By Dana Hess | For the S.D. NewsMedia Association PIERRE — The South Dakota High School Activities Association has begun to collect data from state tournaments to gauge the economic impact of those events.According to SDHSAA Executive Director Dan Swartos, the study...
The West Central Trojan Captains head to the coin toss of the quarterfinals of the 11A playoffs on Thursday, October 31. Pictured (left to right) are Cooper Mulder, Keaton Vessells, Creighton Sandholm, and Cyrus Maras. (Photo/Susan Hanley) Trojan Creighton Sanholm...
West Central Volleyball Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The #5 seeded West Central Trojans earned a win over the #4 seeded Madison Bulldogs in the opening round of the Region 3A tournament on Tuesday, November 5. The Trojans won by set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-21, and...
The Mustang defense goes up to block the Trojans during their last regular season match on Monday, October 28. (Photo/Susan Hanley) Pictured are Trojan Cambree Ideker (left) and Mustang Emery Pearson (right) when they faced off during their last regular season match....
The Trojan girls cross country take off at the starting line of the Class A State Cross Country Meet in Rapid City at Hart Ranch. (Photo/Ann Johnson) Trojan Peyton Tetzlaff took ninth place at the 2024 South Dakota State Cross Country Meet with a time of 16:55.83....
Trojan Preston Butts advances the ball for West Central during their Thursday night game on October 24 against the Vermillion Tanagers. (Photo/Susan Hanley) West Central Football Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central Trojan football team won their final...
The West Central Trojan volleyball ladies celebrate after adding a point during their match against the Mustangs when they traveled to Tri-Valley. (Photo/Susan Hanley) Trojan Dawson Garry looks to spike it into Mustang territory when West Central traveled to Colton on...
Mustang Madelyn Wenzel goes for the block during their home match when they hosted West Central on Monday, October 28. (Photo/Susan Hanley) Tri-Valley vs West Central Volleyball Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Tri-Valley Mustangs hosted the West Central Trojans on...
Mustang Jaxton Rinehart competed at the 2024 South Dakota State A Cross Country Meet at Hart Ranch in Rapid City. Rinehart placed 21st with a time of 17:48.57 and had his coach and teammates cheering him on. (Photo/Submitted) Tri-Valley Cross Country Matt Larson | Big...
Tri-Valley Football Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Tri-Valley Mustangs had their football season come to an end on Thursday, October 24. The Mustangs hosted the Canton C-Hawks. The C-Hawks won the back-and-forth battle 37-34.Canton scored the first touchdown of the...
The West Central Trojan girls cross country team competed at the South Dakota Class A State Cross Country Meet at Hart Ranch in Rapid City. The team finished third with 87 points. Pictured (left to right) are Coach Tuch, Sarah Johnson, Brooklyn Sundermann, Aubrey...
After reviewing our unit in Science on “Clues in Rocks”, the students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second grade classroom practiced being “Paleontologists”. Paleontologists are scientists who study things that lived long ago. They also find and study fossils. First the...
The Mustangs took on the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers on Thursday, October 17, with the Chargers winning in straight sets. Tri-Valley then went up against Elk Point-Jefferson on Tuesday, October 22, with the Huskies winning. (Photo/Heidi Ellison) The Tri-Valley...
The Mustang defense is pictured stopping the Tanagers from advancing the ball. The Mustangs faced off against the Lennox Orioles on Friday, October 18, with the Orioles taking the win. Tri-Valley took on the Canton C-Hawks on Thursday, October 24. Results were not...
Mustang Jaxton Rinehart took 16th place at the Region 2A Cross Country Meet in Volga on Wednesday, October 16, which advanced him to the state meet. Rinehart will compete at the South Dakota Class A State Cross Country Meet on Saturday, October 26, at Hart Ranch in...
The Trojan girls cross country team took second place during the Region 2A meet at Meadow Creek Golf Course on Wednesday, October 16, which advanced them to the state meet. The team will compete at the South Dakota Class A State Cross Country Meet at Hart Ranch in...
West Central Gold Middle School Softball Team West Central Blue Middle School Softball Team West Central White Middle School Softball Team Submitted by Heather Harden During the fall season, West Central Middle School’s softball featured three teams: Gold, Blue, and...
West Central Volleyball Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central Trojans faced Region 3A foe, the Garretson Blue Dragons, in Garretson on Tuesday, October 22. The Trojans suffered a straight-set defeat by scores of 25-22, 25-9, and 25-20.Garretson opened the...
The Trojans offense helped secure a victory over the Milbank Bulldogs on Friday, October 18. West Central came home with a 51-7 win. (Photo/Susan Hanley) West Central Football Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central Trojans took a big win over the Milbank...
The Trojan girls soccer team competed in their final game of the season when they faced off against the #1 Sioux Falls Christian Chargers in the semifinals. The game ended in a tie, requiring penalty kicks to determine the Chargers as the winners. (Photo/Beth Grocott...