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Girl's High School Basketball Spearfish 50, Belle Fourche 33 (Heard On KDSJ) Aberdeen Central 53, Rapid City Central 32 Beresford 66, Baltic 52 Brookings 43, Watertown 41 (OT) Centerville 56, Canistota 23 Colman-Egan 72, Arlington 41 Crow Creek 62, Flandreau Indian 57 Dell Rapids St. Mary 52, Howard 37 Deubrook Area 53...

Spearfish standout Peyton VanDeest capped her season on the national stage, finishing in the top 20 percent of the Nike Cross Country Nationals held Dec. 6 at Glendoveer Golf Course. VanDeest placed 37th overall out of 198 runners in the Women's Championship Race, clocking a time of 18:07.8 on the 5,000‑meter course....

In a match-up of two 2-0 RMAC squads, the No. 19 Black Hills State University men's basketball team got the best of UCCS on Thursday night as they defeated the Mountain Lions 97-92 in A2 Arena. The Yellow Jackets, who secured their tenth consecutive win over the Mountain Lions in A2 Arena, knocked down a season-best 15...

Emily Cooper scored a career-high 19 points with 12 of them coming in the fourth quarter as the Black Hills State Yellow Jackets stunned the UCCS Mountain Lions 61-56 in A2 Arena in a game that was tied at halftime. The Yellow Jackets never trailed in the second half and were able to hold a strong offensive UCCS team t...

Girl's High School Basketball Aberdeen Roncalli 57, Redfield 24 Bennett County 64, Philip 32 Dell Rapids 69, Madison 42 Faulkton Area 41, Hitchcock-Tulare 39 Flandreau 42, Chester 38 Gregory 54, O'Neill, NE St. Mary's 47 Northwestern 56, Wilmot 24 Sioux Valley 62, Sisseton 44 Tri-Valley 47, Garretson 17 Boy's High Scho...

In a battle featuring two of the remaining five unbeaten teams in RMAC play, the No. 19 Black Hills State University men's basketball team hosts UCCS on Thursday night in A2 Arena. The Yellow Jackets will put a number of streaks on the line as they look to continue a 7-game home streak, a 7-game win streak against UCCS...

After a 2-0 start to the league schedule with dominant victories over South Dakota Mines (104-76) and Chadron State (90-67), the Black Hills State University men's basketball team once again moved up a pair of spots in the National Association of Basketball Coaches' (NABC) Division II Men's Basketball Top-25. The Yello...

The Preseason South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll has been released. Teams are ranked by points received and first-place votes are in parentheses. Boys Class AA 1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (11) 78 2. Brandon Valley (6) 58 3. Huron 43 4. Mitchell 38 5. Sioux Falls O'Gorman (1) 15 Receiving votes: Sioux Falls Jefferson 13...

The Spearfish volleyball program will be featured prominently in this year's South Dakota High School Volleyball Coaches Association All-Star Game, scheduled for tomorrow. Head coach Shelbie Richard, now completing her fourth season leading the Spartans, has been selected as one of the event's head coaches. Senior sett...

Making their first appearance in A2 Arena in the 2025-26 season, the No. 21 Black Hills State University men's basketball team used a 20-point second half advantage to cruise to a 90-67 victory over Chadron State. Shooting 50.0 percent or better for the sixth time this year, the Yellow Jackets knocked down 30-of-60 fro...

The Yellow Jackets took a 30-3 run and turned it into the biggest RMAC win in program history. The Green and Gold outscored Chadron 83-34 for a 49-point margin of victory. The Yellow Jackets had a 51-10 lead going into halftime and just never took off the break as they destroyed the five-game losing streak they had goi...

Announced on Thursday afternoon, the Black Hills State University football duo of TJ Chukwurah and Bryce Coulson were named D2CCA First Team All-Super Region 4 by the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioner's Association. The Yellow Jackets were one of just two RMAC schools to have multiple first team all-region selec...

The No. 21 Black Hills State University men's basketball team makes their home debut in the 2025-26 season after seven consecutive games away from home, bringing a 6-1 (1-0 RMAC) record into a contest with Chadron State. The Yellow Jackets, who earned their first RMAC opening win since 2022-23, look to ride the high of...

After a tight first half between the two west river rivals, the No. 21 Black Hills State University men's basketball team erupted for 59 second half points in a 104-76 win against South Dakota Mines in the King Center. Led by a trio of 20-point scorers, the most since a 2022 NCAA Tournament victory over West Texas A&am...

Despite great games from Bradie Schlabs and Addie Branscum, BHSU was not able to pull out a close win versus South Dakota Mines losing 64-62 in another one-score loss as BHSU falls for the fifth straight game. Schlabs half-court heave at the buzzer fell short, but she still put up 15 points and six assists, while Addie...

The 2025-26 conference schedule begins on Tuesday, December 2, for the No. 23 Black Hills State University men's basketball team as they make the short drive down I-90 to visit rival South Dakota Mines for the first of two meetings this season. The Yellow Jackets look to snap a 2-game losing streak in RMAC openers, see...

The No. 23 Black Hills State University men's basketball team secured their second win in as many days at the Dakota Challenge, taking down the hosts of UMary by a score of 85-74 on Saturday in the McDowell Activity Center. Never trailing in the contest, the Yellow Jackets jumped out to an early 12-2 advantage and woul...

The No. 23 Black Hills State University men's basketball team answered every punch thrown at them by Minot State on Friday afternoon in the opening contest of the Dakota Challenge, securing a 72-65 win over the NSIC foe in the McDowell Activity Center. The Yellow Jackets opened the match-up by connecting on 11 of their...

The No. 23 Black Hills State University men's basketball team is set for their second consecutive weekend of facing Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) foes as they travel north to match-up with former DAC opponents Minot State and UMary. In the second annual Dakota Challenge during Thanksgiving weekend, the...

Named after the late Harlon Hill, a former University of North Alabama standout, the Harlon Hill Award is given annually to the NCAA Division II Football Player of the Year. The Great American Conference announced on Tuesday afternoon the 36 nominees for the award, which included Black Hills State wide receiver TJ Chuk...

For the second consecutive release of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) NCAA Division II Top-25 Poll, the Black Hills State University men's basketball team finds themselves nationally-ranked. BHSU appears in the rankings at No. 23 in the first regular season release of the poll, after starting the ...

Looking to bounce back from their first defeat of the season Friday night, the No. 17 Black Hills State University men's basketball team weathered a sluggish start and defeated in-state foe Augustana by a score of 75-71 on Saturday afternoon in Nemzek Fieldhouse. The Yellow Jackets found themselves trailing 15-4 early ...

The Yellow Jackets almost completed an improbable comeback against the Cougars. They were trailing by as much as 12 in the third quarter and nine with 6:43 remaining in the fourth, they charged back and had a chance at a buzzer beater late but couldn't get it to fall and fell for the fourth straight game. It was the fi...

High School Volleyball Class AA Tournament Championship 7th Place #8 Mitchell 0, #11 Sioux Falls Jefferson 3 (22-25, 12-25, 10-25) 5th Place #4 Sioux Falls Lincoln 3, #7 Sioux Falls Washington 1 (20-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-20) 3rd Place #2 Brandon Valley 3, #5 Watertown 0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-21) Championship #1 Harrisburg 3...

High School Volleyball Class AA Tournament Semifinals #4 Sioux Falls Lincoln 3, #8 Mitchell 2 (26-24, 23-25, 25-18, 20-25, 15-9) #7 Sioux Falls Washington 3, #11 Sioux Falls Jefferson 0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-18) #1 Harrisburg 3, #5 Watertown 0 (25-18, 25-12, 25-11) #3 Sioux Falls O'Gorman 3, #2 Brandon Valley 2 (19-25, 25-...

Despite shooting better than 50 percent for the third consecutive game to open the season, the No. 17 Black Hills State University men's basketball team suffered their first set back of the season to (RV) MSU Moorhead. The Yellow Jackets were unable to slow the hot-shooting Dragons as they shot 60.0 percent from the fi...

The Yellow Jackets fall to Northern State for the 18th straight time as Northern's Izzy Moore hit two free throws with no time on the clock to give them the win. BHSU had the lead in the entirety of the second half until the last 30 seconds and were unable to hold on to their 13-point halftime lead. They dropped to 1-3...

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) announced the 2025 all-conference football teams and special award winners on Friday afternoon, which included the recognition of eight Black Hills State University student-athletes. Highlighting the eight honorees was the pair of TJ Chukwurah and Bryce Coulson who received...

The Spartan junior placed 2nd at the Nike Cross Country Heartland Regionals on Nov. 9, running a personal-best 17:04 in tough, frigid conditions at Yankton Trail Park. The finish secures her spot at the Nike Nationals in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 6. VanDeest's standout 2025 season already includes her 5th straight Black ...

High School Volleyball Class AA Tournament Quarterfinals #1 Harrisburg 3, #8 Mitchell 0 (25-8, 25-9, 25-18) #5 Watertown 3, #4 Sioux Falls Lincoln 2 (25-21, 25-21, 12-25, 25-27, 15-12) #2 Brandon Valley 3, #7 Sioux Falls Washington 0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-17) #3 Sioux Falls O'Gorman 3, #11 Sioux Falls Jefferson 0 (25-15, 3...

The following players have been selected to the South Dakota Football Coaches Association's 2025 all-state teams. The players are selected for the teams based on the votes of the coaches in their respective classes. Each class also includes one All-American selection advanced by the SDFBCA to be recognized nationally b...

Black Hills State Women's Basketball (1-2) head back into South Dakota to compete in Sioux Falls at the East/West Challenge on Friday and Saturday. There, they will look to get back in the win column as they face two in-state foes in the Northern State Wolves (1-1) on Friday and the host team Sioux Falls Cougars (1-2) ...

After a pair of 32-point victories last weekend in Denver, the No. 17 Black Hills State University men's basketball team travels to the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes as they seek to avenge losses to (RV) MSU Moorhead and Augustana from a year ago. The East/West Challenge enters its seventh season matching teams from the R...

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced their postseason awards and All-RMAC teams Thursday afternoon. Among the honorees for All-RMAC Honorable Mention was BHSU's libero Ellie Thomas. It is Thomas' first RMAC postseason honor and her second RMAC honor this year after winning Defensive Player of the Week earli...

Women's College Basketball Minnesota Crookston 75, Black Hills State 68 (Heard On KDSJ) South Dakkota Mines 57, Nebraska Wesleyan 45 Men's College Basketball Fort Hays State 68, South Dakota Mines 52

The Yellow Jackets were unable to get their second win of the season, as they fall to Minnesota Crookston in game three of the season. The Yellow Jackets did not get enough from their starters as they only combined for 32 total points, while they were outscored by their bench, who had 36. Sawyer Stoebner was the star f...

The Black Hills State Softball team announced their 2026 schedule Wednesday morning. The Yellow Jackets are slated to play their usual 44 RMAC games against the 11 RMAC schools with softball. They will also be playing in one extra tournament this year along with the Minot State Bubble Invite: The OC/UCO Festival in Okl...

The Black Hills State University men's basketball team leaves the Auraria Event Center on Monday afternoon with their second 32-point win in as many days as they defeated Texas A&M International 89-57. The Yellow Jacket offense continued its efficient start to the season, once again shooting better than 50 percent ...

The Black Hills State University football team closed out the 2025 season with their second consecutive win, securing a 55-28 win over New Mexico Highlands at Lyle Hare Stadium on Saturday. The win marked the first time in the DII era that the Yellow Jackets have scored a touchdown in all three facets of the game (offe...

College Men's Basketball Black Hills State 89, Texas A&M International 57

Women's College Basketball St. Mary's 61, Black Hills State 58 (Heard On KDSJ) St. Edwards 85, South Dakota Mines 79 Men's College Basketball Black Hills State 86, Sul Ross 54 (Heard On KDSJ-TV)

High School Football Class 11AAA Championship Brandon Valley 34, Sioux Falls Lincoln 27 Class 11A Championship Sioux Falls Christian 28, Lennox 24 College Football Black Hills State 55, New Mexico Highlands 28 (Heard On KDSJ) Illinois State 35, South Dakota State 21 South Dakota Mines 45, Adams State 21 University Of S...

The Black Hills State Yellow Jackets were unable to get out of their own way on Friday, November 14, 2025 as they drop their sixth match in a row to Colorado Mesa 3-0. The Yellow Jackets had 36 digs and 3 aces tonight but had a negative hitting percentage having 17 kills to 20 errors. They were unable to score more tha...

The Black Hills State Yellow Jackets and Head Coach Kelly Kruger dominated St. Edward's from start to finish. BHSU took the first quarter 27-8 as BHSU held a 20-point lead or more for most of the game. The Jackets were led by Bradie Schlabs who continued her stellar start to her BHSU career with a 23-point game and ne...

High School Football Class 11AA Championship Pierre 56, Yankton 35 Class 11B Championship St. Thomas More 48, Elk Point-Jefferson 38 Class 9A Championship Wall 60, Howard 6 Women's College Basketball Black Hills State 73, St. Edward's 42 (Heard On KDSJ) St. Mary's 54, South Dakota Mines 50

Class AA State Tournament Quarterfinals Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 at Summit Arena, in Rapid City All times Mountain No. 1 Harrisburg (32-2) vs. No. 8 Mitchell (16-8), 11:00 am No. 4 Sioux Falls Lincoln (19-5) vs. No. 5 Watertown (20-9), 12:45 pm No. 2 Brandon Valley (25-3) vs. No. 7 Sioux Falls Washington (17-7), 5:00 pm...

High School Football Class 9AA Championship Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy 46, Elkton-Lake Benton 22 Class 9B Championship Dells Rapids St Mary 54, Avon 6 High School Volleyball Class AA SoDak 16 Mitchell def. Spearfish, 25-12, 25-15, 25-22 (Heard On KDSJ) Brandon Valley def. Rapid City Central, 25-16, 25-23, 25-20 Har...

Spearfish (20-12) travels to Mitchell (15-8) on Thursday, Nov. 13, for a Class AA SoDak 16 showdown with a state tournament berth on the line. First serve is set for 6:00 p.m. at Mitchell High School. The matchup marks a rematch of their Oct. 4 meeting, where Mitchell swept Spearfish 25-21, 25-20, 25-17. In that contes...

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) announced the 2025 First Team Academic All-RMAC and RMAC Academic Honor Roll selections for the sport of women's soccer on Wednesday afternoon. Representing Black Hills State University, Ainsley Wilson becomes the first student-athlete in program history to be voted first t...

The Black Hills State Yellow Jackets drop another three set match and their second loss of the year to the South Dakota Mines Hardrockers. The Jackets fell down the stretch in the second set and struggled to keep it close in the first and the third sets. BHSU was not able to play spoiler to the Hardrockers RMAC Tournam...

Class A State Tournament Quarterfinals Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 at Summit Arena, in Rapid City All times Mountain No. 1 Dakota Valley (31-3) vs. No. 8 Wagner (24-7), 11:00 am No. 4 Clark/Willow Lake (25-1) vs. No. 5 Hamlin (21-4), 12:45 pm No. 2 Dell Rapids (27-6) vs. No. 7 Rapid City Christian (29-11), 5:00 pm No. 3 Si...

High School Volleyball Class A SoDak 16 Clark/Willow Lake def. Aberdeen Roncalli, 25-15, 25-21, 25-18 Dakota Valley def. Platte-Geddes, 25-9, 25-8, 23-25, 25-11 Dell Rapids def. Todd County, 25-9, 25-10, 25-9 Hamlin def. West Central, 25-23, 12-25, 16-25, 25-19, 15-9 Rapid City Christian def. Groton Area, 25-18, 26-28,...

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) announced the 2025 women's soccer all-conference team and special awards on Tuesday afternoon as postseason play is now in full swing. Representing Black Hills State University among the honorees was the pair of Leah Day and Katy Vinton, who each earned Honorable Mention Al...

The Black Hills State Yellow Jackets (6-17 (2-9 RMAC)) are heading back to Rapid City to face their rivals, the South Dakota Mines Hardrockers (9-14 (6-5 RMAC), for the second time this season. The Yellow Jackets will look to get revenge on the Hardrockers for a tight four-set loss earlier in the year and will also loo...

It was a complete game for the offense, defense, and special teams on Saturday afternoon at Rex Stadium as the Black Hills State University football team cruised to a 59-0 win at Adams State. The dominant performance was an all-around effort that was led by quarterback Luke Duby, passing for 331 yards and five touchdow...

Upper Bracket No. 16 Sturgis (9-22) at No. 1 Harrisburg (31-2), 6 p.m. No. 9 Spearfish (20-12) at No. 8 Mitchell (15-8), time TBD No. 13 Yankton (11-15) at No. 4 Sioux Falls Lincoln (18-5), 6:30 p.m. No. 12 Huron (9-13) at No. 5 Watertown (20-9), time TBD. Lower Bracket No. 15 Rapid City Central (9-21) at No. 2 Brandon...

Black Hills State 59, Adams State 0 (Heard On KDSJ) Colorado Mesa 38, South Dakota Mines 12 Dakota State 38, Rocky Mountain 7 Midland 45, Dakota Wesleyan 7 Minnesota State 45, Augustana 21 Minot State 49, Northern State 28 Morningside 63, Mt. Marty 20 University Of South Dakota 24, South Dakota State 17 Wayne State 42,...

After beginning the early portion of their season with three consecutive games away from home and a month in-between home games, the Black Hills State University football team will play their fifth and final game on the road as they visit Adams State on Saturday, November 8 ,2025. The Yellow Jackets seek their second w...

The Black Hills State Yellow Jackets were unable to grab an upset win in Golden as they drop their fourth straight match 3-0 to the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers. The Yellow Jackets got 21 points in the third set, but lost the other two 25-14 and 25-10. They were led by Emily Freeland with six kills, three digs, ...

At the DakotaDome in Vermillion. All times listed are Central. Thursday, Nov. 13 Class 9B: No. 1 Dell Rapids St. Mary (10-0) vs. No. 2 Avon (10-1), 11 a.m. Class 9AA: No. 1 Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy (11-0) vs. No. 2 Elkton-Lake Benton (10-1), 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14 Class 9A: No. 1 Wall (11-0) vs. No. 7 Howard (9-2...

High School Football Class 11AAA Semifinal Playoffs Brandon Valley 38, Harrisburg 14 Sioux Falls Lincoln 42, Sioux Falls Jefferson 28 Class 11AA Semifinal Playoffs Pierre 28, Huron 13 Yankton 41, Sturgis 28 Class 11A Semifinal Playoffs Lennox 15, Dell Rapids 14 Sioux Falls Christian 35, West Central 0 Class 11B Semifin...

With the conclusion of the Class A and Class B regional volleyball playoffs on Thursday, November 6, 2025, the SoDak 16 pairings are set for Tuesday, November 11, 2025. Below are the SoDak 16 pairings for Class A and Class B volleyball. Class A SoDak 16 No. 1 Dakota Valley (30-3) vs. No. 16 Platte-Geddes (14-19) No. 2 ...

High School Volleyball Spearfish def. Douglas, 25-11, 25-10, 25-11 (Seen On KDSJ-TV) Brandon Valley def. Huron, 25-19, 25-18, 25-17 Harrisburg def. Brookings, 25-10, 25-10, 25-12 Sioux Falls Jefferson def. Aberdeen Central, 25-18, 19-25, 25-16, 25-19 Sioux Falls O'Gorman def. Mitchell, 25-23, 25-18, 25-13 Sioux Falls R...

The Rapid City Stevens Raiders closed out their home regular season slate with a strong performance Tuesday night, defeating the Spearfish Spartans 3-1 in a Class AA volleyball matchup at Stevens High School. Stevens claimed the win with set scores of 24-26, 25-20, 25-12, and 25-20, improving their overall record to 26...

The Black Hills State University women's soccer team will play their 18th and final game of the 2025 season on Wednesday, November 5, as they travel to face Regis. The Yellow Jackets will look to close the year on a high note, seeking an additional win to their already single season record total, as they face the Range...

High School Volleyball Rapid City Stevens def. Spearfish, 24-26, 25-20, 25-12, 25-20 (Heard On KDSJ) Aberdeen Central def. Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 25-22, 25-18, 25-15 Brandon Valley def. Mitchell, 25-15, 23-25, 25-13, 25-17 Harrisburg def. Watertown, 25-8, 25-19, 25-15 Sioux Falls Jefferson def. Pierre, 25-15, 25-17, 25...

High School Volleyball Rapid City Central def. Sturgis, 25-21, 25-10, 22-25, 13-25, 15-7 Watertown def. Yankton, 25-16, 23-25, 25-19, 25-14 Region 1B First Round Playoffs Leola/Frederick Area def. Tiospa Zina, 25-7, 25-16, 25-11 Waverly-South Shore def. Wilmot, 25-12, 25-10, 25-15 Region 2B First Round Playoffs Iroquoi...

The Spearfish Lady Spartans (19-11) will travel to Rapid City Thursday night for a pivotal matchup against the No. 5-ranked Stevens Lady Raiders (25-9), with major postseason implications on the line. The contest features the top two West River Class AA programs and could determine which team earns the right to host a ...

Here is the final South Dakota Media Volleyball Poll for the 2025 season. Teams are listed with first place votes in parentheses, record, points and previous ranking. Class AA 1. Harrisburg (9) 29-2 45 1 2. Sioux Falls O'Gorman 21-4 36 2 3. Brandon Valley 22-3 27 3 4. Sioux Falls Lincoln 16-5 16 4 5. Sioux Falls Washin...

The Spearfish Spartans gave top-seeded Yankton all they could handle Thursday night, but came up just short in a 12-7 loss in the opening round of the Class 11AA playoffs. The defeat ends Spearfish's season at 5-5, marking their fourth one-score loss of the year. Yankton, now 8-2, leaned on a dominant ground game and t...

The Black Hills State University football team fell in an offensive shootout with Colorado Mesa on Saturday afternoon, dropping a 45-38 contest at Lyle Hare Stadium. The Yellow Jackets racked up a season-high 449 yards of total offense, reaching both the 100-yard rushing and 300-yard passing marks for just the second t...

College Football Colorado Mesa 45, Black Hills State 38 (Heard On KDSJ) Augustana 27, Northern State 14 Chadron State 35, South Dakota Mines 10 Dakota State 44, Mayville State 14 Dakota Wesleyan 44, Mt. Marty 41 Indiana State 24, South Dakota State 12 University Of South Dakota 26, University Of North Dakota 21 Univers...

South Dakota high school football is down to the final four teams in each of its seven classes with the conclusion of the quarterfinal round. Semifinals in all seven classes will take place on Friday, Nov. 7. Game times and sites will be announced leading up to the game. The state championship games will be played at t...

High School Football Class 11AAA Quarterfinal Playoffs Brandon Valley 41, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 14 Harrisburg 17, Sioux Falls O'Gorman 3 Sioux Falls Lincoln 60, Rapid City Central 21 Sioux Falls Jefferson 42, Sioux Falls Washington 12 Class 11AA Quarterfinal Playoffs Yankton 12, Spearfish 7 (Heard On KDSJ) Huron 7, Bro...

The road to the Class 11AA state championship begins Thursday night for top-seeded Yankton, as the Bucks (7-2) welcome eighth-seeded Spearfish (5-4) in a quarterfinal matchup set for 7 p.m. Yankton enters the postseason riding a wave of momentum, having won three straight games and four of their last five by margins of...

For the 11th consecutive season, the Black Hills State University women's triathlon team will be represented at the NCAA National Championships as they look to keep a streak of seven consecutive top-6 DII finishes alive. The Yellow Jackets will send five members of their team to compete in Tempe, Arizona, on Saturday, ...

In what promises to be one of the most anticipated matchups of the 9AA postseason, No. 4 Hill City (8-1) will host No. 5 Hamlin (8-1) in a quarterfinal showdown this week. Both teams enter with identical records and explosive offenses, with only one team advancing to the state semifinals. When the Class 9AA playoff bra...

High School Volleyball Spearfish def. Rapid City Central, 25-11, 25-13, 25-20 (Heard On KDSJ) Baltic def. Deubrook, 25-18, 25-23, 25-13 Bon Homme def. Avon, 25-17, 25-21, 25-22 Britton-Hecla def. Wilmot, 25-13, 25-16, 25-21 Brookings def. Pierre, 25-10, 25-23, 25-12 Castlewood def. Flandreau, 25-21, 25-18, 25-18 Cheste...

The 18-11 Spearfish Lady Spartans travel to Howard-Naasz Gym to battle the 8-18 Rapid City Central Cobblers this Tuesday night , October 28, 2025. Both teams look to climb up the Class AA standings. Spearfish enters the match as the 10th seed, while Central enters as the 15th seed, just barely in the top 16 that qualif...

High School Volleyball Arlington def. Chester, 25-10, 25-9, 25-9 Baltic def. Canton, 25-12, 25-18, 25-12 Bridgewater-Emery def. Centerville, 25-14, 25-19, 25-10 Burke def. Wagner, 25-17, 25-20, 25-20 Colome def. Kimball-White Lake, 25-14, 25-11, 25-8 Dupree def. Lemmon, 25-16, 25-13, 25-14 Edgemont def. Pine Ridge, 19-...

Here is the South Dakota Media volleyball poll for the week of Oct. 27, 2025. Teams are listed with first-place votes in parentheses, record, points and previous ranking. Class AA 1. Harrisburg (11) 28-2 55 1 2. Sioux Falls O'Gorman 21-3 44 2 3. Brandon Valley 22-3 33 3 4. Sioux Falls Lincoln 15-5 20 4 5. Mitchell 14-5...

The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Oct. 27 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Final regular season polls. (Class 11B and 9 Man Classes final regular season polls were published last wee...

The Black Hills State University men's and women's cross country teams ran to a pair of top-10 finishes on Saturday at the RMAC Cross Country Championships, hosted at the Monument Valley Park. The Yellow Jacket teams each recorded ninth place finishes, with the men totaling 282 points for their best finish since 2020 i...

Belle Fourche's bid for a dramatic overtime victory came up just one-yard short Thursday night, as the Broncs fell 21-20 to Rapid City Christian at Lou Graslie Field. The loss drops Belle Fourche to 3-6 to finish the season and marks the second consecutive defeat to the Comets. With the win, Rapid City Christian qualif...

Playing in their final home match of the 2025 season, the Black Hills State University women's soccer team played to a 0-0 draw against Western Colorado on Sunday afternoon at the Black Hills Power Sports Complex. Despite the scoreless draw, the Yellow Jackets saw a pair of school records fall against the Mountaineers ...

High School Volleyball Aberdeen Central def. Pierre, 25-8, 25-10, 25-15 Burke def. Gregory, 25-10, 25-8 Wagner def. Platte-Geddes, 25-20, 21-25, 25-22 Wakpala def. Oelrichs, 25-12, 25-20, 25-21 East-West Invitational= Brandon Valley def. Rapid City Stevens, 25-16, 25-21 Brandon Valley def. Spearfish, 25-13, 25-17 Brook...

Hundreds of the top cross country runners participated in the South Dakota High School Activities Association state championships on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. The races were contested at Broadland Creek Golf Course in Huron. Class AA Boys Team scores: 1. Sioux Falls Lincoln 39; 2. Sioux Falls Washington 81; 3. Brandon V...

High School Volleyball Aberdeen Roncalli 3, Deuel 0 Alliance (NE) 3, Lakota Tech 1 Baltic 3, Lennox 0 Brandon Valley 2, Douglas 0 Brandon Valley 2, Rapid City Central 0 Brandon Valley 2, Rapid City Central 0 Brandon Valley 2, Sturgis Brown 0 Bridgewater-Emery 3, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 0 Brookings 2, Douglas 0 Brook...

In a game with playoff implications, the Spearfish Spartans came up short against the Sturgis Scoopers, falling 13-9 in a defensive battle Thursday night at Woodle Field. The loss drops Spearfish to 5-4 on the season and secures the No. 8 seed for the upcoming Class 11AA playoffs. Spearfish opened the scoring midway th...

South Dakota high school football playoff quarterfinal matchups were set late Thursday night by the South Dakota High School Activities Association. Quarterfinals in all seven classes will take place on Thursday, Oct. 30. Game times and sites will be announced leading up to the game. The playoffs begin in the quarterfi...

High School Football Sturgis 13, Spearfish 9 (Heard On KDSJ) Brookings 22, Huron 14 Custer 50, Lakota Tech 0 Lennox 34, Dell Rapids 14 Madison 20, Milbank 6 Pierre 49, Douglas 0 Rapid City Central 36, Rapid City Stevens 6 Rapid City Christian 21, Belle Fourche 20 (OT) Sioux Falls Christian 40, Dakota Valley 9 Sioux Fal...

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) announced their 2025 women's basketball preseason coaches' poll and their 2025 Preseason All-RMAC Team Thursday afternoon and BHSU landed at sixth in the poll with 127 points and one third place vote, while sophomore Bradie Schlabs was the lone Yellow Jacket on the All-RMAC...

The lights will shine brighter than usual Thursday night at Woodle Field as the Sturgis Scoopers (4-4) host the #5-ranked Spearfish Spartans (5-3) in a pivotal Class 11AA showdown. With playoff implications looming and emotions running high on Senior Night, this clash carries extra weight-not just for the scoreboard, b...

The South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA) has officially released the 2025 playoff brackets for Class 11B, 9AA, 9A, 9B, and the All-Nations divisions. Initial pairings were announced Saturday, with updates finalized Monday. In Class 11B, St. Thomas More (8-0) enters as the No. 2 seed with 45.000 powe...

The Hot Springs Lady Bison stunned Spearfish on Senior Night with a dramatic five-set victory (25-21, 14-25, 20-25, 28-26, 15-13) Tuesday evening, snapping a three-match losing streak against the Lady Spartans. Hot Springs opened the match with a first-set win before Spearfish responded with dominant play in sets two a...

High School Volleyball Hot Springs def. Spearfish, 25-21, 14-25, 20-25, 28-26, 15-13 (Heard On KDSJ) Aberdeen Central def. Mitchell, 26-24, 25-12, 25-18 Aberdeen Christian def. Ipswich, 25-14, 25-21, 17-25, 25-22 Aberdeen Roncalli def. Milbank, 25-16, 21-25, 25-15, 25-17 Alcester-Hudson def. Flandreau Indian, 25-18, 25...

The Black Hills State Yellow Jackets, for the first time since 2022, have won more than one RMAC game in a season and swept an RMAC opponent. The Jackets defeated the Chadron State Eagles 3-0 in dominant fashion as the Green and Gold had the most blocks in a game so far this season. BHSU is now 2-0 this season and in l...

For just the second time in program history, the Black Hills State University men's basketball team has been tabbed the preseason RMAC favorites. Accumulating 183 points with ten first place votes, the Yellow Jackets were voted by the leagues' head coaches to upend last year's regular season and tournament champions, C...

The Spearfish Lady Spartans will close out their home schedule Tuesday evening with a non-conference matchup against the Hot Springs Lady Bison. First serve is set for 6:00 p.m. at Spearfish High School. The match will feature a Senior Night ceremony honoring nine Spartan seniors, including standout contributors Adelyn...

Here is the South Dakota Media volleyball poll for the week of Oct. 20, 2025. Teams are listed with first place votes in parentheses, record, points and previous ranking. Class AA 1. Harrisburg (12) 22-2 60 1 2. Sioux Falls O'Gorman 19-3 48 3 3. Brandon Valley 16-3 36 2 4. Sioux Falls Lincoln 15-4 24 5 5. Mitchell 13-4...

The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Oct. 20 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Class 11AAA 1. Brandon Valley (21) 8-0 105 1 2. Sioux Falls Lincoln 7-1 84 2 3. Sioux Falls Jefferson 6-2 6...

The Black Hills State University football team fell to No. 9/9 CSU Pueblo on Saturday at Lyle Hare Stadium by a score of 40-14 in what was their second straight game against a top-10 ranked opponent in the RMAC. The ThunderWolves jumped out to an early 17-0 lead after the first quarter and controlled the game offensive...

No. 3-ranked Pierre (5-3) rallied from a 21-point first-quarter deficit to defeat No. 4 Spearfish (5-3) 45-28 on Friday night at Lyle Hare Stadium, securing a crucial win for playoff positioning in South Dakota Class 11AA football. Spearfish opened the game with a dominant start, scoring three times in the first quarte...

The Lead-Deadwood Golddiggers suffered a 55-0 defeat Friday night against the undefeated and #2-ranked St. Thomas More Cavaliers, marking their 19th consecutive loss dating back to 2006. The shutout was the first time this year Lead-Deadwood failed to score, and the sixth straight shutout pitched by the Cavaliers. With...

The Belle Fourche Broncs delivered an impressive performance Friday night, defeating Lakota Tech 55-0 on the road in their most decisive win of the season. The shutout marks Belle Fourche's fourth consecutive victory over the Tatanka. With the win, the Broncs improve to 3-5 on the season, while Lakota Tech falls to 0-8...

College Football Colorado State Pueblo 40, Black Hills State 14 (Heard On KDSJ) Northern State 55, Southwest Minnesota State 23 South Dakota State 35, Murray State 14 University Of South Dakota 17, Northern Iowa 14 Western Colorado 34, South Dakota Mines 14

The Black Hills State University football team will return home Lyle Hare Stadium and face their second consecutive top-10 opponent as they welcome No. 9/9 CSU Pueblo on Saturday, October 18. The game between the Yellow Jackets and ThunderWolves will feature two of the top wide receivers in the country as TJ Chukwurah ...

The Black Hills State Yellow Jackets were unable to get the win over Adams State despite taking the first set of the match. They fell to the Grizzlies 3-1 in four sets in A2 Arena in the first game of the two-game homestand for the Yellow Jackets. BHSU was able to get some good defensive performances tonight with Ellie...

A tale of two halves saw the Black Hills State University women's soccer team flip the script in the second half and battle back for a 1-1 draw on senior night at the Black Hills Power Sports Complex against Colorado Christian. The Cougars, a team that entered only averaging 5.2 shots per game, came out firing and out-...

High School Football Pierre 45, Spearfish 28 (Heard On KDSJ) Alcester-Hudson 64, Scotland/Menno 16 Belle Fourche 55, Lakota Tech 0 Brandon Valley 24, Harrisburg 0 Britton-Hecla 56, Waverly-South Shore 6 Brookings 59, Douglas 8 Castlewood 60, Deubrook Area 8 Centerville 50, Burke 6 Clark/Willow Lake 50, Webster Area 0 C...

The #4 Spearfish Spartans (5-2) will host the #3 Pierre Governors (4-3) Friday night at Lyle Hare Stadium in a high-stakes Class AA showdown that could shape the playoff landscape. Kickoff is set for October 17, with both teams looking to solidify their postseason credentials. Spearfish returns home after a 56-6 beatdo...

Spearfish High School delivered a strong showing at the Best of the West cross-country meet Thursday at Hart Ranch, highlighted by senior Peyton VanDeest's commanding win in the girls' race. VanDeest claimed the individual title with a time of 17:39.33, finishing more than a minute ahead of the field. Teammate Kori Kei...

The Belle Fourche Broncs (2-5) will travel to face the Lakota Tech Tatanka (0-7) on Friday night, aiming to extend their unbeaten streak in the series. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. Belle Fourche enters the matchup with momentum after snapping a road winless streak last week, defeating Custer 18-14. The Broncs are 3-0 a...

The Lead-Deadwood Golddiggers (0-7) will travel to Rapid City on Friday to take on the undefeated, and #2-ranked St. Thomas More Cavaliers (7-0) in a Black Hills Conference football matchup. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Lead-Deadwood enters the game still searching for its first win of the season after falling 33...

The Sturgis Brown Lady Scoopers (8-14) earned a decisive 3-0 victory over the Lead-Deadwood Lady Golddiggers (9-17) Thursday night, winning sets 25-16, 25-20, and 25-8. Sturgis controlled the match from start to finish, anchored by strong net defense from middle blockers Olivia and Madeline Vliem and consistent serving...

High School Football Little Wound 52, Crow Creek 0 Lower Brule 46, Tiospa Zina 14 Mahpiya Luta 56, Crazy Horse 0 Marty 12, St. Francis 6 McLaughlin 72, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte/Tiospaye Topa 22 Sioux Falls Washington 28, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 7 White River 40, Pine Ridge 0 Winnebago, NE 55, Omaha Nation, NE 6 High School V...

The Black Hills State Yellow Jackets (5-11 (1-5 RMAC)) are back at home in A2 Arena Friday and Saturday facing Adams State (8-9 (3-3 RMAC)) on Friday night and then will face the only RMAC team we beat last year, New Mexico Highlands (7-10 (2-4 RMAC)) on Saturday night. BHSU is looking to end their four-game conference...

The Black Hills State University men's and women's rodeo teams completed the fall portion of their 2025-26 season last Friday and Saturday at the Triton Stampede as the No. 7 nationally-ranked Yellow Jacket cowgirls notched their fifth top-3 finish of the year with 280 points for second place, and the cowboys finished ...

The Spearfish Lady Spartans (15-7) delivered a dominant performance Tuesday night, sweeping the Belle Fourche Lady Broncs (6-20) in straight sets, 25-13, 25-9, 25-13. The victory marks Spearfish's third consecutive win over Belle Fourche and improves head coach Shelbie Richards' record to 3-2 against her alma mater. Se...

High School Volleyball Spearfish def. Belle Fourche, 25-13, 25-9, 25-13 (Heard On KDSJ) Aberdeen Christian def. Gettysburg, 25-16, 25-11, 25-11 Aberdeen Roncalli def. Mobridge-Pollock, 25-17, 25-9, 25-12 Arlington def. Sioux Valley, 25-22, 27-25, 25-19 Avon def. Viborg-Hurley, 25-11, 25-14, 25-14 Bon Homme def. Scotlan...

The Lead-Deadwood Lady Golddiggers (8-16) will travel to face the New Underwood Lady Tigers (7-15) this evening in an interclass volleyball matchup, with first serve scheduled for 6:00 p.m. This marks the second meeting between the teams this month. Lead-Deadwood claimed a 2-0 victory in their October 4 tournament matc...

The Spearfish Spartans (14-7) will host the Belle Fourche Lady Broncs (9-16) Tuesday night in a non-conference volleyball matchup, with first serve set for 7:00 p.m. at Spearfish High School Gym. Spearfish enters the contest with momentum, aiming for its third consecutive win over Belle Fourche in as many seasons. The ...

High School Volleyball Aberdeen Christian def. Florence-Henry, 25-10, 25-23, 25-23 Avon def. Menno, 25-19, 25-19, 25-18 Bennett County def. White River, 25-16, 25-18, 25-14 Groton def. Britton-Hecla, 25-15, 25-18, 25-12 Ipswich def. Mobridge-Pollock, 25-9, 26-24, 25-19 Iroquois-Lake Preston def. Elkton-Lake Benton, 25-...

Here is the South Dakota Media Volleyball Poll for the week of Oct. 13, 2025. Teams are listed with first place votes in parentheses, records, points and previous ranking. Class AA 1. Harrisburg (13) 20-2 65 1 2. Brandon Valley 14-2 52 2 3. Sioux Falls O'Gorman 16-3 39 3 4. Watertown 12-6 23 4 5. Sioux Falls Lincoln 13...

The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Oct. 13 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Class 11AAA 1. Brandon Valley (24) 7-0 124 1 2. Sioux Falls Lincoln (1) 6-1 101 2 3. Sioux Falls Jefferson ...

The Black Hills State University women's soccer team concluded their weekend gauntlet on the road that consisted of a pair of top-25 opponents, dropping a 4-0 decision to No. 23 Colorado Mesa on Sunday afternoon. For just the second time in RMAC play this season the Yellow Jackets were shutout, as the Mavericks control...

The Black Hills State University football team was unable to withstand a stretch of 35 unanswered points by No. 5/6 Western Colorado on Saturday afternoon, falling by a score of 56-17 at the Mountaineer Bowl. After a turnover led to a touchdown late in the first half for Yellow Jackets to cut the deficit within a posse...

College Football Western Colorado 56, Black Hills State 17 (Heard On KDSJ) Augustana 50, Concordia-St. Paul 10 Colorado Mines 24, South Dakota Mines 14 Dakota State 27, Dickinson State 25 Morningside 49, Dakota Wesleyan 17 Mt. Marty 31, Doane 14 Northern State 34, Minnesota Duluth 31 South Dakota State 31, Northern Iow...

The Black Hills State University women's soccer team was unable to withstand the attack of one of the nation's top scoring teams on Friday afternoon, falling to No. 15 UCCS by a score of 4-1. The four goals surrendered by the Yellow Jackets were the most this season and was just the third time in 2025 they have given u...

High School Football Spearfish 56, Douglas 6 (Heard On KDSJ) Avon 68, Scotland/Menno 14 Belle Fourche 18, Custer 14 Bon Homme 26, Platte-Geddes 0 Brandon Valley 49, Mitchell 7 Canistota 22, Chester 20 (OT) Castlewood 38, Estelline/Hendricks 8 Centerville 51, Gayville-Volin 0 Clark/Willow Lake 44, Mobridge-Pollock 6 Col...

Lead-Deadwood Falls To Rapid City Christian, Extends Losing Streak To 10 The losing streak continued for Lead-Deadwood last night as the Golddiggers dropped their tenth consecutive game, falling 33-10 to Rapid City Christian. The defeat drops Lead-Deadwood to 0-7 on the season, while the Comets improve to 3-4 with thei...

The Spearfish Spartans earned their first road victory of the season in dominant fashion Friday night, defeating the winless Douglas Patriots 56-6 to improve to 5-2. Spearfish wasted no time getting on the board, as junior Thomas Hughes returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown. Senior Jack Couaette added a...

The Pierre Governor football team played its best game of the season to date with a 44-0 win over the Sturgis Scoopers Friday night in Pierre to improve to 4-3 on the season. The Governors punted just once in the first half and led 30-0 at the break as Kaleb Lounsbury threw for 244 yards in the first half and three tou...

The Black Hills State Yellow Jackets were unable to grab a set on the road at the Auraria Events Center as MSU Denver took all three to win 3-0. The Yellow Jackets, despite a great game from Emily Freeland, came close to winning set two. They only lost it 25-23 but lost the other two sets 25-15 and 25-13 as they drop t...

Two teams searching for their second win of the season will meet tonight as the Belle Fourche Broncs (1-5) travel to face the Custer Wildcats (1-5) in a Black Hills Conference showdown. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. at Custer Football Field. Both squads are coming off lopsided losses to Class 11B opponents. Belle Fourch...

The Lead-Deadwood Golddiggers (0-6) will travel to Hart Ranch tonight to face the Rapid City Christian Comets in an interclass football matchup. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on the campus of Rapid City Christian Schools. Lead-Deadwood enters the game still searching for its first win of the season. The Golddigger...

The Black Hills State University men's and women's rodeo team has reached the conclusion of their fall season as they will compete in their sixth and final rodeo of the fall season at the Triton Stampede, hosted by Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The Yellow Jacket women's team enters the weekend at ...

The Spearfish Spartans (4-2) will travel to Patriot Stadium tonight to face the Douglas Patriots (0-6) in a Class 11AA football matchup. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Spearfish enters the game looking for its first road victory of the season and aiming to extend its four-game winning streak against Douglas. The Sp...

High School Football Little Wound 50, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte/Tiospaye Topa 0 Mahpiya Luta 68, Lower Brule 32 Marty 62, Crazy Horse 8 McLaughlin def. Crow Creek (Forfeit) Parkston 66, Wolsey-Wessington 16 Tiospa Zina 46, Flandreau Indian 12 Todd County 46, Pine Ridge 0 White River 6, Omaha Nation, NE 0 Winnebago, NE 50, S...

High School Volleyball Spearfish def. Sturgis, 25-18, 25-16, 25-12 (Heard On KDSJ) Aberdeen Central def. Tea, 25-19, 25-12, 25-22 Arlington def. Deuel, 28-26, 25-17, 25-17 Beresford def. Flandreau, 25-13, 25-15, 25-21 Bison def. McLaughlin, 25-13, 25-18, 25-10 Bridgewater-Emery def. Sioux Falls Lutheran, 25-23, 25-17, ...

High School Volleyball Baltic def. McCook Central-Montrose, 25-15, 25-17, 25-21 Castlewood def. Dell Rapids St Mary, 25-23, 23-25, 26-24, 25-22 Chester def. Colman-Egan, 26-24, 25-13, 25-22 Dakota Valley def. Dell Rapids, 23-25, 25-22, 18-25, 25-22, 15-6 Garretson def. Elkton-Lake Benton, 29-27, 25-21, 21-25, 25-21 Gro...

Here is the South Dakota Media volleyball poll for the week of Oct. 6, 2025. Teams are listed with first place votes in parentheses, records, points and previous ranking. Class AA 1. Harrisburg (12) 15-2 60 1 2. Brandon Valley 13-2 47 2 3. Sioux Falls O'Gorman 10-2 37 3 4. Watertown 11-6 19 4 5. Rapid City Stevens 20-3...

The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Oct. 6 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Class 11AAA 1. Brandon Valley (21) 6-0 105 2 2. Sioux Falls Lincoln 5-1 83 1 3. Harrisburg 5-1 55 3 4. Sioux...

College Football South Dakota Mines 27, Black Hills State 13 (Heard On KDSJ) Augustana 29, University Of Sioux Falls 28 Bemidji State 24, Northern State 21 Concordia 52, Mt. Marty 43 Dakota Wesleyan 33, Doane 7 Montana Tech 49, Dakota State 21 South Dakota State 35, Youngstown State 30 University Of South Dakota 49, Mu...

High School Football Spearfish 23, Watertown 12 (Heard On KDSJ) Aberdeen Central 28, Mitchell 13 Avon 60, Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian 6 Bon Homme 48, Wolsey-Wessington 12 Brandon Valley 35, Sioux Falls Lincoln 30 Britton-Hecla 53, Waubay/Summit 0 Castlewood 60, Waverly-South Shore 8 Chamberlain ...

High School Football Lower Brule 50, Pine Ridge 0 Mahpiya Luta 52, St. Francis 0 Marty 56, Flandreau Indian 14 McLaughlin 58, Tiospa Zina 0 Omaha Nation, NE 50, Crow Creek 0 Todd County 50, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte/Tiospaye Topa 0 White River 50, Crazy Horse 0 High School Volleyball Harding County def. Faith, 25-17, 25-22,...

High School Volleyball Andes Central/Dakota Christian def. Colome, 25-17, 25-22, 25-17 Bennett County def. Kadoka, 25-18, 17-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-9 Bon Homme def. Gregory, 25-18, 25-22, 25-14 Brandon Valley def. Dakota Valley, 27-25, 25-16, 25-19 Bridgewater-Emery def. Ethan, 22-25, 25-18, 25-15, 18-25, 15-9 Britton-He...

High School Volleyball Baltic def. Dell Rapids St Mary, 25-18, 25-21, 24-26, 25-14 Crow Creek Tribal School def. Stanley County, 21-25, 25-11, 25-14 Deuel def. Flandreau, 25-22, 25-19, 25-19 Gayville-Volin High School def. Vermillion, 25-15, 25-13, 25-21 Ipswich def. North Central, 28-26, 26-24, 25-14 Lennox def. Tea, ...

Here is the South Dakota Media Volleyball Poll for the week of Sept. 29, 2025. Teams are listed with first place votes in parentheses, record, points and previous ranking. Class AA 1. Harrisburg (13) 13-2 65 1 2. Brandon Valley 10-2 51 2 3. Sioux Falls O'Gorman 8-2 40 3 4. Watertown 9-6 21 4 5. Rapid City Stevens 14-3 ...

The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Sept. 29 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Class 11AAA 1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (19) 5-0 115 1 2. Brandon Valley (5) 5-0 101 2 3. Harrisburg 4-1 62 4 4...

College Football Colorado Mines 36, Black Hills State 27 (Heard On KDSJ) Augustana 34, Winona State 26 Briar Cliff 21, Dakota Wesleyan 7 Dakota State 11, Southern Oregon 10 Minnesota State 38, University OF Sioux Falls 12 North Dakota State 51, University Of South Dakota 13 Northern State 53, University Of Mary 14 Sout...

High School Football Huron 27, Spearfish 25 (Heard On KDSJ) Aberdeen Central 21, Sturgis 13 Alcester-Hudson 41, Gayville-Volin 6 Brandon Valley 53, Rapid City Central 7 Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 38, Baltic 8 Britton-Hecla 46, Great Plains Lutheran 0 Brookings 21, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 7 Burke 44, Tripp-Delmont/Armour/And...

High School Football Little Wound 32, Mahpiya Luta 22 Lower Brule 56, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte/Tiospaye Topa 6 Pine Ridge 53, St. Francis 12 White River 66, Crow Creek 0 Winnebago, NE 38, Todd County 8 High School Volleyball Aberdeen Christian def. Wilmot, 25-12, 25-8, 25-18 Aberdeen Roncalli def. Sisseton, 25-15, 25-12, 2...

High School Volleyball Spearfish def. Sturgis, 25-19, 25-16, 25-23 (Heard On KDSJ) Aberdeen Christian def. Waubay/Summit, 27-25, 25-12, 25-15 Avon def. Irene-Wakonda, 25-13, 25-10, 25-20 Baltic def. Elkton-Lake Benton, 25-14, 25-16, 24-26, 25-15 Bison def. Tiospaye Topa, 25-9, 25-16, 25-18 Bridgewater-Emery def. Hanson...

High School Volleyball Aberdeen Roncalli def. Aberdeen Christian, 19-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-16, 15-9 Edgemont def. Newell, 25-17, 25-20, 25-13 Elkton-Lake Benton def. Great Plains Lutheran, 25-18, 25-16, 13-25, 26-24 Ellendale, ND def. Leola-Frederick High School, 25-12, 28-26, 25-22 Ethan def. Dell Rapids St Mary, 25-18...

Here is the South Dakota Media volleyball poll for the week of Sept. 22, 2025. Teams are listed with first place votes in parentheses, record, points and previous ranking. Class AA 1. Harrisburg (12) 11-2 60 1 2. Brandon Valley 8-2 43 2 3. Sioux Falls O'Gorman 7-2 38 3 4. Watertown 7-4 18 4 5. Rapid City Stevens 13-3 7...

The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Sept. 22 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Class 11AAA 1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (16) 4-0 100 1 2. Brandon Valley (5) 4-0 89 2 3. Sioux Falls Jefferson ...

High School Football Harrisburg 49, Yankton 3 High School Volleyball Hill City 3, Bennett County 0 Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 3, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland 0 Sioux Falls Jefferson 3, Rapid City Stevens 2 Sioux Falls O'Gorman 3, Brookings 0 Tea Area 3, Pierre 0 College Football Black Hills State 25, Fort Lewis 19 (Heard On K...

High School Football Spearfish 21, Aberdeen Central 6 (Heard On KDSJ) Arlington 34, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 22 Avon 67, Colome 0 Belle Fourche 36, Lead-Deadwood 22 Bon Homme 18, Kimball/White Lake 0 Brandon Valley 55, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 14 Castlewood 56, Wilmot 21 Clark/Willow Lake 34, Parker 13 Colman-Egan 32, Sioux ...

High School Football Aberdeen Roncalli 18, Miller 6 Little Wound 26, Lower Brule 20 McLaughlin 18, Marty 14 Omaha Nation, NE 68, Crazy Horse 26 Tiospa Zina 46, Crow Creek Tribal School 0 Todd County 38, St. Francis Indian 0 High School Volleyball Aberdeen Central def. Sioux Falls Washington, 25-17, 26-24, 25-21 Aberdee...

High School Volleyball Spearfish def. Lead-Deadwood, 25-9, 25-11, 25-17 (Heard On KDSJ) Arlington def. Waverly-South Shore, 25-19, 25-20, 25-21 Brandon Valley def. Brookings, 25-17, 25-20, 25-23 Bridgewater-Emery def. Freeman, 25-15, 25-15, 25-27, 25-16 Burke def. Corsica/Stickney, 25-12, 25-19, 25-16 Castlewood def. D...

Here is the South Dakota Media volleyball poll for the week for the week of Sept. 15, 2025. Teams are listed with first place votes in parentheses, record, points and previous ranking. Class AA 1. Harrisburg (11) 5-0 55 1 2. Brandon Valley 6-2 43 2 3. Sioux Falls O'Gorman 5-2 34 3 4. Watertown 7-3 19 4 5. Sioux Falls W...

The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Sept. 15 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Class 11AAA 1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (20) 3-0 120 1 2. Brandon Valley (5) 3-0 103 2 3. Sioux Falls Jefferson...

High School Football Brandon Valley 43, Sioux Falls O'Gorman 15 Harrisburg 41, Rapid City Central 10 Sturgis 41, Rapid City Stevens 10 College Football Chadron State 31, Black Hills State 28 (Heard On KDSJ) Augustana 21, University Of Mary 20 Mt. Marty 24, Northwestern 14 South Dakota State 37, Drake 21 University Of S...

High School Football Spearfish 42, Mitchell 16 (Heard On KDSJ) Alcester-Hudson 28, Viborg-Hurley 26 Avon 54, Corsica-Stickney 8 Beresford 21, Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 20 Bon Homme 49, Gregory 18 Bennett County 26, Kadoka Area 22 Britton-Hecla 53, Florence/Henry 0 Brookings 14, Aberdeen Central 10 Burke 41, Sunshine Bibl...

High School Football Crazy Horse 32, Tiospa Zina 6 Little Wound 40, Pine Ridge 6 Marty 50, Crow Creek 0 McLaughlin 24, White River 22 St. Francis 22, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte/Tiospaye Topa 0 Todd County 48, Mahpiya Luta 30 Winnebago, NE 44, Lower Brule 0 High School Volleyball Alliance, NE def. Rapid City Christian, 25-22,...

High School Volleyball Spearfish def. Rapid City Christian, 25-15, 19-25, 22-25, 25-17, 15-8 (Seen On KDSJ-TV) Aberdeen Christian def. Langford Area, 25-17, 25-23, 25-11 Aberdeen Roncalli def. Florence/Henry, 25-12, 25-12, 25-17 Avon def. Tripp-Delmont/Armour, 25-17, 25-6, 25-14 Bennett County def. Edgemont, 25-18, 25-...

Here is the South Dakota Media volleyball poll for the week of Sept. 8, 2025. Teams are listed with first place votes in parentheses, record, points and previous ranking. Class AA 1. Harrisburg (15) 3-0 75 1 2. Brandon Valley 4-2 60 3 3. Sioux Falls O'Gorman 4-2 38 2 4. Watertown 6-2 28 4 5. Sioux Falls Washington 2-1 ...

The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Sept. 8 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Class 11AAA 1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (18) 2-0 118 1 2. Brandon Valley (7) 2-0 105 2 3. Sioux Falls Jefferson ...

High School Football Brookings 40, Mitchell 0 Brandon Valley 55, Rapid City Stevens 3 Harrisburg 21, Sioux Falls Washington 0 Sioux Falls Jefferson 47, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 0 Sioux Falls Lincoln 50, Sioux Falls O'Gorman 31 High School Volleyball Aberdeen Central def. Huron, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21, 25-16 Mitchell def. Pie...

High School Football Spearfish 14, Rapid City Central 6 (Heard On KDSJ) Alcester-Hudson 41, Irene-Wakonda 8 Avon 48, Burke 0 Bon Homme 50, Scotland/Menno 14 Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 32, Lead-Deadwood 6 Britton-Hecla 61, Redfield 22 Canistota 30, Iroquois/Lake Preston 12 Castlewood 36, Wolsey-Wessington 0 Centerville 35,...

High School Football Crow Creek 14, Flandreau Indian 6 Lower Brule 64, St. Francis Indian 12 Mahpiya Luta 30, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 6 McLaughlin 68, Crazy Horse 0 Todd County 44, Little Wound 20 Winnebago, NE 56, Pine Ridge 6 High School Volleyball Aberdeen Roncalli def. Tiospa Zina, 25-7, 25-8, 25-8 Arlington def. Iroq...

High School Volleyball Spearfish def. Hill City, 25-18, 25-23, 25-14 (Heard On KDSJ) Aberdeen Christian def. Waverly-South Shore, 25-10, 25-13, 25-8 Aberdeen Roncalli def. Miller, 22-25, 25-20, 18-25, 25-19, 16-14 Baltic def. Beresford, 25-21, 25-13, 25-18 Bon Homme def. Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 25-14, 25-12, 25...

Here is the South Dakota Media Volleyball Poll for the week of Sept. 2, 2025. Teams are listed with first place votes in parenthesis, record, points and previous ranking. Class AA 1. Harrisburg (12) 1-0 60 1 2. Sioux Falls O'Gorman 2-0 48 3 3. Brandon Valley 3-2 26 5 4. Watertown 5-1 24 RV 5. Sioux Falls Washington 1-1...

The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Sept. 2 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Class 11AAA 1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (11) 1-0 91 T-1 2. Brandon Valley (9) 1-0 85 T-1 3. Sioux Falls Jefferso...

High School Football McLaughlin 64, Flandreau Indian 0 Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central 32, Lead-Deadwood 10 High School Volleyball Jones County def. Bison, 25-7, 25-12, 25-13 Mobridge-Pollock def. Chamberlain, 25-23, 25-23, 25-18 Rapid City Central def. Pierre, 25-16, 28-30, 25-15, 25-22 Rapid City Steven...

High School Football Tea Area 22, Spearfish 14 (Heard On KDSJ) Alcester-Hudson 26, Centerville 21 Arlington 20, Wilmot 18 Avon 62, Sioux Falls Lutheran 20 Bennett County 44, New Underwood 6 Brandon Valley 28, Sioux Falls Washington 7 Britton-Hecla 36, Leola/Frederick Area 6 Canistota 20, Colman-Egan 12 Canton 27, Rapid...

High School Football Crazy Horse 58, Crow Creek 6 Jones County 50, Faith 14 Kimball/White Lake 55, Redfield 0 Little Wound 40, St. Francis 12 Mahpiya Luta 32, Pine Ridge 6 Omaha Nation, NE 20, Tiospa Zina 6 Todd County 50, Lower Brule 22 White River 52, Marty 0 High School Volleyball Baltic def. Colman-Egan, 25-18, 25-...

High School Volleyball Sturgis def. Belle Fourche, 25-14, 25-20, 25-18 (Heard On KDSJ) Aberdeen Central def. Brookings, 20-25, 20-25, 25-17, 25-17, 15-7 Bridgewater-Emery def. McCook Central/Montrose, 25-17, 25-15, 25-19 Britton-Hecla def. Leola/Frederick Area, 25-18, 25-9, 25-14 Canistota def. Oldham-Ramona-Rutland, 2...

Here is the 2025 South Dakota Media Preseason Volleyball Poll. Teams are listed with first place votes in parenthesis, 2024 record, points and final 2024 ranking. Rankings will be released every Monday during the regular season, with releases pushed back if Monday falls on a federal holiday. Class AA 1. Harrisburg (9) ...

The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Aug. 25 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Classes 11AAA, 11AA and 11A remained unchanged from the preseason poll. Class 11AAA T-1. Brandon Valley (8)...

High School Football Harding County/Bison 44, Gettysburg 12 (Heard On KDSJ) Alcester-Hudson 40, Howard 29 Arlington 40, Sunshine Bible Academy 0 Avon 38, Colman-Egan 0 Beresford 27, Baltic 12 Bennett County 46, Jones County 12 Bon Homme 51, Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian 0 Burke 55, Colome 0 Center...

The preseason South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll is listed below, ranking the top-five teams and points received. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Class 11AAA T-1. Brandon Valley (8) 67 T-1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (7) 67 3. Harrisburg 42 4. Sioux Falls Jefferson 37 5. Sioux Falls O'Gorman (1) 23 Receiving v...

Black Hills State Athletics and Head Coach Grayson DuBose announce the hiring of Sadie Bacon to be the new volleyball assistant coach. She is DuBose's first staff hire since taking over the head coaching position earlier this year. Bacon will be starting her coaching career at Black Hills State after spending the last ...

Black Hills State Athletics and Head Coach Kelly Kruger announced the hiring of Adam Schorzmann to be the Women's Basketball Assistant Coach. Schorzmann brings 11 years of coaching experience at the high school and college level to the bench at BHSU. Schorzmann is heading to BHSU after spending last season at Wayne Sta...

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced the 2025 football preseason coaches' poll and the Preseason All-RMAC Football Teams in conjunction with their annual media day event. In a vote by the leagues' coaches the Yellow Jackets tallied 43 points, projected to finish tied with rivals South Dakota Mines for fifth...

Black Hills State University Director of Athletics Mark Nore announced the hiring of Kelly Kruger as interim head coach for the Yellow Jacket women's basketball team this upcoming year. A builder of programs, Kruger arrives in Spearfish for what will be his 35th season as a collegiate head coach where he has amassed mo...

The Black Hills State University football team and head football coach, Josh Breske, has announced the kick-off times for the 6-game home slate at Lyle Hare Stadium this fall. A total of two night games will highlight the schedule and a date with the 2024 RMAC Champions, CSU Pueblo. It will be "Cool Off & Kick...

After a successful first season for Black Hills State's women's basketball head coach Rachel Erickson, she announced on Friday morning that she will be stepping down from her position to pursue the next step in her coaching career at the NCAA Division I level. "We are grateful to Coach Erickson for her time, energ...

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) will host its annual football media day event Thursday, July 31, at the CAVEA Theater on the campus of MSU Denver. Representing the Black Hills State program will be head coach Josh Breske, defensive end Cooper Brown, and running back Cameron Goods. The Yellow Jackets will ...

The Black Hills State University volleyball team announced their 2025 schedule on Tuesday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets schedule includes the classic 14-game RMAC calendar with regional and power pod matchups as well as two non-conference tournaments in North Dakota and Nebraska. The Grayson DuBose era will begin in Ch...

The camps will be held July 14th-17th 2025 at Belle Fourche High School 2nd-4th grade from 8:00 AM-9:30 AM 5th-7th grade from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM 8th-12th grade from 5:00 PM-7:00 PM The cost is $60.00 payable to Belle Fourche Girls Basketball For more information contact: Coach Bill Burr 605-641-2262 Coach Kyle Ryan 605-...

(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) As the final buzzer sounded on "March Madness" and the high school and college basketball seasons wrapped up across South Dakota, reservation gyms are quiet-for now. The basketball season is over for Native American schools, too. But basketball is much more than a winter ...

Here are the 2025 South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association All-State boys basketball teams: CLASS AA First Team Markus Talley, Mitchell, 6-1, sr. (17.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.0 apg) Blake Ellwein, Huron, 6-9, jr. (21.4 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.1 apg) Landon Dulaney, Brandon Valley, 6-2, sr. (14.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 3.5 apg) Sam DeGroot,...

Here are the 2025 South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association All-State girls basketball teams: CLASS AA First Team Alyvia Padgett, Brandon Valley, 5-7, jr. (19.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.2 apg) Taaliyah Porter, RC Stevens, 5-8, sr. (21.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg) Sydney Terveen, O'Gorman, 5-10, jr. (15.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.7 apg) Lennix Dupr...

Boy's High School Basketball Class AA Tournament Championship Brandon Valley 53, Mitchell 45 Third Place Sioux Falls Lincoln 81, Harrisburg 52 Fifth Place Sioux Falls Jefferson 61, Huron 60 Seventh Place Spearfish 61, Sioux Falls O'Gorman 55 (Heard On KDSJ) Class A Tournament Championship Sioux Falls Christian 61, Haml...

Boy's High School Basketball Class AA Tournament Consolation Semifinals Huron 49, Spearfish 35 (Heard On KDSJ) Sioux Falls Jefferson 68, Sioux Falls O'Gorman 65 Championship Semifinals Brandon Valley 46, Harrisburg 31 Mitchell 55, Sioux Falls Lincoln 51 Class A Tournament Consolation Semifinals Hill City 68, Clark/Will...

Boy's High School Basketball Class AA Tournament First Round Sioux Falls Lincoln 55, Spearfish 33 (Heard On KDSJ) Brandon Valley 55, Sioux Falls Jefferson 41 Harrisburg 48, Sioux Falls O'Gorman 45 Mitchell 50, Huron 41 Class A Tournament First Round Hamlin 82, Hill City 43 Lennox 51, West Central 43 Rapid City Christia...

The South Dakota High School Activities Association has issued a statement regarding SDHSAA rules and policies after Sioux Falls Christian students stormed the court following a buzzer beater to beat Maȟpíya Lúta in the Class A state girl's basketball championship Saturday night (3-15-25) in Spearfish. &...