Category Archives: Local Sports

Pierre Swim Team With Strong Showing at Capital City Qualifier

Pierre Swim Team With Strong Showing at Capital City Qualifier

The Pierre Swim Team had a full squad in Pierre over the weekend of January 25-26 with a total of 74 swimmers across 13 divisions between the boys and girls. Here’s a complete list of those results along with Ann Tjeersdma who swam at the Black Hills Gold Classic. In the Girls 7-8 Division, we…read more »

Pierre Wrestling has ESD Tournament in Huron

Pierre Wrestling has ESD Tournament in Huron

The Pierre Governor girls wrestling team will be traveling to Huron tonight as the girls will wrestle in the ESD tournament prior to Regions next week. This is the final time the Governors will wrestle before the postseason really gets underway as the Govs will have the Region tournaments coming up next Thursday. Tonight, it’s…read more »

Sully Buttes Travels to Mobridge-Pollock for Big Doubleheader

Sully Buttes Travels to Mobridge-Pollock for Big Doubleheader

The Sully Buttes Charger boys and girls team will travel to Mobridge tonight for a doubleheader, one of the final doubleheaders of the season facing two tough Mobridge-Pollock squads. The Charger girls are down to its final four games, first facing the tough Tigers tonight on the road. Sully Buttes is 7-9. The Tigers are…read more »

Stanley County Gets Five Seed for Dual State Tournament

Stanley County Gets Five Seed for Dual State Tournament

Friday morning, the Stanley County Buffalo wrestling team will compete in the state dual tournament in Pierre as they come in at 8-0 and are the five seed. Stanley County will open the tournament against Bon Homme/Avon who is also undefeated at 13-0 on the year. While not being at home, Stanley County will still…read more »

Barber Signs to Play Football at Northwestern

Barber Signs to Play Football at Northwestern

Gavin Barber, a senior for the Sully Buttes Chargers and an instrumental piece in the state championship win this year, has signed to continue his football career at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. Barber was an All-State linebacker this year for the Chargers and was a dynamic running back for Sully Buttes over the…read more »

Basketball Final Scores for Tuesday, February 11

Basketball Final Scores for Tuesday, February 11

Boys Basketball Aberdeen Christian 49, Ipswich 36 Baltic 42, Elkton-Lake Benton 41 Beresford 64, Garretson 58 Bon Homme 51, Burke 45 Brandon Valley 56, Sioux Falls Washington 53 Bridgewater-Emery 61, Avon 37 Castlewood 77, Florence-Henry 43 Chester 50, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 44 Clark-Willow Lake 66, Britton-Hecla 36 Colman-Egan 59, Howard 36 Crow Creek Tribal School 55, Chamberlain…read more »

Lady Buffs Can’t Hang with North Central in Loss

Lady Buffs Can’t Hang with North Central in Loss

The North Central Thunder were able to drive home another big win Tuesday night, this time against the Stanley County Lady Buffaloes in Bowdle with the Thunder winning 50-20. North Central built a 32-9 lead at the end of the first half and cruised with the running clock being enacted in the second half as…read more »

Governor Girls Dominate, Boys Fall in Thriller against Huron

Governor Girls Dominate, Boys Fall in Thriller against Huron

The Pierre Governor girls used a dominating first half to cruise to a 63-35 win in Huron while the boys would fall 60-50 at home on Tuesday. In the girls game, the Govs held Huron without a field goal in the first quarter leading 15-1. Pierre forced 12 first quarter turnovers and 27 overall for…read more »

Charger Boys Roll Herreid/Selby Area

Charger Boys Roll Herreid/Selby Area

Despite cold shooting the Sully Buttes Charger boys took control early and often and cruised past Herreid/Selby Area 77-38 Tuesday night in Onida. The Chargers led 24-12 after one, and 45-16 at the half.  Midway through the third quarter the mercy rule was enacted, as the Chargers led 63-30 at the end of the third…read more »

Chargers Host Herreid/Selby Area in Standalone Boys Game

Chargers Host Herreid/Selby Area in Standalone Boys Game

The Sully Buttes Chargers will be at home tonight to face Region foe Herreid/Selby Area in a boys game only as the Chargers are down to its final six games of the season. Sully Buttes is 11-3 and have won seven in a row. They sit in tenth place in all of Class B currently…read more »