Head men’s basketball coach Ryan Thompson has released the 2024-25 Black Hills State University men’s basketball schedule. The Yellow Jackets will open the season with a trip to the state of Texas in the first full weekend of November on November 9-10. Black Hills State will open the campaign with a trip to the state […]

The Black Hills State University men’s basketball team announces eight additions to the 2024-25 roster, head coach Ryan Thompson announced. BHSU adds six freshmen to the roster and two transfer athletes. “We are thrilled to announced our 2024 recruiting class. We feel this could be our best recruiting class to date,” noted Thompson. “We have […]

Black Hills State University became a Founding Sponsor by generously supporting the sponsorship of “Sting Boulevard” and the East Parking lot known as “The Yellow Jacket Parking Lot” at the Spearfish Sportsplex at Sky Ridge. “Sponsorship of the Spearfish SportsPlex is an exceptional opportunity for local businesses, and we thank Black Hills State University for […]

Black Hills State University is hosting the 2024 Yellow Jacket Classic on June 29 at Spearfish Country Club for a 4-person scramble with games and dinner to follow. Registration is now open for the event. The Classic will be a shotgun start beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Spearfish Country Club. The format being a 4-person […]

Black Hills State University women’s soccer head coach John Hutchison has announced the addition of Connor Campbell to his coaching staff for the 2024 season. He comes to BHSU after a four-year stint as head coach at NAIA member University of Jamestown. “We are very excited to welcome Connor into our program, he has a […]

The Belle Fourche Youth Basketball camp will be held at the Belle Fourche Community Center June 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th 6:00-7:30 pm. The program is for 3rd-6th grade girls and boys! We will cover fundamentals, ball handling, shooting. COST: $40 per person, $70 for two siblings, $90 for three siblings. This camp will […]

The Black Hills Pioneer became a Founding Sponsor by generously supporting the sponsorship of a West Parking Lot parking row and a softball bullpen at the Spearfish Sportsplex at Sky Ridge. “Sponsorship of the Spearfish SportsPlex is an exceptional opportunity for local businesses, and we thank the Black Hills Pioneer for assisting in advertising and […]

Spearfish High School Activities Director Dalton Wademan, is happy to announce the hiring of John Thayer as the new Spearfish Spartans Head Boy’s Wrestling Coach. Coach Thayer graduated from the University of Wyoming where he walked onto the wrestling program. After college, he went to Arizona where he was a head wrestling coach. Following his […]

Black Hills State Director of Athletics Mark Nore announced that former Yellow Jacket Rachel Erickson will be the next head coach of the BHSU women’s basketball program. Erickson returns to BH after serving as an assistant coach at Colorado State University. Erickson returns to her alma mater after a two-year stint at Colorado State where […]

John Bokker’s eight-year stint as Spearfish’s head boy’s wrestling coach ended this week after he formally submitted his resignation. Bokker’s father passed away in November 2023, and his mother moved in with him. “I just want to be more flexible in case I have to be there for my mom, and I can’t do that […]