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Panic Button Live {TICKER}                                     Home            Posts            SportsTicket            The Minute You ArriveSep 21, 2018Good luck to all the players, taking to the Gridiron this evening in some incredible South DakotaUpperSchool Football match-ups!  We've been WATCHING all of you grow up over the last few years... AND it has been a unconfined seat watching you ARRIVE!  Unconfinedmatch-ups tonight: Alcester-Hud... READ MOREHall of Fame Coach, Frank Cutler, and his Black PanthersMitchell Daily RepublicBlack Panthers StateUnseatAgain?Jan 10, 2018Frankly, I have no idea what’s going to happen this season, but here are some things I do know. The Panthers have started their season at 2 wins and 3 losses, which is the word-for-word same record as last season that finished with a state tournament appearance. Frank Cutler has led the Panther to 12... READ MOREJayd VanderwerffBetter Eat Your Wheaties!Jan 8, 2018As I’m observing some Facebook posts and reading basketball scores from the Mitchell Daily Republic, I noticed something that should be talked about, Jayd Vanderwerff from Gregory.  Mr. Vanderwerff scored 22 I believe Saturday night versus Winner.  I have not confirmed it, but he ei... READ MORE1/3 the Way!Jan 5, 20181/3 the way By The Hot mess Express As we sit here well-nigh one third of the way through the season of SD basketball, we were worldly-wise to watch a potential Region 7 matchup last night in Winner when the Lady Warriors of Winner took on the Lady Falcons of Todd County.  Let me tell you, it was a goo... READ MOREClass B Top 10 Team RankingsDec 31, 2017The final team poll of 2017 inMatriculationB! RANK TEAM POINTS 1 CANTON 196 2 WINNER AREA 107 3 MOBRIDGE/POLLOCK 105 4 HOWARD 95 5 CLARK/WILLOW LAKE 77   WAGNER 77 7 REDFIELD AREA 74 8 PHILLIP AREA 69 9 BH/S/A 68 10 McCO... READ MOREBraden Sehr of the Canton C-HawksClass B 106 12/31/17Dec 31, 2017And that is a wrap on the 2017MatriculationB Rankings! MatriculationB 106 sees only one transpiration at #12  MatriculationB 106 LB Town G R 1 Braden Sehr CAN 9 2 2 Kaden Keiser WIN 8 3 3 Lane Miller HOW 9 2 4 Gage Martinmass FAU 10 1 5 Riley Weber PKSTN 10... READ MORELance Soukup of the Wagner Red RaidersMitchell Daily RepublicClass B 113 12/31/17Dec 31, 2017Same from top to marrow to tropical out 2017!  MatriculationB 113 LB Town G R 1 Lance Soukup WAG 10 3 2 Braxton Trowbridge CAN 11 2 3 Jordon Rueb BH/S/A 10 3 4 Jacob Steiger MOPO 10 4 5 Isaiah Grimm SISS 10 1 6 Blair Blasius PHIL 7 4 ... READ MOREAtlas Willuweit of the WinnerZoneteam.Class B 120 12/31/17Dec 31, 2017Finishing up the 12/31/17 rankings quickly,MatriculationB 120 nearly the same... Lhotak jumps into the polls at #6.  MatriculationB 120 LB Town G R 1 McCoy Peterson PHIL 8 4 2 Atlas Willuweit WIN 12 3 3 Zak Fowler EPJ 12 2 4 Seth Peterson CAN 9 2 5 Da... READ MORELuke Henninger of the Stanley County Buffaloes...Cap JournalClass B 126 12/31/17Dec 31, 2017Mostly unchanged inMatriculationB 126, except Pikarski drops to join the rumble!  MatriculationB 126 LB Town G R 1 Kellyn March CAN 10 2 2 Wyatt Turnquist WIN 11 3 3 Luke Henninger SCo 12 4 4 Carson Pinske L/D 11 4 5 Keanan Pikarski SISS 11 1 ... READ MORECaden Lamer Remains the MANArgus LeaderClass B 132 12/31/17Dec 31, 2017Quiet week in theMatriculationB 132...  Caden Lamer remains the man on top.  MatriculationB 132 LB Town G R 1 Caden Lamer TV 11 2 2 Jackson Eklund B/G 10 3 3 Jaden Schilling MOPO 12 4 4 Tate Haider W/W 11 3 5 Tiegen Clark SBA 10 3 6 Tate... READ MOREOne MAN remained in the same spot... and that was on TOP! Josh WeisbrodClass B 138 12/31/17Dec 31, 2017You'll recognize ALL the names on the rankings, BUT only one remained in the same spot!  Josh Weisbrod at #1  MatriculationB 138 LB Town G R 1 Josh Weisbrod CWL 12 1 2 Trevor Peters WIN 10 3 3 Kaleb Crownover BHS 12 3 4 Jaden Dominesse CAN 9 2 ... READ MORESam Kruger of the WinnerZoneteam.Class B 145 12/31/17Dec 31, 2017The weather wreaked havoc on some unconfined potential match-ups at 145.  With no action; no changes at the top!  MatriculationB 145 LB Town G R 1 Paul Lauck McM 12 2 2 Sam Kruger WIN 9 3 3 Kody Hagen HS 11 4 4 Tuscon Freeman MOPO 11 4 5 Michael... READ MOREConner Bertsch leading the way inMatriculationB 152Class B 152 12/31/17Dec 31, 2017Top of the charts remain the same; marrow shifts lanugo as MOPO places flipside in the Top 8.  MatriculationB 152 LB Town G R 1 Conner Bertsch MHH 12 3 2 Scott Peterson Can 11 2 3 Alex Aesoph FAU 11 1 4 Dom Pechous BHS 12 3 5 Levi Mines CUS/E 11 ... READ MOREBlake Gessner... and supporting castClass B 160 12/31/17Dec 31, 2017The same for the most part atMatriculationB 160...  CWL puts flipside in the rankings!  MatriculationB 160 LB Town G R 1 Shaeden Scheidt CAN 10 2 2 Blake Gessner McM 10 2 3 Thomas Baker MVPCS 10 3 4 Josh Crownover BHS 10 3 5 Gannon Martinmass FAU... READ MORECaleb Orris on Top of the Charts at the End of 2017Class B 170 12/31/17Dec 31, 2017One heavyweight match-up went lanugo and so did the previous #1!    MatriculationB 170 LB Town G R 1 Caleb Orris CWL 11 1 2 Nathan Bauer MOPO 12 4 3 Keagan Fitch PHIL 12 4 4 Carter Shoemaker WEB 12 1 5 Mitch Kramer HOW 12 2 6 Barret... READ MORE... and he is good at GOLF too!Mitchell Daily RepublicClass B 182 12/31/17Dec 31, 2017Region 2 and 4 loading up in the Top 8, but he still REIGNS in Region 3 and the State!    MatriculationB 182 LB Town G R 1 JJ Beck B/G 11 3 2 Logan Donelan EPJ 12 2 3 Aidyn Feldhaus HOW 12 2 4 Stone Jenson MOPO 12 4 5 Garrett Heil HS 11 ... READ MORECooper BalounClass B 195 12/30/17Dec 30, 2017Moving rapidly in the rankings... increasingly of the same, equal to theMatriculationB Pollsters!    MatriculationB 195 LB Town G R 1 Cooper Baloun RED 12 1 2 Wyatt Burke C/WL 12 1 3 Brody Schoenfelder PKSTN 12 3 4 E.J. Leetsch HOW 11 2 5 KJ St Pi... READ MOREKing Kizer!Class B 220 12/30/17Dec 30, 2017Class B 220... BUMP from the last rankings!  The BIG show still #1    MatriculationB 220 LB Town G R 1 Evan Kizer HOW 12 2 2 Jesse Hastings MVPCS 10 3 3 Jace Johnson WAG 12 3 4 Jory Rogers PHIL 12 4 5 Wyatt Locke GRO 11 1 6 ... READ MOREBack from the island and into the poll... Keller at #8Class B 285 12/30/17Dec 30, 2017More of the same inMatriculationB 285, BUT... a new squatter is in the poll!  MatriculationB 285 LB Town G R 1 Payton Smith CAN 12 2 2 Brayden Peterson LEM 12 4 3 Brandyn Anderson GRO 12 1 4 Kaeden Metz SISS 12 1 5VentilatorSigdestad WEB 11 1 6 Daws... READ MOREMcCook/Central/Montrose Wrestling Tournament... You're Gonna Be Missed at the End of the Season!Oh the weather outside... wrecked a good one!Dec 30, 2017With seeding of the State A and B wrestling tournament in the second year the process became a little increasingly difficult with no MCM tournament.  But everyone is warm and safe!   All that stuff said, the StateMatriculationB Rankings MUST go on with and without some eagerly anticipated  match-... READ MOREClass B TeamDec 17, 2017Canton flexing its MUSCLE up and lanugo the line-up!  State scoring record going DOWN??? RANK TEAM POINTS 1 CANTON 203 2 WINNER AREA 103 3 MOBRIDGE/POLLOCK 100 4 HOWARD 99 5 REDFIELD AREA 75 6 CLARK/WILLOW LAKE 70 7 WAGNER 69 8 PH... READ MOREClass B Dynamite DozenDec 17, 2017Welcome to the "Dynamite Dozen", Cooper Baloun!   DYNAMITE DOZEN   1 Caden Lamer TV 2 Kellyn March CAN 3 Payton Smith CAN 4 Brayden Petersen LEM 5 Conner Bertsch MHH 6 Paul Lauck McM 7 Wyatt Turnquist WIN 8 Luke Henninger ... READ MOREClass B 106Dec 17, 2017We have a new ONE for the third subsequent week at 106!  MatriculationB 106 LB Town G R 1 Braden Sehr CAN 9 2 2 Kaden Keiser WIN 8 3 3 Lane Miller HOW 9 2 4 Gage Martinmass FAU 10 1 5 Riley Weber PKSTN 10 3 6 Riley Whitley RED 10 1 ... READ MOREClass B 113Dec 17, 2017Easily the most dynamic weight matriculation ofMatriculationB in Week 3...  CHANGES!  MatriculationB 113 LB Town G R 1 Lance Soukup WAG 10 3 2 Braxton Trowbridge CAN 11 2 3 Jordon Rueb BH/S/A 10 3 4 Jacob Steiger MOPO 10 4 5 Isaiah Grimm SISS 10 1 ... READ MOREClass B 120Dec 17, 2017Three new wrestlers in whoopee juggle theMatriculationB 120 rankings.  MatriculationB 120 LB Town G R 1 McCoy Peterson PHIL 8 4 2 Atlas Willuweit WIN 12 3 3 Zak Fowler EPJ 12 2 4 Seth Peterson CAN 9 2 5 Dane Christopherson SISS 11 1 6 Hayden P... READ MOREClass B 126Dec 17, 2017Week 3MatriculationB wrestling rankings for 126...  MatriculationB 126 LB Town G R 1 Kellyn March CAN 10 2 2 Wyatt Turnquist WIN 11 3 3 Luke Henninger SCo 12 4 4 Carson Pinske L/D 11 4 5 Bradyn Robbins RED 9 1 6 Sterling Rausch WEB 10 1 ... READ MOREClass B 132Dec 17, 2017Two NEW wrestlers in the Top 8!  MatriculationB 132 LB Town G R 1 Caden Lamer TV 11 2 2 Jackson Eklund B/G 10 3 3 Jaden Schilling MOPO 12 4 4 Tate Haider W/W 11 3 5 Keanan Pikarski SISS 11 1 6 Tiegen Clark SBA 10 3 7 Tate Reine... READ MOREClass B 138Dec 17, 2017Same faces just trading places at 138 in Week 3.  MatriculationB 138 LB Town G R 1 Josh Weisbrod CWL 12 1 2 Jaden Dominesse CAN 9 2 3 Trevor Peters WIN 10 3 4 Kaleb Crownover BHS 12 3 5 Grant Plucker PARKER 12 2 6 Hunter Pranger MVPCS ... READ MOREClass B 145Dec 17, 2017Massive movement in 145 in this week's poll.  MatriculationB 145 LB Town G R 1 Paul Lauck McM 12 2 2 Sam Kruger WIN 9 3 3 Kody Hagen HS 11 4 4 Tuscon Freeman MOPO 11 4 5 Michael Witte FLA 12 2 6 Dylan Whitley RED 9 1 7 Landon S... READ MOREClass B 152Dec 17, 2017No Lauck in Week 3 and Conner Bertsch is when in the SADDLE again!  MatriculationB 152 LB Town G R 1 Conner Bertsch MHH 12 3 2 Scott Peterson Can 11 2 3 Alex Aesoph FAU 11 1 4 Dom Pechous BHS 12 3 5 Levi Mines CUS/E 11 4 6 Isaac Feldhau... READ MOREClass B 160Dec 17, 2017Sophmores still RULE theMatriculationB 160 in Week 3!  MatriculationB 160 LB Town G R 1 Shaeden Scheidt CAN 10 2 2 Blake Gessner McM 10 2 3 Thomas Baker MVPCS 10 3 4 Josh Crownover BHS 10 3 5 Gannon Martinmass FAU 12 1 6 Ty Nammany KWLPG 11... READ MOREClass B 170Dec 17, 2017Top 10 remain the same in Week 3!  MatriculationB 170 LB Town G R 1 Nathan Bauer MOPO 12 4 2 Caleb Orris CWL 11 1 3 Keagan Fitch PHIL 12 4 4 Carter Shoemaker WEB 12 1 5 Mitch Kramer HOW 12 2 6 Barrett Wren RED 11 1 7 Kyle Lauba... READ MOREClass B 182Dec 17, 2017Week 3MatriculationB Rankings show three new faces in the Top 12... 2 in the Top 8.  MatriculationB 182 LB Town G R 1 JJ Beck B/G 11 3 2 Logan Donelan EPJ 12 2 3 Aidyn Feldhaus HOW 12 2 4 Stone Jenson MOPO 12 4 5 Garrett Heil HS 11 4 6 Tanner... READ MOREClass B 195Dec 17, 2017Massive movement and a new man near the top of 195...  welcome to the party Wyatt Burke!  MatriculationB 195 LB Town G R 1 Cooper Baloun RED 12 1 2 Wyatt Burke C/WL 12 1 3 Brody Schoenfelder PKSTN 12 3 4 E.J. Leetsch HOW 11 2 5 KJ St Pierre... READ MOREClass B 220Dec 17, 2017Same faces, same places at the Top of the rankings...  two new members of theMatriculationB 220 at the bottom!  MatriculationB 220 LB Town G R   1 Evan Kizer HOW 12 2 1 2 Jesse Hastings MVPCS 10 3 2 3 Jace Johnson WAG 12 3 3 4 Jory Rogers PHIL ... READ MOREClass B 285Dec 17, 2017  MatriculationB 285 LB Town G R 1 Payton Smith CAN 12 2 2 Brayden Peterson LEM 12 4 3 Brandyn Anderson GRO 12 1 4 Kaeden Metz SISS 12 1 5VentilatorSigdestad WEB 11 1 6 Dawson Lensing WAG 11 3 7 Alex Cruz RED 12 1 8 Brigham... READ MOREClass B DYNAMITE DOZENDec 10, 2017   Dynamite Dozen   1 Caden Lamer TV 2 Kellyn March CAN 3 Payton Smith CAN 4 Brayden Petersen LEM 5 Conner Bertsch MHH 6 Sam Kruger WIN 7 Paul Lauck McM 8 Wyatt Turnquist WIN 9 Luke Henninger SC 10 Jackson Eklun... READ MOREClass B 106 LBDec 10, 2017SHAKE-UP at the TOP of the 106 LB rankings!    MatriculationB 106 LB Town G R 1 Kaden Keiser WIN 8 3 2 Braden Sehr CAN 9 2 3 Lane Miller HOW 9 2 4 Riley Whitley RED 10 1 5 Gage Martinmass FAU 10 1 6 Jestyn Woodward CUS/E 8 4 ... READ MOREClass B 113 BDec 10, 2017There is a new sheriff at the top of the 113 rankings!    MatriculationB 113 LB Town G R 1 Jordon Rueb BHS 10 3 2 Bradyn Llotak WAG 9 3 3 Jacob Steiger MOPO 10 4 4 Braxton Trowbridge CAN 11 2 5 Blair Blasius PHIL 7 4 6 Riley Orel ... READ MOREClass B 120 LBDec 10, 2017Stability at the top of the rankings at 120, but some NEW faces on the marrow of the rankings!    MatriculationB 120 LB Town G R 1 McCoy Peterson PHIL 8 4 2 Atlas Willuweit WIN 12 3 3 Lance Soukup WAG 10 3 4 Seth Peterson CAN 9 2 5 Dane Ch... READ MORENot so long ago... boy becomes MAN!Class B 126 LBDec 10, 2017Power SURGE in the top of theMatriculationB 126 LB rankings in South Dakota!    MatriculationB 126 LB Town G R 1 Kellyn March CAN 10 2 2 Wyatt Turnquist WIN 11 3 3 Luke Henninger SCo 12 4 4 Jadyn Coller PHI 9 4 5 Zak Fowler EPJ 12 2 6 C... READ MOREClass B 132 LBDec 10, 2017Still a LOAD of power at the top of the 132 rankings, plane with one wearing out...    MatriculationB 132 LB Town G R 1 Caden Lamer TV 11 2 2 Jackson Eklund B/G 10 3 3 Jaden Shepherd MOPO 12 4 4 Tate Haider W/W 11 3 5 Hunter Wright RED 12... READ MOREClass B 138 LBDec 10, 2017A LOADED weight matriculation and a LOADED tournament shake-up the rankings...  movement coming?    MatriculationB 138 LB Town G R 1 Josh Weisbrod CWL 12 1 2 Jaden Dominesse CAN 9 2 3 Dalton Bodewitz MF 12 2 4 Trevor Peters WIN 10 3 5 Kaleb C... READ MOREClass B 145 LBDec 10, 2017Change of scenery but same results for our TOP RankedMatriculationB 145 LB wrestler...  Kruger starts season fast!    MatriculationB 145 LB Town G R 1 Sam Kruger WIN 9 3 2 Kody Hagen HS 11 4 3 Shawn Marrs BCo 12 4 4 Tuscon Freeman MOPO 11 4 ... READ MOREClass B 152 LBDec 10, 2017No LUCK here at the TOP of the poll... Paul Lauck moves up from 145 to take the #1 Ranking (For Now)    MatriculationB 152 LB Town G R 1 Paul Lauck McM 12 2 2 Conner Bertsch MHH 12 3 3 Scott Peterson Can 11 2 4 Alex Aesoph FAU 11 1 5 Dom P... READ MOREClass B 160 LBDec 10, 2017Youth stuff served at 170 LB inMatriculationB...  can you say SUPER SOPHMORES!    MatriculationB 160 LB Town G R 1 Shaeden Scheidt CAN 10 2 2 Blake Gessner McM 10 2 3 Thomas Baker MVPCS 10 3 4 Isaac Feldhaus HOW 10 2 5 TannerPlanePARKER ... READ MOREClass B 170 LBDec 10, 2017Last week's Top Ranked wrestler drops and we now have a new #1 at 170...  Nathan Bauer.    MatriculationB 170 LB Town G R 1 Nathan Bauer MOPO 12 4 2 Caleb Orris CWL 11 1 3 Keagan Fitch PHIL 12 4 4 Carter Shoemaker WEB 12 1 5 Mitch Kra... READ MOREClass B 182 LBDec 10, 2017If you missed it... Top Ranked JJ Beck went looking for a match in the Wagner Triangular with KJ St. Pierre. Unconfinedmatch won by this week's "WOW"  Respect ALL who squint for "THE" match!  He remains our #1    MatriculationB 182 LB Town G R 1 JJ Beck B/G 11 3... READ MOREwww.aberdeennews.comClass B 195 LBDec 10, 2017Fueled by the WOW stuff in the weight class, there is massive movement UP and DOWN in the rankings at 195 LB...  EXCEPT at the #1 spot held lanugo by Redfield/Doland's Cooper Baloun!    MatriculationB 195 LB Town G R 1 Cooper Baloun RED 12 1 2 KJ St Pierre WAG ... READ MOREClass B 220 LBDec 10, 2017We have been watching Evan Kizer since he was 8 years old!  His career comes to an end this year and at the MOMENT he is our Top Ranked 220 LB. Jesse Hastings has been on our radar since watching him unravel on the scene in the now defunct Hershey AAU Track meets!  He remains a Finalist in ... READ MOREPayton Smith #1 285 LBsClass B 285 LBDec 10, 2017 Same faces variegated places...    Here are the 12/10 rankings for the 285 LBers.  Payton Smith of Canton leads the way...   What say you!    MatriculationB 285 LB Town G R 1 Payton Smith CAN 12 2 2 Brayden Peterson LEM 12 4 3 ... READ MOREClass B Rankings! We are your SOURCE!Dec 10, 2017It is OFFICIAL!   TheMatriculationB Rankings workbench will be releasing the rankings, weight matriculation by weight matriculation starting at 285, each week to the Panic Button! We will then TEASE you, the wrestling community, by revealing them.  We will start at 285 and work our way lanugo to the BIG BOYS at 10... READ MOREState Volleyball Tournament TICKET!Nov 16, 2017Every game of the State Volleyball tournament in RapidMunicipalityon ONE page... LiveTicket.TvMatriculationA is the FEATURE tournament player,MatriculationAA is in the LOWER LEFT, andMatriculationB is on the LOWER RIGHT! Do THIS!  Click on all three VIDEO PLAYERS at once, mute the volume on all (EXCEPT the one you w... READ MOREThe NEXT PlayNov 14, 2017We are taking this time to thank Rich Winter for his contributions to LiveTicket.tv, as the ORIGINAL Panic Button. As noted yesterday Rich moved on in his personal and professional life, moving to Salt Lake City, Utah, and we wish him SUCCESS and the BEST in his future endeavors!  The Desert N... READ MOREIt'sNonflexibleto Say Goodbye to GreatnessNov 12, 2017Championship Football weekend at the DakotaDome has come to a conclusion!  Yes, we watched EVERY game and what a weekend of football it was!  I would like to personally congratulate all the participants... Champions and Runner-Ups!  Whether your team won or lost, you are all CHAMPIONS... READ MOREThank You Veterans for your ServiceNov 11, 2017Thank you Veterans for your Service! We want to take this moment to write a RELEVANT blog and THANK all those, who chose to serve the flag and citizens of the United State of America!  Your service and sacrifice are the windrow to our self-ruling society. We get it!  Without your service there... READ MORECanton C-Hawks vs Sioux Falls ChristianArgus Leader SportsHouston (SDHSAA)... We Have a ProblemNov 10, 2017Well, well, well... The Sioux Falls Christian Chargers are your 2017 11B State Football Champions!  Or ARE THEY? Of particular interest, watching the BEE Seahawks trail 27-12 were the two MISSED uneaten points by Arend in the State Championship game.  These misses conjured up memories of f... READ MOREJordan Opp's Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots start Region play TuesdayHitchcock-Tulare hits post-season playing their weightier volleyballOct 30, 2017By Rich Winter As the Region 3B volleyball tournament tips off tonight, mentor Jordan Opp and the rest of the Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots will be interested observers to see who they will squatter when THEIR portion of play begins Tuesday.    By virtue of a late-season charge, winning ten of t... READ MORENorthwestern, the defending CLASS B champs enter theMatriculationB tourney as the No. 1 overall seedPotentialMatriculationB volleyball SWEET-16 bracketOct 28, 2017I'm sure there are a lot of coaches out there talking the, 'Let's take it one match at a time' tideway as the Region volleyball tournaments get started next week. And while that is unchangingly a good idea, here is a potential,MatriculationB Sweet-16 bracket...If the seeds hold and there are no upsets...OF COU... READ MOREKafka RED HOT Kadoka looking to makeMatriculationB volleyball runOct 28, 2017By Rich Winter When theMatriculationB volleyball region tournaments uncork Monday, Kadoka mentor Barry Hutchinson and the Kadoka Kougars will be sitting on the sidelines waiting for the winner of the Lyman and Jones County playin game.    As the No. 2 seed from Region 7 the Kougars earned a fir... READ MOREShout out to all the chain-gangs in South DakotaNeither rain, nor snow or feeling unprepossessed temperatures can stop the MHH CHAIN-GANGOct 28, 2017By Rich Winter Gotta say one of my favorite things well-nigh stuff a sports guy is sitting in the press-box. Yes, it can be a bit stifling in August, but come late October or November, yeah, I'll take the space-heater and no wind over 40 mph winds and temperatures in the 20's.    Saw a real... READ MOREBEE @ Winner = INSTANT CLASSICAaker says line of scrimmage KEY as Winner and Bee CLASH in 11B QUARTERSOct 26, 2017By Rich Winter Just a couple of hours yonder from from the 11B quarter that people have been talking well-nigh all week. Two of the super-heavyweights of 11B football go at it then tonight with Bridgewater/Ethan/Emery taking on the two-time defending 11B champion Winner.   Unconfinedinterview t... READ MORETodd County hosts Milbank in 11A actionSomething SPECIAL well-nigh 2017 FALCON footballOct 26, 2017By Rich Winter Later this afternoon Bob Kornely's 7-2 Todd County Falcons will host the 6-3 Milbank Bulldogs in the first round of the 11A playoffs. While the Bulldogs are referenced as one of the weightier defensive squads in the 11A playoffs, the Falcons have one of the most expolosive offenses in 11A... READ MORENo. 5 Colome takes on No. 4 Harding CountyHas Colome TUFFENED up unbearable to make flipside 9B RUNOct 25, 2017By Rich Winter Well, we are on the eve of all HECK breaking loose as the quarterfinal round of the playoffs uncork Thursday. Gotta say, that Colome @ Harding County game has the rest of the 9B field looking to see exactly how that one shakes out?    You really gotta hand it to Harding Co... READ MORENellie Long's Pine Ridge Thorpes were the Region 7A regular season champsThorpes and Warriors Region 7A favorites BUT, lack of of officials shuffles 7A scheduleOct 25, 2017By Rich Winter It has been a terrific season of volleyball in Region 7A. Most of the teams have wrapped up their schedules with just one match remaining, St. Francis@ Pine Ridge on Thursday, Oct. 26. While that match won't retread the current power-points or seedings, a lack of officials changes the... READ MOREBSC boys finished 3rd, girls 7th atMatriculationB crossThe Burke/SouthInsidekids ran their BUTTS off at state CROSSOct 24, 2017By Rich Winter Got a really interesting email this morning from one of my cross-country buddies from up north who gave me two little tidbits well-nighMatriculationB runners Daniel Burkhalter and Kray Person. Don't know if everyone knows this but Burkhalter and Person qualified for the state cross-country mee... READ MOREGracie Weinheimer leads Sully Buttes to a 6th-place finish at state cross-country meetWeinheimer's Last run a good one - The week in sports at Sully ButtesOct 24, 2017By Rich Winter Guessing we will see increasingly of Sully Butte's Gracie Weinheimer during track season, but the Charger senior put an exclamation point on a terrific upper school cross-country career with a 13th place finish at Saturday'sMatriculationB state cross-country meet in Rapid City.    Tough... READ MOREKimball/White Lake clinches No. 2 seed in Region 6B with a win over ColomeKimblal/White-Lake clinches No. 2 seed in RUGGED Region 6BOct 24, 2017By Rich Winter While the 25-5, 25-19, 25-17 win over Colome might seem like a routine Monday night win for mentor Sarah Deffenbaugh's team, it turned out to be a monster win as the Wildkats clinched the No. 2 seed in what is expected to be one TUFF Region 6B volleyball tournament.   This is h... READ MOREEthan improves to 19-4 with 3-set sweep of TDAEthan Rustles up straight-set WIN over TDAOct 24, 2017By Rich Winter With the end of the regular season coming tonight vs. Platte/Geddes, in Ethan, Stephanie Plastow's Ethan Rustlers stepped on the gas early last night to sweep Tripp-Delmont/Armour: 25-15, 25-8 and 25-20.  Big Numbers: * Jada Plastow - 16 kills * Karly Gustafson 11 kills * Ma... READ MOREJones County 7th-grader Jolie Dugan finished 7th in theMatriculationB girls navigate country raceJones County 7th-grader 7th at state navigate country meetOct 24, 2017By Rich Winter Have been a little slow to go through ALL the results from the state navigate country meet, so, yesterday, went looking for some of the stories within the stories.    Jones Couty 7th-grader, Jolie Dugan...WOW!! Results - Women 1 Leber, Delaney (12) Newell 19:52.33 ... READ MOREThat's one way to commentate a game - LOLDid the BSC commentator EVER find the popcorn and why was she stuff midpoint to the Male commentatorOct 24, 2017By Rich Winter Later today, I'm going to have to go when and WATCH the BSC vs. Wagner volleyball match that was webcast on liveticket.tv last night. As it turns out, Wagner sprinted to a two-set lead only to see BSC win the next two.    Wagner prevailed, winning a 5-set thriller: W... READ MOREThe 7-2 Pine Ridge Thorpes are headed to the playoffsHalin Bad Bear and the Pine Ridge Thorpes to tangle with No. 1 Dakota ValleyOct 23, 2017By Rich Winter On my trip home to South Dakota last week the first placed I stopped was in Pine Ridge. No, not to get a drink at Big Bats, but to go over and say hey to a couple of the players and to visit with coaches Sam Bravo and Corey Shangreaux.    Noticably woolgathering from practice th... READ MOREWagner won it's 10th subsequent SESD title...Tonight they take on Burke/SouthInsidein BonesteelWagner AT Burke/SouthInsideis Monday Nigh MADNESS and rematch of SESD finalOct 23, 2017By Rich Winter The pebbles has barely settled from what was an EPIC SESD volleyball tournament where Wagner knocked off Burke/South Central, AND, those two teams will be in whoopee tonight, the REMATCH...This time in Bonesteel.   That match will be webcast at http://cougarstv.live/index.php... READ MOREWest Central's Braden Peters and Beresford's Alec Atwood are both juniors and both ran sub-16 at theMatriculationA state meet in Rapid CityClass A navigate is in good hands - Man that race was fastOct 23, 2017 By Rich Winter Was looking at the times and places from the South DakotaMatriculationA cross-country meet and came yonder quite impressed at the sheer depth and talent of theMatriculationA cross-country field. As expected, West Central's Derick Peters ran yonder with the race and posted the fastest 5k time of ... READ MOREThoughts and prayers to the family of Carla Allard WatsonSouth Dakota loses a LEGEND - RIP Carla Allard Watson - Ultimate WARRIOROct 21, 2017By Rich Winter Was saddened to come wideness the news on my Facebook Page that former Bennett County standout and RapidMunicipalityresident Carla Allard Watson passed yonder without a long and mettlesome wrestle with cancer.    Oh man, this one hits pretty tropical to home....One of the all-time unconfined ... READ MORETodd County junior Josh Rowland with a MONSTER night vs. STMVideo POST - Josh Rowland goes BONKERS vs. St. Thomas MoreOct 21, 2017By Rich Winter Well, the playoffs are set and Todd County 7-2 will host Milbank on Thursday, Oct. 26 in Mission. It has been a unconfined year for Todd County and this is the first time the Falcons have made the 11A playoffs since the 11A field was whittled to 16 teams.   Increasinglyon the Falcon... READ MORERed Cloud 7th-grader Ecoffey aiming for upper podium finish atMatriculationA crossRed Cloud 7th-grader looking for podium finish atMatriculationA crossOct 21, 2017By Rich Winter It has been a season of discovery for Red Cloud 7th-grader Jade Ecoffey. This young lady won the Lakota Nation individual title on Sep. 30 and has washed-up nothing but modernize since then. At the Region 5A meet in Belle Fourche (Hilly course), Ecoffey came home in 5th place versus some s... READ MORECuster's Mallory Delmont rival Hill City's Karlee Simmons at the 2016 Region 5A meetCuster vs. HillMunicipalityand one increasingly run for Vermillion's Maddie Lavin - FinalMatriculationA girls rankingsOct 21, 2017By Rich Winter All season long a wrestle has been brewing out west. The Custer Wildcats came into the cross-country season as the prohibitive favorites to repeat asMatriculationA champs, BUT, their neighbor in the hills, Hill City, coached by the Noyes brothers have brought this HillMunicipalityteam to the next... READ MOREWWSSC pulls out a dramatic win over MVPWWSSC outlasts MVP in CLASSIC SLUGFEST - VIDEO POSTOct 20, 2017 By Rich Winter Holy grime that was a good, hard-hitting football game last night between MVP and Woonsocket-Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central. On paper this one seemed like it should be all WWSSC as the Blackhawks pasted MVP, 27-6 on Sep. 1, in Mt. Vernon, BUT, you really gotta hand it to Brent O... READ MOREChase Boltz digs deep to finish 4th at Region meet...The State x-country MEET owesVentilatorBoltz ONE - Warriors ready to RUMBLEOct 20, 2017By Rich Winter Very fired up while peekaboo the Region 4A navigate country meet in Chamberlain last week to hear MillerSturdyDirector Darin Hunter undeniability the name of the St. Francis boys as third-place finisher of the meet. St. Francis gets athletes to the state meet but they rarely get a team to t... READ MOREBrock Karbo had 4 TD runs as BSC upset Scotland in the first round of the 9B playoffsBSC upsets Scotland as MASSIVE sports weekend unfoldsOct 20, 2017By Rich Winter Remember when on Aug. 18 when Mike Sebern's squad hosted Scotland, at home to get the season started? On that August evening, Scotland dumped BSC 30-12 in what looked like the start of a long season.   Well, kind of...After back-to-back thumpings from Colome and Corsica-Stickn... READ MOREKezery LeBeau hauls a RapidMunicipalityChristian defender with him during KWL's 54-0 win over R.C. ChristianMitchell Daily RepublicRed-HOT KWL Wildcats to tangle with NO. 2 Bon Homme - OOOOOOOHHHHOct 20, 2017By Rich WinterWhenon Sep. 8, Dale Taylor's Kimball/White-Lake Wildkats lost to No. 2 Bon Homme in Tyndall by a score of 22-14. Pretty good result some woudl surmise, but for Kimball/White Lake it was just one increasingly nail in the sepulcher on their way to an 0-4 start.   Early on KWL lost to Greg... READ MORECuster is the Panic Button's PICK forMatriculationA champsCUSTER, WEST CENTRAL, SFC ready to CLASH atMatriculationA crossOct 20, 2017By Rich Winter All cross-country season long the Custer Wildcats have looked like the team to write-up in theMatriculationA boys cross-country race. They started strong, kept getting largest and they sealed like a freight train placing five guys in the top-7 of a pretty competitive Region 5A meet in Rapid Cit... READ MOREBrady Fritz and Shea Connot scored on back-to-back plays for Winner last nightConnot, Fritz contribute as Winner ROUGHS up Stanley CountyOct 20, 2017By Rich Winter Saw a unconfined post from Jim Fritz yesterday and I was going to just let it sit there and do it's thing but dog-gone-it....Brady Fritz and Shea Connot scored on back-to-back big plays last night and I just couldn't help reflect on a really tomfool post.    Jim Fritz - Octo... READ MOREWhen the pebbles settles will it be Gregory vs. Hamlin??Can Hamlin hang with the 9AA CHAMPS - Upset Alert(s) in 9AA first roundOct 19, 2017By Rich Winter As the 9AA football playoffs get ready to go tonight, one thing is pretty clear, the road to the 9AA title goes through Gregory. You can paint all kinds of scenariors and twist other teams into the conversation, but the Gorillas have played the who is who amongst 9AA contenders, and ... READ MORECoach Milton's Raiders finished the season like a FREIGHT TRAINCoach Milton's Lyman Raiders ready for the BIG TIMEOct 19, 2017By Rich Winter Alright, so true story...I was in Presho the other day having breakfast at Hutch's Cafe (South of the verge omelette). Well without placing my order I had to butter my waitress up with a little chit-chat well-nigh Joel Milton's cross-country team qualifying for the state navigate country mee... READ MOREWinner's Atlas Willuweit is ready for some WRESTLING!!It's WRESTLING season - ALMOST - Winner ready to RUMBLE at state crossOct 19, 2017By Rich Winter As Winner senior Atlas Willuweit crossed the finish line of the last 5k for his firsthand future, he walked up to the Panic Button and said, "It's wrestling season."   Ahhh yes, almost!  Unchanginglyfind some worshipping in people that do the RUGGED sports of navigate country w... READ MORETrent Kingsbury and the No. 3 seeded WWSSC Blackhawks uncork their road to the DOME by hosting MVPWelcome to the 11B conversation WWSSC - 11B breakdownOct 19, 2017By Rich Winter First of all wanted to requite a shout-out to the Woonsocket/Wessington-Springs/SanbornInsidecoaching staff.Thronementor Jason Kolousek and assistants, Corety Flatten, Armando Rodriquez, Will Walker and Kyle Gerlach. What a year it has been for the WWSSC Blackhawks who enter tonight's... READ MOREGood things going on in WAGNER...Red Raiders red hot heading into SESD tourneyOct 18, 2017By Rich Winter Don't know the whole story overdue the picture associated with this story, BUT, guessing the kids and school in Wagner got off their butts this fall and raised $6207 for cancer in Wagner. Of undertow October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and from first appearances, it looks like the ... READ MOREParkston swept Bon Homme to modernize to 11-12Parkston DIGS out win over Bon HommeOct 18, 2017By Rich Winter Well, well, well, we are getting to that part of the volleyball season where every match matters. On Tuesday, the Parkston Trojan volleyball team played like a group that has won five of their last seven with a three-game dispatching of 1-21 Bon Homme.    It has been a so... READ MOREFresno State sophomore Sami ShieldsFrom CROW CREEK to Fresno State - MY LIFE IN STRIDES - Sami ShieldsOct 18, 2017Guest authored by Sami Shields - A two-time state qualifier on the track and three-time qualifier in navigate country in upper school, earning all-conference and all-state honors during the 2015 season, Shields competed at Northern State during her freshman season (2016-17). She holds personal best... READ MOREWakpala's Rhaecine Sam figures to be in the venery at a very competitiveMatriculationB raceWatch out for Wakpala's Rhaecine Sam - Final CLASS B POLLS - TeamWrestlelooks TIGHTOct 18, 2017By Rich Winter Like a lot of South Dakota cross-country athletes, Wakpala's Rhaecine Sam spent part of Tuesday contemplating (on social media) how he was going to do in Saturday'sMatriculationB cross-country state meet. The junior has had a spectacuar season up north and will be looking to dial his firs... READ MOREEthan/Parkston's Lexy Leischner runs at the state meet one final timeOne final run for Ethan/Parkston's Lexy Leischner Oct 17, 2017By Rich Winter Boy, what a big week it was for Parkston, and what a big week to come.    Cross-country team: Well, the Ethan/Parkston girls slipped into the state tournament as a team but it wasn't easy as the Region 3A meet from Beresford was a TUFFIE!  Girls team points: Beresfo... READ MOREDeubrook Area's Josie Olsen and Newell's Delaney Leber icon to be in the mix for aMatriculationB state tDeubrookZonein the venery as RUGGEDMatriculationB meet unfoldsOct 17, 2017By Rich Winter It's only Tuesday, BUT, I have to tell you I am jonesing to see how the South Dakota state cross-country meet unfolds in Rapid City. There are so many storylines of tremendous student/athletes who have worked their butts off in preparation for the CLASH!   One of the races I'm... READ MOREMembers of the Scotland volleyball team played for Colome's Alexa MckenzieWhen the going gets TUFF, South Dakotans STEP UPOct 17, 2017By Rich Winter Wow, so many young people in South Dakota that are really going through some rough times right now. Some TUFF news in a lot of communities right now as a tuft of recent injuries and trajedies have a lot of communities hurting at the moment.    That said, despite everythi... READ MOREStanley County senior Shay Vandenhemel looking to do DAMAGE at state meetHealthy VanDenHemel looking to do DAMAGE at state meetOct 17, 2017By Rich Winter Tell ya what folks, Stanley County senior, Shay Vandenhemel looked like the real deal during last week's Region 3A cross-country championships in Chamberlain. The senior floated virtually the undertow with ease as he and Winner's Kade Watson unappetizing out tore the Chamberlain golf undertow up.&n... READ MOREMonster week of sports for Hitchcock-TulareHitchcock-Tulare has MONSTROUS debut on LIVETICKETOct 17, 2017By Rich Winter Later this evening, the Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots will be webcasting their game with Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, and oh baby, it is a big one. If you aren't going to the match, you can watch it on the internet at http://httv.live   Huge volleyball matchup in Hitchcock ton... READ MORELower Brule heads to Parkston without impressive win @ HILL CITYOct 13, 2017By Rich WinterWithoutstarting their season 3-0 the Lower Brule Sioux ran into the tough part of their schedule and lost three straight. With their slim playoff hopes on the line the Sioux outlasted Hill City, 51-46 last Friday to right the ship heading into tonight's season finale versus a good Pa... READ MOREThe Todd County boys captured the Region 3A cross-country title Thursday at ChamberlainKernit GrimshawRegion title meant something to Todd County seniorsOct 13, 2017By Rich Winter Pretty interesting seeing the Todd County cross-country team huddled together yesterday as the announcements for the Region 3A navigate country meet in Chamberlain Thursday.    While some of us knew the result already, it was an wool gem to see the reaction from Todd Cou... READ MOREMVP @ Chamberlain - Evenly matched, everything on the line...PreviewmVP AT Chamberlain has playoff ramifications galoreOct 6, 2017By Rich Winter Both the Chamberlain Cubs and MVP Titans have been a little up-and-down this year.   MVP mentor Brent Olson suggested at the whence of the year that his team didn't have a lot of seniors and the Titans might struggle a bit with the move to 11B. A season opening loss to Stan... READ MOREWho is the MVP of the Winner football team this year?Is Matt Smither, Winner's Most Valuable Player - Season statsOct 5, 2017By Rich Winter Have been meaning to get to the Winner season stats for well-nigh five days, but, alas, here we go. Does anyone remember the box-scores and stats from a year ago....Monstrous offensive numbers despite limited touches for some of the peerage athletes on Winners 2016 state title team.  ... READ MOREThe Pierre Lady Govs wide to the AA soccer finals with a 2-1 win over Aberdeen CentralPierre LADY GOVS write-up AberdeenInsideto reach AA title tiltOct 4, 2017 By Rich WinterInwardthe South DakotaMatriculationAA tournament with a 9-1-2 record and the No. 3 seed in the state tournament, the Lady Governer soccer team certainly looked like a contender. That said, the Lady Govs knew they would have to come up with the goods in Tuesday's match versus Aberdeen... READ MOREWinner sophomore Addy Root dished out 31 assists in Winner's 3-set sweep of GregoryFACEBOOKTUFF gal of the night - Winner's ADDY ROOTOct 4, 2017By Rich Winter Several weeks ago now, Winner junior setter Gracie Littau went lanugo with a knee injury. With the Lady Warriors in the midst of a solid 2017 volleyball campaign, someone needed to step up.    ADDY ROOT!!   In last night's 25-10, 25-10, 25-16 sweep of a 10-8 Gregory ... READ MOREThe Wagner navigate country team that competed at the SESD meetAngela EitemillerWagner YOUNG GUNZ crush SESD meetOct 4, 2017By Rich Winter Some very interesting results coming out of this week's SESD meet in Gregory. While Alcista Dion and Taylor Eitemiller did their thing, wanted to start the Red Raider recap by digging into the Wagner boys JV team.   DANG! JV boys results: (4000 meters) 1. Lael Waetermans - 1... READ MOREKimball freshman Bennett Namanny is undergoing unshut heart surgeryThoughts and Prayers as Kimball freshman undergoes open-heart SURGERYOct 4, 2017Just wanted to pass withal a Facebook post from Kristina Sprik this morning as she was sending well wishes to her friends Shane and Jenn Namanny as their son, Bennett Namanny is undergoing heart suregry this morning.  Kristina Sprik - "Please add our friends Shane and Jenn Namanny and their s... READ MORECaldwell's CREW hanging virtually at CLASS A state golfOct 3, 2017By Rich Winter Boy, you start looking up and lanugo that Chamberlain golf roster and there is just so much youth on that squad. While Chamberlain sits in the 10th spot without day 1 of theMatriculationA state tournament, ya largest get em this year becauseMentorCaldwell's hairdo is going to be TUFF to write-up for... READ MOREParkstons Jacob Lee tied for 4th atMatriculationA golfJacob Lee Tied for 4th - Trojans 11th without day one of state tourneyOct 3, 2017By Rich Winter A little surprised to see Parkston all the way lanugo in 11th without the first day of theMatriculationA state golf tournmanet at the Dakota Dunes Golf undertow near Sioux City.  Jacob Lee is still in contention firing a first-day (+6) 78 to finish in a tie for 4th place in an event stuff ... READ MOREThe Kadoka Cougars volleyball team won the Lead/Deadwood tournament. Kadoka COUGARS win LEAD tourneyOct 2, 2017By Rich Winter It has been quite a year for Barry Hutchinson and the Kadoka Kougar volleyball team.    And it just keeps getting better!   The Kougars traveled to Lead this weekend for a tournament they unchangingly participate in but never have won. UNTIL NOW!   Kadoka ran thr... READ MOREINTERVIEW -MentorKornely talks Falcon football - GAME STATS includedOct 2, 2017Scoring Summary: StandingWaddle– 0   0   0   0   - 0 Todd County    - 38   22  0  0  - 0 First Quarter Summary: 11:41 Todd Co. William Marshall 70 yard run. (Marshall Run) 11:23 Todd Co. Bryant Burnette 35 yar... READ MOREknown for the MOHAWK, Pine Ridge junior is a lot increasingly than a basketball playerHappy Birthday Corey Brown - Student/Athlete GALOREOct 1, 2017By Rich Winter The first time I overly laid vision on Corey Brown was during his freshman season playing for Pine Ridge in a game at St. Francis Indian School. Only a freshman, Brown had the polished post-moves of a senior with a real knack for rooting people out of the post and a phenomenal understand... READ MOREJamin Arend lit up Canton with 234 yards rushingBEE picking up STEAM as playoffs tideway - Arend RIPS CantonOct 1, 2017Panic Button:  From the start of the season, I've thought the road to the 11B title goes through BEE. When Cole Gassmen went lanugo in the Madison game, you could scrutinizingly finger the air go out of the BEE baloon - Sort of. The media, the polls, the opponents...Everyone thought BEE would take a step ... READ MOREJustice Jessop is part of a Lyman offensive line that is starting to MOVE peopleLyman County SPANKS New Underwood - Raiders starting to ROLLOct 1, 2017By Rich Winter Boy, a couple things really stand out from Lyman's 22-0 win over New Underwood.    1. Lyman offense - 47 carries, 254 yards 2. Lyman defense holds a upper scoring New Underwood team to ZERO points.   In the 9A football ranks, keeping it on the ground and playing gr... READ MOREThe Red Cloud boys and TC girls are No. 1 seeds at LNIRED CLOUD BOYZ/TC girls No. 1 seed for 2017 Lakota Nation SPECTACULARSep 30, 2017By Rich Winter Well, have a little breaking news for Lakota Nation basketball fans as the seeds for the upcoming tournament are out.Repentall 16 seeds aren't there, SOURCE is a little shaky at details and facts but pretty sure these are right.    First though: Wanted to requite a shou... READ MOREKezery LeBeau and KWL are starting to rollFacebookTwo teams U don't want to see in the playoffs - KWL & WWSSCSep 30, 2017By Rich Winter Well, we are starting to throne toward the stretch run of the prep-football regular season. From here on in, teams are going to be BATTLING. A ton of football left to go but the weeks are dwinding and teams wideness the state are pushing for playoff positioning while ironing out the LITT... READ MORECouldn't find a football photo BUT, well-done WAGNERDEFENSE GALORE as WAGNER upends Redfield/DolandSep 30, 2017By Rich Winter I could start this piece off by recapping the happy offensive highlights that sent the Wagner Red Raider football team to its first win of the season, 28-23 over Redfield/Doland.   Could, but that would be an injustice to a hard-hitting Wagner defense that set the tone forcing... READ MOREPine Ridge THORPEDOS Custer - 11A playoffs looking goodSep 30, 2017By Rich Winter Fired up to hear that Pine Ridge defeated Custer last night, 26-7.Increasinglyfired up when Corey Brown checked in last night and reminded me I should have come to the game.   Sounds like it was a good game until Ridge turned it on in the second half...."Losin for 30 minutes.. 7-0 u... READ MORESome SERIOUS HARDWARE well-nigh to be handed out at Lakota NationSep 30, 2017By Rich Winter Well, as a lot of folks are just waking up this a.m. there is SOOOOO much going on in the South Dakota sports world. Lots of football recaps, BUT, I'm going to start the day with the Lakota Nation Invitational.    Custer mowed through the competition in Pool A, going 5-0 ... READ MOREGregorys Emma Thomas finished 4th at the Burke meetGregory's EMMA THOMAS 4th at RUGGED Burke meet - FAM outduels BSCSep 29, 2017By Rich Winter Some really nice results showing up this morning from yesterday's Burke Invitational cross-country meet in Burke.   Some very explosive stuff in the boys race as Freeman-Academy/Marion went toe-to-toe with a very good Burke/South-Central team. The two teams went at it nonflexible yes... READ MORECrow Creek @ St. Francis looks like a BATTLESep 29, 2017By Rich Winter First thing I saw this morning without connecting to the information super-highway was a note from St. Francis teammate football mentor TJ Whirlwind Soldier reminding me it is GAME DAY in St. Francis.   Crow Creek comes into this game with a 1-4 record. The only win for coach&nb... READ MOREGarretson 7th-grader Preston Bohl competing at the Chamberlain InviteKernit Grimshaw Garretson siblings looking to protract PODIUM runSep 29, 2017By Rich Winter As we hit the stretch run of the upper school navigate country season there are all kinds of storylines popping up wideness the state as kids try to qualify for the state meet, qualify there team to state and some, looking to put the final stamps on terrific upper school careers.  &nb... READ MOREWake & Funeral Services for Huron's Dan ThelanSouth Dakota loses a LEGEND - Huron's Dan ThelanSep 29, 2017We lost a unconfined mentor in Dan Thelen of Huron died on Sunday 9/24 from a heart attack.  Dan was considered one of the weightier Pole Vault coaches in South Dakota History.  He moreover served as President of SDFBCA.  He had a passion for athletics and kids.  We will truly miss him. &n... READ MOREThe Winner Lady Warriors in whoopee vs. Todd County!!Kernit Grimshaw Tested WINNER volleyball team hits the STRETCH RUNSep 28, 2017By Rich Winter It has been a whirlwind last ten days for Jamie Keiser and the Winner Lady Warrior volleyball team has played nine games. Since Sep 16, Winner has played nine matches, going 6-3 over the last nine. But, Keiser unchangingly likes to ramp up the schedule and the losses have been quality loss... READ MOREIs Woonsocket/Wessington Springs SanbornInsideLEGIT - Showdown Friday with some ARE U FOR REAL GAMESSep 28, 2017By Rich Winter Time to focus in on some volleyball matches going lanugo on LiveTicket tonight.    Gotta tell ya, there are some very meaningful 11B football matchups this week. Matriculation11B RANKINGS Sioux Valley (27)       5-0   165   1 Brid... READ MOREMarc Whirlwind Soldier battles Kiko Mendoza at the Todd County InviteRemember when KIKO MENDOZA won 4-straight state titlesSep 28, 2017By Rich Winter Native American cross-country runners from wideness the upper midwest are well-nigh to descend on RapidMunicipalityfor the Lakota Nation Invitational cross-country meet....   There have been some dandies in Rapid City...That one year, CEB's Kiko Mendoza, Todd County's Marc Whirlwind Soldi... READ MORENellie Long's Lady Thorpes looking to do serious forfeiture a Lakota NationLady Thorpes squint DANGEROUS heading into Lakota NationSep 28, 2017By Rich Winter Well, we are less than 24-hours yonder from the start of the Lakota Nation Invitational. Very excited to see and hear well-nigh the volleyball results as they come in over the next three days.    Last year Custer emerged as the champion and then used the momentum of LNI to go a... READ MORECan the Thorpes and Falcons both make the 11A playoffs. Can two REZ-schools Make the 11A DANCESep 28, 2017By Rich Winter If someone had told me there would be two Native Schools in the running to make the 11A football playoffs prior to the start of the season, I would have BOOED them off the platform. The 11A playoffs having been whittled lanugo to just eight teams that qualify is unchangingly a bugger just to... READ MORECastle wood is undefeated and part of a loaded 9B field that is well-nigh to go throne to headClass 9B looks LOADED - A squint at the 6 UNDEFEATEDSep 28, 2017By Rich Winter Well, well, well, we are hitting the stretch run of the upper school football regular season and I gotta tell ya,Matriculation9B is transmissible my attention.    Poor Wall has been sitting in that first-team receiving votes category for well-nigh five weeks now as those teams in front o... READ MOREIsabella Brouwer ready for the Burke meetIsabella Brouwer ready to TANGLE with TUFF BURKE inviteSep 27, 2017 By Rich Winter One of the really nice surprises in navigate country this year was to see that long time Todd County mentor Larry Lucas has taken over as mentor of the hairdo from AC/DC. It's a pretty small hairdo with only two athletes out this year.  "I have two girls for the Andes Central/Dako... READ MOREWinner confirms No. 5 CLASS A ranking - Schuyler dominates TC InviteSep 27, 2017By Rich Winter A week ago Chamberlain's Allison Hough, running on her home course, write-up Winner's Sidda Schuyler in a tough, competitive race. On Tuesday, the pair hooked up in flipside thriller at the Todd County Invitational.   This time though, Schuyler had the answer! A big time effort fr... READ MOREThe Crow Creek boys finished third at the TC InviteKernit Grimshaw Crow Creek CHIEFTAINS - COMING IN HOT to Lakota NationSep 27, 2017By Rich Winter As the South Dakota sports world turns to RapidMunicipalityfor this weekends Lakota Nation Invitational, the folks from Crow Creek are pretty fired up well-nigh how their teams are playing.    Tuesday night the Lady Chieftains came into St. Francis and left with a straight-set win,... READ MOREKeep an eye on Bennett County YOUNG GUNZSep 27, 2017By Rich Winter Well, the results are in and so are the photos from Kernit Grimshaw so time to swoop into some navigate country from yesterday's Todd County Invitational.    One of the teams I've been keeping an eye on is the Bennett County girls. Not really a unconfined cross-country tradition o... READ MOREBEAVER SCOTT did WHATSep 26, 2017By Rich Winter Alright so sometimes these stories come well-nigh in interesting ways. Former Falcon Kasey Abbott and I have been chatting a bit on Facebook as of late and he's pretty fired up well-nigh the exploits of Todd County junior RB, Mark Rogers.    Well, a few weeks back, Abbott noted t... READ MOREMonstrous NIGHT of Volleyball on the TICKETSep 26, 2017By Rich Winter Holy grime there are a lot of meaningful volleyball games going on in South Dakota tonight Some really interesting matches going on, a tuft of which will be webcast at www.liveticket.tv   * AC/DC at Colome - AC/DC is 13-2 and having a monstrous season. Colome is unchangingly tough a... READ MOREHillMunicipalityis new No. 1 inMatriculationA crossMovement inMatriculationA cross-country poll - Rangers new No. 1Sep 26, 2017By Rich Winter Some pretty good results from the RapidMunicipalityInvite, particularly from the HillMunicipalitygirls who made some NOYES in Rapid City.    6th - Karlee Simmons - 19:23 23rd - Marion Hohn - 20:16 25th - Janean Hanka - 20:23   Of note here, Custer was led in RapidMunicipalityby Ma... READ MOREIt's scrutinizingly October, time for the ORANGE & BLACK to heat upSCOTTIES unravel intoMatriculationB volleyball POLLSep 26, 2017By Rich Winter Have unchangingly felt like the South Dakota media, which mostly resides in eastern South Dakota, takes a while to start paying sustentation to some of the schools out in west river. Well, the polls finally noticed the Lady Scotties of Philip who moved into the poll despite losing their first... READ MOREBSC's TRIPOD holding it together for ONE-MORE-RUN - Region 6B looks LOADEDSep 26, 2017 By Rich Winter Wow, I gotta tell ya, Region 6B is getting interesting. All season long I've kinda followed the girls over in AC/DC and with BSC joining LIVETICKET, I've got to see Burke/South-Central live several times. And then, as I'm peeking virtually volleyball results this weekend, I see that... READ MOREChamberlain freshman Cameron Caldwell won the region 3 title. Cubs Caldwell is Region 3A champSep 25, 2017By Rich Winter Last week on the same golf undertow in Pierre at the pre-region tournament, Chamberlain freshman Cameron Caldwell finished third overdue two Parkston golfers in the tune-up just surpassing the real regions.    Well, the real regions went lanugo in Pierre today and Caldwell shot 72... READ MOREJayd VanDerWerff and the Gregory Gorillas are the No. 1 ranked team inMatriculation9AA Sherrie KafkaThe road to the 9AA title goes through Gregory, but they've got companySep 25, 2017 By Rich Wnter You get the feeling the Gregory Gorillas were expecting largest than a 36-26 win over visiting No. 2 Bon Homme.   Pursuitthe game, mentor Brian Allmendinger told the Mitchell Daily Republic that Bon Homme is a good football team.  "They made plays, too," Gregory... READ MOREKWL wins first football game and HOME VB tourneyIt was a good weekend to be a WILDKATSep 25, 2017By Rich Winter Alright so early Saturday morning one of the first things I looked to see was the score of the Kimball/White Lake vs. Wolsey Wessington game.Withoutcoming through murderers row, Gregory, Miller/Highmore-Harrold, Parkston and BON HOMME, Dale Taylor's hairdo had a bye week to get over be... READ MOREPakistan's Jacob Lee and his Trojan teammates are at the Region meet in Pierre todayParkston and Jacob Lee COMING IN HOT to Region 3 golfSep 25, 2017By Rich Winter A lot going on wideness the South Dakota prep scene this week, and we start with a zinger as golfers from south-central South Dakota converge in Pierre today for the Region 3 championships.   Teams from Chamberlain, CEB, MOPO, Parkston, Redfield/Doland, St. Francis Indian, Todd Co... READ MOREOgden Utah is getting a heck of a Missionary...We are TRULY gonna miss THE FLASHSep 24, 2017By Rich Winter Came wideness the most curious post on Facebook this afternoon. Recently graduated Todd County student/athlete Jesse Allen spoken that as he is leaving for a 2-year denomination mission for TheDenominationof Latter Day Saints (The Mormons) and while he isn't leaving until Nov. 15 he is deleti... READ MOREThe Miller Rustlers improved to 14-2 without winning the MOPO tournamentMILLER wins MOPO tourney - 14-2 but DeBoer wants MORESep 24, 2017By Rich Winter MillerSturdyDirector Darin Hunter might have to spend part of this week making space for the trophies that Linda DeBoer and the Miller Rustlers alimony bringing home.   Last week it was the Big DakotaPrimingtournament, this weekend it was a win at the MOPO tournament. H... READ MOREWestInsidesenior Derick Peters won the prestigious Roy Griak Invite. West Central's Derick Peters wins Roy GriakSep 24, 2017By Rich Winter Late Saturday afternoon word floated in that WestInsidesenior Derick Peters won the Roy Griak Invitational in Minnesota. For most folks that might be reading this, ok, for cross-country fans reading this, WELL, this is a big deal.    TheMatriculationA favorite won the event ... READ MOREJosh Rowland taking it to the HOUSE with a blocking squire from his weightier bud, Mark RogersKERNIT GRIMSHAW Todd County teamwork is Panic Button APPROVEDSep 23, 2017By Rich Winter Tell ya what folks, don't squint now but Bob Kornely's Falcons are rolling. Boys improved to 4-1 on the season with a big-time, 58-28 win over Red Cloud.   Now, I could start off by telling you well-nigh the state's leading rusher, but requite it a minute. Take a squint at the picture as... READ MORELyman QB Tate Wagner leading the troops in the Raiders 38-12 win over PhilipWagner/Collins have big games as Lyman CRUSHES PhilipSep 23, 2017By Rich Winter The 2017 Homecoming game is one the Lyman Raiders will remember for a while. Leading 18-12 when the fourth quarter started the Raiders wracked out scoring 20 unanswered points for an impressive 38-12 win.    Some big numbers for the Raiders * Tage Wagner 5-for-5 passing, ... READ MOREPlatte-Geddes played well versus a good MHH squadSTARR and P/G defense shine in loss to MHHSep 23, 2017 By Rich Winter One of the increasingly surpising scores and games played on liveticket.tv last night was the Platte-Geddes at No. 4 9AA school, Miller/Highmore-Harrold. Playing up a matriculation the Black Panthers hung right there and were it not for two fumble returns for TD's from the MHH defense, this coul... READ MOREMHH senior Henry Mullaney had a MONSTER night for MHHMullaney's MONSTER night propels MHH past PGSep 23, 2017By Rich Winter Guess it was kind of fitting that MHH senior Henry Mullaney scored the final touchdown of the night in the 28-12 win over Platte-Geddes.    Seems fitting since Mullaney did a little bit over everything for No. 4 MHH.  * Mullaney got the first score of the night on a... READ MOREParker defeated NORTHWESTERN in the Bon Homme tourneyDon't sleep on Parker in CLASS A volleyballSep 22, 2017By Rich Winter Early in the season I was kind of looking at this Parker Pheasent team as a sleeper inMatriculationA volleybal. The Pheasants have just moved fromMatriculationB and Jill Christensen has a heck of a program over there. BUT, Parker lost to McCoook/Central-Montrose and then to ChesterZoneand the... READ MOREHere come the No. 4 ranked Philip Lady ScottiesHERE COME THE SCOTTIESSep 22, 2017By Rich Winter Well, we are heading into October and here come Ralph Kroetch's Lady Scotties. It's unchangingly interesting to watch Kroetch develop a team...As we are friends on Facebook I know the work, the heart and the fun he has to move his kids along.   Well the fun is not washed-up but the stake... READ MOREBSC took superintendency of merchantry heading into KIMBALL tourneyBSC takes superintendency of BUSINESS versus Bon HommeSep 22, 2017By Rich Winter I'm a big fan of listening to the variegated announcers on liveticket.tv. It's interesting in a way to listen to these folks put on a pair of headsets and undeniability a game. Despite know 'training' somehow just putting the head-sets on does something, it sort of transforms regular folks int... READ MOREThe history literally pours out of the Gregory press-boxDoes anyone have a largest PRESS-BOX than GregorySep 21, 2017By Rich Winter Well it is one day surpassing Friday Night Light's gets going and I gotta admit, I've been thinking well-nigh Bon Homme @ Gregory all week.    No. 1 vs. No. 2 - Showdown in the 9AA ranks. How many times have these two teams met when it mattered? How many years have these two met ... READ MOREA BATTLE is Brewing in CLASS B crossSep 21, 2017By Rich Winter As we throne towards the Real Fall, the end of September, where the cross-country starts heating up as the weather does its THING.   Have been paying sustentation to a lot ofMatriculationB navigate country, and I gotta tell ya folks, the B boys team race is really starting to get interestin... READ MOREPhilip is 10-1 heading into Thursday's home Are the LADY SCOTTIES legit - Region 7B looks ruggedSep 20, 2017By Rich Winter Alright, so this afternoon I wanted to go when to last night's volleyball matches webcast on www.liveticket.tv. One of the matches I wanted to trammels out was Wall at Lyman. Now, I'm a gigantic Kyla Sawvell fan from track & field so I wanted to get a looksee and see how the Eagles ... READ MOREThe Gregory Lady Spikers improved to 7-7 on the season.Lady SPIKERS take lanugo Todd CountySep 20, 2017By Rich WinterWithouta somewhat rough outing at the Bon Homme tournament the Gregory Lady Spikers got when on the winning track last night with a 25-16, 25-20 and 26-24 win.  KacLee Haney had nine kills, Alexa Hannahs recorded eight kills and Sydney Svatos had 17 digs in the win for Gregory... READ MOREDaymein Lucas has been a punishing runner for Sioux Valley as the Cossacks are the No. 1 team in 11BCan Sioux Valley's 2-headed RB MONSTER siphon the COSSACKS to the 11B titleSep 20, 2017By Rich Winter Early Saturday morning the news started fluttering virtually South Dakota that Sioux Valley had knocked off No. 1 Sioux Falls Christian, 21-14. Suddnely the Cossacks, ranked No. 3 vaulted into the No. 1 position inMatriculation11B.   What people who saw the score might not have read ab... READ MORECoach Mary Sieck gives encouragement to Dani Frost, left and Calleigh Chicoine prior to the Ipswich Invite Saturday. Dani placed 1st, Calleigh, 3rd, and in the boys division, Cash Langdeau placed 7th.Oneida WatchmanSully Buttes young-guns starting to CHARGESep 20, 2017By Rich Winter I am a monster cross-country fan and I love looking at the results within the results. Was peering through my favorite South Dakota cross-country web site that Garretson coach, Jason Bohl pointed me towards....http://www.sdcctfca.com/teams/?u=SDCCTFCA&s=htosports and came wideness ... READ MOREThe Custer girls and boys squint dominant inMatriculationA navigate countryPanic Button'sMatriculationA cross-country pollSep 20, 2017Can anyone knock off Custer  By Rich Winter Well, we are well-nigh half way through the cross-country season and things are whence to take shape with results coming in from all over the state.   MatriculationA girls: Cait Savey of Beresford has stamped herself as the favorite with some g... READ MORERed Cloud junior Ale Rama has been giving opposing coaches nightmaresRed Cloud's Ale Rama makes Red Cloud a dangerous 11B floaterSep 19, 2017By Rich Winter There was some big noise on top of the 11B football this week. Sioux Valley knocked off previously unbeaten Sioux Falls Christian and the Cossacks vaulted into the No. 1 slot in the 11B rankings.   Matriculation11B 1. Sioux Valley (24)            ... READ MOREWillard Knight hauls in a big completion as Dupree picked up their first win in three years. Patty PeacockDUPREE breaks through with 46-0 win over Standing RockSep 19, 2017By Rich Winter Wanted to requite a big shoutout to Cooper Wall, coach, and the Dupree Tiger football team this morning. Learned from new navigate country pal, Angela Martin that the 46-0 win over Standing Rock, North Dakota was the first time in three years that Dupree had won a football game.   T... READ MOREHighmore-Harrold sophomore Oakley Jandreau competing at the Chamberlain InviteKernit Grimshaw Higmore-Harrold sophomore eyeing podium at State B crossSep 18, 2017By Rich Winter Love the Chamberlain Invitational cross-country meet. One of the first big meets in south-central South Dakota and a meet that draws teams from as far yonder as Garretson to come to the upper plains to run into some variegated and stiff competition.    Was scrolling through s... READ MORETresh Swedlund tons a MONSTERHOLY SCHNIKES that ELK is ENORMOUS Sep 18, 2017By Rich Winter Well, we are getting towards the fall hunting season in South Dakota. Have seen a few hunting photos popping up on my periphery, and then this BEAUT shows up today from Tresh Swedlund.   DANG....   If you have a hunting photo that you might like to share, we would love ... READ MOREACDC is 12-2 without finishing 2nd at Bon Homme tournamentAC/DC looks LEGIT...Runner-up at Bon Homme tournamentSep 18, 2017By Rich Winter Alright, so all weekend long I was kind of looking for results from the Bon Homme volleyball tournament. I'm sure the results were 'somewhere' but I didn't find them...And so, as I did my skin-deep squint through the SDHSAA web-page, I gave my weekly once over to an AC/DC squad that I'm ... READ MOREGame wittiness to the TC offensive line as Mark Rogers erupts for 311 yards rushing. GameWittiness- TC OFFENSIVE LINE - Mark Rogers 311 YARDS RUSHING Sep 17, 2017Panic Button, At halftime of the Todd County vs. Little Wound game played in Lead/Deadwood, the Falcons and Mustangs were tied, 8-8. With their passing game not working effectively, HeadMentorBob Kornely challenged his team and specifically the offensive line to get physical and start opening some... READ MOREJD Carter with a punt return for a TD as Stanley County slips by MOPOVIDEO highlights from Friday Night LIGHTS - CHECK IT OUTSep 16, 2017By Rich Winter Trying a new thing this morning a Saturday Night recap of Friday Night Lights, trammels it out....... READ MOREBryce Hammer scorches Praire Hills with 73 to whet Thomas DeNoyer of St. FrancisHammer edges DeNoyer inArchetypeTC Invite BATTLESep 14, 2017By Rich Winter Wow, a lot going on in the sports world wideness South Dakota tonight. Volleyball, Chamberlain Invitational navigate country and the Todd County Invite played at Prairie Hills in Mission.    And a unconfined showdown on the lynx today as Todd County athlete Bryce Hammer shot a care... READ MOREAllison Hough won the Chamberlain Invitational todayTHEE KERNIT GRIMSHAWChamberlain's HOUGH looks TUFF at Chamberlain!!Sep 14, 2017By Rich Winter Well, I've been sitting on the whet of my seat all day today waiting for the results of the Chamberlain Invitational.   THEY ARE IN...   Big time effort today in theMatriculationA girls race as Chamberlain 7th-grader, Allison Hough ran a 19:31 to turn when Winner's Sidda Schu... READ MOREJones County cross-country looks young and hungryJones County 7th-grader starting to make some NOIZESep 14, 2017By Rich Winter & BH It's unchangingly sorta fun in South Dakota to see some of the youngsters developing in a sport they're sometimes competing in at a varsity level.    Gotta alimony an eye out for Jones County 7th grader, Jolie Dugan. Big meet today in Chamberlain with a lot of good matriculation ... READ MOREDevan Klevan and the No. 3 9B Sully Buttes Chargers take on No. 1 9A WarnerMASSIVE 9-man showdown as Sully Buttes hooks up with No. 1 WarnerSep 14, 2017By Rich Winter Well, I alimony hoping that one of these days I'm going to get the opportunity to shepherd a game(s) to see and finger the pulse that runs through the Sully Buttes sports programs. It unchangingly feels like Sully Buttes is way up north and I never get to see any of their games (yet) and yet, yea... READ MOREAn improved Carter Brickman has the Winner offense clicking on all cylindersWhat did Winner work on during the BYE weekSep 14, 2017By Rich Winter Gotta tell ya, that 24-6 season opening loss to Sioux Falls Christian is looking largest and largest for the Winner football team. Sioux Falls Christian, with the win over Winner and two big blowout wins over MOPO and Canton has ascended to the No. 1 slot in this week's 11B rankings.&n... READ MORENorthwestern has yet to lose a match and are No. 1 ranked inMatriculationBIs CLASS B volleyball TUFFER thanMatriculationASep 14, 2017By Rich Winter I'm well-nigh to swoop off the deep end on football considering we have some MASSIVE gridiron contests coming up tomorrow, but, surpassing I do, I wanted to requite some love out to what I'm seeing as some terrific volleyball going on virtually the state.   The Big DakotaPrimingvolleyball t... READ MOREJamin Arend should be JAMMIN for BEENext man up as BEE runs into newly renovated stadiumSep 14, 2017By Rich Winter Am very interested to see how the Bridgewater/Ethan/Emery squad bounces when pursuit last week's 33-6 loss to Madison, the No. 1 squad in 11A. While BEE mentor Jeff VanLeur told the Mitchell Daily Republic the physicality of Madison wore his team lanugo and despite the loss it was a g... READ MOREShay VanDenHemel won the Ipswich cross-country race older in the week. Shay VanDenHemel finding his form againSep 13, 2017By Rich Winter Had to take a peek at the Ipswich results from older in the week. Couple people/teams competing up there that I wanted to see how they did.    Was a little bit surprised but very happy to see Stanley County senior, Shay VanDenHemel winning the race and dipping lanugo to g... READ MOREValentine at Winner looks like a good oneValentine @ WINNER looks like a TUFFIE - Game to be webcast at www.winnerwarriorslive.comSep 13, 2017Holy Homecoming Winner...Bet the whole polity is working with things going on and this and that happening....Of undertow it is. I unchangingly figured the hustle and precipitance or Wednesday and Thursday was so that eveyrone could be washed-up with the WEEK and settle in for some Warrior football.   Did a lit... READ MOREValentine @ WINNER looks like a TUFFIE - Sep 13, 2017... READ MORECarly Sprik had nine kills versus ColomePlatte-Geddes volleyball starting to find its grooveSep 13, 2017By Rich Winter It is unchangingly kind of interesting to trammels in on teams that made state tournament appearnaces the year before. Alright, so Platte-Geddes made that trip to theMatriculationB state tournament a year ago, and with some heavy graduation losses, right out of the gate, Jill Kemnitz's hairdo dropped... READ MOREFaith Tyler had 14 kills, ten digs and 2 worthy to lead the Red Raiders past Avon. Red Raiders ROLL to 7-2 with 4-set thriller over AvonSep 13, 2017By Rich WinterWithoutlosing to No. 1MatriculationB Northwestern and Arlington at the Parkston tournamnet, Amy Tyler's Wagner Red Raiders have been tearing up volleyball teams in south-eastern South Dakota.  Three straight 3-set sweeps over Chamberlain, Platte-Geddes and Gregory led to Tuesday night... READ MOREBSC gained some valuable wits at the Arlington tourneyBSC drops two but hangs with BIG DOGS at Arlington tourneySep 12, 2017By Rich WinterWithoutripping off five-straight wins to start the season, Billy Jo Indahl's BSC Cougars ran into a brick wall at the Arlington tournament, sort-of...  Withoutbeating Duebrook (25-17) (25-21) to start the tournament, Indahl's Cougars ran into the No. 2 team inMatriculationB, the Warn... READ MOREBLACKOUT tonight as ACDC takes on ScotlandBLACKOUT - Red hot LAKE ANDES tangles with ScotlandSep 12, 2017By Rich Winter Alright, so I'm scrolling lanugo my Facebook Feed today and I see a post from Lake Andes athlete, Beulah Black Cloud which said...All AC/DC fans, BLACKOUT at the home volleyball game with Scotland.  Stuffa child of the 80's and liking AC/DC I needed to know more.   Well... READ MOREFormer Parkston star Riley Reiff played superbly in the Vikings win over New Orleans. Shout out to PARKSTON'S Riley ReiffSep 12, 2017By Rich Winter Interesting watching the post-game of the first Monday night football game and listening to Vikings QB, Sam Bradford. The former Heisman winner and No. 1 overall typhoon pick looked like a top-tier NFL QB without completing 27-32 passes for 346 yards and 3 TD's.    Probably h... READ MOREJazz Dominuez lit up Wagner with 6 TD passesCan an EXPLOSIVE Chamberlain well-ventilated wade take lanugo GrotonSep 12, 2017By Rich Winter As we throne into the heart of the football season this weekend, one of the games I'm keeping my vision on is the Chamberlain Cubs traveling to take on the 2016 11B runner-ups, the Groton Tigers.    While Chamberlain looked EXPLOSIVE GALORE last week, in the 56-0 win over Wag... READ MOREJunior Marcus Herber has stepped up without senior Peyton Loibl went lanugo with an injuryMarcus Herber stepping up for Kadoka KougarsSep 12, 2017By Rich Winter The Kadoka Kougars got off to a unconfined start this season with a big win over Philip, but then, disaster, as senior QB, Peyton Loibl went lanugo with a knee injury.    Loibl, a senior was the director of traffic, the guy who had been playing the position since junior high, an... READ MOREMclaughlin playing rock-solid football despite mourning the loss of teammate, Daimon Ducheneaux McLaughlin football team/community rallies in memory of Daimon DucheneauxSep 11, 2017 By Rich Winter One of the increasingly surprising teams inMatriculation11B is the McLaughlin Mustangs. Smack dab in the middle of their move up to 11-man from 9AA, the Mustangs have ripped off three subsequent wins, 50-0 over Standing Rock, 14-0 over Crow Creek and most recently 50-0 over St. Francis Indian... READ MOREMcLaughlin senior Donovan Two Lance is 2nd in the nation in sacks. McLaughlin senior 2nd-in-NATION in sacksSep 11, 2017By Rich Winter What are we to make of the 2017 McLaughlin Mustangs. The guys are off to a 3-0 start and they have outscored the opposition, 114-0 to start their season.  *Write-upStandingWaddle50-0 *Write-upCrow Creek - 14-0 *Write-upSt Francis Indian - 50-0 At Pine Ridge on Friday...OOOOOHHHHH!... READ MOREThe 2-1 Todd County Falcons are currently the N0.7 team in 11A power pointsIf the 11A playoffs started today, Falcons and Thorpes ARE INSep 11, 2017By Rich Winter Prior to the start of the upper school football season, I asked Falcon football mentor Bob Kornely well-nigh the possibilities of making the playoffs this season.    While he kept it tropical to his vest by not saying the Falcons would or would not, he did say with only the top 11... READ MORETodd County QB, Bryant Burnette continues to play well for Bob Korney's FalconsBryant Burnette is LEGIT at QB for the FalconsSep 9, 2017By the Lightning Rod, Jody Brozik, Wow, gotta say I had the weightier time over in Mission yeterday. Headed over to webcast the game on tcfalcons.live, and yes, we had an audio problem, BUT, I got to see some friends, make new ones and one of the highlights of my night was meeting and talking to Todd Co... READ MOREQuarterback Dylan Mohnen continues to play well for the 0-4 KWL WildcatsIs there a TUFFER winless 9AA squad than Kimball-White LakeSep 9, 2017By Rich Winter Just a guess here, but thinking that Dale Taylor and the Kimball/White-Lake Wildkats are watchfully pensile the upcoming bye week. The team is 0-4 but has rally gone through the monsters of 9AA with hands the TUFFEST schedule in their classification. * Aug. 18 - Lost 48-16 to No. 1... READ MOREAvon Pirates starting to roll - 2-headed RB MONSTER goes OFFSep 9, 2017By Rich Winter Well, this Avon Pirates team is really starting to reservation my attention.Withoutdropping that season opener, 50-22 to a TUFF and getting TUFFER Corsica-Stickney squad, mentor Tom Culver's team has started to roll.   *Write-upAlcester-Hudson 72-36 * TDAACDC - 59-12 And then last ni... READ MOREBryce Plamp had 185 yards and 2 TD'sCorsica-Stickney's PLAMP puts his STAMP on win over BSCSep 9, 2017By Rich Winter I am getting fired up for Oct. 6...WHY? Well, there are two extremely good, physical and TUFF football teams that are headed for a standoff undertow of epic proportions. I can flit virtually the fact that I shouldn't pencil both teams in as undefeated when they meet, but C-S and Colome,... READ MORETDACDC picked up their first win as a co-opBlack Cloud goes off as TD/AC-DC picks up first-ever winSep 9, 2017By Rich Winter Must have been a lot of good feelings floating virtually Tripp-Delmont, Lake Andes and Dakota Christian last night as the school got their first win of the season and the first EVER as a school co-op with a 36-0 win over Centerville.    And TD-ACDC had a lot of help getting ... READ MOREPotter County at Parkston looks like a warPotter County @ Parkston looks like a BATTLESep 8, 2017By Rich Winter Got a big one going on in Parkston tonight. Homecoming week in Parkston so you can bet the Trojans will be ready to play.   That said, squint out for an unchangingly tough Gettysburg squad. I don't know much well-nigh Gettysburg other than they are young. Only three seniors, one of them t... READ MOREMacey Martin finished 4th in the Faith cross-country race.Young Dupree cross-country team on the MoveSep 7, 2017 By Rich Winter Fired up to see the results of the Belle Fourche Invitational. Most specifically I'll be looking to see how Nadia Deal's young Dupree Tigers squad did.   Saw some nice results from the recently completed Faith Invitatioinal, and while Dupree is young they have some ... READ MORETodd County volleyball is off to a 1-0 start heading into a MONSTER Thursday matchup at Pine RidgeLADY FALCONS headed to THORPE country -MentorHand talks well-nigh the win over MartySep 7, 2017 By Rich WinterWithouta nice, 3-set road-win over Marty, Samantha Hand's Lady Falcons jump when on the bus today for their second match of the year, versus the alway TUFF, Nellie Long coached Lady Thorpes of Pine Ridge.  Now, the Thorpes are 2-1 on the season with a 3-set loss to Lead-Deadw... READ MORECoach Winter bringing Cubs cross-country withal nicelyShout out toMentorGARRY WINTER and the Chamberlain CubsSep 7, 2017By Rich Winter, Seriously was jonesing to find the results of the Scotland Invitational yesterday. One of the banes of my existence is looking virtually the internet to find results, expressly cross-country results. If they aren't in a paper, and they aren't at one of the sites like http://www.s... READ MOREFalcon junior Josh Rowland had a MONSTER game versus Dakota ValleyBig week for TC sports - Falcons vs. CEB to be featured on liveticket.tvSep 6, 2017By the Lightning Rod, It has been a rented week over here in Winner this week but the one thing that keeps me going is knowing that I GET TO shepherd and unconcentrated a MASSIVE homecoming showdown between Todd County and CEB.    Both teams enter the game with 1-1 records and it should be a sho... READ MOREThe Ethan-Parkston boys won the team title at ScotlandBig day for ETHAN - ETHAN/Parkston - Volleyball and cross-country recapsSep 6, 2017By Rich Winter Was watching a bit of the first set from the Ethan at MVP game last night on liveticket.tv. First set was pretty tight with MVP holding well-nigh a five-point lead and I sorta figured MVP would win that first game and we might have a barn-burner on our hands that could potentially go fiv... READ MOREWinner junior Jaclyn Laprath getting without it for Lady Warrior cross-countryHard work paying off for Winner's Jaclyn LaprathSep 6, 2017By Rich Winter Pretty fired up to finally see the cross-country results from Scotland that were posted on the Chamberlain high-school website. I heard through the grapevine by last nigh that Sidda Schulyer won the race and that both the Winner girls won the team title and the boys got up for second... READ MOREVIDEO SUBMISSION....Check out the reservation from Pine Ridge's Arthur John PullmanSep 6, 2017By Rich Winter Well, well, well, it seems I'm getting some of my weightier submitted videos from Thorpe country as Pine Ridge junior, Corey Brown put a smile on my squatter this morning with what could supplant his reservation last week as CATCH OF THE YEAR!  Trammelsit out as Arthur Pulliam pulls lanugo a WI... READ MORELady Warriors FINISH to take lanugo Lower BruleSep 6, 2017By Rich Winter and Matilda Anderson Tuesday was a good day to be a St. Francis Lady Warrior, expressly if you were junior, Matilda Anderson. Young lady prestigious her 17th birthday yesterday, and without a long day of school she and her teammates finished off Lower Brule to pick up their first win o... READ MOREEthan AT MVP part of Terrific Tuesday on LIVETICKET.TVSep 5, 2017Some huge volleyball matches going on wideness the state of South Dakota tonight with a tuft of them stuff webcast at www.liveticket.tv Simply go to that site, click on the school of your nomination and let the games begin.    Big one tonight as Ethan will be at MVP You can watch that game a... READ MOREJace Faulkner and the Wagner Red Raiders had a solid outing versus Stanley CountySigns of life for Wagner Red RaidersSep 5, 2017By Rich Winter Boy without score searching through Wagner's first two football games of the year, blowout losses to Woonsocket/Wessington-Springs/SanbornInside8-36 and Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 0-38, surely Wagner was going to get it from a Stanley County squad that roughed up MVP the first game of th... READ MORERaiders pick up much needed win versus KadokaSep 5, 2017By Rich WinterWithoutdropping their opener to Wall, 40-22, mentor Michael Kieffer's hairdo needed to rebound versus a 2-0 Kadoka squad that had been looking stellar in their first two outings.   No stats misogynist but Lyman prevailed 16-12, but, let's alimony in mind here that Kadoka write-up Philip,... READ MOREThe Philip girls captured the team title at the Faith InviteLady Scotties CRUSH it at Ryan Day MEMORIAL in FatihSep 5, 2017By Rich Winter It is pretty apparant without going through Danielle Terkildsen's Facebook photo collage recap of the Faith cross-country meet, that the Scottie family extends ALL the way from top to bottom. Lot of young ones in there coming up and that bodes well for the Philip pipeline to protract p... READ MOREChamberlain's Conner Grave's and Winner's Isaac Naasz disagree over who had the largest opening weekendMore impressive - SDSU or USD - Chamberlain's Graves and Winner's Naasz throw downSep 4, 2017With a tuft of recently graduated high-shool seniors headed off to higher in August, a tuft of these former athletes are getting their first taste of campus life and the twin big-game wits of peekaboo major higher football games.    And both of theSemester1 shools in... READ MOREWith the start of football season so early, many communities in South Dakota have been forced to segregate between family and football. Dear SDHSAA WE still have STUFF going on in AugustSep 4, 2017By Rich Winter Well, I hope everyone is enjoying their Labor Day festivities. Big weekend to kinda end the summer and get when to the grind of school and sports and all that stuff....Seems odd that September just rolled virtually and most of the upper school teams once have three games in the books.... READ MOREShea Connot, Brandon Vollmer and Philip Jorgensen are all starting to make plays for the Winner football teamWinner YOUNG GUNZ starting to showSep 4, 2017By Rich Winter Well, well, well, Winner goes on the road and takes superintendency of highly touted 11A school, West Central. Hmmmm, interesting? Boy, Winner loses that opener to Sioiux Falls Christian and for a minute, it just felt like the air was let out of the bag. Well, Sioux Falls Christian blew out Mob... READ MOREColome's 'Jackson Kinzer rips off big yardage versus BSCColome's KINZER is PLAYER OF THE WEEKSep 4, 2017 By Rich Winter Had some doubts coming into the football season whether Colome was going to be of the same 'Caliber' as a year ago. Listen, new coach, tons of really talented players lost to graduation, its the natural thing to thing, right? Well, without knocking off a good Burke/SouthInsidetea... READ MOREGregory's Voigt has SPECIAL effort at Augie Twilight meetSep 2, 2017By Rich Winter I hope people can fathom just how well Gregory senior Aaron Voigt did at last night's Augustana Twilight Meet.    While the results came when that he placed 13th, he did so much increasingly than that.    Alright, so the Augie meet is one of those biggies where th... READ MOREKarst Hunter and MHH had a solid showing versus No. 2 Bon HommeMHH comeback comes up just shortSep 2, 2017By Rich Winter Holy crud, what a game last night up in Miller as No. 2 Bon Homme held off no. 4 Miller/Highmore-Haffold, 34-28 in a terrific game that was the first webcast (of many) on millerrustlers.live.    Tight one most of the game until Bon Homme opened up a 34-16 lead with just o... READ MOREAvon's Jacob Cihak has 526 rushing yards in his last two gamesCan Anyone slow lanugo Avon's Jacob CihakSep 2, 2017By Rich WinterWithoutopening the season with 28 yards rushing and a TD during a 50-22 loss to Corsica/Stickney, Avon's Jacob Cihak has simply been untouchable.    Game two (Last week) -  72-36 win over Alcester/Hudson -  Jacob Cihak: 19 carrries, 279 yards - 6 TD's, 4 catche... READ MOREParkston over Kimball/White LakeLeischner to Bietz proves lethal as Parkston wins firstSep 2, 2017By Rich Winter Well, without playing the No. 1 and No. 2 teams inMatriculation9AA to start the season, Trojans mentor Eric Norden and visitor finally found the win post last night with a 26-18 win over a TUFF Kimball/White Lake squad, 26-18.   But, it wasn't easy.   At one point, Parkston tr... READ MOREHighOctane Lower Brule blanks IroquoisSep 2, 2017By Rich Winter Looked virtually early this morning to see howMentorZeke Prado's guys up in Lower Brule did last night....   Lower Brule 52-0 over Iroquois!!   WHAT?   AGAIN?   Prado and the Sioux, led by QB Ben Long Crow have been dusting up the oppostion to the tune of 58... READ MOREIsaac Hawk with the run of the night in Chamberlain's win over Chamberlain's Lester Thompson Jr. Video submission of the WEEK -Trammelsout the wicked run from Isaac HawkSep 2, 2017By Rich Winter Alright, so every Saturday morning it's a bit of a puzzler to icon out where to start. There were so many games on liveticket.tv and so many unconfined games and performances with a lot of youngsters to talk about...   Seriously, where do ya start? Ok, so scrolling lanugo my Fac... READ MOREBurke/SouthInsidemeet tonight to renew their legendary rivalryCowboys and Cougars CLASH on Friday Night FootballSep 1, 2017Guest Authored, When the lights go on later today over in Colome and old rivalry will be renewed in full as the Burke/South-Central Cougars visit the No. 2 ranked 9B Colome Cowboys.   BSC is 1-1 on the season but coming off a win.  Colome is 2-0 on the young season and has yet to be te... READ MOREThe St. Francis football game with Chamberlain will be webcast at http://sfwarriorslive.comWelcome to the TICKET St. Francis Indian SchoolSep 1, 2017By Rich Winter Big game tonight as the Chamberlain Cubs travel to St. Francis to take on the Warriors in a game that is schedule to kick off at 7:00 p.m.    Of undertow the weightier way to get out and enjoy the game is to shepherd in person, but if ya can't make it or have relatives that live o... READ MORETammi and Tyson Serr at Northern State's first football game of 2017Faces in ourProd- Burke's Tyson SerrSep 1, 2017By Rich Winter Well, a picture certainly does say a thousand words...that looks like one proud mom as Tammi Pense Serr attended Northern State's first game of the season, a 23-16 win over Wayne State.   And so, Tyson Serr is a red-shirt freshman at Northern State University.    N... READ MOREJames Valley Christian has some big shoes to fill but by seasons end Tom Brandner's hairdo should be in the mix!!Can James Valley Christian 3-peat inMatriculationB crossSep 1, 2017Guest authored by Brian Decker ForMentorTom Brantner's James Valley Christian Vikings navigate country team to win their third state championship in a row, they will have to repeat the difficult task of replacing their number one runner from the previous year.   In 2015 the Vikings were lead b... READ MOREClash of the Titans - No. 2 Bon Homme @ No. 4 MillerSep 1, 2017By the Lightning Rod, Just got a youtube notification telling me that in nine hourse the much awaited Bon Homme vs. Miller football game will kick off.   C'mon man, been jonesing for this one all week...Monstrous, monstrous game of the week in South Dakota and you can watch in via webcast at... READ MOREThe Gregory Lady Spikers are 2-1 without a 3-set sweep of Lyman CountyGregory Lady SPIKERS take lanugo Lyman County - Big Weekend for Gorilla sportsSep 1, 2017By Rich Winter Well, well, well, looks like the Gregory girls volleyball team is starting to put it together.MentorTeresa Webster's hairdo dropped their opening match of the year to Kimball/White Lake but since then, two straight wins, one AT St. Francis Indian and now, at home, last night with a th... READ MORESDHSAA Director, Dan Swartos helped tragedian a piece that reminds us why upper school sports matterSDHSAA Director reminds us what high-school athletics is all about!!Aug 31, 2017Press release issued from the SDHSAA By Bob Gardner, Executive Director of the National Federation of StateUpperSchool Associations and Dr. Daniel Swartos, Executive Director of the South DakotaUpperSchool Activities Association. Tailgates. Pep rallies. Friday night lights. The new s... READ MORESouthInsideSouth Dakota mourns the loss of one TUFF CowgirlAug 31, 2017By Rich Winter Was very sad to see the news yesterday that Carter resident, Cleo Barry passed yonder yesterday without a long wrestle with breast cancer.    Wanted to share a story well-nigh Cleo Barry: A couple of years during her wrestle with cancer, I asked Cleo if she would do an interview w... READ MORECaden Tegethoff finished 2nd at the Mitchell Early-Bird meetMitchell Daily RepublicPG sophomore Tegethoff could be a player in Region 4 navigate countryAug 31, 2017By Rich Winter Not sure if everyone in Region 4 is plane aware, BUT, Platte-Geddes has moved up fromMatriculationB toMatriculationA this year, and with that, squint out for Platte-Geddes sophomore, Caden Tegethoff.   At the Mitchell early-bird meet, running a 4k instead of the normal 5k, Tegethoff finished... READ MORECub Nation, South Dakota watchfully rely the return of Ella ByersAug 31, 2017By Riggs Priebe, For a lot of South Dakota cross-country fans, last weekend's Mitchell Invitational was scheduled to be a meet to get a squint at one of theMatriculationA contenders, Chamberlain's Ella Byers.  To the thwarting of the fans, the 2015 state cha... READ MORETressaManfulthrows lanugo a massive skiver vs. WinnerShannyn SchwigertBSC Cougars hits on ALL cylinders in WIN over WINNERAug 31, 2017By Rich WinterWithoutdropping a set to Colome in their season opener, the Burke/SouthInsideCougars strung together three strong sets to lanugo a very goodMatriculationA Winner team with a 25-17, 25-20 and 26-24 win, in a match that was the first webcast event from the upper school.   While mentor B... READ MOREBryant Burnette and the Todd County Falcon football team hosts Dakota Valley on Friday. Falcon skill guys off the charts last week - Welcome to the TICKET, Todd County FALCONSAug 30, 2017By Rich Winter It was an impressive performance by the Todd County football team Friday asMentorBob Kornely's Falcons stepped off the bus in Stephen and came home with a 54-0 win to get their season off to a 1-0 start.    Was going through the stats a bit on Sunday, and the skill guys ... READ MOREBon Homme at Miller/Highmore-Harrold is liveticket.tv's full-length GAME of the WEEKFriday night SHOWDOWN - No. 2 Bon Homme at No. 4. MHHAug 30, 2017By Rich Winter There are a lot of gigantic prep football games wideness South Dakota this weekend, probably none worthier than No. 2 Bon Homme coming into Miller to take on the Miller/Highmore-Harrold.   That game will be webcast so if your're not going in person, you can trammels it out in two pla... READ MORELexi Leishner finished 14th at the MCM Invite on TuesdayETHAN/PARKSTON girls capture MCM inviteAug 30, 2017By Rich Winter Well, well, well, E/P coach Jared Digmann has to be thrilled with the performance of his Ethan/Parkston girls at the MCM invite in Salem yesterday.    Led by a 4th place finish from Lindsey Roth and a 5th place effort from Adaya Plastow, the girls won the team title ... READ MOREThe Lyman boys cross-country team finished 2nd in the team standings at GregoryLyman cross-country results from GregoryAug 30, 2017By Rich Winter WellMentorMilton's cross-country hairdo attended the Gregory Invitational on Tuesday with some pretty solid results, including a 2nd place finish from the boys.      Bradly Lededa was the top Lyman finisher coming wideness the line in 6th place with a 5k time of 20:22 ... READ MOREThe White Rivers boys team captured the team title at GregoryWhiteRiver cross-country CRUSHES the competition at Gregory InviteAug 30, 2017By Rich Winter The young guns over in White River seem to be coming withal nicely in the cross-country scene as mentor Corey Sayler's team dominated the competition at Tuesday's Gregory Invitational.    Results:  1st - Aaron Voigt - Gregroy - 17:44 2nd - Tyson Iyotte - 19:03 3rd -... READ MOREWinner's Sidda Schuyler finished 2nd at the MCM InviteDuebrook's OLSEN and Winner's SCHUYLER duel at MCMAug 30, 2017By Rich Winter Man, it's tough waiting to see cross-country results come in!! Yesterday, I'm poking virtually the internet and see that Winner's Sidda Schuyler finished 2nd at the McCook/Central-Montrose meet...   To whom, I kept wondering?   Well, it turns out the girl who won the race ... READ MOREWhat's up in RED RAIDER sports countryAug 29, 2017By Rich Winter It has been tough sledding so far for the Wagner football team as mentor Jason Knebel and visitor are still looking for the first win of the season. The Red Raiders were blanked by MVP on Saturday without the Friday portion of the game was cancelled.    Stanley County is com... READ MOREThe Ethan Rustlers are looking for their third subsequent win in volleyball tonightEthan Rustler volleyball looking to get when on TRACKAug 29, 2017By Rich WinterWithoutstuff ranked in the initialMatriculationB volleyball poll, the Ethan Rustlers dropped into the those receiving votes category (6th) on the most recent poll. CLASS B 1. Northwestern (21)     6-0       104     1 2. ChesterZone(1)     &n... READ MOREThe Roubideaux family loves them some WINNER footballThe Roubideaux's love them some WINNER footballAug 29, 2017By Rich Winter Getting ready to shut lanugo my Panic Button Facebook page....as everything is moving over to Panic Button LIVE - https://www.facebook.com/PanicButtonLIve/?ref=br_rs but, in going through my messages on my old Panic Button page, I came wideness something in my in-box from Nov. of 2... READ MORETodd County, St. Francis and White River navigate country runners dressed as super-heroes and all rode on the same bladder during Rosebud FairThere is no rebuild for TC cross-country, only RELOADAug 29, 2017By Rich Winter It seems well-nigh every Aug. 24 or so, Todd County cross-country coach, Tonya Whirlwind Soldier and I have the same conversation. I ask her who she lost, who she has pack and who the promising prospect are...While the Falcons unchangingly lose a few, they unchangingly proceeds a few and by the time Reg... READ MOREStanley County vs. Chamberlain to be webcast at www.liveticket.tvChamberlain and Stanley County CLASH on Tuesday's TICKETAug 28, 2017By Rich Winter Nice little volleyball matchup going lanugo up in Ft. Pierre on Tuesday as 1-0 Chamberlain travels to Stanley County for a matchup versus 1-1 Stanley County.   Interesting matchup here for Stanley County mentor Dani Leafgreen and the girls who lost to Wall to unshut their season b... READ MOREBig week lanugo in BSC COUGAR countryAug 28, 2017By Rich Winter Holy crud, what a rented weekend of high-school sports going on over the weekend. Seemed like through shit and pieces of looking here and there to see how Kray Person did in cross-country, how the football team did, Video highlights from the Colome...Burke/South Central, volleyball gam... READ MOREWagner's Dion impressive at Mitchell InviteAug 28, 2017By Rich Winter Wagner freshman, Alcista Dion, running in her first race of the season looked impressive in ultimatum the title at the Mitchell Invitational. For the first meet of the year the ladies ran 4000 meters (2.49 miles). For the remainder of the season, the girls will run 5000 meters or 3.1 ... READ MORECEB looks EXPLOSIVE in 60-0 win over St. FrancisAug 27, 2017By Rich Winter Visted with CEB senior RB, DJUpperBear just prior to Friday's races with St. Francis andUpperBear told me the team was athletic, quick and explosive and jonesing to get out on the field and show what they can do.   Check, check, trammels and trammels as the Braves rolled to a 60... READ MORERachel Oligmuller and Kadye Fernholz helped Miller get by Winner in four setsRustler sophomores DIG DEEP in win over WinnerAug 27, 2017By Rich Winter As Miller volleyball mentor Linda DeBoer gets her team ready for an alway TUFF match with Sully Buttes on Thursday, she knows she has a good team. The girls came out of the chute Thursday and defeated flipside solid program, Winner, (21-25) (25-19) (25-16) (25-20). While the resul... READ MOREGregory's Ethan Dargatz blows up the Parkston defensive line to help spring Andy McCance for a long TD runGorilla Ethan Dargatz with this week's Panic Button PANCAKE woodcut of the weekAug 26, 2017By Rich Winter Alright, so I got unprotected watching some of the Gregory vs. Parkston game this afternoon. Early in the second quarter as I was watching Gregory play offense, I kept keying in on big ole #75 for the Gorillas.    A man-mountain named Ethan Dargatz, who if sources are correct,... READ MOREThe Lower Brule football team that defeated Standing Rock, N.D. stands in front of the new scoreboardSomething BREWING up in Lower BruleAug 26, 2017By Rich WinterWithoutchecking some scores today I learned that the Lower Brule Sioux improved to 2-0 on the season, and did so by blanking Standing Rock, North Dakota yesterday, 52-0.   Don't squint now but the Sioux defeated Crazy Horse last week, 68-14 and have combined to ouscored their fir... READ MOREWinner's Ty Bolton racked up 126 yards and 3 TD'sUSA TodaySMASH MOUTH football returns as Winner cruises past Stanley CountyAug 26, 2017By Rich Winter A week without playing more-like Michael Bolton (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFood_bTOX4), Winner senior Ty Bolton, and the rest of the Winner Warriors strapped on their helments, manned up and took it to a good Stanley County squad, 42-6.    Haven't watched the unshortened ... READ MOREParkston's Tulsa Janish taking it to the Gregory defenseMitchell Daily RepublicFreaky Friday leads to SUPER SaturdayAug 26, 2017By Rich Winter Wow, what a wild day of football, elapsed football and post-poned football in South Dakota yesterday. While a tuft of games in west river made it to the finish line, a good share of east-river games were either stopped or didn't plane start considering of the severe weather and heavy rai... READ MORERidge's LITTLE-GRONK busts a moveAug 26, 2017By Rich Winter Okay, it might seem like I'm going a little heavy on Pine Ridge's Corey Brown this morning, but there is an explantion for why I'm posting a second video of the Pine Ridge junior this morning.   The highlight TD reservation was awesome...it was fun, it was exciting, it was the money... READ MORECorey Brown had a monstrous game for Pine Ridge with one reservation of the year type effortVideo post - Pine Ridge's Corey Brown with the reservation of the yearAug 26, 2017By Rich Winter A lot of question marks heading into yesterday's Pine Ridge @ Red Cloud game as the Thorpes hopped on the winnowed bus in South Dakota to take on rival Red Cloud in Red Cloud.   Prior to the game I learned from Russell Leader Charge, Red Cloud senior RB, that the young man is o... READ MORENewell's Delaney Leber looked impressive at Friday's Douglas Early Bird meetNewell's Delaney Leber's Opener should send SHOCK-WAVES throughMatriculationB crossAug 25, 2017By Rich Winter One of the athletes that I am very fired up to alimony my vision and ears unshut for is Newell's Delaney Leber. This young lady rocked theMatriculationB track meet last season and looked dang impressive in winning the 800 and 1600 meter events at the state B meet.    With Ipswich athl... READ MORECuster senior Joe Rush crushed the field at Friday's Douglas Early Bird meetKernit Grimshaw - File photoCuster's Joe Rush dominates field at Douglas Early BirdAug 25, 2017By Rich Winter Well, we are one meet into the cross-country season and Custer's Joe Rush dropped a huge performance at Friday's Douglas Early Bird Invitational today.   Rush blistered a legitimate 5k undertow while dropping an eye-popping early season time of 16:37. Interesting the 16:37 is th... READ MORERiley Hannum and the Stanley County Buffaloes host Winner in a big-time 11B showdown(Video) - Panic Button's PIGSKIN preview - Week 2Aug 25, 2017... READ MORECoach Ryan Holy Eagle will guide St. Francis as they take on CEB tonightSt. Francis at CEB - Game previewAug 25, 2017By Rich Winter Was yacking with Todd County football mentor Bob Kornely last week well-nigh just how difficult it is to make the 11A football playoffs these days. With 16 teams in the semester he referred to making the playoffs in 11A as stuff equivelant to making theMatriculationA state boys basketball tourn... READ MOREStadium Sports SPIKE OF THE NIGHT - Miller's Kayde FernholzAug 25, 2017By Rich WinterWithoutdropping the first set to the Winner Lady Warriors the Miller Rustlers took it to flipside level last night, sweeping the final three games to take the match and earn their first win of the season.   Some terrific volleyball on both sides of the magistrate last night but check... READ MOREHalen Bad Bear and the Pine Ridge Thorpes tangle with Red Cloud this afternoonThe photo guy - Jerry MatthewsCan the Thorpes take a zest out of a solid Red Cloud squadAug 25, 2017By Rich Winter Big game out west this afternoon as the Pine Ridge Thorpes roll into Red Cloud to take on a Duane Big Crow coached Red Cloud squad that knocked off Lead-Deadwood last week, 46-32.   This is unchangingly a big game and goes lanugo this afternoon starting at 2:00 p.m. in Red Cloud. ... READ MOREA tuft of talented players return from the 2016 Miller Rustler volleyball team.Winner vs. Miller - Early season showdown for Big Dakota BRAGGING RightsAug 24, 2017By Rich Winter I'm sure if the Panic Button had a minute to sit lanugo and visit with Winner mentor Jamie Keiser and Miller mentor Linda DeBoer, both would say tonight's matchup between Miller and Winner is simply a unconfined non-region matchup between two quality teams. While that intimation is probably c... READ MOREPentagon Director of Basketball Operations, Allan Bertram visits with Todd County athletes, parents and coaches Wednesday in Mission. Pentagon’s Bertram delivers masterful message to parents, players and coachesAug 24, 2017By Rich Winter During a special, parent/athlete/coaches meeting Wednesday at Todd County upper school, Pentagon Director of Basketball Operations, Allan Bertram, wrapped an regulars of educators, student-athletes and parents while explaining the roles that athletes, parents and coaches have while... READ MOREPray Person and Washakie Vaughn are both when to help lead the SouthInsidecross-country teams.Keep an eye on both Burke/SouthInsidenavigate squadsAug 24, 2017By Rich Winter In looking when at the 2016 state cross-country results the Burke/SouthInside(BSC) squads sure do return a ton of firepower.   The boys team finished 5th a year ago, but were two points from 4th and only 15 yonder from third. Oh, and everyone is back, a year older, a year str... READ MORELindsey Roth of Ethan/Parkston followed up a 22nd placeMatriculationA navigate country performance by qualifying for state in the 3200 meter run. Ethan/Parkston young guns looking to do DAMAGE in matriculation A crossAug 23, 2017By Rich Winter Well, as far as I can tell we are well-nigh two days out from the whence of the state cross-country season. For a lot of folks that opener is going to be in Douglas at the unchangingly challenging meet that features several AA schools.   Out east the big witchery this Friday is the... READ MOREAndesInsidejunior Sydney Muckey gets up for a woodcut last season versus Colome. CACDC looks legit at Hanson Early-Bird ClassicAug 23, 2017By Rich Winter Well, well, well, looks like some THUNDER might be brewing just east of the Missouri River as Andes Central/Dakota Christian is chewing up the competition at the Hanson Early Bird Volleyball classic.    In yesterday's opening round, ACDC knocked off No. 5 rated Ethan.&nbs... READ MOREAn impressive season opening win over Wolsey/Wessington vaults MHH into the 9AA conversationAre the Miller/Highmore-Harrold Rustlers for realAug 23, 2017By Rich Winter Some big changes in the 9AA football polls this week, except at the top where No. 1 Gregory holds onto the top spot. Three of the top five teams in the 9AA pre-season ranking lost so the new polls reflect some major changes.   Bon Homme, a 6-0 winner over Parkston vaulted into... READ MOREAn impressive season opening for the Winner Lady WarriorsKeiser's Lady Warriors squint to be in mid-season form with rout of Bon HommeAug 23, 2017By Rich Winter While theMatriculationA volleyball rankings came out yesterday with the Lady Warriors of Winner not getting a sniff in the rankings or in the those receiving votes category, an impressive 25-12, 25-18 and 25-19 win over Bon Homme might turn a few heads.    Guessing mentor Jamie ... READ MORETori Glazier is when for one increasingly navigate country run for CusterGlazier and Lavin when for one increasingly run asMatriculationA girls navigate looks loadedAug 22, 2017By Rich Winter It scrutinizingly felt like there was a slum in the 2016 girls cross-country season last year as then Custer junior, Tori Glazier sat out with a stress-fracture. Such an impressive effort for coach Karen Karim as the Custer girls, despite their leader and emotional back-bone of the team... READ MOREBig DakotaPrimingwell represented in firstMatriculationA volleyball pollAug 22, 2017By Rich Winter Well, the first volleyball polls came out today and the Big DakotaPrimingwas well represented in the media poll with Miller stuff ranked No. 4 in the state while Modbridge-Pollock is in the receiving voted category.   Miller, overdue the all-state play of Kadye Fernho... READ MOREBEE's Cole Gassman gashed Beresford for 3 TD's as BEE is the new No. 1 in 11B footballSioux Falls Argus LeaderBEE ascends to top-spot in 11BAug 22, 2017By Rich Winter Well, it didn't take long for some major shuffling in theMatriculation11B polls without previous No. 1, Winner lost to Sioux Falls Christian 24-6 to get the season off to a bang.    For Bridgewater/Ethan/Emery, the only team that gave Winner any kind of go in the 11B playoffs a y... READ MOREColman-Egan quarterback Bodee Groos had a monstrous effort in helping his Hawks win the 2016Matriculation9A football title. Is Coleman-Egan the new Sheriff in 9B footballAug 22, 2017By Rich Winter Boy, sure seems like a lot of movement up and lanugo some of the high-school classes this off-season. Of note to the rest of theMatriculation9B field, the defending 9A state champs are now in 9B.    Can't say I know a whole lot well-nigh Colman-Egan, but looked through the box-score ... READ MOREPoll question: Who was tougher, Bonesteel or Fairfax or WOODAug 22, 2017By Rich Winter Alright so today I'm looking on YouTube for a football highlight reel of Colman-Egan QB, Bodee Groos and somehow I launched onto this football game that appears to be from a while ago between Tripp-Delmont and Bonesteel/Fairfax.   Anyone know when this is from?   It's b... READ MOREWhite River golfer Joe Cameron records the rarest of golf shots, the AlbatrossWhite River's Joe Cameron records rare ALBATROSS in MurdoAug 20, 2017  By Rich Winter From the this is pretty tomfool category, 2012 White River graduate, Joe Cameron recorded a double-eagle, or albatross, on the No. 2 slum in Murdo, the 480-yard Par-5.    Cameron, a member of the White River state champioship basket... READ MORELower Brule crushed Crazy Horse to get the season off to a flying startLower Brule sets the tone with impressive win over Crazy HorseAug 20, 2017By Rich Winter One of the scores that really startled me from the opening week of the upper school football season was that of Lower Brule just superincumbent Crazy Horse, 66-14.   While I can't find stats or a box score, working on that, this is a terrific start for mentor Zeke Prado and company. L... READ MOREBon Homme's Bryce Scienzinski is Panic Button's Week 1 Player of the weekAug 20, 2017By Rich Winter One of the games that really had my sustentation going into Friday was that of Parkston at Bon Homme. Believe that Bon Homme is ranked No. 3 inMatriculation9AA and that Parkston, who moved lanugo from 11B was on the road looking to make their mark in a 9AA field that looks Gregory heavy on top ... READ MOREThe Kadoka football team delivered a massive win over Philip to start their season off with a bang. Kadoka sacks Philip as Kougars lanugo ScottiesAug 20, 2017By Rich Winter Seems like when ya go over football stats there are unrepealable numbers that just jump out at ya. As I was taking a peek at the stats from Kadoka's 28-12 Thursday night win over Philip the number that jumped out to me was (8) as in Kadoka sacked Philip's QB eight times while holding the ... READ MOREWinner got out-physicaled in a 24-6 loss to SFCI wonder what Dan Aaker told the Winner kids todayAug 19, 2017By Rich Winter Man, woke up this morning to a lot of 'Winner sucks, We suck and the Dynasty is over' type commentary regarding last night's 24-6 thumping dished out by Sioux Falls Christian to the two-time defendingMatriculation11B champs.    I suppose some of that is warranted based on how f... READ MOREJackson Kinder crushes a Centerville ball-carrier during Friday's 50-0 Colome win. Linda KinzerThree-headed MONSTER helps Colome crush CentervilleAug 19, 2017By Rich Winter Have really been curious well-nigh the Colome team all summer. New mentor in Ben Connot and a ton, I midpoint a TON of talent to replace from last year's 9B state title team. Figured the guys would be good but without watching a good share of that game with Centerville on colome cowboys live, i... READ MOREThe Gregory captains come out to midfield to uncork the season for the GorillasPhotos by Sherrie KafkaGorillas are who we thought they were - Explosive Gregory rips Kimball/While LakeAug 19, 2017By Rich Winter Like a lot of high-school football fans wideness South Dakota I poured into the various social media sites wideness the state looking for little glimpses and pieces of the Friday Night Lights that midpoint so much to the small communities virtually the state.   As is usually the case, I ... READ MOREStanley County looks TUFF in season opener2017 BUFFS squint pretty TUFF in season opening win over MVPAug 18, 2017By Rich Winter With the MVP Titans at Stanley County stuff the only show in town (on liveticket.tv) I watched the game on my big-screen and came yonder impressed with a Stanley County squad that rattled off 30-consecutive points surpassing holding on for a 30-20 win versus Mount-Vernon/Plankington. ... READ MOREStanley County junior Brady Hoftiezer had a heck of a first game versus MVPBrady Hoftiezer is Panic Button's Defensive Player of the GameAug 18, 2017By Rich Winter Late in that fourth quarter with Stanley County sorta nursing a 30-20 lead over MVP, Brady Hoftiezer came up with a gigantic play. MVP with a 3rd-and-five handed the wittiness to super sophomore, Jesse Hastings.    Stanley County junior, Brady Hoftiezer splash through the line,... READ MOREThe Philip family will be HUNTER STRONG as the Scotties take on Kadoka tonightAug 17, 2017By Rich Winter When the Philip Scotties take to the field tonight you can bet the crowd, the players, the polity and an extended family wideness South Dakota will be thinking well-nigh Huter Peterson who was injured in a work-related wrecking this week.    Hope someone has that game on the... READ MOREPeyton Foxley and the Platte-Geddes Black Panthers unshut their season versus Potter County on Aug. 25. CANNON-ARMED Foxley set to air it out for Black PanthersAug 17, 2017 By Cole Nachtigal,Withoutplaying baseball all summer with Platte-Geddes senior, Peyton Foxley, one thing became veritably clear, the young man is a gifted athlete with a cannon for an arm.  As the Black Panthers get ready for their season opener, Foxley knows exactly who to pat on the ... READ MOREThe Philip Scotties take to the gridiron Thursday with their season opener versus KadokaNew coach, new squint Philip football set to take flightAug 16, 2017Panic Button note - Couple of guys from Philip have stepped up to the rencontre of doing some guest blogging.Squintforward to the increased coverage from the Philip Scotties.    By Kaylor Pinney and Conner Dekker, Some wholesale changes to the Philip football season and they start right... READ MORESenior Tulsa Janish breaks up a pass during a game with Wagner last season. Janish is one of eight seniors returning for Parkston which moved lanugo to 9AA football this season. Mitchell Daily RepublicIs Parkston a SLEEPING GIANT in 9AA footballAug 16, 2017By Rich Winter When the South Dakota high-school football re-classifications came out last spring, one of the items that made the biggest of splashes for me was that of seeing the Parkston Trojans move lanugo from 11B to 9AA. If memory serves I was giving Winner's Jody Brozik a nonflexible time well-nigh the Tr... READ MORECole Nachtigall is the second South Dakota upper school athlete to commit to blogging for the Panic Button. Mitchell Daily RepublicPlatte-Geddes' Cole Nachtigal to outbreathe some life into Black Panther sportsAug 16, 2017By Rich Winter Happy to signify the second high-school student to come aboard as a guest blogger for the Panic Buttin in Platte-Geddes athlete Cole Nachtigal.    Nachtigal had a unconfined baseball season this summer and is a welcome wing to the Panic Button.    First story ... READ MOREJayd VanDerWerff and the Gregory Gorillas are the No. 1 ranked team inMatriculation9AAGregory and Winner both ranked #1 in preseason media pollsAug 15, 2017By Rich Winter Well, the wittiness is well-nigh to waif on the South Dakota upper school football season and the first poll I've seen has Gregory and Winner on top of their respective divisions while Colome is ranked No. 2 inMatriculation9B.   Here are the polls:Matriculation11B 1. Winner (15)  105 2... READ MOREJohn Petrik and Tyson Iyotte should form a solid one and two dial for the White River navigate country team. Older, faster, BETTER - Watch out for White River navigate countryAug 15, 2017By Rich Winter Kind of excited to get a squint at the White River boys navigate country team. If memory serves the guys finished 2nd in their Region meet a year ago, and with a wealth of returning talent, I'm looking for White River to move up the ladder from the 15th placed finish they achieved at the ... READ MOREStanley County QB Riley Hannum and the Buffs take on MVP on Thursday in Ft. PierreIs there a increasingly intriguing opener in the state than MVP at Stanley CountyAug 15, 2017By Rich Winter With the upper school football season well-nigh 51 hours, six minute and 25 seconds yonder from starting, I'm once salivating to see new stars sally on the gridiron. Of all the openers, I am jonesing to see the MVP at Stanley County game for a number of reasons. Both schools are making ... READ MOREAll Todd County and St. Francis home football and volleyball matches will be webcast (shown on the internet) this season.ALL Todd County and St. Francis home games to be webcast this seasonAug 15, 2017By Rich Winter Not sure if everyone is enlightened of this but all Todd County and St. Francis home games will be webcast this season. I'm talking all home football games, all home volleyball games.   Couple of sites I want people to trammels out to help them know where to go to gather the most up-to... READ MOREPhilip's Hunter Peterson was injured in a sublet wrecking yesterdayPhilip's Hunter Peterson injured in sublet accidentAug 15, 2017By Rich Winter Was asked to share this from one of my very good Facebook friends, but waking up this morning and a lot of news going virtually well-nigh Philip student/athlete, Hunter Peterson, state runner-up in the 132 lb. wrestling matriculation a year ago, who was injured in a work-related wrecking yesterday.... READ MORESenior Carson Powers hauls in a pass during the 2016 Chamberlain football season. Midwest Cowgirl PhotographyChamberlain seniors looking to make their markAug 14, 2017 By Riggs Priebe, As the Chamberlain football team gathered on the early morning of Aug. 7 for the first day of practice under the direction of new throne mentor Dan Olsen, a lot of nervous faces stepped in wondering what exactlyMentorOlson was going to be like and what practices would be like.&nb... READ MORELyman's Jadeon Biggers and the Raiders unshut their season Looking forward to a BIG year from Lyman's Jadeon BiggersAug 14, 2017By Rich Winter As a former high-school offensive lineman, I'm unchangingly partial to keeping my vision peeled for the guys up front that do all the dirty work and rarely get the credit they deserve.   One of the guys I've got my left eye on this season is Lyman junior, Jadeon Biggers. Young man had... READ MOREDonald Aquallo andVentilatorBoltz form a tough tandem for the St. Francis cross-country team. Dynamic DUO has St. Francis poised to do DAMAGE in cross-countryAug 12, 2017By Rich WinterUpperschool cross-country practies got going wideness South Dakota on Thursday, and while the road to the state cross-country meet is a long one, folks in SouthInsideSouth Dakota largest strap it on considering the St. Francis boys squint like they are going to be a handful.   Very ... READ MOREChamberlain senior Riggs Priebe will be doing some guest blogging for the Panic Button this fallMitchell Daily RepublicPanic Button looking for high-school guest bloggers, Chamberlain's Riggs Piebe is on boardAug 11, 2017By Rich Winter As the upper school sports seasons yank near the Panic Button, Rich Winter is looking for upper school sports bloggers to contribute wares and pictures to the Panic Button blog.   Withoutvisiting with ChamberlainSturdyDirector, Todd Palmer, for a few minutes this mor... READ MOREJazz Dominguez returns to lead the Chamberlain football team without a breakout sophomore campaign. Chamberlain Cubs looking to take the next stepAug 10, 2017By Rich Winter While it has only been a few days since Chamberlain's first-year football mentor Dan Olson has been practicing with the 2017 Cub football team, the former Britton-Hecla and Richardson/Taylor and Dickinson (North Dakota) mentor likes what he's seeing.    Some big young linem... READ MOREWinner/Colome looks to get past the team that knocked them out of the StateVentriloquistTourney in 2016Winner/Colome ready for the rematch with GarretsonAug 10, 2017By Rich Winter When the brackets were spoken for the StateVentriloquistbaseball tournament, and despite the genetic makeup from everyone on the Winner/Colome team to not squint ahead, there it was, scrutinizingly jumping off the page, a rematch of last year’s state quarterfinal between Winner/Colome and... READ MORECorsica/Stickney's Cordel Menning is going to be a load as Jaguars move up to 9A ranksCorsica-Stickney's Cordel Menning is going to be a load as Jaguars move to 9A ranksAug 10, 2017By Rich Winter Ya know, it's not often you get a 6-foot-4, 245 kid that can run playing in the 9B ranks of South Dakota football. Well, 9B can outbreathe a sigh of relief as the Jaguars of Corsica-Stickney have fled the 9B ranks for the greener pastures of 9A football. And while 9B football is probabl... READ MOREWinner/Colome takes on Garretson as field pared to peerage 8Aug 10, 2017By Rich Winter Some terrific baseball played Wednesday evening over in Mitchell as the defending champions, Alexandria, got pushed by Canton, but in the end, the team that has tasted defeat just one time in the last two years (Winner/Colome this year) moves on into the quarterfinals of the South Da... READ MOREMiller's Kadye Fernholz is a returning 2nd-team all state selection for the Miller RustlersWatzel's Watch List - Get ready for an explosive year from Miller's Kadye FernholzAug 9, 2017By Betsy Watzel, Was taking a squint at the 2016MatriculationA all-state volleyball players and while I was a little shocked to see a ton of firepower returning to the first team, I immediately got stuck looking at the stats from what was Miller freshman, Kadye Fernholz a season ago.    Kadye F... READ MOREWakpala's Rhaecine Sam will be looking to podium at theMatriculationB cross-country meet in OctoberCan a kid from WAKPALA make some NOISE inMatriculationB crossAug 9, 2017By Rich Winter Scrolling virtually theMatriculationB state cross-country results from 2016 and trying to get a finger for what's coming back...Whoa, the top of that field looks loaded as the top four guys from a year ago, all return with three of them stuff seniors.  1. Daniel Burkhalter - Bison 2. Kra... READ MOREBecause North Dakota teams don't want to play Standing Rock, the Sioux will be playing a heavy share of games in South Dakota this year.Welcome to South Dakota, StandingWaddlesports teamsAug 8, 2017By Rich WinterOlderthis summer when I was visiting with Falcon football mentor Bob Kornely who told me that Standing Rock, North Dakota was on the Falcons' schedule.   I was seriously kind of dumb-founded and asked, "Why the hell is StandingWaddleon the schedule?"   "No one in Nort... READ MORERussell LeaderTuitionreturns to perpetuate what should be a punishing Crusader rushing attack.Jerry MatthewsCan Duane Big Crows boys do DAMAGE in the 11B ranksAug 8, 2017By Rich Winter Early last season the Red Cloud football team was struggling. A couple of early losses and it looked like it was going to be a long year for the SADERS...   But, Duane Big Crow rallied the troops, the line improved and Red Cloud ran the table the rest of the way, sooner re... READ MOREIt is a family topic for the Four Corners baseball team. They love them some baseball in Four-CornersAug 8, 2017By Rich Winter Gotta shoehorn when I heard the name Four Corners from the State ventriloquist baseball tournament I wondered where in the heck this group was from. Do they let teams from Arizona in, and if not, well, it's gotta be somewhere tucked yonder in the eastern part of the state, right?   Nope.... READ MOREMOPO senior Nathan Bauer returns for what should be a punishing ground game...MOPO looking to do forfeiture in 11B footballAug 6, 2017By Rich Winter Just surpassing the start of last year's upper school football season I asked Winner football mentor Dan Aaker well-nigh the trip to Mobridge/Pollock for the opening game of the season.Planethough Aaker had one of the all-time unconfined 11B teams under his watch you got the feeling that he was st... READ MOREMt. Marty senior, Hunter Hillock is enjoying the heck out of his summer playing with the Tabor ventriloquist team. Photo courtesy of Rich Lofthus Photography via the internetIt’s a family topic for Tabor’s Hunter Hallock as Mt. Marty senior relishing his summerAug 6, 2017By Rich Winter When Mt. Marty senior, Hunter Hallock was asked to travel 21 miles from the home in Yankton to play ventriloquist wittiness for the Tabor baseball team, it didn’t take increasingly than a milli-second for the now Tabor third baseman to winnow the invite.     While he played with Platt... READ MOREWagner dusted up Milbank to whop to the semis at the state teener tourneyBruguier delivers as Wagner advances at State Teener tourneyAug 5, 2017By Rich Winter Talk well-nigh stuff ready to get out of the gate quickly....The Wagner teener team got to Milbank right yonder pounding out six runs in the first inning of the 16-underMatriculationA state tournament in Beresford.   Tony Bruguier got the win on the mount, pitching just three innings whil... READ MOREFormer Mitchell player Jed Schmidt goes 4-5 as Mount Vernon defeated Redfield 9-7 in a wild game from the state ventriloquist baseball tournament in Mitchell. Video courtesy of Mitchell Daily RepublicJed Schmidt puts some left-handed pop in the Mt. Vernon lineupAug 4, 2017By Rich Winter A few weeks ago recently graduated Mitchell baseball player, Jed Schmidt got the undeniability from Mt. Vernon coach, Deric Denning, asking him if he wanted to play for Mt. Vernon in the upcoming state ventriloquist tournament. Schmidt just got washed-up playing for the Mitchell Legion team that fi... READ MOREVideo post - Irene pouring it on at state ventriloquist tournamentAug 4, 2017... READ MOREThe Pentagon National basketball team recently participated in the Fab-48 tourney in Las Vegas. Pentagon National team gives FAB-48 a taste of South Dakota hoopsAug 4, 2017By Rich Winter The Pentagon Baseketball Academy's National team recently traveled to Las Vegas to participate in one of the largest upper school tournaments in the country. For those of you that dialed in, it was the kind of tournament where LavarWittinessand his kid were playing...in other words it wa... READ MOREJackson Kinzer with grandfather Russell Kinzer....Can a husky kid named Kinzer lead Colome when to the domeAug 4, 2017By Rich Winter When I was growing up over in Bennett County I was seriously traumatized by the word husky. With the old tuffskin jeans coming through the JC Penny catelog there were three sizes: small, medium and husky. Well, having to wear the HUSKY sized version of pants made me finger FAT, LOL. &... READ MOREAustin Richey is Panic Button's BIG STICK of the night as he crush in 3 runs in W/C's win over Dell Rapids. Video highlights - W/C's Austin Richey is Panic Button's BIG STICK at state amateurAug 3, 2017By Rich Winter Well, well, well the Winner/Colome baseball team jumped out to a terrific start Wednesday at the state ventriloquist tournament as they defeated Dell Rapids, 8-2.    And, as you'll see by the video highlights assembled by BW, courtesy of Liveticket.tv, some big contributions co... READ MORECasey Schlecter helped lead Miller/Wessington into the state ventriloquist tournament for the first time since 2014Welcome to the party Miller/WessingtonAug 3, 2017By Rich Winter When the first pitch is thrown out in Mitchell today for the opening game of day 2 at the state ventriloquist tournament, the club from Miller/Wessington will likely be clawing and scratching, just like they did just to make the tournament.   Having not made the state ventriloquist tourne... READ MOREAlexandria's Tyson Gau bats .467 and is 5-0 on the mound for his Angels. Can anyone take lanugo Alexandria as state ventriloquist baseball starts todayAug 2, 2017By Rich Winter Alright, I shoehorn it, I've had my throne in the sand for years in regards to the state ventriloquist baseball tournament. Somehow I knew it was going on but I had no idea of the magnitude of this tournament or the passion that resonates through some very-good baseball towns wideness South Dakot... READ MOREThe Lady Falcon volleyball team won their summer league tournament and has a host of talented athletes returningWatzel's Watch List - Don't sleep on Todd County volleyballAug 2, 2017By Betsy Watzel With upper school sports seasons just virtually the corner, one of the teams that I'm yellow-eyed to get a squint at is the volleyball girls over in Mission. It has been a difficult couple of seasons for coaches Sam Hand and Rosebud Brushbreaker, where wins have been few and far between as yo... READ MOREThe Mission Mayhem captured a tournament title in Ft. Pierre last weekendAlright Rosebud do ya want baseball or notJul 29, 2017By Rich Winter Pretty fired up to see the picture of the championship team, the Mission Mayhem from their recently completed run at the FirstYearlyVeterans Memorial Baseball Tournament in Ft. Pierre last weekend.    Championships are rare for the Mayhem as all levels play in a TU... READ MOREColome student Hanna Rowe working production during the recently completedMatriculationB Legion tournament in WinnerColome student turning production into an art formJul 28, 2017By Rich Winter Several years ago Colome student Hanna Rowe was asked to help run production for a Colome Cowboys sports unconcentrated for liveticket.tv. Since Rowe was recovering from a knee injury and yonder from the sports she loved she decided to requite it a shot.    Although the initial exp... READ MORE2008 Buick Lacrosse - 1000 or make me an offer!Jul 28, 2017Hey folks, Rich Winter here and I'm looking to sell a 2008 Buick Lacrosse that has well-nigh 150-thousand miles on it for $1500 or weightier offer...   Couple things... Getting a detailed report from Frontier Motors and will post that in the morning but... 1. Just had $2500 work washed-up on the car in a... READ MOREDallas's Joseph Laprath was a foul wittiness collecting machineDallas zone youth eating McDonald's out of businessJul 28, 2017By Rich Winter Some breaking news from Winner this morning as the local McDonald's is threatening to tropical lanugo without Dallas youth, Joseph Laprath left the store completely void of ice surf without returning all the vouchers he recieved from collecting foul balls during the recent State B Legion tou... READ MOREA freak rain storm came through Winner the other day but the grounds-crew and others handled it brilliantlyWell washed-up Winner - B Legion tourney draws rave reviewsJul 28, 2017By Rich Winter I'm guessing there were a few folks over in Winner that slept in a few times this week. There there were increasingly than a few folks who spent just a ton of time, a lot of it out in blistering hot and humid conditions, to make the State B American Legion tournament a gigantic success. &nb... READ MOREAiden Bizardie pictured with his Pentagon teammates on the strip in Las VegasBizardie tabbed up to Pentagon National TeamJul 27, 2017By Rich Winter Big news coming out of Mission yesterday as Aiden Bizardie topside a plane for Las Vegas to join what is now his teammates on the Pentagon National team at the FAB48 tournament in Las Vegas.   Bizardie got the text from Pentagon Director of Basektball Operations, Allan Bertram... READ MOREVideo courtesy of KDLT sportsGregory puts the HURT on AA schools in Sioux FallsJul 27, 2017By Rich Winter Out for a walk last night and I happened onto good buddy, Clay Colombe sitting in the yard with Kernit Grimshaw. Hadn't seen Clay for awhile and without getting the customary Dallas Cowboys jibber-jabber from two die-hard Cowboys, somehow Winner football came up.    Clay wo... READ MOREPanic Button looking to move 2008 Buick Lacross - $1500 or weightier offerJul 26, 2017Hey folks, Rich Winter here and I'm looking to sell a 2008 Buick Lacrosse that has well-nigh 150-thousand miles on it for $1500 or weightier offer...   Couple things... Getting a detailed report from Frontier Motors and will post that in the morning but... 1. Just had $2500 work washed-up on the car in a... READ MORELouie Schmidt, second from left with glasses as part of the Provo RattlersHow TUFF was Louie SchmidtJul 26, 2017By Rich Winter Vernon 'Ike' Schmidt came into my office at the Todd County Tribune to visit for a moment well-nigh the recent passing of Floyd Reynolds. Really enjoyed hearing some stories well-nigh Reynolds and really just the whole mass of professionals virtually that time that were really making progress h... READ MOREB/E/E's Cole Gassman is one TUFF customerB/E/E's Cole Gassman is worth the price of admissionJul 26, 2017By Rich Winter It's unchangingly kind of fun for me to sit up in the announcer's diner and hear some of the behind-the-scenes stories floating around. Looked up at former Castlewood prep, Doug Ruesink as he put on his umpires gear and would not want to tangle with 'that guy'. Was pleased to meet former G... READ MOREVermillion personal theMatriculationB State Legion title with a 3-1 win over SpearfishVermillion captures State B Legion title overdue gem from Billy MountJul 25, 2017By Rich Winter For most of this afternoon'sMatriculationB State American Legion Baseball game between Vermillion and Spearfish, the Vermillion squad looked in control. With Billy Mount, the recently graduated Vermillion senior with an ACT score of over 30 on the mound with his 87 mph fastball, Vermillion... READ MOREPlatte/Geddes vs. Winner/Colome promises to be a WARJul 23, 2017By Rich Winter If you are planning on peekaboo the Platte-Geddes vs. Winner/Colome game today ya largest get there early. Crowds have been superb at the State B Legion tournament and as these two teams get ready to lace em up for an suppuration game galore, you sorta get the feeling that this one R... READ MOREFormer Groton QB Bennet Shabazz helped Groton make an unexpected run to the STATE B Legion tourneyBennett Shabazz - Northern State is getting a hell of a slot receiverJul 23, 2017By Rich Winter Excited to see former Groton QB, Bennett Shabazz play baseball yesterday. Missed most of the game, but listened to it on www.liveticket.tv as I was driving over from Mission to Winner and despite his Groton team dropping the contest, Shabazz was ripping the imbricate off the wittiness and doi... READ MOREWhile Kristina Sprik couldn't be in two places at the same time she watched the Jr. Teeners team live and watched the P/G legion team courtesy of www.liveticket.tvliveticket.tv keeping baseball families wideness America connectedJul 23, 2017By Rich Winter Standing up next to the fence at Leahy Bowl in Winner yesterday, Kristina Sprik, mother of Platte/Geddes catcher Trevor Sprik was excitedly snapping her own photos and getting ready for a long day. It had once been a long day for Sprik as she'd gotten up early that morning and dri... READ MOREBrandon Mockley tucks and roll without his 2-out, marrow of the 7th run tied up Vermillion's game with Dell Rapids. Vermillion's Brandon Mockler is one TUFF customerJul 23, 2017By Rich Winter With two outs in the marrow of the 7th and Dell Rapids leading 2-1, it looked like Vermillion was done. The fellas, that have been playing wittiness together since t-ball, were lanugo to their final cuts and looked to be headed to the dreaded losers bracket.    A hot day in Winn... READ MORECarter Brickman picked up the win on the mound and crush in two first-inning runs as Winner/Colome defeats Minor/McCook 5-3Panic ButtonCarter Brickman comes up huge as Winner/Colome defeats Minor/McCookJul 22, 2017By Rich Winter If as most baseball prognosticator at the State B American Legion Tournament in Winner seems to be indicating, that this tournament is going to come lanugo to pitching, chalk one up for Drew Weber and the Winner/Colome Royals.   These first round games are unchangingly dicey...Ya don'... READ MOREDell Rapids turned to the suicide squeeze twice in the top of the 10th inning to turn when Platte-GeddesDell Rapids SQUEEZES past Platte/Geddes in State LEGION openerJul 22, 2017By Rich WinterWithoutscratching out an early lead in their first game of the State B American Legion baseball tournament at Leahy Bowl in Winner, Dell Rapids found themselves in a bit of a jam.    A gritty Platte-Geddes squad who at one point trailed 4-0, clawed when into the game scori... READ MOREThe Winner/Colome LEGION team plays tonight in the first round of the State B Legion tourneyCan the FARM-KIDS from Winner/Colome ger er doneJul 21, 2017By Rich Winter I think maybe its a manna in disguise that it rained wideness south inside South Dakota this morning. Not only did we get some much needed rain but there should be no excuse for the corn-fed, sublet kids from Winner/Colome to gather together for a run an flipside state championship. A... READ MOREThe talk virtually town says Dell Rapids is the favorite as the State Legion tournament beginsIs Dell Rapids the team to write-up at State LEGION tourneyJul 21, 2017By Rich Winter Gotta shoehorn I don't know a whole lot well-nigh a number of teams that are participating in the State B Legion Tournament that begins in Winner today. That said, as I sorta casually mention the subclass and to a person, everyone has kinda sucked in their vapor and uttered, "Ooooooohhh, De... READ MORENez Pierce Tribal Member hauls in 29 lb. rainbow troutNez Pierce tribal member's IDAHO state record won't be recognizedJul 20, 2017By Rich Winter Alright, so true story of how this came about...Was scrolling through Facebook this morning and came wideness a post from recently graduated St. Francis Indian School athlete, Daniel Eagle Road. Eagle Road, in one of his posts said this...   Sf be having drones flying virtually and... READ MOREThe Winner volleyball team doing some team bonding at a zany older this summerWatzel's WATCH OUT FOR list - Winner volleyballJul 20, 2017By Betsy Watzel As I live in Winner this might come off sounding like a bit of a homer post but I'm pretty fired up well-nigh the upcoming volleyball season for Jamie Schuyler Keiser's Lady Warrior Volleyball team.    Some graduation losses to replace but last year's roster was young and sh... READ MOREWall's Cash Wilson is fourth without the first round of the Saddle-Bronc competition at theUpperSchool National Finals RodeoWall Cowboy 4th without first-round of Saddle-Bronc at National Finals RODEOJul 20, 2017By Rich Winter So far so good at the National FinalsUpperSchool Rodeo for Wall Cowboy Cash Wilson.    Competing in the Saddle-Bronc event at the National Finals in Gillette Wyoming, Wilson had the weightier ride of the Tuesday evening session.    Saddle Bronc Performance 5 Tuesd... READ MOREVermillion's Trey Hage was a state wrestling runner up and is a heavy hitter for the Vermillion Legion teamLegion Baseball, one to watch - Vermillion's Trey HageJul 20, 2017By Rich WinterUnchanginglylove to see athletes competing in multiple sports. Like it plane increasingly when I see athletes competing in multiple sports at upper levels.    As the state of South Dakota turns its sustentation to the State B Legion Tournament that starts in Winner at Leahy Bowl on Friday,... READ MOREFt. Pierre's Sydney Theobald had the fastest whisk race from this mornings sessionFt. Pierre Cowgirl, Theobald throws lanugo MASSIVE whisk race at HSNFRJul 19, 2017By Rich Winter Had to trammels out some of the results from the NationalUpperSchool Finals Rodeo. Did so, and my jaw hit the floor with a couple of stellar performances from a couple gals from South Dakota.    Late Tuesday, Elk Point cowgirl Jill Donnelly clocked the fastest time in the e... READ MORETeam South Dakota's Nash Hutmacher tech-falled both of his opponents in the Greco-Roman competition. (Video) - Nash 'HUTMACHER'S first day of North Dakota Greco-Roman tourneyJul 19, 2017By Rich Winter Well, in specimen you didn't realize it or hadn't been told but Team South Dakota wrestler Nash Hutmacher was when on the mat today just two days without winning the Cadet National Freestyle championship several days ago.   The Cadet wrestlers switched disciplines today with Greco-R... READ MORELeahy Bowl and WinnerZonewelcome all participants to the upcoming state LEGION tournament. Winner AREA welcomes participants in STATE LEGION TourneyJul 19, 2017By Rich Winter As some terrific Legion teams get ready to thorax on over to Winner for the STATE Legion baseball tournament, the Panic Button, LiveTicket.TV and the unshortened baseball community/family in the zone welcome our visitors from Groton, Vermillion, Platte-Geddes, Dell Rapids, Milbank, Spearfis... READ MOREBatesland Cowboy Swallow third in Tuesday session of bareback competition. Batesland Cowboy third in Tuesday morning Bareback sessionJul 18, 2017By Rich Winter As I hail from well-nigh four miles east of Bateland, originally, unchangingly get fired up when something pops well-nigh some athletes doing well from that area.    One of those athletes, bareback rider, Lante Layn Swallow did well unbearable at the South Dakota upper school national rodeo... READ MOREWillow Lake Cowboy Reis Bruley had the top wearing score of any South Dakotan in the first round of wearing at the national upper school rodeo finals. South Dakota Cowboys CUTTING well an NFHSRJul 18, 2017By Rich Winter Had to trammels into the National FinalsUpperSchool Rodeo site today to trammels on how some of our local cowboys and cowgirls are doing.    As expected, the South Dakota boys are doing some forfeiture in the wearing event.  BoysWearingPerformance 1 Sunday 7:00 PM 1. Aust... READ MOREPickstown policeman wins United States DART championshipsJul 16, 2017By Rich Winter Guessing you say the name Willie Bruguier in sprint leagues wideness South Dakota and just well-nigh everyone will know the guy who just hit it big in Las Vegas. Bruguier won the PDC North American Championships in Las Vegas by vibration 2014 champ, Dave Richardson.Nice little 10 Grand ac... READ MOREThe Burke 12-under team finished 2nd at the state fastpitch tourneyNash, Turnquist, Burke Royals, Barfuss goes YARD and Rodeo Galore in Mission - OH MY Jul 16, 2017By Rich Winter Isn't it supposed to be the off-season...LOL...Not really!   As part of the coverage of Liveticket.tv and panicbutton.sportsblog.com for an off-season, man is there a heck of a lot going on from our neck of the woods in south-central South Dakota.   As I type this I'm k... READ MOREWinner's Turnquist ready to RUMBLE at Cadet Nationals in FargoJul 16, 2017By Rich WinterWithoutspending most of the weekend peekaboo their daughter's softball tournament in Sioux Falls guessing the Turnquist family is going to be locked and loaded today on FloWrestling as Winner's Wyatt Turnquist gets ready to turn it loose in the CadetSemesterat the national tourname... READ MOREWinner 12-under team into state SEMISJul 16, 2017By Rich Winter Don't have a lot of information on the Winner 12-under squad but from the sounds of the score, 13-1 the 12-under squad THUMPED the wittiness pretty good.    The Winner team won their pool and wide to today's semi-finals where they will take on West Central.    ... READ MOREThe Burke 18-under squad wide to the state finals with a 13-12 EXTRA innnings win in the semisShannyn SchweigertBUZZARD says BALL GODS with Burke Royals as TEAMS reach state finalsJul 16, 2017By Rich WinterWithouthearing well-nigh Dakota Valley blanking Winner 12-0 in a Friday night quarterfinal, one had to seem the semi yesterday between DV and the Burke Royals was going to be a doozie.    Doozie, might be an understatement!  Withoutbattling scorching hot temperatues w... READ MORE(Bearded) Cub Polar Bear moves into QUARTERS of National TournamentJul 16, 2017By Rich Winter Prior to the start of Nash Hutmacher's run at the National wrestling tournament, father Joe Hutmacher watched as well over 1000 wrestlers descended into the mecca of all tournaments and described the undercurrent as electric.    The weightier of the weightier have descended into Farg... READ MORESHOWDOWN looming as BURKE tangles with Dakota Valley in epic 12-under state semiJul 15, 2017By Rich Winter It has been a trendous start at the state tournament for the Burke Royals 12-under softball team as the girls so far have defeated opponents 18-4 and 8-0 in the tournament.   In the opener, BurkeMentorBillie Jo Indahl said this of her team's performance. "We had crazy good b... READ MORENorris cowgirl Ciara Stoddard doing what she does well...Courtesy photoNorris cowgirl CUTS like a champJul 15, 2017By Rich Winter  Stumbled onto the South DakotaUpperSchool Rodeo Association Page this week and kinda kicked myself for not having looked there before.   Was really quite astonished at the number of really quality performers from this south-central part of the state.   Martin Cow... READ MOREMartin/New Underwood communities rally in support of Injured DJ ToczekJul 15, 2017By Rich Winter Boy some scary news out on the internet yesterday as it was first reported in the morning that former Bennett County prep, Chadron State licentiate and New Underwood coach, DJ Toczek was injured in a motorcycle wrecking while traveling in Wyoming.    Here is an updated on Tocze... READ MOREThe Winner/Colome/Clearfield 10-under All-Stars move on Winner 10-under All-Stars CLOBBER LennoxJul 14, 2017By Rich Winter Author's note - Seems like this 10-under team from Winner is comprised of all-stars from Winner, Colome and Clearfield...If I'm wrong, I apologize... Well, the 10-under boys baseball team is off to a strong start at their tournament in Sioux Falls this weekend.    Off to... READ MOREBennett County Cowboys, Lyle Dillon and Tee Allen finished first and second in the South Dakota upper school finals in the event of manful riding. How is it the two TUFFEST upper school manful riders in South Dakota hail from Bennett CountyJul 14, 2017By Rich Winter Guess I've known for quite a while now that Bennett County junior to be, Tee Allen had qualified for the NationalUpperSchool Finals Rodeo, but, without looking at the state results I realized that the top two qualifiers from South Dakota both hail from Bennett County.   Lyle Di... READ MOREMartin's Post 240 took in a pro game at Coors Field in Colorado without winning the Buena Vista TournamentMartin's CHIEF OF POLICE has Bennett County baseball playing at REGION CHampionship levelJul 14, 2017By Rich Winter Terrific performace so far from the Bennett County Legion team, Post 240 from Martin at their regional tournament over in Gregory. Got a Facebook Message from pal Daniel Winsand yesterday telling me that Martin eked out a win over Lead/Deadwood in their second-round game without droppi... READ MOREThe Burke 12-under softball teams is one of four region champions from Burke that will be heading to Sioux Falls for the state tournament.BURKE girls looking to do DAMAGE with a little help from the BUZZARDJul 13, 2017By Rich Winter Alright so word travels fast when someone has a 12-year old 6-foot tall girl throwing HEAT at fast-pitch tournaments in South Dakota. Several times this year people have told me I need to trammels out Burke's Madelyn Cason considering she is doing forfeiture for her Burke team which is 20-1 on ... READ MOREIf Iona cowboys Myles Kenzy has recovered from a wrenched hand, he could be a gravity at the upcoming national finals. Can Iona COWBOY Myles Kenzy make it when for National Finals RodeoJul 13, 2017By Rich Winter So, the other day I'm getting ready to go into the Todd County gym to work out and I said hello to a fella that's been working on the outside of the towers (in sweltering heat) for the last few weeks. Told me his name was Blasius and I asked if he had any kids in the Gregory athlet... READ MORESioux Falls Jr. Legion tournament schedule updateJul 12, 2017By Rich Winter Holy grime there are a lot of zone teams headed to Sioux Falls this weekend with a plethora of whoopee going on mostly in terms of hard-ball action.    Winner girls I believe have two softball teams that will be SF. If anyone is peekaboo I'd love to see some pictures of t... READ MOREOlympic marathoner Rod DeHaven headlines the Todd County running campOlympic marathoner DeHaven highlights July 19 Todd County running campJul 12, 2017By Rich Winter When Todd County cross-country mentor Tonya Whirlwind Soldier sent me the list of high-powered coaches that will be peekaboo the Todd County running zany on July 19, I just smiled...DANG!!   Running enthusiasts, young people, aspiring runners from all over South Dakota have th... READ MOREDrew Weber got out of a bases loaded first-inning jam to help Winner/Colome get by Pierre in ventriloquist baseballDrew Weber pitches Winner/Colome past PierreJul 12, 2017By Rich Winter Solid outing Tuesday for the Winner/Colome guys as they defeated the Pierre legion team 8-3 in ventriloquist baseball Thursday at Leahy Bowl in Winner.   Drew Weber got the start on the hill last night, and had a 4-2 lead without seven complete. Weber got out of a bases-loaded early i... READ MOREDrew Weber got out of a bases loaded first-inning jam to help Winner/Colome get by Pierre in ventriloquist baseball(Video highlights included) - Drew Weber pitches Winner/Colome past PierreJul 12, 2017By Rich Winter Solid outing Tuesday for the Winner/Colome guys as they defeated the Pierre legion team 8-3 in ventriloquist baseball Thursday at Leahy Bowl in Winner.   Drew Weber got the start on the hill last night, and had a 4-2 lead without seven complete. Weber got out of a bases-loaded early i... READ MORE#SISTRONG - 3on3 Basketball Tourney - "Helping local CANCER fighters!"Jul 12, 2017The second yearly #SISTRONG 3 on 3 basketball tournament goes lanugo this Saturday, July 15 @ 10 a.m. at Parkview Gymnasium in Fort Pierre, South Dakota.    Got a unconfined note from Sierra Moeller the other day telling me well-nigh this cancer-fund-raising basketball tournament going lanugo in Fort... READ MORETyson Mayer delivers 2-run single as Gregory defeats Winner in Jr. Legion play at Leahy BowlTyson Mayer's BIG BLOW lifts Gregory over Winner as MASSIVE Jr. Legion triple-header going on at Leahy BowlJul 9, 2017By Rich Winter Tuned into Winnerwarriorslive.com this afternoon and unprotected up to the Gregory vs. Winner Jr. Legion game in the top of the third. Up to that point it had all been Winner as the guys in gold led 5-0.   But, Gregory is one of those up and coming baseball programs and the guys sh... READ MORERobert Vomacka leads the 2016 Gorillas onto the field prior to a playoff game with Stanley CountyDo the Gregory Gorillas have a pipeline to Northern StateJul 9, 2017By Rich Winter Can you believe that upper school football practice wideness South Dakota starts in well-nigh three weeks?    Ay-Yi-Yi...   Saw an interesting post on soon-to-be Gregory senior QB Andy McCance's Facebook wall a week or ten days ago. McCance posted a link well-nigh last year's... READ MORENash Hutmacher gets ready to do forfeiture at Cadet Nationals in FargoCub POLAR BEAR looking to do forfeiture at Cadet NATIONALS in North DakotaJul 9, 2017A couple of weeks ago there were a tuft of Chamberlain soon-to-be sophomore Nash Hutmacher videos floating virtually from the Tulsa Duels. The South DakotaMatriculationA HWT winner made quite an impression on everyone in Tulsa and blew us all yonder here at home as he dismantled opponent without opponent.  ... READ MORERichard Charging Hawk came on to pitch the last three games for Red LeafCharging HAWK's get TUFF as Red Leaf prevailsJul 6, 2017By Rich Winter Really a tremendous effort from the Red Leaf fast pitch softball team over the weekend. Saturday night of the tournament, Red Leaf lost to the Tribe and so, playing through the loser's bracket, somehow, the Red Leaf guys rallied to take the tournament title.    On Sunday,... READ MORESunshine Bible's Jace Burma, left, pictured with Olympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills. Sunshine Bible's Burma honing his skills on the hallowed hills of the RosebudJul 6, 2017By Rich Winter Just well-nigh every weekened here on the Rosebud Reservation, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe's Diabetes Prevention program holds a run/walk event. Ambitious runners can do a 5k race while those that walk are asked to do two miles.    And just well-nigh every weekend, the Burma family f... READ MOREVideo post -Trammelsout the highlights from Winner's Jr. Legion game with Rapid CityJul 1, 2017... READ MOREConcessions at Big Dave's to help with Jordyn Hespe memorial tourneyJul 1, 2017By Rich Winter Panic Button getting ready to jump on over to Rosebud to take in some fast-pitch softball. While it's hot out and the whoopee is hotter, a really unconfined rationalization going on under the crows nest tonight as the concessions that are stuff sold are going towards a fund-raiser for an upcoming me... READ MOREDoes Levi McClanahan transude purple...Winner senior leads state in HBPJul 1, 2017By Rich Winter Have seen soon-to-be Winner senior Levi McClanahan play in well-nigh eight baseball games this spring and I have not been to a game where he has not been hit by a pitch.   It's uncanny!   Sometimes he gets hit once, sometimes twice and I do believe I've seen him reach wiring ... READ MORECrazy Horse & The TRIBE ADVANCE at Big Dave's softball tourneyJul 1, 2017By Rich Winter Crazy Horse and the HIT SQUAD were sailing withal in an ultra-competitive softball game over in Rosebud this afternoon. Big Dave's 4th of July tournament found the two squads tied 4-4 until the top of the fifth inning.    The Big boys from Crazy Horse used some big hits, a... READ MOREAdam Hutmacher and Brennan Swanson competed in the national bass-fishing tournament in TennesseeHutmacher and Swanson compete atTonedFishing NATIONALSJun 29, 2017By Rich Winter Alright so some pretty tomfool stories pop into the Panic Button's periphery on occasion. Couple weeks ago I got one of those messages from Chamberlain's Laura Halverson Hutmacher telling me well-nigh nephew Adam Hutmacher and Brennan Swanson, both students from Chamberlain upper school who ... READ MOREThe White River Tigers were champions of the White River summer league...AGAIN!Do they overly REBUILD in White River South DakotaJun 29, 2017By Rich Winter Well, South Dakota, you had your chance... At the whence of the 2016 basketball season, Eldon Marshall's guys looked vulnerable. A couple of graduation losses and some transfers out of White River led some (self included a little) to wonder if the Tigers might miss the state tour... READ MOREThe Mission legion team takes on W/C tonight in Winner. Mission vs. Winner Colome webcast at www.tcfalcons.liveJun 28, 2017By Rich Winter Several weeks ago the Mission Legion team hooked up in a dandy agains the Winner/Colome Royals in a game played here in Mission. While the finals score read W/C 6-5 over Mission, the boys in undecorous gave W/C everything they wanted.   Tank (Trista) Herman pictched beautifully in t... READ MORESpace limited at ALL-NATIONS Pentagon basketball campJun 27, 2017By Rich Winter If you want to shepherd the All-Nations basketball zany at the Sanford Pentagon, now is the time to get on the horn and reserve your spot.    The zany will be held in Sioux Falls on July 24 from 1:00 to 5:30 p.m....It is self-ruling of charge...BUT, it is only unshut to the first 20... READ MORETheLanugoUnder Bowl is not what its promised to be...Buyer BewareBuyer beware when theLanugoUnder OFFER comesJun 27, 2017By Rich Winter - Panic Button unplugged Well, theLanugoUnder Bowl popped up on my periphery this week and I just can't alimony my mouth shut regarding what I think is a creative way to exploit people who get all excited when they get this letter suggesting their child has been 'selected' to participat... READ MOREFormer SiouxMunicipalityEast runner, Shelby Houlihan won a national title at 5000 metersFormer SiouxMunicipalityrunner wins USA title at 5000 metersJun 24, 2017SiouxMunicipalityEast's Shelby Houlihan delivers National Title By Rich Winter From the you can do anything if you hail from the upper mid-west category, a runner that competed at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays won the 5000 meters at yesterday's United States Championships in Sacramento.    F... READ MOREChris Kessler won the manful riding competition at the firstUnconfinedPlains Indian Rodeo Association eventEagle Butte's Kessler andVenerydominateUnconfinedPlains Indian Rodeo Association openerJun 24, 2017By Rich Winter Alright rodeo, let's get serious.  Nonflexiblefor me to find resulting rodeo results, unless they waif into my lap, but, sometimes that happens.    Received a press-release from Troy Heinert indicating that theUnconfinedPlains Rodeo Association season is underway with the... READ MORESAFE - Heads up base-running from Gregory unliable the team to scratch out a 4-0 lead in the early stages of Sunday's Jr. Teener championship game with Platte.Gregory Jr. Teeners FUNDAMENTALLY SoundJun 22, 2017By Rich WinterWithoutPlatte scored four runs in the top of the fifth to knot the score at 4-4 in the finals of Sunday's Jr. tournament at Leahy Bowl in Winner, Gregory could have folded. Having led the unshortened game, 4-0 without the second innning, and with ace Coy Determan, who had a no-hitter, going ... READ MOREFormer SEC All-Conference punter, Dylan Breeding in St. Francis Thursday for campNFL drafted punter to host PUNTING/CONDITIONING zany Thursday in St. FrancisJun 21, 2017 By Rich Winter From the this sounds kind of interesting category....St. Francis Indian School will be hosting a punting and workout zany Thursday, June 22, 2017 in St. Francis. Punting and workout camp, now that's something ya don't hear every day.  The zany w... READ MOREThe CEB archery trip is fundraising in order to reach the World Tournament.CEB's OHITIKA Archers LOOKING for assistance to get to WORLD TournamentJun 21, 2017By Rich Winter Really unconfined rationalization right now going on up on the Cheyenne River Reservation as a group of young archers and their advisors are seeking some monetary donations to get to the World Archery tournament.    Couple things I really like well-nigh this... 1. I like the CEB polity ... READ MOREPlatte ninth grader Jackson Olson looks to be part of a stellar incoming matriculation of athletes for the Black PanthersJackson Olson's ATHLETICISM stands out on the fieldJun 20, 2017By Rich WinterMarrowof the fourth inning of the championship game of the Jr. teener tournament in Winner Sunday, with Gregory's Hunter Van Nieuwenhuyse (are you kidding me) at the plate, Platte centerfielder, Jackson Olson was patrolling centerfield. As the pitch was delivered, Hunter VN let one ... READ MORELower Brule's JayShawn Milton personal theMatriculationB state upper jump titleMitchell Daily RepublicLower Brule athlete isMatriculationBUpperJump CHAMPJun 20, 2017By Rich Winter Yes, I realize we are creeping past the middle of June but I couldn't not mention and offer some congratulations to Lower Brule junior JayShawn Milton who personal theMatriculationB state upper jump championship with a monster effort of 6-feet-7 inches.  That is something else... ... READ MOREThe Colome teener team that captured last weekends tournament in WinnerCan the Colome JUNIOR TEENERS get ER DONE at Fathers Day TournamentJun 16, 2017By Rich Winter Kinda missed the wend last weekend as the Colome teener baseball team came through to win the teener tournament in Winner.    While that tournament is in the books, flipside one starts on Saturday.... 2017 Winner Father’s Day Tournament June 17-18, all Games at Lea... READ MOREThe Lightning Stick society captured the Sioux Falls Premier League Championship last weekAll NATIVE team wins Sioux Falls PREMIER LEAGUE Lacrosse championshipJun 16, 2017By Rich Winter Seven years ago when Sicangu Thunder Hawks mentor Kevin ‘Hoch’ DeCora went to get  his first squint at lacrosse, he and his kids’ met a group of similarly weather-beaten young men from Minnesota.  Cansayapi, exactly, or as DeCora calls them, ‘The ones with the r... READ MOREThe Mission Legion team lost to Winner Wednesday, 6-5. TANK impressive as Mission Legion team SCARES WinnerJun 15, 2017By Rich Winter Pretty much a day doesn't go by that I don't requite recently graduated Todd County 'athlete' Tristen Herman a nonflexible time well-nigh something. The Panic Button and Herman have been going when and withal now for well-nigh six weeks in what appears to be a shot-put competition that just won't seem ... READ MOREWinner legion player Kelly O'Bryan scored the decisive run in last night's 6-5 win over Todd CountyMr. Clutch, Kelly O'Bryan comes through againJun 15, 2017By Rich Winter I'm in overly in need of someone to stand over a 4-foot putt and sink it for any kind of accolades (money), I'm calling on Colome's Kelly Obryan to do the deed.   Alright, so last night I happened on a Legion game in Mission yesterday as Winner took on Mission. Now, let me tell ... READ MOREThe South Dakota heat will certainly be a problem for athletes as the first upper school games are on Aug. 18. Is starting upper school football practice in early August a good idea for South DakotaJun 14, 2017By Rich Winter As we skid towards the middle part of June it's kinda nonflexible to fathom that in exactly 63 days upper school football teams wideness South Dakota will be lining up for their season openers on Aug. 18.   Hmmmm, Aug. 18th!   Gotta admit, right out of the gate I personally am n... READ MOREThe Todd County basketball team pictured with Tubby Smith, the mentor of Memphis UniversityFalcons are BALLING in MississippiJun 14, 2017By Rich Winter Well, well, well....Check out what and where the Todd County boys basketball team is....?   Mississippi - What?   Seems the Falcons coach, Rashad Shannon is from Mississippi and has the boys in BLUE & GOLD seeing a whole new trademark of basketball.    Some ... READ MOREEvent going on in Lower Brule....Ocean SportsZanysounds like WICKED fun in Lower Brule SatrudayJun 12, 2017By Rich Winter From the this sounds pretty tomfool file, trammels out what's going on at Lower Brule upper school on Saturday, June 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.   OCEAN Sports Camps - Which is billed as an organization that fights obesity through polity education, worriedness and nutrition - in ... READ MOREWinner senior Jayden Schroeder made finals in the shot and discus. He finished 8th in the shot giving Winner a point they would need to ensure the teams 4th place finishSCHROEDER, 4 x 100 come up HUGE as Winner 4th in State A trackJun 2, 2017By Rich Winter Pretty gritty effort from the Winner boys track team at the recently completedMatriculationA state championships. Cameron Kuil did some big-time damage, finishing 2nd in the 100, winning the 200 and defending hisMatriculationA state championship in the 400 meters with a ridiculous new school rec... READ MOREWinner's Brady Fritz capped a monstrous 8th-grade year with several peerage performances at the South Dakota state track meetWinner 8th-grader shows MASSIVE promise in jumping eventsJun 1, 2017By Rich Winter For Winner 8th-grader, Brady Fritz stuff in the greatestMatriculationA long jump field overly assembled just have kinda sucked to put it frankly.  Withoutthe pebbles has settled from the 2017 state track meet, and going when through some of the field event results, I'm astonished at what... READ MORECuster's Tori Glazier holds off STM 8th grader Haleigh Timmer as Chamberlain' Ella Byers finished 3rd in a hotly contested 800 meters at the South DakotaMatriculationA state track meetHaleigh Timmer impressive as STM ties forMatriculationA titleJun 1, 2017By Rich Winter Well, the 2017 track season is in the books and I gotta say, I'm once looking forward to theMatriculationA girls cross-country scene next fall.    Now, normally, I'm a west-river guy, but I gotta say Round 1 kinda went to East River as Beresford's Cait Savey won the 3200 on ... READ MOREEthan/Parkston junior Derek Storm with well-nigh 200 meters left in his 800 siphon for the Ethan/Parkston medley team.Squintout for Ethan/Parkston medley team in 2018May 31, 2017By Rich WinterOlderthis track season I ran into HillMunicipalitymentor Joe Noyes and we talked well-nigh his medley relay team a bit. In 2016 the HillMunicipalityguys just missed making the finals of a tough event. Ninth in the preliminaries in 2016 the HillMunicipalityguys worked their butts off all season.  &... READ MOREKelly O'Bryan won the long and triple jumps at theMatriculationB state track meetColome's Kelly O'Bryan catches RARE - AIR at State track meetMay 30, 2017By Rich Winter Was visiting with Linda Kinzer on Saturday morning at Howard Wood, and, not having really gotten on social-media or the internet, I had no idea that Colome senior Kelly O'Bryan had won the triple jump the day before.    Kinzer noted an effort that seemed wacky at the tim... READ MOREThe winning jump for Chamberlain senior Tiegen Priebe at the South DakotaMatriculationA state track meetTiegen Priebe - That was totally WICKEDMay 30, 2017By Rich Winter Man, gotta throw up a little on Dakota Wesleyan freshman and recently graduated Chamberlain senior, Tiegen Priebe. By now I would think the press-clippings have gotten far unbearable that most people know Priebe had these results at the South Dakota state track meet.  1st - Long Ju... READ MOREParker's Karley Peters won four events in theMatriculationB portion of the state track meetBrace yourselvesMatriculationA track fans, a STORM (Karley Peters) is coming May 29, 2017By Rich Winter Interesting little murmer everytime Parker sophomore Karley Peters roared to one impressive victory without another. Every time she did something spectacular, which was everytime she stepped on the track you could hear a loud murmer from the Parker and Winner crowds.   Big day f... READ MOREThe Winner 4 x 200 team of Riley Calhoon, Drew DeMers, Kayleb Brozik and Cameron Kuil tapped a 32-year old Winner record Saturday in Sioux Falls.Winner 4 x 200 takes lanugo 32 year old recordMay 29, 2017By Rich Winter Kinda lost in the shuffle of a terrific effort from Cameron Kuil and the Winner guys on their way to a 4th place team effort at the South Dakota state meet was the quartet of Riley Calhoon, Drew DeMers, Kayleb Brozik and Cameron Kuil breaking a 32-year old school record in the 4 x 20... READ MOREWagner's Jensen Holzbauer soars in theMatriculationA long jumpWagner's Holzbauer just misses podium in LOADEDMatriculationA long jumpMay 29, 2017By Rich Winter Wrote a piece on Wagner yesterday and forgot to mention some of the other results that unprotected my attention.   Wagner senior, Jensen Holzbauer made the finals of an incredibly deep field in theMatriculationA long jump with a weightier of 16-2.75. She was just one-half inch from 7th place ... READ MORESayvon Mesteth.....Rich Winter(Video post) - Sayvon Mesteth 21-7.25 in long jump at state meetMay 29, 2017... READ MORERed Cloud sophomore Echo Ecoffey finished 3rd in theMatriculationA girls triple jumpRich WinterRed Cloud's Ecoffey with MONSTER Triple-jump effort at STATE TRACKMay 29, 2017By Rich Winter Early Saturday morning in Sioux Falls I was a little startled to see Red Cloud sophomore Echo Ecoffey standing in the infield for the awards recurrence for the girls triple jump. The event was unquestionably completed on Friday, but as it was the last event of the prelims, they unquestionably awar... READ MOREHARD work pays off as VALANDRA-PRUE SCORCHESMatriculationA 400 fieldMay 29, 2017By Rich Winter By now most sports lovers in south-central South Dakota know that Todd County 8th-grader, Caelyn Valandra-Prue won the 400 meters at the recently completed South Dakota state track meet.   In the process of winning that race, Valandra-Prue took lanugo one of the hallowed State A... READ MOREHot Springs athlete Tristian Old Horse medals in the 800 and 1600 at state meet. Hot Springs athlete Tristian Old Horse goes off atMatriculationA state meetMay 29, 2017By Rich WinterUnchanginglytry to get a finger for an athletes DNA by watching how they react towards their teammates, and without listening to Hot Springs senior Tristian Old Horse scream for his teammates during their preliminary heat of the Medley relay, I'm convinced Old Horse is made of the right stuff... READ MOREWagner sophomore Stephon St. Pierre 5th inMatriculationA 100 hurdlesSt. Pierre and Patterson shine for WAGNERMay 28, 2017By Rich Winter Had the most interesting meet running into Wagner sophomore hurdler, Stephon St. Pierre right out of the gate Friday morning. Early in the day, St. Pierre got out quick in the 110 hurdles, think he finished third in a very competitive qualifying heat with a 15.97.   As he came... READ MORELittle Wound's Sayvon Mesteth unleashes MONSTER jump at state track meetSayvon MESTETH with MONSTER jump at state track meet May 28, 2017By Rich Winter Alright, so years from now the Little Wound historians are going to squint when and see an 8th place finish at the 2017 state track meet from recently graduated senior Sayvon Mesteth.   Eighth place does not uncork to describe what this MAN from Little Wound just did.  &nbs... READ MORERobert Vomacka to Aaron Voigt for the vise siphon in the Medley relayRich WinterGorillas Medley team, Voigt shine atMatriculationB state meetMay 28, 2017By Rich Winter Really tough double for Gregory junior Aaron Voigt on Friday as the young man ran the 800 leg on a Gorillas Medley relay team that reached the finals with a qualifying effort of 3:51.   The team of Caleb Stukel, Jayd VanDerWerff, Robert Vomacka and Voigt made the finals, but V... READ MOREJesse Hastings, Hayden Schmidt, Devin Rihanek and Dane RihanekRich WinterMVP medley has HEARTMay 28, 2017By Rich Winter Had been keeping my eye on the MVP track team most of this weekend'sMatriculationA state track meet.  Girls had a terrific meet with the 4x100 and 4 x 200 teams both finishing third. Dacey Rihanek finished 6th in the 400 meters.    Kind of an interesting moment during the... READ MOREIpswich VAULTER is one TUFF customerMay 25, 2017By Rich Winter Got a note from one of my east-river track informants this morning regarding the health of Ipswich pole-vaulter, Taylor Maurer  Just saw some news well-nigh an Ipswich pole vaulter, I believe Taylor Maurer, had a fall in practice Tuesday. Taken to Sioux Falls for surgery for b... READ MOREChamberlain throws mentor Jerry Rhodes with his rising pupils, Nash Hutmacher and Mady HandelHow much is a good mentor worth - In Jerry Rhodes we trustMay 25, 2017By Rich Winter Had an interesting side conversation with Chamberlain's Joe Hutmacher during the recently completed Howard Wood Dakota Relays. We were getting ready to watch Nash Hutmacher during the shot put and I casually asked who the throws mentor was over in Chamberlain.   "Jerry Rhodes,"... READ MOREVermillion's Maddie Lavin leads Dakota Valley's Marisa Schulz during Region competition. Yankton Press & DakotanClass A loftiness ladies ready to thumping HALLOWED loftiness marksMay 25, 2017By Rich Winter With nearly platonic conditions expected for the 2017 South Dakota state track meet, WE, the Fanz can expect a plethora of records to wilt former records as THEE weightier athletes in the state converge on East River.    I've thrown up on theMatriculationA girls loftiness runners quit... READ MOREThe P/G Honkers wide to the state baseball tournament with a 3-2 win over St. Thomas MoreHow well-nigh them HONKERS....(Video) - Kirsch with the PLAY OF THE YEARMay 24, 2017By Rich Winter Some terrific baseball over in Platte Monday. Lead/Deadwood and STM had a heck of a 4B west title game, as did Winner/Colome vs. P/G in the 4B East game.   But, STM and P/G clawed their way into the 4B championship game, and proceeded to play a heck of a ball-game.  &nbs... READ MOREThe Hot Springs Medley relay team will be looking to make finals at state track meetCan an OLD HORSE lead the Hot Springs Bison to the medley relay promised landMay 23, 2017By Rich WinterUnprotectedup to a few of the results from the recently contested Region 8A field and track championships. Kind of an interesting meet that moved locations, cold/snow and had a lot of people that have once pre-qualified sitting the meet out to stay healthy.   For me, one of the... READ MORERed Cloud's Echo Ecoffey won three Region 7A track championships in Martin. Red Cloud's Ecoffy poised to make some NOIZE at state track meetMay 23, 2017By Rich Winter Alright, so trick question right out of the gate: Who were the only two sexuality athletes to win 3 Region titles at last Thursday's Region 7A meet in Martin?   Well, the first one is pretty obvious as Todd County 8th grader, Caelyn Valandra-Prue rocketed to Region titles in the ... READ MORESenior, Fellon Sorbel working nonflexible in the shot put at the Region 7A championshipsPine Ridge track team FLASHES potential at Region 7A trackMay 23, 2017By Rich Winter Floating through the Region 7A track results one increasingly time today and wanted to requite a little shout out to the Pine Ridge track team. Kind of a rough day for the Thorpes as they failed to whop a single athlete to the state track meet.    Found that a little interesting ... READ MORELower Brule senior Marlowe LaRoche showing some hopsFacebookOne last run/JUMP for Sioux senior Marlowe LaRocheMay 21, 2017By Rich Winter  Unchanginglyget a kick out of seeing the Lower Brule guys and just checking in to see how they’re doing. One of the FELLAS I’ve never said hello to but I unchangingly enjoy seeing compete is recently graduated senior, Marlowe LaRoche.    Somehow this guy unchangingly f... READ MORERapidMunicipalityChristian, KadokaZoneand White River scream toward the finish line of the 1600 meter medley relay at the Region 7B championshipsBarbara HockenberryKadoka's Loibl shows some FIGHTMay 21, 2017Late in the Region 7B meet, RapidMunicipalityChristian, KadokaZoneand White River found themselves in a wrestle during the 800 siphon of the 1600 meter medley relay. As they entered the stretch run it was Christian's, Taylor Smith, White River's Tyson Iyotte and Kadoka Area's Peyton Loibl. The question w... READ MORENash Hutmacher qualified for state in both the shot and discusSHOCKING results as Region 6A TUFF guys put on a showMay 20, 2017By Rich Winter Well, finally unprotected up to the Region 6A track results and as expected the boys shot and discus were contested with some peerage Big DakotaPrimingathletes getting without it.   Some shocking performances and some really, really good results in a couple of epic contests. ... READ MOREChamberlain's Avany Long qualified for the state track meet in three eventsChamerlain's Avany Long PUNCHES state track ticket(s)May 20, 2017By Rich Winter Most of the season I think most in the track world kind of thought of the Chamberlain girls as the Ella Byers show with a tuft of other ladies just trying to tag withal and have some fun.   Well, quietly the girls team over in Chamberlain has been towers all season. On Thurs... READ MOREWelcome to the party Lyman - RAIDERS whop athletes to state track meetMay 20, 2017By Rich Winter It has been kind of an interesting year for the Lyman Raider field and track coaching staff, Joel Milton, Amber Comp and Sydni Ozanne. The Raiders lost a ton from last year's boys and girls squads so this season has kind of been a work in progress in developing athletes rather than f... READ MOREWinner 7th-grader Kade Watson finished 2nd in the Region 7A championships with a little help from his friend, Izak MoleternoWATSON, with a little help from his friendMay 20, 2017By Rich Winter One of the really fun stories for me this FIELD and track season has been the minutiae of Winner 7th-grader Kade Watson. The young man who had a real scare with an open-heart surgery last fall is a fighter and all season long he's been pointing to the Region meet to try to qualify... READ MORELittle Wound athlete Shadow Red Owl made the state track meet in the long jumpRaiders FAN, RED OWL notches trip to STATE track meetMay 20, 2017By Rich Winter Kind of an interesting moment during the boys long jump at Thursday's Region 7A track meet.    Jumping out of the second (not-the-best-flight), Little Wound's Shadow Red Owl launched a big one during the preliminaries of the boys long jump. Right away, you could tell it w... READ MOREDespite a TUFF weather day in Martin, the Region 7A track meet went off without a hitchWellWashed-upBennett County - Region track goes off without a hitchMay 19, 2017I unchangingly kinda marvel at the behind-the-scenes folks that unquestionably make track meets happen. So many people need to be on the same page with quite a lot of liaison and organization and pitching in from a whole lotta people to make things just perfect.   I'll tell ya, yesterday could have... READ MOREWinner's Kayleb Brozik ran a lifetime weightier 400 split to help Winner win the mile relay at Region 7A track meet in MartinBROZIK - 50 FLAT, Cuz that's what Seniors doMay 19, 2017A really interesting moment, in fact the last moment, from the Region 7A field and track championships in Martin. Long day of competition in less than platonic weather conditions, with the boys team title clinched long ago, Winner's Kayleb Brozik took the stick well-nigh 12 meters lanugo to TC 400 guy, Bryce... READ MOREMan, the Bolton's love them some OUTFIELDMay 18, 2017By Rich Winter So, the other day, I'm sitting in the stands of Leahy Bowl watching the Winner/Colome Royals take on Gregory, and from overdue me, I hear the uncorrupt voice of a Winner youngster singing something from the mid 80's - THE OUTFIELD.   I had to turn virtually and see who was singing s... READ MOREWhite River freshman Tylan Bear looking to unravel through in the Region 7B shot putWhite River's Bear aims to GO BIG at Region trackMay 18, 2017By Rich Winter Kinda was introduced to White River freshman, Tylan Bear at the Todd County Invitational. As I was running the discus competition I got to see Bear throw the discus as a young freshman just getting introduced to the throws in the shot and discus.   While Bear hasn't come close... READ MOREPhilip's Cooper West should have a big day at the Region 7B track championships. Coming in ANGRY - Philip's Cooper WestMay 18, 2017By Rich Winter The phrase 'coming in hot' popped up on my vocabulary older this year, and as the season's gone along, I gotta say - I LIKE IT. Coming in hot refers to a relay carrier bringing in the wand with such ferocity that the next relay runner isn't unchangingly ready for the supervisory way a... READ MOREBattles GALORE as Region 7 track LOOMSMay 17, 2017By Rich Winter I was literally booing virtually today well-nigh Thursday's track meet that is going to be taking place in Martin tomorrow. The track purist in me unchangingly wants to see peerage performers and with region 7A not stuff the strongest track region in the state, I found myself not stuff all that fir... READ MOREHonkers enter Region 4B east tournament as top seedsHonkers top seeded as Region 4B baseball beginsMay 16, 2017 By Rich Winter When now seniors Riley Hoffman, Seth Kirsch and Jarod Severson were just freshman, they immediately saw at least some playing for their Honker upper school team comprised of youth from Platte/Geddes/Dakota Christian/White Lake/Corsica-Stickney. It was baptism by fire and the Honkers... READ MOREBon Homme's Anton Hejna anchoring the Cavaliers medley relay team at Howard WoodCan Bon Homme SQUEEZE their Medley relay team into finalsMay 14, 2017By Rich Winter Kind of an interesting moment at the recently completed Howard Wood Dakota Relays. Commentator made note of sprinter/jumper,VentilatorKortan running the 400 leg, and a good one that brought the Cavaliers into contention in theMatriculationA medley Relay.   Forgive me if I'm wrong on th... READ MOREMVP's Tanner Risseeuw and Wagner's Stephon St. Pierre rival in the 110 hurdles TuesdayMitchell Daily RepublicWagner athletes St. Pierre and Peters getting it washed-up for Red RaidersMay 14, 2017By Rich Winter I'm sure Wagner throne mentor Joe Kafka would love to see a tuft of his athletes have the opportunity to compete at the state meet. With region track on deck this week, Kafka knows only that two of his guys will be making the short trip to Sioux Falls, having pre-qualified.  &nbs... READ MOREGregory's Blake Boes likely to be in the mix of RUGGED Region 6B upper jump battleRegion 6B boysUpperJump is STACKEDMay 14, 2017By Rich Winter When athletes gather for the Region 6B track meet this week, if you wanna see the boys upper jump, ya largest grab a chair and get well-appointed as a massive wrestle for Region supremacy goes down.    Six athletes from Region 6B have once qualified for state, and while they... READ MOREScotland's Tanner Skorepa is pre-qualified in the shot-put and just off the qualifying standard in the discus. Scotland's Tanner Skorepa starting to make some NOIZE inMatriculationB throwsMay 14, 2017By Rich Winter With the track season winding up with this week's Region meet,'s Scotland thrower Tanner Skorepa picked the right time to start getting hot/far.    At the GREAT PLAINS TRACK Meet THURSDAY meet, Skorepa notched wins in both of his specialties.  Shot-put results:... READ MOREStanley County's Damon Hoftiezer erupted for aMatriculationA leading discus throw of 167-feet....Plooster PhotographyHoftiezer is Panic Button's Breakthrough Performer of the WEEKMay 14, 2017By Rich Winter We're coming lanugo the stretch of a really nice career for Stanley County senior, Damon Hoftiezer, and the young man is having some break-through performances lanugo the stretch.    At the Howard Wood Dakota Relays, Hoftiezer tapped the 50-foot windbreak in the shot put on his ... READ MOREHayden StLuka of Platte-Geddes continues to thrive in the long jumpP/G's Hayden Stluka - ONE TO WATCHMay 14, 2017By Rich Winter Have been noticing some resurgence in times and distances and such from over Platte-Geddes way.    Big winnings for P/G senior Hallie Hallock who podiumed in both throwing disciplines at Howard Wood.....that was awesome!   While the girls have a nice mix of ... READ MOREParkston's Brady Nolz records 16 strikeouts in win over PlankintonParkston's Nolz throws MASTERPIECE as Mudcats BLANK BankersMay 14, 2017 Nolz brings the HEAT Man, Brady Nolz must have been on FIRE Saturday, as the Parkston Mudcat pitcher mowed lanugo 16 Plankinton Bankers, via the strikeout, during the Mudcats 2-0 win on Saturday.   Nolz helped the rationalization with an RBI, while Ty Kinneberg and Jake Weber each had a hit and a... READ MOREGregory girls starting to put together some quality relays.Can the Lady Gorillas make some NOIZE in the post-seasonMay 14, 2017By Rich Winter As prep track and field amps up this week with the region field and track meets going lanugo wideness South Dakota, one of the teams I'm keeping my vision on are the Lady Gorillas from Gregory.   While Gregory has their medley relay qualified for state, ranked No. 17, the Gorillas w... READ MOREFaces in theProd- WHO DATMay 14, 2017By Rich Winter Alright, so this photo comes to me the other day, sorta radomly, but I was hoping somone (In the crowd) might offer some assistance as to help me fill in the blanks on the sturdy career of this then young man.   Here are your clues? 1. He's got really big feet 2. Had 4 per... READ MOREWhite River's Astleford 8th in Summit League JavelinRachel Astleford - If you BELIEVE IT, it can happenMay 14, 2017By Rich Winter I was enlightened of former White River prep thrower, Rachel Astleford when she came through the upper school ranks. She was a good shot-putter, somewhere virtually 37 or 38 feet and I believe she made the podium at the state track meet, at least once.    Think I heard she was goin... READ MOREChamberlain senior, Tiegen Priebe uncorked an explosive triple jump Tuesday at MVPTiegen Priebe turned himself into an EXPLOSIVE athleteMay 13, 2017By Rich Winter There are so many unconfined sturdy achievements going on wideness the state of South Dakota right now, that my mind is unchangingly abuzz with who did this and how far or fast was she kind of realizations.    Saw one of those unconfined achievements the other day at the Mount-Vernon-Pla... READ MOREIsSelf-sustainingBasketball KILLING West-River hoopsMay 13, 2017Author's Note - Have been thinking well-nigh writing this piece since the end of boys basketball season, but, didn't know how to do it without offending a large faction of people that spend a ton of time and money hauling their kids to self-sustaining basketball tournaments miles and miles and miles from ho... READ MOREMaddie Kornely and Wesley Whirlwind SoldierTintof Little Shop of Horrors delivers Piece DE ResistanceMay 12, 2017By Rich Winter A few years ago I had the privilege of seeing the Addams Family, on Broadway, in New York City. Nathan Lane played the lead of Gomez Addams while Bebe Neuwirth, increasingly wontedly known as Lillith from the show, Frazier, played Morticia.   IT WAS FIERCE!!   As the curta... READ MOREThe new sign over the track in Burke hold a special meeting to folks in south-central South DakotaKernit GrimshawTolstedt field conjures up memories of greatnessMay 12, 2017By Rich Winter Had kind of an interesting moment at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays. Wanting to say hello to Burke/SouthInsidementor Erik Person but not having a track what he looked like, I asked some of the relay girls if they could point him out.   "Does he have the same hair as Kray," I a... READ MORENoted increasingly for her upper jumping, Kadoka's Kaylee Eisenbraun went big in the long jumpKadoka's Eisenbraun smashes long jump recordMay 11, 2017By Rich Winter Have been keeping my eye on Kadoka sophomore, Kaylee Eisenbraun. The Kadoka athlete tapped the state qualifying standard early in the season and has been over 4-11 multiple times this year.    At the RapidMunicipalityChristian CometArchetypeTuesday May 2nd she tried Long Jump fo... READ MORESully Buttes athletes leaving it all on the trackSometimes a picture doesn't tell the ENTIRE storyMay 11, 2017By Rich Winter Was walking virtually the Pentagon Friday visiting with Allan Bertram just taking in the sites of a wonderful facility in Sioux Falls. We were jibber-jabbering well-nigh a little of everything. Somewhere in the conversation we wandered over to Sully Buttes.   "Why are those kids alwa... READ MOREHill City's Karlee Simmons slaps five with Chamberlain's Ella Byers pursuit the Howard Wood 2-mile.MatriculationA loftiness dominoes starting to fall into placeMay 11, 2017By Rich Winter Well, now that Howard Wood is in the books theMatriculationA girls loftiness mystery has been unraveled just a bit. A lot of talented ladies inMatriculationA this season and a lot of girls vying for state medals in multiple events.   Karlee Simmons (2-mile) looked superb in Sioux Falls... ... READ MOREChloe Bartles to Samantha Schuyler in the Howard Wood medley relayWINNER girls are having a HELL of a track seasonMay 11, 2017By Rich Winter All season long I've kinda been throwing up on the Winner boys. The guys have been doing some terrific stuff on the track and it's nonflexible not to get drawn into the stuff Cameron Kuil is doing (Like breaking Chas DeMers 400 record on Tuesday with a scintillating 49.27...BUT, quietly and... READ MOREThe Falcon 4 x 800 squad is coming on like a freight train. Pictured from left to right: Skyler Yellow Eagle, Lee Sharpfish, Jesse Allen and Jacob WikeFalcons 4 x 800 - Band of BROTHERS starting to bring itMay 11, 2017By Rich Winter  All season long I've been keeping my eye on the Falcon boys 4 x 800 squad. Bob Kornely and Tonya Whirlwind Soldier usually find a way to qualify athletes in this event and as the season goes withal we normally find THE group coming withal towards the end of the season.  &nb... READ MORECanistota's Xavier Ward finished 2nd in the Howard Wood shot competition. Throwers corner - SDSU getting a monster in Canistota's Xavier WardMay 10, 2017By Rich Winter With a ton of epic performances going lanugo all over the stadium at the recently completed Howard Wood Dakota Relays, could not help but make a ringside appearnace for the upper school boys shot put.    Terrific competition with nine guys going over the 50-foot battier.&nbs... READ MOREThe MVP boys had a imprint weekend at Howard WoodMVP boys make soome NOIZE atHOWARD WOODMay 9, 2017By Rich Winter Was scrutinizingly by wrecking this weekend but the ole camera lens just kept finding MVP athletes during the recently comleted Howard Wood Dakota Relays.    Some good performances all over the track & field for MVP as both boys and girls had some solid efforts.   ... READ MOREThe Wagner 4 x 800 team finished 8th at Howard WoodWagner 4 x 800 podiums at Howard WoodMay 9, 2017By Rich Winter All season long Wagner mentor Joe Kafka has been massaging the girls 4 x 800 relay team. Early in the year Wagner was running competitively but hovering in that 10:45 range. Slowly those times have kept coming down, so lanugo in fact that although the Red Raiders hadn't wrenched the state... READ MOREBison's Daniel Burkhalter finished 7th in the 3200 with a time of 9:27That Bison polity loves their track & FIELDMay 8, 2017By Rich Winter A few years ago when now Winner track mentor Larry Aaker left Bison to go to Philip, Bison teammate mentor Brad Burkhalter found himself in a bit of a pickle. A guy who liked track with a young son, Daniel, showing incredible early loftiness promise, Burkhalter didn't know the first th... READ MOREWinner captured the 4x100 at Howard WoodWINNER captures TWO Howard Wood relay TITLESMay 7, 2017By Rich WinterWithoutfinishing third in Friday's SPECIAL 200 without a not-so-great start, Winner's Cameron Kuil got without it during Saturday's events.   The SDSU unseat Winner senior ran a blistering 48-second 400 leg (Split from the stands) to get his Winner team in contention in a loaded fie... READ MOREThe Lower Brule Medley relay team without competing at Howard WoodLower Brule makes some NOIZE at Howard WoodMay 7, 2017By Rich WinterUnchanginglya pleasure to run into the Lower Brule field and track team and this weekend was no exception as the boys from BRULE stood up and competed with some of the weightier track athletes in the upper-midwest.   Pretty nice effor from Caleigh Little who ran the 100 meters versus s... READ MOREAllison Sebern and Macy Heinz enjoy a 'special' moment at Howard WoodSebern and Heinz have a SPECIAL moment at Howard WoodMay 7, 2017By Rich Winter I just love Howard Wood! For a track guy like me, it's like full-on SPECTACULAR with terrific effort and moments littered all over the field and track.    One of my favorite moments this year was strolling on the in-field and noticing that former Burke/SouthInsiderunn... READ MOREHuron's Trent Francom goes 15-6 at Howard WoodzFrancom SOARS to 15-6 at Howard WoodMay 7, 2017By Rich Winter As the competitions ended during the Friday night session at Howard Wood most people emptied out of the stadium despite a terrific upper school pole vault still going on.   With 60-something jumpers in line, the competition stretched out over well-nigh a six hour period. In fact, t... READ MORELuke Julian fell to the track without a big effort in the 1600 at SturgisDon't worry....LUKE JULIAN is gonna be just fineMay 5, 2017By Rich Winter As loftiness runners from wideness the midwest flock to Sioux Falls and the Howard Wood Dakota relays, I myself, can't wait to get a squint at St. ThomasIncreasinglysenior Luke Julian...   Again!   Have seen the loftiness runner three times in the last two weeks. Once in Pierre, on... READ MORETy Arcoren erupts through the slum during last fall's football seasonGood luck Desmond Tyrell ArcorenMay 5, 2017By Rich Winter As the years of schooling dwindle to just a few days left for so many student/athletes virtually the state, can't stop and help but wonder just what kind of foudation, Ty Arcoren and the graduating matriculation of 2017 will have on their football brethern as the years move forward.   On... READ MORETodd County freshman throws up incredible FLOP shot at Prairie HillsMay 4, 2017By Rich Winter Went to the St. Francis Invitational golf tournament at Prairie Hills Square and took in a few holes of a girls golf tournament.   Took a few photos, visited with Roger Crow Eagle, took out my phone, snapped one video and take a squint as a young Todd County golfer throws up a m... READ MOREVoight starting to find rhythm as Howard Wood approachesMay 4, 2017By Rich Winter Man, in going through Kernit Grimshaw's pictures from the Legends meet on Tuesday, just can't help but finger what a unconfined day it must have been. New track, tuft of new meet records and some good performances on the track.   Nice effort in the 1600 as gritty guys, Kray Person a... READ MOREThe University of South Dakota will take on Duke on Dec. 2 Yotes to tangle with DUKE - Historic Moment in SD Hoops historyMay 4, 2017The Lightning Rod, Years ago when the University of South Dakota decided to leap from the comfy confines ofSemester11, few could have imagined that one day tiny little USD from Vermillion South Dakota would one day tangle with the likes of Duke.  Withouttaking their lumps and gradually asc... READ MORERhode and Hauf top field at BILLY BOLANDER Memorial Tournament May 4, 2017By Rich Winter Really unconfined event Sunday over at Roosevel Lake near Colome as bass-fisherman galore gathered for the Billy Bolander Memorial Tournament.    In visiting with Mel Williams over at DB's Bait & Tackle in Winner, Williams explained that Bolander passed yonder well-nigh four yea... READ MOREThe Sicangu Thunder Hawks are starting to make some NOIZEBerrerra and Iron Shell are Sicangu Thunder Hawks PLAYA of the weekMay 3, 2017Had a nice message forwarded to me well-nigh some of the success of some off-the-radar athletes doing some unconfined things.   Two pictures associated with this piece are the full-length photo of Philip Berrerra: at trick this weekend vs. Gillette Wyoming bulldogs. Sicangu thunderhawks combined wit... READ MOREGregory's Caleb Stukel wins ELECTRIC Highway 18 runoffStukel wins ELECTRIC Highway 18 100May 3, 2017By Rich Winter Saw the results of the boys 100 meters from yesterday's Legends Meet, and was just stuned to see eight guys within 11.5 to 11.9. Top top that off, the event, minus Cameron Kuil looked like a Highway 18 HURRICANE that was loaded with a tuft of guys from the state champions from Colom... READ MORECan Custer's Tori Glazer alimony up with star-studded field in Howard Wood special 800May 3, 2017As the gun goes off Friday night for the Special Event 800 meters, Taryn Ceglowski has the unshared honor of having the fastest qualifying time in the invite only race, and, she will be the first Colorado prep athlete in history to compete in one of the Howard Wood specials.    If you wa... READ MOREEden Prairie's Denzel Brown has the fastest time in the Howard Wood special 200Minnesota's Denzel Brown highlights LOADED Howard Wood special 200May 3, 2017By Rich Winter Have seriously been chomping at the bit all day today to find out who is in the boys Special Event 200 meters at Howard Wood. Invitations only greet the field where a heck of a race could come from the part-way of the track.    Winner's Cameron Kuil will run from lane 5 and... READ MOREBison's Daniel Burkhalter thumpedMatriculationA state champ, Luke Julian at the Sturgis meetCan Bison's Burkhalter make some NOIZE in hallowed Howard Wood 3200May 3, 2017By Rich Winter For peerage two-miler runners, who normally toil in anonymity, with most of the prod uttering...ugggh, the 2-mile, the Howard Wood undercurrent is a endangerment for the peerage to meet, do battle, all in front of thousands of screaming fans who can't squint yonder as the wrestle goes down.  &... READ MOREHuron's Trent Francom scaled 15-2 in PierreHuron PlainsmanA showdown is LOOMING as Francom and Spartz set to wrestle at Howard WoodMay 2, 2017By Rich Winter Not very often does the Panic Button get excited well-nigh the pole-vault in South Dakota. It's kind of a dying event and, while most AA schools races the event, I just don't get to see it very often.   As athletes and spectators from wideness the upper-midwest gather in Sioux Fal... READ MOREHot Springs mentor John Entwistle and the Bison made some noise at the Sturgis track meetIs John Entwistle the most self-ruling spirited track guy in South DakotaMay 2, 2017By Rich Winter Right out of the gate at the Sturgis meet, one of the first coaches I saw was John Entwistle from Hot Springs.Nonflexibleto miss him with that head-band and the long hair and such.   Nice warm handshake later, we went our separate ways but, knowing that mentor Entwisle is a master a... READ MORELake Andes athlete Cody Snyder put the discus out over 191 feet in 2010 to unravel the Howard Wood record in that event. Lake Andes' Cody Snyder still holds Howard Wood record - The well-constructed list of recordsMay 1, 2017By Rich Winter Pretty tomfool link from a story in the Mitchell Daily Republic a few years ago as former Lake Andes standout, Cody Snyder tapped a very old discus record....http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/content/snyder-breaks-48-year-old-record-held-wessington-springs-native BOYS-CLASS AA ENROLLM... READ MOREChamberlain's Ella Byers, fresh off a tough triple in Sturgis, withal with her teammates, throne to Howard Wood this weekendChamberlain's Ella Byers - The Interview - VideoMay 1, 2017By Rich Winter Early on in my blogging career I wrote quite a few wares well-nigh Chamberlain's Ella Byers. Some of them were received pretty well, but, I think since I really didn't get out of my own box and squint for other stories, and other Chamberlain girls to feature.   So, with Chamberla... READ MOREThe CEB archery team is trying to raise unbearable money to get to the National ARCHERY tourneyCEB Archery team trying to get to NATIONALSMay 1, 2017By Rich Winter Have a gazillion sports things going on right now, and somewhere this morning, I remembered that a few weeks when SOMEONE had facebooked me well-nigh the CEB archery team embarking on a tour to raise money to go to a National Archery tournament.    Thought it was Bobby Traver... READ MOREA little Mental Health HELP goes a long wayMay 1, 2017By Rich Winter Was at A convenience store last Wednesday, getting gas, and other, and the clerk asked me what I was doing.   "Going to Valentine to pick up a prescription," told him. "Anti-deppressants, in fact."   "Awwwwww man," was the reply!   Hold it, let's just stop with t... READ MOREJesse Allen crosses the line of the Medley Relay, brining the Falcons home in 2nd placeFalcon RELAYS - Coming in HOTApr 30, 2017By Rich Winter First thing I did when I arrived in Sturgis yesterday was go find the Todd County tent. Couple of kids hanging there including Todd County senior Lucas Iron Heart who was all bundled up on a pretty well-done morning.   "I'm running the 4 x 400 today," Iron Heart noted.   "W... READ MOREChamberlain's Ella Byers running with Custer's Mallory Delmont in the 1600 meters at SturgisByers has big day in SturgisApr 30, 2017By Rich Winter Really big meet in Sturgis with some elite, peerage runners from Wyoming and some talented ladies from Custer, HillMunicipalityand others in attendence.   Early in the day, first running event on the track, 2-miles, Chamberlain's Ella Byers took tenancy early, really surged on the bac... READ MOREJETT Evans, coming in hot, hands the wand to Riggs Priebe during the 4x200Nice to meet you Riggs PriebeApr 30, 2017By Rich Winter Second favorite moment of Saturday's Sturgis meet was near the end of the meet with me standing next to the finish line when Riggs Priebe stopped in to say hello.   We're Facebook friends but have never really talked before. So, in the jocular way that I try to stir the pot, I... READ MOREChamberlain's Lucas Lopez was up with the big boys in the early stages of the 1600Lucas Lopez is Panic Button's TUFF guy of the weekApr 30, 2017By Rich Winter One of my favorite moments on a sunny day in Sturgis yesterday was seeing Chamberlain's Lucas Lopez get spat out the when end of 800 meters to finish sufferer last in his heat.   That might sound like a bit of an odd thing to start with, but sometimes field and track isn't abo... READ MORECuster's Tori Glazer should run into some stiff competition as a loaded field awaits in the Sturgis running eventsShowdown in Sturgis -PeerageA loftiness runners to unpeace in Black HillsApr 29, 2017By Rich Winter By evenings end WE, are going to know a lot increasingly well-nigh who is who inMatriculationA track and field. The Sturgis relays goes lanugo today and while I was once salivating over getting a squint at St. Thomas More, HillMunicipalityand Custer, the realization that Chamberlain (Ella Byers) is coming se... READ MORESorry, couldn't find a recent track photoInternetVandenhemel, Molaterno one-liner 3200 standard in PreshoApr 28, 2017By Rich Winter Have been a curious watcher of what Stanley County loftiness ace Shay Vandenhemel this season. One of the faster guys inMatriculationA last season, Vandenhemel just hasn't looked right through the early part of the season.   Struggled at the Pistulka Invite, can't remember the time b... READ MOREAustin Olson starting to move into 2:05 rangeBarbara HockenbaryShould Senator John Thune be NERVOUSApr 28, 2017By Rich Winter Checked out one of Barbary Hockenbary's recent photos of Austin Olson just owning a field in a recent 800.  Have been pursuit the 800 exploits of Jones County sophomore, Austin Olson. Early in the year, think it was Winner, he looked terrible...came wideness the ... READ MOREDalton Kinsley working when from a hamstring injury is starting to find his formKinsley finding form as Scotties getting healthyApr 28, 2017By Rich Winter At the Kadoka Invitational, several weeks when now I kinda scrolled through the results and was intrigued by the times that Philip senior Dalton Kinsley put up.   Don't remember all of them but do recall his 200 time stuff in the 24's...Hmmmm, interesting!   Figured he'... READ MOREDid a Mission South Dakota man really ask Pete Rose well-nigh performance enhancing drugsApr 28, 2017The Lightning Rod Scrolling through the information super-highway, concentrating on youtube, and I stumbled onto a video that suggested Mission,'s Chad Whirlwind Soldier was doing some kind of interview with baseball legend, Pete Rose.   WHAT... Had to squint at it!   Shut up!   ... READ MORESt. Francis senior Joe LaPointe got over 40-feet in the shot for the first time in his career on ThursdaySt. Francis senior Joe LaPointe coming on strongApr 28, 2017By Rich Winter It's been an interesting year for St. Francis senior Joe LaPointe. The young man kinda bounced virtually his first couple of upper school years between Todd County and White River.  Inwardhis senior season, LaPointe decided St. Francis was going to be the final stop on his hig... READ MOREHaesel Brill nears the finish line of the 100 meters in WinnerBrill, Iron Heart, Yellow Eagle and Spotted Tail are Panic Button's Most Improved of the weekApr 28, 2017By Rich Winter At the recently completed Big DakotaPrimingmeet, Todd County athlete Haesel Brill running the 200 meters was stuck in one of the first heats, a slow heat some would say.   But, as the gun went off, Brill hit a gear that everyone in the 'slow' heat couldn't plane come close... READ MOREMiller's Jarek Kindle jumped 21-3 at the Big DakotaPrimingmeetMiller's Kindle leaving his markApr 28, 2017By Rich Winter Enjoyed the Big DakotaPrimingMeet just over a week ago now. Lot of good athletes, some that got a tad overshadowed by huge performances from others in their respective events.    One of those overshadowed guys was Miller's Jarik Kindle who had terrific efforts in the... READ MOREBeresford's Cait Savey has the fastest time in theMatriculationA 3200 metersCan Beresford's Cait Savey hang with the big-dogs inMatriculationA 2-mileApr 27, 2017By Rich Winter It's unchangingly really interesting to see the early season times pop-up on the state qualifiers list, expressly in the 3200 meters. People want to unravel that will-less qualifier, but no one really wants to show their hand (what they can really do) until later in the season.   Som... READ MOREWinner girls golf aiming upper as stretch run beginsApr 27, 2017By Rich Winter Three meets into the spring golf season and the Winner Lady Warrior golf team is doing some serious forfeiture on the links virtually inside South Dakota.   The Lady Warriors have picked up three team titles at Mobridge, at the Big DakotaPrimingChampionship, and, at the Chamber... READ MOREListen here Winner - CHAS DEMERS 49.51Apr 27, 2017By Rich Winter I've spent increasingly that a few occasions arguing with Jody Brozik this year well-nigh the Winner field and track records.   "Joy Fott holds the school record in the shot," Brozik said in March.   "No she doesn't, Sandy Supik does, I'm positive," I fired back.    Win... READ MORE Luke Engel, Cameron Kuil, Drew DeMers and Kayleb BrozikSandy DeMersIs it really time to say goodbye to Drew DeMersApr 27, 2017By Rich Winter Wanted to write something well-nigh Winner senior Drew DeMers months ago, but, while I was trying to string together something well-nigh a hell of a lineage from a QB friendly family, I really got lost in the thought process and just didn't get er done...   Was jolted into reality Mon... READ MOREBelle Fourche's Shayla Howell jumped 5-6 at a recent meetShayla Howell having monster season for Belle FourcheApr 26, 2017By Rich Winter It seems every time the SDHSAA list of will-less qualifiers gets renewed, Belle Fouche's Shayla Howell is running faster, jumping farther, and in her most recent explosion, jumping higher.    Howell, who doesn't upper jump all that often exploded to the top of theMatriculationA ... READ MOREThe Pentagon National Team that reached the elite-8 in Dallas last week will be playing the U.S. National Team in JuneOpportunity of a lifetime for Pentagon National TeamApr 26, 2017By Rich Winter Some really tomfool news coming out of the Pentagon basketball seminar in Sioux Falls with the announcment the academy's National Team will be traveling this summer to the Olympic Training Facility in Colorado Springs. While there, they will scrimmage the U.S National Team (Age-group) j... READ MORETyrone Mizner soared to a school record in the long jumpBurke/South-Central makes some NOIZE at Greenway RelaysApr 26, 2017By Rich Winter Oh the boys 4 x 800 at last week's Greenway Relays must have been delicious. Mt. Vernon/Plankinton ran so well they croaky theMatriculationA standard with an 8:35.Overduethem, with Kray Person anchoring, BSC got up to MVP, and crossed the line in 8:36.   That's a big one for BSC, ... READ MORETori Jones finished 2rd versus a quality field of hurdlers at Pierre American Legion RelaysTori Jones wreaks havoc on AA schools in PierreApr 26, 2017By Rich Winter As Stanley County athlete, Tori Jones settled into the blocks for the 100 hurdles final, she did so versus a quality field of hurdlers from wideness the state.   Having won her heat, but having the third fastest time in the prelims, Jones erupted from the blocks, hung with the ... READ MOREOnce you try the steak at Prairie Hills you will be hookedPanic Button gives Prairie Hills Bar & GRILL TWO THUMBS upApr 25, 2017Went to Prairie Hills family restaurant on Monday evening and during the ordering process, trying not to squint greedy, I went for a side-salad and was working on some kind of the many sandwhiches misogynist to myself.   "Don't ya wanna try a steak," Prairie Hills Manager, Bill Whipple said. &n... READ MOREHill City's Marion Hohn with the vise of the Medley Relay in PierreHill City's Marion Hohn hasViseof the Week with massive medley effortApr 25, 2017By Rich Winter When Hill City's Marion Hohn took the wand for the vise of the Medley relay in Pierre Friday, she was in third, well-nigh 20 meters overdue RapidMunicipalityStevens and Brandon Valley.   Like the smooth, savvy, veteran she is, Hohn charged the first 100 and steadily made up ground unt... READ MOREChester's Austin Eppard uncorks state leader Throwers Corner - Chester's Eppard one up's Colome's Matt CampbellApr 25, 2017By Rich Winter Last Thursday, Colome senior Matt Campbell announded, with AUTHORITY, his presence in theMatriculationB discus with a 174-1 inch bomb, I think in Menno.    It was a massive personal weightier for Campbell, and it must have gotten the sustentation of defendingMatriculationB state champion, Au... READ MOREThe Batesland 4x100 team just surpassing they ran at the Todd County Middle School Invitational We are BATESLAND....up and coming track program shows outApr 24, 2017By Rich Winter Really tomfool story coming out of Batesland today as the first track team there in well-nigh ten years came storming over to Mission to do wrestle with zone track teams.    No track in ten years, wow!   Was visiting with one of the three track coaches today, LeeVi Story t... READ MOREIs the F U I'm Tom Brady the funniest South Park in history - VideoApr 24, 2017... READ MORERiley Calhoon to Isaac NaaszComing in HOT - Riley CalhoonApr 24, 2017Seems to be a little phrase floating virtually south-central South Dakota (origin unknown-ish), describing when a relay runner is bringing that stick in hard.    So nonflexible are some of these athletes charging to unhook the stick that they often run up on their teammate who wasn't expecting th... READ MOREPentagon National Team reaches Elite-8 in DallasApr 23, 2017Just a small shout-out to the boys on the South Dakota National Team representing the PentagonSeminarin Dallas.  MentorAllan Bertram: Outstanding weekend with my National basketball team in Dallas TX. Finished 3 and 1 and made it to final 8. Very proud of our boys, played very good ag... READ MOREFoster Cournoyer Hogan is Panic Button's Student Athlete of the WeekFoster Cournoyer Hogan is Panic Button's Student/Athlete of the weekApr 23, 2017By Rich Winter Pretty interesting 1600 meter Medley relay synthetic for the Todd County boys for the Big DakotaPrimingMeet in Winner on Tuesday.   Opening 200 was run by Kevin Jannsen, handed it off to Alan-Mychal Boyd for flipside 200, and then to Todd County senior, Foster Cournoyer ... READ MOREDo Native American athletes have the GOLF GIFTApr 23, 2017By Rich Winter Had a pretty interesting conversation with White River golf mentor Mike Beardt a while ago. He came into the Tribune and we sat lanugo and visited well-nigh golf for awhile. Mike's been a long-time golf mentor in the area, having served in that topics at Todd County a while back, and now d... READ MOREWinner's Cameron Kuil won the 100, 200 and 400 meter events at the Pierre American Legion RelaysKernit GrimshawWinner athletes shine brightly at Pierre American Legion RelaysApr 22, 2017By Rich Winter I seriously have been pondering all day how to write something well-nigh what Carmon Kuil and the Winner track athletes did in Pierre yesterday. Couldn't think of a title all day... * I'm Cameron Kuil...Bitches, was one option..(but I'm a PG guy so no) *Write-upit AA was flipside * Even... READ MORETodd County junior, Brendan Waln, running the 400 meters for the first time, on the medley relay, scorched a quarter to put Todd County out frontWhere did that come from Brendan WalnApr 22, 2017By Rich Winter Pretty interesting track meet up in Pierre yesterday as the Todd County track teams tangled with the likes of RapidMunicipalityCentral, RapidMunicipalityStevens, Sturgis, St. Thomas More, Sioux Falls Washington, Brandon Valley, and others....   One of the really interesting performances c... READ MOREHaleigh Timmer running the opening leg of St. Thomas More's 4x800 during Friday's Pierre American Legion RelaysKernit GrimshawClass A navigate champ, Timmer shows range at Pierre RelaysApr 22, 2017By Rich Winter Pouring over the results of the Pierre American Region Relays this morning and happened wideness the girls 400 meters. Wanted to see what Bickley ran, wanted to see Valandra-Prue's official time and wanted to see who else was up there in what turned out to be a spectacular 400 meters i... READ MOREUpdate on Paige SlovekApr 22, 2017Just passing withal a little information regarding Philip athlete, Paige Slovek, who was flown to Sioux Falls yesterdy.   Friends of the family say it wasn't a thoroughbred jell as doctors orgininally thought, but instead a piece of tissue and doctors aren't sure what they will do yet.   She h... READ MOREElliot DuBray moved up to the 3200 this week, winning twice, and vaulting into the conversation for Region 7A, 2-mile supremacyRich WinterA wrestle is looming in Region 7A 2-mileApr 22, 2017By Rich Winter It is rather interesting to me to see some of the games within the games going on as teams gear up for the stretch run of the upper school track and field season. While a lot of folks don't requite too cruds well-nigh the 2-mile, it is one of my favorite events, and athletes are improving, a... READ MOREJones County athlete Hannah Hight knocking on the state qualifying door in the discusBarbara HockenbaryKeep an eye on Coyotes Hight and BrostApr 22, 2017By Rich Winter Getting toward the end of April here and while the meat of the track season is just hitting full stride, there are a number of zone athletes that are improving every time they step on the track, or field.   UnprotectedJones County athlete, Hannah Hight throwing discus at the... READ MOREJesse Hastings picked up a pair of 2nd places in the 100 and 200 meter events at Friday's Chad Greenway RelaysFacebookIs MVP's Jesse Hastings the fastest 220 lb. freshman in South DakotaApr 22, 2017The Lightning ROD, Have seriously been jonesing to see some field and track results for Mt. Vernon/Plankinton. Has been eerily quiet from MVP until a tuft of track teams, and former Mt. Vernon native and soon-to-be retired Vikings LB, Chad Greenway showed out at yesterday's Greenway Relays.  ... READ MOREPierre's Conner Campbell gets a good squint at 6-foot-6 during Friday's American Legion Relays in PierrePierre's Conner Campbell sets the standard at Legion RelaysApr 22, 2017By Rich Winter Right out of the gate Friday in Pierre, first event, I got unprotected watching the boys upper jump. Couldn't help but notice the kid from Pierre ascending the heights until it was just him left standing.   Native American kid, didn't have a track who we was, but got a good squint as t... READ MOREPhilip's Paige SlovakThoughts and prayers to the Slovak and Philip familiesApr 22, 2017By Rich Winter Just wanted to pass withal a note to South Dakota track fans to alimony Philip athlete, Paige Slovek, her family and the unshortened Philip sturdy family in your thoughts and prayers today.   Slovek underwent unshut heart surgey yesterday.    The young lady competed in Kado... READ MOREColome's Beau Bertram runs 11.31 in FreemanSummer training just virtually the corner...How Bad do you want ITApr 21, 2017By Rich Winter Coming lanugo the stretch of the upper school sturdy season...Oh man, what a ride it has been.   The Highway 18 football championhip swing was freaking awesome....   Basketball season while hella interesting, kinda ended with a thud for most of our local teams.   ... READ MOREFormer Pine Ridge runner Ilijah Coleman, running for Bacone University finished 16th in the men's 800 meters at the Kansas RelaysBacone freshman, Coleman, 16th in Kansas Relays 800Apr 21, 2017By Rich Winter A trerrific track season standing for Pine Ridge's Ilijah Coleman who finished 16th at a very tough track meet, the Kansas Relays.  Finals 1 1:51.62 Ero Doce SO Lindenwood 2 1:51.80 Daniel Koech SR Kansas 3 1:52.94 Moses Dirane FR Cloud County 4 1:53.43 Adel Yoonis SR Kansas ... READ MOREColome's Matt Campbell uncorks monster throw at Freeman InviteColome's Matt Campbell ERUPTS in FreemanApr 21, 2017By Rich WinterUnconfinedfield event efforts yesterday for Colome senior, Matt Campbell. Clad in untried and white, Campbell unleashed a Colome record, a personal weightier with a state leading, regardless of class, heave of 174'1".   BOOM!   Big mark for Campbell, who now leads theMatriculationB rank... READ MORESt. ThomasIncreasinglysprinter Jake Aanderud uncorked a couple of big sprint times heading into today's Pierre Legion RelaysMore's Aanderud puts up MONSTER sprint timesApr 21, 2017By Rich Winter Clicked on the SDHSAA web-site list of state qualifiers and immediately noticed St. Thomas More's, Jake Aanderud with some seriously fast times in the 100 and 200 meters.   Aanderud put up a 10.6 in the 100 meters to move into 2nd. 00mSoupcon- 11.20 1. Kuil, Camero... READ MOREChamberlain's Ella Byers takes lanugo the Big DakotaPrimingRecord in the 800 metersKernit GrimshawPassing the Torch - Byers takes lanugo Lottie Grimshaw's Big Dakota 800 meter record - VIDEOApr 21, 2017... READ MORECayliah Brady has been part of a sprinting resurgence in St. FrancisKernit GrimshawLady Warriors starting to make some noiseApr 21, 2017By Rich Winter As I scrolled through the photos of Tuesday's Kadoka track meet, and then the results, happy to see the St. Francis girls winning an event and placing pretty highly in a number of relays.Scrutinizinglyseems like an risorgimento of track interest over in St. Francis as the girls finished 5th i... READ MOREBennett County sophomore, Tee Allen got over 6-feet in KadkoaWarrior Tee Allen is this weeks Most Improved AOWApr 20, 2017By Rich Winter Keeping a watchful eye on Bennett County sophomore Tell Allen, who at this point of the season, is the only athlete for the Warriors that has pre-qualified for the state meet.   One week ago at the Bennett County meet in Martin, Allen, who was jumping that day for the first ti... READ MORESee story for Photo descriptionBarbara HockenbarySigns of life for White River boys teamApr 20, 2017By Rich Winter Really like going through photos and looking for little details of a unconfined performance or plane that of an athlete coming along. Chose the photo for this blog considering I just love the expression on White River freshman Tyson Iyotte's face.   It's the first lap of the 800 meters ... READ MOREThe race overdue the race shaped up nicely as Winner's Cameron Kuil rocketed to a state leading 100 time of 10.42Riley Calhoon's ROCKET start starting to yank some attentionApr 20, 2017By the Lightning Rod Have kinda been thinking well-nigh the Winner 4x100 record set a few weeks when by the quartet of Riley Calhoon, Isaac Naasz, Drew DeMers and Cameron Kuil. The guys laid lanugo a 44.02 to take lanugo one of the hallowed records from the WINNER wall.    The time was a shocke... READ MOREPhilip's Cooper West brings it home STRONG during the vise leg of Philip's Medley RelayBarbara HockenberryPhilip vaulters/medley shines at KadokaApr 20, 2017By Rich Winter, I can only imagine what Philip's Cooper West was thinking when he took the wand to vise Philip's Medley relay team?   Having never run an 800, none recently anyway, but with the knolwedge that his Philip guys were laying a good one lanugo for him...(I know Kinsley opened the... READ MORERed Cloud's Russell LeaderTuitionbroke theMatriculationA state qualifying time in the 100 metersBarbara HockenberryLeaderTuitioncracks standards/records at Kadoka track meetApr 19, 2017By Rich Winter Have been jonesing to see the results of the Kadoka track meet from Tuesday, pretty much all day, and finally tracked them lanugo well-nigh mid-afternoon or so.    Plenty of good results all over the track...AND FIELD, but really happy to see some flop results from Red Cloud ju... READ MOREMassive week for Gregory's Blake Boes who picked up the save Monday and upper jumped 6-3 on Tuesday. FacebookBig week for Gregory's Blake BoesApr 19, 2017By Rich Winter Quite a week for Gregory's Blake Boes and heck, it's only Wednesday!   On Monday, Boes came into the baseball game versus Todd County with a 3-1 lead. The big lefty who drew some ooohs and ahhs during his warmup pitched at least three innings of shut-out baseball as the Grego... READ MOREStanley County thrower Damon Hoftiezer throws the shot Tuesday as the interested competition checks out the throw. Corn fed kids throw lanugo at Big DakotaApr 19, 2017By Rich Winter As a former thrower I find the picture associated with this vendible absolutley fascinating. Stanley County senior, Damon Hoftiezer, the eventual winner of a pretty good shot competition is throwing and while there wasn't a big prod watching, those in the mix were watching to see wha... READ MOREBon Homme'sVentilatorKortan is looking to repeat asMatriculationA state champion in the long jumpBon Homme's Kortan has some visitor in the long jumpApr 19, 2017By Rich Winter Could not help but get unprotected on the boys long jump list of pre-qualifiers on the SDHSAA web page. The list is growing with 15 jumpers once over the 20-2 qualifyng jump.    That's a ton and that list is only going to grow as the season progresses! Long Jump - 20... READ MOREChamberlain's Tiegen Priebe uncorks a monster 22-foot long jump at Tuesday's Big Dakota meetTiegen Priebe uncorks MONSTER 22-footer at Big DakotaApr 19, 2017By Rich WinterWithoutlaunching a rather pedestrian 20-2 on his first long-jump struggle at the Big Dakota Conferece meet Tuesday in Winner, Chamberlain's Tiegen Priebe took aim at launching a big one.    Wind at his back, Priebe came barrelling lanugo the run-way, launched (from overdue the... READ MORETodd County senior Clayton Shaw displayed some serious toughnessClayton Shaw is one TUFF CustomerApr 19, 2017By Rich Winter Late Monday afternoon at the MissionMunicipalityPark with the Todd County baseball trailing Gregory, 3-1, TC player, Clayton Shaw, was sitting on a bucket, just inside the playing field parked next to the Todd County dug-out. Shaw had been sitting there for a while, happily playing air-dru... READ MORESam Ostarello's upper jump record looks unscratched but what Big Dakota girls records are poised to fallOstarello, Fott and Abbott's records are safe, BUT, which Big Dakota girls records are in troubleApr 18, 2017By Rich Winter Itching to get over to Winner today for the Big DakotaPrimingtrack meet today. Love this meet and am excited to get my first squint at MOPO, McLaughlin, CEB, Miller and Chamberlain.   Some really meticulous records offered up on the Miller upper school webpage and some might... READ MOREA couple of Chas DeMers records, among others, could be in trouble at today's Big DakotaPrimingmeet in WinnerSDHSAAWhich Big Dakota boys records are going downApr 18, 2017By Rich Winter Looks like flipside unconfined weather day today, little windy, as teams from the Big DakotaPrimingtravel to Winner today for what should be a terrific priming meet.   Courtesy of the Miller SDUpperSchool Page, here are a squint at all of the boys' priming records.  ... READ MORELevi Mclanahan applies the tag to a Todd County wiring runner without making an impossibly difficult play just to get in postitionPanic ButtonMclanahan comes up with defensive play of the weekApr 17, 2017By Rich Winter Have heard increasingly than a few people scuttlebutt on the importance of Winner junior, Levi McLanahan, coming when to the baseball program.  MentorDrew Weber noted McLanahan stuff the only lefty in the lineup and a guy that plays good solid defense, usually at first base.   ... READ MOREThe defending State B Champions are #3 in the most recent Power Poll with plenty of visitor of good teams in pursuit!Class BUpperSchool Baseball RankingsApr 16, 2017TheUpperSchool baseball season is CHUGGIN along... well-nigh a third of the way to the play-offs and things are really shaping up inMatriculationB!   The State Champion Winner/Colome squad LOST 2 starters, Reed Harter and Cameron Biggins, from last year's team and GAINED one when from Injured Reserve ... READ MORETodd County senior Tristen Herman challenged the Panic Button to a shot put competition...It's on!Tank vs. Panic - Shot put rencontre galoreApr 16, 2017By Rich Winter Alright, so late last week, I'm messenging Todd County senior Tristen (Tank) Herman who said he's kind of regretting not throwing shot put this year.   "I'd be in the upper 40's," he said. "NO U WOULDN'T," I replied.   "Oh yeah," he said. "I'd write-up you."   Well,... READ MORESt. ThomasIncreasinglysprinter Jake Aanderud finished 2nd in theMatriculationA 100 meters while Winner's Cameron Kuil took thirdKernit GrimshawAanderud vs. Kuil - TheUnpeaceis comingApr 16, 2017By Rich Winter Getting ready for a massive week of field and track this week. Tuesay is the Big DakotaPrimingmeet in Winner, and Friday, the Pierre Invitational.   BOOM!   While I'm peronally going to be throwing up all over the Big Dakota meet for the next few days, in the when ... READ MORESioux Falls Christian senior, Caleb DeWeerd and his fellow Chargers are getting ready for a run into some rare air in the 4x800How low can the Sioux Falls Christian 4x800 team goApr 16, 2017Guest authored by Brian Decker, If any team has an eye on winning theMatriculationA Boys 4x800 this year at the State Track Meet they had largest alimony their other eye on Sioux Falls Christian. The Chargers took 2nd place toWestInsideat last year’s State Meet. Losing by less than a second to ... READ MOREMOPO's Carson Keller has the No. 2 throw inMatriculationA discus this seasonFacebookIs Kaile Myrick's Big Dakota disc record in troubleApr 16, 2017By Rich Winter So, the other day I'm at the White River all-star basketball game and here comes Stanley County's, Damon Hoftiezer rolling in, sunburned, on his way when from Wall still wearing his golf attire.   You midpoint he golfs also?   Seriously looking forward to the Big Dakota Con... READ MORETodd County's Caelyn Valandra-Prue gets ready to thumping Big Dakota sprint recordsCan Valandra-Prue finally take lanugo Jill Osterberg's hallowed 400 recordApr 16, 2017By Rich Winter With the Big DakotaPrimingmeet looming Tuesday, the ole Panic Button came wideness a gem of a link on the Miller high-school page.   The Big DakotaPrimingtrack meet records...OOOOOOHHHH!   As I squint up and lanugo that list see a lot of familiar names some that str... READ MOREFormer Sturgis runner, Jacob Simmons, ripping it up at USDFormer Sturgis runner, Jacob Simmons lighting it up at USDApr 15, 2017By Rich Winter Kinda kow the Simmons family a bit, all the way when from my rural routes outside of Martin at good oldInsideSchool, 14-miles west of Martin. Went to school with Jeff Simmons, who is of undertow the father of former Sturgis standout, Jacob Simmons.   An 800 and 1600 specialis... READ MORELet There Be LIGHTS - Todd County baseball on the riseApr 15, 2017By Lightning Rod, It's been kind of interesting sitting over in Winner and watching the rise of the Todd County baseball program. If we hearken when 10-12 years ago there was no baseball in Todd County, and then, all of a sudden here comes the MISSION MAYHEM!!!   In such tropical proximity to W... READ MOREWhite River's Justice Morrison won the 3-point shooting races in Sioux Falls and then in White RiverMorrison comes up clutch in EVERY 3-point challengeApr 15, 2017By Rich Winter Been kind of a whirlwind week for White River's Justice Morrison. Didn't hear it from him, but I'm told Morrison had a clutch outing at the recent basketball institute in Sioux Falls where the all-state coaching and player awards were handed out.    Competing versus som... READ MOREAlbrecht, Semmler crush the wittiness as Parkston crushes Hanson/Bridgewater-Emery/Sanborn CentralApr 15, 2017By Rich Winter The Ethan/Parkston baseball team had an impressive outing this week slugging their way to a 12-0 win over Hanson/Bridgewater-Emery/Sanborn Central.   Pretty impressive night for the EP batters as Brady Albrecht did a ton of forfeiture by driving in four runs. State wrestling champ... READ MOREMarshawn Lynch to the Raiders....WHEEEEEEOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!BEAST MODE to the Raiders - Just win IT babyApr 15, 2017By Rich Winter The NFL Network is reporting that Marshawn Lynch to the Oakland Raiders is a washed-up deal, pending the Seahawks and Raiders hashing out a deal. Since the GM's are pals, no problem, baby...The Raiders are set at RB and now go from an peerage offense to perhaps the weightier offense in the NFL. ... READ MOREMVP's Tanner Risseeuw just missed a state qualifier in the 110 hurdlesMVP's Tanner Risseeuw increasingly than a State wrestling champApr 14, 2017Brozik blog: When last we saw MVP 195 pound wrestler he was self-glorification up theMatriculationB wrestling tournament, paving the way to a state title with a 7-6 visualization over Canton's Devin Stork.   Well, besides stuff a heck of a football player and an peerage wrestler, Risseeuw is moreover a dang good hurdle... READ MOREIs Gregory 7th grader Emma Thomas the next Alexa DulingApr 14, 2017By Rich WinterUnchanginglyexcited to pour through the results of the local middle-school track meets. It's fun to see names and distances and the times of some young athletes just now breaking on the field and track season.    One that unprotected my sustentation from Tuesday's Jr.Uppermeet in Gre... READ MORERiley Hoffman helped lead the Platte-Geddes boys to the team golf title in YanktonFacebookP-G boys, Burke/South-Central win SESDSS MeetApr 14, 2017By Rich Winter Golf season for the local upper schools moved their schedule when a few years ago to stave some of those inevitable April showers and snow-storms that unchangingly seem to cut when on the meets.    Well, a lot of local golfers took to the links Thursday for the first time and tw... READ MORESamantha Schuyler uncorked a big one to win the Miller 800 metersSchuyler and Brozik go BIG at Miller InvitationalApr 13, 2017By Rich Winter Right out of the gate this year, first meet of the season, Winner's Samantha Schuyler looked different. Perhaps a little increasingly training, perhaps a few pounds lighter, perhaps the knees feeling GOOD without a year of recovery, but Schuyler looked pretty strong in Gregory with a unconfined ear... READ MOREWall's Allan McDonnell cleared 6-7 at the Bennett County Invite in MartinThis Eagle can soar - Wall's MdDonnell wins epic upper jump competitionApr 13, 2017By Rich Winter Terrific upper jump competition in Martin today that was topped by Wall's Allan McDonnell soaring over the bar at 6-7 to set a lifetime weightier at the Bennett County Invitational.   Good competition all the way around....I believe 13 jumpers made it over 5-foot-3 and at least seve... READ MOREWall's Kyla Sawvell got the shot out over 40-feet in MartinWall's Sawvell ERUPTS at Bennett County InviteApr 13, 2017By Rich Winter Through the early part of the season Wall's Kyla Sawvell has been battering the competition in the shot put. While she's been fairly constructive in the discus, her early April throws hadn't quite soared over the will-less qualifying standard of 108-7".   Until Thursday!!!! &nbs... READ MOREParker's Karley Peters has Winner thoroughbred lines and is tearing upMatriculationB trackParker standout has Winner blood-linesApr 13, 2017By the Lightning Rod, While the Panic Button has been probe into track & field wideness South Dakota like a mad man, there are some things he doesn't know!  Olderthis week, Panic touched on Newell 400-1600 girl, Newell's Delaney Leber. While he transiently noted, Parker's, Karley Peters,... READ MORELittle Wound's Janay Jumping Eagle pumped in 26 points in the George Scott Memorial All-Star basketball event in St. FrancisLittle Wound senior, Janay Jumping Eagle talks well-nigh her Mustang wits - VIDEOApr 13, 2017... READ MORESt. Francis junior, Narcisse Quick Bear is headed to Maine for an peerage baseball camp....Lunch sale Thursday in RosebudNarcisse Quick Bear looking for his SHOTApr 12, 2017By Rich Winter   Big ole lunch sale on Thursday, April 13 going on at the TribalTowerswith a good rationalization overdue it.   Not sure of the timeline here, but a while back, St. Francis Junior Narcisse Quick Bear caughtt the sustentation of someone, who got him a baseball tryout in Sioux Fall... READ MOREAlcista Dion helped Wagner win the Wagner Relays with good efforts in the loftiness eventsDistance dominance powers Red Raiders to team title at Wagner RelaysApr 12, 2017By Rich Winter The Wagner Red Raiders picked up a girls team title at the Wagner Relays out-scoring Ethan-Parkston in the process.   A nice little smattering of individual wins: Jensen Holzbauer won the long jump - 15-5.5 Britney Krcil won the pole vault - 8-feet.   While Wagner sco... READ MOREA memorial All-Star basketball game goes lanugo in St. Francis Wednesday nightGeorge Scott Memorial All-Star game in St. FrancisApr 12, 2017By Rich WinterSuperstitiousevent going on over in St. Francis tonight with a number of zone seniors gathering to show their wares in what I'm guessing is going to be a really terrific event that honors St. Francis legend George Scott.    One thing well-nigh St. Francis, they alimony it traditional... READ MOREEthan Parkston's Amanda Miller puts it out into some rare air.Throwers Corner - EP's Amanda Miler outdeuls PG's Hallie Hallock at Wagner Relays Apr 12, 2017By Rich Winter Visited with Stanley County thrower, Damon Hoftiezer, via Facebook a little and I asked him well-nigh running into Colome's Matt Campbell at the Bill Pistulka Invite? Both are peerage shot and discus guys in their respective classes and Hoftiezer noted it was a nice transpiration to match wits wi... READ MORESequoia Spotted Tail pictured with his father Travis Whirlwind Soldier landed a big toned early in the seasonSpotted Tail lands RIVER MONSTER at Beads DamApr 11, 2017By Rich Winter Well, it's not quite unquestionably summer, but, if you ask Sequoia Spotted Tail, the toned are biting.   Spotted Tail, got the Panic Button's big-bass competition off to a unconfined start....Fish weighed just over 5 lbs. And the father-son duo released the fish when into Ghost Hawk....I... READ MOREOglala's Wounded Shield was one of the premier loftiness runners in South Dakota. Remember when Oglala's Eileen Wounded Shield won the 3200Apr 11, 2017By Rich WinterWhenin the mid 1970's when girls were finally unliable to participate in sports, Oglalla's Eileen Wounded Shield immediatly made her presence felt wideness South Dakota.   Pine Ridge's Dale Pine Jr explains a big increasingly of her credentials.    Just wanted to send u some... READ MORENewell's Delaney Leber has popped some impressive early season times for her IrrigatorsNewell's Leber off to a quick start in 2017Apr 11, 2017By Rich Winter A couple of really good early times popped out by Newell's, Delaney Leber this year. The Irrigator juior has the fastestMatriculationB pre-qualifier in the 400 meters: 60.6... 400mSoupcon- 1:01.90 1. Leber, Delaney 60.60 Newell         2. Peters... READ MOREBehind the fresh squatter of Red Cloud junior, Russell LeaderTuitionis some serious hops. Russell LeaderTuitionthrows lanugo at All-West - VIDEOApr 10, 2017Shut up...Shut up....that dunk is massive...HOLY!... READ MOREHIll City's Karlee Simmons battles Haleigh Timmer and Mallory Delmont in the Region 4B navigate country raceKeep an eye on Karlee Simmons and the HillMunicipalityRangersApr 9, 2017By Rich Winter A year ago, Hill City's Karlee Simmons was kind of an after-thought on the HillMunicipalitytrack team. She ran on the Rangers 4x800 squad that placed 2nd or third at the state meet, and, she finished 7th in the unshut 800.    Not bad, but Simmons didn't run cross-coutry as a fres... READ MOREWinner 8th grader Brady Fritz scoring some big points in field events. Fritz and Schroeder picking up big points in field eventsApr 9, 2017By Rich Winter Yes, Cameron Kuil was ridiculous at the Todd County Invitational, clocking a 10.75 100 meter and anchoring the Winner 4x200 team to a state qualifying andMatriculationA state leading time of 1:32.4, BUT, if ya know anything well-nigh the Panic Button, he's paying sustentation to the field portion... READ MORERicky Fowler will be teeing off in the second-to-last group in the final round of the MastersCan a Navajo fella conquer the MastersApr 9, 2017By Rich Winter At TC Prom last night and someone mentioned to me the lack of sports on television yesterday. While I'm eagerly pensile the start of the NBA playoffs, gotta tell ya, my overdue is gonna be planted somewhere watching the final round of the Masters.   I think myself, like a lot ... READ MORECuster thrower, Jordan Menken has the topMatriculationA throws in the shot put and discus Custer thrower, Jordan Menken will be key to title run for WildcatsApr 9, 2017By Rich Winter A week from now, as teams throne to a few worthier and largest meets, theMatriculationA track & field lists will likely shuffle quite a bit. Haven't seen much from St. ThomasIncreasinglyjust yet and while we've seen some stuff from Custer, one of the really standout performers early in the season... READ MORECaleb DeWeerd, 2016MatriculationA state 800 winner is part of a Sioux Falls Christian track dynastyFacebookShould they just hand theMatriculationA field and track title to Sioux Falls ChristianApr 9, 2017By Rich Winter Love the early season of track & field when you get to see athletes modernize and people climb onto the pre-qualifying list. Early April still and while some teams/athletes are trying to make that pre-qualifying list, Sioux Falls Christian is owning it.   Blessed with distan... READ MOREKylie Randall won the 300 hurdles and was part of the Todd County 4x400 squad that tapped the school record ThursdayWelcome to the party Kylie RandallApr 8, 2017By Rich WinterWithouta quick lead-off leg from Teciah Spotted Tail, Todd County sophomore, Kylie Randall took the baton, trailing Winner by well-nigh two seconds. Randall didn't sit when and wait, she got out quickly, passed the Winner runner by the 200 meter mark and brought it home, fighting and scra... READ MOREThe Winner Warriors 4x400 just missed the state qualifying standard at the TC InviteLady Warrior 4x400 squad just misses state qualifierApr 8, 2017By Rich Winter One of the really unconfined races at Thursday's Todd County Invitational was the girls 4x400 relay. For those that don't follow track and field, the mile relay is the toughest of races...four ladies, each one time virtually the track, the last event. Athletes have poured their heart and sou... READ MOREAndes Central/Dakota Christian junior, Beulah Black Cloud cleared 5-1 on Friday AC/DC junior has some HOPSApr 8, 2017By Rich Winter Couple things right out of the gate... 1. How freaking tomfool would it be to go to a upper school named ACDC - Andes Central/Dakota Christian. 2. Thank you Mitchell Daily Republic for printing track results. I was trying to find results from the Queen CityArchetypein Spearfish from ye... READ MOREWall's Allan McDonnell is off to a ridiculous start in the jumps for the EaglesWall athlete reaches some rare airApr 7, 2017By Rich Winter Spent most of the field event time yesterday at the discus and didn't see the results of some of those field events until this morning.   Holy cow, I wished I had know Allen McDonnell was going to go berserk.    McDonnell won two events yesterday...Upperjump: 6-f... READ MOREJayShaun Milton finishing strong in the 200 meters for Lower BruleLower Brule boys make some noise at TC InvitationalApr 7, 2017By Rich Winter Man, what a unconfined day Thursday at the Todd County Invitational. While Cameron Kuil and Caelyn Valandra-Prue were stoping their way to a tuft of state qualifying standard times, I couldn't help but jolt a little this morning when I realized the Lower Brule boys finished in third pla... READ MORETyrone Mizner of Burke/South-Central won the long jump at Tuesday's SouthInsideconference meetSouthInsideyoung guns starting to comeApr 5, 2017By Rich Winter Some big-time performances from the Burke South-Central boys track team over the last few days, and it's not just from loftiness specialist Kray Person...more on him later.   Sophomore long/triple jumper, Tyrone Mizner continues to modernize and keeps putting out big jumps. Mizn... READ MOREColome's Beau Bertram ran an 11.56 100 meters Tuesday to win the SouthInsideConference meetHow low can Beau Bertram goApr 5, 2017By Rich Winter Checking out the SouthInsideConference results from Tuesday and I just can't stop going when to the boys 100 meters.   Did Colome sophomore, Beau Bertram just thorax out an 11.56?  Tuftof sophomore went out for track over in Colome this spring and Bertram seems to b... READ MOREPanic Button plea - No Drinking and Driving during proms and graduationsApr 4, 2017By Rich Winter We have a tuft of proms, and then graduations coming up over the next two months and the Panic Button and Liveticket.tv want to remind kids and parents that drinking and driving at these events isn't a tomfool way to go.    We could all sit here with our heads in the sand a... READ MORETiegen Priebe tapped state qualifying standards in the 300 hurdles and long jump Monday in Brookings. Chamberlain athletes go bonkers at SDSU InfoorApr 4, 2017By Rich Winter Have been waiting to see some track results from the SDSU Indoor meet held Monday in Brookings and like old faithful, the Mitchell Daily Republic came through like a champ.   Some really unconfined performances from the Chamberlain Cubs who lit it up in a number of events.  &... READ MOREThe Winner/Colome Royals unravel the huddle surpassing the season opener with Todd CountyPanic ButtonWinner/Colome Royals have twin-bill with Pierre on ThursdayApr 4, 2017By Rich Winter Make no mistake well-nigh it there will be some uneaten juice at the Leahy Bowl Thursday as the Pierre Governors come to town for a double-header with the Winner/Colome Royals.    You can pebbles this one off anyway you want but the defendingMatriculationB champs have got to be itching ... READ MOREStadium Sports in Mission is having their red-hot yearly sale...Everything in the store 15 percent off....Selected items....50 percent offStadium Sports in Mission having wicked spring saleApr 4, 2017By Rich Winter Well, well, well, Stadium Sports in Mission, South Dakota is having their yearly spring sale and everything in the store right now is 15-percent off.   Track spikes, baseball spikes, clothing, hats, work-out gear, all of it, anything in the store is walking off the shelves. &... READ MOREIpswich runner Macy Heinz spoken today she will miss her senior season of track without having foot surgerySouth Dakota shocker - 20-time state champion to miss senior seasonApr 3, 2017By Rich Winter Some really sad news coming out of Ipswich today as Macy Heinz, the 20-time state track champion spoken that she is having foot surgery today and will miss her senior season.   Wow, that is tuff news for Heinz who had herself a heck of a career, maybe the weightier prep career o... READ MORESayvon Mesteth wins the long jump at the Winner InvitationalLittle Wound's Mesteth wins two events at Pistulka InviteApr 3, 2017By Rich Winter Gotta shoehorn I was up on the hill Saturday, peeking around, kinda checking out the jumping events from afar, when I got a peek at a jumper clad in undecorous and yellow walk it out in warm-ups.   Who the heck is that?   So, scrambled lanugo the hill to trammels out who was grabbi... READ MOREDamon Hoftiezer lets loose in the boys discus in Winner.Wrestleof the big boys! Campbell and Hoftiezer go at it in WinnerApr 3, 2017By Rich Winter For those of you that didn't make it up that big ole hill in Winner (MH) Saturday, you missed a couple of unconfined battles in the field events as Colome's Matt Campbell and Stanley County's, Damon Hoftiezer went without each other in a couple of spectacular duels in the shot and discus. ... READ MOREJesse Allen leads Elliot DuBray and a runner from SouthInsidein the early part of the 1600 meters at Saturday's Bill Pistulka InvitationalSouthInsideholds off Todd County and Bennett County in 1600 metersApr 2, 2017By Rich Winter Gotta throw some loftiness love out there for one of the largest races Saturday at the Bill Pistulka Invitational.   Runner from South Central, apologize, don't know his name just yet, had a solid day winning the 1600 and 3200 meter events for the Cougars. ... READ MOREBrenden Waln to Bryce Hammer in the final mart of the 4x200 at the Bill PIstulka InvitationalColome holds off Todd County in 4x200Apr 2, 2017By Rich Winter Turned out to be a unconfined race in the boys 4x200 yesterday between Colome and Todd County.    Nice to see a good effort from the Colome boys in a lot of variegated areas on the track. Am told a lot of the sophomore boys went out for track this year and you can once see t... READ MOREDrew DeMers, coming in hot, hands it to Cameron KuilWinner's 4x100 squad breaks school recordApr 2, 2017By Rich Winter Dying to hear the official time of the Winner boys' 4x100 squad who just destroyed the field at the Bill Pistulka Invite, and I'm told, tapped the school record....That's fast man, likely under 44-flat.    Wanna see handoffs to perfection, trammels out this race.  ... READ MOREWinner's Drew Demers, coming in hot, readies to unhook to Cameron Kuil for the anchorCameron Kuil destroys the 200 field at the Bill Pistulka Invite - VIDEOApr 2, 2017By Rich Winter Well, the rest of those entertaining thoughts of winning the 200 meters at theMatriculationA boys state track meet largest stand up and pay sustentation considering Sir Cameron Kuil just served notice that the road to the 200 title goes through him.   At Saturday's Bill Pistulka Invite, Kui... READ MORERaven Cournoyer and Caelyn Valandra-Prue have an epic fight to the finishCournoyer/Valandra-Prue throw lanugo epic 800 duel at PIstulka Invitational - VideoApr 2, 2017By Rich Winter Big time effort at yesterday's Bill Pistulka Invite as Raven Cournoyer and Caelyn Valandra-Prue throw lanugo what turned out to be the race of the day in the 800 meters.   Don't have official times yet!   Both athletes ran in the low 2:27's.... State qualifying standard ... READ MOREViborg Hurley's Logan Hanson showing ridiculous range in qualifying for the 200 and 1600 metersViborg-Hurley's Logan Hansen has ridiculous rangeApr 1, 2017By Rich Winter Really early in the outdoor track season and already, some interesting results coming on the in-season qualifiers.   Nonflexiblenot to notice the exploits of Viborg-Hurley senior, Logan Hansen who has once pre-qualified in two events, and two events with striking dissimilar... READ MORECrow Creek's Luke Wells will be spending at least part of his summer at the Pentagon in Sioux FallsCarissa Aberle photographyNative athletes getting a shot at the PentagonApr 1, 2017 By Rich Winter While it's golf, track and baseball season wideness South Dakota, a number of athletes have once started working towards next year's basketball season. The Pentagon basketball seminar just opened spring practices with 39 teams and approximately 3... READ MOREBelle Fourche junior, Shayla Howell, won three events and tapped three state qualifying standards at her opening track meetBig first meet from Shayla Howell putsMatriculationA athletes on upper alertMar 31, 2017By Rich Winter First track meet of the year you're kinda supposed to ease into things, run a few races, hold when a bit and really get going when the weather turns warmer in April.   Apparently that is not the approach, Belle Fourche junior, Shayla Howell goes by...   First meet of th... READ MOREPlatte-Geddes athlete, Hallie Hallock won the shot and discus in Gregory and qualified for state in both events. P-G's Hallie Hallock looking to climb ranks in B throwing eventsMar 31, 2017By Rich Winter At Monday's field and track meet in Gregory, Platte-Geddes senior Hallie Hallock got her season off to a smashing beginning. Hallock dominated the throwing events in Gregory, winning both the shot put and discus in inveigling style.   Shot put - 36'2" - (2nd place was 31'11") ... READ MOREWinner 7th grader Kade Watson finished 2nd in the 3200 meters at the Gregory InviteKernit GrimshawKeep an eye on Kade WatsonMar 30, 2017By Rich WinterWell-nigh25 minutes surpassing the 3200 meters at the Gregory Invitational Monday, had the endangerment to say hello to Winner 7th grader Kade Watson.   He'd once run the mile and was getting ready for his specialty, the grueling 8-lap, 3200 meters.   "You have any goals for toda... READ MORECaelyn Valandra-Prue was named to the South DakotaMatriculationA, all-state 2nd teamKernit GrimshawValandra-Prue named 2nd-team All-StateMar 30, 2017By Rich WinterWithouta terrific basketball season, a major ribbon for Todd County 8th-grader Caelyn Valandra-Prue, who was named to the South DakotaMatriculationA, All-State second team.   The Todd County 8th grader was the leading scorer inMatriculationA this season, pumping in 23.3 points per game. She... READ MORECallie Heath brings it home in the girls 4x200Look out for Callie Heath and the Colome relaysMar 29, 2017By Rich Winter Man, looking through the Gregory field and track results, can't help but get unprotected looking at the Colome girls winning the 4x200 with a time of 1:53.81. First meet of the year, girls not tropical to stuff in track shape yet, and that time is just so, so fast.   So fast in fact t... READ MOREWhat relay magic will the Philip Scotties conjure on the track this season?What kind of magic does mentor Kroetch have dialed up for Dalton Kinsley and the Philip ScottiesMar 29, 2017By Rich Winter As the upper school field and track season gets underway in hostage this weekend, I personally, was a little irritated when I looked at the Philip schedule and found out the Scotties won't be running until April 7.   Oh well, I guess, just flipside week of practice for mentor Kro... READ MOREElla Byers of Chamberlain ran a 5:18 mile and an 11:42 3200 meters to unshut her season in scintillating fashionByers and Pulse light up Mitchell indoor meetMar 29, 2017By Rich Winter It's very early in the outdoor track season, so early in fact, that on Tuesday, teams from wideness the state gathered in Mitchell for the DWU indoor meet. Indoor track, probably 200 meters long, and yet, a couple ofMatriculationA athletes just blistered the track.   Chamberlain's Ell... READ MOREMarty Indian vise D'Andre Cournoyer rips past the Kimball White-Lake vise during the 4x100 relayLook out for D'Andre Cournoyer and the Marty BravesMar 28, 2017By Rich Winter As I took in the Gregory track meet on Monday I couldn't help but stop and pay some sustentation to the Marty Braves.    What first unprotected my sustentation was freshman D'Andre Cournoyer, who came ripping lanugo the track to finish fifth in the 100 meters with a time of 12.42... READ MOREAndy McCance coming in hot during the 4x100 relayWhat are the feeding the boys over in GregoryMar 28, 2017By Rich WinterWithoutthe pebbles had cleared from the season opening track meet in Gregory, the Gorilla boys left quite an impression on the rest of the field (winning the meet), and this blogger over in Mission.   Nice effort from the unshortened team scoring points in just well-nigh everything, cept s... READ MOREJackson Eklund Captures FirstFacebookGregory Gorillas Roll in Gold at the State AAUMar 27, 2017Not to be forgotten, we went digging for Gregory Gorilla State AAU results from this past weekend and LO and BEHOLD...  the Gorillas put 5 into the Finals.   3 Gorillas came home State Champions and by our tally 8 State AAU placers for the men in Red! The Gregory squad places 8 out of 11 ... READ MORERyken Orel of Winner captured a state AAU wrestling title this weekendAmanda WilluweitWinner has 4 STATE CHAMPS at AAU wrestling tournamentMar 27, 2017By Rich Winter It's unchangingly interesting to trammels out the results of the state AAU wrestling meet. Not only do you get to see some up and coming names but you moreover get to see just whose pipeline has some wrestlers coming up through the ranks.   Winner has some grapplers coming baby...Might hav... READ MOREPanic Button endorses Boys and Girls stateMar 22, 2017By Rich Winter I’m not sure what it is well-nigh running into a room full of Veterans that unchangingly makes me stand up, pay sustentation and think thoughts of positivity. I happened wideness the state VeteransInstituteat Prairie Hills on Sunday and without snapping a few photos, I went outside to visit... READ MOREMackenzie Wike and his brothers Jacob and Koen will all be wresting at the State AAU meetFacebookRacism working and well at AAU wrestling tournamentsMar 22, 2017By Rich Winter Happened to reservation a little video of Todd County 4th grader Mackenzie Wike wrestling at the recently completed regional tournament in Mitchell.    DAYUM!   Man, I see a kid that is warlike and just keeps coming without ya. I see a kid that has years of technique un... READ MOREWhite River's Danae LeMay wows first time observers at East-West All-Star GameFacebookWhite River's Danae LeMay has some serious skillsMar 21, 2017By Betsy Watzel Gotta shoehorn I don't see a lot ofMatriculationB girls basketball from my perch over in Winner, but without watching White River's Danae LeMay wittiness out at the East-West, All-Star game on Monday, I've checked, watch increasingly B-ball on my 2018 skillet list.    Man, this girl can play! ... READ MORELook out for LeaderTuitionin Region 7A sprintsMar 21, 2017By Rich Winter As we near the start of the outdoor track season I can't help but think superiority to the sprints and the mad soupcon lanugo the track that will determine who the fastest kid in Region 7A is. I think on paper we're all looking out to the eastern part of the region where Cameron Kuil looms as a... READ MORETodd County sophomore Raven Counoyer puts her throne lanugo in the latter stages of the 800 meters at the state track meetWreck it RAVEN - Cournoyer poised to make some noiseMar 20, 2017By Rich Winter As the upper school track season unfolds I gotta say one of the people maybe flying under people's radar this season is Todd County sophomore, Raven Cournoyer.   I had Raven in 7th grade track and I saw her all glasses and pigtails as a very nice young lady that was just starti... READ MOREEast/West All-Star games (Gregory) stuff televised on Liveticket.tvMar 20, 2017By Rich Winter Hey, just got the news the East/West all-star basketball games are stuff televised on liveticket.tv.   Sorry, girls game looks like it's scrutinizingly over.   Boys game, locked, loaded and on deck.   The games can be seen at www.liveticket.tv... READ MORECaelyn Valandra-Prue finished 2nd to Shayla Howell of Belle Fourche in theMatriculationA 400 metersKernit GrimshawOne week till the BEAST is unleashedMar 20, 2017By Rich Winter Todd County 8th-grader Caelyn Valandra-Prue had herself one heck of an 8th grade basketball season. By the time the pebbles had cleared, Valandra-Prue had racked up 512 points, averaging over 23 points per game and helping her Lady Falcons to within an eyelash of heading to the state A ... READ MORETeaZonesenior Ethan Freidel scored 29 points as the Titans personal the school's first overly state basketball title. No way in hell Madison was ripping that state title from Ethan Freidel's handsMar 19, 2017By Rich WinterWithoutleading the unshortened way during Saturday'sMatriculationA boys basketball state championship game, TeaZonesuddenly found things tightening up considerably in their matchup with No. 1 ranked Madison.   The Bulldogs, trailing by double-digits most of the game, clawed their way ba... READ MORENorthern State freshman, Sami Shields ran navigate country and indoor track for the Wolves. She'll hit the outdoor spin later this monthFacebookSami Shields is running lanugo a dream at Northern StateMar 19, 2017By Rich Winter Some kinda tomfool news passed withal from up north well-nigh a week ago now, telling me well-nigh Northern State freshman loftiness runner, Sami Shields.    The daughter of Cheryl Sam was a navigate country and track runner for the AberdeenInsideGolden Eagles.  Shields plac... READ MOREMax Brozik wins a 2nd subsequent National AAU wrestling title.FacebookMax Brozik lays the wood at Black Hills NationalsMar 19, 2017By Rich Winter Most South Dakota AAU wrestlers were sitting at home this weekend getting ready for this weekend's up-and-coming state AAU tournament in Rapid City.    Winner's Max Brozik isn't most AAU wrestlers.   Brozik went to Spearfish this weekend to shepherd a national tourna... READ MOREMike Hammer, left, correctly picked TeaZoneto win theMatriculationB basketball tournament. For his efforts, Fladreau's self proclaimed greatest athletes wins a $100 pair of Under-Armour shoes from Top Ten SportsHammer is KING (for a day) of Panic Button'sMatriculationA basketball poolMar 19, 2017By Rich Winter Well, well, well, wouldn't ya know that without the pebbles had cleared pursuit a tremendousMatriculationA boys basketball tournament that Todd County resident Michael Hammer was standing tall. Hammer correctly picked the winning subclass of theMatriculationA tournament. In fact, Hammer was very goo... READ MOREJamin Arend scored 19 points to lead Bridgewater Emery to a state B titleFacebookYou do not want to hit Bridgewater-Emery in the mouthMar 19, 2017By Rich Winter Coming lanugo the stretch of the third quarter of what had been a game fairly dominated by the Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds, a couple of players from opposing teams got tangled up under the basket. One of those players, Bridgewater-Emery's Jamin Arend (I think) squared up versus a bigge... READ MORESully Buttes junior, Jacob Howard helped power the Sully Buttes Chargers to a third place finish in theMatriculationB state tournamentFacebookSully Buttes looks loaded heading into 2018Mar 19, 2017By Rich Winter Could not help but pay some sustentation to Jacob Howard and the Sully Buttes Chargers during this weekened'sMatriculationB boys state tourney. The Charges hammered White River pretty good in the opener, came within an eyelash of knocking off eventual champion, Bridgewater-Emery in the semis ... READ MOREOne increasingly soul to squeeze for Justice MorrisonMar 18, 2017By Rich Winter The warm-up is on! My final game in a White River Tiger uniform is here. Pep Rally at 11 o'clock here in our hotel then it's to the gym. Same routine. Same pregame ritual. The music today...Red Hot Chili Peppers-Soul to Squeeze.   Just trying to gather myself. Make sure I... READ MORESouth Dakota State wrestler Seth Gross wrestles in the 133 lb. Championship at today's NCAA tournamentSDSU AthleticsSDSU wrestler to wrestle for National Title, Wagner kid, Kocer earns All-AmericanMar 18, 2017By Rich Winter Well, well, well, squint who still has wrestlers going as the NCAA wrestling championships move into the championship placing rounds. It has been a terrific season for the South Dakota State program and yesterday, the Jacks kicked the All-American door down, twice, with two wrestlers r... READ MOREOne last time INTO THE FIRE for White River's Justice MorrisonMar 18, 2017By Justice Morrison, I think the hardest part well-nigh losing the first game at state is refocusing yourself and getting yourself ready for that next game. It's unbelievably emotional here. You work nonflexible to get here, and you lose that first one and you don't plane requite yourself a endangerment it sucks. Losin... READ MOREBrian Decker wrecking Panic Button'sMatriculationA pool - Watzel and Hammer headed for Titanic showdownMar 17, 2017By Rich Winter Gave the brackets a once over this evening and there are still well-nigh ten brackets in contention for the $100 pair of shoes stuff offered up by Top 10 Sports.   Mission's Mike Hammer and Winner (Area's) Betsy Watzel were perfect on day one of the tournament, but both faltered i... READ MOREIt's game day and Justice Morrison shares his thoughts as the Tigers throne into wrestle versus Sully ButtesFacebookWhy does Justice Morrison tap his heart twice and squint up without the National Anthem/Lakota Flag SongMar 16, 2017Justice Morrison shares his thoughts on GAME DAY as the Tigers ready to tangle with Sully Buttes   Well it's game day! We are well-nigh an hour and a half from leaving the hotel to throne to the BarnettPart-wayto uncork our ventilator to that title. We all woke up at 8:30 this morning and had a team br... READ MORENoon deadline forMatriculationA basketball bracketMar 16, 2017By Rich Winter Well, have well-nigh 2.5 hours until theMatriculationA boys basketball tournament tips off. At noon, Panic Button'sMatriculationA basketball pool ends.   Haven't gotten a ton of entries just yet, so if you're scratching virtually looking for something to do with some killer prizes associated, fa... READ MOREJunior, Derick Peters of WestInsidedestroyed theMatriculationA field in navigate country and looks to be one of several peerage athletes in theMatriculationA ranks that will be assaulting SD loftiness records. There will be fireworks in theMatriculationA loftiness eventsMar 15, 2017By Rich Winter Yes, the state track meet is well-nigh nine weeks away, but for anyone that has any kind of interest in running, espcially loftiness running, theMatriculationA boys races from 800-3200 meters squint veritably and ridiculously tuff.     800 Meters:  Caleb DeWeerd - (Senior) Siou... READ MORETea Area's Ethan Freidel takes the magistrate tomorrow as the Titans tangle with STMHow much Burnell Glanzer runs through the veins of the TeaZoneTitansMar 15, 2017By Rich Winter When I was a kid growing up in western South Dakota I couldn't help but fall in love with the Armour Packers. Some say that state championship game between Beresford and Armour may have been the greatestMatriculationB chamionship game overly played. I was a tad to young to fathom the gre... READ MORESawyer Schulz leads Bridgewater-Emery into the state tournament with a 23-0 record and the No. 1 seed in theMatriculationB boys basketball tournamentCan the 2nd weightier 11B football team win the B basketball tournamentMar 15, 2017By Rich Winter  Was lucky enought to take in the 11B football playoff game between Winner and Bridgewater/Ethan/Emery and while Winner sooner ran yonder for the 38-13 win, the BEE kids made quite an impression.    First time all year I saw anyone step in the trenches and compete ... READ MOREWhite River senior Justice Morrison chronicFacebookWhite River's Justice Morrison unplugged - Tiger senior shares tourney thoughtsMar 15, 2017Had a little chit-chat with White River senior Justice Morrison this morning and asked him if would share with us mere mortals his wits of going to the South DakotaMatriculationB tournament.  He agreed, and I couldn't be happier to hear how it feels. Over the next five days, Morrison will che... READ MORE100-dollar pair of Under-Armour shoes to the winner of the Panic ButtonMatriculationA basketball poolMar 15, 2017By Rich Winter Well, well, well, let the games begin.... TheMatriculationA state basketball tournament begins Thursday at noon and for those willing to participate, there is an opportunity for some really tomfool prizes.   1. First place -Self-rulingpair of Under-Armour shoes ($100 value) - From Top Ten ... READ MOREPanic ButtonMatriculationA subclass rencontre coming lanugo at noonMar 15, 2017By Rich Winter Well, its officially official, the Panic Button will be hosting aMatriculationA boys basketball pool. That announcment will be coming lanugo the pike virtually noon today.   There is no entry fee, and it's mostly for bragging rights, but, there are going to be suit prizes offered to ... READ MOREThe Marshall family triumphal flipside trip to the BigFlitin AberdeenFacebookBehind every unconfined mentor is a unconfined coaches wifeMar 15, 2017By Rich Winter As the White River Tigers throne east today for their yearly sojurn to Aberdeen, I can't help but wonder exactly what's going through Marc Marshall's mind? Marc Marshall, huh?   It's interesting when you think well-nigh the success of the White River program that you think well-nigh Coa... READ MOREBetsy Watzel has stamped herself the favorite in the Panic Button'sMatriculationA bracket-buster tournament challengeKernit GrimshawWill Betsy Watzel win Panic Button's BoysMatriculationA subclass challengeMar 14, 2017By Rich Winter Major annoucement coming tomorrow morning from the Panic Button sports blog and it involves picking theMatriculationA boys state basketball tournament.    What?    That is correct!    I sat lanugo with Mike Hammer yesterday and looked at the bracket... Ma... READ MOREViborg Hurley's Logan Hanson leads Northwestern's Derek Boekelheide during the first lap of theMatriculationB 800 metersCan Boekelheide and Hanson rencontre Troy Weiland's hallowed 800 markMar 14, 2017Guest authored by Brian Decker In 1997 Canistota senior Troy Weiland set one of those track records that you just squint at and think, 'WOW, did a matriculation B kid, a Hawk, really just well-constructed two circuits of the track in 1:53.51?'    The mark, set in 1997 has stood the test of time, and whil... READ MORELady Mustangs qualified for the state tournament where they finished 8thFacebookThank you for some wonderful memories Lady MustangsMar 14, 2017By Rich Winter Well, the 2017MatriculationA tournament didn't end exactly the way the Lady Mustangs of Little Wound hoped for, 8th place, this group, led by senior Janay Jumping Eagle, has left quite an indelible impression on western and south-central South Dakota.    For three years now, th... READ MORECameron Kuil dips at the line during last years state track meetKernit GrimshawHow low can the Winner 4x400 team goMar 14, 2017By Rich Winter Well, we are well-nigh two weeks out from the start of the upper school track season and I for one am jonesing to see exactly what Larry Aaker's hairdo might uncork over in Winner. Somehow it doesn't seem pearly that Winner has had three ridiculous sprinters come through the ranks but you sta... READ MOREMason Archambault and the Stevens Raiders enter the AA tournament as the No. 3 seedWhat kind of forfeiture can Mason Archambault and the Stevens Radiers do to the AA fieldMar 14, 2017By Rich Winter There have been rumblings from the western part of the state of South Dakota well-nigh the exploits of the RapidMunicipalityStevens Raiders. Said rumblings say I need to take a peek at Stevens senior, Mason Archambault. Some have whispered that Stevens has a starting lineup comprised of all Na... READ MORECanyon Burkard overcame a five week stretch of what doctors thought was mono to requirement the HWT title at the Region 3 wrestling meet in MitchellLaura Halverson HutmacherBurkard overcomes long odds to requirement region 3 wrestling titleMar 12, 2017By Rich Winter Terrific effort yesterday from Chamberlain 5th grader, Canyon Burkard who wrestled his way to the Region 3 title in Mitchell yesterday.   Remarkable in that Burkard had to overcome a strange illness to plane get his feet when on the mat let vacated win a region title and whop ... READ MORECuster's Tori Glazer (purple) leads Vermillion's Madison Lavin during the early stages of the 1600 meters at the 2016 South Dakota state track meetKernit GrimshawA storm is brewing in theMatriculationA 1600 metersMar 12, 2017By Rich Winter Well, we can officially stick a fork in girls basketball for the year, and while the weather outside is a tad frightful for field and track, the Panic Button is once gearing up for what will be an epic wrestle on the track when Vermillion's Maddie Lavin and Custer's Tori Glazer lin... READ MORECorey Brown and the Pine Ridge Thorpes were knocked out of the state tournament by MVPKernit GrimshawIs the Sweet-16 the first step in a worthier seeding shakeupMar 11, 2017By Rich Winter Well, the girls A tournament is scrutinizingly in the books and the A field has been set. It's been an interesting run to the state tournaments this season, what with the new Sweet-16 format. While the depth of the A boys field looks veritably terrific, I can't help but finger a little pang o... READ MOREUniversity of Utah recruit, Dru Gylten leads the No. 1 ranked and undefeated St. ThomasIncreasinglyCavaliers into theMatriculationA state tournament starting Thursday in Brookings. As A tournament begins is St. ThomasIncreasinglyUNTOUCHABLEMar 8, 2017By Rich Winter With the A tournament well-nigh 18 hours yonder from tipping off and hopes and dreams working and well for the eight remaning teams, you really have to wonder if this one is once in the bag.   Man, you squint up at St. ThomasIncreasinglyand the team has been nothing short of perfect once a... READ MOREDoes anyone compete harder than MVP's Devin RihanekMar 8, 2017By Rich WinterPlanethough the wins just kept piling up for Mt. Vernon/Plankinton this year, this blogger from Mission South Dakota kept glancing at the roster and wondering just how mentor Eric Denning was getting it washed-up with a tuft of 6-footers and the tallest guy on the team, Taylen Trisco, sta... READ MOREApollo Willuweit edged Koen Wike in the District wrestling tourney...The two could unpeace in the region meet in Mitchell on SaturdayWike vs. Willuweit - Which 40-lb. wittiness of fury blinks firstMar 8, 2017By Rich Winter With throngs of mini wrestlers headed to Mitchell Saturday for the Region wrestling tournament, and with matches galore stretching as far as the human eye can see (Not that far), the Panic Button will be glued to the 40-lb. weight matriculation in the stunted semester as two HWT's of South Da... READ MORESeth Friesz and the Chamberlain Cubs are the No. 2 seed in the upcomingMatriculationA boys state tournamentMidwest Cowgirl PhotographyIs it finally ok to start talking well-nigh Chamberlain as a legitimate title contenderMar 8, 2017By Rich Winter I've had a little burr under my saddle all season in regards to the Chamberlain Cubs boys basketball season and said burr was firmly planted on or virtually Dec. 1. Having finished 4th in 2016 and with a returning tint that played some peerage basketball this summer, and with a group of b... READ MOREPine Ridge sophomore Joe O'Rourke lays it in versus St. Francis.Facebook - Thorpe photographyJoe O'Rourke is Panic Button's Region 7A sixth man of the yearMar 8, 2017By Rich Winter Have seen Pine Ridge sophomore Joe O'rouke three times in the last two weeks and each time have come yonder impressed with exactly what this young man brings to Corey Shangreaux's Thorpes every time he steps on the court.   O'Rouke played well in the regular season finale, a win... READ MOREJustin Hohn-Mack and the TeaZoneTitans will be in Winner tonight to take on Little WoundFacebookAre the TeaZoneTitansMatriculationA's up and coming super-powerMar 7, 2017By Rich Winter It has been a imprint sports year for the Tea Titans and while folks out west might not know much well-nigh the school located near Sioux Falls, the Titans are starting to make quite a name for themselves. 2016-2017 school year thus far:  * State championship in boys golf * Boys s... READ MORED'von LaPointe running the whoopee for WinnebagoFacebookThe Winnebago bus rolls into C-1 state tourney as No. 1 seedMar 5, 2017By Rich Winter Looked at the Nebraska boys basketball C1 tournament subclass and happy to see the Winnebago boys looming as the No. 1 seed inward the tournament.    Winnebago enters the tournament at 26-2 and tips off versus Kearney Catholic. Should the seeds hold, Bago would play Got... READ MOREShout out to the Corsica-Stickney seniorsMar 5, 2017By Rich Winter As the Platte-Geddes Black Panthers put the final touches on Friday's 58-56 win over No. 2 ranked Corsica-Stickey I couldn't help but finger for the Jaguar seniors who have given so much to their school and their community.    The gut wrenching loss was the second time the ... READ MOREKimball native and SDSU sophomore, Mike Daum play Denver today for the right to meet USD on Monday in Sioux FallsGoogleAre Coyote fans really cheering for SDSU todayMar 5, 2017By Rich Winter Never mind that Duke and North Carolina were playing yesterday, the game to watch turned out to be the University of South Dakota vs. Western Illinois. A lot of folks didn't just watch on the tube, they traveled to Sioux Falls to reservation the first round of the Summit League tournament ... READ MOREIsaac Walker showed some big time hops during the basketball seasonRich WinterDoes St. Francis have the weightier upper jumpers in the stateMar 5, 2017By Rich Winter As the upper school basketball seasons wore on and I watched St. Francis juniors Isaac Walker and Mahpiya Horse Looking playing whilom the rim I couldn't help but salivate over the possibilities that these two would go out for track this spring, to requite it a shot and see exactly what t... READ MOREA throng of Falcon fans took over during the Sweet-16 game with Dell RapidsKernit GrimshawSomething special is towers at TCHS - WE HAD DINOSAURS MANMar 5, 2017By Rich Winter Have lived here for the largest part of 12 years and one thing that has unchangingly griped me well-nigh Todd County upper school has been the lack of school spirit. In years past crowds have been decent to good but the students unchangingly sat in small groups, in their own little clicks, and didn't ... READ MOREAfter knocking off Colome, the 11-11 Gorillas are one game yonder from the state tournamentFacebookAre the Gregory GorillasMatriculationB's cinderella squadMar 4, 2017By Rich Winter Midway through the third quarter of the District 12 Championship game between Colome and Gregory, with Colome having taken it's first, second-half lead, the season could have come unraveled for Jeff Determan's squad.   Could have...   The Gorillas scored a basket to reg... READ MOREThe Parmelee Hunting Lodge is a perfect site for corporate getaways and or family vacationsParmelee hunting lodge offers slice of heaven on the upper plains of South DakotaMar 4, 2017By Rich Winter Imagine yourself sitting in front of a roaring fire with steaks cooking on the grill, sitting when on an outdoor patio with no lights, no town traffic and only the nippy of the night air and the sound of howling coyotes to unravel the serenity of your trip yonder from reality.   S... READ MOREAin't no way like the Mustang way - Little Wound gets defensive in rout of WinnerMar 4, 2017By Rich Winter People are going to squint at Little Wound's 81-54 thumping of Winner in Thursday's Region 7A semi and wonder well-nigh the offensive capabilities of Jay Jacobs now 14-5 Mustangs are. While Little Wound can get it going on offense (103-98 over Mt. Vernon/Plank on Jan. 28), it really is the... READ MOREDell Rapids earned a third straight trip to the A tournament with a 59-49 win over Todd CountyBig Sioux MediaDell Rapids may have found its stride in team meeting during Beresford gameMar 4, 2017By Rich Winter On Jan. 5 with his team sporting a 3-3 record and in the midst of a lackluster road effort versus what would turn out to be a 7-13 Beresford team, Dell Rapids coach, Jeff Dvorak had seen enough.   Dvorak visited with the Panic Button pursuit last night's 59-49 win over Todd... READ MOREThe Platte-Geddes kids go nuts without knocking off Corsica-Stickney in the District 11 title gameMitchell Daily RepublicDoes anyone bring a team withal largest than Frank CutlerMar 4, 2017By Rich Winter With well-nigh 50 seconds remaining in Friday's District 11 championship stuff played out at the Corn Palace in Mitchell, Platte-Geddes coach, Frank Cutler tabbed his last time out in what had been a gut-wreching two overtime matchup with No. 2 ranked and 18-2 Corsica Stickney.   ... READ MOREThe Little Wound vs. WestInsidegame will be webcast at www.winnerwarriorslive.comFacebookA sick night of upper school hoops on liveticket.tvMar 3, 2017By Rich Winter With upper school hoops in hyperspace mode at the moment and basketball dreams stuff fostered and crushed wideness South Dakota some huge, huge games will be unconcentrated tonight on liveticket.tv   Little Wound vs. WestInsidecan be found at winnerwarriorslive.com   Just a ... READ MOREHalin Bad Bear works versus Daniel Eagle Road during Thursday's win over St. FrancisRich WinterHalin Bad Bear that was ridiculousMar 3, 2017By Rich Winter Early in the third quarter of Thursday's Region 7A semi between Pine Ridge and St. Francis, with Pine Ridge edging out to a 45-37 advantage, Pine Ridge sophomore Halin Bad Bear made one heck of an defensive play.   St. Francis pushed the wittiness near mid-court and then tossed the... READ MOREDoes Dell Rapids have a track what's comingMar 2, 2017By Rich WinterUnprotectedup to a little media segment from Big Sioux country last week in which Dell Rapids was asked well-nigh whom they could potentially squatter in the upcoming Sweet-16. Well, Dell Rapids coach, Jeff Dvorak in response to the question of whom they might play said something like, "Ummmmm, ... READ MORESteven Fernholz and the Miller Rustlers take on Crow Creek in an epic 6A showdownFacebookkCan Chieftain nation get it washed-up versus a surging Miller squadMar 2, 2017By Rich Winter Way when on Jan. 17 the Miller Rustlers ran into a hornets next in Stephan and got spanked around, 83-45, by a Crow Creek team that was in the midst of a seven game winning streak and playing some superb basketball.   Well, it's March and a lot has happened since that Jan. 17 ... READ MORERobert Shangreaux and the Little Wound Mustangs will be looking to stick a fork into Region 7A giant killer, WinnerFacebookCan the Little Wound Mustangs finally vanquish Region 7A's giant killerMar 2, 2017By Rich Winter While I'll be peekaboo the St. Francis and Pine Ridge game tonight my phone is gonna be glued to the internet looking for any shit and pieces of information I can find from the Winner @ Little Wound game.   Well, we are into the semis of Region 7A and once then the giant kil... READ MORESt. Francis big man Isaac Walker gets up to woodcut the shot of Todd County senior, Triston ShawKernit GrimshawSt. Francis at Pine Ridge is going to be a WARMar 2, 2017By Rich Winter Over the years have watched plenty of upper school games where a unrepealable rivalry presence is in effect. While there is unchangingly a special finger to rivalry games, whenever St. Francis plays Pine Ridge there is ALWAYS some uneaten juice in the building. It's not necessarily a combative feeli... READ MOREJones County junior, Trey Flynn taking it nonflexible to the slum during a game with Philip older this seasonBarbara HockenberryJones County will be an improved squad in 2018Mar 2, 2017By Rich Winter As the upper school basketball madness revs up galore tonight, one of the teams once on the sidelenes, the Jones County Coyotes will likely be watching, wondering and soaking in information and getting ready for next season.   Tough year up in Jones County as Del Brost's cre... READ MOREWill Steineke and the Tri-Valley Mustangs could be a dangerous player in the Sweet-16GoogleHas anyone inMatriculationA played a tougher schedule than Tri ValleyMar 1, 2017By Rich Winter Buddy of mine sent me a Facebook message the other day asking if Tri-Valley had played the toughest boysMatriculationA schedule in South Dakota. Now, the buddy can get off on some interesting tangents and tends to favor east river a little increasingly than I'd like so I fired when a cursory, 'sur... READ MORETre Doren shown with members of the Lake Andes youth wrestling program who brought hats for Doren to wear at the state tournament.FacebookTrezen's title meant a lot to a lotta peopleFeb 27, 2017By Rich Winter As Winner Area's Trezen Charles Doren let out a whoop he'd been holding in for the largest part of a year without vibration Kimball-White Lake-Platte-Geddes athlete, Austin Moore, 5-2 to requirement the 2017 South DakotaMatriculationB state wrestling title at 285 lbs, similar whoops and hollars and h... READ MOREWill the St Francis Warriors Celebrate a Home Play-Off Win in the WarriorDomeWarriorDome ShowdownFeb 27, 2017Ladies and Gentlemen... tonight the SFWarriorsLive.com waterworks on LiveTicket.tv launches for the first time at home! And it is not just any game! It's a rematch of the Double Overtime thriller from a little over two weeks ago, which was won by the St. Francis Warriors over Todd County by a score o... READ MORESome questionable reffing at the South Dakota state wrestling meet and someone cut out the final period of the Kayleb Brozik vs. Nathan Bauer match.....That's wrongIt is time for consistency in wrestling officials and where is the 3rd Period TrackWrestlingFeb 26, 2017By Rich Winter Well, the South Dakota state wrestling meet is in the books and while there are newly crowned champions splendorous with pride this morning, there are tons of wrenched hearts out there. Some are wrenched harder than others!Unprotectedwind of a little reffing controversey during the 170 lb. qu... READ MOREMVP senior Tanner Risseeuw celebrates a state championship win at 195 lbs. Mitchell Daily RepublicMonster on the mat....MVP's Tanner Risseuw kicks off a big week for MVP menFeb 26, 2017By Rich WinterEqualto the seeding 'experts', MVP senior Tanner Risseeuw wasn't supposed to be on the mat Saturday evening.Inwardthe South Dakota B tournament as the No. 4 seed, Risseeuw's tournament should have hit a brick wall in Saturday morning's semis and ended with a hand-shake loss ... READ MOREWinner 7th grader Bella Swedlund tapped the Lady Warriors record for 3-pointers made in a season vs. Little Wound on SaturdayIs Sandy Supik's shot put record safeFeb 26, 2017By Rich Winter She's only a 7th-grader but Winner standout Bella Swedlund is once leaving her mark on the Winner upper school sturdy record book. In yesterday's, 63-49 loss to Little Wound, Swedlund, came off Larry Aaker's seat to knock lanugo five 3-pointers on her way to (19 or 21 points, gett... READ MOREChamberlain freshman Nash Hutmacher wrapped up a perfect freshman season for Chamberlain by winning theMatriculationA state title. FacebookSouth Dakota, you've been HUTMACHEREDFeb 25, 2017By Rich Winter It was scrutinizingly fitting that the last match of the 2017 South Dakota state wrestling tournament came lanugo to Nash Hutmacher vs. Eddie Miller in the wrestle for supremacy as the winnowed corn-fed kid in South Dakota.    Miller, the defending state champion, entered the match w... READ MOREDoes BAH have the horsesFeb 25, 2017By Rich Winter Well, it's getting interesting at the State B tournament. As was expected the race for the top spot inMatriculationB has been pared to three teams, Beresford Alcester-Hudson (BAH is so much easier), Canton and Philip.    The semis are underway and here are your current standing... READ MORENash Hutmacher pinned both of his opponents on day 1 of the South DakotaMatriculationA state tournamentLaura Halverson HutmacherPowell and Hutmacher power into semis for ChamberlainFeb 25, 2017By Rich Winter Heading into day two of theMatriculationA state wrestling tournament all three Chamberlain wrestlers are still going, two of them, Collin Powell and Nash Hutmacher set to go in the semis in just a few minutes.    113 - Max Don Donovan opened with a pin over George of Douglas/RC... READ MOREJustice Morrison has been a matriculation act during a stellar four year career at White RiverFacebook - Shelly Bachelor I thinkJustice Morrison is everything that's right with upper school athleticsFeb 25, 2017By Rich Winter With well-nigh two minutes remaining in Friday's win over Lyman County, mentor Eldon Marshall subbed out Justice Morrison for the last time in the final regular season game of a stellar four-year career.   As Morrison left the floor he slapped five with the athlete coming in for hi... READ MOREMOPO 170 pounder, Nathan Bauer with the upset of the B tournament as he knocked off No. 1 seeded Kayleb Brozik of Winner Area. FacebookBauer upends Brozik as MOPO having a heck of a state tournamentFeb 24, 2017By Rich Winter In perhaps the biggest upset of the South Dakota state B tournament, at least on day one, MOPO junior, Nathan Bauer defeated Winner Area's Kayleb Brozik, 5-4 in the quarterfinals of the 170 lb. weight matriculation today.    Bauer, who was the No. 8 seed in this tournament took d... READ MOREJadyn Coller defeated Wyatt Turnquist of Winner Area, 6-0 to whop to Saturday's semis. PhilipZonein the mix, four march into semisFeb 24, 2017By Rich Winter Day one of theMatriculationB state tournament is not quite in the books but as was anticipated, Beresford-Alcester/Hudson, Canton and PhilipZoneare all in the mix.  Team points without the quarterfinal round.... 1.  Beresford/Alcester-Hudson  58.0 2.  Ca... READ MOREAustin Moore and Colton Nelson square off in tonight's quartersFacebookI wonder if Austin Moore and Colton Nelson are sick of one flipside yet - B/G and KWLPG first round State B results Feb 24, 2017By Rich Winter With the first round of the State B wrestling tournament in the books, is it really that much of a shocker that KWLPG senior Austin Moore is slated to meet Burke/Gregory senior Colton Nelson in tonight's quarters.   Located in the same proximity of the state and wrestling at a... READ MOREWinner sends six to quarters, monster matchups Philip vs. Winner loomFeb 24, 2017By Rich Winter A pretty good morning for the Winner wrestling team as six of the eight grapplers reached the quarterfinals set for later today. Early on the Warriors just crushed it.... 106 - Kaden Keiser pinned Steiger of MOPO at the 3:53 mark.  113 - Wyatt Turnquist pinned Janke of Lead/D... READ MOREThe time is now for youthful Crow Creek squadFeb 24, 2017By Rich Winter You could not have blamed fans of the Crow Creek girls for stuff a tad nervous heading into the Region 6A tournament.Withouta terrific start to the year, the Lady Chieftains stumbled coming lanugo the stretch, losing their last seven games. Feb 02 6:30 p.m. CT Winner Winner ... READ MOREHow much forfeiture can the Parkston hairdo doFeb 24, 2017By Rich Winter As the pebbles settled from the Region 3B brawl, Winner found it's way to the top, followed by an over-achieving group from Bon-Homme Scotland and then Parkston.   While Parkston finished in third place in the team standings, and while the Trojans ONLY qualified eight wrestlers, ... READ MOREThe CEB girls go nuts as the final horn blows in a massive upset in the Region 6A semisFacebookHow SWEET (16) it must be for CEBFeb 24, 2017By Rich Winter Late Thursday evening surrounded the tempest that had gripped most of south-central South Dakota word came in that CEB had upset McLaughlin, 59-50.   That win from CEB sends shockwaves through the sweet-16 format. McLaughlin, 17-4 inward last night's games figured to be a playe... READ MORECan Lennox make some noise in theMatriculationA tournamentFeb 23, 2017By Rich Winter Early in the wrestling season, at the RapidMunicipalityInvitational, watched quite a bit of the webcast on liveticket.tv and came yonder impressed with how competitive the Lennox wrestling team was. Kids wrestled well with a number of guys up-and-coming to day two of a very tough tournament. &n... READ MOREBraydon Peterson of Lemmon/McIntosh finished 2nd at 220 lbs at last years state tourament. Facebook Lemmon/McIntosh duo looking for top rungs in B tournamentFeb 23, 2017By Rich Winter Lemmon/McIntosh junior Braydon Peterson had a terrific state wrestling tournament in 2016. The then sophomore wide to the state championship match at 220 lbs. and promptly ran into a brick wall named Ryley Ostbye of Canton who pinned Peterson at the 3:48 mark of the second period... READ MOREThe Lady Warriors of St. Francis came together Tuesday to knock off Pine Ridge for the first time in 21 yearsDodi White - FacebookAn historic win as Lady Warriors lanugo Pine RidgeFeb 23, 2017By Rich Winter Heading into Tuesday's Region 7A opener at Pine Ridge, few outside the St. Francis Indian School zany thought the Warriors had much of a shot. Pine Ridge entered the game with a 13-7 record, having tamed the Lady Warriors twice during the regular season, and St. Francis entered the ... READ MOREHarding County athlete Trevor Gress pinned Stanley County's Cutter Gillaspie in the finals of the Region 4B tournamentHarding County wrestling page on FacebookCan Harding County's Trevor Gress get in the mix at B285Feb 22, 2017By Rich Winter Going to be an intersting weekend for the corn-fed kids of South Dakota as theMatriculationB 285 lb. weight matriculation looks like it could be special.    Winner's Tre Doren enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed with Beresford-Alcester/Hudson senior, Trent Rus on his heels with a 3... READ MOREA tuft of freshman for Gregory get a squint at a solid Avon squad without knocking off Colome in the District 12 opener...FacebookGregory lays the foundation with District win over ColomeFeb 21, 2017By Rich Winter By all finance its been a tough season for Kevin Myrmoe and the Gregory Gorillas girls basketball team. Two wins, Marty Indian and Jones County on the season...that is until the post-season began.    In the play-in game of the District 12 B playoffs, Myrmoe's girls playi... READ MOREParkston vs. Mt. Vernon Plank is ur front row seat to girls basketball playoffsFeb 21, 2017By Rich Winter Well, well, well...the South Dakota upper school basketball playoffs get going tonight with first round whoopee inMatriculationB Districts andMatriculationA regions.    One of the games I'm really interested to see an outcome for is Mt. Vernon/Plankington at Parkston in the first round... READ MOREWinnebago stunned the Nebraska prep sports landscape in 2015 when they captured the C1 state title Can the BAGO boys do it againFeb 21, 2017By Rich Winter Haven't paid as much sustentation to the Winnebago boys this year as I would have liked. Working on a new website that concentrates on prep sports in South Dakota will do that to a fellow, but, while I'm not on top of them, I've seen unbearable to know this team looks like they are on a mis... READ MORELogan Richie of Webster enters the B tournament as the No. 1 seed at 195 lbs. If Logan Richie (Webster) and Spencer Sarringer (Pierre) wrestled, who would win - Previewing the 195 lb state bracketsFeb 21, 2017By Rich Winter It's unchangingly intersting inward the state wrestling tournaments how the timeworn discussion ofMatriculationA vs.MatriculationB crops up and who would win in respective divisions.   Are the B weight classes tougher? Are the A wrestlers better?    I guess as long as old men sit ... READ MOREWinner's Wyatt Turnquist and Kingsbury Counties Haydn Gilbertson are two of the five contenders in a loaded 113 B bracketMitchell Daily RepublicWho emerges from the Fab-5 in the 113 lb. weight classFeb 20, 2017By Rich Winter Prior to the region wrestling tournaments last weekend theMatriculationB 113 lb weight matriculation was thought to vest to Potter County's Carl Cronin. The Potter County senior, who lost just once last year in the 113 lb. state finals entered the region 1 final with a 38-0 record.   He l... READ MORECrow Creek freshman Luke Wells and the Crow Creek Chieftains host Winner in a game with massive Region 7A ramificationsWinner at Crow Creek with Region 7A fortunes hanging in the balanceFeb 20, 2017By Rich Winter It might seem like it's a light schedule of games wideness South Dakota today, and while there aren't a lot of games on the docket, there is a monster going lanugo tonight in Stephan as Winner and Crow Creek wrap up their regular seasons in boys basketball.   For the Chieftains, t... READ MOREMt. Vernon/Plankinton Corsica Stickney frosh, Jesse Hastings looking to do forfeiture at 220 (Photo from 2013)FacebookCan a Mount Vernon Plank 9th grader conquer the B field at 220 lbsFeb 20, 2017By Rich Winter I wonder what people think when they see 9th grader next to Mount-Vernon Plankinton's 220 lb. phenom, Jesse Hastings. Yeah, he's got a sparkling 35-2 record and yes he strikes fear in opponents when the warm-ups come off, but c'mon man, a ninth grader stuff good at 220 lbs, WHAT? &n... READ MOREDylan Rice captured a Region 2 championship and returns to the state meet a year without missing the 2016 event from an injuryAfter missing the 2016 state meet, Flandreau's Dylan Rice looking at the top rung in a loaded 152 lb bracketFeb 19, 2017By Rich Winter As the mats roll out for this weekend's state wrestling tournaments you can bet that Flandreau senior, Dylan Rice will be chomping at the bit to get on those mats and perhaps thankful that he's got the opportunity.    Rice was increasingly than an up-and-coming wrestler, when, as... READ MORE1st Place Match - Austin Moore (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 29-6 won by fall over Riley Schmiedt (Springs/Woonsocket) 31-11 (Fall 4:28)Mitchell Daily RepublicRegion 3B HWT upset - Schmiedt over Doren sends shockwaves through the B field - VideoFeb 19, 2017By Rich Winter As Wessington Springs/Woonsocket 285 lb. wrestler Riley Schmiedt stepped onto the mat Saturday for his semifinal matchup versus Tre Doren, few besides himself and those closest to him thought he would go the full six minutes.   Doren (30-3) has mashed everyone in theMatriculationB ... READ MOREJordan Rueb pinned Winner's Kaiden Keiser in the 106 lb. championship match at the Region 3B tournamentBon Homme/Scotland wrestled their butts offFeb 19, 2017By Rich Winter Heading into the Region 3B tournament it looked like Winner was the dominant team with Parkston chasing and Bon-Homme/Scotland somewhere just overdue Parkston.   BHS got out of the gates quickly Saturday morning and kept the pressure on the rest of the field all day long. ... READ MOREPhilip, Canton and Beresford-Alcester/Hudson each had five region champs ad throne the B field going into the state touramentCan PhilipZoneconquer the B in 2017Feb 19, 2017By Rich Winter Checking out the results of the Region B tournaments and it's seriously a veritable smorgasborg of information, stories and heartbreak municipality wideness the state for dozens of kids that were planning on wrestling at the state meet this weekend, and didn't make it.    Don't qui... READ MOREBurke-Gregory's Vladik Johnson survives and advances at Region 3B tournamentFeb 18, 2017By Rich Winter Region wrestling touraments going on all over the state of South Dakota as the culmination of months of blood, sweat and tears come to fruition....It's survive and whop or go home and think well-nigh next year.   So, was checking out some of the Region 3B wrestling tournament t... READ MOREHas the sleeping giant awakenedFeb 18, 2017By Rich Winter It's scrutinizingly nonflexible to wrap my fingertips past the 2-3 record of the Winner Warriors over their last five games and pen words like red-hot, headed in the right direction or plane a dangerous opponent for anyone that sees this team in the Region 7A playoffs, BUT, I'd be nervous if I was s... READ MORETy Arcoren hit a driving layup late in Friday's game to requite St. Francis a 6th subsequent win, 74-72 over Crow Creek. Rich WinterCrow Eagle's hairdo digs DEEP to slip past Crow CreekFeb 18, 2017By Rich WinterWithoutwatching the St. Francis hairdo dig themselves a 24-3 hole, only to see the Warriors come all the way when to prevail 74-72 over Crow Creek while earning a sixth subsequent win, one thing is clear.   YOU DO NOT WANT TO SEE ST. FRANCIS IN THE REGION 7A TOURNAMENT!!  ... READ MOREBrookings senior, Tate Coon, the son of Heather and Terry Coon is ranked No. 5 in the 160 lb. weight matriculation inMatriculationAHeather Coon - PSTate Coon and the Brookings wrestling team looking for big thingsFeb 16, 2017By Rich Winter It's a big weekend for wrestlers wideness South Dakota as region tournaments in bothMatriculationB andMatriculationA get underway Saturday.   Ya start looking at the upcoming state tournament and it looks like Pierre and everyone else. The Governors are projected to score 178 points and sho... READ MOREProps to the Winner wrestling coachesFeb 16, 2017By Rich Winter Was looking at the state meet results from 2016 yesterday and for interest sake decided to squint at the team results from a year ago.  Ok, looked at the top-5...Winner, nowhere to be found!MatriculationB 1. Canton 148.0 2. Parkston 117.5 3. Philip Area&nbs... READ MOREJustice Morrison scored his 1000th point this week and will be looking to lift White River over Todd County on SaturdayWhite River getting right as post-season approachesFeb 16, 2017By Rich Winter Well, well, well....it's mid February, and despite a variegated kind of year with White River suffering four losses, ole Eldon Marshall has the Tigers playing their weightier basketball of the season coming lanugo the stretch.   The Tigers were 8-4 on Jan. 27 pursuit a home loss to ... READ MOREParkston's Dawson Semmler is ranked No. 5 at 170 pounds but is a guy you don't wanna see in your subclass at stateYou do not want to see Parkston's Dawson Semmler in your bracketFeb 15, 2017By Rich Winter A few weeks ago I asked a wrestling officianado friend to name someone in the 160 pound weight matriculation that might be flying under the radar, yet, would be a dangerous opponent at the state meet.   Without hesitation my source sad, "You do not want to see a 'cornered animal' in P... READ MORELittle Wound senior, Carlos Romero Jr. Little Wound senior, Carlos Romero has Golden Gloves glory on the brainFeb 15, 2017By Rich Winter As the upper school basketball seasons come to a screaming crescendo, one Mustang senior, Carlos Romeo is spending no time on the magistrate and every self-ruling second training and thinking well-nigh boxing.   Now ya don't find too many youth wideness South Dakota pursuing boxing as a career, ... READ MORECody Muilenburg and MVP are having a stellar season and are 15-3 heading into the homestretch of their regular seasonFacebookAre the Mt. Vernon/Plankinton boys for realFeb 15, 2017By Rich Winter It's interesting as we throne towards the stretch run of the boys basketball regular seasons how you can see a few teams wideness the state getting in position to GET IN POSITION.   One of those teams that didn't jump off the page at you early in the season, Mt. Vernon/Plankinton ... READ MOREKaterri Weston is one TUFF customerFeb 15, 2017By Rich Winter A lot of people are going to write well-nigh the Todd County @ Little Wound game from Tuesday in which the Lady Mustangs put a definitive stamp on their 2017 regular season with a 70-61 win over the 17-3 Lady Falcons.   Folks will take well-nigh the break-out offensive performance fro... READ MORECorey Brown had 25 and 15 last week versus Little Wound...Mustangs vs. Thorpes for Region 7A supremacyKernit GrimshawBig boy/girl basketball as Region 7A title tilts go downFeb 14, 2017By Rich Winter You can slice it however you want, there are some damn big basketball games going lanugo today in the western hemisphere of Region 7A.   Big games with seeding implications and perhaps Region championships on the line.   Lady Falcons vs. Lady Mustangs: The two teams that... READ MOREBe it elementary, middle-school or upper school hoops chances are you're going to see or hear Earl Hicks at the gamesThe world needs a few increasingly Earl Hicks'sFeb 14, 2017By Rich Winter As we throne towards the end of the regular seasons of upper school basketball I can't help but hope someone has a deep run with the knowledge that as long as there are games to be played, Mission resident, Earl Hicks will be in attendance.   Despite stuff a granny Broncos fan ol... READ MOREThe Brown Otter siblings are doing forfeiture for the McLaughlin teamsFacebookBrown Otter to White who hits the shot heard round Region 6Feb 13, 2017By Rich Winter On Feb. 3 Hank Taken Alive's McLaughlin boys were 3-9 and an remembrance for most of the Region 6A competition.   But, on that early February night the Mutangs defeated Stanley County, 46-45 to uncork digging themselves out of a season long slump.    Like a lot of ... READ MOREMcLaughlin's Donna TakenWorkingdeserves some serious propsFeb 12, 2017By Rich Winter I don't know if it's the proximity of where they are located but somehow the McLaughlin girls unchangingly seem to go under the radar. They show up at Lakota Nation, do their thing (This year they lost to Todd County in the quarters), lost to Custer and then write-up CEB for 7th place.  ... READ MOREWill the world finally get to see Eklund vs. WilluweitFeb 12, 2017By Rich Winter Some scattered whoopee virtually the state of South Dakota in upper school wrestling, but, the weekend scrutinizingly had the finger of don't do anything crazy and let's get to the Region tournaments this weekend.    As those tournaments approach, the Panic Button is zeroed in on the 12... READ MORERaven Cournoyer and the Lady Falcons play @ Little Wound Tuesday for the Region 7A championshipKernit GrimshawTodd County vs. Little Wound decides Region 7A girls pecking orderFeb 12, 2017By Rich Winter Who knew that on Dec. 16 when the Todd County girls lost to Little Wound 47-45 that these two teams would run rough-shod through the rest of their Region 7 competition?   Little Wound, with the return of Janay Jumping Eagle and the wing of Miracle Spotted Bear to go with a... READ MOREValentine's Hudson Pearman earned a championship at 145 pounds in the Nebraska C-1 District Tournament in Valentine todayRich WinterHudson Pearman is District C-4 champion as Badgers roll to team titleFeb 11, 2017By Rich Winter Have unchangingly wanted to meander lanugo to Valentine to see what all the fuss is well-nigh with this highly ranked team that unchangingly wreaks havoc in Nebraska.  Withoutarriving, and sitting lanugo just as the finals started....It didn't take long to see what all the hype was about!  ... READ MORECan anyone touch Bon-Homme/Scotland's Stas Sutera - Huron Invite webcast todayFeb 11, 2017By Rich Winter When Stas Sutera decided to come home for his senior season, the Bon-Homme/Scotland team and coach, Darren Kriz couldn't have been happier.   Sutera, who won aMatriculationB title a season ago for a powerful Canton squad was 33-3 heading into the Huron Invitational today. Sutera is ... READ MOREGorillas cap perfect week with win over good Scotland squad - Gregory sports recapFeb 11, 2017By Rich Winter While the Gregory Gorillas have won six of their last eight games, none of the wins came versus teams with winning records.   Until Friday!   On Friday, the Gorillas took the show on the road to squatter a 12-3 Scotland squad. Jayd VanDerWerff and Robert Vomacka combined f... READ MORERoad Warriors outlast Todd County in two OT thrillerFeb 10, 2017By Rich Winter At the start of the basketball week, St. Francis mentor Rich Crow Eagle noted just how big the week that was/is was going to be for the St. Francis boys basketball team.    Four games, all on the road, in the space of seven days with St. Francis needing to win every game t... READ MOREIsaac Naasz had a double-double in Tuesday's loss to St. FrancisRich WinterDon't stick a fork in the Winner boys just yetFeb 10, 2017By Rich Winter As the Winner Warriors get set to tip for tonight's game in McLaughlin, I kinda get the feeling that optimism is not upper that the Warriors will march through the Region 7A tournament and into the Sweet 16.    Tough loss Tuesday for the Warriors as they dropped a home gam... READ MORETee Allen of Bennett County, 24-3 is unranked at 160 lbs. and will likely be a dangerous floater in the upcoming seeded state B wrestling tournament. You do not want to see Bennett County's Tee Allen in the first round of the B tournament Feb 9, 2017By Rich Winter Haven't seen much of Bennett County wrestler Tee Allen this year. The sophomore was injured in the Warriors' football playoff loss to Groton and showed up at December's Stanley County tournament in a sling. Seems like he was at the Mid-Dakota Monster in Lyman in early January but was... READ MOREMad props to the Chamberlain Cubs...Anyone, anytime, anywhereFeb 8, 2017By Rich Winter Don't have an word-for-word box score in front of me, but have to requite some serious props to Adam Nelson's Chamberlain Cubs boys who slammed the door shut on the rest of the Region 6A competition when they defeated Crow Creek 68-44.   Pretty impressive performance considering that les... READ MOREDavid Espinoza drives the lane in Tuesday's win over WinnerDavid Espinoza - THE Shot, Welcome to the Ticket St. FrancisFeb 8, 2017By Rich Winter With 18.4 seconds remaining in Tuesday's boys game between St. Francis and Winner, the home Warriors led 46-45 on the strength of two free-throws from senior guard, Drew DeMers.   St. Francis boys coach, Rich Crow Eagle tabbed time and sent his boys when out for the biggest po... READ MOREDJUpperBear working on Isaac Olson of Mobridge/Pollock during Saturday's Big Dakota tournament in Fort Pierre.Rich WinterFamily strength pushing CEB wrestler without January tragedyFeb 8, 2017 By Rich Winter You will have to forgive CEB/Dupree junior, DJUpperBear for coming out a little slow in his first wrestling meet of the season, last Saturday, the Big Dakota tournament in Fort Pierre. The former Pierre Governor state qualifer, wrestling at 145 pounds hit the mat l... READ MOREKelly O'Bryan and Holden Thieman scored the last eight points for the Colome CowboysLinda KinzerColome seniors come up clutch as Cowboys knock off AC/DCFeb 4, 2017By Rich Winter Late in Friday's game between Colome and Andes Central, the Cowboys found themselves in a tight one. Leading 47-46 with 2:15 remaining, this one looked like it could go either way.   The Cowboys, having played just one game in the last 15 days, a 54-50 win over Kimball/White-L... READ MORECan Collin Powell conquer the Big DakotaFeb 4, 2017By Rich Winter Huge wrestling tournament in Fort Pierre today as teams gather for the Big DakotaPrimingTournament. Big meet considering for some, it's the final tuneup for the Region meets which go lanugo on Feb. 18, and, considering there is a wicked cross-section of teams from wideness the state that ar... READ MOREKyah Watson of RapidMunicipalityStevens led the Raiders to a 61-56 win over RapidMunicipalityCentral. Allard and Olson's kids are killing it in AA basketballFeb 3, 2017By Rich Winter The Panic Button doesn't delve into AA sports all that often but somewhere in my Facebook feed I noticed a post in the RapidMunicipalityJournal sports section. Freshman Watson leads Stevens past rivalInsideKnowing that Watson is Kyah Watson, Carla Allard's daughter, the vendible caught... READ MORELady Warriors looking tuff as post-season approachesFeb 3, 2017By Rich Winter As we throne towards the completion of the first week of Febuary, and into the stretch run for girls basketball in South Dakota, a sleeping giant looks like it's starting to find it's stride.   On Thursday, the Winner Lady Warriors found their rhythm with a terrific outing that ... READ MORECorey Brown shows some finesse on his way to a basket during Tuesday's game in St. FrancisRich WinterPine Ridge at Little Wound has massive Region 7A implicationsFeb 3, 2017By Rich Winter We could all pretend like we've bogged lanugo with Friday work obligations, but anyone who has a basketball pulse can finger the yank of Friday evening as Pine Ridge travels to Little Wound for a game that has massive Region 7A implications. Current Region 7A standings:  Lit... READ MOREIs there a increasingly dangerous 4-8 team in the state than the Gregory GorillasFeb 2, 2017By Rich Winter Couple of really unconfined reads in the Mitchell Daily Republic this morning as the Mitchell guys really did some good work on the HWY 18 loop today.   Couple things pertaining to Gregory, in particular as two guys, Robert Vomacka and Colton Nelson signed their reports of intent t... READ MOREA foul or not a foulFeb 2, 2017By Rich Winter Had the most interesting interaction with a youngster on the Pine Ridge boys C team during a game in St. Francis on Tuesday.   Got to the gym, got the camera ready, strolled out for the first shot of the day which turned out to be the picture used for this blog.    ... READ MORENew members of the St. Francis Indian School, National Honor Society....Matilda Anderson, Bernadette Roubideaux, Whisper Crow Dog, Teanna Hart, Haylee Quick Bear, and Joshua Iron Shell Shout out Thursday....NHS at SFIS and TC mentor Rashad ShannonFeb 2, 2017By Rich Winter Scrolling virtually Facebook yesterday and came wideness a picture of the new inductees into the National Honor Society over at St. Francis Indian School. I unchangingly get a little jolt when I see someone's wonk prowess get noted and while the rest of the Facebook world scooted by with a ... READ MOREFormer Pine Ridge athlete breaks 800 meter record at Bacone UniversityFeb 1, 2017By Rich Winter Some terrific news regarding a former Pine Ridge athlete, 800 meter runner, Ilijah Coleman who is having himself a heck of an indoor season for Bacone University out of Muskogee, Oklahoma.   Coleman, running at the Pittsburgh State Invitational in Pittsbugh Kansas won his heat... READ MORETristin Watzel picked up the first win of his career on Senior Night in Winner TuesdayWatzel comes up clutch in final home match in WinnerFeb 1, 2017By Rich WinterUpperdrama last night at the Winner NationalBaby-sitArmory as the Chamberlain Cubs and Winner Warriors dualed each other in wrestlng.   In the last match of the night, Winner senior, Tristin Watzel toed the line for likely the last time in a Winner Warrior singlet.   Now... READ MORECheck out the sick requite and go from Jesse Allen to Loren DraggFeb 1, 2017By Rich Winter Leading just 33-29 at the half of Tuesday's game @ Stanley County, Rashad Shannon's guys got it going!   The Falcons erupted for a 22-point third quarter, outscoring the Buffs, 22-11 in the third to stretch the lead out to double-digits, nearly 20 at one points.   The F... READ MOREGavyn Spottd Tail delivered 8 big points in TC's, 44-43 win over Winner. Rich WinterBuffs & Falcons throw lanugo on liveticket.tvJan 31, 2017By Rich Winter While the volcanish ash of last night's 44-43 win by Todd County over Winner, IN WINNER, has barely settled, Rashad Shannon's hairdo hit the road Tuesday afternoon as the 6-6 Falcons travel to take on a 9-3 Stanley County squad.    The win over Winner vaulted Todd County in... READ MORECan Kaleb Crownover conquer theMatriculationB 120 lb. weight classJan 31, 2017By Rich Winter All season long, Tri-Valley's Caden Lamer has been staring lanugo at the rest of theMatriculationB 120 pounders in South Dakota. Lamer won a state title a year ago, 46-3 for the Tri-Valley Mustangs at 113 lbs. and has been top ranked in the Dakota Grappler wrestling rankings since day 1, wee... READ MOREIn his last outing, Todd County senior Gavyn Spotted Tail tossed in a career upper 28 points vs. Crow CreekTodd County at Winner highlights BIG MONDAY of upper school hoopsJan 30, 2017By Rich Winter Is it just me or does it finger like the upper school basketball season in South Dakota crush off the road, got stuck in a ditch and is just now getting pulled to safety? The winter storm of 2017, let's undeniability it 'Roberta' for lack of a largest word, wreaked havoc on upper school basketball... READ MORECoach Gordon Hooks has turned Wolsey Wessington into aMatriculationB power, in football and basketballGordon Hooks and his Warbirds of Wolsey-Wessington coming on strongJan 29, 2017By Rich Winter Just browsing virtually the SDHSAA basketball page this morning, trying to get a finger for how some of theMatriculationB school wideness the state are doing, and came wideness ole Wolsey-Wessington sitting atop the District 6 standings with a 10-1 record.   Guess I knew they were ranked in ... READ MOREWinner's Kayleb Brozik has the heart of a championJan 29, 2017By Rich Winter As I've gotten to know Kayleb Brozik's father a little largest this year, somehow I'm finding it nonflexible to write well-nigh the younger Brozik who is having a spectacular senior year at Winner upper school.   An all-state football player who did it on both sides of the wittiness and the top... READ MOREClash of the Titans, part 1 goes to Nash HutmacherJan 29, 2017By Rich Winter Listening to the unconcentrated on Winnerwarriorslive.com yesterday, you could finger the vaticination buzzing in the Aberdeen scene as the HWT semi-final between Chamberlain's Nash Hutmacher and Winner's Trezen Doren approached.    And then, without two months of waiting and a wh... READ MORECaelyn Valandra Prue lit up Pine Ridge for 41 points and 15 rebounds as the Lady Falcons ran past Pine Ridge, 87-60. Kernit GrimshawValandra-Prue spectacular as Todd County rips Pine RidgeJan 28, 2017By Jody Brozik It's interesting sitting over here in Winner and getting the game-by-game, blow-by-blow from Panic Button author, Rich Winter regarding the exploits of the Todd County Lady Falcons and their budding super-star, Caelyn Valandra-Prue.   When Rich texted me Thursday and informed ... READ MORECamren Folkers was a yahoo Friday vs. RidgeJan 28, 2017By Rich Winter Midway through the 3rd-quarter of Friday's unpeace between Pine Ridge at White River, senior part-way Camren Folkers powered his way to the basket, raised in traffic, banked home the shot, was fouled, and exploded from the carnage under the basket with a double-fist pump of emotion. &nb... READ MORETre Doren, Winner, and Nash Hutmacher, Chamberlain, are expected to meet in the Lee Wolf semis today in Aberdeen. Doren vs. Hutmacher Let's get it onJan 28, 2017By Rich Winter Having a nonflexible time generating a lead for this blog so I'm just gonna let er rip. So, there is this big-ole vicious wrestling tournament, Lee Wolf, going lanugo in Aberdeen today. While there are a tuft of big-time teams and grapplers at the event, all of that ways nothing....  ... READ MOREPotter County's Carl Cronin has been mowing lanugo the competition in theMatriculationB 113 lb. weight classAberdeen American NewsCan Potter County's Carl Cronin reach the top rung ofMatriculationB's 113 lb. weight classJan 27, 2017Rich Winter It's been a terrific season of wresting thus far for Potter County senior, Carl Cronin. The big fella started the season at 120 lbs., won the Stanley County Invite and then moved lanugo a weight matriculation to 113. Since that move, he's been nearly unbeatable, and handling some terrific wrestl... READ MOREDrew DeMers notched a career upper with 37 points in Thursday's 78-66 win over MillerFile photoDeMers drops 37 as shorthanded Winner squad tops MillerJan 27, 2017By Rich Winter Thursday's game in Miller between the 8-3 Miller Rustlers and the 6-5 Winner Warriors had disaster written all over it. The Warriors, on the heels of a three-game skid were without Cameron Kuil (sick), on the road, and hadn't seen the gym for practice since Monday due to massive wint... READ MORENew seeding system at South Dakota state wrestling tournament could have catastrophic impact on this years state tournament.C'mon SDHSAA, if you're going to seed it, seed the whole thingJan 26, 2017The Lightning ROD As the South Dakota upper school wrestling season moves into it's final month, the visualization by the South DakotaUpperSchool Activities Association to ONLY seed the top-8 wrestlers in each weight matriculation is well-nigh to throw a dangerous curve-ball to South Dakota prep athletes in their m... READ MOREPierre's Joe Ashley obstructed 405 shots during a stellar career with the Pierre GovernorsGoogleWho remembers the 7-foot Native baller from PierreJan 26, 2017By Rich WinterSurpassingthe days of a 3-class system in South Dakota high-school hoops, folks from CEB, Winner and Todd County got quite familiar with Pierre's Joe Ashley. In the old system, CEB, Todd County and Winner, had to go through Pierre to reach the state tournament, and when in the late 70's... READ MOREAlexis Peterson had 24 points and 13 rebounds in a recent win over Burke-South/Central. Can Platte-Geddes get it together by tournament timeJan 25, 2017By Rich Winter While the Platte-Geddes girls are just 7-5, you get the feeling that come tournament time, this team could be a handful.    In their second-to-last last outing, Alexis Peterson, the 6-foot-1 senior dialed up a double-double, 24 points and 13 rebounds as the Black Panthers... READ MOREThe Red Cloud Crusaders stormed to a 2nd place finish at Lakota Nation, have endured some injuries, but towards to be healthy heading into the heat of their schedule. FacebookIs a healthy Red Cloud boys squad the team to write-up in Region 7A?Jan 25, 2017By Rich Winter On Jan. 7, Christian McGhee's Red Cloud boys basketball team was on top of the world. The Crusaders marched to a 2nd place finish at the Lakota Nation Invitational, write-up Pine Ridge @ Pine Ridge and were coming off a 61-36 dismantling of Belle Fourche.   McGhee's club was 6-1 a... READ MOREThere is a TUFFness that permeates through the PhilipZonewrestling progamJan 25, 2017By Rich WinterUnprotectedup with the PhilipZonewrestling squad Friday as the Scotties traveled east for the Kimball-WhiteLake/Platte Geddes and Winner duels. Had been wanting to get a squint at the small school in the middle of nowhere that seeks out and usually destroys anyone in their path.  &... READ MOREDid Scott Schramm and Chad Pokorny nearly gravity the town of Presho to closeJan 24, 2017By Rich Winter So, the other day I'm visiting with the Lyman County Sheriff who was in Mission to do a little photo op thingie with the sheriff of Mission who stepped lanugo without ten years of service.   At any rate, introduced myseslf and started asking a few questions well-nigh the current Lyman... READ MOREDylan LeBrun is scoring at 20 points per game for the 11-1 FliersCan Flandreau whop to the danceJan 24, 2017By Rich Winter In pouring over the newly releasedMatriculationA rankings, (South Dakota Sportswriters Association) couldn't help but notice the dominance of Region 3A, and the emergence of the Flandreau Fliers who jumped into the converstion this week, receiving votes in theMatriculationA poll. MatriculationA ... READ MOREDespiteMidwest Cowgirl PhotographyCubs snubbed, Lady Falcons one-liner the top-10Jan 24, 2017By Rich Winter As I've seen the Chamberlain boys play a couple of times this season, handling Winner and self-glorification out Todd County, and knowing they are among the eliteMatriculationA basketball teams in South Dakota, and, knowing they weren't ranked in the top-10 of last week's South Dakota polls, of cours... READ MOREAllison Ekroth had 8 points and 10 rebounds in Saturday's win over Jones County at the Southern Plains tournament. Linda VincentGregory seniors come up big as Lady Gorillas earn rare win at Southern Plains tournamentJan 23, 2017By Rich Winter Basketball season can be a TUFF, long season, expressly when the wins aren't coming as commonly as everyone would like.Inwardthe Southern Plains Tournament, Gregory had just one win, a 59-56 OT win over Marty Indian School.   Two days into the tournament, Gregory had t... READ MOREThe Lyman Raiders captured the Southern Plains basketball tournament with three subsequent victories, including a championship win over Kadoka. Lyman 10-1 without sunny Southern Plains tourneyJan 23, 2017By Rich Winter So much going on over the weekend, just now finally unprotected up to the Southern Plains girls basketball tournment results, and oh, what a tournament for mentor Britany Reuman and the Lyman Raiders. Withoutan opening round win over Colome, 57-23 the Raiders scorched a good Burke/So... READ MOREAfter a 35 point outing Saturday, Caelyn Valandra-Prue is scorching South Dakota basketball to the tune of 22 points per game. Kernit GrimshawBrace yourself for five increasingly years of Caelyn Valandra-PrueJan 23, 2017By Rich Winter In late November, here on the Rosebud, there were a few rumblings well-nigh the impending girls basketball season. It was worldwide knowledge that 8th-grader Caelyn Valandra-Prue was getting moved up from junior upper to the upper school team and people wondered how her older teammates would ... READ MOREJoe Sazue III got off to an incredibly fast start versus Todd County, finishing with a game upper 38 points. Joe Sazue III rocks Ben Reifle as Chieftains run past Todd CountyJan 23, 2017By Rich Winter There is nothing increasingly fun that watching a scorer get it going! Yeah, defense is nice, layups are neat and perfect form on one's jumper, solid...But...when a scorer gets it going, don't matter if the elbow's pointed out, the shoulders aren't quite square or if the temperature, is -5 o... READ MOREFantastic cultural mart as Freeman takes on St. FrancisJan 22, 2017By Rich Winter Kinda nonflexible not to notice Freeman teammate boys basketball coach, Don Hotchkiss. Dressed up nicely, it wasn't nonflexible to see where Hotchkiss's NFL loyalties lie this Sunday as the tie wasn't just a tie, it was a full-onUntriedBay Packers tie.   So, I asked him well-nigh it.  &n... READ MORERed hot Lady Chieftains in town to take on Lady FalconsJan 21, 2017By Rich Winter Have been pursuit the Lady Chieftains of Crow Creek unbearable to know they are having a heck of a season up north. Didn't realize it was 8-2 good until I looked at the SDHSAA webpage. Region 6A girls standings:  McLaughlin 43.70 7-3 Crow Creek 42.70 8-2 Mill... READ MOREAlanis Murray cranked out a career upper 12 points but she unsalaried in oh so many increasingly ways!Kernit GrimshawWelcome to the party Alanis MurrayJan 21, 2017Trailing 15-16 early in the second quarter of Thursday's what would be 73-43 win over St. Francis Indian, Todd County sophomore Alanis Murray unprotected a pass just outside the 3-point arc.   There was no hesitation!   Murray, unprotected the rock, didn't squint to dribble, didn't squint to pass, i... READ MORERidge vs. Winner has massive Region 7 implicationsJan 19, 2017By Rich Winter Some huge games going on in Winner tonight as the Pine Ridge Thorpes throne to Tripp County to do wrestle in both boys and girls whoopee tonight. You get the feeling that tonight's games have increasingly than just a little cross-region rivalry...Some tight races in both the boys and girls regio... READ MOREAfter a unconfined run in track last spring the New Underwood girls are 10-1 in basketball this seasonKeep an eye out for Brianna Phillipsen and the New Underwood Lady TigersJan 19, 2017By Rich Winter First unprotected site of the New Underwood girls during track season a year ago.Tuftof young ladies tearing virtually the track competing in all sorts of sprints, relays and any combination thereof. By the time the pebbles had cleared at the state track meet a year ago, New Underwood found ... READ MOREAre the Lyman Lady Raiders really 7-1Jan 19, 2017By Rich Winter Somewhere in the deep recesses of my smart-ass I remembered to trammels and see how the Lyman girls basketball team was doing. I'd wondered without seeing the girls have a strong volleyball team (state appearance), and knowing that roster was filled with seniors, tall seniors and some up-and-... READ MOREJoe Brandis is increasingly than a young Lakota man with long hairJan 19, 2017By Rich Winter It's been well-nigh ten days now, but a while when I was sitting in the living room of one of peeps in Mission and I watched as a young(ish) mom took well-nigh ten minutes to skim out the hair of her elementary weather-beaten son.    Young man has gone to a lot of wrestling meets and been... READ MOREIf you host it, the Scotties will come...PhilipZoneheads east for massive weekend of wrestlingJan 18, 2017By Rich Winter Toyed with the idea of driving to Philip, from Mission, last Saturday to trammels out the Philip Invitational. Alas, that didn't happen, but with the Philip Scotties headed to Winner on Friday & Saturday, the Panic Button is chomping at the bit to see the Scotties live for the first... READ MORECrow Creek rising without Chieftains crush MillerJan 18, 2017By Rich Winter Early in the season, despite coming out of Lakota Nation with a solid, 4th place finish, Billy Joe Sazue's boys were 3-3 and looking up at everyone in Region 6.    Fast forward one month pursuit the Dec. 17 loss to Pine Ridge at Lakota Nation (3rd & 4th place game) ... READ MOREKaiden Keiser slams the door as Winner tops ValentineJan 18, 2017By Rich Winter Heading into the final match of Tuesday's duel between Winner and Valentine, with the prod going wildly and the duel tied at 36-36, Winner 7th grader Kaden Keiser stepped onto the mat with the fortunes of the Winner wrestling team riding on his wholesale but enormously young shoulders.... READ MOREFalcon sophomore Aiden Bizardie scared a triple double with 36 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assistsKernit GrimshwBizardie scares triple-double as Falcons pull out gritty winJan 18, 2017By Rich Winter If you had Todd County Falcon sophomore going in your upper school fantasy basketball league....YOU WON, going away!   Bizardie posted a monster game in Tuesday's 79-76 OT win over Red Cloud with a career upper 36 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists as the Falcons ended a 3-game sk... READ MORE   On Facebook Panic Buton Live   On Twitter Tweets by @panicbuttonlive Copyright 2018 PanicButtonLive