Cheer and Dance
On Feb. 19, the Dance and Cheer teams traveled to Hastings Nebraska to take on Hastings College.
Starting off with the dance team, they took home first with a total of 82.30 points, whereas the Broncos had a score of 69.70, which placed them second.
Now switching over to the cheer team, they received first place with a final score of 80.00, whereas the Broncos received second with a score of 75.85 and finishing up their competition was Peru State who had a final score of 67.15, which placed them third.
Going into their next competition, both teams traveled to Sioux Center, Iowa on Feb. 22 to compete in the Dordt Invite.
Starting off with the dance team they had a final score of 74.37 which placed them sixth out of ten different teams.
Now switching over to the cheer side, the cheer team received a score of 74.38 which placed them fifth out of ten different teams as well.
Next up for the Cheer and Dance teams, they will be traveling to Seward, Nebraska on Mar. 7 to compete in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Championships.
–Eliyah Lara-Johnson
eSports
Starting off week three of their spring schedule, the Valorant, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Rocket League Orange and Black and Overwatch teams competed against a variety of different competitors.
Starting off on Feb. 18, the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate team which consists of freshmen Ryan Burton, Caleb Panning, sophomores Gabriel Medina and Emmanuel Medina and junior Giovanni Castaneda took on the University of Omaha Black team. Unfortunately, the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate team walked away with a loss with a final score of 0-2, which brought their record to 0-2.
On Feb. 19, the Valorant team which consists of freshman Alan Fick, sophomores Jackson Finner, Theo Jones and junior Natalee Keodouangdy took on Minot State’s Red team, where they walked away with a loss with the final score being 1-2 bringing their score to 0-3.
On the same day, the Overwatch team which consists of freshmen Chance Mock, Thure Johnson, Davis Wilson, Joshua Brown, Ben Wright, Fick, sophomores Sam Hartman, Jones, junior Rafael Garcia and senior Jose Purizaca took on the Grand View Vikings Red team where they received a victory with a final score being 3-1.
On Feb. 20, the Overwatch team also took on Buena Vista’s Gold team, where they also walked away with a victory with the final score being 3-1, which brings their record to 3-0.
Also on the same day, the Rocket League Black team took on Cornell College where they walked away with a loss with their final score being 0-3, which brings their record to 0-3 this season.
Finishing up week three will be the Rocket League Orange team taking on Missouri State University’s White team on Feb. 25 at 8:30 p.m., if you or someone you know would like to watch this match you can watch it on the Doane eSports YouTube.
–Eliyah Lara-Johnson
Men’s Basketball
On Feb. 19 and Feb. 22, the Men’s Basketball team played two important conference games to close the season against Concordia University and Hastings University, respectively.
The Tigers lost both difficult games: the first against Concordia was 89-59, and the second against Hastings was 70-58. Despite Doane’s best efforts, the Tigers slid in the rankings and now have a conference record of 4-16, while the general record for the season is 9-19.
In both games, there were some important players. Sophomore Jack Wilson was the best player for the Tigers against Concordia with 13 points and eight rebounds. On the other hand, against Hastings senior Caleb Hrabik scored 17 points and junior Casen Chaney got 10 rebounds and two assists.
The men’s basketball 24-25 season is done and from now on the team is focusing on being prepared and achieving better results for the next season.
–Luis Rejano Candau
