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Brandon Valley’s girls and Harrisburg’s boys capture team championships in conference meet

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May 12, 2024

Brandon Valley’s girls and Harrisburg’s boys capture team championships in conference meet

BROOKINGS — Watertown and Aberdeen Central athletes won a combined six events on Saturday during the Eastern South Dakota Conference Track and Field Championships.

Aberdeen Central’s girls scored 110.25 points and finished third for the second-straight year behind champion Brandon Valley (201.75) and runner-up Harrisburg 144. The title was the 10th in a row for the Lynx. Watertown added a fourth-place finish with 89, up three spots from last spring. Pierre was fifth at 69, followed by Mitchell 61.75, Yankton 54, Huron 25.75 and Brookings 24.5.

Harrisburg ended Brandon Valley’s two-year run of titles in the boys division, winning by a 171.5-117.5 margin. Yankton was third at 106, followed by Aberdeen Central 94, Pierre 78, Mitchell 64, Brookings 62, Watertown 69 and Huron 27. Aberdeen Central took third and Watertown eighth in 2023.

Top Performers, Meet Records

Mia Wentzy, Sarah VanDeBerg and Lily Rude led Brandon Valley’s girls to another title. Wentzy won the 800-meter run in 2:19.53 and VanDeBerg the 1,600 in 5:06.46. Wentzy, VanDeBerg and Rude also ran on the winning 1,600 (4:03.45) and 3,200 (8:59.5) relays. Rude also ran on the winning medley (4;20.7).

Shelby Bergan added a win in the 300 hurdles (45.35) and ran on the winning 800 (1:42.78) relay, and Madison Pederson ran on the 400 relay along with winning the long (18-0.75) and triple (37-6) jumps for Brandon Valley’s girls. Kali Ringstmeyer of Pierre took the 100 (12.09) and 200 (25.4) dashes in the girls division.

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Tate Larson led Harrisburg’s boys by winning the 110 hurdles (15.56) and 200 dash (21.89) and also running on the winning 800 relay (1:29.51).

Jon Kahler of Brookings won the 800 (1:57.78) and ran on the winning 1,600 (3:28.37) and 3,200 (8:08.17) relays. Austin Gobel of Yankton took the 100 (10.77) and ran on the winning 400 (43.22 relay).

New meets record included Brandon Valley’s girls in the 3,200 relay (8:59.5, old record 9:26.77 set by Aberdeen Central in 2012); Hannah Genrich of Harrisburg in the girls’ 3,200 run (10:55.10, old record 10:57.44 set by Annie Kruse of Yankton in 2014); Bergan in the girls’ 300 hurdles (45.35, old record 45.58 by Jeana Hoffman of Mitchell in 2003); Logan Smidt of Brookings in the girls’ javelin (111-6, old record 110-8 set by Kaityn Disbrow of Harrisburg in 2022); and Jared Lutmer of Pierre in the boys’ 3,200 (9:27.09, old record 9:27.4 set by Larry Beesley of Madison in 1975).

Watertown Highlights

Boaz Raderschadt provided the big highlight for the Arrows, winning the boys’ shot put (57-8) and discus (165-8), both with personal-record throws. Malia Kranz won the girls’ discus in 124-1 and also was fourth in the shot put (39-9).

Other Watertown boys’ place winners were Bayley Steiner and Isaiah Norton, seventh and eighth in the 800; Dane Stark, fifth in the 1,600; Jereome Zebroski, fifth in the 300 hurdles; Simon Hendricks, fifth in the javelin; Owen Spartz and Tommy Foley, second and seventh in the pole vault; and Aaron Bruns and Jonas Geier, seventh and eighth in the triple jump.

The Arrows placed fourth in the 400 (Noah Wallenmeyer, Shey Coltrin, Austin Redfield and Lincoln Schutt), sixth in the 800 (Coltrin, Schutt, Austin Moen and Redfield), eighth in the 1,600 (Schutt, Redfield, Norton and Zebroski) and seventh in the medley (James Clendenin, Mlan Moen, Ayden Steiner and Ty Sullivan).

Other Arrow girls who placed include Alayna Smith, seventh 100 and 200; Andi Olson, eighth in 200; Grace McElroy, second in 3,200 and sixth in 1,600; Grace Corey, sixth in discus; Jordan Remmers and McKenzie Lewis, fourth and eighth in javelin; Reese Munger and Mayla McGhee, third and sixth in high jump; Jordyn Padgett, Ericka Woolley and Marli Wadsworth, second, third and eighth in the pole vault; and Makenna Blank, third in the long jump.

The Arrows took sixth in the 400 (Blank, A. Smith, Hayden Thomas and Anna Hirtz), fourth in the 800 (Victoria Smith, A. Smith, Hirtz and Hauger), fifth in the 1,600 (V. Smith, Grace List, Olson and Hauger), fourth in the medley (Kate McElroy, G. McElroy, Remmers and Olson) and eighth in the medley (Ashlynn Andrews, Emma Reihe, List and Lola Barrett).

Aberdeen Central Highlights

Ciara Frank won the girls’ high jump (5-5), took second in the long jump (18-0) and fourth in the 100 hurdles (15.64) and ran on the winning 400 relay (50.26) and second-place 800 relay (1:43.69) to lead Aberdeen Central. Gracie Rife took second in the 100 dash (12.49) and fourth in the 200 dash (25.73) and also ran on the 400 and 800 relays. Keyana Stillman, Lucy Fritz and Kamdyn Borge rounded out the 400 relay and Stillman and Madison Hochstetter the 800.

Other place winners were Stillman, sixth in 200; Juna Ramey, sixth in 3,200 and eighth in 1,600; Mya Arampatzis, second in 100 hurdles and fourth in 300 hurdles; Hochstetter, fifth in 100 hurdles and second in high jump; Taryn Hermansen, third in shot put; Regan Lust, tied for seventh in high jump; and Jaidyn Forsyth, fourth in pole vault and seventh in triple jump.

Aberdeen Central was also sixth in the 1,600 relay (Eme Mounga, Allyson Bauer, Grace Richter and Charlee Williams-Smith), sixth in the 3,200 (Angie Lopez, Khloe Cochran, Allison Brenner and Kaylie Peldo) and fourth in the medley (Fritz, Lust, Lauren Joosten and Lopez).

Tyler Bain won the high jump (6-3) to lead Aberdeen Central’s boys. Other placers were Avery Ligon, sixth in 100; Brendan Phillips, fifth in 400 and sixth in high jump; Grant Fritz, eighth in 400; David VanVeen, second in 1,600 and seventh in 3,200; Tate DeVries, fifth in 3,200; Kyson Fayant, seventh in 110 hurdles and sixth in 300 hurdles; Colby Dauwen and Jack Podoll, fourth and eighth in 300 hurdles; Joran Foss, fourth in shot put and eighth in discus; Evan Hauer and Jaxon Henley, sixth and seventh in shot put; Jack Bertsch, third in discus; and Jett Carlson, second in javelin.

The Golden Eagles took seventh (Kalen Larson, Ligon, Eli Biegler and Karson Borge) in the 400 relay, fourth in the 800 (Larson, Ligon, Biegler and Borge), second in the 1,600 (Biegler, Fayant, Phillips and Dauwen), seventh in the 3,200 (Philipp Abel, Christian Wells, Esten Foss and Dauwen) and third in the medley (Ligon, Borge, Biegler and VanVeen).

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Central South Dakota Conference

MILLER — Potter County’s girls and Mobridge-Pollock’s boys captured team championships in the CSD conference track and field meet on Saturday.

PC won the girls division with 151 points, followed by Wolsey-Wessington at 131. Mobridge-Pollock repeated as the boys division champion by a 147-126 margin over Miller. Seven schools competed.

Emma Schlachter, Paige Ahlemeier and Dannika Kaup led the way for Potter County’s girls. Schlachter won the 800-meter run in 2:24.78, Ahlemeier the 3,200 run in 13:01.43 and Kaup the 300 hurdles in 47.92. All three girls also ran on PC’s winning 1,600 (4:12.62) and 3,200 (10:11.56 relays). Kayden Cronin (triple jump, 32-11.5) and Megan Seurer (100 dash, 13.68) each won events and ran on the winning 400 (53.54) relays).

Ryli Thompson of Mobridge-Pollock won the 200 (26.9) and 400 (1:01.31) dashes and ran on the winning 800 (1:48.97) relay in the girls division. Other area event winners were Heidi Olson of Mobridge-Pollock (1,600 run, 5:20.71) and Carley Cotton (100 hurdles, 17:07) and Savanna Hayes (shot put (33-11.5) of Faulkton Area.

Andrew Fulkerson (100 dash, 11.88), Simon Fried (300 hurdles, 41.95), Carter Hinsz (shot put, 45-5.5) and Kellen Pfitzer (discus, 132-2) each won events for Mobridge-Pollock’s boys.

Other area event winners included Carter Luikens (200 dash, 23.54), Nicholas Schlachter (3,200 run, 10:22.74) and Landon Larson (long jump, 19-4) of Potter County; Spencer Melius of Faulkton Area (javelin, 165-1) and Tarrence Mickelson of Sunshine Bible Academy (triple jump, 38-1.75). Faulkton Area won the 800 (1:53.81) and Sunshine Bible Academy the medley (8:49.86).

Complete results of both meets can be found at https://www.athletic.net/events/us/south-dakota/2024-05-11.

ESD and CSD Results: https://www.athletic.net/events/us/south-dakota/2024-05-11

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UND depth shines in fending off South Dakota State in OT

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January 4, 2026

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UND depth shines in fending off South Dakota State in OT

GRAND FORKS — UND senior guard Garrett Anderson had shot 1-for-7 from the field before he pulled up for a deep 3-pointer in overtime.

It was a make-or-break shot for the Fighting Hawks, who trailed South Dakota State by two points with 20 seconds remaining.

Anderson’s triple fell. On a Saturday afternoon at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center where several Hawks provided clutch shots late, it was his 3-pointer that iced the victory.

UND senior guard Garrett Anderson dribbles up the court against South Dakota State at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center on Jan. 3, 2026.

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“That was a huge three by Garrett,” UND head coach Paul Sather said. “Happy for him, because you feel it with him — when that floodgate opens a little bit of confidence, and not just as a scorer but just as a player, he keeps fighting for it, keeps working for it, keeps keeping the right mindset.”

UND won 90-87, earning its third-straight win over the Jackrabbits and improving to 2-0 (8-10 overall) in Summit League play.

South Dakota State, hot off the heels of a commanding New Year’s Day win over Omaha, fell to 1-1 in conference (8-9 overall).

“These two first league games, you need to protect your home court if you want any chance to be in play at the end of this year,” Sather said. “It’s a great way to start. But you also need to go on the road and win some games. And as I tell the guys, it’s not who, when or where, it’s how you show up to play. And having that mentality, it’s not home and road, it’s ‘Are you ready to go today?’”

The Hawks needed just about everyone to stave off SDSU.

Redshirt sophomore guard Zach Kraft and freshman guard Anthony Smith III led the way with double-digit point totals in a first half that was a high-scoring, fast-paced affair.

UND redshirt sophomore Zach Kraft shoots a 3-pointer against South Dakota State at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center on Jan. 3, 2026.

UND shot 64.3%, South Dakota State 55.6%. By halftime, the Hawks had a slight 50-45 lead.

The shooting cooled down in the second half and in overtime. In those final two frames, the Hawks turned to a variety of players, from the starting lineup to the bench, to keep up with the Jackrabbits.

“It’s hard to sustain that for 40 minutes, but we were able to kind of get ourselves back,” Sather said. “Our bench was fantastic in that first half. … We sustained it, we got back in, we stayed there within distance of it, and guys made plays. We had opportunities to make plays and close the game, but we had plays that were made to get us into overtime and win in overtime.”

Redshirt freshman Greyson Uelmen finished with a team-high 17 points and nailed the final two free throws in overtime to seal the win.

UND freshman guard Anthony Smith III stands on the court while playing South Dakota State at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center on Jan. 3, 2026.

Kraft, who ended with 14 points, splashed a 3-pointer with 47 seconds left in regulation to take a 79-77 lead.

Junior forward George Natsvlishvili came off the bench and tied up the game just minutes earlier with a clutch second-chance layup. He also nabbed a key basket with 1 minute, 56 seconds left in overtime.

Before South Dakota State managed to rally back for its first lead of the second half, a free throw and a layup from Smith kept the Hawks’ offense on pace with the visitors. He finished with 16 points.

UND’s bench contributed 39 points.

UND redshirt freshman guard Greyson Uelmen drives to the rim for a layup against South Dakota State at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center on Jan. 3, 2026.

“I felt like our bench won the game today,” Kraft said. “In the first half, (Smith) came into the game, knocked down that three at the end of the half, and then Wylee (Delorme) in the second half, five rebounds, scoring off the offensive rebounds, it’s huge for us.”

Delorme put together his best game as a Hawk in the win. The sophomore guard from Devils Lake constantly attacked the offensive glass, flexing some creativity with slick drives to the rim.

He earned a season-high 12 points.

UND sophomore guard Wylee Delorme releases a shot against South Dakota State at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center on Jan. 3, 2026.

“We’ve seen him more of a shooter (in practice), I haven’t really seen the behind-the-back, step-through and float,” Anderson said. “That was kind of new, that was a tough move. But he’s gotten to it in practice for sure.”

Kraft, Uelmen, Smith, Delorme and senior guard Eli King all finished with 12 or more points.

“We just relied on our guys that make those tough shots and are built for those moments,” Delorme said. “Seventh, eighth man off the bench — like Marley (Curtis), Marley can have a double-digit day too. All of us can go for 10 points, but it’s just a matter of making the easy plays and just using each other.”

UND will face its first road test of the conference slate this Thursday, when it travels to Omaha.

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SD Lottery Powerball, Lucky For Life winning numbers for Jan. 3, 2026

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January 4, 2026

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The South Dakota Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Jan. 3, 2026, results for each game:

Winning Powerball numbers from Jan. 3 drawing

18-21-40-53-60, Powerball: 23, Power Play: 3

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Winning Lucky For Life numbers from Jan. 3 drawing

01-02-28-30-43, Lucky Ball: 07

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Winning Lotto America numbers from Jan. 3 drawing

03-04-05-25-42, Star Ball: 03, ASB: 02

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Winning Dakota Cash numbers from Jan. 3 drawing

07-13-17-28-30

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Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results

Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize

Prizes of $100 or less: Can be claimed at any South Dakota Lottery retailer.
Prizes of $101 or more: Must be claimed from the Lottery. By mail, send a claim form and a signed winning ticket to the Lottery at 711 E. Wells Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501.
Any jackpot-winning ticket for Dakota Cash or Lotto America, top prize-winning ticket for Lucky for Life, or for the second prizes for Powerball and Mega Millions must be presented in person at a Lottery office. A jackpot-winning Powerball or Mega Millions ticket must be presented in person at the Lottery office in Pierre.

When are the South Dakota Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
Lucky for Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
Lotto America: 9:15 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Dakota Cash: 9 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Saturday.

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SD Lottery Lucky For Life winning numbers for Dec. 28, 2025

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December 29, 2025

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The South Dakota Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 28, 2025, results for each game:

Winning Lucky For Life numbers from Dec. 28 drawing

12-17-25-34-42, Lucky Ball: 09

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Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results

Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize

Prizes of $100 or less: Can be claimed at any South Dakota Lottery retailer.
Prizes of $101 or more: Must be claimed from the Lottery. By mail, send a claim form and a signed winning ticket to the Lottery at 711 E. Wells Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501.
Any jackpot-winning ticket for Dakota Cash or Lotto America, top prize-winning ticket for Lucky for Life, or for the second prizes for Powerball and Mega Millions must be presented in person at a Lottery office. A jackpot-winning Powerball or Mega Millions ticket must be presented in person at the Lottery office in Pierre.

When are the South Dakota Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
Lucky for Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
Lotto America: 9:15 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Dakota Cash: 9 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Saturday.

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