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The Lady Raiders traveled to O’Neill to take on the Eagles last Tuesday night in girls basketball action. This would be the 3rd game in 4 days for the Raiders. That wouldn’t slow the Raiders down as they jumped out to an early 9-1 lead and rolled to a 75-27 victory. Emma Yost and Ashly Koupal would both record double- doubles. Emma would finish with 22 points, 12 boards, and 3 assists. Ashlyn would score a game high 23 points, 10 boards and dish out 3 assists. Shalayne Nagle would reach double figures with 13 points, 5 boards, a team high 6 steals and dish out 3 assists. Lydia Yost would finish with 8 points, 5 steals, and 2 assists. Macy Koupal would add 3 points, dish out a team high 6 assists, and get 3 steals. Eve Zephier also netted 3 points, dished out 4 assists, and had 2 steals. Braxton Nedved rounded out the scoring with 3 points. The Raiders were 31-49 from the floor for 63% while holding the Eagles to 9-33 shooting for 27 %. Wagner out rebounded O’Neill 31-17. “Another great effort both offensively and defensively. We did a great job in transition off of turnover again with us staying wide in our lanes. Still need to be a bit more patient on offense and just get some reversals out of it to limit some turnovers.”
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Wagner took on O’Neil on Tuesday night in Nebraska. Wagner had trouble keeping up with a very good Eagles team. O’Neill made 46% of their shots from behind the arch and 55% of their 2 point field goals. Wagner fell behind early and never caught up. The boys showed some reliance by not giving up and playing hard for 4 quarters. The Red Raiders were led by Carter Cournoyer who had 11 points. Matt Link added 9, Parker Petry and Ted Slaba 7 each, Joey Cournoyer 5, Chris Nelson 4, and Preston McFayden 3. Wanger falls to 4-5 for the season.
Read moreThe Wagner boys JV continued their winning ways on Tuesday in O’Neill Nebraska. Much like Monday night it was Wagner’s fourth quarter defense that helped them win the game. Wagner was tied 1414 with O’Neill after 1 quarter and trailed 24-21 at half time. O’Neill held a 37-32 lead heading into the final period before Wagner outscored them 8-3 to get a 43-40 victory. Parker Petry led the team with 10 points, Preston McFayden added 9, Joey Cournoyer and Braxton Knudsen each scored 8, Hunter Lhotak 6 and Gabe Houseman 2. Wagner’s JV is now 8-1 on the season.
Read moreThe Red Raider C team picked up their second win of the season in O’Neill Tuesday. The Red Raiders jumped out to an early lead 11-4 after the first quarter and 24-10 at half time. Wagner led 34-16 after three quarters and won the game 44--27. Shae Kjeldgaard led the team with 11 points, Frank Soukup and Brady Cournoyer each scored 7, Deshawn Sully and Gabe Houseman each scored 5, Jesse Zephier added 4, Jeremy Cheyenne 3 and Kobe Drapeau 2. The Red Raider C team is 2-1.
Read moreThe Red Raider Boys took on a good Ethan team on Monday night in a make up game form earlier this season. Both teams started strong offensively, Ethan took a 17-15 lead into the second quarter. The Rustlers and Red Raiders traded baskets through the second quarter, the Red Raiders trailed 37-29 at half time. Ethan doubled Wagner’s quarter score which proved to be the difference in the game. Wagner lost 66-53 to the 8-1 Rustlers. Preston McFayden led the team with 14 points, Parker Petry, Matt Link, and Ted Slaba each scored 8 points. Chris Nelson added 6, Carter Cournoyer 4, Theron Zephier 3 and Joey Cournoyer 2.
Read moreThe Red Raiders traveled to Parkston on Thursday night basketball game. The Trojans did a good job defending and made baskets tough to come by for the Red Raiders all night. Wagner managed just 3 points in the first period and fell behind 12-3. The Red Raiders battled the rest of the game but never got a lead, trailing 29-21 at halftime, 44-33 after 3 quarters and lost the game by a final score of 56-42. Preston McFayden led the team with 14 points, Ted Slaba had 6, Glenn Cournoyer 5, Matt Link and Carter Cournoyer each scored 4, Chris Nelson, Hunter Lhotak and Deshawn Sully finished the game with 3 each. Wagner is now 4-3
Read moreThe Wagner C team lost in overtime at the buzzer in Parkston Thursday night. The Red Raiders fell behind 12-10 after the first period but outscored Parkston 11-4 in the second quarter to take a 21-16 lead into half time. Wagner led 31-25 heading into the fourth quarter. The Red Raiders hit a late 3 pointer in regulation to send the game into overtime. The Trojans hit a runner in the paint as the final buzzer went off to win the game 4442. Brady Cournoyer led the team with 11 points, Shae Kjeldgaard had 9 points, Deshwan Sully added 8, Ky Arpan and Dominic Doom scored 5 each, Kobe Drapeau and Jesse Zephier each scored 2. The C team is now 1-1.
Read moreWagner battled back from behind to defeat Ethan on Monday night. Wagner trailed 9-7 after the first period and 12-10 at the half. Ethan led 25-20 heading into the final period before Wagner’s dethird fense picked it up and held Ethan to just 2 points in the fourth quarter winning the game by a final score of 32-27. Preston McFayden and Parker Petry each scored 11 points to lead the team. Jesse Zephier, Deshawn Sully, Joey Cournoyer, Hunter Lhotak, and Carlos Galindo all scored 2 points each in the game. The Red Raider JV team improved to 7-1 with the win.
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