On Friday, Oct. 4, the Blackhawks hosted the Miller/Highmore-

Harrold Rustlers (MHH) for a game in Wessington Springs, and the Blackhawks left no question as to who was in control as they ended the night with a 62-20 win over the Rustlers.

As the Blackhawks improve to an impressive 5-1 record, Head Coach Michael Schmitz had this to say about Friday’s game, “The WWSSC Blackhawks started out fast and never slowed down. I am proud of how the team came out and fought from the very start. We played pretty well in all three phases of the game. Grant Edwards seemed to score most of the time when he touched the ball. Offensively, we were able to control the game on the ground with some help from passing. Defensively, I liked what we were able to do throughout the game. We created turnovers and capitalized on mistakes. Special teams also came up big for the Blackhawks.”

The Blackhawks have their next game this Friday night, Oct. 11, at Wessington Springs for the final home game of the regular season. They will take on the Chamberlain Cubs, starting at 7 p.m.

…Read details and see a picture of the game in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

The SCW Lady Blackhawks varsity volleyball team performed well in three separate events to make for an exhausting but inspiring week for them as a team. It started on Tuesday, Oct. 1 when they swabbed the deck with the Highmore-Harrold Pirates in three sets with scores of 25-13, 25-19 and 25-14. 

On Thursday, Oct. 3, the Lady Blackhawks hosted the Vikings from James Valley Christian for a night of volleyball at Sanborn Central. The SCW ladies pilfered a win from the Vikings, as well, in a three-set victory with scores of 25-6, 26-24 and 25-15, SCW. 

For their last battle of the week, the Lady Blackhawks competed in the 281 Conference Tournament in Wessington Springs on Saturday, Oct. 5 and came home with a nice third-place finish. 

Their first game was a rematch with Highmore-Harrold and SCW came out on top once again with set scores of 25-22 and 25-23.

The second match of the tournament for the Lady Blackhawks was against Wolsey-Wessington and was the only loss for the Lady Blackhawks in the week. It was a good matchup with set scores of 25-20, 22-25 and 13-25. 

That loss took the SCW ladies to the match for third place against the Wessington Springs Spartans. The Lady Blackhawks started out slow, losing the first set 21-25, but they came back and won the next two sets, 25-19 for both, and earned the third-place title.

The Lady Blackhawks now have a record of 12-7, and they faced Sunshine Bible Academy in Woonsocket on Tuesday, Oct. 8. They play Tripp-Delmont/Armour in Armour tonight (Thursday), and then next week they play Howard on Monday, Oct. 14 in Howard and Iroquois/Lake Preston in Forestburg on Tuesday night. 

…Read details and see pictures of the games in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

On Friday, Sept. 27, the WWSSC Blackhawks traveled to Wagner and returned with another win to add to their record. With starter Payton Uecker out due to a concussion, some adjustments had to be made, but after a slow start, the Blackhawks came together and made things happen to accomplish a 29-13 win over the Red Raiders.

After the game, Head Coach Schmitz commented, “I feel that when we started the game, we started slow, but as the game went on, we gained more confidence. The kids really started to rally and make good strides. We took a small step forward tonight. I am looking forward to getting on to next week, but I hope everyone enjoys this win. What a great team I get to be a part of, from the administration in the schools to the coaches and the kids!”

The Blackhawks improved to 4-1 on the season. Their next game is this Friday night at home against Miller/Highmore-Harrold and will be played in Wessington Springs, which is a location change from the regular schedule. Start time is 7 p.m. 

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