ESD

Pierre boys, Mitchell girls marked top teams this season by ESD coaches

A few weeks into basketball season, Eastern South Dakota Conference coaches have sighted the teams to beat.

By Brooke Cersosimo , December 18, 2012

ESD basketball games back to three referees

The Eastern South Dakota Conference is going back to three-referee crews for basketball games.

By Luke Hagen , December 08, 2012

ESD coaches' poll has Kernels at the bottom

One year after finishing at the top of the poll, the Mitchell High School football team finished at the bottom of the Eastern South Dakota Conference’s preseason coaches’ poll.

By Kevin Pottebaum , August 19, 2012

Harrisburg joins ESD Conference, beginning in 2013-14

Harrisburg is expanding the Eastern South Dakota Conference. On Monday night, the Harrisburg school board unanimously accepted and approved the invitation to join the ESD Conference, beginning in the 2013-14 school year. The school will be a member of the conference in all sports.

By Luke Hagen , April 11, 2012

ESD ADs invite Harrisburg to league for all sports

Eastern South Dakota Conference athletic directors unanimously voted to send a full invitation to Harrisburg on Wednesday, the conference confirmed on Thursday.

By Kevin Pottebaum , March 22, 2012

ESD discusses league expansion

The Eastern South Dakota Conference held its annual spring meeting Wednesday at Mitchell High School.

By Kevin Pottebaum , March 21, 2012

ESD Conference looking to add two teams

The Eastern South Dakota Conference has issued invitations to Sturgis and Harrisburg high schools to become football-only members, beginning the 2013-14 school year, it was announced Wednesday.

By Claire Meador , December 21, 2011

ESD Conference to remain at eight teams

Mitchell Activities Director Geoff Gross said scheduling issues was the main factor in his vote to deny four South Dakota high schools entry into the Eastern South Dakota Conference.

By Luke Hagen , December 28, 2010

Gross: ESD not likely to expand

While it remains for an official vote to be taken on the issue, Mitchell Activities Director Geoff Gross told the Mitchell Board of Education on Monday that an expansion of the Eastern South Dakota Athletic Conference is unlikely, with or without Mitchell’s vote.

By Ross Dolan , November 23, 2010

Brandon Valley AD: Being in two conferences will not affect ESD

BRANDON — Brandon Valley High School Activities Director, Randy Marso, confirmed during a phone interview Monday afternoon that the formation of the new Metro Conference would not affect the Eastern South Dakota Conference.

By Travis Mester , June 15, 2010

Gross says Metro Conference will not affect ESD; not all details certain

A new Metro Conference beginning in 2013-14 would have no affect on Mitchell High School’s athletic schedules, the school’s activities director, Geoff Gross, said Friday. The creation of the Metro Conference, which in principle would include current Eastern South Dakota Conference member Brandon Valley and the four Sioux Falls high schools, will eliminate the Greater Dakota Conference. “The only thing I know is that Brandon has been approached by all four Sioux Falls schools,” Gross said. “Other than that, Brandon has told us as ESD members that if they join this new conference, it wouldn’t affect scheduling at all.”

By Travis Mester , June 12, 2010

Greenways win ESD titles

PIERRE — Mitchell sophomores Justin and Jason Greenway shined bright at the Eastern South Dakota Conference track and field meet Saturday in Pierre. The twin brothers combined for three individual conference championships to lead the Kernels’ boys to a seventh-place team finish out of eight teams. Mitchell finished with 53 team points, just four points behind fifth-place finishers Brookings and Aberdeen Central. Watertown won the team competition with 154 points, Pierre took second with 108, Brandon Valley was third with 81 and Yankton was fourth with 77. Huron took eighth with 2 points.

By Sports staff , May 17, 2010

Kernels take sixth at ESD; Cersosimo places second

YANKTON — Mitchell seventh-grader Jacob Cersosimo took second Friday to lead the Kernels at the Eastern South Dakota Conference meet in Yankton. Cersosimo, Mitchell’s No. 6 singles player, picked up a 10-7 win over Watertown senior Greg Jensen in the semifinals before falling 10-4 to Yankton’s Lucas Rockne in the championship match.

By Sports staff , May 15, 2010

MHS has high hopes for ESD

Mitchell coach Geoff Gross has high hopes for today’s Eastern South Dakota Conference track and field meet. The Kernels will travel to Pierre for the ESD meet today with competition beginning at 11:30 a.m., and Gross believes his team has a number of individuals — and relays — with a chance to post solid finishes.

By Travis Mester , May 15, 2010

Young Kernels ready for ESD

Mitchell boys’ tennis coach Gayle Klein usually puts forth a goal for her team to finish at the Eastern South Dakota Conference and state meets better than the previous year. For a young group like the Kernels are this season, last year’s third-place finish at ESD — which was their best showing since 1999 — will be tough to match and almost impossible to better.

By Luke Hagen , May 14, 2010