The SCW Volleyball girls were on the road last week, taking on a couple of tough teams. First up was Hitchcock-Tulare (H-T) on Tuesday, Oct. 17. Early in the game it was easy to see why the Patriots only have seven losses for the season, as they had a solid offensive force that the Lady Blackhawks just couldn’t defend. The SCW ladies showed promise in the second set, but couldn’t hold on to win, so the game was done in three sets with scores of 12-25, 21-25 and 12-25. 

The SCW ladies were on the road again on Thursday, Oct. 20, for a closer matchup with the Bridgewater-Emery (B-E) Huskies in Emery. The Lady Blackhawks put up quite a fight but just couldn’t bring everything together for the win. Set scores against the Huskies were 20-25, 22-25 and 23-25. 

The Lady Blackhawks had their last regular-season game on Tuesday, Oct. 24, against Mt. Vernon/Plankinton in Forestburg. They have the rest of the week off with their first round of the region tournament taking place on Tuesday, Oct. 31. The location and time of the game were not determined at press time.

…See individual stats and a picture in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

On Thursday, Oct. 19, the WWSSC Blackhawks hosted the Rapid City Christian (RCC) Comets for the first round of the football playoffs. They met in Wessington Springs just six days after their first match up against each other where the Comets beat the Blackhawks 0-7. However, this time on the field together the Blackhawks could not seem to make things happen for the team to pull off the win, and their season ended with a 7-36 loss to the Comets. 

It seems as though the Comets’ offense was basically the Kieffer family ball game with Simon Kieffer calling the plays as their quarterback, Lars Kieffer receiving and scoring at least one touchdown, and Benson Kieffer doing all the kicking, including a field goal and three PATs.

The only touchdown for the Blackhawks was scored in the fourth quarter when Holden Havlik hit Ryder Michalek with a nine-yard pass for six points followed by a PAT kick from Brett Miller to finish out the scoring for the contest.

WWSSC ended the season with a 7-2 record. The team will be losing several seniors playing in key roles, but they also retain many younger players who have made major contributions on both sides of the ball. A strong football season looks promising for years to come. 

…See individual stats and a picture in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!