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Tiospa Zina wins All-Nations football championship

Tiospa Zina's Elijah Kawalzek (24) fights out of the grip of Winnebago's lucian DeCora during the first half of the All Nations Championship game on Thursday at Joe Quintal Field in Mitchell. (Matt Gade / Republic)
By Ryan Deal Mitchell Republic MITCHELL -- Tiospa Zina put an exclamation point on its dominant All-Nations Football Conference spring season. The Wambdi captured the ANFC title with a convincing 38-8 win over Winnebago (Neb.) on May 27 at Joe Quintal Field. The win put a stamp on Tiospa Zina’s 7-0 season and its first-ever state football championship. “It’s just nice to see a good end to all our hard work,” Tiospa Zina coach Michael Peters said. “We worked really hard and we wanted to make a positive impact on these young men and give them something to be proud of.” On Thursday, the Wambdi prided itself on defense and kept Winnebago (5-2) out of the end zone for 2 1/2 quarters on a rainy, drizzly evening in Mitchell.  “It was so big,” said Tiospa Zina quarterback/defensive back Jayden Fryer, who was named the offensive MVP. “I am not even going to lie, I wasn’t expecting it. I was expecting them to score more than eight points.” Tiospa Z

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