with a 1-3 record.  Levi Anderson (113-pound) finished 0-2.

In the girls brackets, Allison Foote won the 285G with a pin over Jenessa Skyberg (Brandon Valley).  Hailey Fortney placed second in the 142G with a 2-1 record.  Alexa Bryant was third in the 126G with a 3-1 record.  Ana Martinex was sixth in the 120G division with an 0-3 record.

West Central will host a Dak-12 quadrangular on Tuesday, January 11th.

First Quarter Spurt Lifts West Central over Tea

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A 22-10 scoring advantage in the first quarter was enough to give the West Central Trojan girls basketball team a 68-58 road win against the Tea Area Titans on Thursday, January 6th.  The Trojans never lost the lead after taking it in the first quarter.

West Central’s largest lead of the game game with 1:09 to play in the first quarter when they lead by 14.  The Trojans finished the first leading 22-10.  The Titans were able to cut the lead down to five points by halftime, 35-30.  West Central was able to answer in the third quarter and get the lead back to double digits.  The Trojans extended the lead back to 12 points, 54-42, heading into the final quarter.  They were able to keep Tea at a safe enough distance in the fourth quarter for the win.

West Central shot 40% (21-52) in the game, 47% (17-36) on three pointers, and 60% (9-15) from the free-throw line.  The Trojans had a total of 32 team rebounds, 18 assists, eight steals, and only turned the ball over 10 times.

Addy Kramer had the hot hand with 30 points in the game, making nine three-point shots, and also had nine rebounds.  Rylee Haldeman had 18 points, seven assists, five steals, and three rebounds.  Tabor Teel added 12 points.  three rebounds, and two assists.

West Central Gymnastics Team Falls to Vermillion

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The West Central Trojan gymnastics team had a match against the Vermillion Tanagers in Vermillion on Thursday, January 6th.  Vermillion won the dual 126.9 – 104.65.

Maya Van Hyfte finished sixth in All Around with a score of 28.05.

The Trojans will be in Madison on Saturday, January 15th.

VaultBarsBeamFloorAll Around
Jenna Schoeneman7.704.456.757.8026.70
Maya Van Hyfte7.455.157.158.3028.05
Kenasyn Johnson7.305.407.206.3526.25
Tracy Cholopray7.205.606.75
Lilly Kuhlman7.052.603.605.3518.60
Sophie Cuka6.703.404.255.2019.55
Olivia Hofer6.302.605.407.0521.35

West Central Girls Have No Problems in Win at EPJ

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The West Central Trojan girls had no problems in a big win, 71-26, over the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Tuesday, January 4th.

The Trojans made five three-pointers in the first quarter building a big 26-6 lead at the first quarter break.  West Central was able to cruise the rest of the game.  They extended the lead to 38-14 at halftime.  The Huskies did hold West Central to only eight third-quarter points, but Elk Point-Jefferson only scored two themselves and trailed 46-16 heading into the fourth quarter.  The Trojans then outscored the Huskies 25-10 in the final quarter.

West Central shot 41% (26-63) from the field, 37% (13-35) from three-point area, and 50% (6-12) from the free-throw line.  Elk Point-Jefferson finished the game shooting 23% (9-39), just 15% (2-13) on three-pointers, and a perfect 6-6 from the free-throw line.  The West Central defense forced 22 turnovers, 16 of those on steals.

Rylee Haldeman finished with 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and three steals.  Addy Kramer had 20 points, five rebounds, and three assists.  Cambell Fischer added nine points and three rebounds.  Tabor Teel had eight points, four rebounds, four assists, and three steals.  Jazelle Jarding and Molli Thornton both had five points each.

The Trojans (5-0) will travel to Tea on Thursday, January 6th.

Trojan Wrestling Splits Duals at Dak-12 Quadrangular

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The West Central Trojan wrestling team split their two duals at a Dak-12 quadrangular in Tea on Tuesday, January 4th.  The Trojans defeated Lennox 69-12 but fell to Tea in a close match 33-35.

Karson Vessells, Orlando Whiting, Justin Zirpel, Chet Carda, and Gabe Gebhard all had two wins on the night.

West Central will be at the Dan Pansch/Lynx Invite tournament in Brandon on Saturday, January 8th.

West Central 69, Lennox 12

WeightSummaryLenWC
106
Karson Vessells (West Central) over Grant Larson (Lennox) (Fall 1:32)
0
6
113
Orlando Whiting (West Central) over Jack Aashiem (Lennox) (Fall 1:31)
0
6
120
Rayce Whiting (West Central) over Ramsey Williams (Lennox) (Dec 10-3)
0
3
126
Chandler Carda (West Central) over Lincoln Ford (Lennox) (Fall 0:47)
0
6
132
Jude Jarding (West Central) over Ashton Bach (Lennox) (Fall 4:49)
0
6
138
Keaton Vessells (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
145
Connor Siemonsma (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
152
Justin Zirpel (West Central) over Sam Haar (Lennox) (Fall 1:21)
0
6
160
Wyatt Nielsen (West Central) over Triston Butler (Lennox) (Fall 1:12)
0
6
170
Chet Carda (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
182
Cyrus Maras (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
195
Gabe Gebhard (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
220
Jase Langbehn (Lennox) over Abram Maras (West Central) (Fall 1:12)
6
0
285
Gabe Beman (Lennox) over Gavin Pischke (West Central) (Fall 3:15)
6
0
Extra: Nate Haar (Lennox) over Sam Freudig (West Central) (Fall 0:29)
0
0
Extra: Cade Aasheim (Lennox) over Brody Hallem (West Central) (Dec 6-4)
0
0
Extra: Alexis Fischer (Lennox) over Alexis Bryant (West Central) (MD 13-0)
0
0
Extra: Josh Christensen (Lennox) over Andrew Holzman (West Central) (Fall 0:53)
0
0
Extra: Ashton Gebhard (West Central) over Leif Karlson (Lennox) (Fall 0:28)
0
0
106
Extra: Jett Whiting (West Central) over Cade Aasheim (Lennox) (Fall 5:13)
0
0
113
Extra: Ana Martinez (West Central) over Kyla Heeney (Lennox) (Fall 1:34)
0
0
113
Extra: Patrick Hammond (West Central) over Preston Otte (Lennox) (Fall 0:52)
0
0
120
Extra: Hayden Whiting (West Central) over Teagen Bittinger (Lennox) (Fall 3:16)
0
0
Team Score:
12
69

Tea Area 35, West Central 33

WeightSummaryTeaWC
106
Karson Vessells (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
113
Orlando Whiting (West Central) over Jackson Tschetter (Tea Area) (TF 17-2 6:00)
0
5
120
Maddix Slykhuis (Tea Area) over Rayce Whiting (West Central) (TF 18-3 4:39)
5
0
126
Hunter Wilson (Tea Area) over Chandler Carda (West Central) (Dec 9-6)
3
0
132
Austin Eimers (Tea Area) over Jude Jarding (West Central) (Dec 7-2)
3
0
138
Wyatt Stuntebeck (Tea Area) over Keaton Vessells (West Central) (Dec 9-2)
3
0
145
Connor Eimers (Tea Area) over Connor Siemonsma (West Central) (Fall 1:31)
6
0
152
Justin Zirpel (West Central) over Dawson Eimers (Tea Area) (MD 16-7)
0
4
160
Sam Werdel (Tea Area) over Wyatt Nielsen (West Central) (Dec 7-2)
3
0
170
Chet Carda (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
182
Gavin Van Emmerik (Tea Area) over Cyrus Maras (West Central) (Fall 2:00)
6
0
195
Gabe Gebhard (West Central) over T.J. Krietlow (Tea Area) (Fall 1:46)
0
6
220
Abram Maras (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
285
Nike Rosas (Tea Area) over Gavin Pischke (West Central) (Fall 1:48)
6
0
285
Extra: Brianna Johnson (Tea Area) over Allison Foote (West Central) (Fall 1:13)
0
0
Team Score:
35
33

West Central Boys Cruise Past Dell Rapids

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The West Central Trojan boys played well on both ends of the floor in a 60-51 win over the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Monday, January 3rd.

Dell Rapids took the early lead getting out to a 7-4 advantage with 4:30 to play in the first quarter.  West Central held the Quarriers to just two points the rest of the quarter and led 14-9 at the end of the quarter.  The Trojans rolled from there.  They pushed the lead to seven points, 30-23, by halftime.

The offense really got going for West Central in the third quarter.  The Trojans outscored Dell Rapids 24-12 to take a 54-35 lead into the fourth quarter.  The lead grew to a game-high 23 points at 60-37 with 5:45 to play.  Dell Rapids finished the game on a 14-0 run, but ran out of time to complete any comeback.

The Trojans shot 46% (26-56) from the field, 28% (5-18) from three-point area, and 43% (3-7) from the free-throw line.  The West Central defense forced 17 Dell Rapids turnovers, 13 of those on steals.

Grafton Stroup had 22 points, seven rebounds, two steals, and two assists.  Braden Herr finished with 11 points and five rebounds.  Jacob Krempges added eight points, seven assists, five steals, and two rebounds.  Dillon Jackson had seven points, three rebounds, and three steals.  Owen Heath finished with six points and five rebounds.

West Central (4-1) will play Lower Brule at the Sacred Hoops Classic at the Corn Palace in Mitchell on Saturday, January 8th.

West Central Girls Beat Sioux Falls Jefferson

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The West Central Trojan girls basketball team defeated the Sioux Falls Jefferson Cavaliers in a close game on Thursday, December 30th.  Neither team had a lead of more than eight points the entire game as the Trojans won 45-42.

West Central held the largest lead of the game at eight points in the first half.  The Trojans built a 15-7 lead by the end of the first quarter and was able to maintain that lead in the second quarter.  West Central continued to lead by eight, 25-17, at halftime.

The Cavaliers slowly chipped away at the lead in the third quarter and eventually tied the game 29-29 with 3:30 to play in the quarter.  Sioux Falls Jefferson took their first lead at 31-30 just a minute later.  From that point the two teams went back and forth.  The Trojans were able to head into the fourth quarter with a slim 37-34 advantage.  The fourth quarter continued to go back-and-forth.  West Central held a 43-42 lead with about :10 to play.  Rylee Haldeman sank two free-throws to push the lead to 45-42.  A last second three-pointer by the Cavaliers was no good.

West Central finished the game shooting 31% (16-52) from the field, just 26% (6-23) on three-pointers, and 54% (7-13) from the free-throw line.  The Cavaliers were 38% (15-39) shooting, 37% (7-19) on three-pointers, and just 36% (5-14) from the free-throw line.

Addy Kramer had a double-double for the Trojans.  Kramer finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds.  Haldeman had nine points, six rebounds, four steals, and two assists.  Tabor Teel also had nine points and six rebounds.  Cambell Fischer had seven points and three rebounds.

The Trojans (4-0) will travel to Elk Point to play the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Tuesday, January 4th.

West Central Gymnastics Finishes Fourth at Deuel

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The West Central Trojan gymnastics team traveled to Deuel for a quadrangular on Tuesday, December 21st.  The Trojans finished with 97.450 points placing fourth as  a team.  Estelline/Hendricks was first followed by Deuel and Pipestone.

Kenasyn Johnson finished 12th in all-around.  Jenna Schoeneman was 13th, and Sophie Cuka was 14th.

The Trojans will be in Pipestone on Tuesday, January 4th.

 

GymnistVaultBarsBeamFloorAll-Around
Jenna Schoeneman8.2003.8507.0507.65026.750
Kenasyn Johnson7.8504.7007.1007.85027.500
Sophie Cuka7.4002.0005.3505.65020.400
Tracy Cholopray7.2006.4007.200
Lilly Kuhlman2.000

West Central Boys Shake Slow Start in Garretson

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The West Central Trojan boys basketball team had to shake off a slow first half, but they were able to do just that for a 63-46 win over the Garretson Blue Dragons on Monday, December 20th in Garretson.

Neither team shot the ball particularly well in the first quarter.  Dillon Jackson sank a three-pointer at the buzzer to give West Central a 7-6 lead after the first quarter.  Both offenses had more success in the second quarter.  The two teams went back and forth, but the Trojans held a 26-22 halftime lead.

Garretson struck quickly in the third quarter.  The Blue Dragons scored the first five points in :45 for a 27-26 lead with 7:15 to play in the quarter.  Jackson made a jumper, and then West Central got two quick steals with breakaway layups to regain the lead 32-27 just a minute later.  That series of events sparked a rally for West Central.  They went on a 12-4 run for a 44-31 lead with 2:00 to go in the quarter.  The Trojans ended the third period leading 49-35.

The Blue Dragons made another quick spurt to start the fourth quarter.  They went on an early 6-0 run to cut the lead to 49-41 with 5:45 to play in the game.  The Trojans, however, shut down the rally and outscored Garretson 14-5 the remainder of the game for the win.

West Central finished the game shooting 39% (24-61) from the field, 29% (10-34) from three-point area, and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line.  Garretson was 31% (14-45) shooting in the game, just 18% (2-11) on three-pointers, and 73% (16-22) from the free-throw line.

Grafton Stroup finished with 18 points and five rebounds.  Jackson had 15 points, eight rebounds, and six assists.  Jacob Krempges added 10 points, three assists, and two rebounds.  Braden Dierickx had seven points, three rebounds, three steals, and three assists.  Braden Herr finished with five points and four rebounds.  Dylan Stromer had six rebounds, and Brodie Herr had five rebounds.

West Central (3-1) will host Dell Rapids on Monday, January 3rd for their next game.

Trojan Wrestling Finishes 2-1 at Home Quadrangular

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The West Central Trojan wrestling team had three more duals at home on Monday, December 20th in what has been a busy month.  The Trojans faced Mitchell, Rapid City Central, and Sioux Falls Jefferson.

The Trojans defeated Rapid City Central (48-27) and Sioux Falls Jefferson (54-15), but fell to Mitchell (32-39).

Mitchell 39, West Central 32

WeightSummaryWCMIT
106
Spencer Eldeen (Mitchell) over Karson Vessells (West Central) (Dec 8-3)
0
3
113
Cruz Alhizer (Mitchell) over Hayden Whiting (West Central) (Fall 5:41)
0
6
120
Kaileb Hubbard (Mitchell) over Rayce Whiting (West Central) (Fall 1:46)
0
6
126
Chandler Carda (West Central) over Penn Long (Mitchell) (Fall 0:30)
6
0
132
Brock Sparks (Mitchell) over Jesse Jost (West Central) (Fall 4:56)
0
6
138
Keaton Vessells (West Central) over Brandon Sparks (Mitchell) (Dec 7-5)
3
0
145
Jagger Tyler (Mitchell) over Connor Siemonsma (West Central) (Fall 2:50)
0
6
152
Justin Zirpel (West Central) over Tucker Vilhauer (Mitchell) (Dec 10-7)
3
0
160
Wyatt Nielsen (West Central) over Conner Thelen (Mitchell) (Dec 8-5)
3
0
170
Chet Carda (West Central) over Kendell Fick (Mitchell) (TF 16-0 2:48)
5
0
182
Cyrus Maras (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
195
Gabe Gebhard (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
220
Connor Degen (Mitchell) over Abram Maras (West Central) (Fall 1:03)
0
6
285
Beau Foote (Mitchell) over Gavin Pischke (West Central) (Fall 0:29)
0
6
Team Score:
32
39

West Central 48, Rapid City Central 27

WeightSummaryWCRCC
106
Karson Vessells (West Central) over Ryan Tschetter (Rapid City Central) (Dec 5-4)
3
0
113
Riley Schmidt (Rapid City Central) over Hayden Whiting (West Central) (Fall 1:48)
0
6
120
Rayce Whiting (West Central) over Dalton Rostad (Rapid City Central) (Fall 1:13)
6
0
126
Chandler Carda (West Central) over Logan Brown (Rapid City Central) (Fall 1:17)
6
0
132
Jesse Jost (West Central) over Jacoby Parker (Rapid City Central) (Fall 1:16)
6
0
138
Keaton Vessells (West Central) over Gabe Kenton (Rapid City Central) (Fall 3:21)
6
0
145
Connor Siemonsma (West Central) over Ian Hook (Rapid City Central) (Fall 3:07)
6
0
152
Justin Zirpel (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
160
Landin Winter (Rapid City Central) over Wyatt Nielsen (West Central) (Dec 12-5)
0
3
170
Graydon Bakke (Rapid City Central) over Cyrus Maras (West Central) (Fall 1:56)
0
6
182
Chet Carda (West Central) over Brody Knapp (Rapid City Central) (Fall 4:51)
6
0
195
Jaxon Morrison (Rapid City Central) over Gabe Gebhard (West Central) (Fall 5:28)
0
6
220
Tim Lipp (Rapid City Central) over Abram Maras (West Central) (Fall 0:49)
0
6
285
Gavin Pischke (West Central) over Gabe Reeve (Rapid City Central) (Dec 8-5)
3
0
Team Score:
48
27

West Central 54, Sioux Falls Jefferson 15

WeightSummaryWCSFJ
106
Aidan Wells (Sioux Falls Jefferson) over Karson Vessells (West Central) (Dec 6-4)
0
3
113
Derek Ranschau (Sioux Falls Jefferson) over Hayden Whiting (West Central) (Dec 8-4)
0
3
120
Rayce Whiting (West Central) over Gabriel Bastemeyer (Sioux Falls Jefferson) (Fall 0:33)
6
0
126
Chandler Carda (West Central) over Jonathon `Trey` Hoang (Sioux Falls Jefferson) (Fall 0:44)
6
0
132
Ayden Dooley (Sioux Falls Jefferson) over Jesse Jost (West Central) (Dec 11-4)
0
3
138
Keaton Vessells (West Central) over Nolan Jessen (Sioux Falls Jefferson) (Dec 3-0)
3
0
145
Connor Siemonsma (West Central) over Carter Dahl (Sioux Falls Jefferson) (Dec 6-0)
3
0
152
Justin Zirpel (West Central) over Christopher `Ty` Hoang (Sioux Falls Jefferson) (Fall 1:32)
6
0
160
Wyatt Nielsen (West Central) over Matthew Caviezel (Sioux Falls Jefferson) (Fall 1:07)
6
0
170
Cyrus Maras (West Central) over Assefa Tesfamichael (Sioux Falls Jefferson) (Fall 1:58)
6
0
182
Chet Carda (West Central) over Ryan Treadway (Sioux Falls Jefferson) (Fall 1:32)
6
0
195
Gabe Gebhard (West Central) over Braydon Alford (Sioux Falls Jefferson) (Fall 0:36)
6
0
220
Landon VanRoekel (Sioux Falls Jefferson) over Abram Maras (West Central) (Fall 3:51)
0
6
285
Gavin Pischke (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
Team Score:
54
15
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