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MD, FACS PAGE 6B: WINTER SPORTS 2016 PRESS & DAKOTAN VERMILLION PLAIN TALK Boys’ Basketball 12/9 at Baltic 12/13 vs. Wausa 12/16 at Alcester-Hudson 12/28 Huron Classic 1/3 at Scotland 1/6 vs. Irene-Wakonda 1/9 at Canistota 1/12 vs. Viborg-Hurley 1/14 vs. Burke-South Central (TVC Classic-Yankton) 1/17 vs. Parker 1/21 at Tripp-Delmont-Armour (T) 1/24 at Menno 1/28 Midco Sports Shootout (Madison0 2/3 vs. Bridgewater-Emery 2/7 vs. Freeman Academy-Marion 2/10 vs. Centerville 2/11 vs. Beresford 2/13 at Avon 2/16 at Freeman 2/23 at Andes Central-Dakota Chr. (AC) Girls’ Basketball 12/6 at Menno 12/9 at Baltic 12/10 at Dakota Valley 12/13 vs. Wausa 12/16 at Alcester-Hudson 12/30 Parkston Classic 1/3 at Scotland 1/6 vs. Irene-Wakonda 1/12 vs. Viborg-Hurley 1/17 vs. Parker 1/19 at Hartington-Newcastle 1/21 at Tripp-Delmont-Armour (T) 1/28 TVC Classic (Yankton) 2/3 vs. Bridgewater-Emery 2/7 vs. Freeman Academy-Marion 2/9 vs. Mitchell Christian 2/11 vs. Beresford 2/13 at Avon 2/14 at S.F. Christian 2/17 vs. Bon Homme GAYVILLE-VOLIN Boys’ Basketball (V-Game at Viborg; H-Game at Hurley) 12/9 at Freeman 12/12 vs. Scotland (H) 12/16 at Irene-Wakonda (W) 12/22 at Hanson 12/29 Buseman Classic (Centerville) 1/3 vs. Tripp-Delmont-Armour (H) 1/6 vs. Elk Point-Jefferson (H) 1/12 at Gayville-Volin 1/14 vs. Bridgewater-Emery (TVC Classic-Yankton) 1/20 vs. Baltic (H) 1/24 at Alcester-Hudson 1/26 vs. Centerville (V) 1/28 Midco Sports Shootout (Madison) 1/31 vs. Canistota (H) 2/3 vs. Freeman Academy-Marion (V) 2/4 Heritage Classic (Sioux Falls) 2/10 at Parker 2/11 at Ethan 2/14 vs. Menno (V) Girls’ Basketball (V-Game at Viborg; H-Game at Hurley) 12/6 at Scotland 12/13 at Bridgewater-Emery (B) 12/16 at Irene-Wakonda (W) 12/17 Edith Sanford Breast Center Classic (SF) 12/22 at Hanson 12/29 vs. Elk Point-Jefferson (H) 1/3 vs. Tripp-Delmont-Armour (H) 1/9 at Alcester-Hudson 1/12 at Gayville-Volin 1/14 Midco Sports Shootout (Madison0 1/16 at Freeman 1/19 at Chester Area 1/20 vs. Baltic (H) 1/23 vs. Chester Area (V) 1/28 vs. Platte-Geddes (TVC Classic-Yankton) 1/31 vs. Canistota (H) 2/3 vs. Freeman Academy-Marion (V) 2/7 vs. Avon (V) 2/10 at Parker 2/14 vs. Menno (V) VIBORG-HURLEY www.yankton.net G), Kaden Mork (Jr., 5-10, F), Will Buchanan (Jr., 6-1, C), Spencer Nelson (8th, 5-9, F), Brady Geuther (So., 6-0, F), Sean Steffen (Fr., 5-10, F), Tate Van Beek (Fr., 5-10, F), Brett Olson (Jr., 5-7, G), Cody Olen (Jr., 5-8, F) NEWCOMERS: CJ Lee (Sr., 6-3, C, transfer from Gayville- Volin), Ralph Ishmael (Sr., 5-10, F, transfer from Gayville- Volin) Menno COACH: Alex Warnke ASSISTANT: Brian Shmuck VITALS: Class B, District 9, Cornbelt Conference LAST YEAR: The Wolves went 14-9 to win their dis- trict, but fell in the region final. RETURNING: Jacob Hertz (Sr., 6-8, C, 2nd-Team All-Conference, 14.4 ppg, 7 rpg), Spencer Schultz (Jr., 6-0, G, Honorable Mention All- Conference, 10.4 ppg, 5 apg, 3 rpg), Trey Bohlman (So., 6-2, F, 7 ppg, 6 rpg) NEWCOMERS: Hunter Huber (Jr., 6-0, F), Kyle Munkvold (So., 6-6, F), Logan Klaudt (So., 5-10, G), Justin Edelman (So., 6-0, F), Conner Edelman (So., 5-7, G), Dylan Lammers (So., 5-11, G), Hunter Haberman (So., 5-7, G) Parkston COACH: Craig Bruening ASSISTANTS: Will Walker, Jim Akre VITALS: Class A, Region 5, Southeast South Dakota Conference, Little Missouri Valley Conference LAST YEAR: Parkston lost in the region finals and finished the season 13-10. RETURNING: Alex Scott (Sr., 5-10, G, 5.5 ppg), Jordan McKean (Sr., 6-1, F, 3.5 ppg), Kellan Culbert (Sr., 6-2, F), Brayden Leischner (Jr., 6-1, F), Brady Albrecht (Jr., 6-0, F), Trenton Weber (Jr., 6-1, G), Tulsa Janish (Jr., 5-10, G) NEWCOMERS: Nathan Boettcher (Fr., 5-11, G), Braden Bruening (Fr., 6-1, F), Nate Doering (Fr., 6-1, F), Rylan Leischner (Fr., 6-1, F), Tyrese Friederich (Fr., 5-11, G), Braydon Hurley (Fr., 5-9, G), Flynn Aldecoa (So., 5-9, G), Erik Feurniss (Jr., 6-0, F), Cole Van Zee (Fr., 5-10, G), Devin Jones (So., 5-11, F) Platte-Geddes COACH: Frank Cutler ASSISTANT: Darren DeNeui VITALS: Class B, District 11B, Southeast South Dakota Conference LAST YEAR: The Black Panthers finished with a record of 7-15. RETURNING: Malichi Girton (Sr., 6-2, 11.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg); Ryley Hoffman (Sr., 5-10, 7.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg); Ricky Knecht (Sr., 6-2, 4.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg); Jarod Severson (Sr., 6-1); Cooper Kanthak (Sr., 6-4); Trevor Sprik (Jr., 5-10); Xavier Marshall (Jr., 5-10); Cole Nachtigal (Jr., 5-9); Jackson Johnson (Jr., 5-11); Sawyer DeGrott Scotland COACH: Bryan Fuks ASSISTANTS: Alex Esche, Dan Janssen VITALS: Class B, District 9, Little Missouri Valley Confer- ence LAST YEAR: The High- landers lost in the district semifinal to finish the season at 5-15. RETURNING: Tanner Skorepa (Sr., 6-6, F/C, All- LMVC, 14.1 ppg, 11.7 rpg, 3.5 bpg), Chase Mogck (Sr., 5-9, G, 3.3 ppg, 2.1 apg), Luca D’Amato (Sr., 6-0, G), Chan- dler Diede (Sr., 6-2, F), Bryan Vaughn (Jr., 5-9, G, 3.5 ppg), Tanner Van Driel (Jr., 5-10, G, 4.2 ppg), Travis Skorepa (Jr., 6-5, F/C, All-LMVC, 12.3 ppg, 6 rpg), Garret Vitek (Jr., 6-3, F), Braden Wolfe (Jr., 6-0, F), Tristan Friederich (So., 5-10, F), Derek Pravacek (Fr., 5-11, F) NEWCOMERS: Ty Mogck (Fr., 5-11, G), Mason Dennis (Fr., 6-2, G/F) Tripp-Delmont- Armour COACH: Craig Holbeck ASSISTANTS: Steve Sem- mler, Dylan Slate VITALS: Class B, District 11, Little Missouri Valley Conference BY DYLAN HUGGINS [email protected] IRENE — “It was a dream season.” Those were the words of Irene- Wakonda head coach Mike King as he described the 2015-16 season in which the Eagles finished second at the state tournament in Aberdeen. Irene-Wakonda finished the year 21-5 and defeated Harding County and Chester in the state tournament before losing to Warner in the state champion- ship game. “Other than losing the champion- ship, it was a great year and the kids played really well down the stretch,” King said. “It all kind of came together in the end and we beat some quality teams at the state tournament.” King said that the experience that his team gained in the 2015 season will be important as they start the 2016 season. “I think it’s huge because they know what it takes to get to that end result and so I think that they are going to be determined to get back there again.” Despite losing Gabe King, who aver- aged 20.7 points and 10.8 rebounds in his senior year at Irene-Wakonda and is now a member of the Northern State University men’s basketball team, Mike King said that the Eagles have what it takes to get back to the tournament. “My expectations are to get back to the state tournament,” he said. “We have enough quality kids to fill spots and kind of pick up where we left off.” The Eagles will have three starters returning from last season, who will look to lead Irene-Wakonda in the upcoming season. “There’s Trey King, Tate Gale and Levi Van Beek and those guys are steady and consistent,” Mike King said. “CJ Lee open-enrolled from Gayville-Volin who is 6-3, athletic and will give us a little size.” Gale, a junior, was the team’s second- leading scorer last season, averaging 16 points a contest. He also had 2.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Trey King, a sophomore, averaged 13.7 points, 4.9 assists and 2.5 steals per game as a freshman. Van Beek, a senior, posted 5.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.3 asspsts and 2.0 steals per game last season. King also mentioned two players who could also make an impact on the court this year for the Eagles. “Dallas Lee (0.7 ppg, 0.8 rpg) and Brendan Sokolowski (0.8 ppg, 0.8 rpg) will have step up and play minutes for us this year,” Coach King said. Without the 6-6 Gabe King to patrol the middle, the Eagles will need to utilize their athleticism to wear down opponents. “We’re going to have to play our style of ball which is up-tempo and wear other teams out,” he said. “That’s kind of the style of play that we’ve played the last five or six years and I think that will lead to our success.” Irene-Wakonda’s first game of the year will be against Ponca on Dec. 10 in Ponca, Nebraska. Follow@dhugg23 on Twitter. IW Looks To Keep ‘Dream’ Going The Irene-Wakonda Eagles stands at attention for the National Anthem prior to their opening game of the 2016 South Dakota State Class B Boys’ Basketball Tournament. The Eagles graduated four players from that squad, including current Northern State University player Gabe King, but feel they have the pieces to return to state. Tate Gale, 22, passes the ball after drawing the defense to him during a game in the 2016 state Class B tournament. Eagles Works For Return Trip To State S.D. Boys FROM PAGE 5B Dakota Valley - 2016 Region 4A Champs S.D. BOYS | PAGE 7B
