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West Central Drops Two in Madison

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The West Central baseball team lost two games in Madison on Saturday, April 17th.  West Central lost to Howard 9-4 and then lost to Madison 4-3.

In their first game against Howard, Howard got out to an early lead scoring a run in the first and two more in the second for an early 3-0 lead.   West Central scored after a Howard error in the bottom of the third to cut the lead to 3-1.  Howard scored two times in the top of the fifth to extend their lead to 5-1, but West Central pulled within a run after scoring three in the bottom of the sixth on a double and a two-run single.  That was as close as West Central would get as Howard scored four times in the top of the seventh to secure the win.

Later in the afternoon, Madison scored four times in the middle inning and held off West Central for a 4-3 win.

West Central scored in the top of the first inning on an RBI single.  Madison tied the game in the bottom of the third, but West Central took the lead again in the top of the fourth inning on a home run.  Madison again tied the game in the bottom of the inning to make the score 2-2.  Madison took the lead for good in the bottom of the fifth on a two-run home run for a 4-2 lead.  West Central got a run back in the top of the sixth when a run scored on an error, but Madison shut down any more of a rally and took the win.

Eight First Place Finishes for West Central at Lennox Track Invite

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The West Central Trojan track team had eight first place finishes at the Lennox Invite on Thursday, April 15th in Lennox.

Emma Goehring won the 100m Dash, Averi Schmeichel won the 200m Dash, Peyton Meadors won the 400m Dash, the girls 4x100m Relay team placed first, the girls 4x200m relay also placed first, Sadie Berg won the triple jump, the boys 4x4oom relay team placed first, and Derek Eidsness won the high jump.

The Trojans are scheduled to be in Colton on Monday, April 19th, Tea on Tuesday, April 20th, and Mt Vernon on Friday, April 23rd.

Individual Girls Results

100 Meters  Varsity – Finals
1. Emma Goehring 13.55
6. Lily Sidel 13.92
9. Rylee Haldeman 14.00
10. Jada VanOverbeke 14.10
26. Taya Brown 15.39

200 Meters  Varsity – Finals
1. Averi Schmeichel 27.26
4. Emma Goehring 28.99
6. Rylee Haldeman 29.35
8. Stormee Klein 29.41
15. Lily Bornitz 30.99

400 Meters  Varsity – Finals
1. Peyton Meadors 1:05.25
6. Melissa (Missy) Anderson 1:08.74
9. Molly Anderson 1:10.02
19. Lola Galpin 1:16.11
21. Shelby Sherard 1:18.11

800 Meters  Varsity – Finals
6. Jazelle Jarding 2:44.70
7. Clara Nelson 2:44.74
12. Hadley Larson 2:52.08
18. Addison Meadors 2:57.93
21. Kaylyn Kunz 3:00.37

1600 Meters  Varsity – Finals
8. Abbie Cain 6:17.85
14. Ryenn Caffrey 6:28.75
Reagan Stallman DNS

3200 Meters  Varsity – Finals
6. Elizabeth Johnson 13:22.06
8. Drew Caffrey 13:31.17
11. Sayda Rolfson 13:57.13

100m Hurdles – 33″  Varsity – Finals
Harper Evans DNS

300m Hurdles – 30″  Varsity – Finals
3. Sadie Berg 50.67
11. Harper Evans 59.75

4×100 Relay  Varsity – Finals
1. Jada VanOverbeke
Lily Sidel
Emma Goehring
Averi Schmeichel		 52.62

4×200 Relay  Varsity – Finals
1. Emma Goehring
Stormee Klein
Lily Sidel
Sadie Berg		 1:51.68

4×400 Relay  Varsity – Finals
3. Keighlor Nolz
Rylee Haldeman
Tessa VanOverbeke
Molli Thornton		 4:36.51

4×800 Relay  Varsity – Finals
3. Molli Thornton
Tessa VanOverbeke
Jazelle Jarding
Ellie McDonald		 10:50.72

SMR 200-200-400-800m – [2-2-4-8]  Varsity – Finals
2. Jada VanOverbeke
Molli Thornton
Keighlor Nolz
Ellie McDonald		 4:46.33

Shot Put – 4kg  Varsity – Finals
8. Cambell Fischer 31-08.00
11. Aysia Hall 30-10.00
21. Josie Koch 23-11.50
24. Olivia Hofer 23-00.50

Discus – 1kg  Varsity – Finals
13. Josie Koch 76-00
Olivia Hofer ND

High Jump  Varsity – Finals
7. Jada VanOverbeke 4-04.00
Paige Pilker NH
Molly Anderson NH

Long Jump  Varsity – Finals
4. Sadie Berg 14-08.00
5. Lily Sidel 14-07.75
6. Clara Nelson 14-04.50
7. Rylee Haldeman 14-03.50
Stormee Klein ND

Triple Jump  Varsity – Finals
1. Sadie Berg 32-10.75

Individual Boys Results

100 Meters  Varsity – Finals
5. Mason Berens 12.15
12. Justin Zirpel 12.51
13. Isaiah Colon 12.58
19. Jesse Jost 12.93
20. Owen Heath 12.94

200 Meters  Varsity – Finals
6. Mason Berens 24.33
7. Layton Johnson 24.42
10. Braden Diericks 25.25
12. Gunnar Cuka 25.36
Justin Zirpel DNS

400 Meters  Varsity – Finals
15. Trevin Price 1:00.54
17. Owen Heath 1:02.29
19. Caleb Schulte 1:02.79
20. Carson Berens 1:02.86
24. Gabe Gebhard 1:04.48

800 Meters  Varsity – Finals
4. Justin Schumacher 2:09.70
11. Dylan Stromer 2:19.06
13. Dylan Sherard 2:21.40
15. Cade VanderWoude 2:27.31
Erik Setten DNS

1600 Meters  Varsity – Finals
4. Ben Strunk 5:05.52
14. Blake Stark 5:30.38
20. Griffin Stallman 5:43.19

3200 Meters  Varsity – Finals
9. Austin Brookfield 14:02.01
Blake Stark DNS

110m Hurdles – 39″  Varsity – Finals
Tommy Berg DNS

300m Hurdles – 36″  Varsity – Finals
3. Tommy Berg 46.34
14. Kennith Rolfson 57.50
15. Carson Garry 58.90

4×100 Relay  Varsity – Finals
4. Isaiah Colon
Braden Diericks
Justin Zirpel
Mason Berens		 46.79

4×200 Relay  Varsity – Finals
2. Braden Diericks
Justin Zirpel
Mason Berens
Derek Eidsness		 1:36.49

4×400 Relay  Varsity – Finals
1. Layton Johnson
Justin Schumacher
Jude Jarding
Derek Eidsness		 3:41.37

4×800 Relay  Varsity – Finals
4. Dylan Sherard
Ben Strunk
Cade VanderWoude
Justin Schumacher		 9:09.41

SMR 200-200-400-800m – [2-2-4-8]  Varsity – Finals
4. Gunnar Cuka
Layton Johnson
Ashton Engen
Jude Jarding		 4:16.31

Shot Put – 12lb  Varsity – Finals
2. Josh Livermore 44-03.00
7. Braden Traub-Jensen 39-03.00
10. Jacob Nelson 35-08.00
17. Gavin Koch 32-06.00
18. Brayden Eisenbeise 32-04.00

Discus – 1.6kg  Varsity – Finals
11. Jacob Nelson 90-03
16. Josh Livermore 86-06
17. Curtis Froke 84-00
18. Braden Traub-Jensen 83-04
29. AJ Ingalls 67-06

High Jump  Varsity – Finals
1. Derek Eidsness 6-02.00
6. Owen Heath 5-02.00
Wyatt Nielsen NH
Caleb Schulte NH
Layton Johnson NH

Long Jump  Varsity – Finals
5. Isaiah Colon 18-07.75
7. Braden Diericks 18-04.75
12. Derek Eidsness 17-09.00
13. Gunnar Cuka 17-07.00
23. Caleb Schulte 15-05.00

Triple Jump  Varsity – Finals
6. Isaiah Colon 35-05.25

West Central Girls Golf Starts Season with Dual

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The West Central Trojan girls golf team opened their season with a dual against Sioux Falls O’Gorman at Central Valley Golf Course on Thursday, April 15th.

O’Gorman won the dual with a team score of 163, while the Trojans finished with a team score of 195.

Lauryn Driscoll had a round of 46.  Jordyn Driscoll had a 49.  MaKayla Schilling and Abbi Mausbach both finished with a round of 50.  Chloe Scott had a round of 53.

The Trojans will be in Elk Point on Thursday, April 22nd for their next tournament.

West Central Boys 2nd, Girls 3rd at Home Early Bird Track Meet

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The West Central Trojan track team hosted the West Central Early Bird meet on Tuesday, April 6th.  The boys team finished second while the girls team finished third for the Trojans.  Madison won both the boys and girls team titles.  Parker finished second on the girls side.

The Trojans will be back on the track on Thursday, April 8th in Colton for the Mark Acheson Invitational.

Individual Results

Girls

100m Dash

  • Emma Goehring (2nd) – :13.63
  • Jada VanOverbeke (4th) – :13.76
  • Rylee Haldeman (7th) – :14.10
  • Stormee Klein (8th) – :14.31
  • Molly Anderson – :14.33
  • Melissa Anderson – :14.53
  • Taya Brown – :15.19
  • Lily Bornitz – :15.20
  • Olivia Hofer – :15.52
  • Cecilia Nelson – :16.91

200m Dash

  • Sadie Berg (2nd) – :27.58
  • Molli Thornton (3rd) – :28.24
  • Emma Goehring (4th) – :29.36
  • Jada VanOverbeke (5th) – :29.49
  • Stormee Klein (6th) – :30.04
  • Rylee Haldeman (7th) – :30.10
  • Peyton Meadors – :30.84
  • Addison Meadors – :31.90
  • Lily Bornitz – :32.12
  • Harper Evans – :32.54
  • Taya Brown – :32.80
  • Paige Pilker – :33.15
  • Lola Galpin – :33.51
  • Cecilia Nelson – :33.87

400m Dash

  • Peyton Meadors (1st) – 1:07.62
  • Keighlor Nolz (4th) – 1:08.02
  • Tessa VanOverbeke – 1:12.27
  • Clara Nelson – 1:12.55
  • Jazelle Jarding – 1:14.10

800m Run

  • Abbie Cain (3rd) – 2:53.57
  • Ryenn Caffrey (6th) – 2:55.88

1600m Run

  • Reagan Stallman (8th) – 6:33.52
  • Sayda Rolfson – 6:37.21
  • Hadley Larson – 6:38.20

4x100m Relay

  • 1st – Emma Goehring, Jada VanOverebeke, Rylee Haldeman, Lily Sidel – :53.18

4x200m Relay

  • 1st – Sadie Berg, Molli Thornton, Emma Goehring, Lily Sidel – 1:50.97

4x800m Relay

  • 3rd – Jazelle Jarding, Tessa VanOverbeke, Ellie McDonald, Clara Nelson – 11:19.81

Sprint Medley Relay

  • 2nd – Melissa Anderson, Stormee Klein, Shelby Sherard, Ellie McDonald – 5:01.38

Shot Put

  • Cambell Fischer (3rd) – 33’9″
  • Aysia Hall (8th) – 29’6.5″
  • Josie Koch – 22’11”
  • Oliva Hofer – 19’1″

Discus

  • Josie Koch – 70’0″
  • Oliva Hofer – 51’5″

High Jump

  • Jada VanOverbeke (3rd) – 4’8″

Long Jump

  • Sadie Berg (3rd) – 14’9.5″
  • Rylee Haldeman (4th) – 13’11”
  • Clara Nelson (6th) – 13’0.5″
  • Stormee Klein – 12’8″
  • Taya Brown – 11’10”
  • Lola Galpin – 9’11”

Boys

100m Dash

  • Mason Berens (2nd) – :12.12
  • Justin Zirpel (5th) – :12.67
  • Isaiah Colon (7th) – :12.77
  • Owen Heath – :12.97
  • Jesse Jost – :13.05
  • Carson Berens – :13.57
  • Treven Price – :13.81
  • Ashton Engen – :13.96
  • Kennith Rolfson – :14.37
  • Paden Schulte – :14.61
  • Levi Anderson – :14.79
  • Chase Brown – :15.41
  • Caleb Mellema – :21.13

200m Dash

  • Jesse Jost (2nd) – :26.27
  • Paden Schulte – :30.08
  • Levi Anderson – :31.61
  • Chase Brown – :34.36
  • Caleb Mellema – :46.29

400m Dash

  • Layton Johnson (3rd) – :57.08
  • Jude Jarding (7th) – :59.98
  • Dylan Sherard (8th) – :59.99
  • Dylan Stromer – 1:00.92
  • Wyatt Nielsen – 1:01.26
  • Cade VanderWoude – 1:03.34
  • Ashton Engen – 1:04.61
  • Gabe Gebhard – 1:10.46
  • Sam Freudig – 1:30.80

800m Run

  • Dylan Stromer (5th) – 2:25.69
  • Cade VanderWoude (7th) – 2:26.59
  • Gabe Gebhard – 2:38.86
  • Henry Wlater – 3:00.02
  • Carson Garry – 3:00.35

1600m Run

  • Blake Stark (6th) – 5:35.33
  • Griffin Stallman – 5:54.85
  • Austin Brookfield – 6:40.20

300m Hurdles

  • Tommy Berg (1st) – :47.38
  • Kennith Rolfson – 1:00.17
  • Carson Garry – 1:04.59

4x100m Relay

  • 2nd – Isaiah Colon, Braden Dierricks, Mason Berens, Wyatt Nielsen – :47.33

4x200m Relay

  • 2nd – Braden Diericks, Mason Berens, Owen Heath, Justin Zirpel – 1:40.93

4x800m Relay

  • 2nd – Justin Schumacher, Erik Setten, Dylan Sherard, Ben Strunk – 9:30.28

Sprint Medley Relay (100, 100, 200, 400)

  • 1st – Jesse Jost, Matt Loger, Caleb Schulte, Gunnar Cuka – 1:56.56

Sprint Medley Relay (200, 200, 400, 800)

  • 1st – Braden Diericks, Justin Zirpel, Derek Eidsness, Justin Schumacher – 4:00.07

Shot Put

  • Josh Livermore (1st) – 43’3″
  • Braden Traub-Jensen (3rd) – 37’1.5″
  • Jacob Nelson (8th) – 33’7″
  • AJ Ingalls – 29’8″
  • Curtis Froke – 27’7″
  • Abram Maras – 27’6.5″

Discus

  • Josh Livermore (2nd) – 92’10”
  • Curtis Froke (5th) – 89’5″
  • Braden Traub-Jensen (7th) – 82’5″
  • Jacob Nelson (8th) – 80’8″
  • AJ Ingalls – 75’5″
  • Abram Maras – 60’3″

High Jump

  • Derek Eidsness (1st) – 6’0″
  • Owen Heath (5th) – 5’4″
  • Caleb Schulte (7th) – 4’10”

Long Jump

  • Braden Diericks (2nd) – 19’8″
  • Derek Eidsness (4th) – 19’2″
  • Isaiah Colon (5th) – 18’6.5″
  • Gunnar Cuka (6th) – 18’4.5″
  • Caleb Schulte – 16’8.5″

Triple Jump

  • Isaiah Colon (4th) – 32’3.5″

West Central Track Looking to Build on Successful First Meet

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It had been 668 days between the last meet of the 2019 season and the first meet of the 2021 season for the West Central Trojan track team.  The Trojans were able to get back to competition on March 23rd.  If how they performed at the Lancer High School Opener is any indication, the Trojans will have a very strong team this year.

Girls Head Coach Janel Merkwan said, “Our girls team is very deep this year, and we have a lot of talent, both young and old. I am very excited to see what we put together as team this year. I expect our girls to battle with the best. West Central has so many strong female athletes, which is evident when you see how they have competed all year in their other sports, and I am happy to have them back on the track and see them working towards their goals. These young ladies are competitors and I would put our girls up against any team in the state is most any sport!”

The Trojans are led by a group of senior girls that have been with the program for four-to-six years. Those ladies include: Abbie Cain and Sayda Rolfson who are looking at finishing off their successful six year distance careers at West Central, Aysia Hall and Josie Koch who are looking at being in the top 10 in the state in their respective throwing events, Shaw Nelson who is coming off an ACL injury from this fall and is ready to get back out in competition and finish her senior year with a bang, Paige Pilker who is hopping for chance at contending in the high jump, Averi Schmeichel who is already a multi-event state track champion looking to defend some titles before she heads off to run D1 track at USD, Shelby Sherard who is looking at trying some shorter distances this season for some more experience, and Jada VanOverbeke who is a all state soccer player that has been a strong leg on the state placing sprint relays for the last five years.

The boys team will be led by seven seniors this year.  Those seniors are Barden Traub-Jensen, Justin Schumacher, Caleb Schulte, Jacob Nelson, Josh Livermore, Derek Eidsness, and Isaiah Colon.  The Trojans will also look to underclassmen Wyatt Nielsen (Sophomore), Layton Johnson (Freshman), Dylan Stromer (Sophomore), Ben Strunk (Freshman), Tommy Berg (Junior), Jude Jarding (Freshman), Erik Setten (Sophomore), and Dylan Sherard (Sophomore) who all had top eight finishes at the opening track meet on March 23rd.

The Trojans will be hosting the West Central Early Bird meet on Tuesday, April 6th.

West Central Girls Golf Returns One from 2019 Championship Team

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The 2021 West Central Trojan girls golf team will have one returning member from the 2019 state championship team.

Jordyn Driscoll is the only returning varsity member from the 2019 team.

With the 2020 season cancelled last year, head coach Tony Lanham said that the rest of the varsity spots will be up for grabs this year.  Lanham mentioned that the JV team from 2019 did well in the few JV meets they had, but a lot has changed since then.  Coach Lanham said that he honestly isn’t sure what to expect this season.

The Trojans are scheduled to have a dual against Sioux Falls O’Gorman on Thursday, April 15th.

West Central Track Season Gets Started in Yankton

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The West Central Trojan track team had their first meet since the end of the 2019 season on Tuesday, March 23rd.  The Trojans traveled to Yankton for the Lancer High School Opener meet held indoors at Mount Marty University.

The Trojans had several top eight finishers in both the girls and boys events.

West Central will host their Early Bird meet on Tuesday, April 6th.

Individual Results

Girls

60m Dash

  • Emma Goehring (5th) – :08.45
  • Rylee Haldeman (8th) – :08.64
  • Melissa Anderson – :09.06

200m Dash

  • Sadie Berg (3rd) – :27.80
  • Molli Thornton (4th) – :27.92
  • Emma Goehring (7th) – :28.85

400m Dash

  • Keighlor Nolz (4th) – 1:08.80
  • Melissa Anderson – 1:11.84
  • Molly Anderson – 1:16.01

800m Run

  • Clara Nelson (8th) – 2:50.78
  • Peyton Meadors – 2:51.39
  • Shelby Sherard – 3:53.22

1600m Run

  • Drew Caffrey (6th) – 6:19.41
  • Elizabeth Johnson – 6:29.25
  • Abbie Cain – 6:49.26

3200m Run

  • Sayda Rolfson (4th) – 14:17.24

4x400m Relay

  • 3rd (Molli Thornton, Rylee Haldeman, Stormee Klien, Sadie Berg) – 4:32.85

4x800m Relay

  • 3rd (Ellie McDonald, Jazelle Jarding, Reagan Stallman, Tyenn Caffrey) – 11:44.28

Shot Put

  • Aysia Hall (2nd) – 31’6.25″
  • Josie Koch – 25’9.5″

Long Jump

  • Sadie Berg (3rd) – 15’2.75″
  • Stormee Klien (7th) – 13’10.75″
  • Clara Nelson – 12’2.75″

Boys

60m Dash

  • Gunnar Cuka – :07.84
  • Isaiah Colon – :07.89
  • Braden Diericks – :09.62

200m Dash

  • Wyatt Nielsen (4th) – :24.76
  • Braden Diericks – :25.60
  • Carson Berens – :28.23

400m Dash

  • Layton Johnson (4th) – :58.02
  • Tommy Berg – 1:01.73
  • Owen Heath – 1:01.81

800m Run

  • Dylan Stromer (7th) – 2:21.98
  • Cade VanderWoude – 2:23.71
  • Xzavian Ferris – 2:34.81

1600m Run

  • Blake Stark – 5:41.79

3200m Run

  • Ben Strunk (5th) – 11:28.17
  • Austin Brookfield – 14:44.98

4x400m Relay

  • 4th (Derek Eidsness, Justin Schumacher, Tommy Berg, Jude Jarding) – 3:53.21

4x800m Relay

  • 4th (Justin Schumacher, Erik Setten, Dylan Sherard, Ben Strunk) – 9:13.22

Shot Put

  • Josh Livermore (2nd) – 44’11.5″
  • Braden Traub-Jensen – 35’6.5″
  • Jacob Nelson – 35’6.5″

High Jump

  • Derek Eidsness (1st) – 6’4″

Long Jump

  • Braden Diericks (5th) – 17’5″
  • Isaiah Colon (7th) – 17’4″
  • Caleb Schulte (8th) – 17’1.5″

West Central Has Season Start and End in Dell Rapids

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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.

Second Half Surge Lifts West Central to Region 3A Win

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The #3 seeded West Central Trojan boys were able put a shaky first half behind them and took a 64-35 win over the #6 seeded Baltic Bulldogs in the opening round of the Region 3A tournament at home on Tuesday, March 2nd.

The Trojans got out to a quick eight-point lead at the end of the first quarter, 14-8, but then hit an offensive snag in the second quarter.  West Central only scored nine points, and the Bulldogs took advantage to pull within five points, 25-20, by halftime.

The halftime period was enough for the Trojans to hit the reset button.  West Central went on a 14-5 run in the first three minutes of the third quarter and eventually outscored Baltic 28-9 throughout the entire quarter for a 53-29 lead heading into the fourth quarter.  The Trojans outscored the Bulldogs 11-6 in the final quarter for the win.

Three players finished in double figures for the Trojans.  Wilson Droge had 19 points and four rebounds.  Kasan Abedi had 10 points, five assists, and three steals.  Zane Crawford also had 10 points in the game.  Hunter Hagerty  had a team-high eight rebounds, and Jacob Krempges had three assists.

West Central improves to 14-7 on the season.  The Trojans will travel to Dell Rapids to play the Quarriers in a SoDak-16 qualifying game on Friday, March 5th.

West Central has Four Place Winners at State Wrestling

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The West Central Trojan wrestling team had four wrestlers place at the 2021 South Dakota State A Wrestling Tournament in Rapid City February 25th – 27th.

Chandler Carda had a fourth place finish in the 106-pound division.  Carda won his first two rounds, but then fell to Hayden Schroeder (Vermillion) in the semifinal round.  Carda won his next consolation match over Nolan Miles (Brookings) to advance to the 3rd/4th place match.  Rayden Zens (Aberdeen Central) got a 6-4 decision win over Carda.

Robby Edberg also had a fourth place finish in the 145-pound weight class.  Edberg won his opening round match, but lost to Tyson Johnson (Pierre) in the quarterfinals.  Edberg won three straight consolation round matches over Blessing Taniah (SF Washington), Soren Aadland (Harrisburg), and Bryan Roselles (RC Stevens).  Edberg fell to Zach McKee (Dell Rapdis) in the 3rd/4th place match.

Justin Zirpel had an eighth place finish in the 160-pound class.  Zirpel had an opening round win over Graydon Bakke (RC Central), but lost in his quarterfinal match to Wren Jacobs (Sturgis).  Zirpel won his first consolation round match, but last his second one to put him in the 7th/8th place match.  Graydon Bakke (RC Central) got an 11-4 decision win in their second meeting of the tournament.

Allison Foote took fourth place in the inaugural girls state tournament in 2021.  Foote started the tournament with a win over Danica Miller (Harrisburg).  Brooke Otte (Lennox) pinned Foote, but she bounced back with a pin of Madison Holmes (Aberdeen Central) to put her into the 3rd/4th place match.  Maria Larson (SF Lincoln) got the win over Foote in that match.

Jude Jarding, Chet Carda, Wyatt Nielsen, and Gabe Gebhardt all finished 1-2 on the weekend.  Keaton Vessells finished 0-2.

The Trojans finished 15th as a team with a total of 50.0 points.

Individual Results

A-106:  Chandler Carda (30-8) placed 4th and scored 15.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Chandler Carda (West Central) 30-8 won by fall over Wiley Elwood (Chamberlain) 11-20 (Fall 1:34)
  • Quarterfinal – Chandler Carda (West Central) 30-8 won by major decision over Evan Eckholm (RC Stevens) 23-12 (MD 17-6)
  • Semifinal – Hayden Schroeder (Vermillion) 36-2 won by decision over Chandler Carda (West Central) 30-8 (Dec 8-3)
  • Cons. Semi – Chandler Carda (West Central) 30-8 won by decision over Nolan Miles (Brookings) 30-7 (Dec 10-4)
  • 3rd Place Match – Rayden Zens (Aberdeen Central) 38-7 won by decision over Chandler Carda (West Central) 30-8 (Dec 6-4)
A-113:  Jude Jarding (18-19) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Jack Schoenhard (RC Stevens) 36-2 won by fall over Jude Jarding (West Central) 18-19 (Fall 0:17)
  • Cons. Round 1 – Jude Jarding (West Central) 18-19 won by major decision over Jacob Johnson (Milbank) 15-16 (MD 11-3)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) 29-14 won by decision over Jude Jarding (West Central) 18-19 (Dec 6-2)
A-126:  Keaton Vessells (16-10) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Trason Oehme (Brandon Valley) 26-0 won by fall over Keaton Vessells (West Central) 16-10 (Fall 0:51)
  • Cons. Round 1 – Isaac Henry (Madison) 30-10 won by tech fall over Keaton Vessells (West Central) 16-10 (TF-1.5 5:00 (16-0))
A-145:  Robby Edberg (29-7) placed 4th and scored 18.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Robby Edberg (West Central) 29-7 won by fall over Kaiser Ruth (Huron) 20-10 (Fall 1:03)
  • Quarterfinal – Tyson Johnson (Pierre) 31-4 won by fall over Robby Edberg (West Central) 29-7 (Fall 5:20)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Robby Edberg (West Central) 29-7 won by major decision over Blessing Taniah (SF Washington) 24-9 (MD 13-2)
  • Cons. Round 3 – Robby Edberg (West Central) 29-7 won by major decision over Soren Aadland (Harrisburg) 28-25 (MD 11-0)
  • Cons. Semi – Robby Edberg (West Central) 29-7 won by injury default over Bryan Roselles (RC Stevens) 30-13 (Inj. 1:00)
  • 3rd Place Match – Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) 30-6 won by decision over Robby Edberg (West Central) 29-7 (Dec 9-4)
A-152:  Chet Carda (18-17) place is unknown and scored 1.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Bailey Badwound (Spearfish) 36-10 won by fall over Chet Carda (West Central) 18-17 (Fall 1:26)
  • Cons. Round 1 – Chet Carda (West Central) 18-17 won by decision over Jess Englert (Madison) 8-24 (Dec 7-0)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Tucker Vilhauer (Mitchell) 30-12 won by fall over Chet Carda (West Central) 18-17 (Fall 2:23)
A-160:  Justin Zirpel (30-9) placed 8th and scored 8.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Justin Zirpel (West Central) 30-9 won by fall over Graydon Bakke (RC Central) 28-15 (Fall 3:07)
  • Quarterfinal – Wren Jacobs (Sturgis) 25-1 won by decision over Justin Zirpel (West Central) 30-9 (Dec 6-0)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Justin Zirpel (West Central) 30-9 won by fall over Tyson Hage (Vermillion) 23-16 (Fall 3:57)
  • Cons. Round 3 – Tyson Degen (Mitchell) 30-8 won by major decision over Justin Zirpel (West Central) 30-9 (MD 15-5)
  • 7th Place Match – Graydon Bakke (RC Central) 28-15 won by decision over Justin Zirpel (West Central) 30-9 (Dec 11-4)
A-170:  Wyatt Nielsen (16-14) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Samuel Calvert (Aberdeen Central) 33-14 won by fall over Wyatt Nielsen (West Central) 16-14 (Fall 3:10)
  • Cons. Round 1 – Wyatt Nielsen (West Central) 16-14 won by fall over Gunnar Geib (Belle Fourche) 15-31 (Fall 2:10)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Ryan Hirschkorn (Harrisburg) 44-7 won by fall over Wyatt Nielsen (West Central) 16-14 (Fall 2:30)
A-182:  Gabe Gebhardt (18-16) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Hunter Stambach (Cheyenne-Eagle Butte/Dupree) 27-6 won by fall over Gabe Gebhardt (West Central) 18-16 (Fall 4:38)
  • Cons. Round 1 – Gabe Gebhardt (West Central) 18-16 won by forfeit over David Miller (RC Central) 13-24 (For.)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Nolan Archer (Brookings) 27-9 won by fall over Gabe Gebhardt (West Central) 18-16 (Fall 0:24)
Girls A – 275:  Allison Foote (2-2) placed 4th and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Quarterfinal – Allison Foote (West Central) 2-2 won by fall over Danica Miller (Harrisburg) 0-2 (Fall 0:56)
  • Semifinal – Brooke Otte (Lennox) 2-1 won by fall over Allison Foote (West Central) 2-2 (Fall 1:07)
  • Cons. Semi – Allison Foote (West Central) 2-2 won by fall over Madison Holmes (Aberdeen Central) 0-2 (Fall 1:24)
  • 3rd Place Match – Maria Larson (Sf Lincoln) 3-1 won by fall over Allison Foote (West Central) 2-2 (Fall 3:13)
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