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Trojan Girls Soccer Posts Another Shutout

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The West Central Trojan girls soccer team remained undefeated on the 2021 season after another shutout win on Tuesday, September 7th.  The #1 ranked Trojans hosted the Garretson Blue Dragons and posted their fourth straight shutout win.

The Trojans scored five times in the first half for a 5-0 lead.  They then added three more goals in the second half for an 8-0 win.

West Central (7-0-0) will travel to Groton on Friday, September 10th.  They will then travel to Dakota Valley on Tuesday, September 14th.

West Central Cross Country Teams Both Place Second in Canton

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Both the girls and boys cross country teams for West Central placed second at the Canton C-Hawk Invite on Tuesday, September 7th.  The races were held at Hiawatha Golf Course in Canton.

The Girls team finished with 36 total points.  Vermillion placed first with 11 points.  The boys team finished with 41 points.  Dakota Valley won the boys’ title with 21 points.

Maelee Krempges placed 7th with a time of 23:09.23.  Aubrey Borns was 8th in a time of 23:11.94.  Drew Caffrey placed 9th in a time of 23:20.72.  Elizabeth Johnson had a 19th place finish with a time of 24:16.01.  Ellie McDonald was 22nd with a time of 24:47.29.

Ben Strunk had a 3rd place finish with a time of 18:36.99.  Jonathon Roth was 8th with a time of a 19:27.95.  Jacob Peterson was 14th in a time of 20:44.21.  Blake Stark was 16th in a time of 20:56.11.  Griffin Stallman placed 18th with a time of 21:30.48.  Josh Wagner was 25th in a time of 22:45.68.

West Central will be at the Brandon Valley Invite at McHardy Park on Saturday, September 11th, and then at the Charger Invite at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls on Tuesday, September 14th.

West Central Softball Drops Two to Harrisburg

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The West Central softball team lost both games of a double-header to Harrisburg on Saturday, September 4th.

In the first game, Harrisburg scored three times in the bottom of the first.  West Central got two runs in the top of the second to cut into the lead.  Caitlyn Hoff had an RBI double to score Addy Kramer, and Hoff later scored on a passed ball.  Harrisburg, however, scored three more times in the bottom of the second inning for a 6-2 advantage.  West Central got one more run in the top of the sixth on an RBI sacrifice fly by Hoff.  That was it for the Trojans as Harrisburg took the first game 6-3.

Kramer had two hits.  Hoff had a double and two RBIs.  McKenna Sichmeller had a double, and Sammie Mallinger had a single.  Mallinger pitched all six innings allowing six runs, three earned, on seven hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.

West Central struck first in the second game.  Kramer had an RBI sacrifice fly, and  Emillee Stofferahn scored on an error in the bottom of the first inning for an early 2-0 lead.  Harrisburg got a run in the top of the third and then tied the game, 2-2, in the top of the fourth inning.  The big blow game in the top of the fifth inning when Harrisburg scored four times, and the Tigers took the second game 6-2.

Izzi Parsons had two hits, including a double.  Grace Harden and Hoff each had a single, and Kramer had an RBI.  Harden pitched 4 1/3 innings allowing five runs, one earned, on three hits with six walks and two strikeouts.  Hoff pitched 2/3 of an inning allowing an unearned run on a hit with a walk and two strikeouts.

West Central (3-3) will play Madison and Dell Rapids on Sunday, September 12th.

West Central Football Cruises to Home Win

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The West Central Trojan football team cruised to their first win of the year on Friday, September 3rd.  Playing in their first home game of the season, the Trojans defeated the Belle Fourche Broncs 45-7 by scoring in every quarter of the game.

The Trojans put 20 points on the board in the first quarter and led 20-7 at the break.  They added 12 more points before halftime for a 32-7 lead.  West Central had six points in third quarter and seven more in the fourth.

West Central had a total of 357 yards of total offense, 220 passing yards and 137 rushing yards.  Gavin Koch was 16-25 passing for 220 yards with four touchdowns and an interception.  Braden Dierickx finished with six catches for 80 yards and two touchdowns.  Justin Zirpel had three catches for 78 yards and a touchdown.  Jacob Krempges had three grabs for 34 yards, and Owen Heath had three catches for 29 yards and a touchdown.  Aiden Bartmann had three carries in the game for 42 yards.  Koch had two carries for 35 yards.  Zirpel also had 11 runs for 31 yards and a touchdown.  Dalton Mulder finished with six carries for 24 yards and a touchdown.

The Trojans hit the road on Friday, September 10th . They travel to Milbank to take on the Bulldgs.  Kickoff is at 7:00 p.m.

Several Trojan Cross Country Runners Compete at Augie Twilight Meet

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Several members of the West Central Trojan cross country team participated in the Augustana Twilight Cross Country Meet on Friday, September 3rd at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls.

Two members of the boys team ran in the varsity race.  Ben Strunk had a time of 17:57.59.  Jonathon Roth had a time of 18:49.85.  The boys JV team had a 20th place finish.  Jacob Peterson finished with a time of 14:59.60.  Blake Stark had a time of 16:25.90.  Griffin Stallman finished in 16:25.90.  Caden Hagen had a time of 16:39.39.  Josh Wagner finished in 17:33.33.  Elijah Hoey had a time of 18:21.06, and Austin Brookfield finished in 19:00.59.

West Central did not have any runners in the varsity girls race, but the Trojan girls JV team had a fifth place finish.  Aubrey Borns finished 17th in a time of 17:40.54.  Maelee Krempges had a time of 17:49.46.  Drew Caffrey finished in 18:11.18.  Ellie McDonald had a time of a 18:16.94.  Elizabeth Johnson completed in 18:30.26.

West Central will be at the Charger Invite also at Yankton Trail Park on Tuesday, September 14th for their next meet.

Trojan Boys Golf Wins Parkston Invite

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The West Central Trojan boys golf team had a great day at the Parkston Invitational on Friday, September 3rd.  The Trojans won the team title with a team score of 317.  West Central also had four top 10 finishers, including the top two spots.

Trey Even won the individual title with a round of 76.  Anthony Lanham was second with a round of 77.  Peyton Bettcher was eighth 82 winning a tie-breaker over teammate Kamden Zomer, who finished ninth.  Easton Eberhard had a round of 85.  Connor Eisenbeisz and Cole Miles both finished with a round of 86.  Connor Eich had a round of 94.

The Trojans will play in a quadrangular at the Madison Golf and Country Club on Tuesday, September 7th and then in the Vermillion Invite at The Bluffs Golf Course on Thursday, September 9th.

Madison Defeats West Central in Volleyball Action

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The West Central Trojan volleyball team played their third road match out of four on Thursday, September 2nd.  The Trojans traveled to Madison, and the Bulldogs defeated the Trojans in straight sets by scores of 25-16, 25-19, and 25-17.

Grace Harden led the team with nine kills in the match.  Jocelyn Nilson had two ace serves.  Jenna Lueth finished with eight digs.  McKenna Sichmeller had four blocks, and Hanna Lee tallied 23 set assists.

The Trojans fall to 2-2 on the season.  They will host Elk Point-Jefferson on Tuesday, September 7th.

West Central Soccer Wins Three More Matches

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The West Central Trojan girls soccer team remained undefeated with three more wins recently.  The Trojans traveled to the Black Hills area for matches against Belle Fourche on Friday, August 27th and St Thomas More on Friday, August 28th.  They played a home match against Dakota Valley on Tuesday, August 31st.

The Trojan offense was unstoppable during the weekend trip west.  West Central defeated Belle Fourche 10-0 with five different players scoring goals.  Rylee Haldeman had four goals.  Sadie Berg and Tessa VanOverebeke both had two goals each.  Molli Thornton and Alexa Borns each had a goal.  Keighlor Nolz, VanOverbeke, Madori Ockenga, Lily Sidel, and Thornton all had one assist each as well.  The Broncs only had one shot on goal which was saved by Cambell Fischer.

West Central’s offense was strong the next day as well against St Thomas More.  The Trojans defeated the Cavaliers 6-0.  Haldeman had two more goals in that win.  Berg, Anderson, Nolz, and Mara Schultz all had one goal apiece.  Haldeman also had two assists.  Berg and Sidel each had one assists.  The Cavaliers had a hard time with the Trojan defense, only getting two shots on goal.  Both saved by Fischer.

The Trojans had a more defensive battle against Dakota Valley at home on August 31st.  After scoring 16 goals in the previous two games, West Central was only able to score one time, but that was enough as the Trojans defeated the Panthers 1-0.  The goal came in the second half for West Central.

West Central is now 6-0-0 on the season.  They will host Vermillion on Thursday, September 2nd.

West Central Volleyball Home Opener Spoiled by Tea

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After starting the season with two road wins over Vermillion and Dell Rapids, the West Central Trojans played their first home match of the season against the Tea Area Titans on Tuesday, August 31st.  The Titans played the role of spoiler winning the match in straight sets by scores of 16-25, 12-25, and 19-25.

Grace Harden finished with six kills in the match.  Hanna Lee had 15 set assists to lead the Trojans.  McKenna Sichmeller had five blocks.  Jocelyn Nilson finished with 15 digs.  Jenna Lueth and Kaia Gabbert both had an ace serve.

West Central (2-1) heads back on the road on Thursday, September 2nd when they travel to Madison to play the Bulldogs.

West Central Golf Team Has Another Strong Tournament

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The West Central Trojan boys golf team had another strong tournament finishing third at the Charger Invite at Spring Creek Golf Course on Tuesday, August 31st.  The Trojans had a total of 321.  Sioux Falls Christian placed first with 317, and Vermillion was second at 320.

Three players finished in the top 15 on the day.  Trey Even was fourth with a 77.  Peyton Bettcher was eighth with a 79, and Anthony Lanham placed 10th with a round of 81.  Kamden Zomer had a round of 84.  Cole Miles finished at 87, and Connor Eisenbeisz had a 96.

The Trojans will be at the Parkston Invite at the Lakeview Municipal Golf Course on Friday, September 3rd.

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