Spartans Cap Strong Season After Tight Regional Semifinal

Mitchell reflects on senior leadership, program culture and a thrilling season
Spartans gather around head coach Joey Mitchell as he delivers instructions during a timeout in the Region 2B semifinal against Castlewood. View over 100 photos from the game at www.truedakotan.com. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)
Spartans gather around head coach Joey Mitchell as he delivers instructions during a timeout in the Region 2B semifinal against Castlewood. View over 100 photos from the game at www.truedakotan.com. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)

A matchup between two of the state’s top Class B teams is typically reserved for the Barnett Center. Instead, the No. 1 Castlewood Warriors and No. 5 Wessington Springs Spartans met Saturday in the Region 2B semifinals at Huron Arena with a SoDak 16 berth on the line.

In a tightly contested battle that went down to the final moments, Castlewood escaped with a 55–53 win to end the Spartans’ season.

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