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Simeon Birnbaum has had a memorable junior year at Rapid City Stevens breaking both the all-time mile and two-mile state records for South Dakota high school track.Despite his recent successes, Birnbaum has his eyes set on new goals, working hard, and having fun. -
Josh Jurgens/South Dakota Public BroadcastingThe 2022 SDHSAA State Track and Field Championships began Thursday May 26th from Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls. Here are the team standings after day one, and full event results, courtesy of Dakota Timing.
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For many South Dakota towns, high school sports are more than just an activity. They're a symbol that represents community pride, hard work, and the ability to overcome challenges.Girls Got Game, a documentary that highlights the evolution of girls high school sports in South Dakota since Title IX, airs this week on SDPB. -
Lolly Forseth recorded 11 state titles as a gymnastics coach for both Sioux Falls Lincoln and Sioux Falls Washington. She was also the first full-time female athletic director in South Dakota history.
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A nonprofit says it’s reached 1 million pounds of donated meat since 1989. Sportsmen Against Hunger helps hunters donate their game meat to South Dakotans in need.
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Trappers have submitted about 16,000 tails as part of the state’s Nest Predator Bounty Program so far this year. 2,000 of those tails have been submitted by youth trappers.
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Mike Henriksen has been the voice of many high school sports on SDPB over the last 20 years. Whether it was football, basketball, or volleyball, Mike has always been the consummate professional and a voice people could trust.
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2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX. The federal civil rights law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any school that receives federal funding.As part of that coverage, a new SDPB documentary is examining the ways girls' involvement in sports had changed in South Dakota since Title IX's passage. Here's the story of Pierre's Brianna Kusler, the first woman to head coach a high school boy's AA basketball team in South Dakota.
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Hunters take to the South Dakota prairie every year for the fall pheasant season. It can be a lifestyle — or a vacation. But now the hunt on public lands faces a challenge, and some say the state is redefining the tradition.
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A new amateur women’s soccer team, the Sioux Falls City Football Club, will compete in the Women’s Premier Soccer League.
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Dean Mann, who just recently celebrated his 90th birthday, has worked the Howard Wood Relays for 64-straight years. He was a student, coach, and administrator at Sioux Falls Washington, and even played for legendary high school football coach Howard Wood back in the day. In 2007, Mann was inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame.
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Avera has announced plans to build the state’s largest pickleball facility. The health-care provider will construct 12 outdoor courts at its Avera on Louise campus in Sioux Falls.
