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Monday, Sept. 25, 2017

Vol. 23 • No. 12

First-Day Schedule

Warriors stay perfect with one point homecoming win

Happening Now •Faculty: Semester test preview 3 p.m. in library •Boys Golf: JV vs. O’Gorman 4 p.m. at Willow Run •Girls Tennis: JV vs. Lennox 4 p.m. at WHS •Football: JV vs. Lincoln 4:15 p.m. at WHS •Softball: Varsity and JV doubleheaders vs. Brandon Valley 6 p.m. at Sherman Park

Lunch Time at WHS •Today’s lunch: Pancakes, scrambled eggs, refried beans •À la carte lines: Pepperoni hot pocket, taco fixings, chef salad, sandwiches

Group Meetings •Rubik’s Cube Club: Will meet at 3:10 p.m. today in A-204. All interested students are invited to attend to learn more about the club. •Spanish Club: Will meet at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in A-154. All current, former and future Spanish students are welcome. •Chemistry Club: Miss last week’s meeting? Join the Google Classroom page with the code “szw6Js” to get announcements about upcoming meetings, t-shirt orders and more.

Other Reminders •2017 Yearbooks: may be picked up before or after school or during lunch in A-133. NOW Monday Staff

Co-Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sophie Nieman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and Zach Heins Assistant Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riley Jensen Staff: Cyler Melvin, Trevor Burkhart Editors-in-chief . . . . . . . . . . . . Madi Forseth and Libby Nachtigal Adviser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Lueth The News of Washington is a publication of the Orange & Black Staff Washington High School–Sioux Falls, S.D. Some material courtesy of American Society of Newspaper Editors/TNS Campus High School Newspaper Service

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Football team wins 95th OLD game 29-28

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By Cyler Melvin and Zach Heins arrior varsity football team members stayed perfect by one point as they defeated Rapid City Stevens 29-28 in the Orange Letter Days Homecoming football game Friday at Howard Wood Field. With 14 seconds left to play, WHS had two close calls, as Stevens failed to make a two point conversion to tie the game, then were not successful in an onside kick to keep the ball. This was an Orange Letter Days Homecoming game to remember as it went down to the wire in front of an excited Warrior homecoming student section. The game started with another record by senior Logan Uttecht. On the opening play of the game, senior Zach Heins threw a 42 yard pass to Uttecht to give him the record as all-time leader in reception yards with 1,560 career yards for the Warriors. Coach Chad Stadem said he appreciated the support of Warrior Nation at the Orange Letter Days game. “We played a very good Rapid City Stevens team, and it made for an exciting homecoming game,” Stadem said. “We are looking forward to becoming a better team this week and proving it again on Friday.” The Warriors will look to improve to 6-0 with a win over the 11AA Brookings Bobcats Friday at 7 p.m. in Brookings.

Photo courtesy Josh Jurgens jurgensdigitalmedia.com LEAP—Senior Shiloh Flanagan leaps for the ball in Friday’s Orange Letter Days Homecoming win over Rapid City Stevens.

Volleyball team defeats No. 1 Harrisburg By Zach Heins and Cyler Melvin Varsity volleyball team members defeated No. 1 and previously unbeaten Harrisburg in an exciting five game marathon Thursday at WHS 25-21, 10-25, 9-25, 25-20, 15-13. The Warriors improved to 6-8 on the season with the win. The game was one to remember for the volleyball team as they topped the Tigers

in front of a raucous Warrior crowd on homecoming week. Junior Peyton Rymerson said it was a great win for the team. “It’s always great taking down the No. 1 team in the state,” Rymerson said. “This win now gives us momentum going into the later part of the season.” In sub-varsity action, the JV and sophomores both won in

two sets and the freshman teams both lost in two sets. The JV won 25-16, 25-16 and the sophomores 25-16, 25-15. The Freshman A team fell 14-25, 19-25 and the B Team 13-25, 14-25. The Warriors will next be in action as they host cross-town rival the Roosevelt Rough Riders on Tuesday on Teacher Appreciation Night for the WHS team.

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NFL protests increase From wicked Twitter arguments to the president of the United States weighing in on Twitter himself, the topic of football players taking knees during the anthem has been plastered in our faces time and time again recently. But what really is the basis and foundation for these protests, and why is there such outrage about them? It all started with Colin Kaepernick, the former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, who decided to take a knee to protest racism in the United States last season. “I am not going to stand up and show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick told the NFL. Recently, more and more of these protests have appeared on most teams. The Oakland Raiders on Sunday night could be seen with nearly all of their players kneeling. The Pittsburgh Steelers also Hear me. . . opted to stay in the locker room for the anthem— except for one Trevor Burkhart player, Alejandro Villanueva, inspiring a viral photo. Villanueva, who is an Army Ranger veteran of three tours in Afghanistan, isn’t against the protest, but is against how they disrespect those who fight and die so that others have the right to protest. “I don’t know if the most effective way is to sit down during the national anthem with a country that is providing you freedom and $16,000,000 a year,” Villanueva told the NFL. Whether or not these protests are just is up to you, but be sure you know what you are doing and who you are disrespecting before you do it, and don’t do it just because others are. And don’t be afraid to show your pride in America. Senior Trevor Burkhart is proud to stand up for America.

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Boys take seventh at University of Minnesota Meet Cross Country

By Sophie Nieman Boys and girls varsity cross country team members competed in the Gold Division of the Roy Griak Cross Country Meet on the campus of the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minn., Saturday as the boys t o o k Sports seventh place with an average time of 17:27. Seniors Shodo Mahamed took 36th place overall and Yonas Sadi 35th. Senior Topher Zahn, who finished 93rd, said he was pleased with the team’s performance. “As a team we ran really well,” Zahn said. “It was awesome to have a good showing against very tough competition.” The girls took 34th overall in the 45 team event. Sophomore Sydney Lather took 126th overall with a time of 21:37. Freshman Kayla Debeer finished 156th with a time of 21:50. The teams will next participate in the Arrow Invitational Thursday in Watertown.

Girls Tennis

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By Riley Jensen Girls tennis team members had a busy weekend as they played in a triangular at Yankton Thursday, then in the Metro Conference Meet Saturday at McKennan Park. Thursday at Yankton WHS defeated Harrisburg 7-2, then lost to Yankton 5-4. Seniors Sydney Dixen and Sadie Goodhope won 10-0 in doubles against the Harrisburg girls.

Coach Jillian Hurley said she was pleased with the win over Harrisburg. “We just need to keep improving so that the girls are ready for the end of the season,” Hurley said. On Saturday at McKennan Park, WHS took third place in the Metro Conference Meet with a total of 39.5 team points. Lincoln won with 66.5 points, followed by O’Gorman. Brandon Valley took fourth and Roosevelt fifth. Senior Kennie Brandt said the team played really strong tennis this weekend. “I think we showed that we can compete with any team,” Brandt said. WHS will take on Roosevelt this Tuesday at Kuehn Park, then host a quad Thursday to end the regular season.

Soccer

By Cyler Melvin The varsity boys soccer team tied Roosevelt 1-1 to finish their regular season at 5-4-3 and the girls fell 2-0 to end the regular season at 7-3-2 Thursday night at Howard Wood Field. In the boys game, senior Alex Stoneall scored the lone goal for WHS. The girls ended the regular season as the No. 7 seed in Class AA and will host Rapid City Central, the No. 10 seed, in the first round of the playoffs at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Yankton Trail Park. There will be no admission charge. The boys finish as the No. 10 seed and will travel to No. 7 seed Brookings at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Fishback Soccer Complex in Brookings. Winners advance to the second round Saturday.

New travel restrictions announced By David Lauter and Laura King Tribune Washington Bureau (TNS) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced a new ban Sunday on most travel to the U.S. by nationals of seven countries — North Korea and six in the Mideast and North Africa. The order replaces the much-disputed travel ban that President Donald Trump issued in March, parts of which were blocked in court. That order, a revision of one Trump issued during his first days in office, expired Sunday. The latest version, which will be indefinite, takes full effect on Oct. 18. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on Oct. 10 on whether the earlier ban violated the Constitution. It was not immediately clear how the new order would affect that case. Some parts may now be moot, but other disputes may remain live. The new proclamation that Trump signed, for example, does not resolve the status of refugees covered by the earlier ban. Under the new order, no existing visas will be revoked, and people currently allowed to travel to the U.S. for other reasons will not be affected, the administration said. The order covers most of the same countries subject to the original travel ban, with Chad and North Korea joining Iran, Syria, Yemen, Somalia and Libya on the list and Sudan moving off it. Administration officials said countries had been selected for restrictions based on their ability and willingness to screen and vet travelers and verify their identities. All of the countries except North Korea are majority Muslim, a fact that has figured prominently in court challenges to the ban.