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 two kids Braxan and Jordy, live in Canton, SD.
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Former player for Aberdeen Central, Paiton Burckhard, is set to take over the role of head coach for the Golden Eagle's girls basketball team.
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Aberdeen Central has announced Paiton Burckhard as their new head girls basketball coach. Burckhard, who played for the Golden Eagles as a prep athlete, will replace Mikayla Arechigo in the role.
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The 74th Annual South Dakota All-State Band concert will take place from Pierre TF Riggs high school on Saturday March 23rd, 2024. Due to weather, the concert is being moved up from 4 pm CT to 12 pm CT.
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SDPB's Nate Wek highlights all the action from the Boys State Basketball tournament, as the three winning team won their first championship in decades.
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Awards like the Spirit of Su and Spirit of Six are staples of the state basketball tournaments in South Dakota. Here are all of this year's Spirit of Su and Spirit of Six winners, along with the all-tournament teams from each class.
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The 2024 SDHSAA state visual arts competition took place from the Ramkota in Sioux Falls on March 15-16. Here are the results from the event.
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The 2024 SDHSAA state boys basketball tournaments came to an end on Saturday with three incredible championship games. Two went to overtime, while the other was decided by just one-point.
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For the first time in 41-years, the Hamlin Chargers have won a boys state basketball tournament. They defeated top ranked Sioux Falls Christian 53-50 in overtime on Saturday night at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
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It was an instant classic from Aberdeen on Saturday. Howard defeated the three-time defending state champion De Smet Bulldogs 60-55 in overtime to win their first state boys basketball championship in 60-years.
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State boys basketball action continued on Friday with the semifinal and consolation semifinal rounds. Here's a recap from Friday and the schedule for Saturday.