The 16th annual Gary Kaiser Memorial Pitch Tournament will happen on Sunday, January 11th at the Winner Country Club beginning at 1pm. There is a $20 entry fee per two person team with 100 percent payback. To register, call 208-1056,
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Friday’s Schedule
Wrestling
Mid Dakota Monster in Presho, Day 1 of 2 starting at 11am
Girls Wrestling
Baltic, O’Gorman, Brandon Valley, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Washington, West Central, Dell Rapids and Chamberlain at Brandon Valley Invite
Boys and Girls Basketball
Burke at Centerville
Jones County at Wall
Rapid City Central at Lincoln
Stevens at Roosevelt
Canton at SF Lutheran
Ainsworth at St. Mary’s
Valentine at Broken Bow
Boys Basketball
O’Gorman at Watertown
Girls Basketball
Watertown at O’Gorman
Scores from Thursday
Boys Basketball
Brandon Valley 62, Brookings 36
Britton-Hecla 62, Redfield 36
Chester 68, Beresford 60
Clark/Willow Lake 56, Groton Area 39
Crawford (Neb.) 50, Edgemont 23
Dell Rapids 74, Canton 50
Deubrook Area 70, Iroquois/Lake Preston 65
Estelline/Hendricks 56, St. Mary’s 54 (OT)
Ethan 58, Avon 39
Florence/Henry 54, Wilmot 37
Freeman 59, Bridgewater-Emery 57
Garretson 69, Canistota 37
Hamlin 80, Tiospa Zina 22
Jones County 54, Philip 47
Leola/Frederick Area 60, Aberdeen Roncalli 49
Lyman 63, Gregory 50
Milbank 45, Great Plains Lutheran 32
Mobridge-Pollock 74, Miller 48
Mount Vernon/Plankinton 61, Tri-Valley 43
North Central 50, Wakpala 37
Parker/Marion 65, Parkston 60
Platte-Geddes 50, Corsica-Stickney 43
Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 54, Howard 44
Sioux Falls Christian 66, Unity Christian (Iowa) 56
Spearfish 72, Hill City 54
Sully Buttes 79, Highmore-Harrold 37
Timber Lake 58, Faith 42
Tripp-Delmont/Armour 60, Mitchell Christian 43
Vermillion 71, Baltic 42
Viborg-Hurley 62, Hanson 38
Wagner 62, Bon Homme 54
Warner 58, Ipswich 48 (OT)
Webster Area 52, Deuel 44
Wessington Springs 64, Sunshine Bible Academy 26
Wolsey-Wessington 54, James Valley Christian 41
Girls Basketball
Bennett County 75, Hot Springs 18
Brandon Valley 69, Brookings 27
Britton-Hecla 29, Redfield 28
Canistota 42, Garretson 32
Chamberlain 54, Crow Creek 34
Chester 64, Beresford 49
Clark/Willow Lake 38, Groton Area 34
Colman-Egan 60, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 26
Corsica-Stickney 45, Platte-Geddes 19
Crawford (Neb.) 46, Edgemont 21
De Smet 70, Arlington 43
Dell Rapids 61, Canton 53
Deubrook Area 50, Iroquois/Lake Preston 25
Ethan 58, Avon 41
Florence/Henry 49, Wilmot 24
Freeman 56, Bridgewater-Emery 51
Hamlin 83, Tiospa Zina 11
Hanson 37, Viborg-Hurley 24
Harding County 80, McIntosh 17
Harrisburg 55, Pierre 28
Herreid/Selby Area 43, Faulkton Area 35
Lemmon 55, New England (N.D.) 28
Lennox 43, Huron 28
Lyman 66, Gregory 24
Mahpíya Lúta 75, Custer 19
McLaughlin 47, Stanley County 46
Mobridge-Pollock 49, Miller 43
Northwestern 48, Hitchcock-Tulare 43
Parkston 55, Parker/Marion 20
Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 57, Howard 24
Spearfish 53, Hill City 35
Tri-Valley 49, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 31
Vermillion 60, Baltic 29
Wagner 68, Bon Homme 25
Warner 41, Ipswich 29
Webster Area 52, Deuel 29
Wessington Springs 53, Sunshine Bible Academy 18
White River 48, Kadoka Area 42
Winner 48, Todd County 31
Wolsey-Wessington 52, James Valley Christian 17
Wrestling
At the Chamberlain Triangular Thursday, the Winner Boys defeated Chamberlain, 40-23. Winner also scored a 55-15 team victory over Custer. The Chamberlain boys fell in their dual to Custer, 42-38. On the girls side, Custer defeated Chamberlain, 27-12. The Winner girls defeated Chamberlain, 12-0. The Winner girls also won their dual over Custer, 12-6.
Men’s College Basketball
SDSU over Denver, 87-79. Joe Sayler, formerly of White River, had 18 points in the victory.
Black Hills State over Regis, 87-60. Blake Volmer, formerly of Winner, had two points and three rebounds in the win.
Women’s College Basketball
Oral Roberts 83, USD 61.
Blood Drive coming up in Winner January 21st and 22nd
A two day blood drive will be held in the city of Winner later this month. The first date is Wednesday, January 21st, from 10am to 3pm at the Winner City Office. If you cannot make it to the blood drive on the 21st, they will hold another blood drive on Thursday, January 22nd at the Winner City Office from 1 to 6pm.
Thursday’s Schedule
Boys and Girls Basketball
Lyman at Gregory
Corsica/Stickney at Platte/Geddes
Burke at AC/DC
Vermillion at Baltic
Dell Rapids at Canton
Garretson at Canistota
Dell Rapids Saint Mary’s at Estelline/Hendricks
Boys Basketball
Jones County at Philip
Brandon Valley at Brookings
SF Christian at Unity Christian
Girls Basketball
Kadoka at White River
Chamberlain at Crow Creek
Todd County at Winner
Brookings at Brandon Valley
Harrisburg at Pierre
Lennox at Huron
Boys and Girls Wrestling
Winner Area at Chamberlain Triangular
Girls Wrestling
Huron at Brandon Valley
Mitchell and Yankton at Harrisburg
Men’s College Basketball
Denver at SDSU at 7pm
Black Hills State at Regis at 5pm
Women’s College Basketball
Oral Roberts at USD at 7pm
Meeting coming up in Bassett next week
The North Central Nebraska RC & D’s January meeting will happen on January 14th beginning at 1:40 in the Bassett City Meeting Room. Agenda items will include planning the 2026 recycling projects and discussing options for hosting events throughout the coming months.
Scores from Tuesday
Boys Basketball
Aberdeen Christian 65, Aberdeen Roncalli 42
Ainsworth 71, Burwell 37
Alcester-Hudson 68, Avon 52
Bridgewater-Emery 57, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 45
Britton-Hecla 53, Milbank 51
Castlewood 49, Flandreau 47
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 80, Standing Rock (N.D.) 56
Colman-Egan 70, Mitchell Christian 42
Dell Rapids St. Mary’s 53, Garretson 47
Estelline/Hendricks 70, Chester 48
Freeman 73, Irene-Wakonda 40
Gayville-Volin 61, Centerville 50
Gregory 60, AC/DC 48
Groton Area 66, Warner 45
Iroquois/Lake Preston 61, Hitchcock-Tulare 52
Kadoka Area 59, White River 42
Leola/Frederick Area 72, Wilmot 42
Mitchell 69, Harrisburg 68 (OT)
Northwestern 57, Ipswich 45
Parker/Marion 62, Bon Homme 60
Parkston 46, Hanson 43
Rapid City Stevens 73, Douglas 68
Redfield 63, Langford Area 56
Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Iowa) 82, Dakota Valley 70
Sioux Falls Lincoln 71, Pierre 37
Sioux Falls O’Gorman 55, Brookings 42
Stanley County 60, Highmore-Harrold 27
Sturgis 56, Rapid City Central 51
Tea Area 57, Sioux City North (Iowa) 37
Todd County 76, Lower Brule 50
Tri-State (N.D.) 47, Waverly-South Shore 34
Tripp-Delmont/Armour 57, Kimball/White Lake 42
Valentine 66, West Holt 14
Vermillion 74, Yankton 60
Viborg-Hurley 48, Elk Point-Jefferson 41
Wagner 70, Ethan 59
Wakpala 63, Herreid/Selby Area 60
Watertown 59, Brandon Valley 52
Wessington Springs 46, Faulkton Area 40
West Central 64, Sioux Falls Christian 55
Winner 50, Chamberlain 29
Wolsey-Wessington 59, Miller 56
Girls Basketball
Ainsworth 43, Burwell 35
Arlington 50, Madison 41
Avon 57, Alcester-Hudson 19
Brandon Valley 74, Watertown 28
Chadron (Neb.) 70, Hot Springs 38
Clark/Willow Lake 53, De Smet 41
Corsica-Stickney 35, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 15
Dell Rapids St. Mary’s 54, Garretson 27
Elk Point-Jefferson 46, Viborg-Hurley 26
Flandreau 59, Castlewood 33
Freeman 81, Irene-Wakonda 57
Gayville-Volin 57, Centerville 46
Gettysburg 36, North Central 29
Gregory 52, AC/DC 34
Groton Area 54, Warner 42
Harding County 63, Hettinger/Scranton (N.D.) 23
Highmore-Harrold 56, Stanley County 19
Hitchcock-Tulare 44, Iroquois/Lake Preston 33
Ipswich 44, Sully Buttes 33
Jones County 54, Dupree 21
Lemmon 67, Philip 54
Leola/Frederick Area 48, Wilmot 23
McCook Central/Montrose 59, Dell Rapids 55
Milbank 58, Britton-Hecla 12
Miller 52, Wolsey-Wessington 31
Mobridge-Pollock 54, Shiloh Christian (N.D.) 13
Newell 57, Lead-Deadwood 53
Parker/Marion 51, Bon Homme 41
Parkston 60, Hanson 29
Platte-Geddes 53, Canistota 43
Rapid City Central 52, Sturgis 43
Rapid City Christian 82, Hill City 46
Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 55, Bridgewater-Emery 40
Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Iowa) 58, Dakota Valley 57
Sioux Falls O’Gorman 67, Brookings 20
Sioux Valley 69, Deubrook Area 59
St. Thomas More 63, Belle Fourche 31
Tri-Valley 51, Elkton-Lake Benton 36
Tripp-Delmont/Armour 47, Kimball/White Lake 24
Vermillion 56, Yankton 43
Wagner 59, Ethan 50
Wall 56, New Underwood 25
Webster Area 64, Tiospa Zina 24
West Holt62, Valentine 31
Wessington Springs 41, Faulkton Area 37
Winner 53, Chamberlain 27
Girls Wrestling
At the Sully Buttes Tournament, Sully Buttes won the team title with 100 points. Winner was 7th with 18 points. Rachel Michl for Winner was runner up in her weight class.
Southern Plains in Winner to host an open house on Friday
Southern Plains Behavioral Health Services of Winner invite you to their open house on Friday, January 9th from 10am to Noon at 500 East 9th Street. Come take a tour of their new and remodeled building!
Ongoing investigation into an email scam
Winner, SD – Tripp County State’s Attorney Zachary Pahlke and South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announce an ongoing investigation into an email scam that led to the fraudulent transfer of $826,357 from the Tripp County government.
State’s Attorney Pahlke reports that on Oct. 15, 2025, the Tripp County Auditor’s Office was deceived into authorizing a transfer to a bank account controlled by external criminal actors. The perpetrators utilized a “spoofed” email address designed to mimic a legitimate vendor and redirect a substantial payment.
South Dakota’s Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and federal partner agencies are currently investigating the incident. Because this is an active and ongoing criminal investigation, certain details must remain confidential to ensure investigators have the best possible chance of identifying the perpetrators and, if possible, recovering the funds.
“Scammers are getting more sophisticated, and consumers have to be vigilant,” said Attorney General Jackley. “Always verify. Call the company at its official telephone number.”
State’s Attorney Pahlke stated that Tripp County is now partnering with security experts to strengthen county administrative safeguards. He noted that updates to county protocols, combined with additional staff training, are designed to intercept and prevent fraudulent attempts and better protect the resources of Tripp County taxpayers.
Attorney General Jackley said consumers who are victims of a scam should call law enforcement or contact the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division at consumerhelp@state.sd.us or 1-800-300-1986.
Tuesday’s Schedule
Boys and Girls Basketball
Winner at Chamberlain
Gregory at AC/DC
Canistota at Platte/Geddes
Kimball/White Lake at Tripp-Delmont/Armour
Garretson at Dell Rapids Saint Mary’s
Parker/Marion at Bon Homme
Burwell at Ainsworth
West Holt at Valentine
Boys Basketball
Kadoka at White River
Lower Brule at Todd County
Dupree at Jones County
Watertown at Brandon Valley
Harrisburg at Mitchell
Brookings at O’Gorman
Lincoln at Pierre
Sioux City North at Tea Area
West Central at SF Christian
Girls Basketball
Brandon Valley at Watertown
O’Gorman at Brookings
McCook Central Montrose at Dell Rapids
Girls Wrestling
Beresford/Alcester Hudson at Jefferson
Winner at Sully Buttes Tournament