Winner, SD Cheer and Dance Team Honors Deceased Classmate

By Nate Wek

Published October 21, 2016 at 11:25 PM CDT

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The cheer and dance teams from Winner, South Dakota are honoring their classmate Taylor Watzel at the state cheer and dance competition in Aberdeen. Watzel passed away this week as a result of a farming accident.

Winner cheer team has the initials of classmate Taylor Watzel, who passed away this week, by their right eyes. pic.twitter.com/o36Hq0h3Ad

— Nate Wek (@Nate_WekSDPB) October 21, 2016

According to reports, the accident happened on Tuesday with a grain bin on the family farm. The cheer and dance team from Winner are honoring him by writing his initials by their right eyes.

Watzel played football and wrestled for the Winner Warriors.

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Nate Wek is currently the sports content producer and sports and rec beat reporter for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism Broadcasting and a minor in Leadership. From 2010-2013 Nate was the Director of Gameday Media for the Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League) football team. He also spent 2012 and 2013 as the News and Sports Director of KSDJ Radio in Brookings, SD. Nate, his wife Sarah, and three sons, Braxan, Jordy, and Anders live in Canton, SD.

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