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Golden Eagles top field, Arrows second in Watertown Invite at Cattail Crossing Golf Course
WATERTOWN — At least two of the three best teams in South Dakota Class AA high school girls golf went head-to-head again Tuesday in the Watertown Invitational at Cattail Crossing Golf Course. Host Watertown and Aberdeen Central were two of the five varsity teams that competed in the tourney,...
Aberdeen Roncalli turns in solid opening day in State A boys tennis tourney
RAPID CITY — Aberdeen Roncalli moved into third place behind favorites Sioux Falls Christian and Rapid City Christian on Monday during the opening day of the state Class A boys tennis tournament. Sioux Falls Christian advanced all six of its singles players into the semifinals and also pushed all...
Ten candidates from Watertown and Aberdeen areas up for the weekly honor
We need you to help pick the Public Opinion's Athlete of the Week for May 6-12. There's 10 candidates up for this week's honor. Take the time to vote. Voting runs through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. Siblings have won the weekly honor the past two weeks. The April 29-May 5...
The 70th season of racing at Casino Speedway begins with field of 68 cars
Two Watertown and two Aberdeen drivers kicked off the 70th season of racing at Casino Speedway with feature victories on Mother's Day. A field of 68 cars were on hand for opening night on Sunday with racing in all six regular classes at the local track. Mike Nichols of Watertown...
Brandon Valley's girls and Harrisburg's boys capture team championships in conference meet
BROOKINGS — Watertown and Aberdeen Central athletes won a combined six events on Saturday during the Eastern South Dakota Conference Track and Field Championships. Aberdeen Central's girls scored 110.25 points and finished third for the second-straight year behind champion Brandon Valley (201.75) and runner-up Harrisburg (144). The title was the 10th in a row for the Lynx. Watertown added a fourth-place finish with 89, up three spots from last spring. Pierre was fifth at 69, followed by...
South Dakota's 2024 Mr. and Miss Basektball winners to be announced on Sunday
SIOUX FALLS — Lane Tietz of Groton Area and Alec Squires of Sioux Valley are among the 22 high school seniors that are finalists for the 2024 South Dakota Mr. and Miss Basketball awards. There are 11 finalists for each award. The winners are slated to be announced on Sunday during a program at the Ramkota Convention Center. ...
Aberdeen Central (Class AA) and three area Class A schools come up short in SoDak 16
BROOKINGS — Three-run homers by Sarita Stevenson and Aleia Johnston highlighted a 12-run eighth-inning outburst that carried Watertown High School's softball team into next week's state Class AA tournament. The ninth-seeded Arrows (11-9) used the uprising to snap a 6-6 tie and held on to beat eighth-seeded Brookings 18-13,...
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