Scotland’s Jesse Pechous, seated, watches while Burke/Gregory’s Mike Braun works on top of Scotland’s Mitch Fuerst as Scotland’s Tanner Iwan, rear left, looks on Thursday at the Scotland High School gymnasium. The empty chairs are an indication of the declining numbers in Scotland’s wrestling program and the declining number of athletes in sanctioned sports statewide. In the past eight years, South Dakota was one of only four states to suffer a declining number of high school athletes in sanctioned programs. (Chris Aarhus/Republic)
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