The Oahe Capitals PeeWee B team captured their second-straight SDAHA state title after going unbeaten in the state tournament held on Feb. 17-19 at the Mitchell Activity Center. Pictured from front-to-back and left-to-right are Lex Bowers, Bentley Drew, Henry Babcock, Jace Hand, Jett Kirschenmann, Walter McVey, Ryan Anderson, Kayden Berven, Kaden Walti, Logan Brown, Brecken Fuhrman, Kenley Boyer, Gunner Neddo, Dustin Drew, Kent Brown, Andy Fuhrman and Chad Babcock.
The Oahe Capitals PeeWee B team captured their second-straight SDAHA state title after going unbeaten in the state tournament held on Feb. 17-19 at the Mitchell Activity Center. Pictured from front-to-back and left-to-right are Lex Bowers, Bentley Drew, Henry Babcock, Jace Hand, Jett Kirschenmann, Walter McVey, Ryan Anderson, Kayden Berven, Kaden Walti, Logan Brown, Brecken Fuhrman, Kenley Boyer, Gunner Neddo, Dustin Drew, Kent Brown, Andy Fuhrman and Chad Babcock.
The Oahe Capitals PeeWee B team won back-to-back SDAHA state championships after going undefeated in the state tournament held on Feb. 17-19 at the Mitchell Activity Center.
Oahe beat Yankton, 14-0, Mitchell, 5-1, and then Sioux Falls 1, 8-6, to capture the title.
Against the Flyers, Logan Brown and Gunner Neddo led the Caps with two goals each. Breken Fuhrman, Jett Kirschenmann, Kaden Walti and Bentley Drew all pitched in with one score.
Oahe finished its season with a 14-3 record, and the Caps outscored their opponents 122-34.
Basketball scores
Stanley County, Sully Buttes and Lyman’s basketball teams have all seen postseason action as of late.
The seventh-seeded Buffaloes boys fell to No. 2 Miller, 64-52, in the Class A Region 6 Quarterfinals on Tuesday at the Miller Armory. Stanley County ends its season with a 3-18 record and 10-game losing streak.
The Chargers boys, who also the No. 7 seed, lost to No. 2 Highmore-Harrold, 58-53, in the Class B Region 6 Quarterfinals on Tuesday at Hyde County Memorial Auditorium. Senior guard Landon Hepker led Sully Buttes with 19 points, and senior guard Marshall Wittler added 15.
The boys end their 2022-23 campaign with a 6-15 record.
For the Sully Buttes girls basketball team, the No. 4 Chargers beat No. 13 Harding County, 44-26, in the Class B SoDak 16 on Thursday at the Gettysburg North Gym for a bid to the state tournament.
Sully Buttes (20-3) will face No. 5 Wall (18-5) in the opening round on Mar. 9 at Huron Arena at 1:45 p.m.
The fourth-seeded Raiders boys fell to No. 5 Herreid/Selby Area, 69-67, in the Class B Region 6 Quarterfinals on Tuesday at Lyman High School. Lyman ends its season with a 13-8 record.
And for the Raiders girls, they entered the playoffs as the No. 14 seed. But Lyman ended up losing to No. 3 Viborg-Hurley, 63-34, in the Class B SoDak 16 on Thursday at McCook Central School District.
Freshman guard Mak Scott led the Raiders with 12 points, and seventh-grade guard Jordyn Scott pitched in with 10. Junior guard Skyler Volmer added eight points and nine rebounds.
Lyman finished its 2022-23 campaign with a 14-8 record.
Upcoming schedule
Saturday
Pierre swimming at Varsity Championships, YMCA Aquatic Center, prelims 9 a.m., finals 5 p.m.
Pierre boys basketball vs. Sioux Falls O’Gorman, Class AA SoDak 16, T.F. Riggs High School, 3 p.m.
Sunday
Pierre swimming at Varsity Championships, YMCA Aquatic Center, prelims 9 a.m., finals 5 p.m.
Sunday Night Shooting with John Duffy, Parkview Gym, 7-9 p.m.
Austin Nicholson graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in sports journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He moved to Pierre in 2022 and is from Maryville, Tennessee.
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,
racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another
person will not be tolerated. Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone
or anything. Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism
that is degrading to another person. Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on
each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness
accounts, the history behind an article.
Post a comment as anonymous
Report
Watch this discussion.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.