Category Archives: Local Sports

Sully Buttes Girls Drop Opener on Home Court

Sully Buttes Girls Drop Opener on Home Court

In what looked like a first game, the Sully Buttes Chargers misfired from the field, committed too many turnovers and fell to Ipswich by the final of 49-35 Tuesday night in Onida. The Tigers collapsed their defense around the low post play of Payge Bakker, Scottlyn Kinney and Annaliese Van Zee, forcing Sully Buttes to…read more »

Basketball Scores for Tuesday, December 10

Basketball Scores for Tuesday, December 10

Akron-Westfield, Iowa 30, Alcester-Hudson 22 Arlington 50, Howard 39 Avon 50, Gregory 46 Belle Fourche 56, Lead-Deadwood 22 Centerville 50, Gayville-Volin High School 36 Colman-Egan 72, Estelline-Hendricks 10 Dakota Valley 61, Lennox 59 Dell Rapids St Mary 71, Hills-Beaver Creek, Minn. 41 Faith 54, Bison 14 Florence-Henry 48, Deuel 25 Freeman 54, Platte-Geddes 12 Harding…read more »

2024-25 Preseason Basketball Media Polls

2024-25 Preseason Basketball Media Polls

The Preseason South Dakota Media Basketball Poll has been released. Teams are ranked by points received with first-place votes are in parentheses. Boys  Class AA1. Mitchell (13) 692. Washington 493. Lincoln 244. Huron 235. O’Gorman 15Receiving votes: Brandon Valley 14, Harrisburg (1) 9, Roosevelt 4, Jefferson 3. Class A1. SF Christian (8) 642. Hamlin (6) 623.…read more »

Sully Buttes Opens Season Hosting Ipswich

Sully Buttes Opens Season Hosting Ipswich

The Sully Buttes Chargers girls basketball team will open the season tonight at home against a Region 6B opponent, taking on the Ipswich Tigers. The Chargers finished at 11-10 last year dropping its quarterfinal game to Potter County. The Chargers graduated two seniors from last year’s team as Stevie Wittler and Natalie Miles both graduated.…read more »

Stanley County Travels to Chamberlain as Basketball Season Kicks Off

Stanley County Travels to Chamberlain as Basketball Season Kicks Off

The Stanley County Lady Buffaloes will be on the road to open the season tonight as the Buffs travel to Chamberlain to face the Cubs. The Lady Buffaloes picked up just two wins last season going 2-18, and graduated three seniors from last year’s team. Mattie Duffy, Cadence Hand and Rachel Rungee all graduated. This…read more »

Five win Hoop Shoot to Advance to State

Five win Hoop Shoot to Advance to State

PIERRE, S.D. – Five local kids were winners in the Elks Lodge #1953 Hoop Shoot at the Georgia Morse Middle School gym on Sunday evening. Tripp Lindekugel, Cameron Bernhard, Grayson Seiner, Tenley Lindekugel, and Izabelle Clark, each won their age group and will advance to the Elks State Hoop Shoot on February 8, 2025, at…read more »

Governors Eighth at Home Invite

Governors Eighth at Home Invite

The Pierre Governor gymnastics team would go straight from Huron on Thursday to hosting the Pierre invite on Saturday and finish in eighth place in the second meet of the season. Pierre hosted ten teams on the afternoon as the Mitchell Kernels would take home first place edging out Harrisburg by a tenth of a…read more »

Governor Girls Win Watertown Invite, Boys Sixth in Mandan

Governor Girls Win Watertown Invite, Boys Sixth in Mandan

The Pierre Governor wrestling teams got the seasons underway this weekend as the Governor girls would win the Watertown Invite while the boys team would place sixth in Mandan. The Governor girls would place four girls winning their weight classes with seven in total making the championship match. Dani Ringstmeyer in 126, Lexie Hillmer in…read more »

Capitals Blanked in Brookings for First Loss

Capitals Blanked in Brookings for First Loss

The Brookings Rangers would get a 6-0 shutout win over the Oahe Capitals girls varsity team on Saturday in Brookings as the Caps fall for the first time this season. The Capitals were stymied by Rorii Quam who had a 31 save shutout, her first of the season as the offense just couldn’t get one…read more »