Winner Warriors

A lot of today's success of the Winner Warriors is a result of the tradition instilled by longtime coach Harvey Naasz.

Winner, SD saw three state championships in the 80's thanks to Harvey Naasz. For 17 years, Harvey coached his heart out for the Warriors, and in 2017, he was inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame. Even as a child, Harvey knew coaching would impact his life.

In thrilling fashion, Elk Point-Jefferson topped Winner 21-14 on Friday afternoon in Vermillion at the Dakota Dome to win their first ever state football title, in their first ever championship game appearance.

Winner senior wrestling stand out Kaden Keiser became the 11th wrestler in Class B to win four individual state championships.

A new South Dakotan has joined the state’s high school girls’ basketball 2,000-point club. On Saturday during the Sacred Hoops Classic event in Sioux Falls, Winner senior basketball stand-out Bella Swedlund hit the milestone in a game against Florence/Henry. Coming into the game, she had 1,998-points.

The Winner Warriors completed their perfect journey to a state championship on Friday with a 40-8 victory over Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan.

In a game that came down to the final play, the Winner Warriors claimed the 11B state championship on Friday with an 18-14 win over the Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan Seahawks.

Since 1994, the Spirit of Su award has been presented at halftime of the state basketball tournament. Fast forward to 2020 and the tradition was forced to change.

A grocery store in south central South Dakota is helping raise money for local schools by selling boxes of cereal. This year, three schools on Highway 18…

Winner defeated Groton Area 54-0 on Friday afternoon for the 11B state football championship. This is the seventh overall title for the Warriors football program.