Northwestern Area

Home of the Wildcats!

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Thank you to BankNorth of Warner for its generous $5,000 donation to start a youth tackle football program for grades 4-6 at Northwestern! Head football coach Clayton Randall accepted the check from BankNorth's Keith Knuppe.

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Congratulations to Ella Boekelheide on running a 4:56.63 this weekend to break her 1,600-meter school record at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Oregon! She narrowly missed her 800-meter run record as well, running 2:12.53.

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Congratulations to Ella Boekelheide and Ty Boekelheide on being named to the South Dakota All-State Track & Field Team for their performances in the 800-meter run and triple jump, respectively!

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Congratulations to head girls' track coach Alli Jackson on being named Area 1 Class B Track & Field Coach of the Year by the South Dakota Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches Association! 💚💛

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What a GREAT week of GMS Camp for Northwestern Volleyball! Thank you to Coach Eric Hodgson and Coach RanDee Ochinero for investing in our athletes and helping us continue building something special within Northwestern Volleyball.
#BetterTogether💚💛🏐#GoldMedalSquared

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First week of June means basketball camp! Coaches Sydney Hammrich, Isaac Groft, and Denise Clemens worked with the elementary, middle school, and high school girls this week! #BetterTogether 🏀💚💛

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First week of June means basketball camp! Coach Redman and the high school boys worked with the younger boys all week! #BetterTogether 🏀💚💛

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Congrats to the girls track team on its 5th place finish at the state track meet & to Ella Boekelheide on being named Class B Girls Track MVP!

Northwestern girls athletics had a fantastic year, placing 2nd at state cross country, 3rd at state volleyball & 5th at state track! 💚

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Congratulations to junior Ty Boekelheide on his second-place finish in the triple jump at the state track and field meet with a leap of 43-7!

Photo by John Davis

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Congratulations to senior Ella Boekelheide on winning all four of her events at the state track meet! After anchoring the state champion medley relay on Thursday, Ella won the 800, 1600, and 3200!🏅💛💚

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Congratulations to the girls Medley Relay team on their state championship! The team of eighth-graders Brenna Halvorson, Rachel Melius, Elexis Kramp, and senior Ella Boekelheide set a new state meet record and broke the school record in a time of 4:13.02! 🏅💚💛

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State Track
Ty: Triple Jump, 400, 4x4
Drew: 4x4
Carson: 4x4
Brecken: 4x4
Deklyn: 4x4 alternate
Ella: 800, 1600, 3200, Medley
Sienna: 300mH, 4x1
Lila: 4x1
Lilly: 4x4
Brenna: 4x1, 4x2, 4x4, Medley
Elexis: 400, 4x2, 4x4, Medley,
Rachel: Long Jump, 4x2, 4x4, Medley
Ava: 4x1, 4x2

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Good luck to the Wildcats at the State track and field meet in Sioux Falls on May 28-30!

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We're talking with @NW_Journalism's Ella Boekelheide after the break on FSA! #SDpreps
LISTEN: https://t.co/CuOwSOyFee
WATCH: https://t.co/I7URZQ4cVc

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Congratulations to senior Sienna Kessler on breaking the school record in the 300-meter hurdles at the Webster meet with a time of 49.54, beating the previous record set by Alisha Markuson in 1995 at 49.66, making this the ninth school record to fall this track season!

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Congratulations to the girls medley relay team (eighth-graders Brenna Halvorson and Rachel Melius, freshman Lilly Haven, senior Ella Boekelheide) on breaking the school record at the Warner track meet with a time of 4:19.47!

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Congratulations to the Class of 2026!

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Happy Tuesday! Join @DavidTukesbrey & @the_COBRA66 as they talk a little bit of potpourri today; @CoachRandall85 of @NW_Journalism joins at 10:15a!
LISTEN: https://t.co/CuOwSOyFee
WATCH: https://t.co/7ECEE39QGW

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Congratulations to the class of 2026! Everyone at Northwestern is proud of you all and we hope your futures are amazing! Good luck on all of your future endeavors!💛💚🎓