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Area basketball coaches earn region awards

Three head and four assistant area basketball coaches were named the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association’s coaches of the year for their regions.

Six MMS track records fall

The competitiveness of the eighth-grade boys’ track team helped seven runners to six record-breaking performances this season.

• William Campbell, Reed Overweg, Matt Muth, Parker Wenzel, Jed Schmidt, Sam Michels and Spencer Neugebauer

Andes Central girls' bring home first title in school history

BROOKINGS — Led by individual champion Kellie Winckler, Andes Central won its school’s first team state title in any sport at the Class B girls’ state golf tournament Tuesday, coach Tom Cooney said.

• Krista Winckler

Wiese, Lickteig battle near top

BROOKINGS — As sophomores and juniors, Howard’s Cal Wiese and Freeman’s Arron Licktieg finished in the top two spots at the Class B boys’ state golf tournament, with each winning the individual title once.

Hegg crowned Flight 5 singles champion; Kernels take 5th

SIOUX FALLS — Alex Hegg was feeling great after his final singles match of the season with good reason.

• Alex Hegg
• Mitchell tennis team wins Sportsmanship Award

Mitchell tennis team wins Sportsmanship Award

SIOUX FALLS — For the second time in three years, the Mitchell Kernel boys’ tennis team was announced the winner of the Sportsmanship Award at the state tennis tournament Saturday at McKennan Park in Sioux Falls.

Parkston, Sydney Bormann looking to defend Class A golf titles

The Parkston girls’ golf team and Sydney Bormann return to the Class A state tournament to defend their titles today.

Kernel girls' golf team strives to keep improving at state tourney

Mitchell High School girls’ golf coach Rob Marchand said his team has continually improved this season.

Hegg wins state title; Kernels place fifth at state tournament

Mitchell's Alex Hegg was crowned a state champion at Flight 5 singles Saturday at the state boys' tennis tournament Saturday in Sioux Falls.

Mitchell gets two singles players to title match

SIOUX FALLS — Mitchell’s Flight 5 Alex Hegg and Flight 6 Brenden Lehr both advanced championship after beating the fourth-seeded players in their flights Thursday at the state boys’ tennis tournament.

• Kanin Nelson

Columns

CERSOSIMO: Life's like a marathon

Try to picture the drive from Mitchell to Forestburg. Now, imagine running that distance instead.

CERSOSIMO: Rew reaps benefits of hard work, dedication

Hard work does pay off. And Amelia Rew garnered the benefits of it last weekend in her final meet of her gymnastics career at the NCAA Regional Gymnastics Meet in Corvallis, Ore.

CERSOSIMO: Six-quarter rule should be refined for Class B

Does the six-quarter rule in high school basketball counteract its purpose at the Class B level?

CERSOSIMO: Parents a key component in Mitchell gymnastics

Because of budget cuts in the school district, the Mitchell School High School gymnastics team began paying $8,000 per year to participate as a sanctioned sport four years ago.

CERSOSIMO: Munsen enjoying life as spectator, but won’t rule out coaching again

Gary Munsen put a lifetime into basketball.