Five wrestlers from Brandon Valley’s 2018-19 squad landed a spot on the 2019 All-ESD Conference Wrestling Team. Twenty-nine wrestlers in all total garnered the post-season accolade.
Brandon Valley had more game than the defending AA state champs Aberdeen Central could withstand in Saturday’s SoDak 16 state-qualifier. The Lady Lynx came out on top of the lopsided 51-25 victory to earn their third consecutive trip to the state show.
The Lynx bowling teams found themselves fighting an uphill battle at the two-day state varsity tournament in Yankton. Both the boys and girls were eliminated early on from the double-elimination event.
No basketball team is the same team from one season to the next.
And that was case Friday, as Brandon Valley coasted to a 68-29 victory over the Douglas Patriots, a team that put an end to BV’s 2018 season in a double-overtime SoDak 16 battle.
Friday’s 67-40 non-conference win over the visiting Douglas Patriots was a physical battle, putting the Lady Lynx at the foul line for 19 opportunities. And while the Brandon Valley kept the Patriots at bay, the Lynx cashed in on just nine of those chances.
The Lady Lynx found themselves in a dog fight Saturday afternoon, and it was the St. Thomas More Cavaliers that had the “bigger bark” in the 66-58 outcome.
Class A’s No. 3 St. Thomas More proved to be a formidable opponent for the Lynx boys Saturday afternoon, but it would be Class AA’s No. 4 team that outlasted their West River guests in the 62-52 ending.
