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Two Wagner students, Madison Robertson and Emma Kreeger under the guidance of their FFA Advisor, Evan Papousek, attended the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN October 31st- November 4th. Evan and the students drove to Beresford where they joined the Garretson, Menno, Tyndall and Wessington Springs FFA chapters to share a charter bus for the 12-hour trip the convention.
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On Thursday November 9th, the Avon Pirate football team traveled to the Dakota Dome, where they faced the Faulkton Area Trojans. The Pirates were ranked number one with a record of 9-2 whereas the Trojans were ranked number two with a record of 10-1. At the end of the first quarter the Trojans were up 8-0. Right at the beginning of the second quarterPaxtonBiermahada quarterback keeper and ran intotheendzoneforaPirates touchdown. Toward the end of the quarter Aziah Meyer ran a 91- yard touchdown. With 2:16 left on the clock, after the two point conversion, thePiratesledthegame 16-8. The Trojans returned Meyers' play with a 72- yard touchdown, and a two point conversion. At the half, the score was tied. At the start of the third quarter Landon Mudder grabbed a deflected pass and ran into the endzone from 13-yards out. The Piratestwopointconversion was good, giving the Pirates the leading score of 24-16. Just after that the Trojans returned with a 41-yard touchdown,leavingthescore 24-22. In the fourth quarter Paxton Beirma punched the ball 3-yards, and the Pirates two point conversion was good leaving the score 32-22. Faulkton Area threw a 66--yard touchdown, and a successful twopointconversion, leaving the score 32-30. Just after that, Faulkton threw a 22-yard touchdown, but it didnotcountastherewasan ineligiblereceiverdownfield. This led to the Avon Pirates 6th State Champions Title.
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Emma Yost, 2023 Wagner Community School (WCS) graduate and stand-out athlete, wasted no time making a big impression on the Dakota Wesleyan University (DWU) fans. The first basketball game of her freshman season with the Tigers, Yost scored 22 points and had 4 rebounds helping to lead her team to their first win of the season against Valley City State of ND with a score of 86-55. She shot 61.6% (8 of 13) from the field and was 6 of 9 from the free throw line. Emma’s performance earned her DWU Women’s Tiger of the Week the week of November 6th.
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The Wagner Lady Red Raiders traveled to Pierre Tuesday, November 7th to face the Mobridge- Pollock Tigers in the SoDak 16 match. It was a hardfought battle between both programs. Wagner came out strong in the 5th set and didn’t look back winning with scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 22-25, and 15-7 to earn their way back to the state tournament for the third year in a row.
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Avon hosted Corsica/Stickney on Tuesday evening and took the win 3-0 to start off volleyball playoff action.
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The Pirates punched their ticket to the DakotaDome after defeatingtheDeSmetBulldogs 46-19 Friday, November 3rd in their final playoff game.
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The Wagner Volleyball team hosted Sanborn Central/Woonsocket Tuesday, October 31st in the first-round of regions. The Red Raiders swept the Blackhawks in three straight sets with scores of 25-13, 25-8 and 25-20.
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Andes Central/Dakota Christian traveled to Burke Tuesday, October 31st where their season came to an end after falling to Gregory in four sets.
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