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Last November, the SDHSAA board of directors officially adopted girls high school softball as a sanctioned sport in South Dakota, and then in January of this year, a decision was made to make it a spring sport. The Mt. Rushmore state was the last state in the nation to sanction high school girls softball. In its inaugural season, Tea Area High School’s softball team claimed State A runner-up honors at the first-ever sanctioned State A Tournament held in Aberdeen June 1-3. The Titans began their ....
The academic achievements of the best and brightest students from the Class of 2023 were recognized recently at the 33rd annual Academic Excellence Recognition luncheon. Gov. Kristi Noem and the Associated School Boards of South Dakota (ASBSD) honored students who were identified as the top 1% of their senior class, from the state’s Public, Private and Tribal/BIE schools on Monday, April 24. Students designated as their high school’s honorees received a certificate, South Dakota pin and the oppo ....
University of South Dakota students took up a significant presence in the South Dakota State Capitol this past legislative session, holding 12 out of 22 internship positions with the state legislature. Among them was Taylor Van Emmerik, a freshman double majoring in Economics and Political Science at the University of South Dakota. “I think this is a real testament to the aptitude, diligence and aspirations of our students,” said Eric Jepsen, Ph.D., coordinator of undergraduate studies and assoc ....
Taylor Ernster turned a hobby into a business so successful it was one of 10 South Dakota companies to make the Inc. 5000 list of fastestgrowing private companies in the U.S. in 2022. “We never in a million years thought we’d be building a brand versus just selling something,” he says. “Now, we’re thinking about the next five or 10 years.” Vanilla Bean Kings started in the basement of Taylor’s home almost a decade ago. Today it distributes premium vanilla and other similar products from its faci ....
In January of 2022, the South Dakota High School Activities Association Board of Directors decided that South Dakota would hold its first-ever softball season in the spring of 2023. While the weather doesn’t exactly scream spring, the inaugural season of high school softball is underway. History was made on Monday, Apr. 3 when the Tea Area High School girls’ softball competed in their very first game of the season. The Titans started the season in fashion, getting the 17-2 victory over Elk Point ....