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Happening NOW •One Act: State Festival through Saturday •Girls Basketball: vs. O’Gorman today at WHS—JV and freshmen 4 p.m., sophomores 5:30 p.m., varsity 7 p.m. in gyms •Bowling: vs. Vermillion 4 p.m. today at Eastway Bowl •Wrestling: JV Triangular vs. Brandon Valley and Roosevelt 5:30 p.m. today in Brandon •JROTC: Drills 7 a.m. Saturday in gyms •Gymnastics: Varsity East/West meet 6 p.m. tonight at Lincoln High School •Debate: At Central Forensics Conference event 8:30 a.m. Saturday in Brandon •Boys Basketball: Saturday at Brandon Valley High School—JV and freshmen noon, sophomores 1:30 p.m., varsity 3 p.m.

Lunch Time at WHS •Today’s lunch: Barbecue beef sandwich and french fries •À la carte lines: Cheese pizza, chicken and cheese quesadilla, baked potato bar, chef salad, sandwiches

Group Meetings •Boys Soccer: Players will meet for an open field at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Avera Sports Institute.

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Warrior athletes commit to various schools on signing day Several members of 11AAA champion football team to go to USF

By Taylor Nase and Addison Sannes ednesday was National Signing Day nationwide. Due to the late start and snow, however, Warrior athletes celebrated their signing at the Avera Sports Institute Thursday. The University of Sioux Falls was well represented at the event as eight members of the state championship 11AAA football team signed with the Cougars, including seniors Michael Enalls, Jack Schelhaas, Ty Smith and Joey Wehrkamp. Wehrkamp said he is enthused. “I am excited to play college football and I can’t wait to get back on the field with the three other Warriors,” Wehrkamp said. “Next year will be fun especially rooming with Michael Enalls.” Enalls recently changed his decision from

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Augustana University to USF. “I was really rushed for my decision and USF offered me better money, so it was the right decision for me,” Enalls said. Seniors Jenson Amdahl and Chayden Fitzsimmons signed to Dakota Wesleyan in Mitchell. Senior Stephen Cordell signed to Dakota State University in Madison and senior Isaiah Feterl to Augustana. Senior Matt Farniok made a well-publicized decision to sign with the University of Nebraska. Two Warrior girls soccer players also signed with Augustana at the event—seniors Morgan Moe and Peyton Stenzel. “It was a special day that celebrated all our hard work and dedication,” Moe said.

Other Reminders •Green Club: Members will sell Valentine’s Day carnations today during lunch in the commons for delivery on Feb. 11—$2 per flower, know the recipient’s seventh period class. •Concert Choir: Variety Show and silent auction will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in the auditorium. Buy advanced tickets ($8 students/$15 adults) from any member through today. Prices increase ($10/$17) at the door. NOW Friday Staff

Co-Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Nase and Peyton Stenzel Assistant Editor: . . . . . . . . . . . Thayer Smith Staff: Caden Goetschius, Kane Miedema, Tyler Olmstead, Joey Wehrkamp, IvaJane O’Brien, Addison, Sannes, Nora VanAartsen Editor-in-chief . . . . . . . . . . . . Maddie Wiley Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . .Hannah Smith Adviser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Lueth The News of Washington is a publication of the Orange & Black Staff Washington High School–Sioux Falls, S.D. WHSNOW.COM Some material courtesy of American Society of Newspaper Editors/ TNS Campus High School Newspaper Service

Photo by Tyler Olmstead SIGN—Several senior members of the 11AAA championship football team pose with approving family members after committing to various area colleges and universities during the WHS signing event Thursday at the Avera Sports Institute in Sioux Falls.

Girls host O’G tonight, boys visit BV Saturday By Joey Wehrkamp After having their Tuesday game with Brandon Valley postponed to Feb. 18 by weather, girls basketball team members will finally take the courts at WHS today as they host city rival O’Gorman. Freshman and JV action will begin at 4 p.m. today, with the sophomores at 5:30 p.m. and the varsity at 7 p.m. Sophomore Taylor VanderVelde said the team is

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well prepared for tonight. “We had a hard week of practice and we feel prepared to play O’G and come out with the win,” she said. Then on Saturday, all boys teams will be in action in Brandon as they take on the Lynx in Metro Conference action. Both freshmen and JV boys will play at noon, followed by the sophomores at 1:30 p.m. and the varsity at 3 p.m. at Warrior Nation Events

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Brandon Valley High School. Senior Sam Siganos said he is excited to play the Lynx. “We worked hard all week during practice and we are excited about getting back on the court after not playing for a week,” Siganos said. The boys are currently ranked No. 1 in District 2AA and No. 3 in class AA, while the girls are ranked No. 1 in both District 2AA and this week’s state-wide AA poll. All WHS News

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Bowling teams split with Harrisburg, host Vermillion By Nora Van Aartsen and Thayer Smith The varsity bowling teams split with Harrisburg Jan. 29 at Eastway Bowl. The varsity boys won 29-21. Sophomore Cyler Melvin had the high series with 644. He also tied with Senior Aaron Johnson for high game with 227. The girls varsity fell to Harrisburg 27-23. High series went to senior Maggie Bowie with 494 and high game to senior

Erikka Heptig with 201. Junior Alex Rote went in knowing it would be tough. “It was a hard loss knowing some of our bowlers struggled,” Rote said. “But what matters is our team support to keep us going.” In JV action, the girls lost to Harrisburg 23-2 and the boys fell to the Tigers 29-21. The team next takes on Vermillion at Eastway Bowl at 4 p.m. this afternoon.

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Gymnastics team competes in Metro Conference Meet

Hunt is on for new Planet Nine

close behind with 27.9. Saaleephiw finished eighth in vault out of 18 contestants. Overall, Gjoraas finished 11th all-around and Saaleephiw 12th. Coach Ellen Engebretson was pleased. “Our varsity is now in contention to qualify for state,” she said. In JV, WHS finished third with 107.35 points, beating Lincoln. The varsity competes in an east/ west meet today at Lincoln.

By Franco Ordonez McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) For a planet that hasn’t technically been discovered yet, Planet Nine is generating a lot of buzz. Astronomers have not yet found a new planet orbiting the sun. Yet some remote icy bodies are dropping clues that a giant orb may be lurking on the fringes of the solar system.

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Six hunks of ice in the debris field beyond Neptune travel on orbits that are aligned with one another. Planetary scientists Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown at Caltech in Pasadena, Calif., described the curious orbits last month. Gravitational tugs from the known planets should have twisted their orbits around by now. But analyses using what are known as computer models now suggest their continuing shared alignment could be explained by the effects of a distant planet. It would have to be roughly 10 times as massive as Earth and come no closer to the sun than about 30 billion kilometers — 200 times the distance between the sun and Earth. The Caltech pair described those findings in the February Astronomical Journal. Evidence for such a planet is scant. What’s more, finding such a stealth world will be tough. Yet finding hordes of other icy nuggets with overlapping orbits could make a stronger case for the planet — and even help point to where in the sky it is. Until then, researchers are intrigued but cautious about the likelihood of a new planet. “It’s exciting and very compelling work,” says Meg Schwamb. She’s a planetary scientist at Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan. But so far, only six orbiting bodies point toward a new mystery planet. “Whether that’s enough is still a question,” she says.

This year’s NFL season is almost over as Super Bowl 50 takes place Sunday near San Francisco. Super Bowl Sunday is a great time to get with friends to watch an exciting game, and since the Chicago Bears aren’t playing, I’ll be looking Hear me. . . forward to halftime to watch the always beautiful Beyonce perform with Caden Goetschius Coldplay and Bruno Mars. To everyone’s surprise, The Carolina Panthers are the frontrunners to win the Super Bowl, having made a huge comeback this season by losing only one game after going 7-8-1 in the 2014-15 season. It is the biggest game of the year for superstar quarterback Cam Newton as he will be

By Tyler Olmstead Warrior gymnasts took on in-city schools in the Metro Conference Meet Saturday at WHS. The varsity finished fourth with a total of 120.9 team points, behind Roosevelt with 127.1 and O’Gorman and Lincoln tied for first with 135.25. Eighth grader Kia Gjoraas finished on top for the Warriors, scoring 28.3 points all-around, with sophomore Lily Saaleephiw

looking for his first championship along with the Panthers organization’s first championship. “SuperCam” is going to be holding nothing back, and not worrying about an injury ending his season, as this is the last game of the year and the most important. Everyone remembers the 2014 playoffs when the Seahawks throttled the Broncos in the Super Bowl 43-8. If you’re a Denver Broncos fan, you should get out the Kleenex box and your blankie because the Panthers are going to deliver their wrath on the Broncos this year. Peyton Manning, the legendary 39-year-old quarterback, is still delivering as his outstanding football career nears its end. After Manning’s horrible performance two years ago, you can be sure that he’ll be looking for a Super Bowl win to cap-off his career. So join your friends, pop the sparkling grape juice, and get ready for the most exciting game of the year Sunday! Senior Caden Goetschius knows it will be the Bears year next season.

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