HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Cavaliers top Miller
Aberdeen Roncalli defended its home court one last time this season. The Cavaliers used another solid defensive effort to fuel to a 57-37 win over Miller on Saturday at Roncalli Gym in a non-conference...
View ArticleNAHL HOCKEY: Wings reach past Bobcats
Shootout goals from Peter Krieger and Colton Kramer boosted the Aberdeen Wings to a 2-1 North American Hockey League victory over Bismarck Saturday at the Odde Ice Center. The visitors forced overtime...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: Central sending 11 to state
The Aberdeen Central wrestling squad will need to take a bus to the state tournament to accommodate all its qualifiers. Aberdeen, which finished second in the Region 3A Meet on Saturday at Golden...
View ArticleScoreboard: Feb. 18
|TODAY||HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL||District 1B at Milbank| Waverly-South Shore (7-12) vs. Waubay (5-10), 6 p.m. Wilmot (14-4) vs. Grant-Deuel (1-14), 7:30 p.m.|District 2B at Aberdeen Civic Arena|...
View ArticleColumn: Predictions: You could win big
All I have done lately is write sports stories, move snow, plan sports coverage, move snow, edit sports stories, move sn . . . you get the picture. Today, however is different - except for that crusty...
View Article3 things to know
1. Girls' basketball districts start today. See sports editor's John Papendick predictions for the winners of all 16 class A and B districts in his column in Monday's American News.2. An Aberdeen...
View ArticleBrookings Rangers down Cougars 5-0
The Aberdeen Cougars girls' hockey team dropped a 5-0 decision against powerhouse Brookings Rangers on Sunday. The Cougars were down only 2-0 entering the third period against the defending state...
View ArticleThunder beats Cougars 8-2
The Rushmore Thunder rolled past the Aberdeen Cougars on Sunday. Aberdeen dropped the high school boys' hockey by an 8-2 decision at the Odde Ice Center. The Thunder netted at least two goals in every...
View ArticlePostseason play starts this week
Local high school athletic directors will breathe a sigh of relief when the district girls' basketball tournaments get under way this week. The ADs have spent a lot of time in the last few weeks...
View ArticleState B first-round wrestling pairings
Headline f=BureauGrotCond Bold s=18 l=18 |WRESTLING| Headline f=BureauGrot Bold s=11 l=11 High School l=10 f=Helvetica s=6 l=6.5 |STATE B| Here are the first-round pairings for the State B Wrestling...
View ArticleTeam Dakota wins at Prospects Tournament
A.J. Reid had a goal and an assist, while Aaron Nelson turned away 49 shots as Team Dakota posted a 3-1 victory over Great Lakes at the NAHL Top Prospects Tournament on Monday. Team Dakota trailed 1-0...
View ArticleAmateur basketball tourney pairings announced
The pairings are set for the 66th annual South Dakota Amateur Basketball Tournament this Saturday and Sunday in Lead. Class B pairings and times are as follows: Brookings-Foothill Contracting vs. Duffy...
View ArticleScoreboard: Feb. 19
|TODAY||HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL||District 1A at Britton| Groton (11-8) vs. Britton-Hecla (7-10), 7 p.m.|District 2A at Sisseton| Milbank (11-8) vs. Tiospa Zina (4-16), 6 p.m. Webster (11-6) vs....
View ArticleState A wrestling tournament pairings
Chase O'Connor, SFW, 9th, 36-3 vs. Tyler Wilson, Douglas, 10th, 21-19. Josh Moore, Aberdeen Central, 9th, 16-21 vs. Kyle Tulowetzke, Watertown, 9th, 24-13. Zane Jones, Sturgis, So., 37-5 vs. Kyle...
View ArticleState B wrestling tournament pairings
Here are the first-round pairings for the State B Wrestling Tournament that will start at 10 a.m. Friday at Wachs Arena in Aberdeen:|106 Pounds| Duncan Stoebner, Bon Homme So 37-0, vs. Devon Sievers,...
View ArticleCheyenne-Eagle Butte beats Mobridge-Pollock 74-71
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte avenged an earlier season loss vs. Mobridge-Pollock on Monday. The Braves eked out a 74-71 win over the Tigers in high school boys action. Mobridge-Pollock won the first meeting...
View ArticleTwo area wrestlers qualify for national tournament
Sean Blumhardt of Jamestown College and Cameron Schrempp of Dickinson State qualified for the NAIA National wrestling tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, on March 1-2. Blumhardt, a senior from Oakes, N.D.,...
View ArticleSioux Falls Flyers down Cougars 11-1
Aberdeen got to within a goal, but Sioux Falls made sure the Cougars didn't stay there for long as the Flyers posted an 11-1 boys' hockey victory Monday at the Odde Ice Center. Thomas Hogg notched a...
View ArticleCougars end four-game stretch at home
Aberdeen's girls' hockey team concluded a busy stretch to end its regular season Monday, hosting Brookings at the Odde Ice Center. The Rangers took a 6-0 decision from the Cougars, behind two goals...
View ArticleColumn: Cougars goalie suits up for Bismarck Bobcats
Aberdeen Cougars freshman goalie Jon Loefke got a great opportunity Saturday night. He got to suit up for the Bismarck Bobcats of the North American Hockey League in its game against the Aberdeen...
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