The Pierre girls wrestling has been dominant in its first two years of existence and has added hardware with multiple state champions and a team state championship. This year, they were recognized as the South Dakota girls prep team of the year but the South Dakota sportswriters Association.
The girls team won the first ever team state championship while having seven of the 10 wrestlers reach the state semifinals. In its first year, there was not an official team score, but the Govs would have rolled its way in that team score as well. Matt Thorson, head coach of the Governors says it’s good for Pierre and for the sport of wrestling…
Over the last couple of weeks, Thorson says it’s been difficult with all the practice having been canceled…
But the Governors are the team of the year for a reason and Thorson says he was never worried about the girls putting the work in on their own…
The Governor girls will have its next competition on Friday, Jan. 6 hosting Harrisburg.
Full list of the SD Sportswriters Association announced its year-end winners for 2022.
Sports Celebrity – Becky Hammon (LV Aces Head Coach)
Independent Male Athlete – Shane Van Boening (Rapid City billiards)
Independent Female Athlete – Reese Jansa (SF golf)
Independent Team – RC Rush (hockey)
College Male Athlete – Tanner Berg (NSU T&F)
College Men’s Coach – Ryan Thompson (BHSU MBB)
College Men’s Team – SDSU basketball
College Female Athlete – Elizabeth Juhnke (USD VB)
College Women’s Coach – Lindsay Wilber (DWU VB)
College Women’s Team – USD basketball
Prep Boys Athlete – Simeon Birnbaum (RCS runner)
Prep Boys Coach – Jake Terry (Elk Point-Jefferson FB)
Prep Boys Team – Wall football
Prep Girls Athlete – Bergen Reilly (O’Gorman VB)
Prep Girls Coach – Molly Mason (Viborg-Hurley basketball)
Prep Girls Team – Pierre wrestling
