A look back at some of the sports happenings during the week of May 8-14:
Last year on May 8, 2021: Sioux Falls Washington replaced one former NSU men’s basketball player with another one to fill its boys’ basketball coaching position. Jeff Tobin of Langford took over for Craig Nelson, who left SFW to become the head boys’ coach at Brandon Valley. Both Tobin and Nelson are former NSU players. A couple of days later, another former NSU player, Kevin Ratzsch, would be named as the boys’ basketball coach at Dell Rapids Public.
10 years ago on May 8, 2012: At the end of this month, Northern State athletic director Bob Olson will be retiring after a 37-year career at NSU that saw him fill the roles of student, athlete, professor, coach and administrator.
20 years ago on May 10, 2002: USD freshman Sam Pribyl of Webster finished second in the pole vault at the North Central Conference championships in Sioux Falls. The three-time high school state champion cleared 16 feet, 3 i
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Track and Field
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Podcasts
Season 2: Episode 31- 4/24/25
Track and Field
Multi-sport athletes record first marks at Fuller Invitational
State B Notebooks
Raasch adding to coaching career victory total
Girls Basketball
Langager leaving lasting impact on Sisseton program
Boys Basketball
Norberg stepping down as Central boys’ coach
Girls' Wrestling
Groton’s Krueger wins state title, Central places five girls
Boys Basketball
Class B SoDak 16 pairings finalized
