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On Friday night the Wagner boys opened their season in Winner. The Raiders got down early in the game trailing 18-9 after the first period. Wagner would outscore Winner 16-9 in the second quarter and trailed by 3 going into half time. Wagner came out of the locker room ready to go scoring the first 6 points of the third quarter and taking a lead until late in the game. Winner forced some costly turnovers and defeated the Raiders 52-46. Preston Mc-Fayden led the team in points with 14, Parker Petry scored 10 and did a great job defensively against one of the premier post players in class A. Jesse Zephier and Joey Cournoyer Jr. each had 7. Carter Cournoyer had a great night scoring 6 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Carlos Galindo added 2 points. The Red Raiders out rebounded Winner 31-25 and shot a better percentage from the field 43% to 36%. The Red Raiders will be back in action at home Thursday December 14 vs TDA.
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In a contest where points were hard to come by, the Wagner boys basketball team found enough offense late to pull away from TDA to secure their first victory of the season. Wagner led 11-8 after the first period, the score was tied 17-17 at the half. The Raiders locked down the Knighthawks in the third quarter holding them to just 1 point and taking a 25-18 advantage into the final frame. Wagner made 10 free throws down the stretch and won the game by a score of 39-26. Jesse Zephier led the team with 12 points, Preston McFayden added 10, Joey Cournoyer scored 6, Carter Cournoyer and Parker Petry each had 4 and Brady Cournoyer scored 3. Wagner shot 21 free throws and out rebounded TDA 36-26. Carter Cournoyer had another great game on the boards grabbing 11 rebounds. Wagner will travel to Menno Tuesday night.
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After two huge road victories the Lady Raiders hosted the TDA Night Hawks last Thursday in girls basketball action. Wagner once again would start out fast with a 7-0 run. Wagner would finish the first quarter 17-7. The Raiders would continue to grow their lead out scoring the Night Hawks by nine in the second to take a 32-13 lead into half. Wagner would double up TDA in the third 16-8 and then out score them 24-8 in the fourth to finish the game 73-29. The Red Raiders would shoot extremely well again hitting 25-51 for 49% while TDA would go 9-40 for 23%. Wagner would dominate the glass again 39-11. The Raiders would turn over the ball 14 times compared to 18 from TDA. Ashlyn Koupal would record her third straight double-double with 31 points, 16 boards, 4 blocks and 4 assists. Macy Koupal would add 15 points, 5 boards, and 4 assists. Lydia Yost would be the third Raider in double figures with 12 points, 8 boards, and a team high 5 assists. Hayden Fischer would add 6 points and 2 boards. Brooklin Nielsen and Rico Fischer would each finish with 3 points. Katrina Zephier would finish with 2 and Aniayah Bruguier 1 point. Braxton Nedved would grab 4 boards and come away with 2 steals. The Raiders would convert 15-16 from the charity stripe while TDA would go 8-10. “I loved the effort our girls gave tonight. We played efficient basketball once again. The first half we just didn’t get our perimeter shots to fall but again our legs were a bit tired from a hard fought game Tuesday. This was our third game in 7 days so we are slowly getting into game shape. We once again were very dominant on the glass on both ends. Once we got the ball moving on offense we were more effective attacking the basket and getting better looks. We now have a week to prepare for another big test in a highly ranked Ethan team. Great job Ladies on a great team effort!”
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The Lady Raiders took another long road trip to start out the season to take on #5 Class A Sioux Falls Christian. Another state tournament team from a year ago, the Chargers brought back a plethora of players and talent. Wagner stepped up the challenge as Lydia Yost scored off the tip, Braxton Nedved nailed a bomb from beyond the arc, and Macy Koupal slashed and scored to put the Raiders up 7-0. Braxton and Lydia would each nail another 3 to put the Raiders up 13-0 before the Chargers even know what hit them. Wagner would take a commanding lead 22-2 after the first. The Raiders would hold a 38-16 advantage going into the half. SFC would out score Wagner 25-19 but the Raiders would close out the victory 57-41. Wagne would have 3 in double figures with Macy Koupal leading all scorers with 24 points, 6 boards, and 3 assists. Lydia Yost would add 12 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, and 2 steals. Ashlyn Koupal would chip in 11 points, grab a game high 14 rebounds, block 6 shots, and dish out a team high 5 assists. Braxton Nedved would add 6 points, grab 7 boards, and dish out 4 assists. Hayden Fischer would round out the scoring for Wagner with 4 points and dish out 2 assists. Wagner would scorch the nets shooting 65% from the floor hitting 22-34 shots. SFC would go 16-60 for 27%. Wagner would dominate the glass out rebounding the Chargers 36-13. Wagner would commit 21 turnovers compared to 11 from the Chargers. “This was a much anticipated game on my calendar. They are a big school that was a state contender a year ago. Lydia, Braxton and Macy came out ready and made them pay for the double-triple teams that they were bringing before we got touches on the inside. We were all beasts on the boards! Something we took to heart from last game and we did a great job of boxing out. The one area we need to clean up is turnovers. We have left a lot of hidden points in the past few games. Teams are taking 30 more shots a game than us but on the other hand we are shooting double of their percentage. We need to get 10 more shots, make 5 and games can get really out of control. Something we just need to continue to work on. Great job ladies!”
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The Wagner wrestlers had a successful weekend in Elk Point, placing four. Karstyn Lhotak and Jhett Breen came home with the 138lb and 165lb title respectively, both pinning their opponents in the championship round. Senior, Riley Roberts is competing very well after coming off last years season ending ACL tear. Roberts finished 3rd in the contest. The Raiders finished in seventh place as a team. We will enjoy time off with family over Christmas as we will not compete again until December 30 at the Sioux Falls Lincoln Floyd Farrand Invitatational.
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Congratulations to Josie Brouwer for sinking her 1000th point Tuesday night at Dakota Christian in their game against Ethan.Josie is a junior at Andes Central School.Photos by Barb Pechous
Read moreHoliday Hours at the library for Christmas and New Years are as follows: Closed December 25th and 26th Closed January 1st and 2nd.
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