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Trojan Volleyball Team Falls to Baltic

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The West Central Trojan volleyball team fell to the Baltic Bulldogs at home on Tuesday, September 15th.  The Bulldogs won in four sets by scores of 25-20, 25-21, 27-29, and 25-16.

In the opening set of the match, Baltic was on fire and got out to a big 11-3 lead.  The Trojans tried to make a come back as they got within three points at 22-19, but Baltic was able to finish the set with a 25-20 victory.  In the second set, the Bulldogs got out to an 11-5 advantage.  Baltic led from that point forward, but West Central did pull within three points again at 24-21, before falling 25-21.

The third set was back-and-forth early.  With the set tied 12-12, West Central went on a four-point run for a 16-12 lead.   The lead grew to five points at 21-16.  Baltic made a run and tied the set at 22-22.   Baltic took the lead at 24-23, and again at 25-24 before the Trojans took a 26-25 advantage.  Baltic tied the score at 26-26 and 27-27.  West Central got the final two points for a 29-27 win to force a fourth set.

West Central seemed to be riding the momentum of the third set as they took an early 9-4 lead in the fourth set.  The Bulldogs, however, came fighting back and tied the set at 11-11.   They continued their run and took at 19-14 lead late in the set.   The Bulldogs went on to take the fourth set 25-16 and won the match.

Cassidy Siemonsma finished the night with 20 kills and two blocks.  Brooke Opitz had 33 set assists, 24 digs, and three ace serves.

West Central (2-5) will host Chamberlain on Thursday, September 17th.

Trojan Girls Soccer 1-1 in Last Two Matches

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After suffering their first loss of the season on September 8th, the West Central Trojan girls soccer team split in their last two matches.

The Trojans hosted the Groton Area Tigers on Friday, September 11th.  West Central found themselves back in the win column with a 2-1 victory.  They then hosted the Dakota Valley Panthers on Tuesday, September 15th.  The Panthers scored the only goal of the game on a penalty kick for a 1-0 win.

West Central (6-2-3) will travel to Sioux Falls to play the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers on Tuesday, September 22nd.

West Central Girls and Boys Cross Country Finish 8th in Sioux Falls

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The West Central Trojans girls and boys cross country teams participated in the Sioux Falls Charger Invitational on Tuesday, September 15th.

Both the girls and boys team placed 8th.  The girls team finished with 126 points.  Sioux Falls Christian won with 26 points.  Harrisburg was second with 50 points, and Milbank placed third with 59 points.

Reagan Stallman (31st) had a time of 23:21.81.  Abbie Cain (32nd) finished in a time of 23:31.86.  Paige Pilker (41st) had a time of 24:29.81.  Drew Caffrey (42nd) had a time of 24:33.02.  Sayda Rolfson (45th) finished with a time of 24:56.13.  Kayln Kunz (48th) had a time of 25:18.74.

The boys team finished with a total of 119 points.  Sioux Falls Christian also won the boys team title with 14 points.  Harrisburg was second with 46 points, and Vermillion was third with 51 points.

Justin Schumacher (23rd) had a time of 18:58.44.  Ben Strunk (38th) finished in 19:48.64.  Jonathon Roth (45th) finished with a time of 20:35.59.  Blake Stark (53rd) had a time of 21:35.15.

West Central will be at the Alcester-Hudson Invitational on Monday, September 21st.

West Central Girls 3rd, Boys 4th at Lynx Cross Country Invitational

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The West Central Trojan girls and boys cross country teams ran at the Lynx Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 12th.

The girls team finished third with a total of 54 points.  Brandon Valley was first with 11 points, and Yankton was second with 31 points.

Reagan Stallman finished 14th with a time of 22:29.79.  Drew Caffrey was 20th with a time of 23:36.40.  Elizabeth Johnson was 22nd with a time of 24:29.60.  Abbie Cain placed 23rd with a time of 24:30.67.  Kaylyn Kunz was 24th at 24:47.46, Paige Pilker was 25th in a time of 24:48.55, and Sayda Rolfson played 26th in a time of 25:17.87.

The boys team had a fourth place finish with 74 points.  Sioux Falls Roosevelt was first with 19 points.  Brandon Valley was second with 28 points, and Yankton placed third with 38 points.

Justin Schumacher had a 16th place finish with a time of 19:16.86.  Jonathon Roth was 19th in a time of 19:22.35.  Ben Strunk placed 24th with a time of 19:54.26.  Blake Stark had a 27th place finish in a time of 21:17.78.

The West Central cross country teams will be at the Sioux Falls Christian Charger Invite on Tuesday, September 15th.

West Central Falls to #1 Tea Area

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The West Central Trojans hosted the #1 team in Class 11A, the Tea Area Titans, on Friday, September 11th.  Unfortunately for the Trojans, the game did not go their way as the Titans went home with a 41-0 victory.

Tea Area used a big first half, scoring four touchdowns, to secure the victory.  The Titans finished with a total of 424 yards of total offense, 319 rushing yards and 105 passing yards.  The Trojans were held to just 56 yards of offense.

Justin Zirpel finished with eight carries for 21 yards.  Ryan Healy had five carries for 19 yards.

West Central (1-2) looks to rebound when they travel to Tri-Valley High School to play the Mustangs on Friday, September 18th.

Trojan Girls Soccer Team Suffers First Defeat

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The West Central Trojan girls soccer team has suffered their first loss of the season.  The Trojans were undefeated in nine matches to start the season, but Garretson/Dell Rapids handed West Central their first loss on Tuesday, September 8th in Garretson.

West Central started the past week of matches on Tuesday, September 1st at Dakota Valley.  The Trojans earned a draw against the Panthers at 0-0.  West Central then hosted Vermillion on Thursday, September 3rd.  Again, the Trojans earned a 0-0 draw against the Tanagers.

The Garretson/Dell Rapids Blue Dragons did something on September 8th that no other team has been able to do all year.  The Blue Dragons scored two goals against the Trojans.  The two goals scored in the match were the first two goals allowed by West Central all season long.

The Trojans look to rebound with two straight home matches.  They will host Groton Area on Friday, September 11th, and then host Dakota Valley on Tuesday, September 15th.  West Central (5-1-3) still sits atop of the Class A standings.  The Trojans have only four matches remaining in the regular season.

West Central Volleyball Notches Second Dak-12 Win

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The West Central Trojans earned their second match win of the season and second win in the conference on Tuesday, September 8th.  The Trojans defeated the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies in four sets by scores of 25-19, 25-19, 16-25, and 25-12.  This was the first road win for West Central on the season.

Cassidy Siemonsma was a force at the net on both the offensive and defensive side for the Trojans.  Siemonsma had seven kills and six blocks.  Grace Harden also had seven kills.  Taylor Kunzweiler finished with 20 digs and five ace serves.  Brooke Opitz had 22 set assists in the match.

West Central now moves to 2-3 on the season.  The Trojans travel to Sioux Falls to play the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers on Thursday, September 10th.

Madison Takes Straight-Set Match over Trojans

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The Madison Bulldogs took a Dak-12 conference match against the West Central Trojans on Thursday, September 3rd.  Madison won in straight sets by scores of 25-22, 25-13, and 25-17.

Grace Harden led the Trojans with six kills in the match.  Hanna Lee had 10 set assists.  Taylor Kunzweiler and Jenna Lueth both had six digs.  Cassidy Siemonsma had two blocks.  Lueth also had an ace serve.

West Central (1-3) will travel to Elk Point to play the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Tuesday, September 8th.  They will then travel to Sioux Falls to play the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers on Thursday, September 10th.

Trojans Drop Exciting Match to Tea

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In a match that lasted two hours and forty-five minutes, the West Central Trojans fell to the Tea Area Titans in an epic five-set match on Tuesday, September 1st in Tea.

The Trojans took the first set of the match by a score of 25-18.  The next three sets went extra points.  The Titans won the next two sets by scores of 24-26 and 27-29.  West Central forced a fifth set after taking the fourth by a score of 26-24.  Tea was able to win the fifth set and match by a close score of 15-13.

Grace Harden finished the night with 17 kills for the Trojans.  Brooke Opitz had 20 assists and five ace serves.  McKenna Sichmeller and Cassidy Siemonsma both had four blocks each.

West Central (1-2) will host Madison on Thursday, September 3rd.

Mustang and Trojan Boys Golf Teams Play at Charger Invite

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Both the Tri-Valley Mustang and West Central Trojan boys golf teams played in the Sioux Falls Christian Charger Invite at Spring Creek Golf Course on Tuesday, September 1st.

West Central finished seventh, out of 15 teams, with a total score of 346.  Tri-Valley was ninth with a score of 362.  Lennox placed first as a team with a score of 323.  Sioux Falls Christian was second at 325, and Dakota Valley finished third at 334.

Peyton Bettcher (West Central) finished fourth individually with a round of 77 to earn medalist honors.  Other West Central golf scores include Trey Even – 87, Cole Miles – 88, Kamden Zomer – 94, Anthony Lanham – 103, and Connor Eisenbeisz – 103.

For the Tri-Valley Mustangs, Braeden Miller finished with a low score of 83.  Other golf scores include Josh Leiseth – 90, Riley Carlson – 91, Dillon Lucas – 98, Lance DeWitt – 106, Mayson Rise – 106.

West Central will play in a quadrangular at Lenkota Country Club in Lennox on Tuesday, September 8th.  Tri-Valley’s next tournament will be the Madison Dual at the Madison Country Club on Tuesday, September 15th.

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