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$6 million dollars approved to improve literacy rates across South Dakota
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) – According to the South Dakota Report Card, English language arts proficiency was at 50% among all students in South Dakota, with some districts showing rates as low as 20%.
On March 5th, Governor Kristi Noem signed into law a bill appropriating $6 million to expand phonics-based reading curriculum and teacher training. That funding, which will be used over four years, will allow elementary students to learn to read with a more intensive approach that relies on using sounds within words rather than letters.
South Dakota Education Secretary Joseph Graves says the switch to phonics-based, learning is essential to improving literacy rates and says it will work as it has in other states.
“Education researchers have demonstrated very clearly that there is a science of reading and that it means that we need to return a very systematic instruction in phonics. That will get us our best results for our students. This program has been demonstrated that it will work and in fact, it has already been working in other states,” Graves said.
Mississippi is one of those states to see strides with phonics. However, Mississippi’s director of the Elementary Education and Reading Office Tenette Smith has said she believes it will take South Dakota much more than the four-year, $6 million plan to make this goal long-lasting. Graves, however, says with the progress the state has made with previous funds, four years will be plenty of time to reach the goal.
“This next four years what we believe we’ll be able to do is get everybody else trained beginning after next year to provide the training and create the modules such that they will not only train the people in the field right now but also have the wherewithal to train incoming teach candidates and that way we’ll cover everybody,” Graves said.
Graves emphasized that reading is the core of everything else and says this is a fundamental goal that the state needs to get right and he believes will happen.
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Brookings to host Miss South Dakota’s Teen Competition May 30-31; Adrian Gruis from Onida is one of the contestants
Twelve young women from around the state will compete May 30-31, 2024, for the title of Miss South Dakota’s Teen 2024. The theme of this year’s competition is Swingin’ Glam with delegates judged on interview, talent, physical fitness, and red carpet. The new titleholder will be crowned Miss South Dakota’s Teen 2024 and will compete for the title of Miss America’s Teen.
The competition will be held at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings, in conjunction with the Miss South Dakota competition. Showtime will be 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 30, and 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 31, with the new Miss South Dakota’s Teen crowned at the conclusion of Friday’s performance. Tickets are available at https://www.misssd.org.
The pageant will feature Nevaeh Kee of Faulkton, the current Miss South Dakota’s Teen. Nevaeh represented South Dakota at the Miss America’s Teen Competition in Orlando in January 2024.
Miss SD’s Teen 2022 Olivia Odenbrett crowns her successor, Nevaeh Kee.
Courtesy photo.
Throughout its 77-year history, the Miss South Dakota program has impacted over 18,000 young women. This year, over $64,000 in scholarships will be awarded during the three-day event. The Miss South Dakota Scholarship Program’s mission is to uphold the four points of the crown: Service, Scholarship, Success, and Style.
Participation in this program provides young women with the opportunity to promote a platform of community service and share their talents, intelligence, and positive values while serving as role models in their communities. The program is run entirely by volunteers and is supported by private donations which help the delegates in their pursuit of academic excellence, service, and lifelong success.
The new Miss South Dakota’s Outstanding Teen will take home at least $3,000 in scholarships, with more than $12,000 in scholarship funds available to teen candidates.
The new titleholder will compete at the 2025 Miss America’s Teen Competition. The Teen Pageant is open to young women ages 14-18 who have not yet graduated from high school or who graduate this spring.
The young women competing are (name, age, title, hometown, talent, and Community Service Initiative):
Adrian Gruis, 18, Miss Jacks’ Teen, Onida, Talent: Vocal, Community Service Initiative: Teen Dating Violence Awareness
Amelie Wilcox, 18, Miss Rolling Plains’ Teen, Rapid City, Talent: Electric Bass Guitar, Community Service Initiative: Seeing the Invisible: Autoimmune Disease Awareness
Anna Bisbee, 18, Miss Wolf Pack’s Teen, Columbia, Talent: Vocal, Community Service Initiative: Support for Children of Law Enforcement Officers
Arianna Galles, 16, Miss Rapid City’s Teen, Rapid City, Talent: Lollypop Lyra, Community Service Initiative: Restore our Earth
Bailey Phillips, 17, Miss Brookings’ Teen, Sioux Falls, Talent: Dance, Community Service Initiative: Epilepsy Awareness
Briley Hope Steffensen, 17, Miss Hub City’s Teen, Harrisburg, Talent: Dance, Community Service Initiative: Be True 2 You
Evian Johnson, 16, Miss Siouxland’s Teen, Brookings, Talent: Dance, Community Service Initiative: Use Your Power
Jerica Ratigan, 16, Miss Missouri River’s Teen, Frankfort, Talent: Dance, Community Service Initiative: Seatbelt Safety
Modesty Heath, 17, Miss State Fair’s Teen, Huron, Talent: Vocal, Community Service Initiative: Harvesting Wisdom: Agriculture Literacy
Riley Schwinler, 17, Miss Huron’s Teen, Aurora, Talent: HERStory™, Community Service Initiative: Caring with CASA
Taya Ritterbush, 17, Miss Rushmore’s Teen, Hot Springs, Talent: Trumpet, Community Service Initiative: Swimming in Inclusion: Floating in Diversity
Taysan Rouselle, 17, Miss Hot Springs’ Teen, Hot Springs, Talent: Vocal, Community Service Initiative: Decreasing Homeless Population
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Prosecution rests in Trump hush money trial, after former fixer Cohen is grilled • South Dakota Searchlight
NEW YORK — New York state prosecutors rested their case against Donald Trump Monday after four days of testimony from their key witness, Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen, who says the former president was well aware of a hush money cover-up. The defense paints Cohen as a liar.
The Manhattan criminal trial, the first ever for a former president, now in its sixth week, was poised to reach closing arguments as early as Tuesday. But New York Justice Juan Merchan indicated Monday that proceedings would stretch beyond Memorial Day.
Trump attorney Todd Blanche, in a lengthy, and at times slow and disjointed cross- examination Monday, continued wringing Cohen for proof that would convince jurors the former fixer cannot be trusted.
GOP politicians rush to Manhattan to line up behind Trump as hush money trial continues
Cohen’s earlier testimony that Trump reimbursed him for paying a porn star to stay quiet before the 2016 presidential election is at the crux of the prosecution’s case.
Trump is charged with falsifying 11 invoices, 11 checks, and 12 ledger entries as routine legal expenses rather than reimbursement of the hush money, amounting to 34 felony counts.
Trump denies any wrongdoing and maintains he never had a sexual relationship with adult film actress and director Stormy Daniels. She testified otherwise in excruciating and awkward detail in early May.
Monday’s proceedings were beset with objections and technology issues, and wrapped with tense testimony from the defense’s second witness, Robert Costello, Cohen’s legal counsel, who promised backdoor communication to Trump after Cohen was under the FBI’s thumb in 2018.
The day ended with a long shot, but expected, request from the defense to throw the case out. Merchan dismissed the court, saying he’d issue his ruling Tuesday. The defense is likely to rest its case then as well.
Closing arguments are expected after the holiday.
On a ‘journey’
Blanche began the day grilling Cohen on his previous business dealings, income and the money he’s made since breaking ties with the former president.
Cohen testified that he’s made millions of dollars on his books “Disloyal” and “Revenge,” and his podcast “Mea Culpa,” all of which sharply criticize the man from whom he used to seek praise, as he testified days earlier.
Prompted by Blanche, Cohen confirmed he’s mulling over a third book, has a television show in the works titled “The Fixer” and is considering a run for Congress because he has “the best name recognition” out there.
Star witness in Trump trial tells of plot to conceal porn star hush money payments
When Blanche suggested Cohen’s name recognition hinges on Trump, Cohen disagreed.
“I wouldn’t characterize it that way. My name recognition is because of the journey I’ve been on,” Cohen said.
“Well the journey you’ve been on … has included daily attacks on Trump,” Blanche responded.
Through the course of Blanche’s questioning, Cohen again acknowledged his previous crimes and also fessed up to stealing $30,000 from the Trump Organization when Trump lagged on paying a tech company to rig a CNBC poll of famous businessmen.
Minutes later, Blanche asked, “Do you have a financial interest in this case?”
“Yes, sir,” Cohen responded.
When Blanche pressed about whether a guilty verdict is Cohen’s preferred outcome, Cohen responded, “The answer is no. It’s better if he’s not (guilty) for me because it gives me more to talk about in the future.”
Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger conducted her redirect at a tidy and speedy clip, leading Cohen through each of Blanche’s doubting lines of questioning to reaffirm for the jury Cohen’s testimony that Trump’s hand was behind the hush money reimbursements.
“They’ve asked you a lot of questions about how you’ve made money and (your) podcast… Putting aside financial matters, how has telling the truth affected your life?” Hoffinger asked.
“My entire life has been turned upside down as a direct result,” Cohen responded.
Before the prosecution rested its case, the defense lobbed a lengthy objection to a still frame of a C-SPAN video depicting Trump with his bodyguard Keith Schiller just before 8 p.m. on Oct. 24, 2016. The parties eventually agreed to admit it.
Evidence that Trump and Schiller were together that night looms large for Cohen’s claim that he spoke to both of them on the phone about paying off Daniels.
Trump’s support inside the courtroom
A steady flow of high-profile Republican supporters has shown up for the GOP’s presumed 2024 presidential nominee.
Monday’s supporters included Trump ally and attorney Alan Dershowitz; legal adviser Boris Epshteyn, who himself is indicted in Arizona for trying to subvert the 2020 presidential election results; and Chuck Zito, an actor and one of the founders of New York City’s Hells Angels chapter in the 1980s.
Porn star Stormy Daniels in NYC hush money trial alleges sexual encounter with Trump
Several Republican lawmakers, including vice presidential hopefuls, have flocked to Manhattan for the trial.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio and former GOP primary hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy attended May 13. Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama also made appearances last week, alongside Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird.
House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered remarks outside the courthouse May 14, slamming the “sham trial” and accusing New York prosecutors of only wanting to keep the former president off the campaign trail.
The Louisiana Republican cast Trump as a victim of a “travesty of justice.”
Nearly a dozen far-right Republican House members showed up Thursday, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida. Accompanying Gaetz were other right-wing House Freedom Caucus members: fellow Floridian Reps. Anna Paulina Luna and Mike Waltz; Eli Crane and Andy Biggs of Arizona; Lauren Boebert of Colorado; Ralph Norman of South Carolina; Diana Harshbarger and Andy Ogles of Tennessee; Mike Cloud of Texas; and caucus Chair Bob Good of Virginia.
Speaking on the sidewalk outside the courthouse, Gaetz described the charges as the “Mr. Potatohead doll of crimes,” accusing the prosecution of combining things “that did not belong together.”
Reps. Byron Donalds and Cory Mills of Florida attended earlier in the week.
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South Dakota track and field leaders
Top-10 for all classes combined, as reported to athletic.net database.
Athletes listed by ranking, time, school and date mark was attained.
Through May 18 meets.
100 Meters
1. Griffin Fischer, 10.57, Sioux Falls Lincoln, April 25
2. Landon Dulaney, 10.64, Brandon Valley, May 7
3. Javin Augustus, 10.71, Sioux Falls Lincoln, April 23
4. Landen Matkins, 10.73, Rapid City Stevens, May 17
T5. Mikey Roche, 10.77, Sioux Falls Lincoln, April 9
T5. Austin Gobel, 10.77, Yankton, May 11
7. Griffith Houchin, 10.82, Rapid City Central, May 17
8. Jase Thiesse, 10.83, O’Gorman, April 30
9. Cael Meisman, 10.84, Rapid City Stevens, May 3
T10. Braden Peterson, 10.85, Hot Springs, May 10
T10. Josh Myers, 10.85, Sioux Falls Lincoln, May 16
200 Meters
1. Landen Matkins, 21.36, Rapid City Stevens, May 17
2. Griffin Fischer, 21.46, Sioux Falls Lincoln, May 4
3. Cael Meisman, 21.84, Rapid City Stevens, April 12
4. Tate Larson, 21.89, Harrisburg, May 11
T5. Austin Gobel, 22.00, Yankton, May 11
T5. James Heinz, 22.00, Harrisburg, May 11
7. Landon Dulaney, 22.06, Brandon Valley, May 4
8. Braden Peterson, 22.10, Hot Springs, April 12
9. Griffith Houchin, 22.15, Rapid City Central, May 17
10. Mikey Roche, 22.17, Sioux Falls Lincoln, April 25
400 Meters
1. Braden Peterson, 48.89, Hot Springs, May 3
2. Tate Larson, 49.50, Harrisburg, May 16
3. Jude Jarding, 49.56, West Central, May 3
4. Landen Matkins, 49.63, Rapid City Stevens, May 9
5. Kellen Askew, 49.63, O’Gorman, May 16
6. Griffin Fischer, 49.82, Sioux Falls Lincoln, May 7
7. Kaleb Foltz, 49.92, Tri-State, April 12
8. Nathan McCormick, 50.05, Mitchell, May 11
9. Andrew Atwood, 50.14, Beresford, May 16
10. Ashton Bierema, 50.27, O’Gorman, May 16
800 Meters
1. Kaleb Foltz, 1:52.24, Tri-State, May 16
2. Dylan Payer, 1:55.49, Yankton, May 16
3. Jon Kahler, 1:56.28, Brookings, May 16
4. Brandon Escalante, 1:56.59, Hill City, May 10
5. Payton Brown, 1:56.76, Milbank, May 9
6. Alex Schumacher, 1:57.20, Miller, May 16
7. Bennett Wassenaar, 1:57.25, Sioux Falls Christian, May 16
8. Kieran Weigelt, 1:57.38, Sioux Falls Jefferson, May 16
9. Lincoln Woodring, 1:57.47, Northwestern, May 14
10. Andrew Atwood, 1:57.77, Beresford, April 4
1,600 Meters
1. Dylan Payer, 4:15.97, Yankton, April 6
2. David VanVeen, 4:21.20, Aberdeen Central, May 11
3. Miles Brekhus, 4:23.94, Rapid City Stevens, April 5
4. Grady Loos, 4:24.00, Rapid City Stevens, May 3
5. Jared Lutmer, 4:24.75, Pierre, May 11
6. Andrew Atwood, 4:24.97, Beresford, May 7
7. Joe Cross, 4:25.15, Dakota Valley, May 8
8. Cole Reilly, 4:25.26, Sioux Falls Washington, May 3
9. Payton Brown, 4:25.44, Milbank, May 16
10. Ty Petrocco, 4:25.60, Sturgis, May 3
3,200 Meters
1. Dylan Payer, 9:18.48, Yankton, May 3
2. Luke Rupert, 9:19.71, Hill City, May 3
3. Jared Lutmer, 9:21.10, Pierre, May 3
4. Joseph Levesque, 9:23.98, Sioux Falls Lincoln, May 3
5. Peyton Cast, 9:24.26, Douglas, May 3
6. Joe Cross, 9:25.45, Dakota Valley, May 3
7. Miles Brekhus, 9:26.07, Rapid City Stevens, May 3
8. Leighton Aves, 9:26.18, Hill City, May 3
9. Lane Krautschun, 9:28.61, Belle Fourche, May 3
10. David VanVeen, 9:29.36, Aberdeen Central, May 3
110m Hurdles – 39”
1. Aidan Hedderman, 14.27, Sturgis, May 3
T2. Tate Larson, 14.67, Harrisburg, May 16
T2. Clay Sonnenschein, 14.67, Harrisburg, May 16
4. Liam Schmeichel, 14.74, West Central, May 16
5. Luke Campbell, 15.00, Viborg-Hurley, May 13
6. Shane Veenhof, 15.06, Madison, May 16
7. Rush O’Neill, 15.22, Bennett County, May 11
8. Jack Day, 15.27, Rapid City Stevens, May 17
9. Emmett Hanson, 15.31, Milbank, April 23
10. Luke Eichacker, 15.35, Sioux Falls Lincoln, May 16
300m Hurdles – 36”
1. Tate Larson, 39.71, Harrisburg, April 23
2. Jhett Breen, 39.75, Wagner, May 9
3. Luke Campbell, 39.82, Viborg-Hurley, May 13
4. Blake DeVries, 40.06, Elkton-Lake Benton, May 13
5. Aidan Hedderman, 40.19, Sturgis, April 5
6. Luke Eichacker, 40.26, Sioux Falls Lincoln, May 3
7. Clay Sonnenschein, 40.36, Harrisburg, May 16
8. Trevor Wehde, 40.63, Harrisburg, May 11
9. Jarett Schuchard, 40.64, Harding County, May 9
10. Emmett Hanson, 40.71, Milbank, May 16
4×100 Relay
1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (Javin Augustus, Josh Myers, Mikey Roche, Griffin Fischer), 41.51, May 16
2. Rapid City Stevens, 42.22, May 17
3. Rapid City Central, 42.39, May 17
4. Brandon Valley, 42.47, May 16
5. O’Gorman, 42.87, April 9
6. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 43.08, May 16
7. Yankton, 43.22, May 11
8. Dell Rapids, 43.36, May 16
9. Harrisburg, 43.40, April 25
10. Mitchell (Caden Olegario, Carter Lee, Will Prunty, Connor Singrey), 43.45, May 11
4×200 Relay
1. Rapid City Stevens (Beck Morgan, Landen Matkins, Otto Red Bear, Cael Meisman), 1:28.09, April 23
2. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 1:28.40, May 10
3. Harrisburg, 1:28.68, May 3
4. Rapid City Central, 1:28.93, April 23
5. O’Gorman, 1:29.79, May 3
6. Sioux Falls Washington, 1:30.09, May 10
7. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 1:30.18, May 16
8. Platte-Geddes (Braxton Breukelman, Quincy Stephens, Carson Vanden Berge, Skyler Hanten), 1:30.34, May 16
9. Ethan/Parkston (Mark Deckert, James Deckert, Maddux Brissette, Connor Prunty), 1:30.60, May 16
10. Brandon Valley, 1:30.89, April 25
4×400 Relay
1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (Isaac Jarovski, Isaac Herrboldt, Griffin Fischer, Liam Van Roekel), 3:23.49, May 16
2. O’Gorman, 3:26.93, April 25
3. Rapid City Central, 3:27.26, May 3
4. Yankton, 3:27.29, April 30
5. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 3:27.41, May 16
6. Sioux Falls Christian, 3:27.82, May 16
7. Hot Springs, 3:27.98, May 16
8. Milbank, 3:28.24, May 16
9. Brookings, 3:28.37, May 11
10. Aberdeen Central, 3:28.55, May 11
4×800 Relay
1. Hill City (Devin Buehler, Leighton Aves, Tate Grabow, Brandon Escalante), 8:05.58, May 3
2. Brookings, 8:08.17, May 11
3. Sioux Falls Christian, 8:09.91, May 3
4. Harrisburg, 8:12.45, May 11
5. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 8:12.73, May 3
6. Milbank, 8:12.89, May 3
7. O’Gorman, 8:13.51, May 3
8. Rapid City Central, 8:13.80, May 3
9. Deubrook Area, 8:14.39, May 3
10. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 8:14.82, May 13
Sprint Medley Relay – 1,600m
1. Hot Springs (Hunter Kunz, Luke Haertel, Braden Peterson, Matt Close), 3:35.90, May 3
2. Milbank, 3:36.88, May 10
3. Brookings, 3:37.27, May 3
4. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 3:37.46, April 9
5. Rapid City Central, 3:37.78, May 9
6. Harrisburg, 3:37.91, May 3
7. Hill City, 3:37.94, May 3
8. West Central, 3:38.50, May 16
9. Brandon Valley, 3:38.67, May 11
10. Winner (Zac Olson, Jackson Bachmann, Kellen Brozik, Karson Keiser), 3:38.84, May 16
Shot Put – 12lb
1. Paul Hoekman, 61-1, Sioux Falls Christian, April 27
2. Ethan Watson, 60-6.5, White River, May 13
3. Elias Gillen, 60-0.25, Rapid City Stevens, May 9
4. Boaz Raderschadt, 57-8, Watertown, May 11
5. Lincoln Koehn, 57-3.75, Kadoka Area, April 9
6. Bryan Ramirez, 55-4, Huron, May 7
7. Kai Buchanan, 53-4, Sioux Falls Lincoln, April 13
8. Brock Tuttle, 53-3.75, Hanson, May 3
9. Elijah Detert, 53-3.5, Harrisburg, May 16
10. Marcus Furth, 52-7.5, Sioux Falls Christian, May 13
Discus – 1.6kg
1. Lincoln Koehn, 184-2, Kadoka Area, May 11
2. Carson Stiff, 172-7, Harrisburg, May 16
3. Nolan Vandel, 171-8, O’Gorman, May 16
4. Adam Behrend, 167-9, Sioux Falls Lincoln, May 16
5. Evan Kroetch, 167-7, Philip, May 11
6. Boaz Raderschadt, 165-8, Watertown, May 11
7. Paul Hoekman, 165-6, Sioux Falls Christian, May 3
8. Brock Tuttle, 163-9, Hanson, May 3
9. Madden Timmer, 162-6, Brandon Valley, May 3
10. Cristhian Rodriguez, 160-8, Hamlin, May 3
Javelin – 800g
1. Jack Smith, 196-3, Sioux Falls Lincoln, May 10
2. Colter Babcock, 172-11, Pierre, April 5
3. Spencer Melius, 170-0, Faulkton Area, May 7
4. Cristhian Rodriguez, 169-2, Hamlin, May 3
5. Rylan Peck, 167-0, Gregory, May 7
6. Tate Schafer, 166-3, Sioux Falls Lincoln, May 16
7. Hayden Groos, 165-8, O’Gorman, May 16
8. Levi Brant, 164-9, Sturgis, May 3
9. Thomas Hoffman, 161-6, Sioux Falls Washington, May 7
10. Josh Olthoff, 159-10, Brandon Valley, May 11
High Jump
T1. Daniel Mitchell, 6-7, Gregory, April 30
T1. David Ndong, 6-7, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, May 10
T1. Tyler Bohannon, 6-7, Sioux Falls Jefferson, May 10
T1. Jeffery Boschee, 6-7, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, May 13
T1. Coy Urban, 6-7, Rapid City Central, May 17
6. Tate Gerdes, 6-6, Lennox, May 8
T7. Rush O’Neill, 6-5, Bennett County, April 12
T7. Carter Tennyson, 6-5, Custer, April 30
T7. Jack Mousel, 6-5, Colman-Egan, May 13
T10. Beck Morgan, 6-4, Rapid City Stevens, March 21
T10. Teegan Musser, 6-4, Lennox, April 4
T10. Devin Buehler, 6-4, Hill City, May 3
T10. Iker Diaz Montilla, 6-4, Burke, May 3
T10. Kuek Kuek, 6-4, Sioux Falls Jefferson, May 13
T10. Mach Mayen, 6-4, Brandon Valley, May 16
Pole Vault
1. Beau Karst, 16-3, Harrisburg, May 13
2. Owen Spartz, 15-9, Watertown, May 13
T3. Aaron Hawkes, 14-6, Madison, April 25
T3. Karter Sheridan, 14-6, Brandon Valley, April 25
T3. Aidan Hedderman, 14-6, Sturgis, May 3
T3. Nick Tucker, 14-6, Harrisburg, May 3
7. Robbie Emery, 14-3, Custer, May 16
T8. Levi Veskrna, 14-0, Brandon Valley, May 3
T8. Jayden Johnson, 14-0, Milbank, May 3
T8. Cruz Mollman, 14-0, Lead-Deadwood, May 3
Long Jump
1. Henry Theobald, 22-10.75, O’Gorman, May 10
2. Madinko Hawley, 22-10.25, Rapid City Stevens, May 17
3. Trevor Heinz, 22-6.5, Ipswich, May 7
4. Carson Stoeser, 22-4.5, Pierre, April 12
5. Juven Hudson, 22-4, Watertown, May 16
6. James Deckert, 22-2.25, Ethan/Parkston, May 16
7. Eli Yoway, 22-2, Harrisburg, May 11
T8. Austin Gobel, 21-11.5, Yankton, May 11
T8. Keaton Weber, 21-11.5, Hanson, May 13
10. Jess Christensen, 21-9.5, Rapid City Stevens, April 23
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Triple Jump
1. David Ndong, 46-1, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, May 16
2. Mach Mayen, 45-8.75, Brandon Valley, May 16
3. Kincade Lehman, 45-8.25, Custer, April 12
4. Wyatt Melcher, 44-11, Brandon Valley, May 11
5. Iker Diaz Montilla, 43-10.25, Burke, May 3
6. Henry Theobald, 43-9, O’Gorman, May 16
7. Jess Christensen, 43-5, Rapid City Stevens, May 9
8. Juven Hudson, 43-3.5, Watertown, April 9
9. Boas Yoweli, 43-3, Sioux Falls Lincoln, May 16
10. Paul Kaffar, 43-1, McCook Central/Montrose, May 16
100 Meters
1. Chloe Raw, 12.03, Arlington, May 9
2. Reagan O’Neill, 12.05, Bennett County, May 13
3. Kali Ringstmeyer, 12.09, Pierre, May 11
4. Silja Gunderson, 12.10, Dakota Valley, April 27
5. Ella Bradeen, 12.13, Rapid City Stevens, May 17
6. Linnea Nesheim, 12.18, Sioux Falls Lincoln, April 15
7. Jordyn Larsen, 12.21, Custer, May 10
8. Bergan Musser, 12.30, Lennox, May 3
9. Madison Pederson, 12.34, Brandon Valley, April 22
10. Ellen Merkley, 12.37, Sioux Falls Lincoln, April 15
200 Meters
1. Chloe Raw, 24.86, Arlington, May 9
2. Reagan O’Neill, 24.99, Bennett County, May 13
3. Bergan Musser, 25.18, Lennox, May 16
4. Ella Bradeen, 25.38, Rapid City Stevens, May 17
5. Kali Ringstmeyer, 25.40, Pierre, May 11
6. Linnea Nesheim, 25.52, Sioux Falls Lincoln, May 10
7. Daniela Lee, 25.55, Colman-Egan, May 9
8. Berkeley Engelland, 25.61, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, May 16
9. Claudia Werner, 25.62, Rapid City Stevens, May 17
10. Shelby Bergan, 25.66, Brandon Valley, May 11
400 Meters
1. Berkeley Engelland, 55.32, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, May 16
2. Kyra Weiss, 57.47, Brandon Valley, May 11
3. Maria Bouman, 57.49, Spearfish, May 10
4. Charlee Williams-Smith, 57.66, Pierre, May 11
5. Avery Marler, 57.74, Sturgis, May 17
6. Anna Vyn, 57.78, Sioux Falls Christian, May 3
7. Julia Eggert, 58.04, O’Gorman, May 10
8. Shae Rumsey, 58.07, Yankton, May 11
9. Faith Peterson, 58.26, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, May 10
10. Ella Termaat, 58.40, Sioux Falls Lincoln, May 16
800 Meters
1. Berkeley Engelland, 2:09.42, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, May 13
2. Mia Wentzy, 2:11.49, Brandon Valley, May 4
3. Libby Castelli, 2:12.07, O’Gorman, May 4
4. Corinne Braun, 2:13.25, Sioux Falls Christian, May 8
5. Ellie Maddox, 2:14.50, Sioux Falls Christian, May 16
6. Anna Vyn, 2:14.55, Sioux Falls Christian, May 4
7. Addison Scholten, 2:14.82, Brandon Valley, May 4
8. Ella Boekelheide, 2:15.07, Northwestern, May 4
9. Sarah VanDeBerg, 2:16.60, Brandon Valley, May 13
10. Alex McCullough, 2:18.88, Dakota Valley, April 27
1,600 Meters
1. Libby Castelli, 4:54.60, O’Gorman, May 3
2. Corinne Braun, 4:54.99, Sioux Falls Christian, May 16
3. Isabelle Bloker, 4:56.28, Sioux Valley, May 16
4. Ellie Maddox, 5:01.54, Sioux Falls Christian, May 8
5. Peyton VanDeest, 5:03.02, Spearfish, May 3
6. Hannah Genrich, 5:03.40, Harrisburg, May 16
7. Sadie Pettengill, 5:04.86, Sioux Falls Christian, May 16
8. Sarah VanDeBerg, 5:05.23, Brandon Valley, May 3
9. Emery Larson, 5:05.43, Chester, May 13
10. Ella Boekelheide, 5:05.78, Northwestern, May 3
3,200 Meters
1. Peyton VanDeest, 10:28.98, Spearfish, May 3
2. Isabelle Bloker, 10:34.35, Sioux Valley, May 3
3. Libby Castelli, 10:40.52, O’Gorman, April 9
4. Gracie Uhre, 10:49.84, Rapid City Stevens, April 5
5. Hannah Genrich, 10:49.90, Harrisburg, May 3
6. Emery Larson, 10:50.28, Chester, May 3
7. Corinne Braun, 10:55.69, Sioux Falls Christian, May 3
8. Ellie Maddox, 11:03.71, Sioux Falls Christian, May 13
9. Faith Wiese, 11:07.33, Flandreau, May 13
10. Jenna Gilhooly, 11:07.81, Harrisburg, April 4
100m Hurdles – 33”
1. Silja Gunderson, 14.80, Dakota Valley, April 27
2. Peyson O’Neill, 14.88, Bennett County, May 3
3. Nyariek Kur, 14.97, Sioux Falls Washington, May 3
4. Reagan O’Neill, 15.01, Bennett County, May 3
5. Anna Hoffman, 15.02, Spearfish, April 12
6. Piper Hanson, 15.04, Burke, May 3
7. Addie Budig, 15.12, Harrisburg, May 11
8. Ashton Massey, 15.15, Menno, April 30
9. Sophia Troske, 15.18(-0.2), Unattached, April 24
10. Jada Backes, 15.21, Rapid City Central, April 12
Marcus Traxler / Mitchell Republic
300m Hurdles – 30”
1. Halle Braun, 44.66, Sioux Falls Christian, May 16
2. Peyson O’Neill, 44.85, Bennett County, April 29
3. Ashton Massey, 45.06, Menno, May 3
4. Shelby Bergan, 45.25, Brandon Valley, May 16
5. Lauren McDermott, 45.82, Elk Point-Jefferson, May 16
6. Jada Backes, 46.33, Rapid City Central, May 17
T7. Anna Hoffman, 46.38, Spearfish, April 5
T7. Tori Gerdes, 46.38, Lennox, May 16
9. Reagan Rus, 46.45, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, May 16
10. Emery Shubeck, 46.55, Centerville, May 16
4×100 Relay
1. Rapid City Stevens (Maya Khachikian, Ava Holzwarth, Claudia Werner, Ella Bradeen), 48.68, May 17
2. Sioux Falls Christian, 49.12, May 8
3. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 49.18, May 3
4. Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 49.58, March 29
5. Brandon Valley, 49.62, May 7
6. Rapid City Central, 49.80, May 17
7. Bennett County, 49.87, April 29
8. Aberdeen Central, 50.03, May 16
9. Yankton, 50.31, May 16
10. Lennox, 50.48, May 8
4×200 Relay
1. Brandon Valley (Shelby Bergan, Kyra Weiss, Brooklyn Goetzinger, Madison Pederson), 1:42.78, May 11
2. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 1:43.39, May 3
3. Aberdeen Central, 1:43.69, May 11
4. Sioux Falls Christian, 1:43.88, May 16
5. Rapid City Stevens, 1:44.18, May 3
6. Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 1:44.63, May 3
7. Rapid City Central, 1:45.49, May 3
8. Yankton, 1:45.78, May 11
9. Harrisburg, 1:46.04, May 16
10. Spearfish, 1:46.06, May 3
4×400 Relay
1. Brandon Valley (Addison Scholten, Kyra Weiss, Sarah VanDeBerg, Madison Pederson), 3:57.78, May 3
2. Sioux Falls Christian, 4:00.58, May 3
3. Lennox, 4:01.35, May 16
4. Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 4:02.80, May 10
5. Tea Area, 4:03.03, May 16
6. Spearfish, 4:05.23, May 10
7. O’Gorman, 4:05.27, May 16
8. Flandreau, 4:06.46, May 16
9. Mitchell (Lainee Forst, Carsyn Weich, Ryan Keys, Emerson Smith), 4:06.47, May 16
10. Sturgis, 4:06.98, April 30
4×800 Relay
1. Brandon Valley (Addison Scholten, Sarah VanDeBerg, Lily Rude, Mia Wentzy), 8:59.50, May 11
2. Sioux Falls Christian, 9:06.91, May 13
3. Spearfish, 9:23.42, May 3
4. Harrisburg, 9:30.89, May 3
5. Sturgis, 9:34.97, May 3
6. Lennox, 9:42.79, May 3
7. Tea Area, 9:48.83, May 3
8. Vermillion, 9:50.81, May 3
9. Mitchell (Carsyn Weich, Kambyl Wede, Londyn Schroeder, Emerson Smith), 9:51.36, May 3
10. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 9:52.23, May 3
Sprint Medley Relay – 1,600m
1. Brandon Valley (Kyra Weiss, Madison Pederson, Addison Scholten, Mia Wentzy), 4:01.38, May 16
2. Spearfish, 4:10.51, April 5
3. Sioux Falls Christian, 4:12.77, April 9
4. O’Gorman, 4:15.66, April 23
5. Harrisburg, 4:17.72, May 3
6. Clark/Willow Lake, 4:17.75, May 16
7. Lennox, 4:19.23, May 13
8. Mobridge-Pollock, 4:19.83, May 17
9. Mitchell (Avrie London, Lainee Forst, Carsyn Weich, Emerson Smith), 4:20.15, May 3
10. Flandreau, 4:20.42, May 3
Shot Put – 4kg
1. Reese Terwilliger, 43-2, Pierre, April 5
2. Grace Steffen, 42-11.25, Harrisburg, April 15
3. Malia Kranz, 42-3.5, Watertown, May 3
4. Taryn Hermansen, 42-1.5, Aberdeen Central, May 11
5. Avery Orth, 40-8, Wessington Springs, May 10
6. Norah Christiansen, 40-7.5, Sioux Falls Lincoln, May 16
7. Kayla Dilka, 40-4.5, Rapid City Christian, May 16
8. Clara Fink, 40-4, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, April 9
9. Trinity Bietz, 39-11.5, Scotland, May 3
10. Kierra Lubovich, 39-9.25, Sioux Falls Lincoln, May 3
Discus – 1kg
1. Paige Bull, 142-2, Burke, May 7
2. Malia Kranz, 139-3, Watertown, April 5
3. Grace Peed, 133-0, Elk Point-Jefferson, May 3
4. Isabell Higgins, 129-0, Rapid City Stevens, May 17
5. Hadlee Holt, 129-0, Iroquois/Lake Preston, May 16
6. Landyn Koehn, 127-9, Kadoka Area, May 11
7. Taryn Nieman, 127-8, Aberdeen Central, April 22
8. Addison Martz, 124-1, Lennox, April 27
9. Kayla Dilka, 123-9, Rapid City Christian, April 23
10. Olivia Kayser, 122-3, Hanson, May 9
Javelin – 600g
1. Brynn Nelson, 138-6, Rapid City Stevens, April 23
2. Isabel Carda, 138-3, Sioux Falls Washington, April 9
3. Bentlee Kollbaum, 132-5, Elk Point-Jefferson, May 14
4. Mia Durdall, 129-6, Spearfish, April 30
5. Brienna Brewer, 122-8, Rapid City Stevens, April 23
6. Logan Smidt, 121-7, Brookings, April 15
7. Lauren Grinde, 119-7, Tri-Valley, May 8
8. Elizabeth Boschee, 118-10, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, May 9
9. Claire Woods, 118-4, Sioux Falls Washington, May 3
10. Dani Highum, 117-4, Lennox, May 3
High Jump
1. Nyariek Kur, 5-7.25, Sioux Falls Washington, May 13
2. Ashlyn Koupal, 5-7, Wagner, May 3
T3. Makenzie Hetland, 5-5, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, April 9
T3. Audrey Nelson, 5-5, Madison, April 15
T3. Jayaunna Stroh, 5-5, Brandon Valley, May 3
T3. Lydia Nelson, 5-5, Madison, May 8
T3. Ciara Frank, 5-5, Aberdeen Central, May 11
8. Reese Munger, 5-4, Watertown, May 16
T9. Maria Bouman, 5-3, Spearfish, April 12
T9. Claire Munch, 5-3, Dakota Valley, April 13
T9. Avery Kirk, 5-3, Spearfish, May 3
T9. Cadence Nuttbrock, 5-3, Sioux Falls Jefferson, May 7
T9. Maleena Brave, 5-3, White River, May 11
T9. Holly Gillick, 5-3, Lennox, May 8
T9. Sarsih Kattenberg, 5-3, Sioux Falls Christian, May 8
T9. Adow Thyab, 5-3, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, May 10
T9. Adelyn Bouman, 5-3, Spearfish, May 10
T9. Meredith Hruby, 5-3, Harrisburg, May 11
T9. Madison Hochstetter, 5-3, Aberdeen Central, May 11
T9. Jade Rhody, 5-3, Beresford, May 16
Landon Dierks / Mitchell Republic
Pole Vault
1. Ciana Stiefel, 12-9, Custer, May 3
2. Rylee Punt, 12-3.5, Sioux Falls Christian, May 8
3. Reese Nida, 12-1, Spearfish, May 17
4. Gretchen Adamski, 11-9, Spearfish, April 12
T5. Leona Prairie, 11-0, O’Gorman, April 16
T5. Morgan Becker, 11-0, Brandon Valley, April 23
T5. Paige Clausen, 11-0, O’Gorman, April 23
8. Rose Dvoracek, 10-9, O’Gorman, May 3
9. Ella Peterreins, 10-6.5, Madison, April 9
T10. Makia Moe, 10-6, Deuel, May 9
T10. Jalyssa Hutson, 10-6, Ipswich, May 16
T10. Laila Ratzsch, 10-6, Spearfish, May 17
T10. Merit Haas, 10-6, Rapid City Stevens, May 17
Long Jump
1. Nyariek Kur, 19-10, Sioux Falls Washington, May 10
2. Reagan O’Neill, 19-0.5, Bennett County, April 29
3. Madison Pederson, 18-1.5, Brandon Valley, May 16
T4. Cadence Nuttbrock, 18-0, Sioux Falls Jefferson, March 28
T4. Ciara Frank, 18-0, Aberdeen Central, May 11
6. Ava Holzwarth, 17-10.5, Rapid City Stevens, May 17
7. Avery Marler, 17-8.5, Sturgis, May 17
8. Ellen Merkley, 17-8.25, Sioux Falls Lincoln, May 10
9. Linnea Nesheim, 17-6.75, Sioux Falls Lincoln, April 15
T10. Lilly Gusso, 17-5, Harrisburg, May 7
T10. Courtney Sees, 17-5, Avon, May 7
Triple Jump
1. Nyariek Kur, 39-10.75, Sioux Falls Washington, April 22
2. Madison Pederson, 38-10.75, Brandon Valley, May 3
3. Jayaunna Stroh, 37-2, Brandon Valley, May 11
4. Claire Munch, 37-0.25, Dakota Valley, May 3
5. Ashton Massey, 37-0, Menno, May 9
6. Meredith Hruby, 36-7, Harrisburg, May 11
7. Denaesia Aldridge, 36-3, Mitchell, May 11
8. Alaina Dean, 36-0.25, Hill City, May 10
9. Amarise Okken, 36-0, Harrisburg, May 16
10. Madison Hochstetter, 35-10.5, Aberdeen Central, April 5
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