Trojan Tribune. March Madness touches SD teams

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1 Trojan Tribune 4/4/2018 Issue 7 by Paige Semmler The Madness of March has come and gone and the best time of the year has graced us once again. People have said that this was the most unpredictable field of teams in years. Everyone rushed to get The Perfect Bracket filled out in time for the tournament start. In reality, 99% of all brackets are busted after the first round and with all the upsets that have happened in the tournament this year, it d be a miracle if your bracket didn t end up busted. With Kansas and Villanova being the only No. 1 seeds left (Virginia lost to No. 16 UMBC and Xavier lost to No. 9 Florida State) after the Round of 32, it made room for lower-seeded teams like No.11 Loyola-Chicago and No. 9 Kansas State to try and make it to the Final Four, as they had already won out and made it into the Elite 8. This year s Final Four was held in San Antonio, Texas with the semifinal games being on Saturday, March 31 and the championship game on Monday, April 2. Loyola (No. 11) prevailed and punched their ticket to the Alamo Dome, along with Kansas (No. 1), Villanova (No. 1), and Michigan (No. 3). On Saturday, Michigan squared off with Loyola Chicago and ultimately ended their Cinderella Story of a season, winning Next up was the battle of the one-seeds, with the Jayhawks taking on the Wildcats. Kansas couldn t handle the quick shooters of Nova Nation and lost 95-79, with Villanova converting on 45% of 3-point attempts and going 55% on field goals for the night. Cheerleaders selected by Clara Plooster One of the sure signs of spring is the annual cheerleading selection process. Cheer tryouts were held recently and the results announced: The cheerleading squads are as follows: For Competitive Cheer, Hanna Jackson, Kennedy Heidinger, Maci DeGeest, Kenzie Prunty, Kayla Neugebauer, Rachel Mahoney, Jordyn Lippert, Madison Zwinger, Keelie Konfrst, Kenna Konfrst, London Sudbeck, Bennett McIntosh, Sadie Lindeman and Reese Reichert-Alternates; The Football Cheer Squad includes Hanna, Kenzie, Rachel, Madison, Sadie, and Bennett; Boys Basketball Cheer is Hanna, Maci, Jordyn, Jackie, Reese, and Zoey Harrison; Girls basketball Cheer includes Kennedy, Kayla, Summer Sloan, Rachel, Madison, and Lizzy Kinneberg. Congratulations to all the girls! Parkston High School Parkston, SD parkston.k12.sd.us March Madness touches SD teams With Loyola and Kansas being eliminated, the stage was set for Villanova to take on Michigan in the Ship. Nova went into the half with a pretty comfortable lead with the score being They only went up from there, outscoring the Wolverines in the second half and capturing their second title in 3 years with a convincing win (79-62). Villanova s Donte DiVincenzo was named MVP by his impressive effort off the bench. DiVincenzo had 31 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks. This year we had some South Dakota representation in the tourney with SDSU making it to the Big Dance. The Jackrabbits beat the USD Coyotes in the Summit League Championship game to earn an NCAA Tournament berth. The Jacks ended up as a 12-seed and faced No. 5 Ohio State in the Round of 64. They lost and were eliminated due to the singleelimination nature of this tournament. The playing field was blown wide open this year. But, would it really be March if there weren t any upsets? One thing is for sure, this year s Final Four teams were definitely an eclectic mix of teams that we haven t seen make it that far in awhile. Although the tournament may be over, talk about the games will continue for time to come. Until next year! Track renovations make the season a challenge by Jenna Bialas This season the track team is taking some new routes. The track and football stadium will be getting renovated because the track is out of date. This means that the team won t be able to practice on the track or on the equipment needed for field events. They also won t be able to hold any home meets, like the Ethan-Parkston Early Bird or the end of the year home meet. All of the home meets will be held in Mount Vernon. The first track meet this season was the Early Bird Meet, April 3. Unfortunately, due to the weather, the meet had to be cancelled. The team has had to be creative for practices. They will have to find places and ways to practice that don t involve the school track or field equipment. This year is kind of sad for the seniors who won t get a home meet their last year, but they know the track will be better for the future of the school and community.

2 SeniorsBy Kyla Ganley Laure n Re iner The question is, what aren t we going to do. -Ferris Bueller Lauren Reiner was born in Mitchell, September 15, 1999, to parents, Mike and Annie Reiner. She has three siblings: Brooke who is 28, Elliot who is 24, and Ava who is 16. Lauren plans to attend the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities for Architecture. She would describe her senior year in three words: Now or Never. The school tradition that means the most to her is senior cars. Lauren s favorite school lunch is grilled cheese and tomato soup. Her favorite school field trip was in the fourth grade when they visited Falls Park and the Sioux Falls Zoo. Lauren s favorite art project was a city landscape she created on a large canvas using acrylic paints she made in sculpture class. Her favorite TV show is The Office because she grew up watching it and it is funny. She has participated in volleyball for six years, basketball for eight years, softball for four years, and track for three years. Lauren has also participated in NHS, FCCLA, FCA, HOSA, student council, wrestling stats, band, and spring play. In ten years she sees herself working at an architecture firm somewhere. Tanner Grie be l Nothing s impossible Tanner Griebel was born March 19, 2000, in New Ulm, Minnesota to parents Tara Roth and Gary Griebel. He has three sisters: Laci, Morgan, and Tawni and one brother, Tait. Tanner plans to attend Mitchell Tech for powerline maintenance and construction. He says that senior year is going way to fast. The school tradition that means the most to him is the burning of the PHS. Tanner s favorite school lunch is chicken nuggets. If he can take a cross-country trip, he would start in South Dakota and drive to the pacific ocean with his closest friends. His favorite school field trip was to the Washington Pavilion because there were many interesting exhibits there. The coolest art project he has made was when he built a poker table with Dawson. Tanner has participated in football for one year. He has also participated in FFA, FCA, and NHS. He will always remember coming to school earlier in the morning to sit at a lunch table talking with friends before school. In ten years Tanner sees himself graduated from college, with a full time job. He hopes to be living on his own with some land to farm. Jonah Zwing er Hard work does pay off Jonah Zwinger was born in Mitchell, on May 2, 1999, to parents Kevin and Leisha Zwinger. He has two sisters: Morgan and Madison, and one brother, Josh. Jonah plans to attend Mitchell Technical Institute for Information Systems Technology. Jonah s primary social media platform is Twitter. The school tradition that means the most to him is Homecoming. His favorite school lunch is chicken nuggets. His favorite school field trip was to the Washington Pavillion because it was all hand on activities. Jonah has participated in Football for four years. He also participated in FFA, FCA, and Media Club. He will always remember Parkston High School. In ten years Jonah sees himself working for Microsoft.

3 Jade e Matthe is The key to surviving high school is keeping a pantry of food in your backpack or locker. Jadee Mattheis was born June 10, 2000, in Mitchell, South Dakota, to parents Michael and Amy Mattheis. She has one sibling, Preston. Jadee plans to attend SDSU for Animal Science. The tradition that means the most to her is burning of the PHS at coronation and having a day of games on homecoming. Her favorite school field trip was when she went to the zoo. Jadee has participated in golf since seventh grade. She also has participated in FFA, FCCLA, HOSA, FCA, NHS, Luther League, and 4-H. The TV shows that she enjoys watching is One Tree Hill while it was still on Netflix and Riverdale because it is an interesting show. She will always remember when their senior van stalled twice after a football game and they had to push it across town in the rain. In ten years Jadee sees herself working in a field related to animal genetics in either South Dakota or another smaller surrounding state. Brady Albrecht Would you rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. -Michael Scott Brady Albrecht was born in Mitchell, South Dakota, to parents Roger and Gail Albrecht. He has three siblings. Brady plans to attend the University of South Dakota for Elementary Education with a minor in coaching. He would describe his senior year in three words as sports, scholarships, and stress. The school tradition that means the most to him is Homecoming pep rallies. Brady s favorite school lunch is chicken alfredo. His favorite TV show is The Office because it is hilarious. The social media that he uses the most is Twitter. Brady has played football, basketball, and baseball for four years. He has also participated in student council, FFA, HOSA, and NHS. In ten years Brady sees himself employed and starting a family of his own. Jacob Le e You don t get what you wish for, you get what you work for. Jacob Lee was born September 27, 1999, in Brookings, South Dakota, to parents Troy and LeOnna Koehn. He has three siblings; Kenzie, Payton, and Addison. Jacob plans to attend Augustana University for business or kinesiology. He would describe his senior year as fast, fun, and freedom. The school tradition that means the most to Jacob is Homecoming. His favorite school lunch is cheese pizza and chili crispitos. If he could take a cross-country road trip he would start in Parkston and end in Arizona. He would take his friends. His favorite field trip was to the Washington Pavilion because there were a lot of interesting things, including things relating to science, which he enjoys. Jacob has participated in golf for six years during his junior high and high school career. His favorite TV show is The Office because it is funny and has a lot of dry humor. He will always remember when they had to make commercials in General Business and he watched G- Nuebs Good Time Jungle Club and Big Daddy s Dogs. In ten years he sees himself alive and well, just not sure where.

4 Tucker Murtha Don t look back on everything, look forward to the future Tucker Murtha was born August 18, 1999, in Parkston, to parents Chuck and Darcey Murtha. He has four siblings. Tucker plans to attend DSU for Cyber Security. He would describe his senior year as sitting back and relaxing. The school tradition that means the most to him is homecoming. His favorite school lunch is Taco Tuesday. If Tucker could take a cross-country trip he would start in Parkston and travel to Key West, Florida. His favorite school field trip was to the state Capitol because it was a good learning experience and he had fun. During his high school career, Tucker has participated in cross-country for six years, wrestling for three years, and track for six years. He has also participated in FBLA and FFA. He says that he will always remember getting sick on purpose to get out of tests. In ten years, Tucker sees himself working on a custom plane with his brother, Ethan, making good money and supporting a healthy family. Tritt Ding man Tritt Dingman was born September 13, 1999 to parents Jonathon and Lea Dingman. He has two siblings. Tritt plans to attend Mitchell Technical Institute for diesel power and technology. His favorite school lunch is corn dogs. His favorite field trip was to the Sioux Falls Zoo because it was fun to go to the zoo. The social media he uses the most is Facebook. One thing he will always remember is his senior year. In ten years Tritt sees himself working in, or owning, a mechanic shop. Sammi Murtha Let your hope make you glad. Be patient in the time of trouble and never stop praying. Romans 12:12 Sammi Murtha was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on January 2, 2000, to parents Becky and Kevin Murtha She has two sisters and two brothers. Sammi plans to attend the University of South Dakota for Speech Language Pathology. If she can describe her senior year she would describe it as adventurous, stressful, and Subway. The school tradition that means the most to Sammi is dressing up for sporting events. Ever since she was little, she enjoyed dressing up for her siblings sporting events. She enjoys seeing all of her friends crazy outfits because it brings excitement to the games. The school lunch that she most enjoys is chicken nuggets. If Sammi can go on a cross-country trip she would take her friends and start in Dimock, South Dakota, and travel to Stanley, Idaho, to the Dark-Sky reserve to star gaze. Her favorite elementary school field trip was in second grade when she went to the Butterfly House where a butterfly landed on her pigtail and she thought it was a cool experience. Her favorite TV show is The Office because she thinks Dwight is cool. Sammi has participated in swim team for twelve years, volleyball for nine years, basketball for two years, and softball for nine years. She has also participated in FCCLA, FCA, NHS, One-Act play, Spring Play, Doo-Wop Acapella Group, Band, Oral Interp, Drumline, and Jazz Band. She will always remember the time that Jonah Zwinger hit the hospital with the drivers ed van. In ten years she doesn t see herself living in Dimock.

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6 The End is Near! Of the school year, that is... This year has gone faster than many of us realized. Now, we are getting down to crunch time and the days we have left in class are fewer than you think, what with State meetings for HOSA, FCCLA, FFA, and FBLA. Add to that, the time we lose in class for Girls Golf, Track and Music competitions. In the interest of give everyone a Head s up, we have put together a calendar of the events scheduled in the last seven weeks of the school year. Take some time to look at it, as it is still your responsibility to make sure your work gets done. Your teachers will appreciate it, if you are on top of your class work, as well. Good luck, enjoy the end of the year and take a breath, once in a while! 2-Apr No School 3-Apr FFA Agriscience 4-Apr 5-Apr Testing: 7th 6-Apr 5-8 Vocal Armour Mitchell Rescheduled to AM, 8th PM Easter Monday April 20 Large Group JH Scotland FFA Lennox Early Bird Track Meet photos Cancelled HOSA State Convention, April Apr Testing: 11th AM, 10-Apr Testing: 11th AM, 11-Apr Testing: Our 12-Apr Testing: Our 13-Apr Testing: 8th Our Home PM Our Home PM Home AM, 11 PM Home AM, 11 PM aam, 7th PM Wagner Relays Elementary Music Corn Palace Relays; FCCLA State Conv. April Sioux Falls Concert (MPR) Prom Saturday, April Apr Testing: 8th 17-Apr Testing: 8th 18-Apr Testing: 19-Apr 20-Apr Girls Parkston AM, 7th PM AM, 7th PM Make-up & 11th Inv. (Lakeview) SD/NE Challenge AM; OH PM Greenway Relays (MVP) FFA State Conv. Brookings, April FFA Agriscience Mitchell FBLA State Conv. April Jr. High Platte Geddes 23-Apr 24-Apr Girls 25-Apr 26-Apr 27-Apr Dakora Valley Jr. High Track Bon Homme Relays (MCM) 30-Apr 1-May Girls 2-May 3-May 4-May Dell Rapids LMVC (Scotland) HS Awards Night FFA SD Envirothon@ SF, April 30 - May 1 7-May Girls 8-May 9-May 10-May 11-May West Central SESD Track HS POPS Concert Wagner JH MVP a 8th Grade Graduation April 21 Howard Wood May 4 & 5 Girls golf a@ Yankton Parker May 5 Girl s Golf Mitchell E/P MVP 14-May 15-May 16-May 17-May 18-May a Region MVP FFA Banquet High School Graduation Girls Vermillion May May Finals May Finals May Last Day Finals... Of School? (Pending School Board Girls Golf PreRegion Summertime! Action)