Sioux Falls schools won’t see larger class sizes as a result of looming budget cuts.

The Sioux Falls Board of Education on Monday committed to holding the line on student-teacher ratios despite more than $3 million in spending reductions South Dakota’s largest school district is facing amid ongoing funding constraints.

Dog feces ‘a foot deep’ in SDSU police chief’s animal cruelty investigation

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Preseason South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll has been released. Teams are ranked by points received and first-place votes are in parentheses. 

Boys

Class AA
1. Lincoln (11) 78
2. Brandon Valley (6) 58
3. Huron 43
4. Mitchell 38
5. O’Gorman (1) 15
Receiving votes: Jefferson 13, Harrisburg 12, Washington 6, Roosevelt 3, Spearfish 2, Tea Area 2. 

Class A
1. SF Christian (16) 176
2. Lennox 135
3. West Central (2) 127
4. Clark/Willow Lake 103
5. Hamlin 86
6. Pine Ridge 68
7. St. Thomas More 62
8. Groton Area 46
9. RC Christian 40
10. Dakota Valley 37
Receiving votes: Dell Rapids 29, Vermillion 21, Winner 17, Madison 16, Baltic 12, Flandreau 5, Hill City 4, Mobridge-Pollock 4, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 1, Mahpiya Luta 1.  

Class B
1. Castlewood (10) 149
2. Wessington Springs (2) 124
3. St. Mary’s (4) 110
4. Wall (1) 109
5. Viborg-Hurley (1) 108
6. Freeman 98
7. Lyman 54
8. Aberdeen Christian 50
9. De Smet 37
10. Parkston 35
Receiving votes: Sully Buttes 31, Bridgewater-Emery 25, Howard 17, Leola/Frederick Area 14, Gregory 9, Wolsey-Wessington 7, Lemmon 6, Estelline/Hendricks 5, Deubrook Area 2. 

Girls 

Class AA
1. O’Gorman (16) 88
2. Brandon Valley (2) 72
3. Washington 45
4. Jefferson 26
5. Stevens 17
Receiving votes: Mitchell 16, Spearfish 3, Aberdeen Central 2, Rapid City Central 1. 

Class A
1. SF Christian (11) 173
2. Mahpiya Luta (7) 160
3. Hamlin 120
4. Dakota Valley 119
5. Sioux Valley 94
6. Wagner 88
7. Vermillion 62
8. Mobridge-Pollock 52
9. Lennox 39
10. Flandreau 29
Receiving votes: West Central 19, Aberdeen Roncalli 11, Clark/Willow Lake 6, St. Thomas More 4, Groton Area 4, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 3, Miller 2, Canton 2, Lakota Tech 2, Pine Ridge 1. 

Class B 
1. Bennett County (15) 176
2. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 131
3. Centerville (3) 108
4. Lyman 106
5. Parkston 96
6. Harding County 75
7. Ethan 72
8. Deubrook Area 39
9. Colman-Egan 37
T-10. St. Mary’s 31
T-10. Freeman 31
Receiving votes: Corsica-Stickney 23, Arlington 21, Lemmon 11, De Smet 11, Kadoka Area 6, Waubay-Summit 6, Gayville-Volin 5, Warner 2, Northwestern 1, Chester 1, Avon 1.

South Dakota Coyotes (5-5) at Wyoming Cowboys (7-2)

Laramie, Wyoming; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: South Dakota visits Wyoming after Isaac Bruns scored 28 points in South Dakota’s 89-87 overtime loss to the Northern Colorado Bears.

The Cowboys are 7-0 on their home court. Wyoming is 6-1 against opponents over .500.

The Coyotes have gone 0-3 away from home. South Dakota scores 83.6 points while outscoring opponents by 3.4 points per game.

Wyoming scores 86.0 points, 5.8 more per game than the 80.2 South Dakota allows. South Dakota has shot at a 45.2% clip from the field this season, 4.0 percentage points above the 41.2% shooting opponents of Wyoming have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Leland Walker is scoring 14.9 points per game with 4.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists for the Cowboys. Khaden Bennett is averaging 10.9 points and 5.2 rebounds while shooting 44.0%.

Bruns is scoring 19.3 points per game and averaging 4.7 rebounds for the Coyotes. Jordan Crawford is averaging 12.1 points and 2.6 rebounds.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.