Nate Wek
SDPB Sports Content Producer and Sports and Recreation ReporterNate Wek is currently the sports content producer and sports and rec beat reporter for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism Broadcasting and a minor in Leadership. From 2010-2013 Nate was the Director of Gameday Media for the Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League) football team. He also spent 2012 and 2013 as the News and Sports Director of KSDJ Radio in Brookings, SD. Nate, his wife Sarah, and three sons, Braxan, Jordy, and Anders live in Canton, SD.
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Mitch Reed, the superintendent at Florence, was doing radio play-by-play for the Castlewood games on New Country KS93. His color commentator for Thursday and Saturday was Taven Sumner, a fourth grader from Florence. Not only is Taven (probably) the youngest broadcaster to ever call a state championship game, but he’s also blind. -
The 2025 SDHSAA state boys basketball tournaments wrapped up from Rapid City (AA), Sioux Falls (A), and Aberdeen (B) on Saturday. Brandon Valley, Sioux Falls Christian, and Castlewood won state championships. -
For the first time since 2001, Castlewood has won a state boys basketball championship. The Warriors defeated Viborg-Hurley 52-31on Saturday night in Aberdeen to claim the title. -
The 2025 SDHSAA state boys basketball tournaments continued on Friday, March 21, with the consolation semifinals and championship semifinals. -
Mitchell is heading back to the state title game. The fourth seeded Kernels defeated top seeded Sioux Falls Lincoln 55-51 on Friday night in Rapid City during the semifinal round of the ‘AA’ boys state tournament. -
The 2025 SDHSAA state boys basketball tournaments began on Thursday, March 20, from Rapid City, Sioux Falls, and Aberdeen.Here are the quarterfinal results. -
For a lot of basketball fans in South Dakota, state tournaments are a three-day festival in the host city. But for Mike and Terri Mebius, their state tournament experience in 2025 has turned into a road trip. The duo has three grandsons playing in the state tournament this week. Three different schools, three different classes, and three different tournaments. -
For the first time in 26-years, the Freeman Flyers are back at the state boys' basketball tournament. With a 19-4 record on the year, and just three seniors listed on the programs roster, it’s a unit that has Flyers fans excited for basketball once again. -
The 2025 SDHSAA state girls' basketball tournaments wrapped up on Saturday, March 15, from Rapid City (AA), Spearfish (A), and Huron (B). -
For the first time in nearly forty-years, Bennett County has won a state girls basketball title. The Warriors defeated Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 71-61 on Saturday night in Huron at the ‘B’ state tournament.
