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Volleyball schedule for Saturday

State A Tournament in Watertown

7th place game at Noon- Hill City vs Winner

Consolation Championship at 2- Madison vs Rapid City Christian

3rd place game at 5- Hamlin vs Parker

Championship Game at 7- SF Christian vs Dakota Valley

 

State B Tournament in Huron

7th place game at Noon- Corsica/Stickney vs Hitchcock-Tulare

Consolation Championship at 2- Bridgewater-Emery vs Faulkton Area

3rd place game at 5- Colman-Egan vs Chester Area

Championship Game at 7- Northwestern vs Warner

 

State AA Tournament in Brookings

7th place game at Noon- Harrisburg vs Brandon Valley

Consolation Championship at 2- Aberdeen Central vs Watertown

3rd place game at 5- SF Washington vs SF Roosevelt

Championship Game at 7- O’ Gorman vs Huron

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Volleyball scores from Friday

PREP VOLLEYBALL

Class AA

Championship State Semifinal=

Huron def. Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 25-14, 25-20, 26-24

Sioux Falls O’Gorman def. Sioux Falls Washington, 25-21, 25-22, 25-22

Consolation State Semifinal=

Aberdeen Central def. Harrisburg, 25-23, 25-23, 25-14

Watertown def. Brandon Valley, 25-21, 17-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-11

 

Class A

Championship State Semifinal

Dakota Valley def. Parker, 25-14, 25-15, 25-18

Sioux Falls Christian def. Hamlin, 25-10, 25-13, 25-19

Consolation State Semifinal=

Madison def. Winner, 25-21, 22-25, 25-20, 25-18

Rapid City Christian def. Hill City, 25-21, 26-28, 21-25, 25-20, 15-12

 

Class B

Championship State Semifinal

Northwestern def. Colman-Egan, 25-18, 25-19, 25-20

Warner def. Chester, 23-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-19

Consolation State Semifinal=

Bridgewater-Emery def. Corsica/Stickney, 25-17, 25-19, 14-25, 22-25, 15-11

Faulkton def. Hitchcock-Tulare, 25-18, 25-16, 25-20

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Governor Noem Announces New State Historian and Director of Historical Society

Governor Kristi Noem announced that Ben Jones, Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Education, will be taking a new position as State Historian and Director of the South Dakota State Historical Society, effective December 9, 2020.

“Ben has been a dedicated leader of the Department of Education,” said Governor Noem. “He has supported students and educators alike, working with schools on improving opportunities and outcomes in our K-12 schools. The South Dakota Historical Society will benefit tremendously from his experience and expertise.”

Jones replaces the retiring Jay Vogt who has served as the Director of the Historical Society since 2003.

Jones was appointed Secretary of Education by Governor Noem in January of 2019 and previously was Dean of Arts and Sciences at Dakota State University and a faculty member at the US Air Force Academy.

“I am looking forward to stepping into this new role serving South Dakota,” said Secretary Ben Jones. “Leading the Department of Education has been extremely rewarding. The Department’s people are deeply committed to students and their education; to supporting local libraries; and to making South Dakota’s compelling history more widely available. Now I look forward to being South Dakota’s Historian and working with the Society’s Trustees and members, universities, researchers, authors, archeologists, preservationists, and the public in preserving, promoting, and explaining our state’s history.”

Jones was born in Sioux Falls, grew up in De Smet, and after graduating from SDSU, served as a US Air Force officer for twenty-three years before returning to South Dakota. He has a masters degree in History from the University of Nebraska and a PhD in History from the University of Kansas.  He’s the author of Eisenhower’s Guerrillas: The Jedburghs, the Maquis, and the Liberation of France and contributed essays or chapters to other books and presented his research around the United States and the United Kingdom.

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State Volleyball for Friday

Class A State Volleyball in Watertown

Noon- Madison vs Winner

2pm- Rapid City Christian vs Hill City

5pm- SF Christian vs Hamlin

7pm- Dakota Valley vs Parker

 

Class B State Volleyball in Huron

Noon- Corsica/Stickney vs Bridgewater-Emery

2pm- Faulkton Area vs Hitchock-Tulare

5pm- Northwestern vs Colman-Egan

7pm- Chester Area vs Warner

 

Class AA State Volleyball in Brookings

Noon- Harrisburg vs Aberdeen Central

2pm- Brandon Valley vs Watertown

5pm- O’ Gorman vs SF Washington

7pm- Huron vs Roosevelt

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Volleyball scores from Thursday

PREP VOLLEYBALL

Class AA=

First Round State Quarterfinal

Huron def. Brandon Valley, 25-19, 25-19, 25-21

Sioux Falls O’Gorman def. Harrisburg, 25-17, 19-25, 25-14, 25-27, 15-12

Sioux Falls Roosevelt def. Watertown, 14-25, 26-24, 25-17, 20-25, 15-11

Sioux Falls Washington def. Aberdeen Central, 25-22, 18-25, 25-20, 25-23

 

Class A

First Round State Quarterfinal

Dakota Valley def. Rapid City Christian, 21-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-9

Hamlin def. Winner, 14-25, 25-17, 15-25, 25-18, 15-11

Parker def. Hill City, 25-21, 25-18, 18-25, 26-24

Sioux Falls Christian def. Madison, 25-10, 25-15, 25-21

 

Class B

First Round State Quarterfinal

Chester def. Faulkton, 25-21, 26-24, 24-26, 25-16

Colman-Egan def. Bridgewater-Emery, 20-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-15

Corsica/Stickney def. Northwestern, 25-12, 25-8, 25-13

Warner def. Hitchcock-Tulare, 25-23, 25-18, 23-25, 23-25, 15-7

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Winner Pix Theater Re-Opening Today

Today is the official re-opening for the Pix Theater in Winner. Tonight the theater is showing the movie “War with Grandpa” which stars Robert Deniro and is rated PG. New movie showtimes going forward will be one 7:30pm showing on Friday and Saturday nights and a 4pm matinee on Sundays.

 

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State Volleyball for Thursday

Volleyball

Day 1 of State A Tournament in Watertown

Noon- #1 SF Christian vs #8 Madison

2pm- #4 Winner vs #5 Hamlin

5pm- #3 Rapid City Christian vs #6 Dakota Valley

7pm- #2 Hill City vs #7 Parker

 

Day 1 of State B Tournament in Huron

Noon- #1 Northwestern vs #8 Corsica-Stickney

2pm- #4 Colman-Egan vs #5 Bridgewater-Emery

5pm- #3 Chester Area vs #6 Faulkton Area

7pm- #2 Warner vs #7 Hitchcock-Tulare

 

Day 1 of State AA Tournament in Brookings

Noon- #1 O’Gorman vs #8 Harrisburg

2pm- #4 SF Washington vs #5 Aberdeen Central

5pm- #3 Huron vs #6 Brandon Valley

7pm- #2 Watertown vs #7 SF Roosevelt

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Bob Thaler Honored for Outstanding Scholarship

Dr. Bob Thaler, a professor and SDSU Extension Swine Specialist, recently received the Richard Wahlstrom Animal Science Award for Excellence in Scholarship at South Dakota State University.
Each year the award is given to a faculty member in the Department of Animal Science to recognize outstanding scholarship in the areas of teaching, research, extension and/or outreach.
“Dr. Thaler’s efforts at promoting the national swine and agricultural industry, as well as enhancing educational opportunities for all students at SDSU, demonstrates he is well deserving of the Richard Wahlstrom Animal Science Award for Excellence in Scholarship,” said Rosie Nold, assistant head of the Department of Animal Science.
Thaler has been a faculty member at SDSU for the past 32 years. He graduated with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from SDSU and a Ph.D. from Kansas State University. In his role as a professor, Thaler has taught a wide range of classes in animal nutrition, swine production, agriculture and global health, and current issues in animal and range sciences. Additionally, he created an online swine nutrition class as part of the Swine Science Certificate online program.
He also developed two international travel classes to China and Vietnam in which students take a semester-long course studying international agriculture in the countries and then get to go on a study abroad trip to the countries at the end of the semester.
Thaler was honored by his students by being selected as the college’s Teacher of the Year in 2000 and 2006. He has also served as an advisor for the Swine Club, Block and Bridle, and Little International.
As the SDSU Extension Swine Specialist, several of Thaler’s main extension programs are the state environmental training for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and working with colleagues on the Pork Quality Assurance and Transport Quality Assurance programs. He has spent significant time in the last seven years helping producers responsibly site new livestock operations, which includes providing information on odor control, manure management, economics, etc.
Thaler’s applied research program is a large part of his extension work. Despite not having a formal research appointment, in the past five years he has secured over $450,000 in external funding as principal investigator and over $750,000 as a collaborator. One recent critical and timely research project focused on developing strategies to handle mass burial of pig carcasses in case of a catastrophic death loss caused by a foreign animal disease.
“Dr. Thaler’s extension program has adjusted to fulfill the needs of the swine industry which has undergone considerable changes in structure over the course of his career,” Nold said.
Thaler advocated to secure 100% of the funds required to complete the state-of-the-art Swine Education and Research Facility at SDSU in 2016. The facility benefits the state and region, SDSU students and researchers, and national pork production advocacy programs. As a direct result of the new facility, the swine research team at SDSU grew from two faculty and one graduate student to six faculty and over 20 graduate students, technicians and post-docs. The facility also offers hands-on experiences in swine production to over 180 undergraduate students each year.
The creation of Operation Main Street in collaboration with the National Pork Board is another example of Thaler’s efforts at advocating for the swine industry. The live virtual barn tour program utilizes the new swine unit and SDSU graduate and undergraduate students to educate the non-agricultural community on current swine production standards.
Thaler is routinely invited by national agriculture interest groups to promote U.S. agriculture in many of the major U.S. agricultural-export countries.
The award is given in honor of Richard Wahlstrom, a retired faculty member of the Department of Animal Science.
“This is one of the most meaningful awards I’ve received since it is named after Dr. Rick Wahlstrom,” Thaler said. “Rick was my master’s advisor and one of the best mentors a person could have. Rick continues to be a tremendous resource and friend to me throughout all these years, both as a faculty person and human being.”
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Winner set to battle Hamlin tomorrow

The Winner Volleyball team is headed off to the State A Volleyball Tournament that gets underway Thursday at the Watertown Civic Arena. Winner will enter the tournament as the four seed and will battle five seeded Hamlin. Start time is 2pm. We will have in studio updates of all the Winner games throughout the weekend on Country 1260, Magic 93 and Rooster Country.