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Sports … September 27, 2012 • Kadoka Press • Page 6
Kadoka girls take 2nd in
WGP Conference meet
The Kadoka Cross Country
team took part in the Western
Great Plains Conference meet in
Wall on Wednesday, September 19.
The girls’ team took second place
behind the Philip Scotties, with the
Kougars having 18 points to the
Scotties’ 16. Taking 3rd was
Lyman, 4th Rapid City Christian
and Jones County took 5th place.
Coming in first in the 4,000 varsity
run was Holly Iwan of Philip
with a time of 16:55; 2nd Ellie
Coyle of Philip with a time of 16:57;
3rd Scout Sudbeck 17:30; 6th Victoria
Letellier 17:51; 9th Shaley
Herber 18:15; 13th Marti Herber
18:38.
In the boys’ division, Bobby Anderson
took 11th place with a time
of 19:37.
The Philip boys’ team also
claimed first place in the conference
meet.
Victoria Letellier
Scout Sudbeck
Kougars knock out Tigers
drop to Pine Ridge
On Thursday, September 22 the
Lady Kougar volleyball team competed
in the White River Triangular.
Kadoka defeated White River
25-21, 25-21, 25-20.
Raven Jorgensen was 15/15
serving with 11 service points and
3 aces. Shaley Herber had a dominant
match spiking 20/23 with 13
kills and 2 blocks. Marti Herber
and Kwincy Ferguson each added 6
kills. Taylor Merchen had 12 set assists,
and Tessa Stout had 7 set assists
and 6 digs. This was really a
nice win for us. White River has a
good team but has just been up and
down all season. I think this was
one of the best attacking matches
we have played all season, and that
is a good sign, considering it is the
weakest part of our game.
Pine Ridge defeated Kadoka 25-
14, 25-16, 25-18.
Mariah Pierce was 8/8 serving
with 4 points and 1 ace. Raven Jorgensen
was 13/13 spiking with 7
kills and 5 blocks, and Shaley Herber
was 8/9 spiking with 6 kills and
2 blocks. Tessa Stout and Taylor
Merchen combined for 11 set assists.
Mariah Pierce had 3 digs.
This was probably one of our worst
matches of the year. We were back
on our heels most of the match and
just could not get a read on what
Pine Ridge was doing. They put the
ball in every corner of the court,
and we just wasn't ready for it. It
was good for us though; Pine Ridge
is a good team, and they exposed
some of our weaknesses and let us
know what we need to get better at.
Pine Ridge JV defeated the
Kadoka JV 2-0.
White River JV defeated the
Kadoka JV 2-1.
The JV struggled a bit on Thursday
night after playing so well the
last few matches; but, they are
playing with a couple new players
to the JV, and it will take some
time to get used to each other. They
played pretty well against White
River losing in a close 3 set match.
Our next match will be in the
Lead Tournament on Saturday,
September 29.
--by Coach Barry Hutchinson
KAHS coronation activities
Kougars face injuries, win
homecoming game 18-0
Jones County – 0
Kadoka Area – 18
After a great week of homecoming
activities that included one of
the best pep rallies I’ve seen, the
Kadoka Area Kougars football
team put a nice ending to a fun
week with an 18-0 victory over the
Jones County Coyotes.
The game opened with a 95-yard
touchdown run on the first play of
scrimmage by Kenar VanderMay to
put us up 6-0.
The game then turned into
somewhat of a defensive battle. We
made some mistakes that put us in
some bad situations, but our defense
did a great job throughout
the game of holding off any kind of
threat from Jones County.
In the second quarter we had
some bad luck as Logan Christensen
went down with a severe
ankle sprain and Kenar Vander-
May left the game with a broken
collar bone. It was very unfortunate
and our hearts are broken especially
for Kenar, but our football
team stepped up and stayed tough
through all of that adversity.
Chandlier Sudbeck came in at
quarterback and threw two touchdown
passes in the second quarter,
one to Logan Ammons and one to
Klay O’Daniel to make the score
18-0 at halftime.
I don’t know if gutsy is the right
word for what Chandlier did for the
football team as he was nursing a
hip/back injury, but he was able to
put the team on his shoulders and
keep the offense rolling just enough
to keep the ball away from Jones
County in the second half. Our
guys faced a lot of adversity and
adjustments and they met the challenges
head on as we were able to
completely shut down the Coyotes
offense as our defense held them to
only 33 total yards.
The story lines of this game
were of course the injuries, but the
way that everyone stepped up and
made plays, and played smart football
especially in the second half, to
get the win and to shut them down
the way we did, made me very
proud. Nothing was easy, but they
rose to the challenge. I also can not
say enough about the job that Lane
Patterson did when Chandlier was
unable to go anymore at quarterback.
Lane came in, rarely ever
playing the position, and he milked
the clock and took care of the ball
for us in the 4th quarter.
If ever we needed a bye week it
is this week. We will take this time
to heal, and to regroup and get
ready for White River on October 5.
We look forward to the challenges
ahead, and one thing these kids
have done this year is rise to the occasion
when they are met with
challenges.
We appreciate the entire community
for their support during our
2012 homecoming week! Go
Kougars!
--by Coach Chad Eisenbraun
Athletes
of the
Week
Marti Herber
Old school … Bill Haley, aka
Jean Holzkamp, performed Rock
Around the Clock at the pep rally.
Coronation photos
by Robyn Jones
Rocker … Steve Perry, aka
Dylan Moro, from the group Journey
performed Don’t Stop Believing
to the Kougars.
Shaley Herber
Volleyball
In our two matches against Pine
Ridge and White River last Thursday,
Shaley spiked 28/32 with 19
kills and 5 blocks. Thirteen of those
kills came in a big win against
White River. She is a team captain
and shows leadership with her positive
attitude, hustle in conditioning,
and her willingness to always learn
and be coached.
Shaley Herber
Avoiding the tackle … Even with an injury, Chandlier Sudbeck
picks up a gain of yards on this play. In addition, he stepped in as quarterback
and threw two touchdown passes. --photo by Ronda Dennis
Good sportsmanship from the coaches … Blindfolded
coaches, Laurie Prichard (L), Dave Ohrtman, and Dana Eisenbraun, carefully
try to shave the shaving cream covered balloons, held by coaches
Barry Hutchinson, Harry Weller and Chad Eisenbraun. The key to the
challenge was to complete this without popping the balloon, needless to
say, not all coaches were successful.
Chance Knutson
Football
Chance doesn’t always have the
most stats offensively, but he’s a
huge part of our offense at full back.
He’s been an excellent lead blocker
for us for four years now and is an
integral part of both our running and
passing game’s success. He’s also
been a four-year starter on defense.
He plays linebacker 90% of
the time, but when needed, he will
also play some defensive tackle.
Chance is always willing to do
whatever is necessary for the team
and is an outstanding leader on and
off the field.
Just a preview of what’s to come … King Clint Stout shows
his strength that will be turned on against the Jones County Coyotes during
the homecoming football game by putting the hammer down on the
car.
Working together … Klay O’Daniel turns up field, while Logan
Ammons blocks the defense from moving in.
--photo by Robyn Jones
Scout Sudbeck
Cross Country
3rd in WGP Cross Country Meet.
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Compliments of West Central… a free hot dog lunch was
served to all those attending the homecoming parade.
--photo by Robyn Jones
Signing autographs … Miss South Dakota Calista Kirby (L),
was busy during the pancake supper signing autographs. She is pictured
with Arla Patterson and her grandson, Cayden Patterson. Kirby was in
the parade, handed out trophies to the Punt, Pass & Kick winners and
also took part in the dodge ball tournament after the game.
--photo by Ronda Dennis
Punt, Pass & Kick
results and photos will be
featured in next week’s
issue of the Kadoka Press.