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West Central Boys Bowling Remains Undefeated

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The West Central boys high school bowling team remained undefeated after a win against Brandon on Friday, December 3rd.  West Central won all three games against Brandon at Sport Bowl in Sioux Falls.  The Trojans won the first game 1188-1016.  They took the second game 1140-935, and then won the third game 1170-881.

Daniel Pinn had a 729 three-game series (277, 227, 225).  Blaine Wieczorek finished with a 611 series (192, 199, 220).  Caiden Jones had a 574 (186, 205, 183).  Gage Nelson finished with 538 (197, 155, 186).  Derek Renken had a 526 (181, 151, 194), and Zack Handberg had a 520 series (155, 203, 162).

The girls won their first match of the season against Brandon winning all three games.  West Central won the three games by scores of 824-731, 849-620, and 886-721.

Riley Howard had a three-game series of 546 (165, 193, 188).  Madisyn Jones had a 447 (142, 176, 129).  Rylee Cawley finished with a 434 series (148, 140, 146).  Samantha Mallinger had a 420 (125, 122, 173).  Hailey Mallinger finished with 364 (128, 120, 116), and Emma Husman had a 348 (116, 98, 134).

The West Central boys have a record of 5-0.  The girls team has a record of 1-2.  West Central will play Canton at Town and Country Lanes in Canton on Friday, December 10th.

West Central Wrestling Wins Rider Invitational

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The West Central Trojan wrestling team won the Rider Invitational on Saturday, December 4th in Sioux Falls.  The Trojans finished with 226.0 points.  Sioux Falls Lincoln was second with 199.0 points, and Beresford/Alcester-Hudson was third with 149.0 points.

All but two wrestlers placed in the tournament for the Trojans.  Rayce Whiting (3-0, 120-pound), Chandler Carda (3-0, 126-pound), Justin Zirpel (3-0, 160-pound), and Alexa Bryant (3-0, 132G) all won their respective weight classes.

Levi Anderson (2-1, 113-pound), Wyatt Nielsen (2-1, 182-pound), and Gabe Gebhard (2-1, 195-pound) had second place finishes.

Karson Vessells (4-1, 106-pound), Keaton Vessells (3-1, 138-pound), Jesse Jost (3-1, 145-pound), and Hailey Fortney (3-1, 154G) placed 3rd.

Jude Jarding (2-2, 132-pound) and Chet Carda (2-2, 170-pound) had fourth place finishes.  Abram Maras (1-2, 220-pound) placed fifth.  Kadyn Sauers (0-3, 152-pound) placed sixth.  Cody Opitz (0-2, 195-pound) and Gavin Pischke (0-2, 285-pound) also wrestled in the tournament.

The Trojans will be in Brookings on Monday, December 6th.

Young Trojan Wrestling Team Wins First Dual of Season

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The West Central Trojan wrestling team started the 2021-2022 season with a big win over Sioux Falls Roosevelt on Tuesday, November 30th.  The Trojans won the dual by a score of 75-3.

This year’s Trojan team does not have a senior.  Juniors Abram Maras, Justin Zirpel, Dwight Kuhlman, and Connor Siemonsma along with sophomores Levi Anderson, Chandler Carda, Chet Carda, Gabe Gebhard, Jude Jarding, Jesse Jost, Gavin Pischke, and Rayce Whiting will provide the experience on the team.  They will be joined by freshman Keaton Vessells and seventh-grader Karson Vessells.

West Central will be back in action on Saturday, December 4th at the Rider Invite at Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School.

West Central 75, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 3

 
WT.   
Summary
WC  
SFR
 
106
Karson Vessells (WC) over Graham Wilde (SFR) (Dec 8-3)
3
0
 
113
Levi Anderson (WC) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
 
120
Rayce Whiting (WC) over Devan Martinez (SFR) (Fall 1:04)
6
0
 
126
Chandler Carda (WC) over Zack Brumnond (SFR) (Fall 0:18)
6
0
 
132
Jude Jarding (WC) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
 
138
Keaton Vessels (WC) over Braylon Kinzer (SFR) (Fall 0:40)
6
0
 
145
Jesse Jost (WC) over Evan Sager (SFR) (Fall 1:01)
6
0
 
152
Kaden Duffy (SFR) over Kadyn Sauers (WC) (Dec 12-6)
0
3
 
160
Justin Zirpel (WC) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
 
170
Chet Carda (WC) over Kolin Schroeder (SFR) (Inj. [time])
6
0
 
182
Wyatt Nielsen (WC) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
 
195
Gabe Gebhard (WC) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
 
220
Abram Maras (WC) over Jackson Grasma (SFR) (Fall 0:57)
6
0
 
285
Gavin Pischke (WC) over Logan Moore (SFR) (Fall 1:38)
6
0
Team Score:
75
3

High Expectations for West Central Girls

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“We have high expectations for this team,” says head coach Joe Caffrey.  The West Central Trojan girls basketball team is looking to get back to the state tournament after falling short last year.  Last season’s team finished 18-3 but lost to Tri-Valley in the Region 3A tournament.

“We had a great season last year with several big wins, but we did fall short of goals,” said Caffrey.

This year’s team will have a lot of experience returning six seniors and gaining another.  This year’s seniors are Rylee Haldeman, Addy Kramer, Josslin Jarding, Peyton Meadows, Keighlor Nolz, Grace Harden, and transfer student Tabor Teel.  The Trojans will also have juniors Cambell Fischer, Molli Thornton, and Tessa VanOverbeke along with sophomore Jazelle Jarding.

West Central will start the season on the road at Baltic on Tuesday, December 7th.  The first home game will be Tuesday, December 14th against Mt Vernon/Plankinton.

West Central Boys Will Be Experienced Team

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The 2021-2022 West Central Trojan boys basketball team will be a very experienced team.  West Central will have eight seniors on this year’s team.  The Trojans finished last year with a 14-8 overall record and a 5-5 record in Dak XII Conference play.  West Central lost to Dell Rapids in the Region 3A semifinals to end their 2020-2021 season.

Top returning players for this season will be Jacob Krempges (senior), Wilson Droge (senior), Grafton Stroup (senior), Jack Linneman (senior), and Carter Schmeichel (junior).  West Central will also have top newcomers Braden Dierickx (senior), Dillon Jackson (senior), Mubarak Ibrahim (senior), Braden Herr (senior), Owen Heath (junior), and Dylan Stromer (junior).

Head coach Jacob Sittig said, “We feel we have the best chance to compete in the top of our conference and in our class as we have had the last 10-15 years.  We are very athletic and fast.  We can score in a variety of ways, but most of all, we have a lot of three-point shooters.  We are extremely deep being able to put eleven players on the court.  And out of those eleven players, we don’t drop off much.  We plan to play very up temp on both ends of the floor to use our depth to the best of our ability.”

The Trojans start the season at home on Friday, December 10th against the team that ended their season last year, the Dell Rapids Quarriers.  Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Five New Gymnasts Join Trojans

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The West Central Trojan gymnastics team will have five new members that will be joining the 2021-2022 team.  The addition of these gymnasts will give head coach Tricia Smith 14 athletes for the varsity and junior varsity teams.

Last season ended with state tournament qualifications for Averi Schmeichel and Maya VanHyfte.  VanHyfte, a freshman this season, will look make a return trip back to the state tournament.  The year the Trojans have one senior, Jenna Schoeneman.

“The girls have been working hard since the beginning of November to get ready for our first meet,” said Smith.  The first meet will be in Vermillion on Saturday, December 4th.

Trojan and Mustang Volleyball Seasons End in Region 3A Tournament

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Both the West Central Trojan and Tri-Valley Mustang volleyball seasons came to an end in the opening round of the Region 3A Tournament.

The Trojans entered the tournament as the #7 seed and traveled to Garretson to play the #2 seed Blue Dragons.  The match was held on Monday, November 1st.  Gararetson won in straight sets by scores of 25-10, 25-14, and 25-18.  West Central’s season ends with an overall record of 7-19.

Tri-Valley was the #8 seed in the tournament and played #1 Sioux Falls Christian in Sioux Falls on Tuesday, November 2nd.  The Chargers also won in straight sets by scores of 25-11, 25-9, and 25-10.  The Mustangs finished the season with a record of 1-23.

No stats were available for either match at the time of writing.

West Central Edged by Quarriers in Playoffs

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TFor the third straight year, the Dell Rapids Quarriers and West Central Trojans played one another in the opening round of the 11A playoffs.  The Trojans had won the last two meetings, but the Quarriers won this battle 19-15 at home on Thursday, October 28th.

Dell Rapids got on the board first with a touchdown on their opening drive.  They had 15-play, 80-yard drive that lasted 7:28.  Austin Henry threw a seven-yard touchdown pass to Braden Fersdahl to give the Quarriers a 6-0 lead.  That was the only score of the half, and Dell Rapids led 6-0 at halftime.

After forcing Dell Rapids into a punt just 1:30 into the third quarter, West Central had a three-play, 33-yard drive that took only 1:03 for the tying score.  Gavin Koch threw a 40-yard pass to Mason Berens with 9:24 to go in the third quarter.  The extra point was good to give the Trojans a 7-6 lead.  The score remained 7-6 in favor of West Central heading into the final quarter.

Dell Rapids got the lead back with 6:48 to go in the game on a 29-yard touchdown pass from Henry to Brayden Pankonen.  The two-point conversion failed, but Dell Rapids led 12-7.  The Trojans responded with a score just a minute and 28 seconds later when Koch found Owen Heath for a 33-yard touchdown pass.  The two-point conversion pass from Koch to Logan Maras was good to give West Central a 15-12 lead.

The Quarriers would put together one more drive.  Dell Rapids went 65 yards in six plays.  Henry threw his second touchdown pass to Fersdahl, this time from eight yards away with 1:52 to go in the game.  Aiden Boechler made the extra point to make the score 19-15 in favor of Dell Rapids.  West Central got the ball to the Dell Rapids 37-yard line, but a holding penalty sent them back to midfield.  The Trojans had four chances from there to score, but turned the ball over on downs with just five seconds left in the game.

The Trojans had 219 yards of total offense, 185 passing yards and 34 rushing yards.  The Quarriers finished with 230 yards of offense, 146 passing yards and 84 rushing yards.  West Central finished with 11 first downs and were also 4-12 on third down conversions.  Dell Rapids had a total of 13 first downs and were 4-12 on third down conversions.

Koch was 14-26 for 185 yards and two touchdowns.  Braden Diericks had six catches for 57 yards.  Heath had three catches for 64 yards and a touchdown.  Berens had a catch for 40 yards for a touchdown.  Jacob Krempges had three receptions for 14 yards.  Koch had six carries for 10 yards.  Berens finished with 10 rushes for nine yards.  Heath also had a carry for nine yards.  Logan Maras had a game-high 12 tackles.  Dylan Stromer finished with seven tackles.  Tommy Berg had six tackles, and Zach Madsen and Caden Hall both had five tackles.  Hall also had an interception.

West Central finishes the 2021 season with a 4-6 overall record.

West Central Volleyball Regular Season Comes to an End

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The West Central Trojan volleyball team played their final regular season match on the road at Parker on Tuesday, October 26th.  The Pheasants defeated the Trojans in straight sets by scores of 25-20, 25-19, and 25-18.

Kaia Gabbert had three ace serves and a block.  Hanna Lee led the team with 19 set assists.  Jazelle Jarding finished with five kills and one block, and Jocelyn Nilson added 12 digs.

The Trojans finish the regular season with a record of 7-18.  West Central will begin Region 3A tournament play on Tuesday, November 2nd.

Trojans Fall in Final Home Match of Season

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The West Central Trojans held their final home volleyball match of the season on Monday, October 25th.  The Trojans hosted the Tri-Valley Mustangs.  The Mustangs won the match in four sets by scores of 25-20, 25-19, 19-25, and 25-21.

McKenna Sichmeller had three aces.  Grace harden finished with eight kills and two blocks.  Jazelle Jarding also had two blocks in the match.  Hanna Lee added 26 set assists, and Jenna Lueth had six digs.

West Central will finish the regular season at Parker on Tuesday, October 26th.

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