Last week 7 state championships were played in Vermillion. In Class A Dell Rapids defeated West Central
Yet after the game
@JustinZirpel
, the losing QB, gathered both teams together and prayed
@CoachCHernandez
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@WCTrojanFB
Minnesota head coach PJ Fleck was at Harrisburg HS tonight watching future Gopher QB Jacob Knuth put on a show as the top ranked Tigers defeat O'Gorman 44-24. Full highlights tonight on KELOLAND News at 10
From NFL stadiums, to trials of disappointment, his greatest strength was belief
The inspiring story of South Dakota’s Boogie Anderson (
@Boogieee0
)
Shot, written & produced by Tanner Castora. Full piece available in link
There are a lot of Coyote fans planning a trip to Wichita, Kansas, to watch the USD Women’s Basketball team in the NCAA tournament. Perhaps one of the proudest groups of fans heading to Saturday’s game is made up of the players’ moms.
The USD women are in the Sweet 16 for the first time, thanks to a couple of upset wins last weekend. Several players stepped up for the Coyotes, including redshirt freshman guard, Maddie Krull.
SDSU senior offensive lineman and Sioux Falls native Mason McCormick was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 119th overall pick in the fourth round of the NFL Draft.
"Just really proud of how he's ingrained himself on a very veteran team. It's not easy for a new guy and a young guy to find a niche and a role, and he's done that beautifully,"
@CoachHendoSDSU
said about
@GoJacksMBB
freshman Zeke Mayo.
"I learned at a very young age that I had to grow up and just realize there's going to be tough battles but it's your attitude that matters," Hayden Ruesink said.
.
@GoJacksFB
quarterback Mark Gronowski has had the fortune of looking up to his older brother Ryan.
@Tanner_Castora
has the story with the Gronowski brothers.
.
@HHSTigerFBall
senior and future
@GopherFootball
QB
@_jacobknuth_
has built himself into a premier quarterback for the top-ranked Tigers, which is a testament to the work he's put in over the years.
The SDHSAA Board of Directors today approved the softball steering committee’s plan to sanction softball in South Dakota, starting in the spring of 2023.
SDSU is just one win away from claiming their first ever FCS national championship and they have reached this level thanks to their true freshman quarterback, Mark Gronowski.
The Pierre football team has won five straight state titles and while talent has certainly played its role during this run, another key part to the Govs’ dominance is a tradition that started 6 years ago and has very little to do with football itself.
Several Jackrabbits impressed, but none more than Michael Griffin (
@M_GriffinJR
) who stole the show with a stunning 43.5 inch vertical
Full Pro Day story available in link
Perhaps the most experienced player in the history of the sport, with one chapter left to unfold
From SDSU to Augustana: The 7 year college basketball journey of
@ThEDyKman42
Story by
@Tanner_Castora
The De Smet Bulldogs (
@BasketballSmet
) go back to back in Class B
Behind a senior class that finishes with a 4 year record of (94-7)
Full Piece available in link:
The Gonzaga Bulldogs and Baylor Bears, the nation’s only programs ranked No. 1 in each of the last three seasons, will play on Dec. 2 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.
What 2 degrees did Coach Stieg (
@HolyNutmeg
) earn as a student? When was he named head coach at SDSU?
We put a few current
@GoJacksFB
players & former Jack great
@goedert33
to the test & got their best Coach Stieg imitations as well
Here's a look at this weeks Sidewalk Talk
South Dakota sophomore Chris Nilsen vaulted higher than any other American this season when he cleared 19 feet, 2 ¾ inches, at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays on Saturday afternoon inside Howard Wood Stadium. Nilsen brought the Coyotes’ total victories...
Caden Hinker played five seasons of varsity ball at Mitchell, elevating his game in each passing year and capping it off with a dominant senior season where he averaged more than 22 points and 9 rebounds per game.
After a solid sophomore campaign, Joe Sayler would take his game to another level this past season as a junior putting up 29 points per game and 6 rebounds a night.
“We’re a basketball family. My wife and I both graduated from Flandreau and we both played here. We’ve got deep roots here... The Sheppard’s and family basketball, kind of go together.”
After 8 years at Washington High School coaching with both the boys & girls programs
@WHSCoachTobin
takes over the
@WHSBoysBask
as their new head coach
Tory Holland (
@Tory3425
) buries an ice cold three late in the 4th to seal the deal
De Smet (
@BasketballSmet
) takes down St. Thomas More Saturday night at the Pentagon
Construction is underway in Madison as
@DSUAthletics
is beginning phase one which will build a new soccer and track facility, along with an events center and football field!
@KELOSweeter
will have more on the facility tonight on KELOLAND News!
.
@eliweber17
has established himself as a leader for
@AugieFB
and turned himself into one of the top defensive players in the country.
@KELOSweeter
shares his story.
Hannah Ronsiek led O'Gorman in scoring in the regular season, averaging 18.6 points per game, and then was the Knights leading scorer in each of their state tournament games during her senior season.
As well as consistent, White had other descriptors for Mason. Driven, smiley and happy-go-lucky all came up in short succession as the coach worked to paint a picture of the player -- the young man -- that he knew.
Dakota Wesleyan had yet to win a national championship, but on Tuesday, the Tigers played in their second NAIA DII national title game and their first since 2003. DWU met GPAC rival Concordia in the title tilt. Opening quarter Tigers were down one as...
The second edition of 5th down with SDSU
You know the names & know their game.. and now you will learn a bit more about who these young men are as people
This week we hear of the go to pregame songs as well as the best player they've ever played against
CLEVELAND – Seth Gross became South Dakota State's first national champion in any sport in the Division I era, winning the 133-pound title Saturday night at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Quicken Loans Arena.
A junior from Apple...
SDSU quarterback Mark Gronowski was honored Saturday night as the winner of the Walter Payton Award, which is presented annually by Stats Perform and FedEx Ground to the top offensive player in the FCS.