When you have worked in journalism for more than 30 years and have lived a lifetime of sports like I have, you make a lot of mistakes, say a lot of stuff you shouldn't have said and make a lot of stupid predictions.

 As my Christmas present to all of you, here are my 10 all-time most embarrassing predictions:

10. On Oct. 12, 1989, the Minnesota Vikings basically gave away the house to obtain Herschel Walker from Dallas in a trade that involved 18 players and draft picks.

 I remember defending the Vikings vigorously.

 Now considered one of the most lopsided trades in sports history by many, the fleeced Vikings featuring Walker went on to averageness while the Cowboys used their newfound gain to win multiple Super Bowls.

9. Willis Reed was severely injured in a 135-113 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of the 1970 NBA Finals, tearing a muscle in his thigh.

 When he limped out of the tunnel at Madison Square Garden in uniform for Game 7 on one of the three TV channels we sometimes got on the farm, I remember yelling at my family:

 "What is Willis doing? What are the Knicks thinking? He can't play."

 Reed started the game, scored the Knicks' first two field goals on his first two shots. It was his only points of the game, but his presence spurred an emotional New York team to a 113-99 win over the Los Angeles Lakers and an NBA title.

8. Earlier this summer, I said, "I think that the Twins having that young catcher (Ryan Doumit) learn to play the outfield is a good move."

 On Sept. 12 in a 10-5 Twins' loss to Kansas City, the eighth inning couldn't end for Doumit fast enough. With the Twins trailing 6-5, Eric Hosmer singled and Johnny Giovatella reached base when Doumit misplayed a fly ball hit to left-center for an error. Alcides Escobar singled to left, and Doumit misplayed that one too, for an error, allowing Hosmer to score. Doumit picked up the ball and threw wildly home for another error, allowing the runners to move up a base.

 Doumit became the first Twin to commit three errors in one inning since Danny Thompson on Sept. 3. 1973, in Kansas City against the Royals.

 Don't feel bad, Doumit. In a Midget tournament at Canistota with the bases loaded and two outs in the final inning of a game Bridgewater was leading, I as a 11-year-old third baseman, fielded a ball cleanly and promptly threw it over the fence between home plate and first base to allow the winning runs to score.

7. Soon after Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson tore his ACL and MCL against Washington on Dec. 24, 2011, Peterson predicted he would be back bigger and better for opening day of the 2012 season.

 "Yeah right," I said at the time. "He is done. NFL running backs don't return to form after major reconstructive knee surgery."

 This season, Peterson is making a strong case for himself as league MVP.

6. Several years ago when high school soccer was in its infancy, I was set to pick "Hot Springs-Bison" in my state tournament predictions.

 I was telling my teammates about how I was going to pick this co-op team of Hot Springs and Bison to win its first round game. They pointed out two very important facts to me before my prediction was published in the newspaper:

 The South Dakota communities of Hot Springs and Bison were more than 200 miles apart.

 The nickname of the high school team in Hot Springs is the Bison.

5. From 1995 to '98, Kristen Peterson of Arlington dominated high school girls' Class B cross country in South Dakota. The four-time defending champion was going for another state title in 1999 during her senior year.

 Naturally, I picked Peterson to win the state meet. I knew she was going to win.

 I was covering that meet, and waiting near the finish line to get a picture of Peterson in her red Arlington Cardinals uniform. Trouble was, the person running toward the finish line was wearing a dark uniform. I pointed the newspaper's telephoto lens toward the leader. As it focused in, I was still thinking about where Peterson was (she fell). I finally got focused on the fast-approaching runner only to read Edmunds Central (Roscoe and Hosmer) on her uniform as she rushed past me.

 As I was focusing, I was thinking, "Edmunds Central, OK, that is oh my gosh, that is in our area."

 I, of course, missed the shot, but luckily for me, someone at champion Jenny Aman's school had captured an action shot of the new state champion crossing the finishing line that we were able to use in the next day's newspaper.

4.  Growing up, I loved the Oakland Raiders.

 In 1970, I told friends that I was so glad that "the Raiders got rid of that old guy (George Blanda)" by cutting him in the pre-season. However, Blanda rallied that season to make a comeback with the Raiders at age 43 with one of the most remarkable five-game stretches in NFL history:

 Oct. 25, 1970: Blanda threw for three touchdowns in relief of an injured Daryle Lamonica in a 31-14 win against Pittsburgh.

 Nov. 1: Blanda kicked a 48-yard field goal with three seconds left for 17-17 tie against Kansas City.

 Nov. 8: Blanda came off the bench to throw a TD pass against Cleveland with 1:34 left to tie the game. Then he kicked a 53-yard field goal with three seconds left for a 23-20 Raiders win.

 Nov. 15: Blanda replaced Lamonica in the fourth quarter against Denver and connected with Fred Biletnikoff on a TD pass with 2:28 left for a 24-19 win.

 Nov. 22, 1970: Blanda kicked a 16-yard FG in the closing minute to defeat San Diego 20-17.

 Blanda went on to play until age 48, and I shed some tears when he retired.

3. In 2009, I heard a rumor that the North American Hockey League was looking to locate a team in Aberdeen.

 The genius that I am, I wrote in a column that basically said such a hockey franchise would never be able to make it in a basketball town like Aberdeen.

 Now in their third year, the Aberdeen Wings are thriving as they continue to have one of the best attendance records in the NAHL.

2. In 1984, I told people I liked the Vikings' move of promoting Les Steckel to head coach after longtime Minnesota coach Bud Grant retired.

 "I like the way Coach Steckel emphasizes discipline," I remember saying.

 Steckel's discipline was part of his undoing as he was fired after one season with the Vikings going 3-13.

1. On Oct. 30, 2002, I wrote a scathing column that basically said South Dakota State's move to Division I was a stupid one and it would ruin Jackrabbits athletics.

 SDSU teams are not only competing in DI, enrollment is bulging and the campus seems to be on a never-ending streak of constructing new buildings and facilities.

 Huh, I didn't see that coming.

John Papendick is the managing news-sports editor for the American News. Reach him at jpapendick@aberdeennews.com.

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 Here are the past winners of the South Dakota Sports Writers Association's annual year-end awards:

|INDEPENDENT WOMEN'S ATHLETE|

 1970 - Sally Plihal, Tyndall, track. 1971 - Gretchen Idema, Sioux Falls, golf. 1972 - Lavonne Opitz, Redfield, track. 1973 - Peggy (Schock) Kirby, Sioux Falls, golf. 1974 - Pat Dobratz, Sioux Falls, basketball. 1975 - Lu Holwerda, Brookings, tennis. 1976 - Tanya Crevier, Jefferson, basketball. 1977 - Joan Brockhaus, Rosholt, track. 1978 - Lynae Larson, Brookings, running. 1979 - Becky Larson, Watertown, golf.

 1980 - Jane Wipf, Freeman, running. 1981 - Lisa Van Goor, Yankton, basketball. 1982 - Sue Thomas, Rapid City, running. 1983 - Kris Tschetter, Sioux Falls, golf. 1984 - Lynae Larson, Brookings, running. 1985 - Chris Dummermuth, Sioux Falls, tennis. 1986 - Michelle Scarborough, Hayes, rifle marksman. 1987 - Julie Krauth, Stencil Construction, softball. 1988 - Cindy Greiner, U.S. Olympic heptathlete. 1989 - Jane Egan, Sioux Falls, golf.

 1990 - Jane Egan, Sioux Falls, golf. 1991 - Michelle Scarborough, Pierre, rifle marksman. 1992 - Paulette Simonson, rodeo. 1993 - Janel Birrenkott, Lemmon, basketball. 1994 - Amy Burnett, Huron, basketball. 1995 - Kristie Price, Brookings, rodeo. 1996 - Becky Hammon, Rapid City, basketball. 1997 - Monica Meendering, Sioux Falls, softball. 1998 - Lisa Griebel, Sioux Falls, track. 1999 - Becky Hammon, Rapid City, basketball.

 2000 - Jayne Even, Sioux Falls, basketball. 2001 - Erin Miller, Sioux Falls, soccer. 2002 - Jill Theeler, Mitchell, track. 2003 - Megan Mahoney, Sturgis, Kansas State basketball. 2004 - Ashley Pederson, Sioux Falls, Penn State volleyball. 2005 - Katie Budahl, Mitchell swimmer. 2006 - Jana Lindsey, Black Hawk, Olympic freestyle skier. 2007 - Jill Moody, Letcher pro barrel racer. 2008 - Ashley Nord, Rapid City, University of Minnesota pole vaulter. 2009 - Kimmy Kaufman, Clark-Willow Lake golf.

 2010 - Jill Moody, Letcher, pro barrel racer. 2011 - Abby Plucker, Parker, North Dakota State basketball. 2012 - Kim Kaufman, Clark, Texas Tech golf.

|INDEPENDENT MEN'S ATHLETE|

 1958 - Carl Hertz, Menno, baseball. 1959 - John Enright, Sioux Falls, golf.

 1960 - Vern McKee, Yankton, baseball. 1961 - Phil Donohue, Sioux Falls, golf. 1962 - Indy Titterington, Yankton, women's golf. 1963 - Bob Marske, Andover, basketball. 1964 - Alan Cooke, Sioux Falls, golf. 1965 - Kathy Kober, Rapid City, women's golf. 1966 - Dave Danielson, Yankton, bowling. 1967 - George Meyers, Rapid City, golf. 1968 - Dave Weber, Sioux Falls, tennis. 1969 - Stan Opp, Aberdeen, wrestling.

 1970 - Jim Ahern, Yankton, golf. 1971 - Lee Goldammer, Canova, baseball. 1972 - Doug Stanford, Rapid City, basketball and baseball. 1973 - Pat Jefferson, Rapid City, boxing. 1974 - Rick Crain, Rapid City, weightlifting. 1975 - Leigh Dunker, Warner, horseshoes. 1976 - Dave Hanten, Sioux Falls, golf. 1977 - Curt Fredrickson, Aberdeen, baseball. 1978 - Larry Slupe, Sioux Falls, wheelchair sports, swimming. 1979 - Randy Lewis, Rapid City, wrestling.

 1980 - Scott Swisher, Aberdeen, swimming. 1981 - Curt Byrum, Onida, golf. 1982 - Greg Haydenluck, University of South Dakota, decathlon. 1983 - Dennis Koslowski, Doland, wrestling. 1984 - Lewis. 1985 - Bob Beattie, Aberdeen, baseball. 1986 - Bill and Jim Scherr, Mobridge, wrestling. 1987 - Chuck Richards, Rapid City, boxing. 1988 - Dan Stier, Aberdeen, baseball. 1989 - Mark Mortenson, Sioux Falls, wheelchair sports.

 1990 - Mike Brummer, Rapid City, golf. 1991 - Chad McConnell, Sioux Falls, baseball. 1992 - Koslowski. 1993 - Lincoln McIlravy, Philip, wrestling. 1994 - Ben Thomas, Rapid City, baseball. 1995 - Ryan Jansa, Sioux Falls, golf. 1996 - Greg Jimmerson, Rapid City, cross country. 1997 - Lincoln McIlravy, Philip, wrestling. 1998 - Kevin Leighton, Madison, baseball. 1999 - Brock Lesnar, Webster, wrestling.

 2000 - Lincoln McIlravy, Philip, wrestling. 2001 - Billy Etbauer, Ree Heights, rodeo. 2002 - Paul Schock, Sioux Falls, golf. 2003 - Scott Rislov, Pierre, San Jose State football. 2004 - Chad Greenway, Mount Vernon, Iowa football. 2005 - Jeff Willert, Belvidere rodeo. 2006 - Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, rodeo. 2007 - Taylor Mehlhaff, Aberdeen, Wisconsin football. 2008 - Joe Krabbenhoft, Sioux Falls, University of Wisconsin basketball. 2009 - Kevin Leighton, Madison/Canova, amateur baseball.

 2010 - Bill Hardcastle, Mobridge, Purdue track and field. 2011 - Riley Reiff, Parkston, Iowa football. 2012 - KShane Van Boening, Rapid City, billiards.

|INDEPENDENT TEAM|

 1954 - Mitchell baseball. 1955 - Huron baseball. 1956 - Huron Stahl's baseball. 1957 - Aberdeen Pred's baseball. 1958 - Huron Stahl's baseball. 1959 - Sioux Falls Legion baseball.

 1960 - Huron Indians baseball. 1961 - Humboldt baseball. 1962 - Rapid City Legion baseball. 1963 - Renner baseball. 1964 - Aberdeen Legion baseball. 1965 - Brookings basketball. 1966 - Yankton Press and Dakotan Track Club. 1967 - Rapid City Boxing Club. 1968 - Southern Track Club. 1969 - Rapid City YMCA swimming.

 1970 - Aberdeen Depot baseball. 1971 - Sioux Falls Traub Silo basketball. 1972 - South Dakota All-Stars basketball. 1973 - Brookings Spies softball. 1974 - Aberdeen diving. 1975 - Rapid City Legion baseball. 1976 - Aberdeen Dahme's softball. 1977 - Sioux Falls boxing. 1978 - Sioux Falls Palmer Construction basketball. 1979 - Canova baseball.

 1980 - Lyman Merchants basketball. 1981 - Madison baseball. 1982 - Great Plains Indians basketball. 1983 - Rapid City Men's Boxing Club. 1984 - Rapid City Legion baseball. 1985 - Claremont baseball. 1986 - Aberdeen Braun Trucking basketball. 1987 - South Dakota Special Olympics basketball. 1988 - Rushmores baseball. 1989 - Sioux Falls Shenanigans basketball.

 1990 - Sioux Falls Silver Bullets baseball. 1991 - South Dakota Nike All-Stars AAU basketball team. 1992 - Circus Bar baseball. 1993 - Rapid City Legion baseball. 1994 - Rapid City Gregs amateur baseball. 1995 - Aberdeen Pheasants pro baseball. 1996 - Sioux Falls Skyforce pro basketball. 1997 - Brookings amateur baseball. 1998 - Brookings Rangers hockey. 1999 - Brookings amateur baseball.

 2000 - Redfield Dairy Queen amateur baseball. 2001 - Dell Rapids PBR and Mudcats amateur baseball. 2002 - Rapid City Legion baseball. 2003 - Yankton Riverbats baseball. 2004 - Sioux Falls Storm indoor football team. 2005 - Sioux Falls Skyforce. 2006 - Sioux Falls Storm indoor football team. 2007 - Sioux Falls Stampede Hockey. 2008 - Canyon Lake Little League baseball team of Rapid City. 2009 - Northern State rugby.

 2010 - Rapid City Rush hockey. 2011 - Canyon Lake Little League Baseball Team of Rapid City. 2012 - Brookings American Legion Baseball.

|COLLEGE MEN'S TEAM|

 1954 - South Dakota State University track. 1955 - SDSU football. 1956 - Augustana College football. 1957 - University of South Dakota basketball. 1958 - USD basketball. 1959 - Northern State University basketball.

 1960 - SDSU track. 1961 - NSU football. 1962 - SDSU football. 1963 - SDSU basketball. 1964 - Dakota Wesleyan University basketball. 1965 - Black Hills State University basketball. 1966 - USD track. 1967 - NSU football. 1968 - NSU football. 1969 - SDSU basketball.

 1970 - Yankton College football. 1971 - NSU football. 1972 - USD football. 1973 - South Dakota Tech basketball. 1974 - Huron University basketball. 1975 - SDSU cross country and track. 1976 - DWU football. 1977 - Dakota State University football. 1978 - Augustana basketball. 1979 - SDSU football.

 1980 - Huron wrestling. 1981 - BHSU cross country and track. 1982 - Tech football. 1983 - BHSU football. 1984 - SDSU baseball. 1985 - SDSU basketball. 1986 - Huron football. 1987 - SDSU cross country. 1988 - National College basketball. 1989 - SDSU cross country.

 1990 - USD basketball. 1991 - USD baseball. 1992 - SDSU basketball. 1993 - Northern State basketball. 1994 - USD basketball. 1995 - University of Sioux Falls football. 1996 - University of Sioux Falls football. 1997 - SDSU basketball. 1998 - USD cross country. 1999 - Mount Marty baseball.

 2000 - Black Hills State cross country. 2001 - SDSU wrestling. 2002 - USF football. 2003 - USF football. 2004 - USF basketball. 2005 - USD football. 2006 - Northern State men's basketball. 2007 - USF football. 2008 - Dakota Wesleyan football. 2009 - USF football. 

 2010 - Mount Marty baseball. 2011 - Augustana baseball. 2012 - South Dakota State men's basketball.

|COLLEGE MEN'S COACH|

 1954 - Jim Emmerich, South Dakota State University, track. 1955 - Clark Swisher, Northern State University, football. 1956 - Bob Burns, Augustana College, football. 1957 - Ralph Ginn, SDSU, football. 1958 - Jim Long, Huron University, football. 1959 - Jim Iverson, SDSU, basketball.

 1960 - Bob Wachs, NSU, basketball. 1961 - Ralph Ginn, SDSU, football. 1962 - Clark Swisher, NSU, football. 1963 - Dan Lennon, University of South Dakota, track. 1964 - Gil Peterson, Huron, football. 1965 - Gordon Zapp, Dakota Wesleyan University, football. 1966 - Warren Williamson, SDSU, wrestling. 1967 - Gordon Fosness, DWU, basketball. 1968 - Joe Salem, USD, football. 1969 - Don Birmingham, Yankton College, football.

 1970 - Jim Marking, SDSU, basketball. 1971 - Don Baker, USD-Springfield, track. 1972 - Bob Mulcahy, USD, basketball. 1973 - Vern Tate, Huron, wrestling. 1974 - Jay Dirksen, SDSU, track. 1975 - Erv Huether, SDSU, baseball. 1976 - Mike Durfee, USD-S, wrestling. 1977 - Paul Kendle, Augustana, wrestling. 1978 - Dave Little, Black Hills State University, track. 1979 - Gordon Fosness, DWU, basketball.

 1980 - Bruce Carrier, Huron, basketball. 1981 - Gary Boner, South Dakota Tech, football. 1982 - Scott Underwood, SDSU, track. 1983 - Bruce Carrier, Huron, basketball. 1984 - Bob Wachs, NSU, basketball. 1985 - Fran Hummel, NSU, wrestling. 1986 - Dave Triplett, USD, football. 1987 - Duane Ticknor, National College, basketball. 1988 - Jim Heinitz, Augustana football; Bob Young, Sioux Falls College football. 1989 - Fred Paulsen, Huron, basketball.

 1990 - Doug Martin, DWU, basketball. 1991 - Jim Thorson, SDSU, basketball. 1992 - Jim Heinitz, Augustana, football. 1993 - Dave Boots, USD, basketball. 1994 - Mark Ekeland, SDSU, baseball. 1995 - Bob Tereshinski, Mount Marty, baseball. 1996 - Scott Nagy, SDSU, basketball. 1997 - Bob Young, USF, football. 1998 - Bob Olson, NSU, basketball. 1999 - Jason Liles, SDSU, wrestling.

 2000 - Dave Gottsleben, USD, track. 2001 - Scott Walkinshaw, BHSU, cross country. 2002 - Shane Murphy, USF, basketball. 2003 - Don Meyer, NSU, basketball. 2004 - Bob Young, University of Sioux Falls football. 2005 - Ed Meierkort, USD football. 2006 - Kalen DeBoer, University of Sioux Falls football.  2007 - John Stiegelmeier, SDSU football. 2008 - Kalen DeBoer, University of Sioux Falls football. 2009 - Don Meyer, Northern State basketball.

 2010 -  Mike Aldrich, Augustana football. 2011 - Tom Billeter, Augustana basketball. 2012 - John Stiegelmeier, SDSU football.

|COLLEGE MEN'S ATHLETE|

 1958 - Jimmy Daniels, University of South Dakota, basketball. 1959 - Garney Henley, Huron University, football and basketball.

 1960 - Jim Luce and John Simko, Augustana College, football. 1961 - Don Jacobsen, South Dakota State University, basketball. 1962 - Jim Kampen, Northern State University, basketball. 1963 - Wayne Rasmussen, SDSU, football and basketball. 1964 - Jerry Schlekeway, NSU, football and track. 1965 - Tom White, Yankton College, track. 1966 - Roger Heirigs, Yankton, football. 1967 - Gary Sandbo, Augustana, football. 1968 - Jerry Smith, SDSU, and Doug Neuharth, NSU, wrestling. 1969 - Mike Savoy, Black Hills State University, football and basketball.

 1970 - Don Trapp, SDSU, wrestling. 1971 - Gary Evjen, NSU, basketball. 1972 - Rich Andrzewski, NSU, football, basketball, baseball and track. 1973 - Garry Bentley, SDSU, track. 1974 - Doug Schlepp, South Dakota Tech, basketball. 1975 - Chris Miller, Dakota Wesleyan University, basketball. 1976 - Rick Jensen, SDSU, wrestling. 1977 - Dee Jay Donlin, Augustana, football. 1978 - Steve Brown, SDSU, basketball and baseball. 1979 - Jeff Lamb, BHSU, football, basketball and track.

 1980 - Terry DuPris, Huron, basketball. 1981 - Scott Bosanko, NSU, basketball. 1982 - Darryl James, Yankton, football. 1983 - Dan Freidel, Augustana, football and basketball. 1984 - Jeff Gross, Augustana, track. 1985 - Alan Miller, DWU, basketball. 1986 - Koln Knight, Augustana, wrestling. 1987 - Rod DeHaven, SDSU, track and cross country. 1988 - Pat Dorn, SDSU, wrestling. 1989 - Jason Landmark, NSU, football.

 1990 - Tim Hatchett, USD, basketball. 1991 - Brett Schwartz, Dakota State University, basketball. 1992 - Scott Morgan, DWU, basketball. 1993 - Brian Loeffler, SDSU, wrestling. 1994 - Bryan Schwartz, Augustana, football. 1995 - Eric Kline, Northern State, basketball. 1996 - Chad Lamer, SDSU, wrestling. 1997 - Jason Sempsrott, SDSU, basketball. 1998 - Travis King, SDSU, wrestling. 1999 - Josh Ranek, SDSU, football.

  2000 - Paul Konechne, SDSU, wrestling. 2001 - Josh Ranek, SDSU, football. 2002 - Tom Green, USD, track. 2003 - Eric Longhenry, NSU, track and field. 2004 - Brad Lowery, SDSU track and field and cross country; 2005 - Wesley Beschorner, USD football. 2006 - Turner Trofholz, USD basketball. 2007 - Chad Cavender, USF football. 2008 - Ryan Berry, Watertown, South Dakota State football. 2009 - Lorenzo Brown, USF football.

 2010 - Jon Ryan, University of Sioux Falls football. 2011 - Nate Wolters, South Dakota State basketball. 2012 - Nate Wolters, South Dakota State basketball (second year in a row).

|HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' ATHLETE|

 1958 - Rex Swett, Huron. 1959 - Tom McGrann, Watertown.

 1960 - Jack Price, Milbank. 1961 - Gary Schwartz, Wessington Springs. 1962 - Jim Nixon, Milbank, and Doug Barth, Mitchell. 1963 - Roger Heirigs, Irene. 1964 - John Thomas, Alexandria. 1965 - Dan Wicks, Watertown. 1966 - Bruce Bushong, Huron. 1967 - Terry Durnil, Aberdeen Central. 1968 - George Amundson, Aberdeen Central. 1969 - John Dutton, Rapid City, and George Amundson, Aberdeen Central.

 1970 - Randy Jencks, De Smet. 1971 - Dave Collins, Rapid City. 1972 - Jim Reinhart, Lincoln. 1973 - Chad Nelson, Yankton. 1974 - Tom Murphy, Watertown. 1975 - Jeff Lamb, Sully Buttes. 1976 - Curt Byrum, Sully Buttes. 1977 - Randy Lewis, Rapid City Stevens. 1978 - Dennis Tiefenthaler, Armour. 1979 - Kevin Seibel, Vermillion.

 1980 - Keith Larson, Beresford. 1981 - Dan Olson, De Smet. 1982 - Troy Schaefer, Pierre. 1983 - Tim Manning, Vermillion. 1984 - Rod DeHaven, Huron. 1985 - Wade Lager, Miller. 1986 - Brody Berkhout, Vermillion. 1987 - Kirk Wallman, Freeman. 1988 - Kirk Wallman, Freeman. 1989 - Travis Martin, Scotland.

 1990 - Brad Kruse, De Smet. 1991 - Eric Kline, Aberdeen Central. 1992 - Jason Sutherland, Watertown. 1993 - Lance Wipf, Yankton. 1994 - Chuck Welke, Warner. 1995 - Josh Ranek, Bon Homme. 1996 - Jesse Haines, White Lake. 1997 - Mike Miller, Mitchell. 1998 - Hannon Hisek, Bon Homme. 1999 - George Mollner, De Smet.

 2000 - Justin Noteboom, Corsica. 2001 - Erik Grumstrup, Rapid City Stevens. 2002 - Tyg Long, Custer. 2003 - Matt Martin, Spearfish. 2004 - Nick Smith, Yankton. 2005 - Quincy Christie, Pierre. 2006 - Mitch Boeck, Arlington. 2007 - Louie Krogman, White River. 2008 - Kiko Mendoza, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte.  2009 - Logan Storley, Webster.

 2010 - Matt Hermanson, Sioux Falls Washington. 2011 - Tony Smoragiewicz, Rapid City Central. 2012 - Alex Kocer, Wagner wrestler.

|HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' COACH|

 1954 - Lars Overskei, Yankton, football. 1955 - Wally Diehl, Washington, basketball. 1956 - Ron Freemole, Mitchell, track. 1957 - Lou Grasslie, Belle Fourche, basketball. 1958 - Rollie Greeno, Milbank, football. 1959 - Gus Kolb, Cheyenne, basketball.

 1960 - Gene Peters, Huron, football. 1961 - John DeWitt, Watertown, football. 1962 - Dennis Bies, Tabor, football. 1963 - Burdell Coplan, Canton, football. 1964 - Jim Cordts, Howard, basketball. 1965 - Mel Minton, Rapid City, track. 1966 - Howard Taplett, Tyndall, track. 1967 - Bob Schroeder, Miller, football. 1968 - Arnie Bauer, Lincoln, track. 1969 - Dave Strain, Rapid City Central, basketball.

 1970 - Rich Greeno, Lincoln, track. 1971 - Max Hawk, Yankton, football. 1972 - Dale McElhany, Watertown, football. 1973 - Marv Sherrill, Watertown, wrestling. 1974 - Larry Ireland, Hot Springs, football. 1975 - Francis Zacher, Aberdeen Roncalli, basketball. 1976 - Tom Long, Rapid City Stevens, wrestling. 1977 - Gene Breemes, Stevens, track. 1978 - Bob Winter, Yankton, basketball. 1979 - Burnell Glanzer, Armour, basketball.

 1980 - Dave Strain, Rapid City Central, basketball. 1981 - Bob Burns, O'Gorman, football. 1982 - Bob Judson, Pierre, basketball. 1983 - John Odney, Washington, basketball. 1984 - Steve Entringer, Tripp, football. 1985 - Lyle Claussen, Brandon Valley, track. 1986 - Gary Munsen, Mitchell, basketball. 1987 - Jesse Mendoza, Pine Ridge, basketball. 1988 - Steve Kueter, O'Gorman, football. 1989 - Jay Hennies, Vermillion, basketball.

 1990 - Mike Klinedinst, Brandon Valley, football. 1991 - Fran Esser, Redfield, wrestling. 1992 - Larry Luitjens, Custer, basketball. 1993 - Steve Kueter, O'Gorman, football. 1994 - Max Hawk, Yankton, football. 1995 - Jim Miner, Yankton, football. 1996 - Gary Munsen, Mitchell, basketball. 1997 - Jim Uttecht, West Central, football. 1998 - Gary Maffett, Brookings, football. 1999 - Jim Aisenbrey, Freeman, football.

 2000 - Myron Steffen, Stickney-Mount Vernon, football. 2001 - Doug Schooley, Watertown, football. 2002 - Larry Luitjens, Custer, basketball. 2003 - Marv Sherrill, Watertown wrestling. 2004 - Steve Gilbertson, Arlington football. 2005 - Gary Munsen, Mitchell basketball. 2006 - Brent DeBoer, Sioux Falls Roosvelt football. 2007 - Bob Graham, Scotland football. 2008 - Brian Norberg, Watertown basketball. 2009 - Brian Hermanson, Sioux Falls Washington football.

 2010 - Michael Ricke, Madison basketball. 2011 - Wade Rausch, Webster wrestling. 2012 - Adolph Shepardson, Deubrook Area Football.

|HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' TEAM|

 1954 - Hayti basketball. 1955 - Washington basketball. 1956 - Washington football. 1957 - Cresbard basketball. 1958 - Huron basketball. 1959 - Watertown basketball.

 1960 - Rapid City basketball. 1961 - Aberdeen baskeball. 1962 - Milbank football. 1963 - Sisseton basketball. 1964 - Mitchell basketball. 1965 - Vermillion football. 1966 - Webster basketball. 1967 - Milbank basketball and Mitchell football. 1968 - Brookings basketball. 1969 - Lincoln football.

 1970 - Yankton football. 1971 - Mitchell football. 1972 - Miller basketball. 1973 - Lincoln track. 1974 - Yankton basketball. 1975 - Freeman basketball. 1976 - Yankton football. 1977 - Clear Lake girls basketball. 1978 - Armour basketball. 1979 - Jefferson girls basketball.

 1980 - Mobridge wrestling. 1981 - Winner football. 1982 - Geddes football. 1983 - Brookings football. 1984 - Yankton golf. 1985 - Mitchell basketball. 1986 - Canton football. 1987 - Spearfish track. 1988 - Aberdeen Central basketball. 1989 - Brandon Valley football.

 1990 - Garretson football. 1991 - Hamlin football. 1992 - Vermillion football. 1993 - Custer basketball. 1994 - Watertown tennis. 1995 - Bon Homme football. 1996 - Mitchell wrestling. 1997 - Freeman football. 1998 - Rapid City Stevens golf. 1999 - Rapid City Stevens cross country.

 2000 - Viborg football. 2001 - Castlewood basketball. 2002 - Yankton football. 2003 - De Smet football. 2004 - Arlington football. 2005 - Milbank basketball. 2006 - Aberdeen Roncalli football. 2007 - Sturgis wrestling. 2008 - Hanson football. 2009 - Sioux Falls Lincoln basketball.

 2010 - Canistota football. 2011 - Waverly-South Shore football. 2012 - Pierre wrestling.

|HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' ATHLETE|

 1974 - Joan Light, Yankton. 1975 - Jane Wipf, Freeman. 1976 - Kay Stormo, Watertown. 1977 - Tara Batcheller, Mobridge. 1978 - Kay Stormo, Watertown. 1979 - Nancy Rost, O'Gorman.

 1980 - Kris Holwerda, Brookings. 1981 - Robin Lewis, Rapid City Stevens. 1982 - Julie Pederson, O'Gorman. 1983 - Tara Tessier, Pierre. 1984 - Holly Wanner, Eureka. 1985 - Renae Sallquist, Brookings. 1986 - Steph Schueler, Lincoln. 1987 - Rochelle Heirigs, Washington. 1988 - Nikki Jones, Viborg. 1989 - Ann Westby, Brookings.

 1990 - Ericka Bakke, McCook Central. 1991 - Becky Flynn, Wakonda. 1992 - Amy Hatch, Brookings. 1993 - Anne Vollmer, Rapid City Central. 1994 - Julie Cooper, Vermillion. 1995 - Jaime Pauli, Milbank. 1996 - Jill Theeler, Mitchell. 1997 - Jill Theeler, Mitchell. 1998 - Taylor Baker, Rapid City Stevens. 1999 - Wendy O'Neill, Bennett County.

 2000 - Megan Mahoney, Sturgis. 2001 - Liz Donohue, O'Gorman. 2002 - Heather Sieler, Huron. 2003 - Ramsey Kavan, Yankton. 2004 - Ramsey Kavan, Yankton. 2005 - Ramsey Kavan, Yankton. 2006 - Jill Young, Mitchell Christian. 2007 - Amber Wollschlager, Milbank. 2008 - Leslie Brost, Watertown. 2009 - Jilanne Doom, Wagner.

 2010 - Jasmyne King, Rapid City Central. 2011 - Kelsey Barrett, Britton-Hecla. 2012 - Kari Heck, Sioux Falls Washington track and field.

|HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' TEAM|

 1980 - Washington basketball. 1981 - Huron cross country. 1982 - Yankton track. 1983 - Brookings cross country. 1984 - Armour basketball. 1985 - Brookings basketball. 1986 - Milbank cross country. 1987 - O'Gorman golf. 1988 - Brookings gymnastics. 1988 - Brookings gymnastics. 1989 - Wakonda basketball.

 1990 - Lennox cross country. 1991 - Brookings tennis. 1992 - Rapid City Central cross country. 1993 - Miller basketball. 1994 - Mitchell basketball. 1995 - O'Gorman tennis. 1996 - Rapid City Stevens cross country. 1997 - Hot Springs track. 1998 - Brookings golf. 1999 - Roosevelt basketball. 2000 - Ipswich cross country.

 2001 - Roosevelt basketball. 2002 - Rapid City Stevens cross country. 2003 - Sioux Falls O'Gorman gymnastics. 2004 - Sisseton basketball. 2005 - Yankton cross country. 2006 - James Valley track. 2007 - Rapid City Stevens track. 2008 - Wagner volleyball. 2009 - Clark-Willow Lake golf.

 2010 - Sturgis cross country. 2011 - Deuel gymnastics. 2012 - Warner volleyball.

|HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' COACH|

 1980 - Fred Tibbetts, Jefferson, basketball. 1981 - Joe Lockwood, Washington, basketball. 1982 - Russ Strande, Brookings, track. 1983 - Jerry Altenburg, Armour, basketball. 1984 - Jim Holwerda, Brookings, basketball. 1985 - Fred Tibbetts, Jefferson, track and basketball. 1986 - Bob Hopkins, Bennett County, basketball and golf. 1987 - Ron Weber, Armour, basketball. 1988 - Bob Winter, Yankton, basketball. 1989 - Kathy Hunt, O'Gorman, volleyball.

 1990 - Ron Flynn, Wakonda, basketball. 1991 - John Houska, Rapid City Central, cross country. 1992 - Charlie Sizer, Miller, basketball. 1993 - Gary Munsen, Mitchell. 1994 - Forry Flaagan, Rapid City Stevens, cross country. 1995 - Marcelle Herman, Belle Fourche, basketball. 1996 - Phil Hunt, Rapid City Stevens, golf. 1997 - Darlene Hauck, Avon, volleyball. 1998 - Neil Goter, Wagner, basketball. 1999 - Kathy Graves, Northwestern, volleyball.

 2000 - Fred Tibbetts, Roosevelt, basketball. 2001 - Gary Munsen, Mitchell, basketball. 2002 - Greg Murley, Aberdeen Central, volleyball. 2003 - Dan Fitzsimmons, Yankton, track and cross country. 2004 - Dan Fitzsimmons, Yankton, track and cross country. 2005 - Dan Fitzsimmons, Yankton, track and cross country. 2006 - Mark Bellum, Watertown gymnastics. 2007 - Mark Senftner, Sully Buttes basketball. 2008 - Paul Hendry, Rapid City Stevens track and field coach. 2009 - Mark Amdahl, Summit basketball.

 2010 - Anita Boeck, Arlington volleyball. 2011 - Rob Van Laecken, Parkston basketball. 2012 - Todd Thorson, Ipswich cross country and track and field.

|COLLEGE WOMEN'S ATHLETE|

 1979 - Yvette Greer, University of South Dakota, track.

 1980 - Cindy Heyden, Augustana College, softball and basketball. 1981 - Elaine (Kempf) Zell, South Dakota State University, track. 1982 - Cathy Coyle, Northern State University, track and basketball. 1983 - Carin Doyle, SDSU, golf. 1984 - Kristin Asp, SDSU, running. 1985 - Jenni Johnson, SDSU, basketball. 1986 - Amy Jorgensen, Augustana, softball. 1987 - Karla Stevenson, SDSU, basketball and softball. 1988 - Renate Sluys, Mount Marty College, basketball. 1989 - Diana Burkard, MMC, basketball.

 1990 - Linda Gdowski, USD, track. 1991 - Julie Krauth, Augustana, softball and basketball. 1992 - Heather Andrews, USD, track. 1993 - Amy Von Wald, Northern State, track. 1994 - Ann Westby, SDSU, track. 1995 - Julie Jensen, Northern State, basketball. 1996 - Janna Austin, Sioux Falls, basketball. 1997 - Debby Volkers, Augustana, track. 1998 - Elena Swan, USD, track. 1999 - Lisa Bomengen, Black Hills State, track.

 2000 - Jami Barraclough, SD Tech, basketball. 2001 - Sara Deckert, USD, track. 2002 - Randi Morgan, Dakota Wesleyan, basketball. 2003 - Mandy Koupal, USD, basketball. 2004 - Mandy Koupal, USD, basketball. 2005 - Shannon Schlagel, SDSU basketball. 2006 - Melissa Gamble, Northern State soccer. 2007 - Megan Vogel, SDSU basketball. 2008 - Emma Erickson, Gayville, USD track and field. 2009 - Jenn Warkenthien, South Dakota State basketball.

 2010 - Amanda Madden, Northern State track and field. 2011 - Bethany Buell, University of South Dakota track and field. 2012 - Amber Hegge, USD basketball.

|COLLEGE WOMEN'S TEAM|

 1980 - South Dakota State University cross country. 1981 - SDSU cross country. 1982 - SDSU golf. 1983 - SDSU track. 1984 - University of South Dakota basketball. 1985 - USD swimming. 1986 - Mount Marty College basketball. 1987 - South Dakota Tech volleyball. 1988 - Northern State University basketball. 1989 - Dakota Wesleyan University volleyball.

 1990 - Augustana softball. 1991 - SDSU cross country. 1992 - NSU basketball. 1993 - Augustana basketball. 1994 - Northern State basketball. 1995 - SDSU basketball. 1996 - Huron basketball. 1997 - Black Hills State basketball. 1998 - S.D. Tech basketball. 1999 - National American University soccer.

 2000 - Augustana volleyball. 2001 - SDSU volleyball. 2002 - SDSU basketball. 2003 - SDSU basketball. 2004 - SDSU basketball. 2005 - SDSU basketball. 2006 - Rapid City National American University volleyball. 2007 - SDSU basketball. 2008 - USD basketball. 2009 - South Dakota State basketball.

 2010 - Dakota Wesleyan golf; 2011 - Augustana cross country. 2012 - SDSU women's basketball.

|COLLEGE WOMEN'S COACH|

 1981 - Curt Fredrickson, Northern State University, basketball. 1982 - Curt Fredrickson, NSU women's basketball. 1983 - Judy Dittman, Dakota State University, basketball. 1984 - Scott Underwood, South Dakota State University, cross country. 1985 - Chad Lavin, University of South Dakota, basketball. 1986 - Mike Peiper, NSU, cross country and track. 1987 - Pam Olerich, Dakota Wesleyan University, basketball. 1988 - Nancy Neiber, SDSU, basketball. 1989 - Greg Willey, USD, track.

 1990 - Scott Underwood, SDSU cross country. 1991 - Barb Felderman, South Dakota Tech, basketball. 1992 - Zaundra Bina, Augustana, volleyball. 1993 - Curt Fredrickson, NSU, basketball. 1994 - Dave Krauth, Augustana, basketball. 1995 - Shane Warwick, Huron, basketball. 1996 - Robin Schamber, Black Hills State, basketball. 1997 - Kim Sudbeck, Augustana, volleyball. 1998 - Sandy Jerstad, Augustana, softball. 1999 - Barb Felderman, SD Tech, basketball.

 2000 - Jeff Dittman, DSU, basketball. 2001 - Kevin Lein, DWU, basketball. 2002 - Todd Lowery, National American, volleyball.

2003 - Aaron Johnson, SDSU, basketball. 2004 - Aaron Johnson, SDSU basketball. 2005 - Curt Fredrickson, NSU basketball. 2006 - Aaron Johnson, SDSU basketball. 2007 - Chad Lavin, USD basketball. 2008 - Lang Wedemeyer, SDSU soccer. 2009 - Dale Roden, Dakota Wesleyan soccer.

 2010 - Tracy Hellman, Augustana cross country; 2011 - Adam Anderson, DWU golf. 2012 - Curt Fredrickson, NSU women's basketball.

|CELEBRITY|

 1964 - Billy Mills, Pine Ridge, Olympic Gold Medalist. 1965 - Pete Retzlaff, Ellendale, SDSU and NFL. 1966 - Ordell Braase, Mitchell, NFL. 1967 - Les Josephson, Sioux Falls. 1968 - Carroll Hardy, Sturgis. 1969 - Garney Henley, Hayti, CFL.

 1970 - Sparky Anderson, Bridgewater. 1971 - Dick Green. 1972 - Jim Langer, Brookings. 1973 - Lyle Alzado, Yankton. 1974 - Dick Green. 1975 - Sparky Anderson, Bridgewater. 1976 - John Dutton. 1977 - Paul Roach. 1978 - Joe Robbie, Sisseton. 1979 - Dave Collins, Rapid City.

 1980 - Paul Tierney. 1981 - Joe Salem. 1982 - Dick Beardsley. 1983 - Doug Wolfgang. 1984 - Sparky Anderson. 1985 - Brian Hansen. 1986 - Curt and Tom Byrum, Onida. 1987 - Paul Christen. 1988 - Dennis and Duane Koslowski of Doland and Jim and Bill Scherr of Mobridge. 1989 - Doug Wolfgang.

  1990 - Pat O'Brien, Sioux Falls. 1991 - Tanya Crevier, Jefferson. 1992 - Kris Tschetter, Sioux Falls 1993 - Sparky Anderson, Bridgewater. 1994 - Eric Piatkowski, Rapid City. 1995 - Marvin Garrett, Belle Fourche. 1996 - Bill Mott, Mobridge. 1997 - Adam Vinatieri, Rapid City. 1998 - Mike Miller, Mitchell. 1999 - Josh Heupel, Aberdeen.

 2000 - Josh Heupel of Aberdeen and Mike Miller of Mitchell. 2001 - Rod DeHaven, Huron. 2002 - Adam Vinatieri, Rapid City. 2003 - Mark Ellis, Rapid City, pro baseball. 2004 - Derek Miles, USD, Olympic pole vaulter. 2005 - Becky Hammon, Rapid City, pro basketball. 2006 - Ben Leber, Vermillion, pro football. 2007 - Mark Ellis, Rapid City, pro baseball. 2008 - Derek Miles, Tea, Olympic pole vaulter. 2009 - Chad Greenway, Mount Vernon, pro football.

 2010 - Stefan Logan, University of South Dakota, pro football. 2011 - Chad Greenway, Mount Vernon, pro football. 2012 - Mike Miller, Mitchell, Miami Heat.

|POLLS|

f=BureauGrot Bold s=11 l=11|South Dakota|

|Boys Prep|

|Basketball|

Text|Class AA|

|RecordPtsPv
1. Roosevelt (9) 4-0451

2. Watertown 4-031T4

3. Huron 4-1328T4

4. Lincoln 3-018NR

5. Brookings 5-19NR

Also receiving votes: Pierre 2-3, Brandon Valley 3-2.

|Class A|

1. Clark-Willow Lake (5) 3-0391

2. SF Christian (2) 6-0313

3. Dakota Valley 3-0282

4. Aberdeen Roncalli (2) 4-015NR

5. St. Thomas More 4-0124

Also receiving votes: Dell Rapids 3-1, Sioux Valley 3-1, Tea Area 4-1

|Class B|

1. White River (9) 5-0451

2. Canistota 4-0252

3. Viborg-Hurley 4-0203

4. James Valley Christian 2-0164

5. Dupree 3-0 11 NR

Kimball-White Lake 3-0 def. Highmore-Harrold 73-35

Also receiving votes: Kimball-White Lake 3-0, Faith 4-0, Harding County 3-0

f=BureauGrot Bold s=11 l=11|South Dakota|

|Prep Girls|

|Basketball|

Text|RecordPtsPv
|Class AA|

1. Mitchell (9) 5-0451

2. Washington 5-0362

3. Aberdeen Central 4-0263

4. Pierre 4-0194

5. Roosevelt 4-195

|Class A|

1. St. Thomas More (7) 5-0431

2. Aberdeen Roncalli 5-0302

3. Harrisburg 6-0233

T4. Clark Willow Lake 2-1134

T4. Pine Ridge (2) 6-013NR

Also receiving votes: SF Christian 5-2, Spearfish 3-1, Tri-Valley 5-0

|Class B|

1. Summit (9) 3-0451

2. Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 3-0292

3. Warner 6-0215

4. Centerville 5-0203

5. Hanson 6-0105

Also receiving votes: Herreid-Selby Area 5-0, De Smet 8-0

f=BureauGrot Bold s=11 l=11|The AP Top 25|

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 23, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:|

|RecordPtsPrv
            1. Duke (63) 11-01,6231
            2. Michigan (2) 12-01,5512
            3. Arizona 11-01,4634
            4. Louisville 11-11,4225
            5. Indiana 11-11,3836
            6. Kansas 10-11,3099
            7. Missouri 10-11,15712
            8. Cincinnati 12-01,14411
            9. Syracuse 10-11,1403
            10. Ohio St. 9-2 9657
            11. Minnesota 12-1 87813
            12. Illinois 12-1 87510
            13. Gonzaga 11-1 82414
            14. Florida 8-2 7728
            15. Georgetown 10-1 67415
            16. Creighton 11-1 58917
            17. San Diego St. 11-1 55718
            18. Butler 9-2 51219
            19. Michigan St. 11-2 41620
            20. UNLV 11-1 38221
            21. Notre Dame 12-1 33722
            22. Oklahoma St. 10-1 31824
            23. NC State 9-2 26425
            24. Pittsburgh 12-1 189 -
            25. Kansas St. 9-2 152 -
 Others receiving votes: New Mexico 66, Kentucky 37, Temple 36, Wyoming 28, North Carolina 16, VCU 16, Wichita St. 11, Maryland 7, Oregon 6, UConn 6.

Headlinef=BureauGrot Bold s=11 l=11|USA Today/ESPN|

|Top 25 Poll|

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 23, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:|

|RecordPtsPvs
             1. Duke (30) 11-07741
             2. Michigan (1) 12-07452
             3. Louisville 11-16824
             3. Arizona 11-06825
             5. Indiana 11-16486
             6. Kansas 10-16428
             7. Syracuse 10-15593
             8. Cincinnati 12-054311
             9. Missouri 10-153712
            10. Ohio State 9-24807
            11. Florida 8-24069
            12. Creighton 11-139513
            13. Gonzaga 11-139114
            14. Minnesota 12-134516
            15. Illinois 12-133010
            16. San Diego State 11-132715
            17. UNLV 11-124018
            18. Georgetown 10-121721
            19. Michigan State 11-220719
            20. Notre Dame 12-118122
            21. Butler 9-213625
            22. Oklahoma State 10-112924
            23. Kentucky 8-310823
            24. Pittsburgh 12-197 -
            25. N.C. State 9-287 -
 Others receiving votes: New Mexico 62, North Carolina 34, Kansas State 22, VCU 22, Wyoming 20, UConn 6, Oregon 6, Temple 5, Colorado 3, Maryland 3, Wichita State 3, Colorado State 1.

|COLLEGE|

|FOOTBALL|

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the command for agate.....|By The Associated Press|

|Subject to Change|

|Dec. 15|

|NEW ORLEANS BOWL|

 Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34 |

|LAS VEGAS BOWL|

 Boise St. 28, Washington 26 |

 |

|Monday's Games|

|HAWAII BOWL|

|At Honolulu|

 SMU 43, Fresno State 10

            Fresno St. 0073-10
            SMU 022714-43
|Second Quarter|

 SMU-Gilbert 17 run (Hover kick), 14:07.

 SMU-FG Hover 30, 12:16.

 SMU-Hunt Safety, 10:50.

 SMU-Z.Line 8 run (Hover kick), 5:24.

 SMU-FG Hover 48, 1:37.|

|Third Quarter|

 Fre-Adams 6 pass from D.Carr (Breshears kick), 10:21.

 SMU-D.Johnson 21 pass from Gilbert (Hover kick), 7:01.|

|Fourth Quarter|

 Fre-FG Breshears 32, 13:21.

 SMU-T.Reed 69 interception return (Hover kick), 9:05.

 SMU-Greenbauer 83 interception return (Hover kick), 1:14.

 A-30,024.

| ---|

|FreSMU
            First downs 21  15
            Rushes-yards 22-(-16) 37-169
            Passing 362 212
            Comp-Att-Int 33-55-214-28-2
            Return Yards 50  187
            Punts-Avg. 6-38.0 5-35.8
            Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0
            Penalties-Yards 3-15 3-15
            Time of Possession 26:41 33:19
| ---|

|INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS|

 RUSHING-Fresno St., Rouse 13-22, Burse 1-3, D.Carr 8-(minus 41).  SMU, Gilbert 18-98, Z.Line 19-71.

 PASSING-Fresno St., D.Carr 33-54-2-362, Watson 0-1-0-0. SMU,  Gilbert 14-28-2-212.

 RECEIVING-Fresno St., Adams 13-144, Watson 5-48, Rouse 5-29,  Burse 4-89, Evans 3-20, Harris 2-3, Jensen 1-29. SMU, Thompson 5-82,  Fuller 4-84, D.Johnson 3-40, Joseph 1-8, Z.Line 1-(minus 2).

 |

|Wednesday's Games|

|LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWL|

|At Detroit|

 Central Michigan (6-6) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Thursday, Dec. 27|

|MILITARY BOWL|

|At Washington|

 Bowling Green (8-4) vs. San Jose State (10-2), 2 p.m. (ESPN)|

|BELK BOWL|

|At Charlotte, N.C.|

 Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)|

|HOLIDAY BOWL|

|At San Diego|

 Baylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), 8:45 p.m. (ESPN)|

 |

|Friday, Dec. 28|

|INDEPENDENCE BOWL|

|At Shreveport, La.|

 Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN)|

|RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL|

|At Orlando, Fla.|

 Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Rutgers (9-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)|

|MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL|

|At Houston|

 Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Saturday, Dec. 29|

|ARMED FORCES BOWL|

|At Fort Worth, Texas|

 Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6), 10:45 a.m. (ESPN)|

|FIGHT HUNGER BOWL|

|At San Francisco|

 Arizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (7-4), 2:15 p.m. (ESPN2)|

|PINSTRIPE BOWL|

|At New York|

 Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5), 2:15 p.m. (ESPN)|

|ALAMO BOWL|

|At San Antonio|

 Texas (8-4) vs. Orgeon State (9-3), 5:45 p.m. (ESPN)|

|BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL|

|At Tempe, Ariz.|

 Michigan State (6-6) vs. TCU (7-5), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Monday, Dec. 31|

|MUSIC CITY BOWL|

|At Nashville, Tenn.|

 Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. N.C. State (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN)|

|SUN BOWL|

|At El Paso, Texas|

 Georgia Tech (6-7) vs. Southern Cal (7-5), 1 p.m. (CBS)|

|LIBERTY BOWL|

|At Memphis, Tenn.|

 Iowa State (6-6) vs. Tulsa (10-3), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)|

|CHICK-FIL-A BOWL|

|At Atlanta|

 LSU (10-2) vs. Clemson (10-2), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Tuesday, Jan. 1|

|HEART OF DALLAS BOWL|

|At Dallas-|

 Purdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPNU)|

|GATOR BOWL|

|At Jacksonville, Fla.|

 Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Northwestern (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN2)|

|CAPITAL ONE BOWL|

|At Orlando, Fla.|

 Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebraska (10-3), noon (ABC)|

|OUTBACK BOWL|

|At Tampa, Fla.|

 South Carolina (10-2) vs. Michigan (8-4), noon (ESPN)|

|ROSE BOWL|

|At Pasadena, Calif.|

 Stanford (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (8-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN)|

|ORANGE BOWL|

|At Miami|

 Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Florida State (11-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Wednesday, Jan. 2|

|SUGAR BOWL|

|At New Orleans|

 Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Thursday, Jan. 3|

|FIESTA BOWL|

|At Glendale, Ariz.|

 Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (11-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Friday, Jan. 4|

|COTTON BOWL|

|At Arlington, Texas|

 Texas A&M (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 7 p.m. (FOX)

 |

|Saturday, Jan. 5|

|BBVA COMPASS BOWL|

|At Birmingham, Ala.|

 Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), noon(ESPN)

 |

|Sunday, Jan. 6|

|GODADDY.COM BOWL|

|At Mobile, Ala.|

 Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Monday, Jan. 7|

|BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP|

|At Miami|

 Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Saturday, Jan. 19|

|EAST-WEST SHRINE CLASSIC|

|At St. Petersburg, Fla.|

 East vs. West, 3 p.m. (NFLN)

 |

|Saturday, Jan. 26|

|SENIOR BOWL|

|At Mobile, Ala.|

 North vs. South, TBA (NFLN)

|NCAA FOOTBALL|

|CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION|

|CHAMPIONSHIP|

|JAN. 5|

|At FC Dallas Stadium|

|Frisco, Texas|

 North Dakota State (13-1) vs. Sam Houston State (11-3), noon

|NBA|

|EASTERN CONFERENCE|

|Atlantic Division|

|WLPctGB
            New York 208.714-
            Brooklyn 1413.5195
            Boston 1413.5195
            Philadelphia 1315.4647
            Toronto 919.32111
|Southeast Division|

|WLPctGB
            Miami 196.760-
            Atlanta 169.6403
            Orlando 1215.4448
            Charlotte 720.25913
            Washington 322.12016
|Central Division|

|WLPctGB
            Indiana 1612.571-
            Chicago 1512.556
            Milwaukee 1412.5381
            Detroit 921.3008
            Cleveland 623.20710
|WESTERN CONFERENCE|

|Southwest Division|

|WLPctGB
            San Antonio 218.724-
            Memphis 187.7201
            Houston 1512.5565
            Dallas 1216.4298
            New Orleans 522.18515
|Northwest Division|

|WLPctGB
            Oklahoma City 216.778-
            Denver 1513.5366
            Minnesota 1312.5207
            Utah 1514.5177
            Portland 1313.5007
|Pacific Division|

|WLPctGB
            L.A. Clippers 216.778-
            Golden State 1810.6433
            L.A. Lakers 1414.5007
            Phoenix 1117.39310
            Sacramento 918.33312
| ---|

|Tuesday's games|

 Boston 93, Brooklyn 76

 L.A. Lakers 100, New York 94

 Miami 103, Oklahoma City 97

 Houston 120, Chicago 97

 Denver at L.A. Clippers, N

|Wednesday's games|

 Miami at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

 Chicago at Indiana, 6 p.m.

 New Orleans at Orlando, 6 p.m.

 Cleveland at Washington, 6 p.m.

 Detroit at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

 Houston at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

 Philadelphia at Memphis, 7 p.m.

 Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

 Toronto at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

 L.A. Lakers at Denver, 8 p.m.

 New York at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

 Golden State at Utah, 8 p.m.

 Sacramento at Portland, 9 p.m.|

|Thursday's games|

 Dallas at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

 Boston at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.|

Curt Fredrickson of Aberdeen is no stranger to the South Dakota Sports Writers Association year-end awards.

 Today, he wins his sixth such award. There are no stats that are kept on the awards that started in 1954, but the Northern State women's basketball coach is surely among the leaders.

 Fredrickson was named the 2012 women's college coach of the year for all sports. It is his fifth time winning in that category. In 1977, he was named independent male athlete of the year for his standout play as an amateur baseball player.

 A state baseball Hall of Famer and former NSU and Aberdeen Central multi-sport standout, Fredrickson is often mentioned as one of the best baseball players in South Dakota history. He also is one of the winningest women's basketball coaches in the nation.

 His NSU teams have 714 wins, two national titles and numerous post-season appearances in Fredrickson's 34 seasons at NSU. The honors have been coming fast and furious for Fredrickson as of late:

 Earlier this year, he was inducted into the Aberdeen Central Hall of Fame.

 On March 5, he will be inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Hall of Fame in Sioux City.

 On April 13, he will be inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame in Sioux Falls.

 Here are the other winners:

 |Prep Girls' Coach|

|Todd Thorson|

 Todd Thorson of Ipswich has been named the association's girls' coach of the year for all sports.

 Thorson's teams have become the gold standard for cross country since he initiated the program in 2000. Since that time, the Tigers have won four girls' state championships, one boys' state title and three combined state titles.

 Last spring, the Ipswich girls also won the State B team title in track and field.

 "He is incredibly enthusiastic and passionate about both track and cross country," Frederick cross country coach Janelle Barondeau told the American News about Thorson earlier this year. "His enthusiasm is contagious with his athletes as he gets great numbers of athletes out for cross country year after year."

 While Thorson has a resumé to envy, he is not one to rest on his past accomplishments. He is always searching for a better technique, a faster way.

 "I guess I'm a knowledge seeker," Thorson told the News earlier this year. "I'm always thinking there's something better around the corner."

|Prep Girls' Team|

|Warner volleyball|

 The awards keep coming for the Warner volleyball team.

 The Monarchs are the association's prep girls' team of the year for all sports. Warner created a perfect season with a State B championship and a 34-0 match record, winning all 90 of its individual games on the season.

 Warner, its coach Kari Jung and senior leader Rachel Rogers have all earned national acclaim as well as statewide fame.

 Jung was named the CBS MaxPreps Small Schools Coach of the Year, the Monarchs were named the Small Schools Team of the Year, and Rogers was selected as a Second Team All-American member.

 Jung, who is in her 15th year at Warner, guided the Monarchs to their third state championship in the past six seasons this fall. Rogers, a 6-foot-2 senior and Northern State recruit, and her teammates have a combined a 122-5 record in the past four seasons.

|College Men's Coach|

|John Stiegelmeier|

 Selby native and South Dakota State football coach John Stiegelmeier guided the Jackrabbits to a 9-4 season, including the first playoff victory in school history, while eclipsing the 100-win mark for his career.

 South Dakota State completed its seventh winning season in nine years at the FCS level - and made its second postseason appearance in four years - while tying the school record for wins in a season.

 SDSU finished second in the Missouri Valley Football Conference standings with a 6-2 league record. The season was highlighted by a 58-10 romp over Ohio Valley Conference champion, Eastern Illinois, in the first round of the FCS Playoffs on Nov. 24 in Brookings.

 Stiegelmeier has a career record of 101-76 (58-43 at the Division I level) in 16 seasons as a head coach.

|Independent Female|

|Kim Kaufman|

Clark native Kim Kaufman of Texas Tech capped her junior season in May by tying for eighth to earn honorable-mention All-American honors in the NCAA Championships.

 She continued preparation for her senior season by qualifying and then reaching the match play semifinals in the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship in June; finished third in the Royale Cup Canadian Amateur Championship in July; and defended her South Dakota Women's Amateur Championship in August.

 Back at Texas Tech, she opened the fall portion of her senior season with a bang - notching top 15 finishes in all four events, including a victory at the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, N.C. She averaged 71.5 strokes per round in a fall season that ended with her being ranked as the nation's No. 1 golfer by Golfweek Magazine, which also named her the player of the fall.

 "It's always nice to get recognition for all of your hard work," Kaufman said. "At the same time, winning an award doesn't make you a better player. I know I can't stop working or setting new goals."

 She'll close out her collegiate golf career during the spring season at Texas Tech.

|Independent Team|

|Brookings Legion|

|Baseball|

 Post 74 won the first state American Legion baseball title in Brookings history.

 The Bandits beat defending champion Sioux Falls East 11-10 in the title game on Aug. 5, a few hours after knocking off perennial power Rapid City Post 22 by a 3-1 margin. In all, the Bandits won four consecutive elimination games to reach the top of the podium at Fossum Field in Aberdeen.

 Brookings got what coach Rob Hirrschoff called a "heroic" pitching performance from Matt Thomas on championship Sunday. The right-hander, who earned Tournament MVP honors, tossed a five-hitter on two days rest in the win over the HardHats before returning later in the day to throw two scoreless innings and earn the save in the victory over Post 15.

|Prep Boys' Team|

|Pierre Wrestling|

 The Pierre Governors were nothing short of dominant in 2012 at a school not necessarily known for it's excellence on the wrestling mat.

 Pierre wasn't defeated by another South Dakota team in a tournament or dual throughout the year. That dominance culminated in late February at Wachs Arena in Aberdeen when the Governors won Pierre's first wrestling championship since 1974.

|Prep Boys' Athlete|

|Alex Kocer|

 Wagner High School wrestler Alex Kocer won two of his five State B wrestling titles at Wachs Arena in Aberdeen.

 He also helped the Red Raiders win three State B team titles, with the 2009 team title coming in Aberdeen.

|Celebrity|

|Mike Miller|

Mike Miller of Mitchell has made an NBA career hitting three-point baskets.

 But none were as important as the seven he knocked down for the Miami Heat in Game 5 of last season's NBA Finals.

 Miller was 7-of-8 from behind the three-point line, finishing with 23 points and helping clinch the championship over the Oklahoma City Thunder in his second season with the Heat.

 Miami won the game 121-106 on June 21 to help Miller to his first championship in his NBA career. Playing with a bad back and ailing knees, Miller played 21 minutes in the previous four games in the Finals. Through that stretch, he had made two field goals, with no 3-pointers and eight points.

|College|

|Men's Athlete|

|Nate Wolters|

South Dakota State men's basketball point guard Nate Wolters put up huge numbers during his junior season: 21.2 points, 5.9 assists and 5.1 rebounds per game.

 He led the Jackrabbits to their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division I Tournament. Despite fighting an ankle injury, the now senior has SDSU off to another good start this season as the Jacks recently defeated No. 15 and previously unbeaten New Mexico on the road.

 "God willing, he's going to prove to be the best basketball player ever to play here," SDSU head coach Scott Nagy said of Wolters, who has caught the eye of NBA scouts. "So obviously, when you're talking that many years at the university and all the players that have played there, it kind of speaks for itself just how important he is to our basketball team."

 Wolters, 21 and a native of St. Cloud, Minn., was coached at St. Cloud Tech High School by former Aberdeen coach Randy Jordan.

|College|

|Men's Team|

|SDSU Basketball|

 The Jackrabbits capped a school-record tying 27-win season in 2011-12 with the first NCAA Division I Tournament appearance in SDSU men's basketball history.

 "I always use the word overwhelming," SDSU head coach Scott Nagy said about last season. "It's kind of like everybody that was involved with it, that was their dream to get to the NCAA Tournament and be a part of what everybody calls the Big Dance. So it was overwhelming - a great experience - but certainly one that we don't want to be the last one."

|College Women's|

|Team|

|SDSU Basketball|

  Four years of postseason eligibility - four NCAA Tournament appearances.

 South Dakota State won 17 of its final 20 games to finish the 2011-12 season with a 24-9 record following a 7-6 start. The Jackrabbits won their third Summit League regular-season title with a 16-2 mark, before winning their fourth Summit League tournament title.

 Mitchell native Jill Young finished her career with a Summit League record 305 three-pointers while ranking 15th on SDSU's career scoring list with 1,356 points.

|College|

|Women's Athlete|

|Amber Hegge|

 Amber Hegge of Crofton, Neb., native, guided the University of South Dakota women's basketball team to a 23-8 record and a berth in the WNIT during her senior year last season.

 She led the Summit League in rebounding (8.5) and was second in scoring (19.2). She closed out her career as the Coyotes' second all-time scorer (1,739), second in blocks (173) and fifth in rebounding (834).

|Prep Girls' Athlete|

|Kari Heck|

 Kari Heck continued her assault on the South Dakota high school record books in 2012, making her mark as one of the top track and field athletes in state history.

 The Sioux Falls Washington standout, now continuing her career at Nebraska, set an all-time record in the long jump with a leap of 20 feet, 6.5 inches as a senior. She also has top-10 personal sprint bests in the 100 (11.9), 200 (24.75) and 400 (55.5), with her 400 time ranking third all-time behind Rapid City Central's Jasmine King and Mitchell's Jill Theeler.

 Heck was named Class AA girls MVP at the state track meet as a junior and senior, winning four individual titles in 2011 and three in 2012. She was a 4.0 student at Washington as well.

|Prep Boys' Coach|

|Adolph|

|Shepardson|

 Sturgis native Adolph Shepardson led the Deubrook Dolphins to their first-ever state football title in his second year at the helm.

 The 9AA Dolphins dominated the Dakota Valley Conference for its first league title, before battling their way through the playoffs while completing an undefeated (12-0) season with a 25-22 victory over Howard in the DakotaDome.

 Shepardson, 34, who played at South Dakota State and was later a graduate assistant coach at South Dakota, has posted a 20-3 record at Deubrook. The Dolphins had never advanced to the semifinals prior to his arrival and now have two such appearances in as many years.

|Independent Male|

|Shane Van Boening|

 Rapid City native Shane Van Boening capped a stellar 2012 with his second U.S. Open title at the 37th Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships in Virginia Beach, Va.

 Van Boening also won the 2007 U.S. Open. The 27-year-old Rapid City Stevens graduate, who is hearing impaired, is currently ranked No. 1 by the United States Professional Pool Players Association.

|2012 South Dakota Sports|

|Writers Association Awards|

Celebrity: Mike Miller, Mitchell, Miami Heat.

Independent Men's Athlete: Shane Van Boening, Rapid City, billiards.

Independent Women's Athlete: Kim Kaufman, Clark, Texas Tech golf.

Independent Team: Brookings American Legion Baseball.

Prep Boys' Athlete: Alex Kocer, Wagner wrestler.

Prep Boys' Coach: Adolph Shepardson, Deubrook Area Football.

Prep Boys' Team: Pierre wrestling.

Prep Girls' Athlete: Kari Heck, Sioux Falls Washington track and field.

Prep Girls' Team: Warner volleyball.

Prep Girls' Coach: Todd Thorson, Ipswich cross country and track and field.

College Men's Athlete: Nate Wolters, South Dakota State basketball (second year in a row).

College Men's Coach: John Stiegelmeier, SDSU football.

Coach Men's Team: South Dakota State men's basketball.

College Women's Athlete: Amber Hegge, USD basketball.

College Women's Coach: Curt Fredrickson, NSU women's basketball

College Women's Team: SDSU women's basketball.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL

 Cheyenne-Eagle Butte at Bennett County

 Wakpala at Solen (White Shield), N.D.

 Wessington Springs at Highmore-Harrold

NSU Classic at Wachs Arena

 McIntosh vs. Rosholt, 2 p.m.

 Groton vs. Newell, 3:30 p.m.

Mobridge Rotary Classic

 Dupree vs. Sunshine Bible, 1 p.m.

 Timber Lake vs. Little Wound, 3 p.m.

 St. Francis Indian vs. Tiospaye Topa, 5 p.m.

 Mobridge-Pollock vs. Herreid-Selby Area, 7 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL

 Aberdeen Roncalli vs. St. Thomas More, Civic Arena, 8 p.m.

 Wakpala at Solen (White Shield), N.D.

 Wessington Springs at Highmore-Harrold

NSU Classic at Wachs Arena

 Hitchcock-Tulare vs. Edmunds Central, 11 a.m.

 McIntosh vs. Grant-Deuel, 12:30 p.m.

 Newell vs. Sully Buttes, 5 p.m.

 Potter County vs. Rosholt, 6:30 p.m.

 Dupree vs. North Star, N.D., 8 p.m.

Swiftel Classic at Brookings

 Wilmot vs. Canby, Minn., 10:30 a.m.

 Florence-Henry vs. Lincoln HI, noon

 Lake Preston vs. Waverly-South Shore, 1:30 p.m.

 Deuel vs. Oelrichs, 3 p.m.

 Gregory vs. Pipestone, Minn, 4:30 p.m.

 Estelline vs. Gayville-Volin, 6 p.m.

 Hamlin vs. Oldham-Ramona-Rutland, 7:30 p.m.

 Summit vs. Elkton/Lake Benton, 9 p.m.

Mike Miller Classic at Corn Palace in Mitchell

 Our Savior New American (N.Y.) vs. The Rock (Fla.), 7 p.m.

 Mitchell vs. Coronado (Nev.), 8:30 p.m.

COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL

 Fort Wayne at Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis

 Oakland at Western Illinois

BOWLING

JAYCEE LEAGUE

 Standings: Hub City 18, Rohly's Bar 16, Pierson Ford/Malsam Construction 15, Earl's Mowing Service 15, Aberdeen Clean All 14, Steven Lust Automotive 14, The Chosen Few 14, Gardner Locksmithing 13, Bain Installation 12, R&K Computers 12, Circus Bar 11, Zombie Squad 11, B&H Masonry 10, IDC 7, Rick's Heating & AC 6, Wolves 4.

 High Games: Josh Shoultz 259-207-200, Daryle Hein 255-212-201, Jason Schaunaman 248-225-223, Ken Jacobson 247-233, Corey Schuh 246-226-201, Cliff Kuckelburg 244-234-223, Buddy Yamaura 243-224, Ron Greer 241-206, Brandon Bartolo 236, Josh Phillips 234, Brandon Kakwitch 234, Chuck Witte 233, Gary Schaunaman 228-201, Mitch Grieben 228, Dale Mork 227-221-200, Drew VandeKamp 226, Steve Grieben 223, Dean Schaunaman 222, Tyler Pomplun 215-201, Bryan Pence 213-200, Owen Swanson 212, Dan Streifel 208-203-201, Matt Bain 204, Barry Parkin 203, Karl Alberts 202-201, Jon DeVries 202, Bob Yada 201.

 High Series: Cliff Kuckelburg 701, Jason Schaunaman 696, Ken Jacobson 676, Corey Schuh 673, Daryle Hein 668, Josh Shoultz 666, Dale Mork 648, Buddy Yamaura 644, Ron Greer 620, Brandon Kakwitch 617, Gary Schaunaman 614, Dan Streifel 612, Bryan Pence 602, Brandon Bartolo 600.

 Two-time defending Class B state champion Summit will play at Warner on Monday, Jan. 21. The junior varsity starts at 6:30 p.m., followed by the varsity at 8 p.m.

 The game between the two Class B powers was originally scheduled for Dec. 15, but was postponed because of the weather. Summit is currently rated number one in this week's Class B poll. Warner is rated number three.

Family: Parents, Dale and Rita, brother Justin (24).

Favorite athlete: Percy Harvin.

Favorite team: Minnesota Vikings

Best bowler faced: Cliff Kuckelburg of Aberdeen.

Future plans: Currently a junior at Minnesota State, Mankato, majoring in manufacturing engineering technology, graduating spring of 2015.

Favorite athletic memory:"Going to state championship in football with Aberdeen Central in 2009."

 Being able to overcome bad games has helped Dale Boynton Jr. attain good results.

 Bowling for the Minnesota State, Mankato, team at the Glen Carlson Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev., Boynton finished second overall in a field of 250 bowlers from colleges across the country and helped his team to a 12th-place finish. His tournament included a 300 game, his second sanctioned 300.

 For his efforts, Boynton is the American News Athlete of the Week.

 The tournament was broken into two-day segments, Dec. 17-18 and Dec. 19-20. Boynton said his best efforts came during the latter two days. Overall, he bowled nine games and his 300 game came on Dec. 19. His average for the nine games was 215.

 Along with the good games, Boynton had his share of bad ones, as well. His low during the nine games was 177. In the game before his 300, he rolled a 198. A bowler has to be mentally prepared to deal with any bad games, he said.

 "You have to have a pretty strong mental game," he said. "You're always going to have rougher games and you always have to bounce back."

 During the tournament, a bowler couldn't get too comfortable or used to bowling on one lane because each game was bowled on a different lane, he said.

 Boynton's teammates hail from a variety of places, including Sioux Falls, Minnesota and Ohio. Bowlers have to go through a tryout to gain membership on the squad. Chemistry is an important asset of the team.

 "You bowl nine games, and the coaches pick people who will work together," Boynton said. "The coaches make sure you are good teammates and not just good bowlers."

 The team has competed in various locations this season, including tournaments in Wisconsin, Indianapolis and South Bend, Ind. The sectional tournament at the end of the year will be in the St. Louis area. The top four teams from that event move on to the national tournament, where there is individual and team competition.

 Boynton, 21, said that consistency is a key to being a successful bowler.

 "I've seen people who, while their form isn't the greatest but they make it work because they hit the marks they are aiming for, and that makes a huge difference," Boynton said.

 The sport of bowling runs his family, as his father and mother both compete, as does his brother. His grandmother, Nancy, is a member of the Aberdeen Bowling Hall of Fame. His family and his coach at Mankato, Scott Anderson, have all influenced his game.

 "My coach helped me a lot this year, he's very good," Boynton said. "He is very finicky and wants the best form he can get. He is always looking to improve us individually during practice."

 Boynton received a glass plaque for his second-place finish in Las Vegas, but he is not finished trying to improve his game.

 "There's always a drive to do more," he said. "You can always shoot a 900 series, only 16 people in the world have done that. I want to keep striving for more and get better scores."

 The two sets of Cavaliers are set to tip-off at about 8 p.m. following the Elk Point-Jefferson vs. Sisseton contest at 6.

 This will be More's first ever visit to the Hub City.

 "We've had Roncalli out to our classic a couple of times," said STM coach Dave Hollenbeck. "We decided it was time for us to go back to Aberdeen and play Roncalli in their hometown."

 Plans are already set in place for Roncalli to go back to Rapid City and face STM the next two years and then for St. Thomas More to come back to Aberdeen for the two years following that.

 The two squads have had several memorable meetings, including a triple-overtime thriller in the semifinals of the State A tournament two years ago.

 Roncalli coach Todd Neuendorf said while his team has yet to beat More, the Rapid City squad (which has won four state championships in the past seven years) has made his program much better.

 "Coach Hollenbeck runs a fabulous program," Neuendorf said. "You try to look at programs to set the bar and that's the one that we look at."

 In fact, both squads not only employ similar styles, each has been known to borrow a play or two from the other.

 "We've stolen a lot of their sets," Neuendorf said. "They've stolen a lot of our sets."

 Tonight's game will be part of a three-game in three-night stretch for both teams. STM will continue on to Milbank where it will face Milbank tomorrow night and Clark-Willow Lake on Saturday. Roncalli will host EPJ tomorrow night at Roncalli Gym and then play Mount Vernon-Plankinton in the Parkston Classic on Saturday.

 Hollenbeck is excited about not only coming in Aberdeen, but also about playing at the Civic Arena.

 "I am aware there's a lot of history with that building," Hollenbeck said. "To me, Aberdeen is kind of the mecca of basketball in South Dakota with the following that those teams get back there."

 While More is the two-time defending State A champs, Hollenbeck figures his squad will have its hands full with the other group of Cavaliers this evening.

 "Aberdeen is really good this year," Hollenbeck said. "They're so well coached. We know it's going to be tough for us."

Sports writer Dave Vilhauer

Early Bobcat Christmas

 Braxton Carlson's game-winner as time expired gave the Brookings boys' basketball team its second win over a top-three opponent in three days last week as the Bobcats downed then third-ranked Pierre 64-62.

 The Bobcats outscored host Pierre 21-10 in the fourth quarter on Dec. 20. Tyler Nagy, son of South Dakota State men's coach Scott Nagy, led Brookings with 28 points on 12 of 17 shooting from the field, including a 4 of 7 effort from three-point range.

 For Pierre, Creighton recruit Zach Hanson and SDSU recruit Lane Severyn each scored 24 points.

 On Dec. 18 in Brookings, Nagy drained a three-pointer from 25 feet out with 3.2 seconds remaining to give the Bobcats a 42-39 win over then second-ranked Brandon Valley 42-39. Nagy, who finished with 18 including a three-pointer to end the first half, scored with 2:08 left to tie the game at 39.

 Brookings held the Lynx scoreless for the final 6 minutes of the game.

Staff reports

North Star shining here

 They might be an unknown around these parts, but the North Star boys' basketball team competing in the NSU Classic tonight is no stranger to success.

 The squad from Cando, N.D., compiled a 100-6 record the past four seasons and played in the last two North Dakota State B championship games. North Star won the 2011 title and finished second last season with an overtime loss that snapped a 53-game winning streak.

 North Star, which plays against Dupree at 8 tonight, has lost just once this season and is one of the top Class B teams in North Dakota.

 North Star coach Jeff Hagler said he was contacted by Northern State coaches about playing in the event, and he was interested in bulking up his team's schedule.

 "I knew that I had four starters coming back," Hagler said. "Our goal is to make as tough a schedule as possible."

 One of those returning starters is Hagler's son, Jake, who is closing in on 2,000 career points and has drawn interest from numerous colleges.

 While tonight will mark the first time that North Star has played in Aberdeen, Hagler recalls playing on the NSU campus while at Jamestown College.

 "We played when the Barnett Center first opened in Aberdeen," Hagler said. "That's the last time I've been there."

Sports writer Dave Vilhauer

NSU Classics

 Today is the first of three busy days in a row at Wachs Arena on the campus of Northern State University.  The schedule for each day is as follows:

Today: Boys, Hitchcock-Tulare vs. Edmunds Central, 11 a.m.; Boys, McIntosh vs. Grant-Deuel, 12:30 p.m.; Girls, McIntosh vs. Rosholt, 2 p.m.; Girls, Groton vs. Newell, 3:30 p.m.; Boys, Newell vs. Sully Buttes, 5 p.m.; Boys, Potter County vs. Rosholt, 6:30 p.m.; Boys, Dupree vs. North Star, N.D., 8 p.m.

Friday: (All Girls' Games) Edmunds Central vs. McIntosh, 2 p.m.; Eureka vs. Wilmot, 3:30 p.m.; Ipswich vs. South Border, N.D., 5 p.m.; Aberdeen Roncalli vs. Herreid-Selby Are, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday: (All Boys' Games) Eureka-Bowdle vs. Northwestern, 1 p.m.; Summit vs. Faulkton, 2:30 p.m.; Ipswich vs. LaMoure, N.D., 4 p.m.; Aberdeen Christian vs. Herreid-Selby Area, 5:30 p.m.; Little Wound vs. Langford Area, 7 p.m.

Staff reports

Dakota Holiday Classic

 The 2012 Dakota Holiday Classic will be Friday and Saturday at the Ellendale High School Gym. The schedule for the first day is as follows:

 Girls: Leola-Frederick vs. Oakes, 3:30 p.m.; Ellendale vs. Edgeley-Kulm, 6:30 p.m.

 Boys: Leola-Frederick vs. Oakes, 5 p.m.; Ellendale vs. Edgeley-Kulm, 8 p.m.

 Saturday's semifinals and consolation games will follow the same time schedule, with third place games at 3:30 and 5 p.m. and championships at 6:30 and 8 p.m.

Staff reports

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' HOCKEY

 Aberdeen Cougars vs. Huron, Odde Ice Center, 8 p.m.

JUNIOR HOCKEY

 Aberdeen Wings at Austin Bruins, 7:15 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL

South Dakota

 Aberdeen Central vs. Rapid City Stevens, Golden Eagles Arena, 7:30 p.m.

 Castlewood at Milbank

 Rapid City Central at Pierre

 Wakpala at Solen (Mandaree), N.D.

NSU Classic at Wachs Arena

 Edmunds Central vs. McIntosh, 2 p.m.

 Eureka vs. Wilmot, 3:30 p.m.

 Ipswich vs. South Border, N.D., 5 p.m.

 Aberdeen Roncalli vs. Herreid-Selby Area, 6:30 p.m.

Swiftel Classic at Brookings

 Florence-Henry vs. Oldham-Ramona-Rutland, 10:30 a.m.

 Hamlin vs. Wolsey-Wessington, noon

 Lake Preston vs. Waverly-South Shore, 1:30 p.m.

 Arlington vs. Gayville-Volin, 3 p.m.

 Deuel vs. Bridgewater-Emery, 4:30 p.m.

 Estelline vs. Sioux Valley, 6 p.m.

 Summit vs. Canistota, 7:30 p.m.

 James Valley Christian vs. Pipestone, Minn., 9 p.m.

Parkston Classic

 Corsica-Stickney vs. Highmore-Harrold, 10 a.m.

 Madison vs. Beresford, 11:30 a.m.

 Ethan vs. Viborg-Hurley, 1 p.m.

 Wagner vs. Tri-Valley, 2:30 p.m.

 Hanson vs. Centerville, 4 p.m.

 Sully Buttes vs. Warner, 5:30 p.m.

 Parkston vs. Dell Rapids, 7 p.m.

 Clark-Willow Lake vs. St. Thomas More, 8:30 p.m.

North Dakota

Dakota Holiday Tournament

at Ellendale

 Leola-Frederick vs. Oakes, 3:30 p.m.

 Ellendale vs. Edgeley-Kulm, 6:30 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL

South Dakota

  Aberdeen Central at Rapid City Stevens, 7:30 p.m.

 Aberdeen Roncalli vs. Elk Point-Jefferson, Roncalli Gym, 8 p.m.

 Aberdeen Christian vs. Wilmot, Civic Arena, 6 p.m.

 St. Thomas More at Milbank

 Wakpala at Solen (Mandaree), N.D.

Mobridge Rotary Classic

 Tiospaye Topa vs. Edmunds Central, 1 p.m.

 Timber Lake vs. St. Francis Indian, 3 p.m.

 Dupree vs. Herreid-Selby Area, 5 p.m.

 Mobridge-Pollock vs. Little Wound, 7 p.m.

Mike Miller Classic at Corn Palace in Mitchell

 Sioux Falls Lincoln vs. Coronado (Nev.), 4 p.m.

 DeLaSalle (Minn.) vs. Our Savior New American (N.Y.), 5:30 p.m.

 Coronado (Nev.), second game of the day, vs. The Rock (Fla.), 7 p.m.

 Watertown vs. LaLumiere (Ind.), 8:30 p.m.

North Dakota

Dakota Holiday Tournament

at Ellendale

 Leola-Frederick vs. Oakes, 5 p.m.

 Ellendale vs. Edgeley-Kulm, 8 p.m.

COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

 Western Illinois at Fort Wayne

 Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis at Oakland

 North Dakota State at South Dakota State

 Omaha at South Dakota

 Mount Marty at Webber International (Fla.)

COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL

 Dakota Wesleyan at San Diego Christian

 Mount Marty at Johnson & Wales (Colo.)

 Dakota State at Morningside Tournament

 Bowling Green at North Dakota

BOWLING

LADIES CLASSIC LEAGUE

 Standings: Sundling's Survivors 14, Crady's Crushers 12, Stuart's Stingers 9, Witlock's Wackers 7.

 High Games: Jackie Crady 235-200-193, Julie Wilson 210, Jackie Witlock 193, Pat Olsen 191.

 High Series: Jackie Crady 628, Jackie Witlock 541, Julie Wilson 533, Pat Olsen 527, Audrey Miller 512.

VICTORY LEAGUE

 Standings: Cabinets Dakota 4, AFCU 3, Hart Farms 3, Baddabing Boys 2, Janitor Supply 2, Specialty Trailers 1, Claremont State Bank 1, CLU 0.

 High Games: Pat Hanson 299-217, Justin Weig 278-237-210, Joe Gourneau III 259-246-233, Joe Buchanan 258-203, Doug Thompson 256-243, Russ Swanson 256-233-201, Gaylon Morgan 254-204-201, Garet Mohr 244-209-201, Larry Papke 235, Tim Marzenell 234, Jeff Neal 225, Ken Fleury 224-205, Jeff Stohr 223-200, Pat Wolberg 221, Rick Neali 212, Kevin Weldon 209, Gregg Cramer 208, Butch Burns 200, Mark Krogstrand 200.

 High Series: Joe Gourneau III 738, Justin Weig 725, Pat Hanson 699, Doug Thompson 691, Russ Swanson 690, Gaylon Morgan 659, Garet Mohr 654, John Buchanan 636, Larry Papke 633, Jeff Stohr 606.

SENIOR SOCIAL LEAGUE

 High Games: (men) Daryle Hein 223, Doug Thompson 215, Bill Streifel 209; (women) Estelle Stuart 152, Carol Hein 129.

 High Series: (men) Doug Thompson 596, Bill Streifel 555, Daryle Hein 546; (women) Estelle Stuart 439, Carol Hein 353.

BASKETBALL

High School

SD Scores

Thursday's Scores

BOYS BASKETBALL

 Centerville 68, Parker 51

 Todd County 71, Bennett County 38

 Viborg-Hurley 72, Beresford 40

Holiday Classic

First Round

 Colome 69, Jones County 59

 Kimball/White Lake 91, Iroquois 40

NSU Classic Tournament

 Newell 57, Sully Buttes 45

 North Star, N.D. 58, Dupree 53

Perkins Classic

 Harding County 67, Belle Fourche 42

 Spearfish 52, Pine Ridge 44

 Spearfish JV 73, Lemmon 68

Swiftel Classic

 Canby, Minn. 70, Wilmot 52

 Estelline 70, Gayville-Volin 19

 Hamlin 62, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland 33

 Lake Preston 53, Waverly-South Shore 48

 Lincoln HI, Minn. 45, Florence/Henry 31

 Oelrichs 62, Deuel 53

 Pipestone, Minn. 43, Gregory 36

Postponements and cancellations

 Andes Central vs. Menno, ppd.

 Bon Homme vs. Winner, ppd.

 Marion vs. Alcester-Hudson, ppd. to Dec 29.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

 Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 61, Bennett County 51

 Lyman 55, Kadoka Area 32

Holiday Classic

First Round

 Jones County 45, South Central 38

 Kimball/White Lake 54, Colome 41

NSU Tournament

 Groton Area 43, Newell 36

Perkins Classic

 Lemmon 69, Belle Fourche 36

 Pine Ridge 53, Spearfish 41

Postponements and cancellations

 Alcester-Hudson vs. Marion, ppd. to Dec 29.

 Winner vs. Bon Homme, ppd.

ND Scores

Thursday's Scores

BOYS BASKETBALL

Energy Classic Holiday Tournament

First Round

 Bismarck Century 69, Casper Natrona, Wyo. 37

 Cimarron-Memorial, Nev. 67, Bismarck High 61

Hillsboro Shoot Out

 Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 60, Larimore 47

 Midway-Minto 60, Norman County West, Minn. 35

Northern Cass Holiday Tournament

 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, Minn. 48, Northern Cass 43

St. Cloud Cathedral Tournament

First Round

 Melrose, Minn. 74, Mandan 47

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Energy Classic Holiday Tournament

First Round

 Casper Natrona, Wyo. 59, Bismarck High 30

 Mandan 57, Lincoln, Ore. 42

Hillsboro Shootout

 Hillsboro/Central Valley 77, Four Winds-Warwick-Minnewauken 26

 Larimore 55, Cavalier 34

 Midway-Minto 56, Norman County West, Minn. 41

Men's City League

Final First Half Standings

 B League: Cunningham Electric 7-0, Circus Sports Bar 4-3, Ball-aholics 2-5, Hooligans 1-6.

 C League: Kessler's/Miller Lite 5-2, Coke Zero 4-3, Frederick Farmers 3-4, Heartland State Bank 3-4, Tapz 2-5.

 D League: Spanier Harvesting/Western Printing 7-0, Dahme Construction 5-2, Roscoe Hardware/Dale's Building 3-4, Ristau Insurance/NPC 3-4, Griese Construction/Pierson Ford 2-5, Ipswich/Prescrip Ag/Williams Farms 1-6.

 E League: Pulfrey Sales 6-1, Lager's/First State Bank/LB Insurance 5-2, Rem Dogg/Barnett Vision/Kleffman Construction 4-3, Huff Construction/Dekalb 4-3, Lager's/Coors Light 3-4, Rock Solid 2-5, Stratford/Tree Pros 1-6.

 F League: Titan Machinery/S&S Lumber 6-1, Aberdeen Chrysler Center 5-2, Regulators 4-3, Culver's Power Forwards 3-4, Vision Care/The Dental Center 3-4, Dirty Dozen 0-7.

 G League: Outlaws 7-0, Ken's Fairway/Daddy's Bar 5-2, Snap Fitness 5-2, Hagen Insurance/Modern Woodmen 4-3, Mielke Farms 3-4, GP Bank/Tri County Ag/Wilkins Farms 2-5, Gold Pages 2-5, FOP/Geffdog 0-7.

 H League: Kessler's/Pepsi 6-1 (won tiebreaker, head to head), 3M Club 6-1, Napton Gardens 5-2, Sound Decisions 4-3, Jump Balls 3-4, Amerikota 2-5, DSG 2-5, Graham Tire 0-7.

 North Star, No. 2 in North Dakota in Class B, withstood a late rally by the Tigers in the fourth quarter to secure the win. Dupree, No. 5 in South Dakota in Class B, rallied from a 22-9 first-quarter deficit. Dupree trailed 27-19 at halftime. The Tigers cut the margin to seven points with over a minute to play and got as close as 56-53 with :9.7 seconds left, but the Bearcats were able to pull out the win.

 North Star point guard Jacob Hagler tossed in a game-high 28 points, including 10-for-11 from the free-throw line. He scored his 2,000th career point in the first quarter.

 Dupree, which lost its first game of the season, was paced by Tate Widow with 14 points - including four three-pointers. Nate Widow added 13 points and Jeffrie Shaving netted 12 points. Kash Deal scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds.

  NORTH STAR: Jacob Hagler 8 10-11 28, Alex Weston 2 1-2 5, Brooks Larson 2 2-2 6, Daniel Grande 2 3-4 9, Christian Kvilivang 3 0-1 8, Johnny Heisler 1 0-0 2. Totals 18-37 16-20 58.

 DUPREE: Trenton Pretty Weasel 1 2-2 4, Nate Widow 6 1-3 13, Tate Widow 5 0-0 14, Kash Deal 5 0-2 10, Jeffrie Shaving 3 6-6 12. Totals 20-47 9-13 53.

North Star 22 27 39 58

Dupree 9 19 29 53

 3-point field goals - Hagler 2, Grande 2, Kvilivang 2, T. Widow 4. Fouled out - N. Widow, T. Widow. Total fouls - North Star 12; Dupree 18. Rebounds - North Star 20 (Grande 6); Dupree 21 (Deal 7, Shaving 5). Turnovers - North Star 19; Dupree 16.

Hitchcock-Tulare 63

Edmunds Central 16

NSU Classic

Wachs Arena in Aberdeen

 EDMUNDS CENTRAL: Ethan Aman 1 0-1 2, Chris Grismer 4 0-0 8 Daniel Baer 1 1-2 4, Zach Sahli 1 0-0 2. Totals 7-30 1-3 16.

 HITCHCOCK-TULARE: Trent Hofer 2 0-0 4, Landon Gatzke 5 0-0 12, Seth Tollefson 5 0-0 10, Dan Marshall 5 0-0 10, Clay Jens 3 0-1 6, Landon Bushong 1 2-2 4, Chase Bixler 4 2-4 10, Tyler Oechscle 1 0-0 3, Boston Knippling 1 0-0 2, Keagon Mallon 1 0-0 2. Totals 28-75 4-7 63.

Edmunds Central (0-4) 4 4 10 16

Hitchcock-Tulare (4-0) 19 31 46 63

 3-point field goals - Baer, Gatzke 2, Oechscle. Total fouls - Edmunds Central 7; Hitchcock-Tulare 10. Rebounds - Edmunds Central 30 (Kevin Scherr 7); Hitchcock-Tulare 43 (Tollefson 7). Turnovers - Edmunds Central 31; Hitchcock-Tulare 11. Notes: Hofer of Hitchcock-Tulare had 10 assists and five steals.

Grant-Deuel 56

McIntosh 37

NSU Classic

Wachs Arena in Aberdeen

 GRANT-DEUEL: Fernando Gomide 4 4-4 12, Taylor Tol 7 4-4 19, Jacob Berg 2 2-4 7, Dylan Schmeling 1 1-2 3, Tanner Kruse 1 0-0 3, Brady Nowick 1 0-0 2, Caleb Peschong 3 3-4 10. Totals 19-50 14-18 56.

 MCINTOSH: Conrad Arnold 2 3-5 7, Bradyn Beer 1 1-3 4, Cole Katus 0 2-2 2, Kyle Mollman 9 2-10 20, Trevor Uhrig 1 2-2 4. Totals 13-36 10-22 37.

McIntosh (1-3) 11 18 28 37

Grant-Deuel (1-3) 13 29 39 56

 3-point field goals - Tol, Berg, Kruse, Peschong, Beer. Total fouls - Grant-Deuel 17; McIntosh 12. Rebounds - Grant-Deuel 39 (Gomide 12); McIntosh 31 (Mollman 12). Turnovers - Grant-Deuel 17; McIntosh 12. Notes: Grant-Deuel survived a 15-3 McIntosh run in the second half.

Newell 57

Sully Buttes 45

NSU Classic

Wachs Arena in Aberdeen

 SULLY BUTTES: Scott Senftner 3 4-6 12, Brayden Wittler 4 2-3 12, Josh Lamb 4 1-2 9, Lewis Hofer 3 1-2 8, Cody Nelson 2 0-0 4. Totals 16 8-13 45.

 NEWELL: Prestyn Novak 6 2-4 15, Wacey Boylan 6 2-5 14, Matt Kornes 2 2-2 6, Tyler Hohenberger 5 3-5 13, Will Orwick 3 2-3 8, Garret Boylan 0 1-2 1. Totals 22 12-21 57.

Sully Buttes (1-2) 4 17 29 45

Newell 12 27 36 57

 3-point field goals - Senftner 2, Wittler 2, Hofer, Novak. Fouled out - Hofer. Total fouls - Sully Buttes 18; Newell 18. Rebounds - Sully Buttes 23; Newell 27. Turnovers - Newell 24.

Potter County 58

Rosholt 30

NSU Classic

Wachs Arena in Aberdeen

 ROSHOLT:  Matthew Wieser 0 0-2 0, Chase Shypkowski 3 0-0 6, Adam Krueger 1 1-2 3, Walker Lick 1 0-2 2, Dylan  Lick 5 0-0 12, Hadley Meyer 0 1-2 1, Jacob Zach 1 0-2 2, Alex Krueger 1 2-2 4, Dexter Lick 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 4-12 30.

 POTTER COUNTY: Tanner Heuer 2 0-0 4, Tate Nafziger 3 3-4 9, Eric Worth 2 0-1 4, Mitch Hinckley 3 1-2 7, Chayce Hall 5 0-2 10, Dave Vander Vorst 2 1-1 5, Kole Hawkinson 4 0-0 9, Chase Sievers 4 0-0 8, Ashur Fleming 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 5-10 58.

Rosholt (3-2) 6 13 19 30

Potter County (5-0) 8 29 48 58

 3-point field goals - Dylan Lick 2, Hawkinson. Fouled out - Dexter Lick. Total fouls - Rosholt 13; Potter County 11. Rebounds - Rosholt 38 (W. Lick 10); Potter County 22. Turnovers - Rosholt 27; Potter County 18. Steals - Rosholt (Adam Krueger 6); Potter County (Hall 6). Assists - Potter County (Hall 5).

Canby, Minn. 70

Wilmot 52

at Swiftel Classic in Brookings

 WILMOT: Logan Hammer 1 2-4 4, Chase Bronson 3 2-2 10, Kennedy Owen 1 0-0 3, Landon Hammer 5 6-10 20, Sterling Owen 1 0-0 2, Alex Goodhart 1 2-2 4, Austin Hulscher 2 5-7 9. Totals 14 17-25 52.

 CANBY: Michael Slaba 7 0-0 17, Nate Stafki 2 0-0 6, Cole Brusven 7 0-0 17, Michael Sisk 6 4-4 16, Miles Schmitz 0 0-2 0, Zach Nuy 1 0-0 2, Josh Gallegos 1 0-0 2, Kristian Leppke 3 2-2 8, Corey Castell 1 0-1 2. Totals 28-54 6-10 70.

Wilmot (2-1) 7 23 40 52

Canby 13 28 49 70

 3-point field goals - Landon Hammer 4, Bronson 2, K. Owen, Slaba 3, Brusven 3, Stafki 2. Fouled out - Hulscher, Nuy, Devos. Total fouls - Wilmot 10; Canby 22. Rebounds - Wilmot 23; Canby 30. Turnovers - Wilmot 18; Canby 11.

Lake Preston 53

Waverly-South Shore 48 (OT)

at Swiftel Classic in Brookings

 WAVERLY-SOUTH SHORE: Gavin Kolden 1 2-5 4, Sam Pond 2 4-6 10, Zach Stricherz 2 0-0 5, Jeremy Johnson 1 2-2 4, Austin Comes 4 2-5 10, Bailey Comes 3 1-2 9, Jacob Boettcher 0 2-2 2, Carson Britzman 1 0-0 2, Jesse Bush 1 0-0 2. Totals 15-48 13-22 48.

 LAKE PRESTON: Cole Casper 8 5-9 24, Michael Bradfield 5 1-3 11, Layne Jensen 3 4-6 10, John Hasche 0 1-2 1, Tanner Duffy 1 0-0 3, Carson Hillestad 1 2-4 4. Totals 18-60 13-24 53.

Waverly-South Shore (1-4) 9 18 26 44 48

Lake Preston 15 19 32 44 53

 3-point field goals - Pond 2, Stricherz, B. Comes 2, Casper 3, Duffy. Total fouls - Waverly-South Shore 19; Lake Preston 17. Rebounds - Waverly-South Shore 47 (Johnson 10); Lake Preston 43 (Jensen 18). Turnovers - Waverly-South Shore 26; Lake Preston 14.

Oelrichs 62

Deuel 53

at Swiftel Classic in Brookings

 OELRICHS: Patrick Brings Him Back 2 0-0 5, B.J. Brings Him Back 6 0-0 12, Eriq Swiftwater 8 1-2 17, Jon Garnier 1 0-0 3, Brendan Fast Horse 1 2-2 4, Ray Rouillard 4 5-5 13, Rob Rouillard 4 0-1 8. Totals 26-48 8-10 62.

 DEUEL: Justin Cassels 2 6-9 10, Zach Toben 4 0-1 8, Lincoln Swenson 7 2-3 18, Trevor Cassels 3 1-2 8, Andrew Puetz 3 1-2 7, Gage Schake 1 0-0 2. Totals 20-66 10-17 53.

Oelrichs (4-0) 15 25 41 62

Deuel (4-1) 12 21 43 53

 3-point field goals - P. Brings Him Back, Garnier, Swenson 2, T. Cassels. Fouled out - Swiftwater. Total fouls - Oelrichs 15; Deuel 12. Rebounds - Oelrichs 39 (B.J. Brings Him Back 7, Swiftwater 7, Garnier 7, Fast Horse 7); Deuel 35 (Schake 9). Assists - Oelrichs 19 (Swiftwater 5, Rob Rouillard 5); Deuel 13 (Cassels 6). Steals - Oelrichs 7 (Fast Horse 3); Deuel 9 (J. Cassels 3, Puetz 3). Turnovers - Oelrichs 20; Deuel 12.  

Hamlin 62

O-R-R 33

Swiftel Classic in Brookings

 HAMLIN: Luke Menor 1 1-2 3, Dustin Riedel 0 4-8 4, Ryan Schlisner 70-6 14, Justin Tolley 1 2-3 4, Mitchell Malcomb 0 3-4 3, Cole Brown 1 2-5 4, Josh Thurow 0 1-2 1. Totals 10-44 13-30 33.

 OLDHAM-RAMONA-RUTLAND: Dustin Quiram 4 0-1 10, Brody Grantham 1 0-2 2, Mason Leiseth 5 4-8 15, Austin Niemann 3 1-4 8, E.J. Drake 6 5-6 18, Tristan Namken 1 0-0 2, Brady Buck 1 0-0 3, Ben Koisti 1 2-2 4. Totals 22-61 12-23 62.

Hamlin (2-2) 13 22 44 62

O-R-R 8 19 28 33

 3-point field goals - Quiram 2, Leiseth, Niemann, Drake, Buck. Fouled out - Menor, Grantham. Total fouls - Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 23; Hamlin 26. Rebounds - Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 34 (Schlisner 15); Hamlin 58 (Leiseth 12, Drake 11, Grantham 10). Turnovers - Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 17; Hamlin 21.

Elkton-Lake Benton 55

Summit 43

Swiftel Classic at Brookings

 ELKTON-LAKE BENTON: Heath Schindler 2 1-3 5, Braden Carmody 7 2-2 19, Ethan Pearson 3 0-0 7, Tyler Schindler 12 0-0 24. Totals 24-52 3-5 55.

 SUMMIT: Montel Campbell 2 0-0 5, Jake Steinocker 3 0-0 7, Tanner Bartunek 4 0-0 8, Trecy Zirbel 6 0-0 15, Jacob Gapp 3 0-0 8. Totals 18-46 0-0 43.

Elkton-Lake Benton 18 29 44 55

Summit 14 22 30 43

 3-point field goals - Carmody 3, Pearson, Campbell, Steinocker, Zirbel 3, Gapp 2. Total fouls - Elkton-Lake Benton 9; Summit 14. Rebounds - Elkton-Lake Benton 28 (Nick Delaney 6, Pearson 6); Summit 29 (Bartunek 9). Turnovers - Elkton-Lake Benton 12; Summit 20. Assists - Elkton-Lake Benton 17 (Schindler 10); Summit 12 (Steinocker 5). Blocked Shots - Elkton-Lake Benton 5; Summit 5 (Bartunek 4). Steals - Elkton-Lake Benton 14 (Schindler 4, Nathan Krog 4); Summit 9 (Gapp 4).

 There were a total of seven boys' and girls games at Thursday's event.

 Groton got 12 points from Carly Wheeting in its win. Teammates Courtney Kurtz added 10, Regan Lewandowski eight and Camille Sippel six. Sippel also had eight rebounds.

 Tera Williamson got all 15 of her points on three-pointers for Newell.

 There are two days of the NSU Classic left:

Today: (All Girls' Games) Edmunds Central vs. McIntosh, 2 p.m.; Eureka vs. Wilmot, 3:30 p.m.; Ipswich vs. South Border, N.D., 5 p.m.; Aberdeen Roncalli vs. Herreid-Selby Are, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday: (All Boys' Games) Eureka-Bowdle vs. Northwestern, 1 p.m.; Summit vs. Faulkton, 2:30 p.m.; Ipswich vs. LaMoure, N.D., 4 p.m.; Aberdeen Christian vs. Herreid-Selby Area, 5:30 p.m.; Little Wound vs. Langford Area, 7 p.m.

 NEWELL: Courtney Dahlberg 1 0-0 2, Tera Williamson 5 0-0 15, Ashley Hills 1 0-2 2, Taylor Trohkinmoinen 6 3-3 15, Chantel Wheeler 0 2-2 2. Totals 13 5-7 36.

 GROTON: Camille Sippel 2 0-1 6, Halle Dohman 1 0-0 2, Courtney Kurtz 4 2-5 10, Regan Lewandowski 4 0-0 8, Carly Wheeting 4 4-4 12, Tori Bjerke 1 0-0 2, Ashley Gibbs 1 0-0 3. Totals 17 6-10 43.

Newell 7 14 31 36

Groton (4-2) 11 20 34 43

 3 point field goals - Williamson 5, Sippel 2, Gibbs. Fouled out - Williamson, Trohkinmoinen. Total fouls - Newell 14; Groton 11. Rebounds - Newell 30 (Trohkinmoinen 13); Groton 31 (Sippel 8). Turnovers - Newell 21; Groton 6. Officials - Tom Waage, Kerry Wenbourne.

McIntosh 57

Rosholt 53

NSU Classic

Wachs Arena in Aberdeen

 ROSHOLT: Mackenzie Eggers 10 0-3 21, Sierra Hokanson 3 2-3 8, Keana Jackson 2 0-2 4, Taryn Pistorius 6 2-4 14, Theresa Zach 2 0-4 2, Carley Tangen 1 1-2 3, Kenzie Jackson 0 1-2 1. Totals 23-58 6-20 53.

 McINTOSH: Summer Bailey 5 3-3 16, Shayna Mosbrucker 1 0-0 2, Tia Baumberger 3 2-4 8, Jessica Werner 4 4-4 12, Kennedy Walking Elk 1 0-0 2, Heidi Vanlishout 5 6-10 17. Totals 19 15-21 57.

Rosholt (3-2) 9 27 41 53

McIntosh 7 27 41 57

 3 point field goals - Eggers, Bailey 3, Vanlishout. Fouled out - Baumberger. Fouls - Rosholt 17; McIntosh 18. Rebounds - Rosholt 39 (Eggers 11). Turnovers - Rosholt 14. Officials - Tom Waage and Kerry Wenbourne.

 Coach Cole Knippling and his Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies nipped his good friend, coach Adam Nelson and his Sisseton Redmen, 41-32 at the Aberdeen Civic Arena. It was the first game of a boys' basketball doubleheader, and it was EPJ's first win and Sisseton's first loss.

 Knippling and Nelson led Chamberlain High School to the 2000 State A championship game, where the Cubs fell to West Central.

 "It was good to get that win after our 0-3 start," EPJ coach Cole Knippling said. "We have played a lot of good teams, but sometimes it is easy to lose a lot of confidence in a hurry. We needed this, and it was nice to get a win over a good team like Sisseton and such a good coach like Adam."

 Three things keyed the win for EPJ: defense, the ability to regain its composure after Sisseton went on an 8-0 run in the fourth quarter to get within four with 2 minutes left, and making seven of 10 free throws in the final 89 seconds.

 "This was the first game where we played such good overall team defense like that," Knippling said. "I liked our defense, and the way we handled Sisseton's run."

 He also liked his team's free throw shooting effort in the fourth quarter, especially that of senior Bryce Kelly. Kelly has been struggling from the free throw line this season. But he made eight of 10 against Sisseton, including four in a row in the fourth quarter.

 "It is nice to seen that kind of improvement," Knippling said.

 Sisseton trailed 34-22 with 3½ minutes left, but got back-to-back three-pointers from Garret Brooks and Jordan Rolstad, a steal from Brooks - who also drew a charge, and a steal and basket from Brayden Tasa. That one-minute stretch drew Sisseton to within 34-30.

 However, EPJ then started makings its own great plays - including a diving out-of-bounds save by Dakota Navrkal. That save led to two free throws from Kelly, which stopped Sisseton's run. EPJ than got a steal from Adam Shanks, which led to two free throws from Brock Zeller and a more comfortable 38-30 lead with 68 seconds left.

 Kelly led EPJ with 16 points and nine rebounds while teammate Blake Donnelly had 14 points and six steals. Sisseton got 13 points and eight rebounds from Jordan Rolstad.

 Elk Point-Jefferson will play Aberdeen Roncalli at the Roncalli gym at 6 tonight. Sisseton will play Parkston at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Parkston Classic.

ELK POINT-JEFFERSON: Blake Donnelly 5 2-4 14, Andrew Flynn 1 0-3 2, Brock Zeller 2 2-4 6, Adam Shanks 1 1-5 3, Bryce Kelly 4 8-10 16. Totals 13-38 13-26 41.

 SISSETON: Jordan Rolstad 6 0-1 13, Wyatt Youngblom 3 0-2 6, Garret Brooks 2 0-2 5, Jordan Cornelius 2 0-0 4, Brayden Tasa 2 0-0 4. Totals 15-55 0-5 32.

Sisseton (4-1) 4 10 22 32

Elk Point-Jefferson (1-3) 6 15 26 41

 3-point field goals - Rolstad, Brooks; Donnelly 2. Total fouls - Sisseton 16, Elk Point-Jefferson 11. Rebounds - Sisseton 37 (Rolstad 8), Elk Point-Jefferson 34 (Kelly 9). Turnovers - Sisseton 14, Elk Point-Jefferson 20.

 Jacob Henderson's lefthanded layup in the closing seconds produced another memorable moment for the Rapid City squad against Aberdeen Roncalli Thursday night. The shot gave STM a 36-35 non-conference boys' basketball victory and added another page to what is fast becoming an annual classic confrontation.

 "These last few years I think we went triple overtime with them both times," Henderson said. "We had to get them this time coming East River."

 While More has won every won of the close calls, it appeared the two-time defending State A champs were in trouble in their first visit to the Hub City. That was before the hosts missed a free throw and Henderson drove from the top of the key all the way to the rim for the game-winner.

 "We got lucky tonight," said STM coach Dave Hollenbeck. "(Roncalli) Coach (Todd) Neuendorf is one of the best coaches in the state. He's always got his guys in position at the end. They give us all we can handle every time we play them. We were fortunate to get the last shot to roll in."

 Henderson, who was a thorn in Roncalli's side all game, was not going to be denied on his final drive to the basket.

 "I just knew I could get to the rim, because I was doing it all night," he said. "I didn't even see the ball when it went in. I was looking at the clock right away."

 The shot capped a frustrating night for Roncalli, which led for more than three quarters of the contest, once by as much as seven points early in the second half.

 "I don't know what we could have done differently," Neuendorf said. "I told the kids, 'It was out of our hands. We did what we had to do and it wasn't good enough.' It was out of our hands tonight."

 In a possession-by-possession game, STM led for only about four total minutes of the contest.

 Outside of the last two minutes of the first quarter and the first two minutes of the last period, the local Cavaliers played with the advantage. More did lead briefly twice late in the fourth quarter, but each time Roncalli responded on its next possession, once on a Kendal Deutsch three-pointer and another on a Dominic King score inside.

 "There's no doubt they could have won this game just as easy as us," Hollenbeck said. "They were in position to win it and we were fortunate that Henderson made a play there at the end."

 The two teams combined for just 74 total shot attempts and just 13 turnovers.

 That meant that points came at a premium the entire night.

 "It was a slower pace," Neuendorf said. "When you play a good team. You're not going to crank up the pace. You can slow it down, but you can't speed somebody up that's good. You can slow them down, but you can't speed them up."

 Henderson finished with 16 points to lead STM. While the squad has won five straight to start the season, this one was special because of the opponent.

 "There's no doubt it's a big win for us, because we've got guys on our roster that people have never heard of," Hollenbeck said. "We've basically started over this year."

 Zach Andera powered Roncalli with 13 points and Kory Schwan added eight.

 Roncalli, which hosts Elk Point-Jefferson at 6 tonight at Roncalli Gym, dropped to 4-1 on the season. However, this one will sting for a while because once again More had just a bit more in this battle of Cavaliers.

 "Kids bounce back a lot faster than coaches do," Neuendorf said. "It is one game, but when you pour everything you've got into this, it does hurt."

 ST. THOMAS MORE: Aidan Goetzinger 4 0-0 8, Jacob Henderson 8 0-0 16, Jeron Laurenti 0 2-2 2, Landon Kudrna 2 0-1 4, Jake Sullivan 1 0-0 2, Conor Merriam 1 0-0 3. Totals 16-37 2-3 36.

 ABERDEEN RONCALLI: Zach Andera 6 0-1 13, Brayden McNeary 1 0-0 2, Dominic King 3 0-0 6, Kory Schwan 3 1-2 8, Kendal Deutsch 1 0-1 3, Lucas Lorenz 1 0-0 2, Nolan Schlosser 0 1-2 1. Totals 15-37 2-6 35.

St. Thomas More (5-0) 8 14 26 36

Aberdeen Roncalli (4-1) 5 19 27 35

 3-point field goals - Kudrna, Merriam, Andera, Schwan, Deutsch. Total fouls - St. Thomas More 10; Aberdeen Roncalli 12. Rebounds - St. Thomas More 19 (Sullivan 6); Aberdeen Roncalli 21 (Deutsch 5, King 5). Turnovers - St. Thomas More 8; Aberdeen Roncalli 5. Assists - St. Thomas More 7 (Kudrna 3); Aberdeen Roncalli 10 (Deutsch 5). Blocked Shots - St. Thomas More 2; Aberdeen Roncalli 4 (King 3). Steals - St. Thomas More 1; Aberdeen Roncalli 5 (King 2). Officials - Ryan Neal, Gregg DeSpiegler and Levi Pearson.

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING

 Aberdeen Roncalli at Webster Tournament, 9:30 a.m.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' HOCKEY

 Aberdeen Cougars vs. Huron, Odde Ice Center, 8 p.m.

JUNIOR HOCKEY

 Aberdeen Wings at Austin Bruins, 7:15 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL

South Dakota

  Aberdeen Central vs. Rapid City Central, Golden Eagles Arena, 3:30 p.m.

 Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah, N.D. at Rosholt

 Hettinger/Scranton, N.D. at Lemmon

 Hitchcock-Tulare vs. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket at Huron

 Mobridge-Pollock at Cheyenne-Eagle Butte

 Redfield-Doland vs. Potter County at Gettysburg

Milbank Subway-State Farm Shootout

 Sisseton vs. Elkton-Lake Benton, 1:30 p.m.

 Milbank vs. Summit, 3:10 p.m.

East-West Classic

at Chamberlain

 Lennox vs. Lead-Deadwood, 11 a.m.

 Belle Fourche vs. Chamberlain, 2 p.m.

North Dakota

 Dakota Holiday Tournament at Ellendale

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL

South Dakota

  Aberdeen Central at Rapid City Central, 1:45 p.m.

Entringer Classic at Brookings

 Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah, N.D. at Rosholt

 Hitchcock-Tulare vs. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket at Huron

 Redfield-Doland vs. Potter County at Gettysburg

Mike Miller Classic at Corn Palace in Mitchell

 Sioux Falls Roosevelt vs. The Rock (Fla.), 2:30 p.m.

 Mitchell vs. Sioux Falls O'Gorman, 4 p.m.

 Sioux Falls Washington vs. LaLumiere (Ind.), 5:30 p.m.

 White River vs. DeLaSalle (Minn.), 7 p.m.

 Pierre vs. Our Savior New American (N.Y.), 8:30 p.m.

NSU Classic at Wachs Arena

 Eureka-Bowdle vs. Northwestern, 1 p.m.

 Summit vs. Faulkton, 2:30 p.m.

 Ipswich vs. LaMoure, N.D., 4 p.m.

 Aberdeen Christian vs. Herreid-Selby Area, 5:30 p.m.

 Little Wound vs. Langford, 7 p.m.

Parkston Classic

 Corsica-Stickney vs. Wolsey-Wessington, 10 a.m.

 Sully Buttes vs. Wessington Springs, 11:30 a.m.

 McCook Central-Montrose vs. Miller, 1 p.m.

 Viborg-Hurley vs. Ethan, 2:30 p.m.

 Wagner vs. Garretson, 4 p.m.

 Warner vs. James Valley Christian, 5:30 p.m.

 Parkston vs. Sisseton, 7 p.m.

 Aberdeen Roncalli vs. Mount Vernon-Plankinton, 8:30 p.m.

Milbank Subway-State Farm Shootout

 Clark-Willow Lake vs. St. Thomas More, 4:50 p.m.

 Milbank vs. Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 6:30 p.m.

East-West Classic

at Chamberlain

 Lead-Deadwood vs. West Central, 12:30 p.m.

 Spearfish vs. Lennox, 3:30 p.m.

 Belle Fourche vs. Chamberlain, 5 p.m.

 Crow Creek vs. Canton, 6:30 p.m.

 Douglas vs. Platte-Geddes, 8 p.m.

North Dakota

 Dakota Holiday Tournament at Ellendale

COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

 Mount Marty at Emmanuel (Fla.)

 North Dakota at Utah

 South Dakota Tech at Fort Hays (Kan.) State

COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL

 Viterbo (Wis.) at Minnesota State, Moorhead

 Ashford (Iowa) at St. Cloud State

 South Dakota at Omaha

 Oakland at Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis

 Missouri-Kansas City at Kansas State

 Fort Wayne at Western Illinois

 South Dakota State at North Dakota State

 Dakota Wesleyan at California Baptist

 Mount Marty at Sterling (Colo.)

 Dakota State at Morningside Tournament

 South Dakota Tech at Fort Hays (Kan.) State

BOWLING

GROTON PRAIRIE MIXED LEAGUE

 Standings: Foxes 3½, Jackelopes 3, Pocket Gophers 2, Coyotes 2, Killer Chihuahuas 1, Chipmunks ½.

 High Games: (men) Roger Spanier 216-202, Butch Farmen 212, Craig Dunker 194; (women) Vicki Walter 194, Angie Carlson 170, Hayley Spitzer 169.

 High Series: (men) Roger Spanier 598, Craig Dunker 552, Mike Wiley 515; (women) Vicki Walter 504, Dar Larson 454, Vicki Jorgensen 438.

MISFITS LEAGUE

 Standings: Dolls 3, Bi-Polar Rollers 3, Bowling Bags 3, I'm Up Again 1, Rookie Strikes 1, Karlen & Associates 1.

 High Games: Krissanne Stevens 228, Debbie Beckler 207-165, Lori Reis 188-161, Diane Schaeffer 186-180, Sherri Kraft 181, Heather Elsen 180, Kelsey Reis 162.

 High Series: Debbie Beckler 531, Lori Reis 508, Diane Schaeffer 500, Krissanne Stevens 485.

SUNSET MIXED LEAGUE

 Standings: The Go Getters 22½, 100 Percent Skill 17½, Hot Shots 16, The Angry Pandas 14½, The Dude Abides 14, Wild Fire 13, Spare Time 12, C.M.W. 10, Just Our Luck 8, Money For Nothing 7½.

 High Games: (men) Jason Pelzl 258-228-223, Paul Hopfinger 247, Chad Simes 241-225-214, Dan Streifel 237, Jason Schaunaman 224-221, Bill Streifel 223, Gary Klabo 218, Dale Mork 213, Darwin Davis 207-206, D.B. Garber 203, Leonard Willett 202; (women) Jan Kearns 225-180, Amanda Ronke 213-187, Betty Orr 190, Chastidy Pletten 188-179, Ashli Billington 186, Linda Mork 181, Dolores Streifel 175.

 High Series: (men) Jason Pelzl 709, Chad Simes 680, Jason Schaunaman 640, Darwin Davis 611; (women) Amanda Ronke 554, Jan Kearns 550, Betty Orr 509, Chastidy Pletten 503.

HUFF & PUFF LEAGUE

 Standings: Better Bowling 16, Insurance Plus 15, Circus 13, Rohly's 13, Preston Home Improvement 12, Rotary Club 12, Eagles Aerie No. 632 11, Meidinger Auto 11, Hart Farms 10, House of Glass 10, Daddy's 10, Lager's Inn 9, Slugs 9, Clear Blue Retreat 6, Karst Auto 3, No Name 0.

 High Games: Jason Reinke 300-233-233, Tom Sieben 279-230-224, Joseph Gourneau III 254-241-216, Pat Rohl 247-213, Doug Thompson 246-225, Dirk Swanson 246-203, Greg VandeKamp 244-217, Drew VandeKamp 244, Larry Anderson 233, John Sundberg 232, Wayne Holweger 232, Chip Fuhrman 228-209, Ryan Hardy 222, Kent Alm 221, Tim Weber 217, Jim Malsom 213, Ron Clemensen 212, Eric Bauer 208, Stan Albrecht 206-200, Daryle Hein 204, Pat Preston 203, Scott Meier 203, Evan Vostad 202, Kerry Jacobson 202, Aaron Rempher 201.

 High Series: Jason Reinke 766, Tom Sieben 741, Joseph Gourneau III 711, Greg VandeKamp 650, Doug Thompson 639, Dirk Swanson 632, Pat Rohl 623, Chip Fuhrman 617, Drew Vande Kamp 615, Tim Weber 609, John Sundberg 605.

JUNIOR BOWLING

MAJORS MIXED LEAGUE

 Standings: Vikings 28½, Broncos 27, Packers 25, Colts 23, Giants 17½, Cowboys 11.

 High Games: (boys) Jack Parkin 233-223-191, Justin Mayer 224-154-145, Daniel Garber 214-182-165; (girls) Megan Salo 147-146-136, Taylor Bice 131-96-95.

 High Series: (boys) Jack Parkin 647, Daniel Garber 561, Justin Mayer 522; (girls) Megan Salo 429, Taylor Bice 322.

JUNIOR MIXED LEAGUE

 Standings: Pepsi 28, Coke 24, Mt. Dew 24, Orange 23½, Diet Pepsi 19½, Squirt 13.

 High Games: (boys) Sy Ewoniuk 129-107-105, Slater Stolp 126-120-97, Tanner Wiedebush 117-97-97; (girls) Tanah Messerole 133-126-121, Ryann Yamaura 119-118-112, Jasa Mayer 85-75-72.

 High Series: (boys) Slater Stolp 343, Sy Ewoniuk 341, Tanner Wiedebush 311; (girls) Tanah Messerole 380, Ryann Yamaura 349, Jasa Meyer 232.

BANTAM CANDY BAR LEAGUE

 Standings: M&M's 24, Snickers 24, Kit Kat 22, Mounds 18.

 High Games: (boys) Peyton Brust 95-69-59, Jackson Lewno 90-68-60, Parker Grieben 81-73-44; (girls) Cyarrah Fryer 130-84-74, Payge Yamaura 45-37-32.

 High Series: (boys) Peyton Brust 223, Jackson Lewno 218, Parker Grieben 198; (girls) Cyarrah Fryer 288, Payge Yamaura 114.

PREP JUNK FOOD LEAGUE

 Standings: Big Macs 29½, Tacos 24½, Whopper 17, Fries 17.

 High Games: (boys) Avery Bad Moccasin 139-121-120, Jaren Bohling 122-98-80, Harrison Kieffer 116-102-100; (girls) Dalaney Christofferson 128-101-93.

 High Series: (boys) Avery Bad Moccasin 380, Harrison Kieffer 318, Jaren Bohling 306; (girls) Dalaney Christofferson 322.

PEEWEE ANIMAL KINGDOM/CARTOON LEAGUE

 High Games: (boys) Will Boynton 98-89, William Ottenbacher 98-88, Wyatt Kirchgasler 90-83; (girls) Brooklyn Bohling 98-87, Isabel Mills 92-91.

 High Series: (boys) Will Boynton 187, William Ottenbacher 186, Wyatt Kirchgasler 173; (girls) Isabel Mills 183, Brooklyn Bohling 179.

BILLIARDS

ABERDEEN AREA VALLEY LEAGUE

 Standings: Flame No. 2 45½, Rohly's Time Bandits 43, Lager's No. 1 39, VFW No. 1 38½, Flame No. 1 38, Schwan's No. 3 34½, Schwan's No. 1 26½, Lager's No. 2 26, Schwan's No. 2 25, Silver Dollar 21½, Rohly's No. 2 18½, VFW No. 2 17½, State Street Pub No. 2 11½, State Street Pub No. 1 0.

 High Shooters: Dan Davis 30, Jim Gauer 27.

 ERO: Bev Bieber, Mitch Wilson, Jonah McLaughlin, Gary Nelson, Steve Onkka, Dan Davis (2).

 10-0 Game: Bev Bieber, Jim Gauer, Mitch Wilson, Jonah McLaughlin, Steve Onkka, Dan Davis.

BASKETBALL

High School

Friday's Scores

BOYS BASKETBALL

 Aberdeen Roncalli 48, Elk Point-Jefferson 47

 Aberdeen Christian 82, Wilmot 57

 Oelrichs 78, Grant-Deuel 50

 St. Thomas More 46, Milbank 42

 Tea Area 49, Vermillion 41

Ellendale Holiday Tournament

 Oakes, N.D. 43, Leola/Frederick 39

Holiday Classic

Consolation

 Jones County 74, Iroquois 37

Championship

 Kimball/White Lake 62, Colome 42

Lyman Tournament

 South Central 66, Kadoka Area 20

Mobridge Rotary Classic

 Dupree 75, Herreid/Selby Area 52

 Edmunds Central 63, Tiospaye Topa 36

 Mobridge-Pollock 73, Little Wound 67

 St. Francis Indian 52, Timber Lake 40

Tournament

 Lyman 45, Sunshine Bible Academy 42

 New Underwood 61, Lower Brule 34

GIRLS BASKETBALL

 Castlewood 37, Milbank 31

 Douglas 63, Custer 19

 Flandreau 49, Howard 39

 Rapid City Central 48, Pierre 44

 Sioux Falls O'Gorman 58, Harrisburg 48

 Sioux Falls Washington 62, Sturgis 50

 Vermillion 37, Tea Area 31

 West Central 57, Dakota Valley 46

Holiday Classic

Consolation

 South Central 40, Colome 33

Championship

 Kimball/White Lake 44, Jones County 33

Parkston Classic

 Beresford 47, Madison 26

 Ethan 79, Viborg-Hurley 59

 Hanson 73, Centerville 58

 Highmore-Harrold 44, Corsica/Stickney 42, 2OT

 Parkston 47, Dell Rapids 25

 Tri-Valley 72, Wagner 39

 Warner 56, Sully Buttes 43

St. Cloud Tech Tournament

 Braham, Minn. 79, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 76

Swiftel Classic

 Deuel 45, Bridgewater-Emery 24

 Estelline 38, Sioux Valley 37

 Gayville-Volin 50, Arlington 48

 Hamlin 69, Wolsey-Wessington 9

 Lake Preston 38, Waverly-South Shore 35

 Oldham-Ramona/Rutland 49, Florence/Henry 45

 Fischer scored two goals and Dixon added two goals and an assist as the Central Division-leading Bruins handed the Wings their eighth straight loss.

 Two of the Austin goals were scored on power play chances. The hosts were 2-for-5 with a man advantage while the Wings were 0-for-6.

 Austin goalkeeper turned away all 26 shots he faced on the night. Aberdeen's Marcus Zelzer made 30 saves in 35 chances.

 The Wings face Austin again tonight at 7:15 p.m. and are scheduled to conclude 2012 on the road Monday at Brookings.

Aberdeen Wings 0 0 0-0

Austin Bruins 2 1 2-5

 First Period: 1, Austin, John Simonson (A.J. Reid, Brandon Wahlin), 15:42; 2, Austin, Chris Fischer (Simonson), 5:53.

 Second Period: 3, Austin, Fischer (C.J. Smith, Cody Dixon), 9:58.

 Third Period: 4, Austin, Dixon (Wahlin, Jay Dickman), 13:44; 5, Austin, Dixon (Wahlin, Michael Bond), 7:51.

 Goalies: Aberdeen, Marcus Zelzer (35 shots, 30 saves); Austin, Nicholas Lehr (26 shots, 26 saves).

 Attendance: 1,348.

 Justin Ruedebusch's goal with 10:59 left in the game was the deciding factor in the game. Aberdeen's Jacob Milbrandt put in the game-tying goal less than a minute earlier.

 The squads were tied after one period, with the hosts scoring first on power play from Thomas Hogg, assisted by Dustin Santjer. Huron's Taylor Sibson scored with 52 seconds left in the period to knot the game at 1-1. The All Stars had a 16-6 advantage in shots during the first period.

 Huron went up 2-1 in the second period on Andy Reimer's first goal of the game, but the lead lasted five minutes before Kevin Birkla found the net for the Cougars with an assist going to Cameron Huff.

 The visitors answered 40 seconds later on Reimer's second goal and padded the lead with 2:36 to play in the period as Ruedebusch notched his second goal. Birkla got the Cougars back to within a goal as he scored with four seconds left with an assist from Huff.

 Huron outshot Aberdeen 27-14 over the final two periods. Alec Sibson made 18 saves for Huron, and Nick Dalchow had 38 saves. The teams meet again tonight at 8 p.m. at the Odde Ice Center.

Huron All Stars 1 3 1-5

Aberdeen Cougars 1 2 1-4

 First Period: 1, Aberdeen, Thomas Hogg (Dustin Santjer), 4:39; 2, Huron, Taylor Sibson (Paul Cramer), :52.

 Second Period: 3, Huron, Andy Reimer (Sibson), 12:04; 4, Aberdeen, Kevin Birkla (Cameron Huff), 7:34; 5, Huron, Reimer (Dustin Wahlert), 6:54; 6, Huron, Justin Ruedebusch (Justin Davis, Thorn Dramstad), 2:36; 7, Aberdeen, Birkla (Huff), :04.

 Third Period: 8, Aberdeen, Jacob Milbrandt (Huff), 11:28; 9, Huron, Ruedebusch (Davis), 10:59.

 Goalies: Huron, Alec Sibson (22 shots, 18 saves); Aberdeen, Nick Dalchow (43 shots, 38 saves).

 Daniel Roberts scored 23 points, Mitch Heumiller 14 and Zach Dockter 13 for Mobridge-Pollock, which overcame an early five-point deficit.

 Hopkins also contributed nine rebounds for Little Wound, which faces Langford about 7 this evening at Wachs Arena in Aberdeen during the NSU Classic.

 LITTLE WOUND: Anthony Hopkins 43, Ebert Long Soldier 8, Cody Young Bear 4, Nate Brown Bull 4.

 MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK: Leading scorers: Daniel Roberts 23 points, Mitch Heumiller 14, Zach Dockter 13, Cody Schaefbauer 9.

Little Wound 16 29 41 67

Mobridge-Pollock (1-3) 11 29 46 73

 Rebounds - Little Wound (Hopkins 9, Young Bear 8); Mobridge-Pollock (Pearson Wientjes 9, Roberts 6). Assists - Little Wound (Young Bear 2); Mobridge-Pollock (Dockter 2). Steals - Little Wound (Hopkins 4); Mobridge-Pollock (Dockter 3, Schaefbauer 3, Roberts 3).

Oakes 43

Leola-Frederick 39

Dakota Holiday Tournament

at  Ellendale, N.D.

 OAKES: Bryce Meehl 13 points, Stephen Quandt 13, Ethan Zetocha 8, Tristan Meier 3, Carter Zetocha 2, Brody Bartholomew 2, Jon Tyre 2. FG, 19. FT, 8 of 16.

 LEOLA-FREDERICK: Brian Sumption 15 points, Matt Weiser 10, Derrick Podoll 6, Tyler Hoffman 4, Dane Campbell 4. FG, 15. FT, 7 of 11.

Oakes 8 16 31 43

Leola-Frederick (2-3) 14 22 34 39

 3-point field goals - E. Zetocha, Sumption 2.

Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 56

Ellendale 54

Dakota Holiday Tournament

at Ellendale, N.D.

 EDGELEY-KULM-MONTPELIER: Logan Hanson 17 points, Noah Greer 13, Conner Entzi 10, Jordan Nitschke 9, Tallen Berg 2, Mason Madke 2, Trystan Harr 2, Chris Miller 1. Totals 19 13-21 56.

 ELLENDALE: Adam White 18 points, James Johnston 18, Shawn Hofer 12, Zach Dathe 3, Chase Durheim 2, Logan Wang 1. Totals 18 12-17 54.

E-K-M20 34 49 56

Ellendale 4 21 37 54

 3-point field goals - Entzi, Greer 2, Nitschke 2, Johnston 4, Hofer, Dathe.

St. Thomas More 46

Milbank 42

Non-conference at Milbank

 ST. THOMAS MORE: Landon Kudrna 1 0-0 2, Aidan Goetzinger 3 2-2 8, Jake Sullivan 3 1-2 10, Jacob Henderson 7 2-5 16, Jeron Laurenti 2 4-5 10. Totals 16-41 9-14 46.

 MILBANK: Ben Forrette 5 0-0 10, Isaac Lindquist 5 0-0 10, Brandon Cummins 1 0-0 3, Andy Buchele 4 3-3 12, Justin Ackerman 3 0-0 7. Totals 18-31 3-3 42.

St. Thomas More (6-0) 8 14 19 46

Milbank (1-4) 14 21 31 42

 3-point field goals - Sullivan 3, Laurenti 2, Cummins, Buchele, Ackerman. Total fouls - St. Thomas More 9; Milbank 13. Rebounds - St. Thomas More 13 (Goetzinger 5); Milbank 25 (Lindquist 9). Turnovers - St. Thomas More 2; Milbank 15.

 The Knights, who had three quarters with 20 or more points, pulled away from a five-point lead after one period. Christian coach Dave Palmer said the combination of strong defense and potent offense helped carry the Knights to the win.

 "They have two very good players in Austin Hulscher and Landon Hammer," said Palmer. "It took us a while to defend them better than we did in the first quarter."

 Once Christian found the answer to keeping Hulscher and Hammer in check, the Knight's offense did the rest. Aberdeen connected for 11 three-point field goals in the contest, including six from Tanner Droog, who finished with 20 points.

 "It was a coming out party for Tanner," said Palmer. "Finally, Tanner just broke their backs and made them play straight man (defense)."

 Palmer added that the Christian offense "clicked the whole game," producing three 20-point quarters. The Knights were able to move up and down the floor quickly and score on fast-break opportunities.

 "Really a big turning point in the second half was a lot of our buckets came in transition," Palmer said.

 In addition to Droog, the Knights received a game-high 22 points from Job Niewenhuis, 14 from Sam Palmer and 13 from Matt Rohrbach. Niewenhuis also pulled down a dozen rebounds. Coach Palmer was also pleased the Knights received 11 points from the bench.

 Hulscher topped the Wolves with 20 points and Hammer finished with 13. Wilmot will visit Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley on Jan. 4 while Aberdeen Christian faces Herreid-Selby Area at 5:30 p.m. today at the NSU Classic in Wachs Arena.

 WILMOT: Landon Hammer 6 1-3 13, Alex Goodhart 4 0-0 8, Austin Hulscher 7 6-7 20, Chase Bronson 3 0-0 7, Kennedy Owen 1 0-0 2, Logan Hammer 2 1-2 7. Totals 23 8-12 57.

 ABERDEEN CHRISTIAN: Noah Aderhold 1 0-0 2, Matt Rohrbach 5 3-3 13, Tanner Droog 7 0-0 20, Job Niewenhuis 9 4-7 22, Sam Palmer 5 0-0 14, Seth Lundeen 3 0-0 7, Josh Holsing 2 0-0 4, Harrison Palmer 0 0-1 0. Totals 32 7-11 82.

Wilmot (2-2) 17 28 34 57

Aberdeen Christian (3-2) 22 38 58 82

 3-point field goals - Bronson, Logan Hammer 2, Droog 6, S. Palmer 4, Lundeen. Total fouls - Wilmot 16; Aberdeen Christian 14. Rebounds - Wilmot 32; Aberdeen Christian 32 (Niewenhuis 12). Turnovers - Wilmot 16; Aberdeen Christian 16.

 The Tigers nipped South Border (a North Dakota co-op between Ashley and Wishek) 44-38. Myer scored all but two of her 19 points in the second half and added 13 rebounds to her effort. Ansley Sargent scored 10 and Lynae Peterson had seven assists.

 South Border, which led throughout the first half, tied the game at 38 with two minutes left on two free throws from Kalli Scherbenske, who led all scorers with 21 points. However, Myer and Peterson would score the final six points.

 Peterson had two of her assists in the final two minutes and Sargent had an important steal during the stretch as well.

 SOUTH BORDER: Kalli Scherbenske 7 4-7 21, Madison Schnabel 5 2-4 12, Raechelle Salzer 0 0-1 0, Olivia Weber 1 2-3 4, Blair Schnabel 0 1-2 1. Totals 13-41 9-17 38.

 IPSWICH: Ansley Sargent 5 0-0 10, Tara Heinz 2 0-0 4, Lynae Peterson 2 0-1 4, Rachel Severson 2 0-0 4, Shekota Myer 7 5-7 19, Autumn Pitz 1 0-0 2, Heather Fuhrmann 0 1-2 1. Totals 19-52 6-10 44. 

South Border (1-2) 10 15 24 38

Ipswich (4-1) 6 14 30 44

 3-point field goals - Scherbenske 3. Total fouls - South Border 12; Ipswich 15. Rebounds - South Border 23 (M. Schnabel 7); Ipswich 37 (Myer 13). Turnovers - South Border 19; Ipswich 24. Officials - Tom Waage and Jordan Opp.

Wilmot 48 

Eureka-Bowdle 29

NSU Classic

Wachs Arena in Aberdeen

 WILMOT: Megan DeBoer 8 2-5 20, Kala Pedersen 1 1-2 3, Sydney Ebben 3 0-0 8, Carlene Porter 5 3-6 13, Marissa Ebben 1 0-0 2, Courtney Remund 1 0-0 2. Totals 19-59 6-13 48.

 EUREKA-BOWDLE: Courtney Weber 1 0-0 2, Haley Nelson 1 0-3 3, Micaela Johnson 4 0-0 8, Sierra Lutz 2 0-0 4, Alexis Beck 1 1-2 3, Leah Wipf 1-2 3, Sam Raile 1 0-1 2, Sierra Stotz 2 0-0 4. Totals 13-37 2-7 29.

Wilmot (5-0) 11 23 38 48

Eureka-Bowdle (1-5) 4 14 22 29

  3-point field goals - DeBoer 2, S. Ebben 2, Nelson. Total fouls - Wilmot 9; Eureka-Bowdle 12. Rebounds - Wilmot 23 (Porter 8); Eureka-Bowdle 23 (Nelson 7). Turnovers - Wilmot 13; Eureka-Bowdle 26. Officials - Scott Kusler and Kim Zimmerman.

McIntosh 47 

Edmunds Central 26

NSU Classic

Wachs Arena in Aberdeen

 McINTOSH: Kennedy Walking Elk 1 0-0 3, Jessica Nehl 4 0-0 10, Heidi Vanlishout 1 0-0 3, Summer Bailey 11 2-5 25, Tia Baumberger 3 0-0 6. Totals 20 2-5 47.

 EDMUNDS CENTRAL: Bernadette Heier 0 2-4 2, Sarina Scherr 5 0-0 10, Shelby Hinz 4 0-2 8, Elaine Schaible 2 0-2 4, Bridget Schmidt 1 0-0 2. Totals 12-41 2-8 26.

McIntosh (2-1) 13 27 37 47

Edmunds Central (1-4) 11 14 20 26

  3-point field goals - Nehl 2, Walking Elk, Vanlishout, Bailey. Total fouls - McIntosh 12; Edmunds Central 12. Rebounds - McIntosh, 33 (Jessica Werner 10); Edmunds Central 26 (Scherr 5). Turnovers - McIntosh 11; Edmunds Central 25. Officials - Scott Kusler and Kerry Wenbourne.

 Note: Summer Bailey of McIntosh had seven steals and teammate Kennedy Walking Elk had five assists.

Warner 56

Sully Buttes 43

at Parkston Classic

 SULLY BUTTES: Karlea Stahl 6 4-11 16, Briana Hyde 2 2-2 6, Macey Chambers 1 0-0 3, Remi Wientjes 3 2-5 8, Katie Stier 0 1-2 1, Chloe Lamb 1 7-12 9. Totals 13 16-32 43.

 WARNER: Emily Larson 0 2-2 2, Ashley Rozell 4 8-10 16, Rachel Rogers 1 4-7 6, Carly Rozell 2 2-2 6, Miranda Ristau 7 3-7 17, Jaici Schlosser 3 1-2 7, Kari Gascoigne 1 0-3 2. Totals 18 20-33 56.

Sully Buttes (4-1) 5 16 21 43

Warner (7-0) 17 29 39 56

 3-point field goals - Chambers. Fouls - Warner 21; Sully Buttes 24. Fouled out - Ristau, Nelson. Rebounds - Sully Buttes (Stahl 10); Warner (Rogers 13). Assists - Sully Buttes (Wientjes 5); Warner (Rozell 4). Turnovers - Warner 16; Sully Buttes 11.

Highmore-Harrold 44

Corsica-Stickney 42 (2 OT)

at Parkston Classic

 CORSICA-STICKNEY: Missy Johnson 2 0-0 4, Jessica Hoogers 14, Hope Menning 14, Micayla Bamberg 1 0-0 2, Brianna Kuyper 2 0-0 6, Kayla Vanden Hoek 1 0-0 2. Totals 15-52 8-9 42.

 HIGHMORE-HARROLD: Kacie McCauley 0 1-2 1, Elizabeth Buccholz 2 0-0 4, Courtney Keller 5 5-5 17, McKenzee Zilverberg 5 0-0 10, Tyann Hamlin 3 0-0 6, Sydney Cowan 2 2-2 6, Rachel Houdek 0 0-2 0. Totals 17-69 8-11 44.

Corsica-Stickney 9 15 23 36 38 42

Highmore-Harrold (7-0) 8 14 25 36 38 44

 3-point field goals - Menning 2, Kuyper 2, Keller 2. Total fouls - Corsica-Stickney 12; Highmore-Harrold 11. Rebounds - Corsica-Stickney 30 (Hoogers 9, Missy Johnson 8); Highmore-Harrold 32 (Sydney Cowan 7, Tyann Hamlin 5). Turnovers - Corsica-Stickney 13; Highmore-Harrold 11. Assists - Highmore-Harrold (Zilverberg 8).

Oakes 49 

Leola-Frederick 23

Dakota Holiday Tournament

at Ellendale, N.D.

 OAKES: Madison Quandt 6, Sydney Breitbach 9, Shelby Gelinski 2, Karlie Knutson 4, Lydia Hansen 12, Quinn Vculek 4, Nicole Warren 12. Totals 23 3-5 49.

 LEOLA-FREDERICK: Taylor Kindelspire 2, Amanda Daniels 2, Megan Walworth 2, Savana Hinz 2, Chandler Ellwein 2, MacKenzie Heilman 4, Elizabeth Grabowska 5, Emily Grabowska 4. Totals 10 2-6 23.

Oakes 15 22 39 49

Leola-Frederick 2 5 13 23

 3-point field goals - Elizabeth Grabowska. Total fouls - Oakes 8; Leola-Frederick 5.

Ellendale 60

Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 24

Dakota Holiday Tournament

at Ellendale, N.D.

 EDGELEY-KULM-MONTPELIER: Hallie Anderson 8 points, Karena White 4, Olivia Anderson 4, Baylee Berg 2, Mikaela Long 2, Kelsey Feist 2, Kelly Susa 2. Totals 10 4-9 24.

 ELLENDALE: Dacey Fuller 21 points, Shayna Mertz 10, Kirsten Rall 10, Rachel Herman 9, Monica Hofer 3, Madilyn Bommersbach 3, Isabel Wedell 2, Kirsten Stoppleworth 2. Totals 26 5-11 60.

E-K-M 4 8 16 24

Ellendale 14 30 47 60

 3-point field goals - Fuller 3. Total fouls - E-K-M 18; Ellendale 12.

Hamlin 69

Wolsey-Wessington 9

Swiftel Classic at Brookings

 WOLSEY-WESSINGTON: Meagan Eggelston 1 0-0 2, Lexi McGillvrey 0 1-2 1, Bailey Zerfoss 1 0-0 2, Sidney Carey 1 1-2 3, Cydnee Davis 0 1-2 1. Totals 3-35 3-6 9.

 HAMLIN: Curstie Visser 3 0-0 7, Kennedy Noem 6 0-1 12, Hope Juntunen 1 2-2 4, Miranda Arbach 5 0-0 10, Alicia West 2 0-2 4, Molly Koisti 3 0-1 6, Hanna Roe 4 1-2 9, Megan Williams 2 0-0 4, Brooke Opdahl 1 0-0 2, Alli Lakness 1 2-2 4, Sam Opdahl 1 0-0 3, Malorie Anderson 1 0-0 2, Chantel Reuer 1 0-0 2. Totals 31-78 5-10 69.

Wolsey-Wessington 3 4 4 9

Hamlin 18 37 52 69

 3-point field goals - Visser, S. Opdahl. Total fouls - Wolsey-Wessington 10; Hamlin 8. Rebounds - Wolsey-Wessington 38 (Megan Robinson 8); Hamlin 46 (Noem 7). Turnovers - Wolsey-Wessington 40; Hamlin 10. Assists - Wolsey-Wessington 2; Hamlin 10 (Arbach 3). Blocked Shots - Wolsey-Wessington 3; Hamlin 0. Steals - Wolsey-Wessington 3; Hamlin 30 (Arbach 10).

Deuel 45

Bridgewater-Emery 24

Swiftel Classic at Brookings

 BRIDGEWATER-EMERY: Justine Dye 2 0-0 4, MacKenzie Schultz 1 0-0 2, Tiana Kayser 5 1-4 11, Kadra Kayser 1 1-2 3, Brooklyn Smart 1 2-2 4. Totals 10 4-8 24.

 DEUEL: Mackenzie Mack 2 2-2 7, Paige Heiberger 2 0-0 5, Erin Engelkes 6 1-2 13, Tiara Gibson 8 2-3 18, Shantel Propst 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 5-7 45.

Bridgewater-Emery (4-3) 4 11 20 24

Deuel (5-1) 7 23 33 45

 3-point field goals - Mack, Heiberger. Total fouls - Bridgewater-Emery 10; Deuel 14. Rebounds - Bridgewater-Emery 35; Deuel 40 (Gibson 14). Turnovers - Bridgewater-Emery 22; Deuel 8. Assists - Bridgewater-Emery 4; Deuel 12 (Heiberger 4). Steals - Bridgewater-Emery 3; Deuel 10 (Mack 3). Blocks - Bridgewater-Emery 1; Deuel 7 (Engelkes 3, Gibson 3).

Lake Preston 38

Waverly-South Shore 35

Swiftel Classic at Brookings

 WAVERLY-SOUTH SHORE: Mercedes Zemlicka 0 3-8 3, Kenra Thyen 2 0-4 4, Chandler Britzman 0 1-2 1, Courtney Arthur 4 1-2 9, Mikaela Fischer 5 3-6 14, Mallory Stricherz 0 2-2 2, Alyson Schaefers 0 1-3 1, Kristin Kowalski 0 1-4 1. Totals 11-41 12-31 35.

 LAKE PRESTON: Breanna Paul 8 1-1 20, Kristen Longville 3 1-5 7, Marly Vendrig 0 4-7 4, Samantha Bradfield 0 1-2 1, Allison Strande 0 0-2 0, Kiana Hoff 0 2-4 2, Ashley Odegaard 1 0-2 2, Makayla Timm 0 2-4 2. Totals 12-37 11-27 38.

Waverly-South Shore9 18 24 35

Lake Preston8 20 26 38

 3-point field goals - Fischer, Paul 3. Fouled out - M. Zemlicka, Arthur, Fischer, Paul, Bradfield. Total fouls - Waverly-South Shore 23; Lake Preston 27. Rebounds - Waverly-South Shore 49 (Fischer 12, Arthur 11); Lake Preston 26 (Vendrig 8). Turnovers - Waverly-South Shore 25; Lake Preston 20. Assists - Waverly-South Shore 4; Lake Preston 9. Blocked Shots - Waverly-South Shore 1; Lake Preston 3. Steals - Waverly-South Shore 12 (Fischer 3, Kowalski 3); Lake Preston 13 (Vendrig 4).

Castlewood 37

Milbank 31

Non-conference at Milbank

 CASTLEWOOD: Sierra Johnson 4 1-2 11, Breanna DeKam 3 2-2 8, Lindsey Strait 2 0-0 5, Haley Strait 2 3-4 8, Stephanie Kerkvliet 2 1-2 5. Totals 13 7-10 37.

 MILBANK: Cori Redmond 2 0-0 4, Kendra Snaza 2 2-2 7, Tayla Schulte 2 0-0 4, Abbie Snaza 3 0-0 6, McKenzie Mertens 1 1-2 3, Mikayla Wendland 1 0-0 2, Amanda Stone 1 2-4 5. Totals 12 5-8 31.

Castlewood (4-1) 4 15 25 37

Milbank (3-3) 12 21 29 31

 3-point field goals - Johnson 2, L. Strait, H. Strait, K. Snaza, Stone. Total fouls - Castlewood 9; Milbank 10. Rebounds - Castlewood 26 (Johnson 5, Kerkvliet 5); Milbank 26 (K. Snaza 7, Redmond 6). Turnovers - Castlewood 15; Milbank 16. Assists - Castlewood 2; Milbank 6. Steals - Castlewood 10 (H. Strait 3); Milbank 9 (Schulte 3). Blocks - Milbank 1.

Thursday's Game

Highmore-Harrold 71

Wessington Springs 42

281 Conference at Highmore

 WESSINGTON SPRINGS: Leading scorers, Devin Tebay 5 3-4 13, Shyanne Kopfmann 2 2-7 6, Sheyanne Brodkorb 3 0-0 6, Maddie Gran 2 2-2 6. Totals 12 7-13 42.

 HIGHMORE-HARROLD: Elizabeth Buchholz 2 0-0 5, Courtney Keller 8 2-2 26, McKenzee Zilverberg 7 0-0 17, Tyann Hamlin 3 0-0 6, Sydney Cowan 1 1-2 3, Tierney Hamlin 2 0-0 4, Rachel Houdek 5 0-0 10. Totals 28 3-4 71.

Wessington Springs (2-4) 12 20 34 42

Highmore-Harrold (6-0) 13 29 57 71

 3-point field goals - Keller 8, Zilverberg 3. Total fouls - Wessington Springs 9; Highmore-Harrold 16. Rebounds - Wessington Springs 36 (Kopfmann 17); Highmore-Harrold 32 (Cowan 6). Turnovers - Wessington Springs 18; Highmore-Harrold 14. B Game - Highmore-Harrold 50-22.

 The Raiders looked fresh in the end, but a little out of sync at times in the 58-56 win over the Golden Eagles at the Carold Heier Gymnasium.

 Stevens, 2-3, overcame 11 first-half turnovers and a 10-point deficit, but used a big third quarter to get back in the game before taking a two-point lead and holding off a pair of Aberdeen Central 3-pointers in the finals seconds.

 The Raiders got the game-winner with in the final seconds when senior Brett Bennett hit a wide-open junior Kevin Blackett for a layup. Blackett was fouled but he missed the free throw to give the Golden Eagles one last chance.

 Central's Jacob Goehring missed a 3-point attempt from the left side, with the ball tipped deep in the Stevens side of the court. Brady Mohr retrieved the ball but he had his 3-pointer tipped and the shot was well off the mark at the buzzer.

 "The biggest thing is our kids persevered and they battled," Stevens head coach Derris Buus said. "They were down 10 and they really sucked it up and got back in the game."

 The Golden Eagles took the early lead behind the hot outside shooting of Aaron Lorenz, who scored a career-high 27 points, nailing seven 3-pointers, including five in the second quarter. The Raiders made sure that Lorenz didn't beat them in the end.

 "There are a lot of things that you can point to, but it came down to they made the shots at the end and we had two good looks at threes from two really good shooters on our team," Aberdeen Central head coach Brent Norberg said. "They just didn't go in. You have to give them credit; they made them and we didn't."

 After a 9-9 first quarter, Lorenz was on fire in the second, hitting five 3-pointers and scoring 14 points as the Golden Eagles took a 28-22 lead into the locker room at halftime and 41-31 early in the third quarter.

 But it was Stevens junior Steven Schaefer's turn, though, and he scored 12 of his 23 points in the third quarter as the Raiders pulled back within one point with eight minutes to play.

 The Raiders trailed 55-52 with 2:17 left, but got two free throws and a big 2-point jumper at the top of the key from Schaefer for a 56-55 edge. Aberdeen Central's Carter Paulson hit one free throw to tie the game at 56-all with 48 seconds left.

 "We weren't really making our shots, but we stayed in there and played hard," Schafer said. "In the end, we came out on top."

 Stevens called time out with 38 seconds to set up the game-winner.

 "We hadn't run that play the whole game and that is usually one of our better plays. We thought we would try it and it ended up working," said Bennett, who scored 15 points, including a pair of 3-pointers.

 Stevens last played a game on Dec. 15 at Mitchell, a 51-45 loss. Friday was the first home game of the season and the Raiders played like they were glad to finally be home.

 "It helped us and hurt us not playing for so long," Schaefer said.

 Aberdeen Central hit just two field goals - one 3-pointer - in the fourth quarter, after connecting 15 times in the first three quarters, including six treys.

 "I think we did wear them down a bit. Maybe not, but I kind of think we did," Buus said. "I thought our kids were able to do some things in the second half."

 Mohr also scored 11 points for the Golden Eagles, who fell to 1-5 on the season and will take on Rapid City Central today at 1:45 p.m.

 I was pleased with the way we played on the road, definitely, but I was disappointed that we didn't get the win," Norberg said. "We had a lot of positives, but we expected to come out and win the game."

 The Raiders return to action on Thursday when they host Sioux Falls O'Gorman, the first of three games for them in three days.

 Complete statistics were not available.

 Herreid-Selby Area downed Aberdeen Roncalli 49-38 in the girls' basketball finale of the Northern State Classic Friday night at Wachs Arena in Aberdeen. It left the Wolverines 7-0 and the Cavaliers 5-1.

 Each team forced 18 turnovers, but it was HSA senior Shauni Schwartz who stole the show with her 19 of 22 performance from the free throw line, making 12 of 14 in the final quarter. She ended with 31 points and 13 rebounds.

 "I shoot quite a few free throws at home," she said. "Each time, I think of my team, bounce the ball three times, and then focus on the free throw."

 Schwartz was more excited about her team's win over the second-ranked team in Class A basketball than her career-best free-throw effort.

 "This win was a real confidence boost for our team," said Schwartz, whose team is getting votes in the Class B poll. "This was such a big challenge, but it was a stepping stone. It gives us confidence. Now we know we can do it."

 After the teams ended the first half in a tie, HSA made its move in the third quarter by going on a 9-0 run to take an 11-point lead at one point. The run was fueled by Schwartz and a steal and basket by teammate Kelsey Quaschnick. In the fourth quarter, HSA was able to keep Roncalli at bay with great rebounding from Taylor Madden and Haylee Biel.

 "We knew coming into the game there was going to be a lot of high-pressure, all over the court defense from both teams," HSA coach Dean Schwartz said. "You have to give Aberdeen credit. I told our girls that this probably will be the toughest defense we will see all year."

 Schwartz said it was a great win and he was proud of all of his players. "I told the girls that if we can hold teams to around that 35 mark, we will probably win most of our games."

 Roncalli got 14 points and six steals from Morgan Gunderson. Mollee Karst added nine points and 11 rebounds.

 HSA came into the game averaging 73.3 points per game while giving up 31.7. Roncalli was averaging 59.2, and giving up 23.2.

 "They are a good basketball team," Roncalli coach Derek Larson said. "They exposed our weaknesses. We can't just rely on our defense; we have to get better in our half court game offensively."

 Herreid-Selby Area will travel to Faulkton Jan. 4. Roncalli will play at rival Groton that night.

 HERREID-SELBY AREA: Kendra Thorstenson 3 0-0 6, Shauni Schwartz 6 19-22 31, Abby Fjeldheim 1 0-1 2, Taylor Madden 1 1-2 3, McKenzie Frank 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Quaschnick 1 1-4 3, Haylee Biel 1 0-4 2. Totals 14-39 21-31 49.

 ABERDEEN RONCALLI: Tage Hanson 0 6-7 6, Taylor Hanson 3 0-0 8, Morgan Gunderson 5 3-4 14, Mollee Karst 3 3-6 9, Abby Dockter 0 1-2 1 1. Totals 11-51 13-19 38.

Herreid-Selby Area (7-0) 6 18 37 49

Aberdeen Roncalli (5-1) 8 18 25 38

 3-point field goals - Roncalli 3, Taylor Hanson 2, Gunderson 1. Fouled out - Roncalli, Tage Hanson, Paige Sommers. Total fouls - Herreid-Selby Area 20; Roncalli 26. Rebounds - Herreid-Selby Area 41 (Schwartz 13); Roncalli 25 (Karst 11). Turnovers - Herreid-Selby Area 18; Roncalli 18. Officials - Tom Waage and Jordan Opp.