 Red Cloud Indian School to bring more than 100 students to Lakota Nation Invitational
UPDATED on December 17, 2011
More than 100 students from Red Cloud Indian School will participate in the 35th Annual Lakota Nation Invitational December 14-17, 2011. A time-honored tradition, schools from across the Upper Midwest will converge on the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, South Dakota, to compete in a number of athletic and academic events.
“This is a very exciting time for the entire Red Cloud family,” says James Mattern, principal of Red Cloud High School. “The students and teachers continue to work very hard to prepare for LNI, eager to not only share their academic talents and athletic abilities, but also to create many good relationships with other schools over the four-day event.”
Red Cloud students will return to events such as boys’ and girls’ basketball, wrestling, Business Plan Competition, storytelling and Lakota hand games with defending champions returning for the cheerleading Competition, Archery Tournament and the Lakota Language Bowl.
“I love knowing that we get to meet with and compete against students from so many different schools,” says Brenna Banks, a senior at Red Cloud High School and captain of the 2011 Red Cloud High School Cheerleading Team. “With so many schools entered, the competition doubles and I love it!”
Check below for the line-up of events Red Cloud Indian School will be participating in. For more information, visit www.lakotanationinvitational.org. Updates will also be posted on the Red Cloud Indian School website throughout the week of the invitational.
Boys Basketball
SATURDAY RESULTS: Red Cloud loses to McLaughlin 68-71 and will finish 4th in the 2011 Lakota Nation Invitational.
LNI ROUNDUP: Duran Richards leads Red Cloud with 19 points in Saturdays' lost against McLaughlin.
FRIDAY RESULTS: Red Cloud falls to Custer 61-41 and will play for third place tomorrow at 12:30 p.m.
LNI ROUNDUP: Falcon Albers leads Red Cloud with 19 points in Friday's lost against Custer.
UPDATE: Red Cloud will play the Custer Wildcats at 9p.m. in the Main Arena in the semi-finals.
THURSDAY RESULTS: The Red Cloud Crusaders beat the Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Braves 81-66.
LNI ROUNDUP: Rapid City Journal highlights Thursdays' games.
UPDATE: Red Cloud will play Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Thursday at 5 p.m in the Main Arena.
WEDNESDAY RESULTS: Red Cloud beats Hill City 70-31.
Read this article from the Rapid City Journal as they highlight Wednesdays' games.
First Game: 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 14
Main Arena at the Civic Center
A perennial favorite for fans and students alike, the Red Cloud High School boys’ basketball team and Head Coach Matt Rama enter the 16-team tournament as the #3 seed. Last year, the boys took home the third place trophy. The team’s first game will be against the Hill City Rangers.
Check out the 2011 Red Cloud Crusader Roster by clicking here
Also be sure to take a look at the 2011 LNI Boys Basketball bracket here.
Girls Basketball
SATURDAY: Red Cloud loses 51-69 and will finish the Lakota Nation Invitational in Sixth Place.
UPDATE: The Red Cloud Lady Crusaders will play the Little Wound Lady Mustangs Saturday at 8 a.m. for fifth place in the Mako Sica Bracket.
FRIDAY RESULTS: Red Cloud beats White River 53-50.
RCJ LNI ROUNDUP: Savannah Jensen leads Red Cloud to win with twenty points.
UPDATE: Red Cloud will play White River Friday at 8 a.m. in the Main Arena.
THURSDAY RESULTS: Red Cloud loses to Pine Ridge in Overtime 69-63.
RCJ LNI ROUNDUP: Tiarra Little led Red Cloud with 16 points and five rebounds.
UPDATE: The Red Cloud Lady Crusaders will play the Pine Ridge Lady Thorpes Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in the Main Arena.
WEDNESDAY RESULTS: Red Cloud beats Hill City 49-46.
RCJ LNI ROUNDUP:
Samantha Weston scoreed a game high 17 points.
First Game: 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 14
Ice Arena at the Civic Center
The Lady Crusaders enter the 2011 LNI tournament as the #6 seed, having placed sixth in last year’s tournament. Their first game will be against Hill City.
Also check out the 2011 LNI Girls Basketball bracket here.
Wrestling
WRESTLING RESULTS: Congratulations to Senior Tyrell O'Donnell for winning his first-ever Lakota Nation Invitational Championship in the 195 weight division and to John Jung for finishing 2nd in his weight division as well!
UPDATE: Tyrell O'Donnell and John Jung have made it to the Championship Round in the 2011 LNI Wrestling Tournament in their respective weight divisions. Check back later for updates.
First Match: 10 a.m., Saturday, December 17
Civic Center
Led by a team of returners, the Red Cloud High School wrestling team is looking to better last year’s third place finish. Head Coach Clay Leonard will lead the squad to its first match.
Click here to see the 2011 Red Cloud High School Wrestling Roster
Cheerleading
CHEERLEADING UPDATE: CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RED CLOUD CHEERLEADERS FOR THEIR THIRD CONSECUTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!
Competition: 2 p.m., Friday, December 16
Main Arena at the Civic Center
The two-time defending cheerleading champions of LNI, will return this year with a full squad in hopes of bringing home another championship.
Hand Games
First Match: 10 a.m., Thursday, December 15
Rushmore North Room at the Civic Center
Red Cloud High School is bringing two teams of 10 to LNI, with Red Cloud Middle School bringing one team and Red Cloud Elementary also bringing a team for a total of four teams from Red Cloud Indian School to compete for the title of hand games champion. The tournament will be a two-day event and last through Friday.
Lakota Language Bowl
First Match: 9 a.m., Wednesday, December 14
Lacroix Hall C at the Civic Center
Lakota Teachers Denver American Horse and Philomene Lakota bring a team of students, mostly seniors, to the Lakota Language Bowl to compete against other schools in their knowledge of Lakota words and phrases. Red Cloud finished first last year and have placed in the top three for the past six years.
Powwow: Teca Wacipi Oklakiciye (Young Peoples Dance Group)
Grand Entry: 11 a.m., Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Lacroix Hall at the Civic Center
Students from Red Cloud Indian School will join together to compete and celebrate in the traditional and contempory style of dancing at this years’ LNI- Teca Wacipi Okolacikiye Powwow.
Business Plan Competition
UPDATE:
Competition: 9 a.m., Wednesday, December 14
Room 209 at the Civic Center
Three Red Cloud High School students will compete individually in this year’s Business Plan Competition as they will be evaluated on their presented business plans by local business owners. The students will be assisted by RCHS economics teacher Tim Sullivan.
Archery
First Match: 9 a.m., Friday, December 16
Rushmore Room North at the Civic Center
Defending champions from Our Lady of Lourdes will represent Red Cloud Indian School in the second annual archery contest.
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