Category Archives: Local Sports

Dakota Wesleyan Can't Make Semifinal Comeback
The Dakota Wesleyan Tigers would fall to the Marian, Indiana Knights on Monday night 62-54 keeping both South Dakota teams out of the NAIA championship in Sioux City, Iowa. Marian would take a nine po...
Jon Winkler Mar 24, 2026

Dakota State's Run Ends One Game Short of Championship
The Dakota State Trojans Women's Basketball team would fall in the NAIA national semifinals on Monday as Dordt would knock off the Trojans 83-69. The Defenders jumped out to an 11-0 lead before the Tr...
Jon Winkler Mar 24, 2026

Governor Baseball Prepares for 2026 Season
Just days away from the start of the high school baseball season, the Pierre Governors are ready to go after a mild winter and an opportunity to get practices inside too. The Governor baseball team we...
Jon Winkler Mar 23, 2026

Charger Drop Final Game At State
(Aberdeen, SD) - The Sully Buttes Chargers would drop all three games at the state tournament this weekend after falling 72-53 against top seed Viborg-Hurley on Saturday. The Chargers finished the sea...
Wyatt Burichka Mar 23, 2026

Dakota State Hangs on to Advance to NAIA Semifinals
The Dakota State Trojans women's basketball team would garner a 48-37 lead at halftime and hold on to beat Georgetown of Kentucky to win 85-79 Saturday to advance to the NAIA National Semifinals. The ...
Jon Winkler Mar 22, 2026

Second Half Surge Propels Dakota Wesleyan into NAIA Semifinals
The Dakota Wesleyan Tigers women's basketball team would have a second half surge for the history books as the Tigers would beat Bethel 82-77 to advance to the NAIA Semifinals. Rylee Rosenquist had a ...
Jon Winkler Mar 22, 2026

Shootout Loss Ends Team South Dakota's National Tournament
Team South Dakota High School girls would win with a 3-0 shutout in the quarterfinals on Saturday, but then fall 1-0 in a shootout in the semifinals Saturday night coming up just short of making the c...
Jon Winkler Mar 22, 2026

Raiders Battle, Fall Short and in Fourth Place at Class B State Tournament
The Lyman Raiders would fall to the Wall Eagles in the third place game at the Class B state tournament in Aberdeen on Saturday with a 58-55 loss. The Raiders would trail 33-27 at the end of the first...
Jon Winkler Mar 22, 2026

Stanley County Finishes in Eighth Place after Saturday Loss
The Stanley County Buffaloes boys basketball team still has a lot to be proud of, making the first state tournament since 1997. The Buffs finished in eighth place after a 61-43 loss to Groton Area on ...
Jon Winkler Mar 22, 2026

Saturday Final Scores for the Boys State Tournament
Class AA 7th Place Game Tea 63, O'Gorman 51 Consolation Championship Watertown 64, Brandon Valley 60 3rd Place Game Roosevelt 76, Harrisburg 72 Championship Huron 59, Lincoln 47 Class A 7th Place Game...
Jon Winkler Mar 22, 2026




