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PHOTO OF THE DAY: POSTGAME PAUSE

Castlewood junior Cooper Thu is surrounded by players from Freeman following Friday night's Class 9A semifinal showdown that saw the Flyers defeat the Warriors 54-26 to advance to the state championship game next Thursday afternoon. As is custom, Freeman invited Castlewood to assemble at midfield to join in the Lord's Prayer. Pictured from Freeman are Axle Schultz (55), Oliver Waltner (center) and Hunter Nankivel (0).

Freeman, SD · 2d

Northeast Radio SD News

Watertown School District Tops South Dakota Averages in Academic Proficiency and Graduation Rates

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Watertown School District outperformed state averages across all core academic subjects and graduation metrics, according to the 2025-2026 South Dakota District Report Card.

Watertown, SD · 1d

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Watertown Celebrates 100 Years of "Arrow Football" with Trip to Dakota Dome

{KXLG, Watertown, SD} For generations of players, coaches, and fans in Watertown, Friday night football has been far more than just a game—it has been a defining community tradition. This year marks a historic milestone for Watertown High School as the "Arrow" football program celebrates its 100th anniversary, honoring a century of purple and gold pride, athletic excellence, and lasting memories. Adding to this monumental centennial season, the Arrows are heading to the State Championship game, where they will face Pierre on Friday, November 13th at 7:30 p.m. at the DakotaDome.

Watertown, SD · 1d

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New state football championship contract looms for South Dakota high schools

Holding state football title games at the DakotaDome on the campus of the University of South Dakota is likely to soon cost more. By the end of the year, the South Dakota High School Activities Association hopes to have a new rental contract guaranteeing use of the indoor gridiron in Vermillion as the $50,000-a-year deal it's been operating under for the last 15 years nears its end.

South Dakota · 18h

KELOLAND

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Report: School district recommends closing Renberg Elementary

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Sioux Falls School District is recommending the closure of Renberg Elementary, the school located at the most northern part of the district. A report detailing the district’s recommendation to the school board says students that live in northern SFSD neighborhoods are being bused to schools that are closer, Marcella […]

Sioux Falls, SD · 16h

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South Dakota Prep Volleyball Scoreboard for Thursday, November 5

UNDATED – South Dakota Prep Volleyball Scores from Thursday, November 5: Brandon Valley def. Yankton, 25-20, 25-15, 25-15 Brookings def. Huron, 25-19, 25-22, 25-15 Harrisburg def. Riggs, 25-9, 25-12, 25-4 […]

South Dakota · 3d

Argus Leader

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Jefferson dominates Harrisburg in SD high school football semifinals

The Sioux Falls Jefferson football team came into its Class 11AAA semifinal game against Harrisburg as the state’s top team. The Tigers came in as the No. 4 seed looking to pull a major upset. Safe to say, that didn’t happen. Jefferson opened the game on a 37-0 run, went into halftime up 51-12 and closed out Harrisburg’s season with a 58-20 win on Friday. "Our defense, phenomenal job getting stops,” Jefferson head coach Eric Struck said. “We knew the way they’d played the last few weeks. They’re want to lean on their run game, so for us to get up and essentially take that away from them as early as we did was huge.” The Cavaliers applied immediate pressure behind its sterling defense. That unit has been one of the top, if not the top, in South Dakota all year, and it flexed its muscles on Friday night. Harrisburg was limited to 151 passing and 66 rushing yards for 217 total. The Tigers went three-and-out on their first three possessions, and that was all the Cavaliers needed to get going. “Offensively and defensively, it was a fundamentally-sound game all around,” Jefferson linebacker Beau Koerner said. “Harrisburg just quit. They

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South Dakota News Watch

Board of Regents to consider reduced-credit degrees

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Some South Dakota Board of Regents schools are looking at implementing the first reduced-credit bachelor's degrees in the state, illustrating changing attitudes toward higher education and the perceived value of a four-year degree. Reduced credit degrees are being considered and implemented on a national scale. A...

Brookings, SD · 1d

KELOLAND

Powerhouse Plays – November 6

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s getting late in the high school football season for South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa and in order to advance, these teams needed big performances and plays from players throughout the lineup. Powerhouse Plays features the top plays and playmakers from each KELOLAND SportsZone. View this week’s Powerhouse Plays in […]

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Sioux Center School District sees unwelcome enrollment trend

SIOUX CENTER—For the first time in 20 years, the Sioux Center School District faced its second consecutive year of declining enrollment numbers. For the 2026-27 school year, the district counted 1,726 total students, 16 fewer than last year’s numbers which already saw a drop of 25. That has...

Sioux Center, IA · 4d

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Sioux Center Christian sees small decline

SIOUX CENTER—The Sioux Center Christian School has only seen a slight drop in enrollment going into the 2026-27 school year, according to the school’s official numbers. Sitting at 519 students overall, the number is only a 10-student decrease from last year’s number of 529. The Christian school...

Sioux Center, IA · 3d

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FOOTBALL FRIDAY Season Finale: Teams clash to make it to the Dakota Dome

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - We end the 2026 season of Football Friday by finding out who will face off for a State Championship next week at the Dakota Dome. It‘s State Semifinal Friday night in South Dakota for all seven classes of high school football, but that’s not the only prep playoff action. The All Nations conferences are holding their title games at the Dakota Dome while both Iowa and Minnesota are in their playoffs.

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This week in HS Football: One win away from the DakotaDome

The match-ups In Class 11AAA, it’s the usual suspects in the semifinals. Top-ranked and unbeaten Sioux Falls Jefferson (10-0) plays host to No. 4 Harrisburg (6-4) at Howard Wood Field in the opener on Friday at 5 p.m. The nightcap has No. 2 Sioux Falls Lincoln (8-2) hosting No....

Sioux Falls, SD · 4d

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FOOTBALL FRIDAY Season Finale: Teams clash to make it to the Dakota Dome

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - We end the 2026 season of Football Friday by finding out who will face off for a State Championship next week at the Dakota Dome. It was State Semifinal Friday night in South Dakota for all seven classes of high school football, but that’s not the only prep playoff action. The All Nations conferences held their title games at the Dakota Dome while both Iowa and Minnesota are in their playoffs.

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Hills-Beaver Creek returning to 9-man state football tourney

The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots football team is headed back to the Minnesota State 9-Man Tournament for the fourth year in a row. Brodie Metzger connected with Brett Truebenback on a 12-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter, and Metzger then scrambled for a huge two-point conversion that gave Hills-Beaver Creek a 10-point lead as the unbeaten Patriots held off Edgerton 38-28 Friday at Southwest Minnesota State University.

Hills, MN · 3d

KELOLAND

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Four teams battle for trip to 11AAA state championship

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — 28 teams will take to the gridiron on Friday for a chance to reach their respective state championships with a semifinal. That includes an 11AAA semifinal double header at Howard Wood Field. The games will air on KELOLAND.com with KELOXTRA and KELOLAND+ joining in coverage at 6:30 p.m. The video […]

Sioux Falls, SD · 4d

Watertown Public Opinion

Clark-Willow Lake, Hamlin, Britton-Hecla, Castlewood & Warner fall in semis

YANKTON — For the second time in three years, Watertown is facing perennial power Pierre for the state Class 11AA football championship. The third-seeded Arrows (8-3) secured their spot in the 2026 state Class 11AA title game by getting touchdowns from Hunter Peterson and Tyson Miller in the final five minutes and 10 seconds to rally for a 35-25 semifinal victory over No. 2 Yankton on Friday night. The late surge lifted Watertown (8-3) to victory in a game that it led 21-10 at halftime. The Arrows won 42-14 at Yankton during the regular season. "I guarantee you not many teams have won twice at Yankton in the same season," Watertown coach John Hodorff said. "It's a tribute to our kids. There were multiple times in the football game they could have given up. It's a credit to all our players and coaches that it didn't happen. We came back, made some plays and won the game." Yankton had won five-straight games since the regular-season loss to Watertown and the Bucks definitely showed they were an improved team. After the Arrows used Holton Schutt's 50-yard return on the opening kickoff to set up Kaeden Himmerich's 34-yard touchdown pass to Miller,

Watertown, SD · 3d

dakotanewsnow.com

Two South Dakota students named U.S. Presidential Scholars

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Two South Dakota students are being recognized among the nation’s top high school scholars. Emma Plamp of Mitchell and Ronan Maher of Sioux Falls have been named U.S. Presidential Scholars, the South Dakota Department of Education announced. The honor is considered one...

Sioux Falls, SD · 5d

KELOLAND

Investing in early education

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Early childhood education plays a crucial role in development, and local leaders say kindergarten readiness can shape a student’s academic future. “When they come into kindergarten ready to learn academically and socially prepared, it helps them be able to meet that mark by third grade. When they don’t. Our teachers […]

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