volume 4 wagner issue: 3 december 17, 2021 high school

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SpotlightsPg. 4-12

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Veteran’s DayPG. 1-3

What’s HappeningPG. 40-48

WagnerHigh School

Veteran’s Day November 11, 2021

Every year on November 11th,we celebrate Armstice Day or Veteran’s Day as we commonly know it, Wagner Community Scool presents a program to honor and recog-nize local veterans. The cold breezy day started with Retiring Flags. The ceremony takes place when flags are no longer fitting to be displayed. Local members of the VFW and American Legion conducted the ceremony.

The flags were retired by burn-ing them. Wagner FFA members greeted area vets as they entered Wagner School for a special Veteran’s Day Program Thursday, November 11. Ol-ivia Breen opened the program welcoming all In attendance and recognized the Veterans with Roll Call. Don Kotab gave the invocation, followed by the All-State Chorus singing of the National Anthem.

Cruise Koupal read his 6th grade Patriots Pen essay and Ashtyn Bruguier and Dashel Smejkal, read their 7th grade Voice of Democracy essays. Also reading their Voice of De-mocracy Essays were Alcista Dion and Kathryn Doom.Musical tributes “We Honor You” and “Battle Hymn of the Republic” were sung by Wag-ner Community High School chorus and 5th – 8th grade chorus. Double taps was played

at the end of the program by band teacher Michael Wilbur and 11th grade band member Payton Petry. The Honor Guard posted the colors at the beginning of the program and retired the colors at the closing of the Veteran’s Day Program. Coffee and cookies made by the Culinary classes were then shared with the veterans that attended the program.

Above: Members of the American Legion and VFW post the colors for the Veteran’s Day Program held on November 11, 2021.L-R: Rick Zolnowsky. Don Hubbard (hidden by the YST flag), Clayton Rados, Dave Isebrands (hidden by the SD flag), & Mark Wiechmann.

The U.S. Flag Code says,” The flag, when it is in such condi-tion that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.” When an American flag is worn be-yond repair, it should be retired in a respectful manner.

L-R: Clayton Rados, Paul Kucera, Jerry Seiner, Dave Isebrands & Don Kotab.

December 17, 2021Raider Report

2019-2020 Raider Report Staff

EditorsZoey Zephier

Mackenzie Fuchs

Jillain BeesonOlivia Breen

Connor HauseJessica KocerMya KuhlmanShai Smejkal

Sheridan SmejkalJaCee Dvorak

Angelita ZephierJenny BarnettKennedy KourtCayla Nelson

Janessa PowersMarques Provost

Madison RobertsonJackson Rolston

Presley SlabaMacee Stimpson

Lydia YostAngelita Zephier

Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2021Photography By Shai Smejkal


Veteran’s Day November 11, 2021

Above: Speaker, Dashel Smejkal read his Voice of Democracy essay

Above Veteran’s introduced themselves along with the branch of service they served in.

Above Veteran’s introduced them-selves along with the branch of service they served in.

Master of ceremonies for the program was Olivia Breen

Above: Speaker, Cruise Koupal read his Patriot’s Pen essay

Above: Ashtyn Bruguier read her Voice of Democracy piece

Above: Alcista Dion giving her Voice of Democracy reading.

Above: Kathryn Doom giv-ing her Voice of Democ-racy reading.


Jaylissa Castillo

Name: Jaylissa CastilloBirth Date: July 8, 2003Eye Color: BrownHair Color: BlackHeight: 5’0”

Nickname(s): Jay

Parent(s) Name: Michele Costello

Person(s) most admired and why: My mother, she in-spires me to do and be good.

Future Plans: I plan to attend college and earn my Asso-ciate degree.

Activities involved in:Gymnastics--1 JAG--2 Advise to underclassmen: Never give up, keep on going & don’t fall behind

Best Memory from high school: Prom & getting all dressed up with friends.

Pet Peeve: Being rude and ugly attitudes.

If you could be anyone in the world, who and Why? Myself, because I wouldn’t want to be anyone else.

Favorites• Color: Maroon• Class: Personal Finance• Food: Pizza• Restaurant: Denny’s • Vocal Group: The Beatles• Singer: J. Cole• TV Show: The Vampire Diaries• Actor/Actress: Adam Sandler• Movie: Selena• Past time or hobby: Listening to music• Teacher: Kafka

“Keep on living man, L-I-V-I-N.” From the movie, Dazed and Confused

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“Life will test each of you, but if you face your challenges together, you can overcome almost anything” -Professor Ozpin, RWBY

Name: Enix HauseBirth Date: September 15, 2003Eye Color: BrownHair Color: Blonde and Brunette Height: 5’6”

Nickname: Car, Con, Crow, and Mondo

Parent(s) Name: Piper Hause

Person(s) Most Admired: I admire my partner the most, they are the strongest person I know. I also admire my best friend, Void, it’s been there for me through a lot.

Activities Involved in: Journalism--2 Advice to underclassmen: Find the best way you learn, try different techniques, you’ll be surprised what helps you learn. Sometimes the methods teachers suggest don’t work for some. Just find what works best and do your best to apply it.

Best memory in high school: From my last school, when i played the part of LInus in the school mu-sical, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown and at WHS, prom.

Pet Peeve: I hate it when people say my last name wrong.

If you could be anyone in the world, sho and why? I’d be Mondo Owada from Dnganronpa Trigger Hap-py Javok, He’s one of my favorite characters and honestly respect him and his values.

Favorites• Color: Yellow or purple• Class: Outdoor Science• Food: Mashed potatoes• Restaurant: Culvers• Vocal Group: Queen• Singer: Casey Lee Williams• Actor/Actress: Jeffery Dean Morgan• Movie: Luca• TV Show: RWBY• Past time or hobby: Hanging out with my friends• Teacher: Mrs. Thomas from my old school and Mrs.

Brunsing here at WHS

Enix Hause

December 17, 2021Raider ReportJessica Kocer

Name: Jessica KocerBirth Date: February 14, 2004Eye Color: BrownHair Color: BlondeHeight: 5’8”

Nicknames: Jess, Jessie, Jessico

Parent(s) Name: Karla and Fran KocerPerson (s) most admired and why: I admire my grandpas and grandmas the most because they went through so much creating the life that they did for their children and even now to this day they are working to ensure that everyone is happy.

Future Plans: I plan on attending either SDSU or USD for nursing then moving back around here.

Activities involved in:Basketball--6 Chorus--4 FFA-4Journalism-1 Oral Interp-2 Softball-9Swimming-9 Track-4 Student Council-6 Volleyball--6

Advise to underclassmen: It goes quick and don’t stress about the little things--they really don’t matter that much in the long run.

Best memory from high school: My best high school memory was racing down the halls with the carts, all the little bus rides and crazy classes. Also, talking with the tech guys was pretty awesome.

Pet Peeve: I HATE it when people scrape their teeth against their metal forks!

Favorites• Color: Blues• Class:Government• Food: ANYTHING but especially chicken tenders• Restaurant: Too many to decide from• Movie: Dumb and Dumber• TV Show: Friends• Past time or hobby: Sleeping or hanging out with

friends and playing sports-especially baseball• Teacher: Kafka

“Can’t be too careful! A lot of bad drivers out there!” --Lloyd Christmas from Dumb and Dumber

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Favorites• Color: Red• Class: P.E.• Food: Chinese/Mexican• Restaurant: El Tapito• Vocal Group: Three Days Grace• Singer: Kayne• Acto/Actress: Jack Gyllenhaal• Movie: Prisoner• TV Show: Spongebob• Past time or hobby: Fishing and working out• Teacher: Keely Brunsing

Brennan Leines

Name: Brennan LeinesBirth Date: April 21, 2004Eye Color: BrownHair Color: BrownHeight: 6’ 3”

Nicknames: Bernard, BoBo, Brenda, Bernice

Parent(s) Name: Tracy & Lucy Leines

Peron(s) most admired and why: My dad because he has a strong character and set an amazing exam-ple of who a father needs to be.

Future Plans: Go to SDSU for Civil Engineering

Activities involved in #of years:Band--7 Basketball-1 Chorus--7 Play--2 Swimming--9 Track--2 Wrestling--2

Advice to underclassmen: Don’t procrastinate and cause a school assembly

Best memory from high school: Home football game against Beresford

Pet Peeve: School lunch

If you could be anyone in the world, who, and why? Nobody because why would I.

“Do not pray for easier lives my friends, but pray to be stronger men.”--JFK

December 17, 2021Raider ReportGordon Shields

“Sometimes it’s better to let things go” Rania Naim

Name:Gordon ShieldsBirth Date: December 9, 2003Eye Color: BrownHair Color: BrownHeight: 5’ 9”

Nick names: GordoParent(s) Name: Svannah Fischer & Wanbdi Fischer

Person(s) most admired and why: I really admire Baylen Levine because he does whatever he wants, gets what-ever he wants, and is always respectful.

Future Plans: Go to college for 4 years, then to medi-cal schol to train and become a physical therapist, and then find a job where a physical therapist is needed.

Activites involved in:Football--1

Advise to underclassmen: Just get your work done in school because it isn’t that hard to do.

Pet Peeve: When people take forever to explain an an-swer when it’s just a simple one-word explanation.

If you could be anyone in the world, who and why? Bill Gates because he has lots of money.

Favorites• Color: Teal• Class: Nutrition and Wellness• Food: Orange chicken and rice• Restaurant:The Newsroom in Minneapolis• Singer: Abe Parker• TV show: Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, Boruta• Past time or hobby: Gym• Teacher: Keely Brunsing

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Favorites• Color: Purple• Class: Math• Food: Pizza• Restaurant: Johnny Carino’s• Vocal Group: The Eagles• Singer: Sam Cooke• Acto/Actress: Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy• Movie: Joker• TV Show: Squid Game• Past time or hobby: Drawing or listening to music• Teacher: Renee Van Der Werff

Name: Azaliyah WilliamsonBirth Date: May 5, 2003Eye Color: BrownHair Color: BrownHeight: 5’ 3”

Nicknames:Peaches, Grandma, Zay

Parent(s) Name: Leah Williamson and Mato Nanji

Peron(s) most admired and why: My mom because she is strong minded, is helpful, and is someone who I want to be when I grow up.

Future Plans: I plan on going to school to be a counselor

Activities involved in # of years:JAG--3

Advice to underclassmen: To study more and not procrastinate.

Best memory from high school: Homecoming

Pet Peeve: When teenagers disrespect their el-ders.

If you could be anyone in the world, who, and why? My mom because she is hardworking, open mind-ed, and respects other people.

Azaliyah Williamson“Keep moving forward, no matter what and re-spect on another.”--Spiritbutton.com


Name: Lizzy WoodsBirth Date: December 4, 2003Eye Color: HazelHair Color: BrownHeight: 5’ 6”

Nicknames:Chicken, Turkey Lurky, Lou

Parent(s) Name: Steve Woods and Nancy Woods

Peron(s) most admired and why: My family for being able to put up with each other because we are all insanely stubborn.

Future Plans: I am currently still undecided. Planning on staying in South Dakota and hopefully running track in college.

Activities involved in #of years:Chorus-2 Cross Country--5 FFA--1Football Stat--1 NHS--1 Track--6

Advice to underclassmen: When they say it goes by fast, they’re not lying. Make the most of it.

Best memory from high school: Parking lot after games

Pet Peeve: When people act one way towards me and a completely different way not with me. When people chew with their mouth open.

If you could be anyone in the world, who, and why? I wouldn’t want to be anyone else. I am just who I

“If movies have taught me anything, now the real fun starts.”--Shutterfly quotes

Lizzy Woods

Favorites• Color: Sage green• Class: Culinary• Food: Chicken strips• Movie: I Still Believe• TV Show: Spongebob• Past time or hobby: Traveling


Favorites• Color: Red• Food: Steak• Restaurant: Valley Pump• Vocal Group: Old Dominion• Singer: Juice Wrld• Acto/Actress: Ryan Reynolds• Movie: Avengers End Game• TV Show: The Office• Past time or hobby: Fishing and hunting

Name: Calvin Thomas Wright, Jr.Birth Date: March 23, 2004Eye Color: BrownHair Color: BrownHeight: 6’ 4”

Nicknames:little Cal

Parent(s) Name: Mona and Calvin Wright

Peron(s) most admired and why: My parents because of how hard they work.

Future Plans: Go to a 4 year college.

Activities involved in # of years:Basketball--4 Football--5

Advice to underclassmen: Enjoy these years because they go by fast.

Best memory from high school: Going to the Sweet 16

If you could be anyone in the world, who, and why? Lojo because he gets to fish for a living.

Calvin Wright, Jr.“I’m the best there is plain and simple.”--Ricky Bobby

Kiwon Baker “No such thing as a life that’s better than yours!” --J. Cole

Name: Kiwon BakerBirth Date: June 1, 2003Eye Color: BrownHair Color: BlackHeight: 5’ 6”

Parent(s) Name: Raymond Flying Hawk & Bobbi Baker

Person(s) most admire and why: J. Cole, humble dude, gots life down.

Future Plans: Work and off to college

Advise to underclassmen: Have fun in school but don’t slack too much.

Pet Peeve: Having no respect.

If you could be anyone in the world, who & why? Kiwon Baker

Favorites• Color: Purple• Class: Any class with Kafka • Singer: J. Cole• Past Time/Hobby: Chilling• Teacher: Kafka



On Tuesday, November 2nd Wagner opened regional play against Hanson. Wagner de-feated Hanson in three straight sets with scores of 25-11, 25-11, and 26-24.Emma Yost led all hitters with 18 kills and Kya Kjeldgaard added 7 in the win. Macy Koup-al dished out 29 assists to her hitters. Behind the service line M. Koupal led all servers with 20 points/7 aces and E. Yost

added 11 points/6 aces.E. Yost also led the defense with picking up 14 digs while Avari Bruguier and Shalayne Nagel each scrapped for 10 apiece. Up at the net, Nagel put up 5 blocks and Shona Kocer had 3 in the win. The Lady Red Raiders move on to the second round of Regions and will face Sanborn Central Woonsocket on Nov. 4th in Wagner.

By Coach Stacey Knebel

Lady Raiders Sweep Hanson in First Round

Above: Lady Raiders during introductions. Below: Raiders are ready to play.

Photos by Janessa Powers

Kya Avari ShonaEmma Madi Macy Shay

December 17, 2021Raider ReportWagner Dominates SCW and Earns Spot in Sweet 16

The Wagner Red Raid-ers faced Sanborn Central Woonsocket in the Region Championship on Thursday, November 4th. The Lady Red Raiders came ready to play and swept the Blackhawks in three straight sets with scores of 25-14, 25-16, and 25-16. Wagner’s offense was spread out and they were un-stoppable. Emma Yost earned 11 kills, Shona Kocer 7, Avari Bruguier and Kya Kjeldgaard each had 5, Macy Koupal had 4 and Shalayne Nagel had 3 in the win. M. Koupal spread the ball well and connected with her hitters for 28 assists. The Lady Red Raiders served aggres-sively with M. Koupal earning 14 points/1 ace, Kjeldgaard tal-

lying 12 points/2 aces, E. Yost adding 7 points/3 aces, Nagel with 6 points/2 aces and Madi Knebel had 5 points/2 aces. In the back court the defense scrambled as a unit with Bruguier grabbing 19 digs, E. Yost, and Nagel each picking up 12 apiece while Knebel and Koupal had 9 and 8 digs re-spectively. Wagner also domi-nated up at the net with a wall of blocks on the night. Nagel, Kjeldgaard, and Kocer all put up 4 blocks while E. Yost and M. Koupal each added 2 in the win. Wagner advances to the Sweet 16 and will face Elk Point Jefferson which will be held at Irene-Wakonda High School located in Irene with a 7:00 start time.


Photos by Presley Slaba

Wagner Raiders Move on the the Sweet 16: L-R: Coach Stacey Knebel, Coach Kelsey DeBey, Ashlyn Koupal, Macy Koupal. Shona Kocer. Emma Yost, Shalayne Nagel, Avari Bruguier, Jessica Kocer, Kya Kjeldgaard, Aubrey Medricky, Reilly Baty. Front: Braxton Nedved, Lydia Yost, Madisyn Knebel & Cassidy Wilson. Photography By Denelle

December 17, 2021Raider ReportPep Rally for Sweet 16

Above: Wagner band playing during the pep rally for the volleyball team who would play in the SoDak 16 against Elk Point/Jefferson

Above: Avari Bruguier speaks for the volleyball team at the pep rally held for the team.

Volleyball girls were ready to take on EPJ in the Quiz Bowl during the pep rally. Elementary students made signs to cheer the girls on for the game.

Photos by Janessa Powers


Lady Raiders Bounce Back After 2 Match Deficit to Earn a Trip to the State TournamentBy Coach Stacey Knebel

The Wagner Volleyball team traveled to Irene for a SoDak 16 match up against Elk Point Jefferson. The Lady Raiders fell in the first 2 sets and then turned around and took the last 3 sets with scores of 20-25, 24-26, 25-16, 25-18, and 15-10. Outside hitters Emma Yost and Avari Bruguier led the

attack at the net with 20 and 16 kills in the win. Shalayne Nagel also threw down 13 in the match. Setter Macy Koupal connected with her hitters with a season high of 50 assists on the night. Wagner served aggressively which was key in the win. Leading the serv-ers were Madi Knebel with 24 points/1 ace, Macy Koupal with

19 points/3 aces, Emma Yost with 18 points, Shalayne Nagel with 17 points/1 ace, and Avari Bruguier with 16 points. Libero Madi Knebel led all defenders with 28 digs while E. Yost and M. Koupal each picked up 23, Nagel grabbed 22 and Bruguier added 14. Up at the net the blockers put up a solid front with Nagel and Sho-

na Kocer each earning 5 blocks along with Kya Kjeldgaard add-ing 4. With the win, Wagner advances to the State Volley-ball Tournament which will be held in Rapid City on Novem-ber 17th-19th.

Photos by Madi Robertson


SoDak 16 Photos by Madi Robertson


SoDak 16Photos by Madi Robertson


SoDak 16

Above: Wagner Red Raider Volleyball team after their SoDak 16 win against EPJ. Back: Coach Stacey Knebel, Shalayne Nagel, Ash-lyn Koupal, Shona Kocer, Kya Kjeldgaard, Avari Bruguier, Emma Yost, Aubrey Medricky, Taelyn Knebel, Coach Reilly Baty, Coach Kelsey Krcil. Front: Macy Koupal, Lydia Yost, Madisyn Knebel, Jessica Kocer, Cassidy Wilson, Braxton Nedved, Abriana Leines.

Seniors

Sophomores

Photography By Denelle


Volleyball Players ParadeOn Tuesday, November 16, students lined the halls of Wagner Community School to give the volleyball team a special send off on their #RoadtoRapid#. Wagner volleyball girls earned their berth to state by defeating Elk Point/Jefferson in the SoDak 16 coming back to win 3 of the 5 sets.

Volleyball team walking the halls of WCS

Coaches Stacey Knebel, Reilly Baty & Kelsey Debey

Raider mascots Jessica Kocer, Cassidy Wilson & Avari Bruguier

Wagner Red Raider volleyball team. Photos by Marques Provost & Zoey Zephier


Lady Red Raiders Bring Home 4th Place

Wagner Volleyball Team: Front row L-R: Abriana Leines, Lydia Yost, Braxton Nedved, Cassidy Wilson, Madisyn Knebel. Middle row: Avari Bruguier, Shalayne Nagel, Macy Koupal, Jessica Kocer. Back row. Volunteer coach Reilly Baty, Coach Kelsey DeBey, Taelyn Knebel, Ashlyn Koupal, Emma Yost, Kya Kjeldgaard, Aubrey Medricky, CoacghStacey Knebel.

The Wagner volleyball team traveled to Rapid City on Wednesday, November 17th to compete in the 40th Annual South Dakota State Volleyball Tournament. Wagner being seeded #4 in the tournament faced #5 Hill City in the first round of the tourney. The Lady Red Raiders came out ready to play and won the match with scores of 25-18, 25-21, 11-25, and 26-24. Against the Rangers, Emma Yost led the attack with 18 kills. Shona Kocer threw down 11, Kya Kjeldgaard and Avari Bruguier earned 7

apiece while Shalayne Nagel added 6. Macy Koupal dished out 43 assists in the win. In the back court Wagner had 4 players with double digit digs. Madi Knebel led the way and scrapped for 20 digs, Emma Yost picked up 18, Avari Bru-guier added 13, and Shalayne Nagel had 12. Up at the net Wagner also had 4 blockers putting up a wall and earned lots of stops against the Rang-ers. Leading the blockers were Kocer with 7, Kjeldgaard and Nagel each with 4, Koupal with 3 and Yost with 1. Wagner then moved

on to the semi-finals to face the defending state champion Sioux Falls Christian. The Lady Red Raiders gave it their all and played the Chargers well but came up short with scores of 18-25, 5-25, and 17-25. At the net Avari Bru-guier earned 7 kills, while Emma Yost, Shalayne Nagel, and Shona Kocer all added 2 apiece. Macy Koupal ended the night with 11 assists. Madi Kne-bel and Bruguier each picked up 10 digs in the match. Kocer added 4 blocks and Nagel had 2. With the loss the Raid-

ers then went up against Da-kota Valley in the 3rd/4th place match. The Lady Red Raiders fell short with scores of 11-25, 17-25, and 26-28 to finish 4th place in the tournament. Leading the offense were Emma Yost with 10 kills and Shalayne Nagel with 6. Macy Koupal dished out 22 as-sists to her hitters in the match. Yost led all defenders picking up 18 digs while Madi Knebel added 14, Nagel had 11 and Avari Bruguier had 10. Shona Kocer earned 4 stops and Nagel had 3 of her own in the match.


Photos courtesy of SDPB


State Volleyball

Raider ReportState Volleyball

December 17, 2021


LMVC All-Conference Awards

Avari Bruguier 1st Team

Macy Koupal 1st Team Shalayne Nagel

1st Team

Kya Kjeldgaard 2nd Team

Emma Yost 1st Team


End of Season Volleyball Awards

Most Improved: Braxton Nedved

MVP: Shalayne Nagel

Hardest Worker (Co-Hardest Workers): Jessica Kocer & Shalayne Nagel

December 17, 2021Raider ReportFootball Awards

Above Chris Nelson : Honorable Mention Special Teams Player

Dustin Honomichl: 1st Team All-State TE Nolan Dvorak: 1st Team All-State Athlete


Two Wagner seniors were selected for Class 11B high school football all-state team, as selected by the South Da-kota Football Coaches Associa-tion. Wagner, which has had a resurgent season with six wins,

was led by senior tight end Nolan Dvorak and senior Dustin Honomichl, who was an athlete position selection. Wagner coach Jeff Podzimek called Dvorak, 6-foot-1, 205-pounder, one of the most

well-rounded players Podzimek has had in his 21 years of coaching. Dvorak had 52 catch-es for 600 yards and 6 touch-downs, plus two rushing scores. For his career, he finishes with 66 catches for 790 yards and

nine touchdown receptions Honomichl completed 64 percent of his passes for 1,676 yards and 17 touchdowns and rushed for 8 touchdowns.

Mitchell Republic


Wagner Vs BHSA Dual

Above: Daniel Soukup Above: Tim Bouza

Above: Nolan Dvorak Above: Brennan Leines

113 Karstyn Lhotak LBF (3:16)126 Slaten Podzimek LBF (:59)138 Daniel Soukup WBF (1:41)145 Riley Roberts win by decision (11-5)152 Gannon Knebel win by MD (10-0)160 Kahle Hill LBF (4:47)170 Tim Bouza LBF (3:50)195 Nolan Dvorak loss by decision (0-5)285 Brennan Leines WBF (4:31)

We kicked off our season with a du against Bon Homme-Scotland-Avon Thursday, December 2. We fell short in a few matches Thursday night that the guys can grow from and use as fuel going forward. We also did a lot of good things in Thursday night’s action that we will build on going forward. I’m very excited for this team in the coming months as we continue to grow and improve throughout the season. We will have a very short turn around as we continue action Saturday, December 4 in Kimball for tournament style competition.

By Coach David Kocer

Photos by Kennedy Kourt


First Tournament of the Season

Brayden Kreber

Jhett Breen

Tim Bouza Karstyn Lhotak

Riley Roberts

Nolan Dvorak

Karstyn Lhotak (113) 4th – WBF (1:09) Caden Tieszen, loss by decision (4-11) Gavin Braun, win by forfeit, loss by decision (1-2) Kayden HolzbauerSlaten Podzimek (126) – LBF Wyatt Anderson, LBF (:27) Spencer SargentJhett Breen (132) 1st – WBF (1:34) Austin Hauge, WBF (1:06) Riley Tschetter, WBF (2:13) Hayes Havlik, WBF (3:30) Kaleb Osborn Daniel Soukup (138) – LBF (:49) Lucas Lenz, LBF (5:12) August Bartels Riley Roberts (145) 4th – Win by technical fall (15-0) Hunter Loefler, Loss by decision (3-4) Drew Gerlach, WBF (2:30) Zac Saylor, win by MD (14-3) Colby

Kolda, Loss by decision (1-7) Drew GarlachOwen Bekanich (145) – LBF (1:29) Joey Hoverson, WBF (2:26) Gavin Walsh, LBF (1:55) Josh VanHeuvelanVince Bechen (145) – LBF (:27) Kaden Kaiser, Loss by decision (0-5) Gavin WalshGannon Knebel (152) 3rd – WBF (:49) Jace Soulek, Loss by decision (0-1) Griffin Tobin, WBF (1:28) Brayden Kreber, Win by MD (8-0) Cade Grill, WBF (:50) Tyson Eddy, WBF (3:32) Ryder RowlandBrayden Kreber (152) – LBF (:40) Riley Orel, LBF (1:26) Gannon KnebelTim Bouza (170) 4th – Win by decision (7-4) Owen Eitemiller,

LBF (1:15) Keegan Haider, win by decision (4-0) Kamryn Meeks, LBF (:39) Alex PudwilllNolan Dvorak (195) 4th – WBF (1:28) Lane Johnson, loss by decision (0-1) Charlie Pravecek, WBF (3:30) Charlie Prien, LBF (3:28) Camden JostBrennan Leines (285) 3rd – LBF (1:02) Quinton Christensen, WBF (2:23) Stetson Shelbourn, Win by decision (1-0) Kameron Styles Our first tournament ac-tion took place in Kimball for the KWLPG Invitational. We com-peted with 11 other teams and finished in 5th place. The team showed progress on Satur-day finishing with seven place winners. Jhett Breen topped

the podium with a first-place finish while Gannon Knebel and Brennan Leines finished in third. Karstyn Lhotak, Riley Roberts and Nolan Dvorak all finished with fourth-place fin-ishes. Slaten Podzimek, Vince Bechen, Daniel Soukup, Owen Bekanich and Brayden Kreber wrestled tough tournaments and came up just short of plac-ing. Vince Bechen also had his debut on Saturday, wrestling in a tough 145lb weight class. Our next competition is a triangular with Burke/Gregory and Win-ner Thursday, December 9th in Winner.

Photos by Olivia Breen

By Coach David Kocer


Wrestlers at Howard

Left:Brennan Leines placed 1st in the 285 lb. weight class

Below:Gannon Knebel placed 2nd in the 152 lb. weight class

Below: Kahle Hill took 4th place in the 160 weight class

Below: Jhett Breen took 1st place in the 132 weight class

Below: Karstyn Lhotak placed 1st in the 113 lb. class

Below: Riley Roberts took 2nd place in the 145 lb. weight class.


Wagner Opens 2021-2022 at #1 Winner

A day after the first storm of the year and a day delay to the start of the 2022 basketball season, Wagner hit the road to a much-anticipated matchup

with #1 Lady Winner Warriors. The first quarter would see the Lady Raiders pull out to a 12-10 lead. Winner would capitalize on Wagner’s 13 turn-

overs in the first half and take a 23-20 lead into half. Wagner would crank up the heat on defense allowing the Warriors to only manage 11 points the entire second half where the Raiders would score 21. Wag-ner would shoot 15-39 for 39% while holding Winner to 14-47 or 28%. Wagner would dom-inate the glass with a 39-22 ad-vantage. Wagner would com-mit 21 turnovers compared to 11 from Winner. The Raiders would hit 6-10 from the char-ity stripe while Winner would struggle 4-15. Emma Yost led all scorers with a double-dou-ble scoring 20 points, grabbing 13 boards, and dishing out 3 assists. Ashlyn Koupal would add 7 points, grabbing 6 boards, dish out 2 assists, and come away with 2 blocks off the bench. Lydia Yost would net 6 points and dish out 2 as-sists. Shalayne Nagel would add 3 points, grab 9 boards, dish out 3 assists and come away with a team high 3 steals. Macy Koupal would also add 3 points, grab 6 boards, dish out 2 assists, and grab 2 steals. Eve Zephier rounded out the

scoring with 2 points and dish-ing out 2 assists. “I can’t say enough about our girls! First of all, our goal was to control the glass and we did an excellent job of doing that. Second, we had to contain their scorer and use a variety of schemes to do that without giving up open looks to their off guards. Shalayne and Ashlyn drew the lucky straws to do just that allowing her to only score 18 for the game but only 5 the entire second half. 2 coming in the first 10 sec-onds on a set play. We turned it over a bit more than desired, but I thought when it came down to crunch time, we did a great job in the 4th quarter of taking care of the ball. We hit some big shots from the perim-eter, but we also had a lot that were right there and just didn’t fall.” The JV would drop their first game 47-16. Hayden Fischer would lead Wagner with 7 points. Aniyah Bruguier would add 6 and Tonnie Du-Pris 3.

By Coach Michael Koupal


GBB Irene/Wakonda


Boys Fall to WinnerBy Coach Josh Davies The Red Raider Boys opened their season against a good Winner team that won 18 games last year and made the state tournament. The Red Raiders played a good first quarter offensively but could not stop Winner’s offense fall-ing behind 12-18. The War-riors shot the ball very well in the second period putting up 28 points and expanding their lead to 46-23 at half time. Wagner played their best quarter com-ing out of the half scoring 14 points and allowing 16 mak-ing the score 37-62 heading into the fourth. Winner played good defense and held Wagner to 2 points in the final period. The final score was Winner 72 Wagner 39. Dustin Honomichl led the Red Raiders with 14 points and 7 rebounds. Toby Zephier added 12 points and 8 rebounds. Daelyn Red Buffalo scored 7 points, Matt Link, Niko

Drapeau and Calvin Wright each added 2 points. Some positives for Wagner in the game were that they went 8 for 8 from the foul line and only committed 7 fouls the entire game. Wagner hosts Irene Wakanda on Tuesday night. The Red Raider JV team lost to Winner 45-56. The Red Raiders fell behind early and trailed 32-22 at the half. Wagner cut the lead to 6 head-ing into the fourth quarter but never got closer than that. Ted Slaba led the team in scoring with 11 points. Carter Courn-oyer added 10 points, Preston McFayden 7, Joey Cournoyer 6, Braxton Knudsen, Caleb Zephier, and Deshawn Sully each scored 3, Gabe House-man scored 2. The Red Raid-ers made 5 three pointers and went 4 for 6 from the foul line. Boys Take on Irene-Wakonda

The Red Raider boys lost their home opener to Irene Wakonda Tuesday night. The game was close for four quarters, the Red Raiders fell behind early and after the first period Wagner never got within 7 points of the Eagles. Wagner trailed 14-16 after the first quarter and 25-36 at half time. The teams played even in the second half, the final score was 60-48 in favor of

Irene Wakonda. Toby Zephier finished the game with an im-pressive stat line, he scored 22 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, had 5 steals, 4 assists and 7 deflections. Dustin Honomichl added 9 points and 6 rebounds, Matt Link and Daelyn Red Buffalo each scored 7 points, Preston McFayden added 2 and Carter Cournoyer 1 point. The Red Raiders finished 5 of 10

from the free throw line and got out rebounded 37-31. Wagner goes to Menno next Tuesday for their final game before Christmas Break. Solid defense carried Wagner to a JV win on Tuesday night. The Red Raiders held Irene Wakonda to single digit points in all four quarters. Wagner led 14-6 after the first period and 22-9 at half time. The

Red Raiders won the game by a score of 36-24. Carter Cournoyer led the team with 11 points, Ted Slaba scored 10, Glenn Cournoyer added 6, Parker Petry and Preston Mc-Fayden each scored 4 and Joey Cournoyer scored 1. Wagner was 6 of 10 from the foul line and won the rebounding battle by 12.

By Coach Josh Davies


Boys’ Basketball--Wagner vs. Irene/Wakonda


Wagner-Bon Homme Gymnastics

Winter Wonderland Gymnastics ResultsBy Coach Cherie Petry

Today was our first meet of the 2021-2022 season. They were full of excitement, anticipa-tion, and uneasy nerves. With all competitions, there were both highs and lows throughout the day. We are thankful there were more highs than lows and know we can only learn from the mistakes of today to make future competitions even bet-ter. Come out to watch then Saturday on the Wagner Bon Homme tournament help in the Auxiliary gym beginning at 11:00. Vault Results:Karli Kotab scored a 7.60, Emersyn Tucker scored a 7.80, Jasmine Hertz scored a 7.95, Jenna Duffek scored an 8.65 and placed 6th, Alcista Dion scored an 8.80 and placed 4th, and Alexys Rueb scored an 8.0. Jenna Duffek and Alcista Dion both earned their first of

three needed, 8.6 or above scores, which makes them each one step closer to earning their spots to compete at the state meet on this event. Floor Results: Jazmine Hertz scored an 8.00, Mia Dion scored a 7.35, Em-ersyn Tucker scored a 7.30, Jenna Duffek scored an 8.55 and placed 7th, and Alcista Dion scored an 8.35, and Alex-ys Reub scored a 9.1 and won the floor exercise. Alexys has earned her first of 3 scored needed to qualify for state on this event. Beam Results:Emersyn Tucker scored a 7.15, Mia Dion 5.25, Jasmine Hertz scored a 5.60, Jenna Duffek scored a 7.40, Alcista Dion scored and 7.90, and Alexys Reub scored an 8.0. Bars Results:Addison Cuka scored a 1.55,

Emersyn Tucker scored a 3.90, Jasmine Hertz scored a 3.70, Jenna Duffek scored a 6.70, Alcista Dion scored a 7.90, and Alexys Rueb scored a 6.50. All-Around Scores:Emersyn Tucker scored a 26.15, Jasmine Hertz scored a 25.25, Jenna Duffek scored a 31.30, Alcista Dion scored a 32.65 and placed 8th and Alexys Reub scored a 32.15. Although the girls are no longer able to qualify as an all-around competitor by the events com-bined scores, they are still able to place as an all-around competitor. For a girl to earn the all-around spot in the state meet they need to earn a quali-fying score of 8.0 on the beam and the bars and a score of 8.6 on the floor and vault 3 times throughout the regular season. Or earn those scores at the Region meet.

TEAM SCORES:1. Hot Springs 132.752. Vermillion 126.903. Milbank 125.004. Chamberlain 124.755. Wagner BH 123.106. West Central 108.10

Wagner Bon Homme gymnasts scored a 123.10 for this first meet! This is an improvement of 6.7 points from the same meet last year! We will continue to work on confidence, body shapes and connections being consistent. This group of girls will do great things this year! We hope you can find time to come out and support these hard working fun-loving young ladies.

Raider Report September 30 ,2021

Chamberlain Triangular Gymnastics ResultsBy Coach Cherie Petry

The Wagner Bon Homme gymnasts traveled to Chamberlain to compete in the triangular against Parkston and the host team Chamberlain. This past week many girls continued to work hard to perform new skills and perfect skills they currently had in their rou-tines. With some hair pulling, hair whipping excitement the girls had both some ups and downs throughout the competition. Above all, the young girls and the veteran gymnasts alike seem to be enjoying the thrill and pressure of the competition which can only build the level at which they compete. Please come out to watch these girls in all their glory at the home meets.

Vault Results:Junior Varsity: Addison Cuka scored a 6.3 and placed 9th, Raelynn Kuhlman scored a 6.5 and placed 8th. Varsity:Jenny Barnett scored a 7.45, Emersyn Tucker scored a 7.75, Jasmine Hertz scored a 7.90, Jenna Duffek scored an 8.60 and placed 4th, Alcista Dion scored an 8.65 and placed 3rd, and Alexys Rueb scored an 8.45. Jenna Duffek and Alcista Dion both earned their second of three needed, 8.6 or above scores, which inches them even closer to earning their spots to compete vault at the state event in February.

Floor Results: Junior Varsity:Kalea Kuhlman scored a 5.25, Raelynn Kuhlman scored a 7.0 and placed 3rd, and Addison Cuka scored a 7.35 and placed 2nd. Varsity:Jazmine Hertz scored a 7.00, Jenny Barnett scored a 7.55, Emersyn Tucker scored a 7.25, Jenna Duffek scored an 8.20 and placed 7th, Alcista Dion scored an 8.70 and placed 2nd, and Alexys Reub scored an 8.60 and placed 4th.Alcista earned her first 8.6 or better to put her on the road to state competition on the floor and Alexys has earned her second.

Beam Results:Junior Varsity: Kalea Kuhlman scored a 3.95, Raelynn Kuhlman scored a 6.15 and placed 6th, and Addison Cuka scored a 6.35 ad placed 3rd. Varsity:Emersyn Tucker scored a 6.85, jenny Barnett scored a 7.0, Jas-mine Hertz scored a 7.0, Jenna Duffek scored a 7.80, Alcista Dion scored an 8.35 and placed 4th, and Alexys Reub scored an 8.0. Alcista scored her first of the three need 8.0 and above on beam to earn her spot at the state meet competition this evening.

Bars Results:Junior Varsity: Addison Cuka scored a 2.85. Varsity:Emersyn Tucker scored a 4.30, Jasmine Hertz scored a 4.90, Jenny Barnett scored a 2.80, Jenna Duffek scored a 6.85 and placed 5th, Alcista Dion scored a 6.35, and Alexys Rueb scored a 7.90 and placed 2nd. Bars continues to be our most dif-ficult event. They are making improvements in skill acquisi-tion which at the beginning may cause a dip in the score, but with continued efforts to keep it clean and connected, their scores will hopefully improve quickly.

All-Around Scores:Emersyn Tucker scored a 26.15, Jasmine Hertz scored a 25.25, Jenna Duffek scored a 31.30, Alcista Dion scored a 32.65 and placed 8th and Alexys Reub scored a 32.15. Although the girls are no longer able to qualify as an all-around competitor by the events combined scores, they are still able to place as an all-around competitor. For a girl to earn the all-around spot in the state meet they need to earn a qualifying score of 8.0 on the beam and the bars and a score of 8.6 on the floor and vault 3 times throughout the regular season. Or earn those scores at the Region meet.

TEAM SCORES:1. Chamberlain 131.202. Wagner BH 123.803. PEH 107.40

Wagner Bon Homme gymnasts scored a 123.80. This is 7 tenths of an improvement from their first meet of the season. We will all continue to work hard to accomplish all individual and team goals. Keep focused girls and keep over-coming those obstacles that arise.

Vault Results:Junior Varsity: Karli Kotab - 8.00--1stRaelynn Kuhlman - 7.150--3rdAddison Cuka - 6.75 -- 6thVarsity:Alexys Rueb - 9.20 -- 1stAlcista Dion - 9.15 -- 2ndJenna Duffek - 8.90 -- 4thJasmine Hertz - 8.10 -- 6th

Floor Results: Junior Varsity:Addison Cuka - 7.80 -- 1stRaelynn Kuhlman - 7.10 -- 2ndKalea Kuhlman - 4.8 -- 6th Varsity:Alexys Reub - 9.2 -- 1stAlcista Dion - 8.75 -- 2ndJenna Duffek - 8.70 -- 3rd

Beam Results:Junior Varsity: Addison Cuka - 5.50 -- 1stRaelyn Kuhlman - 5.450 - 2ndKalea Kuhlman - 4.150 -- 5thVarsity:Aleyxs Reub - 7.70 -- 2ndAlcista Dion - 7.60 -- 4thJenna Duffek - 7.10 -- 6th

Bars Results:Junior Varsity: Addison Cuka - 3.35 -- 3rdVarsity:Alexys Reub - 7.350 -- 2ndAlcista Dion - 7.20 -- 4th

All-Around Scores:Junior VarsityAddison Cuka - 23.400 -- 1stVarsityAlexys Reub - 33.450 -- 1stAlcista Dion - 32.700 - 3rdJenna Duffek - 31.250 -- 5th

TEAM SCORES:1. Vermillion 126.9502. Wagner BH 123.850

Wagner-Bon Homme Dual

L-R: Addison Cuka Rae-lynn KuhlmanKarli Kotab Kalea Kuhlman


Wagner-Bon Homme Dual


High School Christmas Concert Held

High School Chorus per-formed the follow-ing selections:Keep Your Lamps

Thanksgiving Song

All I Want for Christmas is You

Choir under the direction ofAustin Genzlinger

Band under the direction ofMichael Wibur

Photography ByDenelle



And the Winners Are? Winner of the Annual Gingerbread Competition was the Gingerbread Man’s House, baked and decorated by Macy Koupal, Braxton Knudsen and Madi Knebel. The Culinary

I class under the tutelage of Mrs. Keely Brunsing created the gingerbread masterpieces during a class competition. Many hours and a whole lot of candy went into creating the

delectable houses. The hous-es were on display and judged during SRB. While the houses were a feast for the eyes and a delightful smell in the air, gin-gerbread is made to be sturdy

and so is not as tasty as you would think it would be. Scroll through and pick your favorite Gingerbread House.

Created byMadi KnebelMacy Koupal &Braxton Knudsen


Gingerbread Houses


Photography by Marques Provost

Art Projects

Raider Report December 17,

What’s Happening in the Classroom

Mrs. Brunsing’s Human Development class spent a week with one of the classes baby simulators. The “babies” were programmed to eat, sleep, cry, and do other baby things. The students experienced life with an infant. Challenging task....left is Sydney Cournoyer with her baby during her studyhall class period.

If interested in Edgar Allan Poe, an influential gothic author, visit the bulletin board outside room 322.

The 11th-grade American Literature students collaborated during research and production in order to better understand Poe’s life-style and, in turn, the horror, supernatural, etc. elements in his writings.

December 17, 2021Raider ReportLit Survey -- Julius Ceasar


Cupcake Wars


Cupcake Wars

More Cupcake Competition


NHS Christmas Door Contest Photos by Marques Provost

Winner of the Christmas Door Contest was Mrs. Renee Van Der Werff’s SRB class


Wagner Sideline Cheer

Sideline Cheer members are: Amaya Aungie Bella Alcaraz Jillian Beeson Shai Smejkal Ava Podzimek Krista Kostakis Arianne Gabato

Coached by: Steph Hill

Photos by Zoey Zephier


Above: Coach Nadia Mudder, Jackson Rolston, Macee Stimpson, Presley Slaba, Trenton Rolston, Jenny Barnett, Kathryn Doom & Coach Mieke Slaba

Wagner Oral Interp Wins Region 2A! By Coach Nadia Mudder

Kathryn Doom, Jennifer Barnett, Trenton Rolston, Jack-son Rolston, Presley Slaba, and Macee Stimpson are headed to State Oral Interp! On Monday, November 15th, Wagner trav-eled to Chamberlain to com-pete in our Region 2A Meet at the Cedar Shore Resort. We competed against teams from Bon Homme, Chamberlain, and Winner. We took our 1st place winners from our district meet, held on November 1st, and competed in the following categories: Non-Original Orato-

ry, Poetry, Storytelling, Humor, Serious, Duet, and Reader’s Theater. The region meet had one round of each category with three judges scoring all partici-pants at the same. Wagner won the overall points trophy for Re-gion 2A, and in every category, Wagner advanced their piece to State! State Oral Interp will be held in Huron, SD on December 3rd-4th. Coach Slaba and I are proud of their hard work and dedication to their performanc-es and their team.

Non-Original Oratory: • Kathryn Doom – “2005 Stanford Commencement Ad-dress” By: Steven Jobs – (1st place) Poetry: • Jennifer Barnett – Po-ems on Empowering Women – (2nd place) Story Telling: • Presley Slaba – “Mock-ing Jay” based on The Hunger Games, By: Suzanne Collins – (1st place) Humor: • Trenton Rolston – “Geek

Fight” By: Bradley Walton – (3rd place) Serious: • Jennifer Barnett – “I’ll Always Know Where You Are” – (1st place) Duet: • Jackson Rolston/Pres-ley Slaba – “Almost” By: Krista Dalby – (2nd place) Reader’s Theatre • Trenton Rolston, Jack-son Rolston, Macee Stimpson, and Presley Slaba - “Caution: Librarians Ahead” By: Bradley Walton – (1st place)

Teamwork

Wagner Oral Interp the overall points trophy for Region 2A. Wag-ner advanced all categories to par-ticipate at State Oral Interp

December 17, 2021 Raider ReportWagner Raiders Oral Interp Takes on State! by Coach Mieke Slaba

Sometimes the hardest part of a journey in life is tak-ing that first step: deciding to actually do something! That would have to be the hardest decision that all of the Wagner Oral Interpretation students would have to make...It’s tak-ing that first step, deciding that, “Yes, I am going to go out for Oral Interp.” This tiny decision is the first step to unlocking so many doors for these students. You see, when these kids take on such a major task in choos-ing to be in Oral Interp, they are knocking through barriers that many other kids, as well as adults, may never be able to conquer. They are taking on public speaking and doing it in

the best way possible, through Oral Interpretation. The State Oral Interp Meet was held on Dec. 3-4 in Huron, SD.The Wagner Oral Interp Team really worked hard this year and took on great challenges in public speaking with several of the Oral Interp students taking on more than one role/category. The results of the state oral interp meet are as follows:The performances taken to state by Wagner were in the categories of Drama: Jenny Barnett, Reader’s Theater: Jackson Rolston, Trenton Rolston, Presley Slaba, and Macee Stimpson, Storytelling: Presley Slaba, Non-original

Oratory: Kathryn Doom, Duet: Presley Slaba and Jackson Rolston, Humorous: Trenton Rolston, and Poetry: Jenny Barnett.Receiving a medal in their cat-egory by earning a composite superior rating were:~Jenny Barnett in Drama. She chose a powerfully packed in-terpretation of “I’ll Always Know Where You Are.” ~Kathryn Doom in Non-Original Oratory with her “Steven Jobs’ 2005 Commencement Address”~Trenton Rolston in Humorous. He had a hilarious account of a young man attending a Comic book character convention in “Geek Fight.”~Jenny Barnett with her amaz-

ing selection of poems based on “Feminism.”With the team taking home their superior awards, and having points earned in every category at state, they also received The 2021 Team Excellence Award. This is an honor of the highest level for any team attending the state event. This has been a very reward-ing Oral Interp Season for the coaches and the students. The community and parental sup-port throughout this season has been phenomenal. Working with this elite group of students has been an awesome experi-ence. Both Coach Mudder and Coach Slaba were proud to be their coaches this season.

Back row: Coach Mieke Slaba, Kathryn Doom, Trenton Rolston, Jenny Barnett, & Coach Nadia Mudder. Front row: Jackson Rolston, Macee Stimpson & Presley Slaba.

Jenny Barnett recieves her Superior medal

Kathryn Doom recieves her Superior medal

Trenton Rolston with his Superior medal


Ohitika JohnsonNovember 3

Demetrius JacksonNovember 5

Paige Anderson November 5

Tonnie DuprisNovember 10

Vincent HareNovember 8

Farrah Westerman November 14

Lael YoungNovember 15

If your birthday is in November stop into studyhall--Room 321--for a birthday treat.

Sidoral ZephierNovember 13

Payton PetryNovember 5

Jazmin EhrismanNovember 27

Glenn Cournoyer

November 29

Stephanie Atencio

November 22

Toby ZephierNovember 19

Deshawn SullyNovember 18

Ahvont BlackmoonNovember 19

Charlie KocerNovember 18

Aliyah Fobb November 25


If your birthday is in December stop into studyhall--Room 321--for a birthday treat.

Deke WeddellDecember 1

Harry HaywardDecember 7

Gordon Shields December 9

Matia Picotte-GolusDecember 10

Henry HaywardDecember 7

Dustin HonomichlDecember 9

Lizzy WoodsDecember 4

Adrianna FobbDecember 21

Jhett BreenDecember 15

Colton DrapeauDecember 15

Jessie GutierrezDecember 12

Matias AungieDecember 7

Braxton KnudsenDecember 10

Jayshaun MousseauxDecember 10

Laython PattersonDecember 26

volume 4 wagner issue: 3 december 17, 2021 high school

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