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Here is the final South Dakota Media volleyball poll for the 2023 season. Teams are listed with first place votes in parentheses, record, points and previous ranking. Teams in Class A and Class B begin [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State recovered from giving up an early goal to find the back of the net five consecutive times en route to closing out a 5-2 victory over Oral Roberts on Sunday, [Read More…]

Kirk Cousins, Matthew Stafford, Kenny Pickett and Tyrod Taylor were the latest quarterbacks to go down with injuries. Cousins’ injury is likely the worst of the bunch. Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said the team fears [Read More…]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Kirk Cousins threw a pair of touchdown passes before leaving with an ankle injury in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Vikings beat the slumping Green Bay Packers 24-10 on [Read More…]

Mitchell, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan football ended their two-game skid with their 34-28 win over Jamestown. Even with the first real snow fall and cold of the fall the Tigers offense was locked in from start [Read More…]

VERMILLION — Top-ranked South Dakota State shrugged off a bit of a sluggish start to score on its final seven possessions of the game in a 37-3 victory over South Dakota in a battle of [Read More…]

Sole possession of first place in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, as well as state bragging rights, will be on the line Saturday afternoon, when No. 1 South Dakota State travels to South Dakota for [Read More…]

9AA Quarterfinals, Thursday, October 26 No. 1 Parkston def. No. 9 Hanson, 28-0 N0. 4 Hamlin def. No. 5 Wall, 28-7 No. 2 Platte-Geddes def. No. 10 Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy, 34-6 No. 3 Howard def. No. [Read More…]

11AAA Quarterfinals, Thursday, October 26 No. 1 Sioux Falls Lincoln vs. No. 8 Rapid City Stevens, 6 pm on Friday No. 4 Brandon Valley def. No. 5 Sioux Falls Jefferson, 41-21 No. 2 Harrisburg def [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kirk Cousins let the ball fly for Jordan Addison earlier than he wanted to in the face of an all-out San Francisco blitz in the closing seconds of the second quarter for [Read More…]

The South Dakota Prep Media football polls for the week of Oct. 23 are listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in [Read More…]

Here is the South Dakota Media Volleyball Poll for the week of Oct. 23, 2023. Teams are listed with first place votes in parentheses, record, points and previous ranking. CLASS AA 1. Harrisburg (12) 24-0 [Read More…]

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Dragan Kesich made four field goals and Minnesota won at Iowa for the first time since 1999 to snap an eight-game losing streak in the series, holding the No. 24 [Read More…]

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Top-ranked South Dakota State and No. 12 Southern Illinois battled down to the wire Saturday afternoon at Saluki Stadium, with the Jackrabbits finding just enough offense to come away with a 17-10 [Read More…]

Sioux City, Iowa – Dakota Wesleyan football was up 17-14 with less than a minute left when BCU completed a nine-yard TD corner-fade route that was covered perfectly, but the ball was tipped in the air [Read More…]

TERRE HAUTE, Ind.— Sixth-ranked South Dakota pieced together two long touchdown drives in the second half and the Coyote defense held serve for a 17-3 win against Indiana State Saturday at Memorial Stadium. It is [Read More…]

The Missouri Valley Football Conference season reaches the halfway point this weekend with South Dakota State and Southern Illinois meeting in a key matchup between nationally ranked foes Saturday afternoon. Kickoff is slated for 2 [Read More…]

11AAA Quarterfinals, Thursday, October 26 No. 1 Sioux Falls Lincoln (9-0) vs. No. 8 Rapid City Stevens (2-7) No. 4 Brandon Valley (6-3) vs. No. 5 Sioux Falls Jefferson (6-3) No. 2 Harrisburg (7-2) vs. [Read More…]

11B First Round, Thursday, October 19 1. Winner 36, 16. Parker 0 9. Aberdeen Roncalli 17, 8. Wagner 6 4. Elk Point-Jefferson 48, 13. Groton Area 13 5. Tri-Valley 24, 12. St. Thomas More 7 [Read More…]

9AA First Round, Thursday, October 19 No. 1 Parkston 42, No. 16 Viborg-Hurley 0 No. 9 Hanson 50, No. 8. Leola/Frederick Area 32 No. 4 Hamlin 52, No. 13 Bon Homme 8 No. 5 Wall [Read More…]