Rapid City Christian hires new football coach
RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Rapid City Christian Comets will have a new head football coach this fall. Athletic Director Kyle Courtney announced Monday that Nathan Long has been named the Comets…
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Two athletes sign letters of intent to compete at the next level
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Two student athletes from Rapid City Christian plan to make the jump to the next level. Presley Myers, University of Northwestern, Football Presley Myers signed a letter of…
Bob Baffert suspended pending Kentucky Derby probe
NEW YORK — Bob Baffert was suspended Monday from entering horses at New York racetracks, pending an investigation into the failed drug test of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit. Baffert will temporarily not…
Boys Tennis: Raiders split on final day of East-West Invitational
RAPID CITY, S.D. - The boys state tennis tournaments are set to kick off next week with the Class 'A' tournament on May 17-18 and the Class 'AA' championships on May 20-21.…
Rombauer pulls Preakness upset
BALTIMORE (AP) — Rombauer sprung an upset to win the Preakness Stakes at odds of 11-1. That denied trainer Bob Baffert's Kentucky Derby-winning Medina Spirit of a Flavien Prat atop Rombauer, left, wins the 146th Preakness…
Spearfish boys, Sturgis girls capture Black Hills Conference track titles
STURGIS, S.D. - The Black Hills Conference Track and Field Championships were held Friday in Sturgis for the first time in two years due to the pandemic. Spearfish captured the boys conference title…
Medina Spirit passes drug tests, cleared to run in Preakness
BALTIMORE (AP) —…
New Underwood Seniors sign Letters of Intent to Mesalands Community College
NEW UNDERWOOD, S.D. - Every year, dozens of high school student-athletes from around the Black Hills sign national letters of intent to continue their athletic careers at the next level. The most common sports…
Preakness to feature 1st woman to produce Triple Crown race
BALTIMORE (AP) — Lindsay Schanzer will be the first woman to produce a Triple Crown telecast live on site when the Preakness is run this weekend. The 32-year-old's job became much more…
Local athletes turn in strong performances at the Rapid City Qualifier Track and Field Meet
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Hundreds of athletes competed in the Rapid City Qualifier Track and Field Meet on Tuesday at O'Harra Stadium. For complete results click here. Featured Highlights from the…
Spearfish gymnast qualifies for the USA Gymnastics National Championships
SPEARFISH, S.D. - The best gymnasts in the country will gather in Daytona Beach, Florida this week to compete in the 2021 USA Gymnastics Development Program National Championships. Among those competing will be…
Stars wrap up weekend series with win over Watertown
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Rapid City Post 320 squared off against Watertown Post 17 on Saturday. Watertown scored two runs in the top of the third to take the lead. But Post 320…
BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Post 320 splits with Watertown
RAPID CITY, S.D. - After starting the season with four straight victories, the Post 320 Stars lost two in a row last week to Miles City, Montana. The Stars were hoping to get…
Rapid City Stevens hosts signing ceremony for five student-athletes
RAPID CITY, S.D. - The high school sports season is quickly winding down. So Rapid City Stevens held another ceremony on Wednesday to honor its students-athletes who will be competing at…
Lance Pearson to remain Head Rapid City Central High School Wrestling coach
RAPID CITY, S.D. — After not having his contract renewed, Rapid City Central High Wrestling Coach Lance Pearson has his job back. Pearson and all the wrestling coaches were released after allegations that they…
Jones, Boyster win multiple events at the Comet Classic Track Meet
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Rapid City Christian hosted the Comet Classic Invitational Track Meet on Tuesday. The event featured hundreds of athletes from over 20 different schools. Cerington Jones from New Underwood won three events,…
Timmer, Mors named South Dakota Miss and Mr. Basketball
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Each year in South Dakota, more than 3,500 young men and women play varsity high school basketball. Of that group, Hansen Anderson Basketball recognizes 20 of those…
Top Performer: Westley Siebdrath
RAPID CITY, S.D. - South Dakota Mines standout Westley Siebdrath describes himself as an easy-going guy. But there's nothing laid back about his determination to become one of the top conference athletes…
Bobby Unser, 87, Indy 500 champ in great racing family, dies
Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Unser has died. He died of natural causes at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Sunday. Unser won…
BASEBALL AND TENNIS ROUNDUP: Post 320 suffers first loss of the season
RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Post 320 Stars hosted Miles City, Montana on Saturday in a doubleheader at Pete Lien Field. The Stars won the first game, 9-1 to improve the 4-0 on…
WATCH: PCSO Deputy throws first pitch for Canyon Lake Little League
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Pennington County Sheriff's Deputy Matt Wilson threw the first pitch to kick off the Canyon Lake Little League 2021 season on…
Pine Ridge native Teton Saltes heading to Jets as undrafted free agent
UPDATE (5/1/21 @ 6:30 p.m.): All indications are that Pine Ridge native Teton Saltes will go to the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent. Saltes updated his Twitter bio and retweeted several Jets…
Medina Spirit crosses finish line 1st at Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, K.Y. — Medina Spirit crosses finish line first at Kentucky Derby, giving trainer Bob Baffert record seventh win. Medina Spirit fought off three challengers in the stretch to win the Kentucky Derby, making Bob Baffert the winningest trainer in…
Friday Prep Sports Roundup: Boys Tennis, Baseball, RMAC Track Championships
RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Rapid City Stevens boys tennis team scored another win on Friday as the Raiders defeated Aberdeen Central 9-0 during the dual competition at the Rapid City Invitational. With the…
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