Football - SDPB HS State Championship Coverage

SDPB's Nate Wek provides context on the South Dakotans selected during the NFL Draft and shares updates from the USD women's basketball program.

Mason McCormick, a stand out player from high school at Sioux Falls Roosevelt and college at South Dakota State, has been drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

On Friday night, the Arizona Cardinals selected Tip Reiman out of Illinois with the 82nd overall pick in the 2024 National Football League draft.

Just days after Nick Saban announced his retirement as head football coach at the University of Alabama, the Crimson Tide have found a replacement – Kalen DeBoer. Multiple national sources reported the news on Friday with negotiations being finalized.

For the second year in a row, South Dakota State can call themselves FCS National Champions. The Jacks defeated Montana on Sunday in Frisco, Texas to win the national title 23-3.

After being the preseason favorites to repeat as the FCS National Champions this season, South Dakota State has found themselves just one win away from achieving the goal. The Jacks are riding a 28-game win streak as they enter the title game.

As another year nears an end, it's fun to look back at some of the great sports and activities moments that surrounded our high schools in South Dakota during 2023.Here's SDPB's Top-10 moments from the year, along with honorable mentions and other great moments as well.

As Kalen DeBoer prepares his Washington Huskies for a trip to the College Football Playoffs, the focus for him is clearly on one thing – a national championship. But for those who have watched DeBoer’s career as a spectator back in South Dakota, it’s incredible to see where it started, and now where it’s at.

Lincoln’s quest for a perfect season was completed on Saturday night in Vermillion as the Patriots defeated O’Gorman 31-7 for the 11AAA state championship. For Lincoln, this is their fourth state football title, and their first since 2014.