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O'Gorman's Drew Simon (AA) & Vermillion's Rylan Moran (A) win titles

Simon fired a 1-under-par 70 for the second-straight day and then parred the first playoff hole to win medalist honors over ...
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Watertown High School soccer teams open playoffs at home

Watertown's Olivia Dettman passes the ball during a first-round game against Sioux Falls Jefferson in the South Dakota state ...
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Sioux Falls Christian sweeps singles, doubles titles in two-day tourney

Sioux Falls Christian scored a perfect 600 points to again win the state Class A high school girls tennis tourney.
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Watertown, Aberdeen Central teams each win openers in state AA playoffs

Both Watertown teams kicked off the state Class AA playoffs with victories on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at the Allen Mitchell Athletic Complex. The boys (14-0-1) set a program record for wins in a season with a ...
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Some of the area's best high school boys basketball players honored

Groton Area's Ryder Johnson attempts to score against Clark-Willow Lake's Sully Felberg during their Northeast Conference high school boys basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Clark. No. 3 ...
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Blocked PAT in second OT lifts Mitchell past No. 3 11AA Watertown

WATERTOWN — A defensive struggle with few offensive highlights in regulation Friday turned out to become another one of many memorable homecoming games in the history of Watertown High School football ...
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Roger Merriam's series look at some of Milbank High School's best

Hamlin's Bryon Noem (33) drives past Milbank's Jason Mitchell (left) and Chad Bergan during their Region 1A boys basketball tournament game in late February of 1998 in the Watertown Civic Arena.
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Roger Merriam's Gimme 5 or 10 series look at Hamlin's best athletes

Hamlin's Aiden Abraham follows through after hitting a tee shot during the final round the 2026 South Dakota State Class B High School Boys Golf Tournament on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at the Brookings ...
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Six Watertown High School seniors run in final home meet of their careers

WATERTOWN — Some of the best high school cross country runners in South Dakota got to enjoy a nearly-perfect day for running at Cattail Crossing Golf Course. Seven hundred and two runners (counting ...
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Defending champion Sioux Falls Christian grabs opening-day lead

Sioux Falls Christian and Rapid City Christian again appear to be locked in a two-team dual for the state Class A high school ...
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Two-day tournaments set to conclude Oct. 6 at Aberdeen & Mitchell

O'Gorman, Parkston golfers grab individual leads with Sioux Falls Lincoln & Vermillion topping the team standings after Day 1 ...
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Photos from the 2025 South Dakota state Class 9B and 9AA football championship games

Freeman-Marion/Freeman Academy's Riley Tschetter gets ready to throw the football as teammate Taylor Goodwin tries to keep Elkton-Lake Benton's Quintin Westley (4) at bay during the state Class 9AA ...