About eight years ago, Doug Sorensen took the ice at Herb Brooks Arena at Lake Placid. The rink is meaningful as it was the same sheet of ice where the 1980 Olympic Gold Medal Game between the United States and the USSR, commonly known as “The Miracle on Ice” was played on. But for Sorensen, it meant even more.
The Brookings Bobcats’ relay teams had a strong afternoon as the Brookings track & field team competed at the Huron Invitational on Friday.
The Sioux Valley Cossacks picked up a sweep to open the season as they defeated Elkton and Hamlin Area in a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon.
The Flandreau Fliers got a big day at the plate from Sadie Iott, but her four hits and five RBI weren’t enough to defeat Chester in a 13-11 loss on Friday afternoon.
After their season opener was delayed by a few days, the Sioux Valley Cossacks, took the field, earning a 7-2 win over the Redfield Pheasants on Thursday afternoon.
The Tri-Valley Mustangs scored nine times in the second inning to pick up a 17-2 win over the Flandreau Fliers on Thursday afternoon.
The 2023-24 basketball season has come to a close and it’s time to announce the All-Register boys basketball teams.
Tess Burns struck out 10 batters while Morgan Norgaard and Tess Twedt each drove in runs in the top of the fifth inning to help the Brookings Bobcats win their season opener 6-5 over Sioux Falls Roosevelt on Tuesday night.
The spring track season hit full stride as six area teams competed at the Scott Underwood Invitational at the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex on Monday afternoon.
Two members of the Brookings Rangers were honored as forward Owen Schneider and defenseman Luke Honkomp were named to the All-Tournament team for last week’s 2024 Chipotle-USA Hockey National Championships in West Chester, Pa.
Two Sioux Valley players were honored on the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association All-State boys teams.
The South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association released its All-State teams for the 2023-24 season on Tuesday with five area athletes honored.
Brookings TaeKwonDo sent 14 athletes to the USA/Korean Taekwondo Tournament in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, on March 16.
The Brookings Rangers finished as the runner-up at the 2024 USA Hockey-Chipotle High School Division 1 National Championship last weekend.
The Brookings Rangers completed group play undefeated as they picked up a 4-2 win over the Jesuit Rangers (Texas) at the 2024 USA Hockey-Chipotle High School Division 1 National Championship Tournament on Friday morning.
The Rangers improved to 2-0 at the USA Hockey-Chipotle High School Division 1 National Championship Tournament, defeating North Broward (Fla.) 4-2 on Thursday morning.
The Brookings Rangers opened their run in the 2024 USA Hockey-Chipotle High School Division 1 National Championship Tournament with a 4-1 victory over Oakdale (Md.) on Wednesday afternoon.
When the Brookings Rangers won the state championship two weeks ago, they accomplished their primary goal for the 2023-24 season. But while a fourth straight state title was a rare achievement, they have an even bigger goal as they participate in the 2024 USA Hockey-Chipotle High School Division 1 National Championship Tournament in West Chester, Penn. beginning on Wednesday.
The 2023-24 season came to a dramatic close as Mitchell, Hamlin and Howard won championships at the State Boys Basketball Tournaments this weekend.
The Sioux Valley Cossacks put the finishing touches on a strong season, winning their final two games to claim the consolation championship at the State Class A Boys Basketball Tournament.
