The 2023 Mid Winter Fair is taking place today at the Gregory Auditorium. The event will run from 9am to 4pm. There will be numerous vendors to explore! Santa will be there from noon to 2pm. Breakfast and lunch will be served by the after prom committee.
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Burke to hold a dart tournament December 16th
The Burke Pink Ladies Dart Tournament will happen Saturday, December 16th at the Burke Civic Center. Registration will start at 9am and the tournament gets going at 10am. There will be a live auction taking place throughout the day. A silent auction will open bidding at 9am and will close at 4pm. If you have questions, call 830-0391.
Big Red Football on 1260 today
While you do your Christmas shopping in Central South Dakota and North Central Nebraska today, keep in mind that we will have coverage of the Iowa at Nebraska College Football game on Country 1260! Our prelude to the pregame will start at 9:55 this morning, as kickoff in Lincoln is at 11am.
Big Day in Downtown Winner Saturday
Make plans to be in Downtown Winner this Saturday, November 25th! The Winner Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a kids Christmas Celebration. Moon Lake Ranch Reindeer will be in town, along with Santa too! They will have a s’mores pit setup along with wagon rides happening. There will be a free show at the Pix Theatre, before the Parade of Lights starts at 7pm on Magic 93!
Thanksgiving Pow Wow to happen Saturday
A traditional Thanksgiving Pow Wow will happen this weekend! It will happen on Saturday, November 25th at the Winner Community Center. If you have any questions, contact Alma at 605-842-3191.
All-State Football teams revealed
Class 11AAA
OFFENSE
Quarterback: Tate Schafer, sr., SF Lincoln; Hayden Groos, sr., O’Gorman.
Fullback/tight end: Ryland Satter, sr., O’Gorman; Dawson Siem, sr., SF Lincoln; Tayden Nave, sr., SF Roosevelt.
Running backs: Dreavin Hodge, sr., SF Lincoln; Maverick Jones, sr., O’Gorman; Jaxsen Grevengoed, sr., SF Roosevelt.
Wide receivers: Jack Smith, sr., SF Lincoln; Tytan Tryon, sr., Harrisburg; Max Carlson, sr., Harrisburg.
Linemen: Navarro Schunke, sr., Brandon Valley; Hudson Parliament, so., Brandon Valley; Adam Behrend, sr., SF Lincoln; Tim Nunn, sr., SF Lincoln; Thomas Martian, sr., RC Stevens; Lathan Wilcox, sr., O’Gorman.
Linemen: Thomas Heiberger, sr., SF Jefferson; Thomas Risty, sr., Brandon Valley; Brycen Mitchell, sr., SF Lincoln; Luke Krempges, jr., SF Lincoln;; Max Elrod, sr., Harrisburg.
Linebackers: Caden Dowd, sr., Brandon Valley; Gunnar Swift, sr., Brandon Valley; Sam Just, sr., Harrisburg; Tate Crosswait, sr., RC Stevens; Sullivan Schlimgen, jr., O’Gorman.
Defensive backs: Dawson Sechser, sr., SF Jefferson; Kaleb Briest, sr., Brandon Valley; Mason Wilson, sr., SF Washington; Sawyer Tolk, sr., SF Lincoln; Henry Theobald, sr., O’Gorman.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Ryder Haas, sr., Brandon Valley;; Braeden Feeldy, jr., Harrisburg.
ATHLETES: Landon Dulaney, jr., Brandon Valley; Rylan Aman, sr., SF Jefferson, Isaac Jarovski, sr., SF Lincoln; Gideon Waldrop, sr., RC Central.
HONORABLE MENTION: Jack Thue, Sam Nolz and Dveyon Bonwell-Witte, Brandon Valley; Talon Stief and Jackson Brouwer, SF Roosevelt; Carson Hughes, SF Jefferson; Logan O’Connor and Levi Danielson, Harrisburg; and Cael Meisman, RC Stevens.
ALL-AMERICAN SELECTION: Tate Schafer, sr., SF Lincoln
Class 11AA
OFFENSE
Quarterback: Lucas Kampshoff, sr., Yankton.
Fullback/tight end: Jett Zabel, sr., Pierre; Spencer Wientjes, jr., Watertown; Shaylor Platt, sr., Yankton.
Running backs: Juven Hudson, sr., Watertown; Keegan DeYoung, sr., Tea Area; Avery Ligon, sr., Aberdeen Central.
Linemen: Caden Beauchamp, sr., Watertown; Matthew Brewer, sr., Pierre; Zak Juelfs, sr., Sturgis; Bryce Beitelspacher, sr., Aberdeen Central; Cayden Wavrunek, sr., Yankton; Connor Degen, sr., Mitchell.
DEFENSE
Linemen: Emmit Andersen, sr., Pierre; Carter Turek, sr., Tea Area; Micah Hach, jr., Watertown; Aiden Werlinger, sr., Sturgis.
Linebackers: Matthew Sheldon, jr., Yankton; Trey Lewis, sr., Pierre; Chance Carda, sr., Pierre; Austin Johnson, sr., Watertown.
Defensive backs: Spencer Easland, sr., Pierre; C.J. Gainey, sr., Huron; Ethan Vis, sr., Tea Area; Jeremiah Schulte, jr., Watertown.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Josue Trujillo-Melgoaza, sr., Yankton; Owen Spartz, sr., Watertown.
ATHLETES: Cade Kaiser, sr., Pierre; Aidan Hedderman, sr., Sturgis; Connor Singrey, sr., Mitchell; Jacob Jongejeuegd, jr., Tea Area; Seth Hamilton, sr., Spearfish.
HONORABLE MENTION: Brock Moser and George Stalley, Pierre; Jason Fisher, Douglas; Cashton Caudell, Huron; Caden Langenfeld, Spearfish; Gavin Sundstrom and Kolter Robbins, Spearfish; Carson Ness and Tyson Prouty, Yankton; Cordell Rychlik, Aberdeen Central; and Bergan Tetzlaff, Brookings.
ALL-AMERICAN SELECTION: Juven Hudson, sr., Watertown.
Class 11A
OFFENSE
Quarterback: Jack Henry, sr., Dell Rapids.
Fullback/tight end: Cain Wallner, jr., Canton; Crew Heier, sr., West Central; Kade VanEgdom, sr., SF Christian.
Running backs: Mason Stubbe, sr., Dell Rapids; Canaan McCracken, sr., Canton; Chet Carda, sr., West Central.
Wide receivers: Zoan Robinson, sr., Vermillion; Porter Ihnen, sr., Lennox; Cole Snyder, jr., SF Christian.
Linemen: Kale Evans, sr., Dell Rapids; Ryan McDaniel, sr., Dell Rapids; Creighton Sandholm, sr., West Central; Gavin Pischke, sr., West Central; Canyon Burkard, sr., Chamberlain; Lincoln Semchenko, jr., SF Christian.
DEFENSE
Linemen: Treyse Eastman, sr., Dell Rapids; Quinn Carr, jr., Dell Rapids; Keaton Vessells, jr., West Central; Emmett Hanson, jr., Milbank.
Linebackers: Aiden Geraets, sr., Dell Rapids; Ryder Bailey, sr., Custer; Kaden VanOtterloo, sr., SF Christian; Rollie French, jr., Vermillion.
Defensive backs: Cole Ruesink, jr., Dell Rapids; Matt Anderson, sr., Canton; Johnny Skyberg, sr., SF Christian; Trae Piel, sr., Dakota Valley.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Cruz Soulek, sr., Chamberlain; Trey Gerdes, sr., Lennox; Jackson Boonstra, jr., Dakota Valley.
ATHLETES: Jacob Docter, sr., SF Christian; Levi Fitzgerald, sr., Beresford.
HONORABLE MENTION: Levi Miller and Sawyer Donovan, Chamberlain; Boston Katzer, Lennox; Grant VanDenHul and Easton VanScoyk, Dakota Valley; Brayden Witte and Jacob Congdon, SF Christian; Jude Jarding, West Central; Hunter Richmond, Canton; and Robert Watkins, Beresford.
ALL-AMERICAN SELECTION: Mason Stubbe, sr., Dell Rapids.
Class 11B
OFFENSE
Quarterback: Boden Schiller, sr., Sioux Valley.
Fullback/tight end: Hudsyn Ruesink, sr., Sioux Valley; Colby Carruthers, sr., Tri-Valley; Aiden Barfuss, sr., Winner.
Running backs: Camron Maciejewski, sr., Hot Springs; Donovan Rose, jr., Sioux Valley; Jhett Breen, sr., Wagner.
Wide receivers: Ryder Michalek, jr., Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central; Garrett Merkley, sr., Elk Point-Jefferson; Ray Travnicek, sr., Parker.
Linemen: Noah Best, sr., Winner; Spencer Calhoon, sr., Winner; Robert Begalka, sr., Deuel; Hudson Kempf, jr., Elk Point-Jefferson; Logan Ringgenberg, sr., Groton Area; Levi Wieman, sr., Parker.
DEFENSE
Linemen: Caleb Rickenbach, sr., Hot Springs; Evan Fornia, sr., Elk Point-Jefferson; Shawn Hammerbeck, jr., Winner; Isaac Nehlich, sr., Tri-Valley.
Linebackers: Jake Gale, sr., Elk Point-Jefferson; Colin Iverson, sr., Hot Springs; Drake Lindberg, sr., RC Christian; Sam Kooima, sr., Lead-Deadwood.
Defensive backs: Trey Maaland, sr., Deuel; Eli McFarland, sr., Tri-Valley; Blake Larson, sr., Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central; Aiden Fisher, jr., Aberdeen Roncalli.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Braden Peterson, sr., Hot Springs; Carson Timmins, sr., Elk Point-Jefferson.
ATHLETES: Drake Gustafson, sr., Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan; Josh Schaunaman, sr., Aberdeen Roncalli.
HONORABLE MENTION: Holden Havlik, Woonsocket-Wessington Springs-Sanborn Central; Colby Koida, Miller/Highmore-Harrold; Wesley Schlabach and Braylon Marshall, RC Christian; Connor Hanson, Lead-Deadwood; Brent Bearman, Webster Area; Jason Zeeb, Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan; Braxton Knudson, Wagner; and Reese Smith, Tri-Valley.
ALL-AMERICAN SELECTION: Camron Maciejewski, sr., Hot Springs.
Class 9AA
OFFENSE
Quarterback: Burk Blasius, sr., Wall.
Fullback: Brock Tuttle, sr., Hanson.
Running backs: Jackson Remmers, sr., Howard; Joey Foxley, sr., Platte-Geddes; Luke Bormann, sr., Parkston.
Wide receivers: Trevor Heinz, sr., Ipswich; Evan Stormo, jr., Hamlin.
Tight end: Carson Griffith, sr., Elkton-Lake Benton.
Linemen: Kade Grocott, sr., Howard; Will Jodozi, sr., Parkston; Jack Ringling, sr., Platte-Geddes; Jameson Nebel, sr., Hamlin.
DEFENSE
Linemen: Luke Koepsell, jr., Howard; Blake Leiferman, sr., Kimball/White Lake; Hayden Schroeder, sr., Hanson; Skyler Hanten, sr., Platte-Geddes.
Linebackers: Brayden Jervik, sr., Parkston; Austin Mantei, sr., Leola/Frederick Area; Jackson Caba, sr., Bon Homme; Blake De Vries, jr., Elkton-Lake Benton.
Defensive backs: Taiden Hoyer, sr., Howard; Iden Myers, jr., Kimball/White Lake; Broch Zeeb, sr., Stanley County.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Easton Neuendorf, jr., Hamlin; Brayden Sumption, sr., Leola/Frederick Area.
ATHLETES: Karsyn Feldhaus, sr., Howard; Maddux Brissette, sr., Parkston.
HONORABLE MENTION: Tyson Stevenson and Zac VanMeeteren, Hamlin; Chet Peterson, Ipswich; Daniel Person, Britton-Hecla; Colton Brady, Stanley County; Rocky Ammann, Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy; Weston Kayser, Hanson; Caden Oberbroekling and Kasen Konstanz, Platte-Geddes; Brodi Sundall, Wall; and Tanner Stein, Elkton-Lake Benton.
ALL-AMERICAN SELECTION: Brock Tuttle, sr., Hanson.
Class 9A
OFFENSE
Quarterback: Tage Ortman, sr., Canistota; Hunter Cramer, sr., Warner.
Fullback: Jose Topete-Lopez, jr., Alcester-Hudson.
Running backs: Rylee Veal, jr., Harding County/Bison; Gavin Landmark, sr., Deubrook Area; Layton Terkildsen, sr., Philip
Wide receivers: Jovi Wolf, sr., Chester Area; Moshe Richmond, jr., Wolsey-Wessington.
Tight end: Brodey Sauerwein, sr., Warner.
Linemen: Dominic Van Egdom, sr., Alcester-Hudson; Dylan Rios, sr., Deubrook Area; Preston Cavalier, jr., Warner; Dalton Reiff, sr., Chester Area.
DEFENSE
Linemen: Brandon Kjetland, sr., Canistota; Dan Peterson, sr., Timber Lake; Brennan Glines, sr., Harding County; Adam Heyn, sr., Castlewood.
Linebackers: Charlie Dunlany, sr., Warner; Devon Landmark, sr., Deubrook Area; Cayden Scott, sr., Canistota; Colden Kramer, sr., Philip.
Defensive backs: Jake Jorenby, sr., Deubrook Area; Mattix Hausman, sr., Estelline-Hendricks; Brady Scott, jr., Canistota.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Rylan Peck, sr., Gregory; J.P. Rogness, sr., Deubrook Area.
ATHLETES: Ryker Peterson, sr., Philip; Gracen Hansen, sr., Timber Lake.
ALL-AMERICAN SELECTION: Layke Wold, Chester Area; Lane Kuchenbecker, Jess Jones and Jensen Fitch, Philip; Wyat James and Camden Miller, Estelline-Hendricks; Ty Doblar, Canistota; Camron Eng, Castlewood; and William Hallaway, Alcester-Hudson.
HONORABLE MENTION: Hunter Cramer, sr., Warner.
Class 9B
OFFENSE
Quarterback: Layne Cotton, sr., Faulkton Area.
Fullback: Landon Mudder, jr., Avon.
Running backs: Aziah Meyer, jr., Avon; Nic Gaspar, sr., Dell Rapids St. Mary; Garrett Cramer, sr., Faulkton Area.
Wide receivers: Ryder Falkenhagen, sr., Potter County; Tom Aughenbaugh, sr., De Smet.
Tight end: Trevor Gill, sr., Herreid/Selby Area.
Linemen: Carson Leonhardt, Faulkton Area; sr., Terran Talsma, sr., Avon; Kaden Sayler, jr., Herreid/Selby Area; Emmitt Maher, sr., Lemmon/McIntosh.
DEFENSE
Linemen: Landon Thury, sr., Avon; Britt Carlson, sr., De Smet; Jackson Maynard, sr., Hitchcock-Tulare; Jesse Torticill, sr., Corsica-Stickney.
Linebackers: Charlie Deiter, jr., Faulkton Area; Erik Salmen, sr., Hitchcock-Tulare; Paxton Bierema, sr., Avon; Carter Wright, sr., Corsica-Stickney.
Defensive backs: Carter Luikens, sr., Potter County; Lucas Flemmer, sr., Dell Rapids St. Mary; Kadyn Fast, sr., De Smet.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Cooper Feddersen, sr., Jones County; Trace Van Regenmorter, sr., De Smet.
ATHLETES: Garrett Hermann, jr., Kadoka Area; Tyler Tjeerdsma, sr., Avon.
ALL-AMERICAN SELECTION: Layne Cotton, sr., Faulkton Area.
HONORABLE MENTION: Jaxon Fulton, New Underwood; Hiroshi Pickelsimer, Lemmon/McIntosh; Gus Kopecky, Faulkton Area; Gavin Barber, Sully Buttes; Collin Tisdall, Herreid/Selby Area; Grant Wilkinson, De Smet; and Gus Stout, Kadoka Area.
Winter Wonderland Display coming to Brule County
The 2023 Winter Wonderland Display is coming to Brule County starting December 1st! The Sparkle Committee is putting on the display. You can drive through the light display at the American Creek Park all throughout the holiday season the river city! If your group is interested in having a display, contact Donna Buche at 680-1202.
Dart Tournament coming up next month in Burke
The Burke Pink Ladies Dart Tournament will happen Saturday, December 16th at the Burke Civic Center. Registration will start at 9am and the tournament gets going at 10am. There will be a live auction taking place throughout the day. A silent auction will open bidding at 9am and will close at 4pm. If you have questions, call 830-0391.
Monday morning rain reports
Thanks to those below who called in rain reports this morning:
Vivian Sweeney, 16 miles northwest of Bassett, received an inch 10
Laura Reuer in Herrick reported an inch of rain
Cheryl Schroeder in Winner received .18
Brian Hofeldt, South of Millboro, received .40
Mid Winter Fair set for Saturday in Gregory
The 2023 Mid Winter Fair is coming up on Saturday, November 25th at the Gregory Auditorium. The event will run from 9am to 4pm. There will be numerous vendors to explore! Santa will be there from noon to 2pm. Breakfast and lunch will be served by the after prom committee.