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The Lady Raiders traveled to the campus of the University of Mt. Marty in Yankton to take on the Lady Cougars of Viborg-Hurley this last Saturday night in girls basketball action. This was a make-up game from the Sacred Hoops Classic that was held at Augustana University January 28th. Cimpl Arena held a few more high school fans than were at the college games that happened right before. Wagner would strike first with a 3-0 lead but only see the Cougars answer with 8 straight of their own to capture a 8-3 lead on the Raiders. Wagner would time the game at 8 apiece and then the teams would go back and forth the remainder of the way only to see Wagner claim the lead on a last second shot to take a 14-13 lead into the second quarter. Wagner would never trail again. The Raiders would build a 6 and 8 point lead in the second quarter but the Cougars kept on fighting back and would trail the Raiders 25-22 at halftime. Wagner would clamp down hard in the second half and out score the Cougars 38-19 and claim the high anticipated match-up 63-41. Both teams would not shoot the best the first half as Wagner was 38% and Viborg-Hurley was 37%, but in the end Wagner would shoot 54% for the game and the Cougars only 33%. Wagner would convert on 20-37 shooting while the Cougars would be 14-42. Wagner again would dominate the glass with a 31-20 advantage. Wagner would commit 8 turnovers compared to 10 from Viborg-Hurley. Emma Yost would lead all scorers with another double-double 18 points, 11 boards, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Eve Zephier liked getting use to her future home next year as she will be playing at Mt. Marty. She was 4-5 from the field and 1-1 from the line for 12 points, 3 boards, and 2 assists. Shalayne Nagel filled the stat sheet once again with 10 points, 8 boards, 4 steals, and 2 assists. Ashlyn Koupal would net 9 points, 3 assists, and 2 boards. Lydia Yost would finish with 6 points, and 5 boards. Macy Koupal would tally 5 points, and 4 assists. Hayden Fischer would round out the scoring with 1 point. “Just another night for the Raiders! Another great team win defensively. They have two all-state players on their defending championship team with all their players back from a year ago. We handled our composure in a close game at half. We cranked up the D in the second and were very efficient. We only took 37 shots but yet still managed 63 points. We made 20 shots and 19 were all assisted. We were 9-17 from beyond the arc which was the college line. We had at least 3 of those missed go around the world so our shooting was fantastic. We need to continue to build up on this game and keep getting better game after game no matter what the competition brings.”
Read moreThe Wagner 7/8 basketball teams travelled to Gregory to face the Gorillas for a pair of games on Thursday, February 2. In the 7th grade game, the Raiders got off to a slow start on offense as they faced a 2-3 zone defense for the first time this season. Despite that, the Raiders held a slim 4-2 lead after the first. In the second quarter, their offense got going and found the weak spots in the Gorillas zone and pushed their lead to 16-5 at the half. The Raiders had some great ball movement on offense and made the extra pass to find the open players which led to them increasing their lead at the end of the 3rd to 30-9. Everyone got a lot of playing time in the 4th and the Raiders ended up winning 32-14. The win raises their record to 6-3 on the season. Leading scorers were Steven Peters with 16, Payne Petry with 6, Cruise Koupal and Kingston Brunelle with 4, and Brannon Bruguier with 2.
Read moreThe Wagner 7th grade boys’ basketball team traveled to Scotland for a game against the Highlanders on Thursday, January 26. They played a mixed squad of 8th, 7th and 6th graders. The Raiders got off to a quick start and built a 10-7 lead after the first quarter. Scotland fought back in the 2nd and took the lead 15-14 heading into the half. The Highlanders got hot in the 3rd quarter as they outscored the Raiders by 10 and pushed their lead to 30-19 heading into the final period. The Raiders outscored Scotland in the 4th, but it wasn’t enough as the Raiders fell by a score of 37-28. The loss drops their record to 4-3 on the season. Leading scorers were: Steven Peters with 17, Jacob Kotab with 5 and Cruise Koupal and Brock Cournoyer each with 3. The Raiders are back in action on Monday against TDA.
Read moreThe Wagner Raider 7/8 basketball teams hosted the Tripp-Delmont/Armour Nighthawks for a pair of games at the Armory on Monday, January 30. In the 7th grade game, the Raiders got off to a fast start on offense and built a double-digit lead early in the game. They were able to maintain that lead into the half as they led 24-9. In the second half, the teams traded baskets as TDA wasn’t able to make a run at the Raiders. The final score saw the Raiders victorious 39-23. The win lifted their record to 5-3 on the season. Leading the way scoring was Steven Peters with 20, including 4 three pointers, Cruise Koupal added 11, Jacob Kotab had 4 and Payne Petry and Paxton Kuhlman each added 2.
Read moreThe Wagner boys faced a good MVP team on Tuesday in Plankinton. The boys kept the game close in the first period trailing 15-16. The Titans scored 27 points in the second quarter and 23 in the third to take a commanding 66-32 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Wagner lost the game by a final score of 76-40. Preston McFayden led the boys with 11 points, Chris Nelson scored 10, Joey Cournoyer, Matt Link and Carter Cournoyer each scored 4, Glenn Cournoyer added 3 and Ted Slaba 2.
Read moreThe Wanger JV team continued its winning ways Monday night with a big win over Irene Wakanda. Wagner led 14-7 after the first period and 27-10 at half time. The Red Raiders held the Eagles to 3 points in the third period and led 37-13 heading into the final period. Everyone on the team scored for Wagner as they extended their lead in the fourth period and won the game 52-23. Preston McFayden scored a game high 17 points, Joey Cournoyer scored 8 points, Javian Pesicka and Parker Petry each scored 6 points, Jesse Zephier added 4 points, Frank Soukup scored 3, Hunter Lhotak, Ty Aungie and Brady Cournoyer each scored 2 points.
Read moreThe Red Raider JV suffered its second loss of the season to MVP on Tuesday. The Red Raiders led 21-18 at halftime but struggled with the press of the Titans and lost 50-40. Preston McFayden and Braxton Knudsen each scored 8 points for Wagner, other scorers were; Parker Petry 7, Deshawn Sully 6, Hunter Lhotak and Joey Cournoyer 5 each, and Brady Cournoyer 1 point.
Read moreThe Red Raiders took on Hanson on Tuesday night at home. Both teams came out hot shooting the ball extremely well as Hanson got a few more stops late in the first quarter and led 20-13. Wagner cut into the lead before halftime and trailed 34-28 heading into the break. The game remained close in the third period, Hanson led 39-48 heading into the final frame. The Beavers made some late free throws to win the game by a final score of 61-46. Preston McFayden led the team with 14 points. Chris Nelson and Ted Slaba each scored 10, Carter Cournoyer scored 4, Glenn Cournoyer added 3, Matt Link and Parker Petry each scored 2 and Joey Cournoyer scored 1.
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