Rod's Monday Sports Post

The Pierre Governor boys basketball team held their post season awards banquet last night. The Governors were the third place finishing team at this year's State AA Basketball tournament and were runners up for the ESD Conference title. Post season awards handed out by Governor head coach Terry Becker included, All ESD Conference and All State AA Tournament team awards to juniors Lane Severyn and Zach Hanson. Hanson also was recently named the Gatorade Player of the Year in South Dakota and he recieved that award as well as being a member of the Argus Leader First Five team given out by the Sioux Falls newspaper. Hanson also is a finalist for the South Dakota Mr. Basketball Award that will be voted on by members of the South Dakota media and Basketball Coaches. Academic All State awards were given to seniors Nate Buscher and Joe Tetzlaff. Lane Severyn received the Offensive MVP Award while seniors Conner Berg and Joe Tetzlaff were the Defensive MVP Award Winners. Junior Matt Monfore received the Hustler Award and sophomore Conrad Adam was given the Most Improved Award.

The Pierre Governor Wrestling team held it's season ending awards banquet Sunday night. The Governors, who won their first state championship in 38 years, last month are coached by Ryan Noyes who handed out several post season awards. Among them, Senior Chase Lettau, the only senior on the squad this season, won the Obenauer Memorial Award for great leadership. He also earned the award for the top record of the season as he went 36-5 on the year. Lane Lettau won the Most Pins Award as he set a school record with 32 pins on the season. Both Chase and Lane Lettau and Caleb Stoltenberg, the Governors lone state champion, were awarded with the Most Outstanding Wrestler Award. Dawson Monfore and Jebben Keyes were given the Most Improved Wrestler Award. Nick Weibe won the Future Governor Award. Kyle Sarringer won the Broer Hustler Award. Aaron O'Day won the Most Escapes Award while Mark Ray won Outstanding JV Award. And the Brooks Monfore Heart of a Champion Award was given to his brothers, Tanner and Dawson Monfore. Brooks Monfore recently lost his fight with cancer.