01/30/10 One night after losing to O'Gorman by 35 points, the Yankton Bucks stunned No. 2 Roosevelt with a 53-51 overtime victory in boys basketball action Friday in Yankton. Ryan Berry and Nate Lien scored 13 points apiece for the Bucks (4-7), who held Roosevelt to four points in the fourth quarter and outscored the Rough Riders 9-7 in the extra session. Berry hit three 3-pointers in the win, while Lien ...
01/27/10 Abby Meyers scored 20 points and added 21 rebounds for a double-double as O'Gorman cruised past Sioux City East 63-45 on Tuesday night in Sioux City. Meyers hit eight field goals - no 3-pointers - and was 4-for-6 from the free-throw line. Alisa Brown scored 16 points with three 3-pointers and Chandler Nielsen had eight points. The Knights (4-5) led 29-23 at halftime before outscoring East 20-8 ...
01/22/10 Eric Hensch's 25-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer lifted Harrisburg to a 52-49 win over Lennox in boys basketball action Thursday night in Lennox. Hensch led the Tigers (6-4) with 22 points while Patrick Draisey added 19. Keegan Mechels and Chris Kruse each scored 11 points for Lennox (5-5). Ryan Pingrey had five assists.
01/20/10 The top-ranked Class AA Huron Tigers outscored Yankton 19-5 in the fourth quarter to beat the Bucks 55-47 on Tuesday night in Yankton. Nick Picek scored 12 points and Trevor McCaskell and Luke Carr each had 10 for Huron (9-1). Terrell Newton had nine rebounds and five assists. The Tigers are host to Watertown on Friday. For Yankton (3-5), Nate Lien scored 16 points. The Bucks are host to Rapid ...
01/19/10 Matt Vande Kamp and Brady Van Holland scored 16 points apiece as the Class A No. 1 Sioux Falls Christian Chargers beat Dell Rapids 66-54 in boys basketball action Monday in Dell Rapids. Christian Skinner scored 13 points and had nine rebounds for the Chargers, while Vande Kamp added five assists. For Dell Rapids, Cole Langer scored 19 points with eight rebounds and Michael Schmidt had 10 points ...
01/17/10 The top-ranked Lincoln Patriots suffered their second girls basketball loss of the season Saturday, scoring just 12 points in the second half of a 30-28 loss to host Yankton. Chloe Cornemann had seven points and nine rebounds and Christine Broders and Laura Ekeren each added seven points for Yankton (4-4), which won despite shooting just 22 percent from the field. Elise Maresh scored 11 points ...
01/16/10 Watertown shot 57 percent from the field to roll past O'Gorman 69-56 on Friday night in Watertown. Ryan Engels scored 14 points, Kirk Gilbertson and Levi Winkels 12 each and Steven Heesch 11 for the Arrows (4-2). For O'Gorman, Alex Robey and Sterling Nielsen each scored 20 points.
01/13/10 Zach Kraning scored 23 points and Cory Jacobsen added 17 as Viborg defeated Centerville 53-35 in Tri-Valley Conference basketball action Tuesday night in Centerville. Kraning and Jacobsen each had 10 rebounds as the sixth-ranked Class B Vikings (7-1, 3-0 Tri-Valley) handed the Tornadoes their first loss of the season. For Centerville (6-1, 2-1), Jack Foley scored 14 points and Evan Voog had 11.
01/12/10 Sioux Falls Christian shot 64.7 percent from the field in the second half to defeat Elk Point-Jefferson 74-56 in the championship game of the Big Sioux Conference boys basketball tournament Monday in Elk Point. The top-ranked Class A Chargers led 28-26 at halftime. Matt VandeKamp led SFC (6-0) with 25 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists and six steals. Christian Skinner had 13 points.
01/11/10 Others receiving votes: Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 3-1. Others receiving votes: Beresford, 5-2; Mobridge-Pollock, 6-0. Others receiving votes: Avon, 5-1; Colman-Egan, 4-4; Wolesy-Wessington, 6-2; White River, 3-3; James Valley Christian, 5-1, Ipswich, 5-1.
01/07/10 Here is the South Dakota Sportswriters' Association girls basketball poll for the week of Jan. 4.
 12/27/09 Associated Press - December 27, 2009 2:25 PM ET Class AA 1. Mitchell (4-1) lost to Huron 64-60. 2. Rapid City Central (4-1) beat Spearfish 95-41.
12/27/09 Associated Press - December 27, 2009 2:25 PM ET Class AA 1. Sioux Falls Washington (4-1) lost to Sioux Falls Lincoln 45-36.
12/24/09 Sports Celebrity 1964, Billy Mills; 1965, Pete Retzlaff; 1966, Ordell Braase; 1967, Les Josephson; 1968, Carroll Hardy; 1969, Garney Henley; 1970, Sparky Anderson; 1971, Dick Green; 1972, Jim Langer; 1973, Lyle Alzado; 1974, Dick Green; 1975, Sparky Anderson; 1976, John Dutton; 1977, Paul Roach; 1978, Joe Robbie; 1979, Dave Collins; 1980, Paul Tierney; 1981, Joe Salem; 1982, Dick Beardsley; 1983 ...
12/23/09 Terrell Newton's 22 points, eight rebounds and six assists sparked fourth-ranked Class AA Huron past top-ranked Mitchell 64-60 in an Eastern South Dakota Conference boys basketball game Tuesday in Huron. Chase Reid had 12 points for Huron (4-1, 3-0 ESD), which led 39-29 at halftime and 48-39 after three quarters. For Mitchell (4-1, 2-1), Tucker Volesky scored 15 points, Tyler Volesky 12 and Jake ...
12/22/09 The boys basketball polls from the South Dakota Sportswriters' Association for the week of Dec. 21.
12/22/09 The girls basketball polls from the South Dakota Sportswriters' Association for the week of Dec. 21.
12/21/09 The second South Dakota Sportswriters Association boys and girls basketball polls were released Monday and the St. Thomas More boys remained atop the Class A rankings after two wins over out-of-state competition last week.
12/21/09 Area Bowling CROFTON COMMERCIAL HIGH TEAM GAME: Waste Connection 908 HIGH TEAM SERIES: Waste Connection 2620 HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME: Tom Wiebelhaus 257, Steve Honeywell 238, Brian Wiebelhaus 233, Dylan Gobel 233
 12/14/09 Reducing fat content while still providing five combined servings of meat, vegetables or fruit, grains and milk remains the focus of school lunches across North Dakota and nationally. | 
