Jeff Tiefenthaler was a national sensation in the 1980s in high school and college. In the spring of 1985, he was a track All-American at SDSU. In the fall of 1985, he was a football All-American for the Jackrabbits. From Oct. 20, 1984, through Nov. 9, 1985, he broke a NCAA DII

In 2007-08, USD had one of the best women’s basketball teams in the nation. Coach Chad Lavin and his Coyotes went 33-2 and finished as the NCAA DII national runners-up. It was a season of firsts for the USD program: first-ever North Central Region title; school-record 31-game

One of the greatest high school tennis coaches (and duos) in history, the numbers generated by South Dakota’s Don Barnes and his long-time wife and assistant Kate are staggering: As head coach, his Sioux Falls O’Gorman boys’ and girls’ tennis teams registered: · More than 1,000

Amy Mickelson led the Brookings girls’ basketball team to unbeaten seasons as a junior and senior along with the two state titles and 48 straight wins. Brookings was ranked third in the nation by USA Today in Mickelson’s senior year and she was an All-American leading her team in

Jim Heinitz is well known and well respected as a football coach across the state. He is more known for his success at places such as SDSU as a player, Augustana as a college coach and Sioux Falls as a high school coach. However, Heinitz struck gold in West River as well. In

A McLaughlin and University of Mary standout basketball player, Dawn (Schaeffer) Seiler became the winningest ever South Dakota girls’ basketball coach (629 wins with 26 state tourney appearances and two state titles in four championship games at Aberdeen Central and McIntosh).

Scott Morgan was one of South Dakota’s greatest basketball players. The 1989 Mitchell High School graduae was a two-time first-team all-state player who led the Kernels to three state tournaments. As a senior, Scott was a 64 percent FG shooter who averaged 27 points and 15

You can’t talk about high school and college basketball in South Dakota without the conversation centering around Kim Templeton. The all-stater led undefeated Miller boys’ team to 1972 State A title in an era of only two classes of high school basketball. And Miller was smallest

Former Rapid City Stevens and Oral Roberts standout Kelvin Torve was a pro baseball player for 13 seasons, including MLB stints with the Minnesota Twins and New York Mets. He was one of the greatest baseball players South Dakota ever produced. But Kelvin was an all-round athlete

In 1981, Jeff Tiefenthaler left his beloved Armour to run track for the Jackrabbits. In 1986, he left as the greatest wide receiver in SDSU football history. He also left a string of SDSU records in football and track as an All-American in both sports. Jeff left Armour as an

One of South Dakota most iconic, well-known and most-listened to radio voices is Tim Smith of Mitchell. During his nearly 50-year career, he called play-by-play of more than 800 football games and more than 4,500 basketball games. Growing up in Minneapolis, Tim’s real name is

A record crowd of more than 400 people helped celebrate 19 new inductees into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame Sunday (Sept. 22) in Sioux Falls. The event brings together young and old to witness, applaud and learn about the state’s rich sports history. The 2024 inductees

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At Air Force, Navy, and West Point they call the transfer portal Desertion.

Just wondering whether anyone who covers college football has mentioned that in the ten years of a FOUR team playoff, 14 of 30 games were decided by at least 20 points. This includes 5 of 10 title games. (Still, I plan to watch the next 2 games today/tonight. You never know…)

I’ve always enjoyed talking to Kim Kaufman over the years. She’s a kind, thoughtful player who keeps grinding. I can’t say I was surprised by how strong she sounded on the phone when we talked about her cancer diagnosis. But I was definitely inspired. Read her story and

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How an #NFL preseason game looked on your black-&-white television set 54 years ago tonight August 14, 1971 #Raiders 41, #Jets 20 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Don Criqui, George Ratterman, and Bill Mathis on the call for WOR-TV New York Numerous young, future stars on the