Broadcaster Press 9 March 26, 2019 www.broadcasteronline.com MARCH 2019 VERMILLION.K12.SD.US VERMILLION HIGH SCHOOL’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER State Titles & Broken Records matches and won all of them. Once he realized he was the state champion, he felt a mix of emotions: shock, excitement and gratitude all sum up his feeling of winning once again. Breaking records and winning seems to come natural for Lucas. This season, he broke the school record for career takedowns with 157. LucasÕ goal is to win state for a third time his senior year. His future seems bright; he plans to continue wrestling throughout his college career. He would like to personally thank his coaches for everything they do and shout-out to all of his fans for their support. The entire school is proud and wishes you, Lucas, the best of luck for the future, congrats! LEXI PLITZUWEIT LUCAS ANGLIN BY MYA DEJONG BY MADDI KALLSEN L ucas Anglin, a junior at Vermillion High School, became a state champion for the second time. Naturally, heÕs proud and ready for another season of wins. Lucas has been wrestling practically his entire life; starting at the age of five, he has dedicated a lot of time to the sport. He trains all year round and goes to various camps and tournaments during the summer. For him, even though wrestling is an individual sport, teamwork is vital to his performance and the dynamic of mutual support between him and his teammates is crucial. State wrestling took place in Rapid City at the Rushmore Civic Center February 22 and 23rd. Lucas competed in four three-period W ith 44 points in one game, Lexi Plitzuwiet, a sophomore, broke the Vermillion High Schools girls shooting record for one game. Lexi has been close to beating the record on more than one occasion this season. Finally on February 5th, she beat the record at 44 points with pure natural talent and fire. The ending score was 75-70. After double overtime and a lot of hard work and vigor, we took the win. While asking Lexi if she realized she had broken the record during the game, she said, ÒI kinda realized it but it didnÕt really matter to me because all I wanted to do was win the game.Ó As you may know last year, her brother, AJ, broke the same record for boys, scoring 52 Basketball Season Review BY MYA DEJONG B oth girls and boys basketball this season did better and pushed harder than they were expected to. The girls finished the regular season with a record of 15-5. Our boys record was 12-8 when they finished. The girls had their first regions game at home against Dakota Valley on February 25. Our girls won 46 to 28 leading them to the next game against Beresford on February 28. The girls lost in a intense game 53 to 56. The girls didnÕt make state, but we are proud of them and thankful for the team and our seniors Rachel, and Kasey. The boys first regions game was February 26 at home against Dakota Valley. We whipped them with a score of 67 to 54. We moved onto Tea on March 1. We played Tea and lost to them with a score of 86 to 60. Our boys basketball team held strong this year and became a whole team of good players. We are proud of both our girls and boys basketball teams this year. The entire school looks forward to cheer them on next year! Wrestling Season Review BY MYA DEJONG O ur Vermillion wrestling season ended on February 23rd, concluding with the state tournament. Our wrestling team brought seven wrestlers to state. To do this, they each had to compete at regions and place 4th or above. This year, regions was February 15 in Sioux Falls. Our wrestler in the 106 weight class was Nick Roob. Nick is a sophomore and made state, as he placed 3rd at regions. The next weight class is 126 and Jarett Rueb, a senior, wrestles that weight class. Jarett placed 2nd ng elebrati C s 60 Year ! e of Servic at regions, making state. Our 138 wrestler Lucas Anglin, junior, placed 2nd at regions making state. Mason Schroeder, a senior, placed 3rd at regions in the 145 weight class. Jack Kratz, a freshman in the 152 weight class, placed 2nd at regions. Our next wrestler that made state was a junior, Kobe Culver, who wrestles in the 195 weight class and placed 3rd at regions. The last wrestler that made state was Zach Brady, a freshman in the 285 weight class. State this year was a two day event in Rapid City. All of the wrestlers that made state competed with great effort. We are all very proud of them. We only had one wrestler place at state, Lucas Anglin. Lucas won every match leading him to the championship against Isaac Klinkhammer, a sophomore from Brandon Valley, who was his ÒrivalÓ this season. The match went into overtime and Lucas ended up winning state in the 138 weight class. We look forward to supporting our wrestlers next season and cannot wait to watch each and every wrestler next year! For Sale, For Rent – For Every Move You Make! (605) 624-2646 105 E. Cherry St., Vermillion, SD (605) 677-5214 www.vermillionfcu.com www.premierrealestateltd.com 1216 E. Cherry St., Vermillion, SD 57069 points. Lexi reflected on this, saying, “Breaking the same record is pretty cool. I always grew up watching him play basketball and I learned a lot from him.Ó She also hopes she can break his record, Òjust to make fun of him; itÕs always a competition in our house.Ó Both siblings have shown tremendous ability to shoot the basketball. ItÕs going to be interesting to see if she beats her brothers record in the next two year of her high school career. We are proud of our young athlete and look forward to the next seasons with her. We are sure Lexi will go on to do great things in her future and hope she accomplishes all of her goals! Left Photo courtesy of Mindy Whisler. Right Photo: Lexi gets ready for a free throw. Photo by Mya DeJong. FEBRUARY 22 End of 3rd Quarter State All-State Band @Aberdeen 5pm Baseball: Varsity Game @ Yankton 23 State All-State Band @Aberdeen 25 7pm School Board Meeting @VHS Library 26 6:30 and 7:30 3rd/4th Grade Concert @VHS 11 am B Tennis: Yankton (T) 27 State Journalism @Brookings 28 5:30 Baseball: Varsity Game @ Prentis Park 7:30 Baseball: JV Game @Prentis Park 30 9am B Tennis: Yankton(T) Baseball: Varsity Game @Sioux Falls MARCH 1 6pm Track and Field: Varsity Invitational @USD 2 3:30pm B/G Track: EPJ (T) 3 TBA- SDHSAA Regions 1 Large Group Contest @VHS 4 2:30pm B/G Track Booster Club Invite (H) 4pm B Tennis: Luverne, MN (H) 6pm Baseball: Varsity Game @ Prentis Park 8pm: Baseball: JV Game @Prentis Park 5 4pm B/G 7th/8th Track Quad @ Beresford 6 State Show Choir @ SF O’Gorman 1pm Baseball: Varsity Game @ Prentis Park 3pm Baseball: JV Game @Prentis Park 7 State Student Council @ Sioux Falls 8 7pm School Board Meeting @ Al Neuharth Media Center, USD Campus State Student Council @ Sioux Falls 5:30pm Baseball Varsity @Dakota Valley 7:30pm Baseball: JV Game @ Dakota Valley 9 2pm G Golf: Madison (T) 4pm B Tennis: Brandon Valley (H) 4pm B/G Track Invite @Canton 4pm B/G 7th/8th Grade Track: Dakota Valley (T) 11 7:30 All School Band Extravaganza @VHS 4pm G Golf: Canyon (H) 4pm B/G Track: Lennox (T) 13 TBA - ACT Test @VHS 7:45pm Grand March 8:30 Prom 14 5:30pm Baseball Varsity @ Parkston 7:30pm Baseball: JV Game @ Parkston 15 4pm B Tennis: Harrisburg (H) 4pm B/G 7th/8th Track: Home 5:00pm Baseball Varsity @Prentis Park 7:00pm Baseball: JV Game @ Prentis Park 16 TBA- B Tennis TBA 3:30pm B/G Track: Tea Area (T) 6:30 pm Kindergarten Concert @ VHS 18 PLT Day- Early Dismissal- All Schools Dismissed @ 1:30pm 4pm B/G Track : Lennox (T) 9am G Golf: EPJ (T) 5:00pm Baseball Varsity @ Parkston 7:00pm Baseball: JV Game @ Parkston 19 No School- Good Friday 20 2:00pm Baseball Varsity @Wagner 21-22 No School- Easter 23 9am G Golf Invite @Dakota Valley 4pm B/G Track :Dakota Valley (T) 11am B Tennis Triangle: (H) 7pm School Board Meeting @VHS Library 25 1pm B Tennis: SF Christian (T) 2pm B/G Track: Yankton (T) State Jazz Band @Brandon Valley 5:30pm Baseball Varsity @Prentis Park 7:30pm Baseball: JV Game @ Prentis Park 26 4pm G Golf Quad: TBA 12pm B/G 7th/8th Track: Yankton (T) State Jazz Band @Brandon Valley 5:00pm Baseball Varsity @ Parkston 7:30pm Baseball: JV Game @ Parkston 27 Booster Club VHS Hall of Fame State Jazz Band @Brandon Valley 29 10:30am B Tennis: Mitchell (T) 5:00pm Baseball Varsity @ Beresford 7:00pm Baseball: JV Game @ Beresford 30 9am G Golf Invite @Dell Rapids