Category Archives: Local Sports

Stanley County Prepares for First State Tournament in 29 Years
The Stanley County Buffaloes boys basketball team is about to embark on uncharted territory heading to the Class A state basketball tournament for the time in school history since 1997. It truly is un...
Jon Winkler Mar 17, 2026

Dakota Wesleyan Reaches NAIA Round of 16
The two seed the Duer quadrant, the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers is heading to the NAIA Round of 16 with wins over St. Francis of Illinois and the College of the Ozarks in the Missouri. On Friday, the Tiger...
Jon Winkler Mar 16, 2026

Dakota State Dominates to NAIA Round of 16
The Dakota State Trojans are heading to the NAIA Round of 16 in Sioux City, Iowa this next weekend after two dominating wins on Friday and Saturday in Madison. Friday night, the Trojans beat Grand Vie...
Jon Winkler Mar 15, 2026

Final Scores for Final Day of Girls State Basketball Tournament
Class AA 7th Place Tea Area 69, Jefferson 55 Consolation Championship Mitchell 59, Stevens 53 3rd Place Game Washington 65, Aberdeen Central 42 Championship O'Gorman 59, Brandon Valle 53 Class A 7th P...
Jon Winkler Mar 15, 2026

Lyman Finishes Sixth at State B's
The Lyman Raiders would finish in sixth place on Saturday at the Class B state tournament with a 58-47 loss to the Bennett County Warriors in the consolation championship in Brookings. The Warriors wo...
Jon Winkler Mar 15, 2026

Lyman Bounces Back in Consolation Semifinal Win
The Lyman Raiders were stunned on Thursday in the first round loss, but were able to dig deep on Friday to bounce back and get a win 53-48 over Colman-Egan in the consolation semifinals. Lyman will fi...
Jon Winkler Mar 14, 2026

Capitals Finish 0-2 at Boys State Tournament
The Oahe Capitals would be bounced from the boys state tournament on Friday in a 5-2 loss to the Sioux Falls East Flyers in the consolation semifinals in Sioux Falls. The Capitals would again score th...
Jon Winkler Mar 14, 2026

Girls Basketball First Round State Tournament Final Scores
The first round of the girls basketball state tournaments are in the books and here's a look at the final scores with Friday's matchups as well. Class AA Brandon Valley 78, Tea Area 53 Aberdeen Centra...
Jon Winkler Mar 13, 2026

Lyman Stunned in First Round Loss
The Lyman Raiders girls basketball team would fall to the Corsica-Stickney Jaguars Thursday afternoon in the first round of the Class B state tournament in a 65-56 stunner as the top seeded Raiders wi...
Jon Winkler Mar 13, 2026

Dakota State Women's Basketball Hosting First and Second Round
The NAIA national tournament begins today as the 64 team field is set with the first and second rounds to play this weekend. Dakota State will host four teams in quadrant one Friday and Saturday. Pier...
Jon Winkler Mar 13, 2026




