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WATERTOWN TRACK MEET SET FOR FRIDAY AT THE ALLEN MITCHELL ATHLETIC COMPLEX

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✍️ Mark Bellum, a former Watertown teacher and coach, has been selected as the honorary referee for the 60th Watoma Relays track and field meet.

👉 Mark Bellum has been selected as the honorary referee for the 60th Watoma Relays track and field meet 👉 The meet has been cancelled six times in the past eight years 👉 Bellum has a long history of coaching and teaching in Watertown 👉 He has coached track and field for 33 years in Watertown

-- #MarkBellum #RosemaryBellum #CaseyJanisch #CoreyJanisch #JosieHirtz #AnnaHirtz #RogerMerriam #Watertown #AllenMitchellAthleticComplex #Columbus #UniversityofSouthDakota #Bridgewater #MelletteElementary #Huron #sports

WATERTOWN RECORDS DUAL WINS OVER SF JEFFERSON & MILBANK IN BOYS TENNIS

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✍️ Watertown High School's boys tennis team won two matches in their home debut, improving their record to 5-1.

👉 Watertown High School's boys tennis team won two matches in their home debut 👉 The Arrows improved their record to 5-1 👉 The team won 8-1 against Class AA Sioux Falls Jefferson and Class A Milbank 👉 The Arrows had a strong performance in singles and doubles

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FIFTEEN AREA BOYS, GIRLS WRESTLING STANDOUTS UP FOR PRESEASON HONOR

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✍️ The Watertown Public Opinion/Aberdeen News is hosting a poll to determine the Preseason Wrestler of the Year, featuring a mix of girls and boys wrestlers.

👉 The poll is open until midnight on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025 👉 Readers can vote for their favorite wrestler 👉 Past winners of the AOTW award are recognized

-- #KeiraSteger #RogerMerriam #Watertown #Aberdeen #sports

WATERTOWN, ABERDEEN VOLLEYBALL, HOCKEY PLAYERS UP FOR AOTW HONOR

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✍️ The Watertown Public Opinion/Aberdeen News Athlete of the Week Poll is open for voting, featuring nine high school volleyball players and two Watertown hockey players.

👉 Nine high school volleyball players from the three-class state tournament 👉 Two Watertown hockey players from the South Dakota Amateur Hockey Association 👉 Voting is open until midnight on Sunday, November 30, 2025

-- #KatieAllbee #KarsonZak #WestynThorpe #JaceThorpe #KutlerSwenson #AmreeVanderVorst #LincolnSchutt #MarkusPitkin #JadeJacobs #ShylaTvedt #CarsonSchlaht #CalebKannas #AidanSievers #TorrenceTipton #RyleeVoeller #RogerMerriam #RapidCity #Watertown #Aberdeen #sports

BRANDON VALLEY TURNS BACK SIOUX FALLS LINCOLN IN CLASS 11AAA CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH

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✍️ Brandon Valley won the Class 11AAA football championship by defeating Sioux Falls Lincoln 34-27, with running back Levi Veskrna setting state records for carries and rushing yards.

👉 Brandon Valley won the Class 11AAA football championship 👉 Levi Veskrna set state records for carries and rushing yards 👉 Sioux Falls Lincoln's quarterback Brody Schafer had a strong game 👉 Both teams combined for 834 yards of total offense

-- #LeviVeskrna #BrodySchafer #EverettStarks #LouisonAkossi #BriggsKnuton #NolanPudwill #RyderMueller #JackBlomgren #BrytonStroh #ChaseLeary #GageMandery #SamDeGroot #EthanOlson #ColinLunders #JakobeByrd #RogerMerriam #Vermillion #DakotaDome #Watertown #sports

PIERRE ERUPTS FOR 56 POINTS, WINS STATE CLASS 11AA FOOTBALL TITLE FOR EIGHTH TIME IN NINE YEARS

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✍️ Pierre High School's football team won the state Class 11AA championship for the eighth time in nine years, defeating Yankton 56-35 in the DakotaDome.

👉 Pierre won the state Class 11AA championship for the eighth time in nine years 👉 Porter Hunsley had a huge performance, rushing for 171 yards and scoring five touchdowns 👉 Pierre took advantage of a fumble recovery and an onside kick to build a lead 👉 The 56-point outburst set a new state Class 11AA championship game record

-- #PorterHunsley #JerrenDeal #CarterSchiefelbein #CooperTerwilliger #RogerMerriam #Vermillion #DakotaDome #Yankton #Watertown #sports

ST. THOMAS MORE OUTSCORES ELK POINT-JEFFERSON TO WIN STATE CLASS 11B FOOTBALL TITLE

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✍️ St. Thomas More won their first state high school football championship game after defeating Elk Point-Jefferson 48-38 in the Class 11B title game.

👉 St. Thomas More won their first state high school football championship game 👉 The game was a back-and-forth offensive slugfest 👉 The Cavaliers used a strong offense and two defensive stops to secure the win 👉 Noah Wald led the offense with 203 yards and three touchdowns 👉 Brooden Sales had five receptions for 167 yards and a touchdown 👉 EPJ's solid performance included TD runs by Van Roekel and a 4-yard scoring run by Hammitt

-- #KainMcLeod #BroodenSales #LeviHanson #AidenHammitt #JoshElder #BrodyLee #NoahWald #GraydenJuve #MaxSpeed #CooperSales #BeauSchmitz #LukeSchmitz #KeatonHinds #LukeSchmidt #RogerMerriam #Vermillion #DakotaDome #sports

NO. 1 FREEMAN-MARION/FREEMAN ACADEMY RACKS UP 400-PLUS YARDS OF OFFENSE IN 9AA CHAMPIONSHIP

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✍️ Freeman-Marion/Freeman Academy won the state Class 9AA football championship with a 46-22 victory over Elkton-Lake Benton, led by huge games from Riley Tschetter and Luke Peters.

👉 Freeman-Marion/Freeman Academy won the state Class 9AA football championship 👉 Riley Tschetter completed 15 of 22 passes for 315 yards and three touchdowns 👉 Luke Peters rushed for 65 yards and two TDs 👉 The Phoenix dominated the final three quarters 👉 Freeman-Marion/Freeman Academy finished 12-0 on the season

-- #RileyTschetter #LukePeters #ColtBeck #MylesPoindexter #TateSorensen #DavidWalter #TaydenKerrigan #SavionStephens #EliotErickson #JacksonDonlan #RogerMerriam #Vermillion #DakotaDome #Watertown #sports

FAST START, BIG PLAYS CARRY TOP-SEEDED DELL RAPIDS ST. MARY TO STATE CLASS 9B FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

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✍️ Dell Rapids St. Mary won the 2025 state Class 9B football championship with a 54-6 victory over Avon, led by Trimmer Hanson's 5-yard touchdown run and Lincoln LeBrun's 62-yard scoring dash.

👉 Dell Rapids St. Mary won the 2025 state Class 9B football championship 👉 The Cardinals led 30-0 after one quarter 👉 Lincoln LeBrun rushed for 154 yards and received the Joe Robbie Most Valuable Player Award 👉 Trimmer Hanson scored a 5-yard touchdown run 👉 St. Mary's defense forced six turnovers in the game, including four lost fumbles and two interceptions

-- #TrimmerHanson #LincolnLeBrun #ThomasLaVoy #CarloPica #JaxonBaumberger #KadeLutt #AlexLindeman #TheodoreMiller #EastonSees #CaleCooper #Al'ShamonGunther #WestonBierema #BryalonFaithke #RogerMerriam #DakotaDome #DellRapids #Avon #Watertown #sports

WITH THREE SINGLES AND TWO DOUBLES CHAMPIONS, RAPID CITY DEFENDS TITLE IN AA GIRLS TENNIS

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✍️ Rapid City Stevens repeated as the state Class AA girls tennis champions, winning the tournament with 486.5 points.

👉 Rapid City Stevens repeated as state Class AA girls tennis champions 👉 Won three singles flights and two doubles flights 👉 Outdistanced runner-up Sioux Falls Lincoln with 486.5 points

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SIOUX FALLS CHRISTIAN'S SIX SINGLES PLAYERS, THREE DOUBLES TEAMS STILL IN CONTENTION FOR TITLES

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✍️ Sioux Falls Christian leads the state Class A high school girls tennis tournament after the opening day, with all six singles players and three doubles teams advancing to the semifinals.

👉 Sioux Falls Christian leads the tournament with 360 points 👉 All six singles players and three doubles teams advanced to the semifinals 👉 Rapid City Christian is second with 312 points 👉 St. Thomas More is third with 239 points

-- #RogerMerriam #SiouxFalls #RapidCity #Vermillion #Madison #Pierre #Huron #Lennox #Milbank #Aberdeen #Spearfish #Watertown #sports

CONFERENCE, STATE TOURNEYS ALL THAT REMAIN FOR WATERTOWN, ABERDEEN CENTRAL BOYS GOLF TEAMS

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✍️ The Harrisburg Tigers won the Watertown Boys Golf Invitational with a 7-over par 295 score, led by Charlie Swift and Riley Christensen who finished first and second respectively.

👉 Harrisburg won the tournament with a 7-over par 295 score 👉 Charlie Swift and Riley Christensen finished first and second respectively 👉 Harrisburg is considered one of the top teams in Class AA, along with O'Gorman 👉 The tournament was held at Cattail Crossing Golf Course 👉 The event was the fifth win for Harrisburg this fall

-- #CharlieSwift #RileyChristensen #CoreyNeale #CarterBuisker #JeromeZebroski #AshtonRabine #JohnathanLake #GavinNeyens #MaxStemwedel #HarperSchnabel #JonathanDeBoer #TrentynSchmit #TysonLawrence #ColeBrust #RogerMerriam #Watertown #CattailCrossingGolfCourse #Brandon #RapidCity #Aberdeen #Madison #Sisseton #sports

ABERDEEN WINGS WIN OPENING TWO GAMES AGAINST NAHL'S ONLY OTHER SOUTH DAKOTA TEAM

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✍️ The Aberdeen Wings started their 2025-26 North American Hockey League season with a home-and-road sweep over the Watertown Shamrocks, winning 6-1 and 6-3.

👉 Wings swept the Shamrocks in a home-and-road series 👉 Wings won 6-1 at home on September 19 👉 Wings won 6-3 on the road on September 20 👉 Wings out-shot the Shamrocks 26-24 in the second game 👉 Wings out-shot the Shamrocks 37-21 in the first game

-- #OwenPitters #JibberKuhl #ZanSpari-Leban #SamScheetz #GavinReed #HermanBerggren #EastonEdwards #PriceGrimes #JordanGudridge #JuniorPodein #MemphisWilcox #CarterSproule #PaytonStruck #JackMcDonough #MatthewMartin #AnthonyCiaramitro #BrodyDustin #NoahSergott #OwenChartier #ZachBoren #AdamDybal #MasonGudridge #RogerMerriam #Aberdeen #Watertown #Blaine #Minnesota #sports

WATERTOWN BEGIN FINAL STRETCH WITH HOME VICTORIES OVER CONFERENCE FOE MITCHELL

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✍️ Watertown High School's soccer teams won their matches against Mitchell, with the girls' team winning 4-3 and the boys' team winning 4-1.

👉 Watertown High School's soccer teams won their matches against Mitchell 👉 Girls' team currently 10th in the state Class AA standings 👉 Boys' team currently 11th in the state Class AA standings 👉 Both teams have a chance to host state playoff games if they finish strong

-- #JesseHauck #ShannonElverud #MyleeKannas #SophiaGallardoPopham #MyaYork #KhloeLandmark #BrooklynnRandall #KatieFischer #PatrickBednarczyk #IsaacThorson #XaneFligge #DawsonHartman #RogerCarranza #OwenMuller #KarimIcal #BoMeidinger #CarsonSchlaht #KasenBender #RogerMerriam #Watertown #Mitchell #AllenMitchellAthleticComplex #SiouxFalls #BrandonValley #Huron #AberdeenCentral #sports

SOUTH DAKOTA'S LATEST HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL POLLS RELEASED

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✍️ The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll and Volleyball Poll for the week of September 8, 2025, have been released, with new No. 1-ranked teams in Class 11AA and Class 9AA.

👉 New No. 1-ranked teams in Class 11AA and Class 9AA 👉 Yankton and Freeman-Marion/Freeman Academy take the top spot in football 👉 Harrisburg, Dell Rapids, and Chester Area lead their respective divisions in volleyball

-- #RogerMerriam #SouthDakota #sports

NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TEAMS ARE INVOLVED IN 27 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES THIS WEEK

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✍️ The article previews the third week of the South Dakota high school football season, highlighting the schedule for northeastern teams.

👉 26 out of 27 games scheduled for Friday, September 5, 2025 👉 Waverly-South Shore vs. Wilmot game is scheduled for Saturday 👉 Additional coverage and highlights will be published throughout the night and over the weekend

-- #RogerMerriam #SouthDakota #NortheasternSouthDakota #Waverly-SouthShore #Wilmot #Watertown #sports

VOTE: WATERTOWN PUBLIC OPINION-ABERDEEN NEWS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK FOR AUG. 25-31

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✍️ The Watertown Public Opinion-Aberdeen News Athlete of the Week poll is open for voting, featuring 10 standout athletes from August 25-31.

👉 Lucas Peskey, Iroquois-Lake Preston FB (303 yards rushing, 3 TDs, 7 tackles) 👉 Dane Stark, Watertown CC (Won O'Gorman Invite boys' race) 👉 Ty Landmark, Deubrook Area FB (120 yards rushing, 4 TDs) 👉 Ashley Haven, Northwestern VB (81 kills, 5-1 start for Wildcats) 👉 Anna Wells, Aberdeen Central tennis (4-1 singles, 4-1 doubles over weekend) 👉 Braylen Bowsher, Milbank FB (TDs rushing, passing and defense) 👉 Jonathan DeBoer, Milbank golf (2-under 69 wins NEC Class A tourney) 👉 Kyle Hettich, Ipswich FB (9 catches for 193 yards, 4 TDs) 👉 Kynsee Russell, Watertown VB (116 assists, 5-1 start for Arrows) 👉 Kutler Swenson, Watertown FB (Scores 1st Watertown TD in new stadium)

-- #RogerMerriam #Watertown #Aberdeen #Leola #Frederick #Iroquois #LakePreston #Milbank #sports

LANDING PAGE FOR THE ALL OF THE PUBLIC OPINION'S SOUTH DAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COVERAGE IN 2025

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✍️ The Watertown Public Opinion provides coverage of the 2025 South Dakota High School football season, including preseason polls, team previews, and schedules.

👉 Preseason polls and ratings for South Dakota high school football teams 👉 Team previews and schedules for the 2025 season 👉 Gallery of the newly-renovated Allen Mitchell Athletic Complex 👉 Preview of the season's top area teams and players to watch

-- #RogerMerriam #Watertown #SouthDakota #AllenMitchellAthleticComplex #sports

FOUR CASTLEWOOD, ABERDEEN PLAYERS RECEIVE HONORS IN STATE AMATEUR BASEBALL TOURNEY

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✍️ Four players from Castlewood Ravens and Aberdeen Circus Sports Bar have been named to the 2025 South Dakota Amateur Baseball all-tournament team.

👉 Gus Steiger and Alex Gauer from Castlewood Ravens 👉 Kelly Coates and Josh Steinwandt from Aberdeen Circus Sports Bar 👉 Players from Parkston Devil Rays, Hartford-Humboldt Gamecocks, Alexandria Angels, Platte Killer Tomatoes, Kimball-White Lake Nationals, Dell Rapids Mudcats, Canova Gang, Freeman Blacksox, Harrisburg Woodies, Renner Monarchs, Yankton Lakers, Brookings Cubs, Tea Steam

-- #GusSteiger #AlexGauer #KellyCoates #JoshSteinwandt #RogerMerriam #Brandon #Castlewood #Aberdeen #SouthDakota #sports

TEN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES SELECTED AS CANDIDATES FOR OUR WEEKLY ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONOR

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✍️ The Watertown Public Opinion/Aberdeen American News is accepting votes for the Athlete of the Week for August 18-24, featuring 10 high school athletes from football, soccer, and golf.

👉 Ten area high school athletes are up for Athlete of the Week 👉 Candidates represent football, soccer, and golf 👉 Voting remains open until midnight on Sunday, August 31, 2025 👉 Karson Zak was previously selected as AOTW for August 11-17

-- #KarsonZak #RogerMerriam #Watertown #Aberdeen #sports

FOURTEEN WATERTOWN FIGURE SKATE CLUB SKATERS PERFORM IN NATIONAL EVENT AT MICHIGAN

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✍️ The Watertown Figure Skating Club (WFSC) recently returned from the 2025 National Showcase, where 14 skaters qualified and delivered 25 personal-best performances.

👉 The WFSC recently returned from the 2025 National Showcase 👉 14 skaters qualified for the event 👉 25 personal-best performances were delivered 👉 Several skaters achieved top 10 national finishes

-- #TaylorJohnson #RogerMerriam #DasiaWoertink #DorothyPeterson #JoellaStein #MadisonJohnson #LilliannaSchulz #BrooklynBloom #ElizabethReiter #SavannahSovell #ElinGossen #AbigailReeves #SarahHahn #Rochester,Mich. #Watertown,SouthDakota #France #sports

23 LEGENDS TO BE INDUCTED INTO S.D. SPORTS HALL OF FAME ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 14 AT SIOUX FALLS

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✍️ The South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame is set to induct 23 sports legends on September 14, 2025, at the Sioux Falls Convention Center.

👉 23 sports legends to be inducted 👉 Includes athletes, coaches, and pioneers in various sports 👉 Banquet to be held on September 14, 2025, at the Sioux Falls Convention Center 👉 Tickets available online and at the door

-- #JoAuch #TomCasey #JessiCombs #CathyCoyle #DonovanGibbs #VernHalter #RyanJansa #EdgarLoneHill #HobartLoneHill #GuyMackner #BillMarquardt #KimNelson #CandiNielsen #TomReeves #JohnSanders #JohnStiegelmeier #JimTays #MarkTetzlaff #DennisTiefenthaler #BuckTimmins #LemoineTrout #JimUttecht #AdamVinatieri #RogerMerriam #JimDorman #MikeHenriksen #SiouxFalls #SouthDakota #SiouxFallsConventionCenter #sports

FIELD OF 78 CARS ON HAND FOR FIRST RACING PROGRAM AT WATERTOWN RACETRACK SINCE MID-JULY

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✍️ Casino Speedway hosted a racing program on Sunday, August 10, with 78 cars competing. Jeff Rohner won his fifth hornets feature of the season, and Chad Becker took his fourth late model main.

👉 78 cars competed at Casino Speedway on Sunday, August 10 👉 Jeff Rohner won his fifth hornets feature of the season 👉 Chad Becker took his fourth late model main 👉 Trevor Walsh, Maria Broskieck, Adam Brotherton, and Ryan Flaten also won feature races

-- #JeffRohner #ChadBecker #TrevorWalsh #MariaBroskieck #AdamBrotherton #RyanFlaten #JoshSkorczewski #TrevorNelson #MikeStearns #StewartSchipke #JoshLong #AdamVanDerostyne #ScottTofte #ShaneDejong #RogerMerriam #CasinoSpeedway #MillerCentralSpeedway #FiestaCitySpeedway #I-94Speedway #BrownCountySpeedway #Madison,MNSpeedway #sports

TOM DAGEL COMPILES 22-5 RECORD ON THE WAY TO WINNING THE 2025 WATERTOWN HORSESHOES LEAGUE

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✍️ This article is an introduction to the Watertown Public Opinion sports reporter Roger Merriam.

-- #RogerMerriam #Watertown #sports

HOW MANY GAMES THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS WILL WIN THIS FALL? VOTE NOW!

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✍️ The article discusses the upcoming NFL season and the Minnesota Vikings' schedule, asking readers to vote on how many games they will win in 2025.

👉 The Minnesota Vikings' 2025 schedule includes games in the United States and abroad. 👉 The schedule includes a bye week in October. 👉 Readers are encouraged to vote on how many games the Vikings will win in 2025.

-- #RogerMerriam #Chicago #Atlanta #Cincinnati #Pittsburgh #Dublin #London #Cleveland #LosAngeles #Detroit #Baltimore #GreenBay #Seattle #Washington #Dallas #NewYork #I-29 #Watertown #sports

CLASS A AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL TOURNAMENT NEARS FINISH AT WATERTOWN STADIUM

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✍️ The state Class A American Legion Baseball tournament is underway in Watertown, with Harrisburg and Yankton set to face off in the championship game.

👉 Harrisburg and Yankton will face off in the championship game of the state Class A American Legion Baseball tournament 👉 Yankton defeated Rapid City Post 320 6-1 in an elimination game 👉 Harrisburg eliminated perennial power Rapid City Post 22 7-3 in another elimination game

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HOST WATERTOWN FALLS TO HARRISBURG ON SECOND DAY OF THE STATE CLASS A AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL TOURNEY

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✍️ Harrisburg Gold wins 6-3 against Watertown Post 17 in a winner's bracket game, with Eli Kokenge going 4-for-4 and getting the save.

👉 Harrisburg Gold wins 6-3 against Watertown Post 17 👉 Eli Kokenge goes 4-for-4 with three runs batted in 👉 Eli Kokenge gets the save with 1 1/3 innings of relief 👉 Other games in the tournament include Rapid City Post 320's 6-0 win over Renner and Yankton's 3-2 win over Pierre

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LEGION BASEBALL: WATERTOWN HOSTS STATE A JULY 29-AUG. 5 & MILBANK STATE B AUG. 1-5

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✍️ The 2025 season for South Dakota's American Legion Baseball teams will conclude with state tournaments in northeastern South Dakota.

👉 State Class A tournament in Watertown from July 29 to August 2 👉 State Class B tournament in Milbank from August 1 to 5 👉 Public invited to vote on which team will win each tourney

-- #RogerMerriam #Watertown #Milbank #SouthDakota #sports

LEGION BASEBALL TOURNEYS RUN JULY 29-AUG. 2 AT WATERTOWN (CLASS A) AND AUG. 1-5 AT MILBANK (CLASS B)

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✍️ The State B American Legion Baseball tournament pairings have not been released yet, but unofficial first-round games are expected to be played on Friday.

👉 State B American Legion Baseball tournament pairings have not been released 👉 Unofficial first-round games are expected to be played on Friday 👉 Games will feature teams such as Clark-Willow Lake, Dell Rapids, Parkston, Dakota Valley, Groton, Winner-Colome, Scotland-Menno-Freeman-Canistota, and Milbank

-- #RogerMerriam #Milbank #LegionField #sports

AREA SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS FEATURE YOUTH SLOWPITCH SOFTBALL, GOLF AND HORSESHOES

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✍️ The 2025 USA Softball of South Dakota State Youth Slowpitch Softball Tournament will take place on July 26-27 at Koch Complex in Watertown, featuring 49 teams from South Dakota.

👉 49 teams scheduled to play in the tournament 👉 38 girls teams and 11 boys teams 👉 Five divisions for girls teams and three divisions for boys teams 👉 Brackets available online on usasoftballofsouthdakota.com

-- #DuaneChristofferson #MauriceStruckman #TomDagel #DavidBroich #KenDagel #TerryJorgenson #LarryNiemann #JaredSutton #RogerMerriam #Watertown #KochComplex #PrairieDunesGolfCourse #sports

PAISLEY & RYAN NEALE OF WATERTOWN, GENEVIEVE & NATHAN GOLZ OF ABERDEEN WIN IN SDGA ADULT-JUNIOR TOURNEY

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✍️ The South Dakota Golf Association held two junior golf tournaments, the Adult-Junior Championships and the SDGA Junior Championship, at the Lakeview Municipal Golf Club.

👉 The tournaments were held at the Lakeview Municipal Golf Club from July 20-23, 2025. 👉 A record field of 306 players competed in the Adult-Junior Championships. 👉 Tori Peterson and Jon Sorensen won the Adult-Junior Championship in a one-hole playoff. 👉 Rylan Horning and Charlie Swift won the SDGA Junior Championship in their respective divisions. 👉 Several area golfers had top finishes in their respective divisions.

-- #ToriPeterson #JonSorensen #RylanHorning #CharlieSwift #RogerMerriam #LakeviewMunicipalGolfClub #Flandreau #Beresford #Watertown #Aberdeen #Pierre #HillsviewGolfClub #SiouxFalls #RapidCity #Brandon #DakotaDunes #Vermillion #sports

FOURTEEN WATERTOWN FIGURE SKATE CLUB SKATERS SET TO COMPETE IN NATIONAL COMPETITION AT MICHIGAN

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✍️ The Watertown Figure Skate Club's National Showcase Team Reveal Show is scheduled for July 20, 2025, at the Prairie Lakes Ice Arena, featuring skaters who will compete in the National Showcase Ice Skating Competition in Rochester, MI.

👉 The show is scheduled for July 20, 2025, at the Prairie Lakes Ice Arena 👉 The show will feature skaters who have qualified to compete in the National Showcase Ice Skating Competition 👉 The skaters will give a sneak peek of their routines at nationals 👉 The show will take place at 6 p.m. with a freewill donation

-- #RogerMerriam #MadisonJohnson #DasiaWoertink #AbigailReeves #SarahHahn #ElizabethReiter #LilliannaSchulz #MolliSchmeling #BrooklynBloom #JoellaStein #SavannahSovell #LillianMusielewicz #DorothyPeterson #ElinGossen #KatieSocha #Watertown #PrairieLakesIceArena #Rochester #MI #sports

NATIONAL AMERICAN LEGION CENTENNIAL CLASSIC HELD IN MILBANK, 12 TEAMS PLAY IN CLARK ROTARY TOURNEY

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✍️ The American Legion Baseball tournaments were held in Milbank and Clark, featuring teams from South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Nebraska.

👉 The National American Legion Centennial Classic tourney was held in Milbank, celebrating 100 years of the national youth program. 👉 Glenwood-Lowry (MN) won the championship game with a 9-4 win over Lamoure (ND). 👉 The Clark Rotary Tournament featured 12 teams and 18 games played at Dickinson Park. 👉 Tad Tjaden of Dell Rapids won a pitcher's duel with Clark-Willow Lake's Josh Kannegieter in the final game of the day.

-- #NoahJensen #AlexPanitzke #MaxDenson #MackKoplin #JoeSchulte #TadTjaden #JoshKannegieter #ColeSpieler #KashNeugebauer #ColeRuesink #WatsonGrantham #CooperPommer #AlexAbeln #LincolnKrause #RogerMerriam #Milbank #Clark #SouthDakota #NorthDakota #Minnesota #Nebraska #Lamoure #BrokenBow #DickinsonPark #WatertownStadium #Sisseton #Groton #Webster #BigStoneCity #Volga #Castlewood #DellRapids #Madison #LakeNorden-Badger #Redfield #Warner-Ipswich-Northville #sports

TWO TEAMS SHARE NO. 1 SPOT IN BOTH CLASS A AND B IN FINAL S.D. AMATEUR BASEBALL POLL OF 2025

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✍️ The article discusses the latest amateur baseball rankings in South Dakota, as well as upcoming events such as the Oakwood Lakes Trail Run and the SDGA Golf tournament. It also provides standings for the Watertown Horsehoe League.

👉 Amateur baseball rankings in South Dakota 👉 Oakwood Lakes Trail Run on July 26 👉 SDGA Golf tournament results 👉 Watertown Horsehoe League standings

-- #AndyCarlson #JacksonBurns #RylanHorning #DuaneChristofferson #MauriceStuckman #TomDagel #DavidBroich #KenDagel #TerryJorgenson #LarryNieman #JaredSutton #RogerMerriam #WATERTOWN #BRUCE #RAPIDCITY #SIOUXFALLS #OAKWOODLAKESSTATEPARK #sports

HENRY'S ACE LAMMERS WINS TWO WORLD TITLES, CROWNED JUNIOR BOYS ALL-AROUND RESERVE WORLD CHAMP IN NATIONAL RODEO

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-- #RogerMerriam #sports

POLL QUESTION ASKING VOTERS TO DECIDE THE AREA'S BEST CLASS AA OR A VOLLEYBALL TEAM IN 2025

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✍️ The Public Opinion poll is asking voters to decide which high school volleyball teams in northeastern South Dakota will be the best this fall.

👉 17 Class AA and A volleyball teams in northeastern South Dakota are being considered 👉 Defending state champion Watertown and Hamlin are among the top contenders 👉 Voting is open until midnight on Sunday, July 20, 2025

-- #RogerMerriam #NortheasternSouthDakota #Watertown #Hamlin #sports

EASTERN DAKOTA 4-H RODEO SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEKEND AT DERBY DOWNS IN WATERTOWN

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✍️ The Winner-Colome Pheasants have taken the top spot in Class B amateur baseball rankings, while the Renner Monarchs and Harrisburg Woodies share the top spot in Class A. The Eastern Dakota 4-H Regional rodeo is also taking place in Watertown.

👉 Winner-Colome Pheasants are the new number one team in Class B 👉 Renner Monarchs and Harrisburg Woodies share the top spot in Class A 👉 Eastern Dakota 4-H Regional rodeo takes place in Watertown 👉 Junior and senior cowboys and cowgirls compete in various events

-- #RogerMerriam #AceLammers #BeauRedlin #BryleeRedlin #AdysynWiesner #Watertown #Guthrie #Henry #SouthShore #Gary #sports

HIGH SCHOOL TRACKSTERS, SOFTBALL PLAYERS ARE CANDIDATES FOR OUR LATEST ATHLETE OF THE WEEK POLL

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✍️ The Public Opinion Athlete of the Week poll for May 26-June 1 features high school softball and track and field athletes from South Dakota.

👉 Spencer Melius, Faulkton Area Track, won 3 events and was Class B MVP at state 👉 Ella Boekelheide, Northwestern Track, won 3 events and was Class B MVP at state 👉 Kassidy Smith, Sioux Valley softball, hit a walk-off home run in the SoDak 16 👉 Oliver Fieber, Deuel Track, won 3 events and was Class A MVP at state 👉 Malia Kranz, Watertown Track, won the discus and was Class AA MVP at state

-- #SpencerMelius #EllaBoekelheide #KassidySmith #OliverFieber #MaliaKranz #RogerMerriam #SouthDakota #FaulktonArea #Northwestern #SiouxValley #Deuel #Watertown #sports

THIRTEEN WATERTOWN & ABERDEEN AREA STANDOUTS UP FOR THE LATEST P.O. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

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✍️ The Public Opinion Athlete of the Week poll is now open, featuring a list of candidates from various high school sports teams in the area.

👉 Public Opinion Athlete of the Week poll is now open 👉 Candidates from various high school sports teams in the area 👉 Voting will remain open until midnight on Sunday, June 1, 2025 👉 Nominees include golfers, softball players, track athletes, and tennis players

-- #KayleeVavruska #ClaireCrawford #BrynnRoehrich #LaurenLester #BlaizeAmdahl #BrodyBass #HadleeHolt #BridgetteHorn #GannonMay #GustavoSilveiraCarrera #MattilynRamlo #ChloeRaw #RasmusLoken #OliviaBraun #KameronHauck #DevonFischbach #AlaynaDettman #KennadiSayler #EmmettHanson #RogerMerriam #Aberdeen #Clark-WillowLake #Milbank #WebsterArea #Castlewood #Iroquois-LakePreston #DeubrookArea #Arlington #Ipswich #Watertown #sports

SIOUX FALLS CHRISTIAN REPEATS WITH DOMINATING PERFORMANCE IN STATE A BOYS TENNIS

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✍️ Sioux Falls Christian won the state Class A high school boys tennis championship, repeating as champions with 600 points.

👉 Sioux Falls Christian won all singles and doubles titles 👉 Rapid City Christian finished second with 390.5 points 👉 Aberdeen Roncalli and Milbank finished sixth and eighth, respectively 👉 Gannon May paced Roncalli with a third-place finish at No. 1 singles

-- #GannonMay #LinusJohnson #CalebStoks #GregoryGrabow #AlexBaugh #WillMuellenbach #JamesNelson #EzraFeickert #BenGoebel #LiamVoehl #CharlesWhitesitt #LandenAppl #DevonMueller #MitchellHofer #HenryBeckloff #RexLefever #AndrewLevin #JackSquier #ElliotHuxford #ElijahLindgren #OliverHuxford #LoganBoyle #AnthonyHerrera #AaronSoroka #EthanFischer #CainShaefers #EthanPalmer #HudsonSelfridge #MatthewSoumala #LeytonKenner #RogerMerriam #SiouxFalls #RapidCity #St.ThomasMore #Huron #Pierre #Aberdeen #Lennox #Milbank #Madison #Vermillion #Spearfish #Watertown #sports

NORTH DAKOTA DRIVER WINS TWO FEATURES IN SEASON-OPENING RACING PROGRAM AT CASINO SPEEDWAY

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✍️ Casino Speedway in Watertown, South Dakota, hosted its 71st racing season, with Terry Reilly and Bodie Croninger winning feature races.

👉 Terry Reilly won the Midwest modifieds feature 👉 Bodie Croninger won the Gen X late models feature 👉 Trey Hess won the street stocks feature 👉 Jeff Rohner won the hornets feature 👉 Tyler Peterson won the modified and late model features

-- #TerryReilly #BodieCroninger #TreyHess #JeffRohner #TylerPeterson #RogerMerriam #Watertown #Hickson #GrandForks #Willmar #Aberdeen #Montevideo #sports

ANOTHER BIG GROUP OF AREA HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUTS UP FOR THE PUBLIC OPINION ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

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✍️ The high school spring sports season in South Dakota is coming to an end, and the Public Opinion Athlete of the Week poll is open for voting.

👉 The high school spring sports season in South Dakota is nearing its end. 👉 The postseason has arrived for some athletes, with others to follow. 👉 The Public Opinion Athlete of the Week poll is now open for voting. 👉 The poll recognizes outstanding performances in various spring sports.

-- #EmmettHanson #KameronHauck #DevonFischbach #AlaynaDettman #KennadiSayler #OliviaBraun #RogerMerriam #SouthDakota #Milbank #SiouxValley #W.I.N. #Watertown #AberdeenCentral #sports

DOMINANT PITCHING CARRIES 12TH-SEEDED WATERTOWN INTO STATE CLASS A HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TOURNEY

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✍️ High school baseball teams from Watertown and Aberdeen had mixed results in their Class A state-qualifying series, with Watertown advancing to the state tournament.

👉 Watertown Arrows Post 17 won two games against Pierre, 6-1 and 5-1 👉 O'Gorman recorded two wins over Aberdeen, 12-5 and 13-2 👉 Watertown will face top-seeded Harrisburg in the opening round of the state tournament

-- #RyanNeale #KadenRylance #TalanJurgens #RylanArbogast #AaronArbogast #RogerMerriam #Watertown #Pierre #SiouxFalls #Harrisburg #sports

SIX WATERTOWN GYMNASTS COLLECT PLACES AT REGION MEETS IN MINNESOTA & WISCONSIN

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✍️ Five gymnasts from Dakota Gold Academy competed in the region gymnastics championship meets in Minneapolis and Madison, achieving top-10 finishes in their divisions.

👉 Five gymnasts from Dakota Gold Academy competed in the region gymnastics championship meets 👉 Every single competitor had a top-10 finish in their division 👉 This is the first time in the gym's history that this has happened 👉 The coaches credited the parents' support and encouragement for the gymnasts' success

-- #BobbyLinneman #AlyssaHalling #RogerMerriam #Minneapolis #Madison #Watertown #sports

HOST WATERTOWN, ABERDEEN CENTRAL EACH WRAP UP PLAY IN CONFERENCE BOYS TENNIS TOURNAMENT

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✍️ Harrisburg won the Eastern South Dakota Conference boys tennis tournament for the third consecutive year, dominating the competition with 441.5 points.

👉 Harrisburg won the tournament with 441.5 points 👉 Aberdeen Central finished fifth with 123 points 👉 Watertown finished sixth with 94.5 points 👉 Harrisburg won five singles and all three doubles championships 👉 Watertown's Dawson Hartman finished second in singles 👉 Aberdeen Central's Gustavo Silveria Carrara finished second in singles

-- #RyanZink #AlexanderRallis #ZacharyBriggs #JacksonHancock #HarrisonKrajewski #RobertRallis #MaverickRagon #CooperRott #SuttonThompson #BraydenRausch #SamKarst #MatthewBertsch #XaneFligge #AJPrehn #DawsonPederson #MikaDannen #MasonLigon #AricTennant #RogerMerriam #Watertown #Highland #BelmontPark #SiouxFalls #O'Gorman #Huron #Brookings #Pierre #sports

WATERTOWN, ABERDEEN CENTRAL TUNE UP FOR ESD MEET BY COMPETING IN AL SAHLI INVITATIONAL

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✍️ Aberdeen Central and Watertown track and field teams combined to win 17 events at the Al Sahli Invitational, preparing for the Eastern South Dakota Conference meet.

👉 Aberdeen Central won six events in the boys division 👉 Aberdeen Central won five events in the girls division 👉 Watertown won four events in the boys division 👉 Watertown won two events in the girls division 👉 Event winners included Joran Foss, Carson Urlacher, Kyson Fayant, Mya Arampatzis, and more

-- #RogerMerriam #Aberdeen #Watertown #Harrisburg #Britton #Clark #Ipswich #Huron #Flandreau #Elkton #White #Redfield #sports

THIRTEEN CANDIDATES FROM AREA HIGH SCHOOLS UP FOR THE LATEST ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONOR

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✍️ The Public Opinion Athlete of the Week honor for April 28-May 4 has 13 candidates, and readers are invited to vote for their favorite.

👉 13 candidates for the Public Opinion Athlete of the Week honor 👉 Athletes from various high school sports teams in the area 👉 Impressive performances in various sports 👉 Voting open until midnight on Sunday

-- #RogerMerriam #KameronHauck #DevonFischbach #AlaynaDettman #KennadiSayler #Aberdeen #Watertown #HowardWood #Hamlin #Kyle #Castlewood #sports

20 FAVORITES: HERE'S TO HOPING THAT WAYNE CARNEY AND JARED BERG WILL FORGIVE ME

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✍️ Roger Merriam reflects on his 40-plus years of covering top athletes and coaches at the Public Opinion.

👉 Roger Merriam has been covering sports at the Public Opinion for over 40 years 👉 He has covered many top athletes and coaches during his career 👉 Merriam reflects on his experiences and shares memorable moments and inspiring stories

-- #RogerMerriam #PublicOpinion #sports

THREE MEN, 1997 & 1998 STATE RUNNER-UP TEAMS INDUCTED INTO WATERTOWN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME

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-- #RogerMerriam #sports

WATERTOWN ARROWS POST 17, ABERDEEN SMITTYS BATTLE TO SPLIT IN TWINBILL AT WATERTOWN STADIUM

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✍️ The Watertown Arrows Post 17 and Aberdeen Smittys' baseball teams split a doubleheader, with Watertown winning the first game 3-0 and Aberdeen taking the second game 9-8.

👉 Watertown won the first game 3-0 behind strong pitching from Jackson McClemans 👉 Aberdeen rallied to win the second game 9-8, scoring six runs in the third inning 👉 Watertown's Nash Berg had two hits and two RBIs in the second game 👉 Aberdeen's Grant Borge earned the win in relief and had two hits and two RBIs

-- #RyanNeale #JacksonMcClemans #JoeCogley #MarkusPitkin #NashBerg #KadenRylance #TalanJurgens #NathanGonnelly #NathanBriggs #GrantBeyer #BennettEisenbeisz #JehielAviles #MichaelDutenhoffer #TreytonHimmerich #RogerMerriam #Watertown #Aberdeen #SouthDakota #SiouxFalls #Yankton #Harrisburg #sports

SIXTEEN AREA HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUTS UP FOR THE LATEST PUBLIC OPINION ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONOR

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✍️ The Public Opinion Athlete of the Week for April 21-27 has been narrowed down to 16 candidates, including four duos, and the winner will be decided by public vote.

👉 16 athletes are eligible for the weekly honor 👉 Four duos are included in the list 👉 Voting will remain open until midnight on Sunday 👉 The winner will be decided by public vote

-- #AlaynaDettman #KameronHauck #DevonFischbach #RogerMerriam #Watertown #sports

WATERTOWN, TEA AREA COMBINE FOR 37 RUNS IN HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SLUGFEST

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✍️ Watertown High School's softball team lost to Tea Area 20-17 in an eight-inning game, despite scoring runs, due to defensive errors.

👉 Tea Area rallied for 20-17 victory in an eight-inning game 👉 Watertown made 11 errors, which contributed to the loss 👉 Watertown's offense was strong, with 20 hits and 17 runs 👉 Tea Area's offense was also strong, with 16 hits and 20 runs

-- #KelliBrinka #PreslieBenning #AleiaJohnston #LaurynHirsch #KodiLund #AlexaBrown #JadaBrown #AhryanaDrake #NoelKist #AmberRoman #EllyBroers #AliviiaHeymans #AliyaErickson #KayleeKiesow #RogerMerriam #Watertown #TeaArea #PREMIERSoftballComplex #Pierre #AberdeenCentral #sports

THIRTEEN AREA STANDOUTS ARE CANDIDATES FOR THE LATEST PUBLIC OPINION ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONOR

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✍️ The Public Opinion Athlete of the Week poll for April 14-20 features a list of area athletes from various sports, including softball, baseball, tennis, golf, and track.

👉 Softball: McKinley Schwab, Sioux Valley; Elle Holden, Deuel; Payton Kuehl, Elkton-Lake Benton; Alayna Dettman, Watertown 👉 Baseball: Grant Beyer, Aberdeen Smittys 👉 Tennis: Matthew Bertsch-Xane Fligge, Watertown 👉 Golf: Jackson Wadsworth, Hamlin 👉 Track: Siera Wenzl, Milbank; Carson Wosje, Sioux Valley; Ethan Schwenn, Wilmot; Donovan Rose, Sioux Valley; Dannika Kaup, Potter County; Jacy Dexter, Milbank

-- #RogerMerriam #KameronHauck #DevonFischbach #SieraWenzl #MatthewBertsch #XaneFligge #CarsonWosje #GrantBeyer #EthanSchwenn #McKinleySchwab #JacksonWadsworth #DonovanRose #DannikaKaup #ElleHolden #JacyDexter #PaytonKuehl #AlaynaDettman #SiouxValley #Watertown #AberdeenSmittys #Hamlin #PotterCounty #Deuel #Elkton-LakeBenton #Milbank #sports

HAMLIN POWERLIFTERS ARAMIS CABRERA RODRIGUEZ, MADDIE BOS CAPTURE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

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✍️ Six Hamlin High School powerlifters competed in the Powerlifting America High School Nationals, with two winning national championships.

👉 Six Hamlin High School powerlifters competed in the Powerlifting America High School Nationals 👉 Two lifters, Aramis Cabrera Rodriguez and Maddie Bos, won national championships 👉 Rodriguez won the jv 116-pound division with a lift total of 638 pounds 👉 Bos won the jv female 184-pound division with a lift total of 665.5 pounds 👉 Hamlin placed fifth in the jv team standings

-- #AramisCabreraRodriguez #MaddieBos #GavinMaag #TristanSarff #JoseMahe #AlexHeltzel #RogerMerriam #Brookfield,WI #HamlinHighSchool #sports

VOTING OPEN FOR 15 CANDIDATES IN THIS WEEK'S PUBLIC OPINION ATHLETE OF THE WEEK POLL

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✍️ High school athletes in South Dakota got to compete outdoors in various sports, including track and field, tennis, softball, baseball, and golf, and 15 standouts are nominated for the Public Opinion Athlete of the Week poll.

👉 15 area high school athletes nominated for Public Opinion Athlete of the Week poll 👉 Competitions took place in track and field, tennis, softball, baseball, and golf 👉 Standouts include Kameron Hauck, Kylee Johnson, Charli McCune, and more

-- #KameronHauck #KyleeJohnson #CharliMcCune #RogerMerriam #SouthDakota #Watertown #DeubrookArea #Castlewood #RedfieldArea #Clark-WillowLake #FaulktonArea #GreatPlainsLutheran #Elkton-LakeBenton #W.I.N. #sports

WATERTOWN'S CONNER SCHLAHT SIGNS TO PLAY COLLEGE SOCCER AT NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE IN IOWA

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-- #RogerMerriam #sports

WATERTOWN'S HIGH SCHOOL TRACK MEET CALLED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION UPGRADE AT ALLEN MITCHELL FIELD

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✍️ Watertown High School's track and field athletes will have to wait another year to compete at home due to ongoing construction at Allen Mitchell Field.

👉 The 60th Watoma Relays track and field meet has been cancelled for the third-straight year 👉 The meet was scheduled for April 25, but the district activities director, Craig Boyens, decided to cancel it due to the lack of power, access to the fieldhouse, and safety concerns 👉 The construction project is expected to be completed in July and will include seating, press boxes, stadium lights, and a building for bathrooms, concessions, and locker rooms 👉 Watertown High School's track and field athletes haven't competed at home since the 59th Watoma Relays were held on April 22, 2022 👉 The Arrow track teams are scheduled to open their outdoor seasons on Friday at a meet at Huron

-- #CraigBoyens #RogerMerriam #Watertown #AllenMitchellField #Webster #Huron #sports

GPL'S HAYDEN KARLI & MICAH HOLIEN TO RUN TRACK AT USF; GPL'S MUHL TO PLAY FOOTBALL AT DSU

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✍️ Three Great Plains Lutheran athletes have signed to compete in college, joining other area high school seniors in various sports.

👉 Hayden Karli and Micah Holien sign to compete in men's college track and field at the University of Sioux Falls 👉 Kowynn Muhl signs to play college football at Dakota State University 👉 List of known area college signees and committers for the 2025-26 school year

-- #HaydenKarli #MicahHolien #KowynnMuhl #RogerMerriam #UniversityofSiouxFalls #DakotaStateUniversity #Watertown #Hamlin #Mobridge-Pollock #Aberdeen #SouthDakota #sports

TWENTY-SEVEN WATERTOWN WRESTLING BOOSTER CLUB WRESTLERS PLACE IN STATE AAU TOURNAMENT

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✍️ The Watertown Wrestling Booster Club sent 25 wrestlers to the 2025 South Dakota Wrestling Coaches State AAU Wrestling Tournament, with several placing in their respective divisions.

👉 Watertown Wrestling Booster Club sent 25 wrestlers to the 2025 South Dakota Wrestling Coaches State AAU Wrestling Tournament 👉 Brooklynn Randall won the 19U girls 115-pound division 👉 Jonah Anderson won the 14U boys 95-pound division 👉 Several WWBC wrestlers placed in their respective divisions 👉 Danielle Batchelor received a Scholar All-American honor from the National Wrestling Coaches Association

-- #BrooklynnRandall #JonahAnderson #DanielleBatchelor #RogerMerriam #Watertown #SouthDakota #Iowa #Dubuque #sports

SOUTH DAKOTA'S 2025 CLASS AA, A AND B ALL-STATE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS ANNOUNCED

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✍️ The 2025 South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association All-State boys basketball teams have been announced, recognizing the top players in each class.

👉 Class AA First Team 👉 Class A First Team 👉 Class B First Team 👉 Player of the Year awards 👉 Repeat selections

-- #MarkusTalley #GriffenGoodbary #BryonLaue #RogerMerriam #SouthDakota #Watertown #sports