SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Dakota State University trailed 2-1 in the non-conference volleyball match with Morningside on Friday. The Trojans roared back in the fourth set by hitting .423 to force the fifth and deciding set. DSU held on to defeat the Mustangs in a five-set thriller 25-20, 23-25, 20-…

The Howard Tigers had two runners who participated in the boys 5,000-meter varsity boys race at the John Collignon Invitational Cross Country Meet on Friday at the Madison Country Club.

The Madison Bulldogs opened up the 2021 cross country season on Friday by hosting the John Collignon Invitational at the Madison Country Club.

Caleb Nielsen kicked two field goals, and that was all the Dakota State University Trojans needed to slip past the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers 6-0 on Saturday night at Mitchell.

The Madison Lady Bulldogs opened the volleyball season in convincing fashion, rolling to a 3-0 (25-16, 25-15 and 25-9) win over the Flandreau Fliers in a non-conference contest at Madison on Thursday night.

The Chester Flyers racked up 38 first-quarter points and were never challenged as they rolled to a 51-0 win over the Arlington-Lake Preston Badgers on Friday night at Arlington.

Madison’s Anna Oetzmann placed third at No. 6 singles while Savanah Shipley picked up a pair of wins at No. 2 singles during the Madison Tennis Invitational Tournament held over the weekend at the Madison High School Courts.

The Madison Lady Bulldogs volleyball team will have some big shoes to fill in the front line after losing four of its five hitters from last season.

Madison Broncos first baseman Matt Burpee helped the Dell Rapids Mudcats to claim the 2021 State B championship at Cadwell Park in Mitchell last week.

First-year head coach Landon Hammer has a young but experienced girls cross country team at Howard this season.

The Howard Tigers lost just one time on the gridiron last season; however, they lost 11 seniors due to graduation from that team which went 9-1.

Five former standouts are members of the 2021 class being inducted into the South Dakota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame. The honorees -- brothers Chuck and David Hughes of Sioux Falls, Bob Pidde of Freeman, Mark Acheson of Chester and Alan Karel of Salem -- will be inducted during a banquet o…

The Madison Broncos remain alive in the District 4B Amateur Baseball Tournament after the first weekend of play at the Field of Dreams in Colman.

The Madison White 16U VFW Baseball team rolled past Hamlin 13-2 in a five-inning contest at Bryant on Wednesday night.

Four Cornbelt League teams are rated in the final Class B Amateur Baseball Poll for 2021 with one other Cornbelt League team receiving votes.

The District 4B Amateur Baseball Tournament will start Friday and go through July 31 at Colman.

Madison Post 25 is one win away from the State B Legion Tournament after rolling to a 15-5 win over Flandreau in five innings in the second round of the region tournament at Flandreau on Wednesday night.

Ramona's Ryan Bickett placed fifth in the Midwest 360 Sprint Touring Series A-Feature at I-90 Speedway near Hartford on Saturday night.

The Madison Gold 14U VFW baseball team will be taking an impressive 14-2 overall record to Vermillion for the VFW 14U State A Tournament, which begins on Friday and goes until Sunday.

The Madison Broncos held an 8-0 advantage after four innings and held on to earn an 11-10 Cornbelt League win over the Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks on Sunday evening at Humboldt.

The Madison Maroon 14U VFW Baseball team needed a win to stay alive in the Region 2A Tournament at Northville on Thursday -- and they did just that. Madison picked up two wins and will play in the first game on Friday.

Both the Madison Black and Madison White 16U VFW znaseball teams suffered setbacks on Thursday night at Baughman-Belatti Park.

The Alexandria Angels (Class B) and Harrisburg Hops (Class A) remain No. 1 in their respective classes in this week's South Dakota amateur baseball poll.

Racing for the area drivers started on Friday night at Murray County Speedway in Worthington, Minn., and Black Hills Speedway at Rapid City.

Both the Madison Black and Madison White 16U VFW Baseball teams lost I29 League games to close out the last week.

The Madison Black used the pitching and hitting of Jovi Wolf to defeat Garretson 12-2 in an I29 16U Teener Baseball contest on Wednesday at Baughman-Belatti Park.

The Madison Black 16U VFW Baseball team split a pair of games recently. Baltic slipped past Madison 6-5 on Monday night in an I29 League battle at Baltic.

The Canova Gang scored nine runs in the second frame and never looked back in posting a 14-1 win over the Madison Broncos in eight innings on Thursday night at Flynn Field in Cornbelt League action.

Lake Norden/Badger scored once in the ninth frame to down Madison Post 25 3-2 in American Legion Baseball action on Thursday night at Lake Norden.

Colman-Egan girls track coach Julie Preheim was selected as Coach of the Year by the South Dakota High School Coaches Association.

The 2021 Heart of the Lakes Senior Games will be held here this weekend. After a year off last year due to COVID-19, senior men and women will be in Madison competing in several games and events.