Area’s best seniors converge on White River for annual All-Star games
By Kristan Krogman
The annual Western Great Plains Senior All-Star games were held at Barnhart Gymnasium Tuesday, April 8 in White River. Seventeen schools were represented with over forty athletes showcasing their talents. In addition to a pair of exciting basketball games, the extras included a dunk contest, won by Eriq Swiftwater of Oelrichs and both girls and boys three point shooting contests. Chesney Garnos, Lyman, won the girls’ shootout, while Skyler Bertram of Chamberlain won the boys’s long range battle.
The girls opened the evening with a competitive match-up that went down to the wire. Cassidy Hanson (Winner), 19 points, led the Pink team to a 78-73 win over Yellow. Yellow was led by Tania Risse, Bennett County, with 17 points. Dusti Good Shield (8 points), Georgie Larvie, and Casey Fairbanks (6 points) represented the WRHS Lady Tigers.
Point totals:
“PINK”
Chey Brushbreaker (St. Francis) 9 pts
Casey Fairbanks (White River ) 6 pts
Anna Flitner (Lyman) 5 pts
Chesney Garnos (Lyman) 6 pts
Cassidy Hanson (Winner) 19 pts
Sara Husher (Winner) 12 pts
Taylor Merchen (Kadoka Area) 12 pts
Santana White Dress (Pine Ridge ) 9 pts
“YELLOW”
Dusti Good Shield (White River) 8 pts
Caitlin Jensen (Todd County) 4 pts
Taryn Lessert (Bennett County) 10 pts
Leah Marsh (Hanson) 10 pts
Tania Risse (Bennett County) 17 pts
Kelsey Sharkey (Todd County) 8 pts
Christi Sioux Bob (Red Cloud) 3 pts
Bailey Tibbs (Stanley County) 4 pts
Kennedy Wagner (Chamberlain) 9 pts
In the boys contest, it was another close one, though Green pulled away in the end, topping Blue, 122-112. Jacob Brown (Pine Ridge) paced the Green team with 22 points, while the winners were led by Chamberlain’s Reuben Estes who tallied a game high 28 points. White River’s Christian Bartlett had 15 points in the contest. Bill Chauncey and Bubba Young both scored 8 points. Tré Iyotte had 6 points, and Mat Beardt scored 4 points.
Point totals:
“GREEN”
Christian Bartlett (White River) 15 pts
Skyler Bertram (Chamberlain) 17 pts
Charles Broken Leg (St. Francis) 6 pts
Jacob Brown (Pine Ridge) 22 pts
Bill Chauncey (White River) 8 pts
Jacob Dreamer (Pine Ridge) 11 pts
Brendan Fast Horse (Oelrichs) 6 pts
Tre Iyotte (White River) 6 pts
Bailey Pourier (Red Cloud) 10 pts
Jeffrie Shaving (Cheyenne-Eagle Butte) 5 pts
Jackson Volmer (Jones County) 10 pts
“BLUE”
Trevor Anderson (Wall) 2 pts
Mat Beardt (White River) 4 pts
Jacob Black Bear (10 pts)
Tavis Burbank (White River) 11 pts
Reuben Estes (Chamberlain) 28 pts
Jeremy Long (Todd County) 2 pts
Xavier Norris (Cheyenne-Eagle Butte) 21 pts
Sean Stinson (Todd County) 5 pts
Eriq Swiftwater (Oelrichs) 21 pts
Bubba Young (White River) 8 pts
David Collins was the coach for the Pink and Blue teams. Orlana Schmidt coached team Yellow and Cheyenne Schmidt was coach for team Green.