A look back at some of the sports happenings during the week of Dec. 7-13, 2025:

Last year on Dec. 8, 2024: Callie Mueller of Florence earned the title of Miss Rodeo America 2025 at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. She was Miss Rodeo South Dakota 2024. She will travel more than 40,000 miles and appear at about 100 rodeo events as the official representative of the PRCA. Other Miss Rodeo America winners from South Dakota were Jordan Tierney of Oral in 2020-21; McKenzie Haley of Winner (2011); Leslie Patten of Belle Fourche (1985); Donna Keffeler of Sturgis (1982); and Pat Koren of Rapid City (1965). Marilyn Scott of Wyoming was the first Miss Rodeo America in 1956.

10 years ago on Dec. 8, 2015: Northern State volleyball players Kelsey Chambers and Drew Smith were named to the AVCA First Team All-America squad, becoming the first AVCA first-team selections in program history.

20 years ago on Dec. 11, 2005: Pro cowboy Jeffrey Willert of Belvidere won the saddle bronc world title in Las Vegas. He won $278,168.74 this season. Ree Heights native Billy Etbauer finished third in the world standings with $209,449.22 in earnings.

30 years ago on Dec. 9, 1995: Jason Sempsrott and Jermaine Showers combined for 39 points to pace SDSU over NSU 82-78 at Frost Arena in Brookings. Lance Luitjens led the Wolves with 30 points.

40 years ago on Dec. 7, 1985: Since the DakotaDome opened in Vermillion in 1979, there had not been a college football game that has gone into overtime. On Nov. 30 in the first round of the NCAA DII playoffs, USD defeated visiting Central State of Ohio 13-10 in two overtimes. USD’s Mark McLoughlin kicked the winning field goal of 41 yards; he also had a 44-yarder. The following week on Dec. 7 in three overtimes at the Dakotadome, Wisconsin-LaCrosse defeated Northwestern of Iowa 35-28 in the NAIA DII semifinals in a night game at Vermillion. Earlier that afternoon at the DakotaDome, NDSU nipped USD 16-7 to reach the NCAA DII championship game.

50 years ago on Dec. 13, 1975: Rapid City Stevens junior Randy Lewis set a high school national wrestling record with 35 pins in a row. He finished the 1974-75 season on Feb. 22 with 29 straight pins in winning the 98-pound state championship.