Chamberlain’s Nash Hutmacher made the top 100 senior athlete list that was put out by MaxPreps. According to the Daily Republic, Nash was the only South Dakota athlete to make the list. The list recognizes 100 of the most promising seniors in the country. MaxPreps mentioned that Hutmacher is the number one ranked heavyweight wrestler in the nation by Intermat. Congrats Nash!

Hanson’s Reggie Slaba and Avery Broughton of Corsica/Stickney were name the Mitchell Daily Republic’s Players of the Year in High School Basketball. Winner’s Brady Fritz did receive a first place vote while Kelby VanDerWerff of Platte/Geddes received consideration for the award along with Jaden Frank of Burke. Corsica/Stickney’s Avery Broughton won the award in her freshman season and has already surpassed 1,000 career points. Winner’s Bella Swedlund received a first place vote and earned 17 points. Kimball/White Lake’s Kennedy Leiferman received 11 points for the award.

Former Gregory Football Coach Brian Allmendinger has been named the new Head Football Coach at Milbank High School. Allmendinger will take over a program that went 2-7 a season ago. Allmendinger spent 11 years as Head Coach at Gregory. Over those 11 seasons, Allmendinger won 82 games, including three state championships.

Winner Area Wrestler Kaden Keiser and Nash Hutmacher of Chamberlain are two of the nominees for the 2019-2020 Argus Leader Wrestler of the Year! Keiser was victorious in his 126 pound state championship match this year in Sioux Falls while Hutmacher won another heavyweight state title for Chamberlain. The Sports Awards Banquet will be done online this year on June 18th starting at 6pm.

The White River School District and the Lyman School District will be participating in the “Be the Light” campaign to honor the Class of 2020, students who had activities cancelled and recognizing health care workers tonight. The football field lights will be turned on at 8:20 at both the Presho and White River Football fields. Community members are invited to drive by the fields to show support for seniors, as well as those working in the health care field. People are reminded to follow social distancing guidelines and stay in your vehicle.

We are just nine days away from the NFL Draft getting underway. The Minnesota Vikings go into the draft with two picks in the first round as they will make selections at Number 22 overall and Number 25 overall on Thursday, April 23rd. The Number 22 pick came from Buffalo in the trade Minnesota made that saw Stefon Diggs go to the Bills. The Vikings in total have twelve draft picks this year. The Vikings have two picks in the first round, one in the second round, two picks in the third round, one selection in the fourth, one in the fifth, two picks in the sixth round and three picks in the seventh round.

The following is the Class AA Boys Basketball team, courtesy of the Mitchell Daily Republic:

As selected by the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association

First Team

Matthew Mors, Yankton, 6-7, F, Jr. — 19.4 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 2.8 apg, 2.1 spg

Kobe Busch, Huron, 6-4, F, Sr. — 15 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.8 spg

Akoi Akoi, O’Gorman, 6-6, F, Sr. — 14 ppg, 7 rpg

Teegan Evers, Huron, 6-5, F, Sr. — 16.4 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2 apg, 1.5 spg

Cooper Cornemann, Yankton, 6-2, G, Sr. — 14.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2 apg, 1.4 spg

Tyler Feldkamp, S.F. Roosevelt, 5-11, G, Jr. — 15 ppg, 6 rpg

Second Team

Jackson Hilton, Brandon Valley, 6-4, F, Jr. — 13 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.8 spg

Ganin Thompson, S.F. Washington, 6-6, F/C, Sr. — 13.1 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 1.2 apg

Caden Hinker, Mitchell, 6-6, F/C, So. — 17.6 ppg, 6 rpg, 2.6 apg

Gavin Terhark, Brandon Valley, 6-9, C, Sr. — 13.5 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.4 bpg

Max Burchill, S.F. Lincoln, 6-5, G, Sr. — 14.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg

Micah Swallow, R.C. Central, 6-2, G, Jr. — 15.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.3 apg

The Class A All-State Boys Basketball team has been revealed. Winner’s Brady Fritz made second team all-state! Here is a complete look at all three all-state teams, courtesy of the Mitchell Daily Republic:

First Team

Paul Bruns, Jr., Dakota Valley, G

Ryder Kirsch, Sr., St. Thomas More, G/F

Max Nielson, Sr, Sioux Valley, G

Zach Witte, Sr., Sioux Falls Christian, F/C

Luke Wells, Sr., Crow Creek, F

Josh Arlt, Sr., Lennox, G

Second Team

Brady Fritz, Jr., Winner, G

Jamison Pratt, Sr., Tiospa Zina, G/F

Kayden Verley, Sr., Canton, G

Connor Hollenbeck, Sr., St. Thomas More, G

Tash Lunday, So., Flandreau, F

Stone Burke, Sr., Clark/Willow Lake, F/C

Third Team

Caleb White, Sr., Tiospa Zina, G

Teron Sazue, Sr., Crow Creek, F

Drew Van Regenmorter, Sr., Dell Rapids, G/F

Tyler Tappe, Sr., Madison, G/F

Cael Lundin, So., Tea Area, F

Ryan Schuster, Sr., Sioux Valley, F

With the Governor’s announcement of in-person school closure for the remainder of the school year, all remaining SDHSAA events for 2019-20, to include all spring activities and all postponed winter events, are cancelled. This is an unprecedented time across our state and country, and we do not make this decision lightly. We thank all of the participants, their coaches/directors/advisors/administration, their parents, and everyone else who has dedicated tremendous amounts of time, passion, and effort to these events. To our senior participants- we thank you for everything you have done for your schools and communities and wish you the very best in your bright futures. This is difficult, but the lessons you’ve learned and friendships you’ve made through high school activities will last your lifetime. The cancellation will be formalized at the April 21^st Regular Meeting of the SDHSAA Board of Directors. We look forward to the resumption of high school activities during the 2020-21 school year, and will continue work on those events at this time. The SDHSAA thanks everyone involved for their patience and understanding throughout this process.

– Dr. Dan Swartos, SDHSAA Executive Director

The South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association revealed the Acadmeic All-State teams over the weekend. Locally on the boys side, Joren Bruun, Phillip Jorgensen and Jacob Clay made the team for the Winner Warriors. On the girls side, Chamberlain’s Hannah Anderson and Todd County’s Sadie LaPointe made the Academic All-State teams.