07/08/11 In a green and hilly area with trees circled with yellow ribbons, more than 200 people of all ages gathered in the Independence Day evening to honor the Estelline area's military veterans of all our nation's wars.
06/29/11 A pilot was injured when his crop-spraying airplane crashed just after takeoff from the Estelline airport in eastern South Dakota. Deuel County Emergency Manager Randy Petrick (PEE'-trik) says that the plane went down in a field Tuesday evening. The pilot was taken to a Watertown hospital.
05/24/11 Several districts across South Dakota are asking voters to increase their taxes through opt-outs to make up for a 6.6 percent cut.
04/22/11 Although East Central Multi-District (ECMD) in Brookings is closing its doors for good at the end of the school year, students and adults will still be able to take some of the classes it offers.
04/11/11 A North Dakota man was sentenced Monday to 60 years in prison for manslaughter in a Hamlin County shooting last summer.
01/20/11 A March 7 trial is scheduled for a North Dakota man charged with murder in Hamlin County.
01/17/11 Stewart School was recognized in Modern Salon magazine's "Excellence in Education" for achievements in community support/involvement, as well as facilities. Out of 374 applicants, Stewart School was awarded first place in community and third in facilities in each category. The Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center at South Dakota State University has achieved LEED gold, green-building certification ...
01/09/11 A challenging economy and regulatory changes have slowed banking expansion in the Sioux Falls area. Bankers in Sioux Falls often talk about how heavily banked and branched the city is, said Curt Everson, president of the South Dakota Bankers Association. The chill is evident in banking companies entering the market as well as in existing banks adding branches.
01/09/11 Associated Press - January 9, 2011 5:35 PM ET Class AA 1. Sioux Falls Roosevelt (7-1) lost to Rapid City Central 60-52, beat Rapid City Stevens 59-53.
01/08/11 Chelsey Biegler scored 19 points and Ashton Beaird 17 as the Rapid City Central girls basketball team handed top-ranked Class AA Roosevelt its first loss, 60-52, on Friday night at Roosevelt. Markie Kruse and Taylor Bauer each had 10 points for Central, which led 26-21 at halftime and 40-31 after three quarters. Kruse had nine rebounds and Beaird eight. For Roosevelt (6-1), Abbey Fujan scored 12 ...
11/15/10 Only two players return from last season's Presentation College women's basketball team, which made a surprise run in the conference tournament title.
11/03/10 Hanna Hammer had 12 kills and Emily Kerns eight to lead Dell Rapids over Baltic 25-13, 13-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-6 in the District 6A playoffs in Sioux Falls. Paige Bunkers had 15 digs, Brianna Davis 8, Laine Mitchell 23 assists For Baltic Elisa Berndt had 10 assists.
10/23/10 After years of dominance on the high school cross country scene, this might finally be the season that Yankton leaves without a state title. Coming into today's state meet in Huron, the five-time defending champion Bucks have battled the reloading process after graduating five seniors from last year's boys squad that edged Brandon Valley by 11 points. "It's tough to replace five guys that all ...
10/15/10 Brandon valley 17, mitchell 14 in Mitchell - Tony Tripp and Tanner Tott each rushed for touchdowns and Chase Marso kicked a 35-yard field goal to lead the Lynx (5-3). Trevor Crow led the BV offense with 116 yards rushing on 14 attempts.
10/12/10 Here is the South Dakota Sportswriters volleyball poll for the week of Oct. 11.
10/08/10 Top 10 - 1. Jacob Cassutt, ORR, 17:29; 2. 2. Trevor Ward, Est, 18:16; 3. 3. Matthew Gollaher, DA, 18:34; 4. Dusty Gorder, Est, 18:50; 5. Alex Sperlich, DA, 18:54; 6, Mitchell Roemen, DRSM, 19:12; 7. Jared Scholten, DRSM, 19:19; 8. Lance Rademaker, LP, 19:21; 9. Matt Zobel, Arl, 19:24; 10. Derek Trooien, DA, 19:25.
10/07/10 Others receiving votes: 11, Algona Garrigan 3. 12, Clay Central-Everly 2. 13, Van Meter 1.
10/02/10 Sam Steffl had six rushing touchdowns and had 243 rushing yards as O'Gorman beat Yankton 49-7 on Friday in Yankton. Steffl scored on runs of 10, 3, 4, 1, 14 and 2 to lead the rushing charge for O'Gorman, which had 402 yards on the ground. The Knights drove 99 yards on their first possession - capped by a 69-yard Kelby Tague run.
09/21/10 Here are the South Dakota Sportswriters' Association high school volleyball polls for the week of Sept. 20.
09/15/10 Lincoln 30, O'Gorman 14 - For Lincoln, Connor Burchill threw a 15-yard TD pass to Dylan Bartow and threw 50-yard and 60-yard TD passes to Bobby Grady. Burchell also had a five-yard TD run. | 
