South Dakota
South Dakota Power 5 Poll for Jan. 19: Top teams stand firm while rankings jostle below
There were no changes among the No. 1 teams in this week’s South Dakota Power 5 Poll, which was released Monday. However, there was some slight shuffling in each of the top-five rankings.
Sioux Falls Lincoln and Sioux Falls Roosevelt remain at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively in the Class AA boys rankings, and Harrisburg and Spearfish each jumped one spot to Nos. 3 and 4, respectively. Meanwhile, Huron falls two spots to No. 5 in this week’s poll.
In the boys’ Class A rankings, No. 1 West Central, No. 2 Sioux Falls Christian and No. 3 Clark/Willow Lake remain unchanged from last week, while Maĥpíya Lúta vaults up to No. 4, switching spots with No. 5 St. Thomas More.
Viborg-Hurley remains the team to beat in the Class B boys rankings, followed by No. 2 De Smet, No. 3 Castlewood and No. 4 Sully Buttes, all of whom saw no movement in this week’s poll. Wessington Springs replaces Aberdeen Christian for the No. 5 spot in the rankings.
The most shuffling on the girls’ side was in the Class B girls rankings. While No. 1 Lyman and No. 2 Parkston stay put at the top of the poll, Bennett County jumps Centerville for the No. 4 spot, and Ethan replaces Harding County at No. 5.
In Class AA girls, Brandon Valley and O’Gorman went unchanged at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, while Aberdeen Central vaults ahead of Sioux Falls Washington for the No. 3 spot in the rankings. Rapid City Stevens remains at No. 5.
There was no change among the top four teams in the girls’ Class A rankings, with No. 1 Maĥpíya Lúta, No. 2 Lennox, No. 3 Hamlin and No. 4 Sioux Valley going unchanged. Meanwhile, Wagner replaces Sioux Falls Christian for the No. 5 spot in this week’s poll.
Here’s a look at how this week’s South Dakota Power 5 Poll shakes out.
South Dakota Power 5 Poll (Jan. 19)
Top five teams; first-place votes are listed in parentheses.
Teams receiving votes are the total number of votes, not first-place votes.
Class AA Boys
1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (17)
2. Sioux Falls Roosevelt
3. Harrisburg
4. Spearfish
5. Huron
Receiving votes: Watertown 9, Tea Area 4, Mitchell 1.
Class A Boys
1. West Central (17)
2. Sioux Falls Christian
3. Clark/Willow Lake
4. Maĥpíya Lúta
5. St. Thomas More
Receiving votes: Groton Area 1, Lennox 1, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 1.
Class B Boys
1. Viborg-Hurley (15)
2. De Smet (2)
3. Castlewood
4. Sully Buttes
5. Wessington Springs
Receiving votes: Wall 2, Deubrook Area 2, Lyman 2, Freeman 1, Aberdeen Christian 1, Parkston 1.
Class AA Girls
1. Brandon Valley (17)
2. O’Gorman
3. Aberdeen Central
4. Sioux Falls Washington
5. Rapid City Stevens
Receiving votes: Mitchell 1, Tea Area 1.
Class A Girls
1. Maĥpíya Lúta (17)
2. Lennox
3. Hamlin
4. Sioux Valley
5. Wagner
Receiving votes: Clark/Willow Lake 4, West Central 4, Sioux Falls Christian 3.
Class B Girls
1. Lyman (15)
2. Parkston (1)
3. Bennett County (1)
4. Centerville
5. Ethan
Receiving votes: Colman-Egan 5, Chester 4, Harding County 2, Waubay/Summit 1, Gayville-Volin 1, Highmore-Harrold 1, Corsica-Stickney 1, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 1.
Trent Singer is a sports reporter for Sioux Falls Live. He focuses his coverage on Augustana men’s hockey and Sioux Falls area sports. Singer’s previous stops include Just Women’s Sports, the Southeast Missourian and the Kentucky New Era.
South Dakota
Republican businessman Toby Doeden advances to primary runoff in South Dakota governor’s race
Republican businessman Toby Doeden has advanced to a runoff in South Dakota governor’s race, NBC News projects.
Gov. Larry Rhoden, who replaced Kristi Noem last year when President Donald Trump nominated her to lead the Department of Homeland Security, was battling with Rep. Dusty Johnson and former state House Speaker Jon Hansen for a second spot in the July 28 runoff. The primary will go to a runoff because no candidate eclipsed 35% of the vote.
Trump did not issue an endorsement in the race. Doeden branded himself on his campaign website as “a total political outsider who’s tired of the government’s failure to deliver on its promises” and one of Trump’s “fiercest supporters.”
Rhoden, a former lieutenant governor, agriculture secretary and lawmaker, campaigned on property tax cuts and lowering crime in his bid for a four-year term.
Johnson is the state’s lone representative in the House, where he previously was chair of the Republican Main Street Caucus. Hansen, who was elected to the South Dakota House in 2010, held several leadership positions before he became speaker.
The Republican nominee will be the favorite to win the general election in the solidly red state this fall. A Democrat has not served as governor in South Dakota since the 1970s, and Trump carried the state by 29 points in 2024.
News
Agronomist: eastern South Dakota crops hit and miss
An agronomist in eastern South Dakota says corn and soybeans are hit and miss as the growing season begins.
Steven Zemlicka with AgTegra Cooperative tells Brownfield, “We’ve got corn anywhere from V1 all the way up to V4. Biggest stuff’s maybe touching V5. Corn’s coming right along, looks pretty good. A little bit of hail here too, but I don’t think it’s going to be much of an issue. Stands for the most part are pretty good, pretty solid.”
Zemlicka says soybean emergence has been slow due to the wet, cool conditions, and there are a few fields that still need planted.
“People were still working on planting soybeans when we got the recent rain.”
He says recent rain totals ranged from a half inch to as much as four inches in the northeast part of South Dakota; the southern part of the state has been drier.
South Dakota’s corn is rated 61 percent good to excellent, with soybean conditions rated 57 percent good to excellent, according to USDA’s first condition ratings of the season.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – The South Dakota Community Foundation is encouraging nonprofits to apply for funding this June.
Beth Massa and Ginger Niemann joined us live with what you need to know before applying.
Watch the full interview above.
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