Kurt Braun wrestled in the 113 weight class.  His first match he won by a fall within 3 minutes and 42 seconds.  Moving onto his second match, he won by a major decision with 11 – 0.  In Braun’s last match, he beat his opponent with another fall in 1 minute and 16 seconds, reigning regions championship in the weight class of 113!

            Levi Schonebaum wrestled in the 126 weight class.  Schonebaum beat his first opponent by decision, 11 – 5.  He then lost by default his second match.  He won his third match by decision, 9 – 2.  Levi’s last match was lost by decision 3 – 2.  Schonebaum received 4^th place, even with a hurt hand. 

            Turner Serr wrestled in the 152 weight class.  Serr won his first match by major decision, 9 – 0.  He lost his second match with a pin, 2 minutes and 18 seconds.  His third match was won by decision 8 – 4.  Serr’s last match was lost by a pin, 1 minute and 44 seconds.  Turner also received 4^th place, just enough to make it to state. 

            The other B/G wrestlers worked hard but didn’t quite make it.  In the 120 weight class, Michael Clark lost two matches, each by falls.  Brandon Warnke, in the 132 weight class, won once with a fall, and lost twice, both falls.  Joe Beck wrestled in the 138 weight class, and won once with a fall, and lost twice, both falls.  In the 145 weight class, Ty Klein won once by decision, and lost twice, once a T-fall, and once by decision. 

            The three wrestlers moving on are going to keep working hard the rest of this week to prepare for state.  They will leave on Thursday, the 23^rd, after school.  The pep rally will take place at around 2:30.  Come support the Storm Wrestlers at state!  The tickets for the whole weekend cost 34 for adults and 22 for students.  The cost per session will be 11 for adults and 7 for students.  The wrestling is going to be at theRapidRushmorePlazaCivicCenter.  The sessions Friday are at 10:00 AM and 3:45 PM.  On Saturday, the sessions are at 10 AM and then the last session is at 3:45 PM.  Good Luck Storm!

            Jaden Bartling was the lead scorer for the evening with fifteen points.  Nolyn Mikkelsen followed with fourteen points.  Mikkelsen led the Gorillas with eight rebounds and Jaden Bartling, Andrew Taggart, and Gavin Thomas followed with six rebounds each.  Nolyn also had four blocks and Andrew followed with two blocks.  Taggart also had one steal and Bartling had two steals.  Bartling had seven assists and Thomas followed with two assists.

            The Gorillas made eight of seventeen free throws for a free throw percentage of forty-seven.  Twenty-eight rebounds, six blocks, three steals, thirteen assists, and twelve turnovers were other team totals for the Gorillas.  Saturday is the next game day for the Gorillas.  They will play Wagner at home with JV starting at 6:30 P.M.

By: Desiree Stephen

            At 113, Kurt Braun finished second.  Braun won by a bye and a fall, and then lost to a Wagner Raider for his last match.  In 120, Michael Clark received fourth place with 2 byes, and then he took a fall.  Levi Schonebaum wrestled in 126 and also received fourth place.  Schonebaum won by a bye and decision, and lost with a decision and a default.  At 132, Brandon Warnke received fourth.  He lost with a decision and a fall, and won with 2 byes.  Another fourth placer, Joe Beck, wrestled in weight class 138.  Beck won with a fall and a major decision, and then lost by decision and a T-fall.  Ty Klein wrestled the 145 weight class. Klein had one win, a bye and a loss by fall, earning 4^th place.  In 152, Turner Serr earned 3^rd place by winning 2 matches one by fall, won one by decision, and then he lost one match by a fall. 

            Seven of their wrestlers will now move on to regions on Saturday, the 18^th at Parkston, hoping all of them do well enough to make it to state. Good luck boys!

Andrew Taggart, Sophmore (Left)

         The varsity boys’ basketball team held off the Scotland Highlanders in the double header at home last Friday night.  A score of 48-45 goes in the record books.

        Gavin Thomas’s 17 points led the Gorillas against the Highlanders.  Andrew Taggart followed with 11 points and Nolyn Mikkelsen with 10 points.  Thomas had 10 rebounds for the evening.  Taggart and Mikkelsen followed with 7 rebounds each.  Jaden Bartling led the Gorillas with 5 assists and 3 steals.  Mikkelsen had 2 blocked shots.

        The Gorillas had 30 total rebounds, 12 assists, 2 blocks, and 6 steals.  On Tuesday, February 14^th, the Gorillas will travel toToddCounty in hopes to take down the Falcons.  JV game starts at 6:30 P.M.

By: Desiree Stephen

          Shelby Rajewich led the team with 12 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal, and 1 charge.  Paxten Johnson followed close behind with 8 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal.  Courtney Peterson finished with 7 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 steal.  Sierra Thomas finished with 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 steals.  Taylor Anshutz and Tanya Talsma both finished with 3 points.  Anshutz had 3 rebounds and 2 assists.  Talsma had 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal.  Baili McCance finished the game with 2 points, 1 rebound, and 2 assists. 

          The Lady Gorillas next game is in Colome on February 13^th.  Tip off time for JV is at 6:30, with varsity following.

        One hundred days here and gone already. The 2011-2012 school year is approaching the end. Students now only have sixty-seven days of school left.

By: Desiree Stephen and Madsyon Berendes