On Tuesday, Jan. 30, the SCW basketball teams traveled south to Ethan for a doubleheader against the Rustlers. The night started with both junior varsity teams playing at 5 p.m.; the girls played in the auxiliary gym and the boys played in the main gym, and both teams won. The SCW JV girls had a close 22-18 victory.

The boys’ JV team won easily with a final score of 46-22.

The varsity Lady Blackhawks knew they had a huge hill to climb in trying to defeat the Ethan ladies, and their thoughts rang true as the State B top-ranked Ethan girls’ team won 73-27.

In a rare occurrence where neither team scored in the fourth quarter, the varsity Blackhawk boys battled well against Ethan, but they just couldn’t get things to come together to finish and ended the night with a 49-57 loss.

Both SCW teams were on the road again on Saturday, Feb. 3 when they drove to Wolsey to take on their long-time rival, the Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds. The JV girls started with a 35-29 win over the W-W junior varsity girls.

The SCW JV boys kept their winning streak going with their 51-24 win over the JV Warbirds.

Next up were the varsity ladies, and this time the Lady Blackhawks ended their week with a nice 53-39 win.

The varsity boys ended the evening with a difficult game against a Wolsey-Wessington team that was definitely out to avenge their loss to the Blackhawks earlier in the season at the 281 Conference Tournament. The final score was 35-74, Warbirds.

The Lady Blackhawks move to 9-7 on the year, and the Blackhawks fall to 7-8 for the season. Both teams had their next game at Sanborn Central against Parkston on Tuesday, Feb. 6. They play Highmore-Harrold in Highmore on Friday, Feb. 9, and then they host James Valley in Woonsocket on Tuesday, Feb. 13. All home games can be seen on the home court’s Santel or Live Ticket channels.

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

On Tuesday, Jan. 23, both the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams traveled to Alexandria to take on the Hanson Beavers. The SCW ladies had their work cut out for them, as the Hanson girls’ teams have a strong program under the guidance of Coach Jim Bridge again this year. The boys faced a fearsome opponent in the Beaver boys’ team, as well, but they persevered and came out victors in the end.

The evening started with the junior varsity Lady Blackhawks losing 19-39 to the younger Hanson girls.

The junior varsity boys were up next, and the Blackhawks came out on top with a 41-32 win over the Beavers.

The varsity girls fought a good battle but ended their game in a 34-53 loss to the varsity Hanson ladies. It was obvious the Hanson ladies were coached well in preparation for the game, as their defense didn’t allow Liz Boschee to score a single point.

The varsity boys finished the night, and they brought home a wonderful victory, outscoring the Hanson Beavers 55-49.

On Thursday, Jan. 25, the SCW Lady Blackhawks hosted the Wessington Springs Spartan ladies in Woonsocket. The SCW junior varsity girls ended a low-scoring struggle with a 15-27 loss.

In what was considered a 281-Conference rematch, the SCW varsity ladies ended the night with a difficult 41-51 loss.

On Saturday, Jan. 27, the varsity Blackhawk boys competed in the Blizzard Buster Classic in Irene. With the score tied at 31 at halftime and only a two-point difference at the end of three quarters, it was a fight to the finish with the Blackhawks defeating the Freeman Flyers, 63-54.

The Lady Blackhawks move to 8-6 on the year, and the boys improve to 7-6 for the season. Their next court action was on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at a doubleheader in Ethan against the Rustlers. They then play Wolsey-Wessington on Saturday, Feb. 3 in Wolsey, start time is 12 noon. Their first game of the following week is scheduled as a doubleheader on Tuesday, Feb. 6 versus Parkston at Sanborn Central.

…See individual results and pictures from the girls game in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!