FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7:
Football:  Brandon Valley @ Brookings (Live on Kcountry 102 @ 6:30)
   Aberdeen Central @ Mitchell
   Huron @ Pierre
   Watertown @ Yankton
   Rapid City Central @ Spearfish
   Douglas @ St. Thomas More
   Rapid City Stevens @ Sturgis
   Deubrook @ Estelline (Live on B93.7 @ 6:30)
   Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan @ Canistota
   Dells St. Mary’s @ Castlewood
   Howard @ Chester
   DeSmet/Iroquois @ Colman-Egan
   Britton-Hecla @ Deuel
   Hamlin @ Great Plains Lutheran
   Elkton-Lake Benton @ Lake Preston
   Chamberlain @ McCook Central/Montrose
   Aberdeen Roncalli @ Milbank
   Arlington @ Oldham-Ramona/Rutland
   Flandreau @ Sioux Falls Christian
   Garretson @ Sioux Valley
   Madison @ Sisseton
   Elk Point-Jefferson @ Tri-Valley
   Tri-State @ Waverly-South Shore
   Groton @ Webster
   Dell Rapids @ West Central

Soccer:   South Dakota State @ North Dakota, 4:00pm

Volleyball:  SDSU Invitational @ Frost Arena
    South Dakota State vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay, 7:00pm
   Rapid City Central, Sioux Falls Lincoln @ Sioux Falls O’Gorman
   Sturgis, Rapid City Stevens, Sioux Falls Washington @ Sioux Falls Roosevelt

Cross Country:  Brookings @ Fairbault, MN Invitational
   Canistota @ FCA Bowl Invitational, Sioux Falls

Tennis:   Rapid City Central, Watertown @ Brookings, Noon

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8:
College FB:  South Dakota State @ Southeastern Louisiana, 7:00pm (Live on Ranch AM 910 @ 6:00)
   Quincy, IL @ Indiana State
   Colgate @ South Dakota
   Indianapolis @ Western Illinois
   Valparaiso @ Youngstown State
   Missouri State @ Louisville
   Illinois State @ Eastern Michigan
   North Dakota State @ Colorado State
   Central State, OH @ Northern Iowa
   Southern Illinois @ Miami, OH
   Minnesota-Moorhead @ Sioux Falls
   Minot State @ Wayne State
   Concordia-St. Paul @ Minnesota-Crookston
   Augustana @ Mary
   Southwest Minnesota State @ Northern State
   Bemidji State @ Minnesota State-Mankato
   St. Cloud State @ Upper Iowa
   Winona State @ Minnesota-Duluth
   Nebraska Wesleyan @ Midland
   Graceland @ Briar Cliff
   Dakota Wesleyan @ Concordia, NE
   Hastings @ Dordt
   Northwestern @ Morningside
Dakota State @ Doane, NE
Black Hills State @ Idaho State   
South Dakota Mines @ Colorado Mines

Football:  Sioux Falls Lincoln @ Sioux Falls Roosevelt
   Sioux Falls O’Gorman @ Sioux Falls Washington

Volleyball:  SDSU Invitational @ Frost Arena
    South Dakota State vs. Alumni, 3:00pm
    South Dakota State vs. Bradley, 7:00pm
   Sturgis, Rapid City Stevens, Sioux Falls Lincoln @ Sioux Falls O’Gorman
   Rapid City Central, Sioux Falls Washington @ Sioux Falls Roosevelt
   Brandon Valley @ Pierre
   Yankton @ Aberdeen Central
   Milbank @ Harrisburg
   Freeman Academy @ Oldham-Ramona/Rutland
   Sisseton @ Lennox
   Redfield/Doland, Elkton-Lake Benton, Madison, DeSmet @ Clark/Willow Lake Tournament
   Deubrook, Hamlin @ Arlington Tournament
   Sioux Valley, Flandreau, Baltic, Garretson, Chester @ Big East Conference Tournament, Parker

Golf:   South Dakota State women @ Redbird Invitational, Normal, IL
   Brookings High School Invitational, 8:00am

Softball:  Brookings J-V, Varsity @ Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 10:00am

Cross Country:  Dell Rapids, Flandreau, Madison, Great Plains Lutheran @ Milbank Hardee’s Invitational, 9:30am
   Garretson, West Central @ Augustana Invitational, 10:00am

Soccer:   Rapid City Central @ Brookings, 1:00pm

Tennis:   Brookings, Pierre @ Huron, 10:00am

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9:
Golf:   South Dakota State women @ Redbird Invitational, Normal, IL

Softball:  Brookings J-V vs. Edgerton, MN, 12:30pm; vs. Watertown, 3:30pm
   Brookings Varsity vs. Garretson, 12:30pm

THURSDAY VB SCORES…
Sioux Falls Roosevelt def. Brookings,     25-23, 25-10, 25-18
   SFR:  Maggie DeJong 19kills…
Aberdeen Central def. Huron,      25-13, 25-12, 25-20
Aberdeen Roncalli def. Britton-Hecla,     25-15, 25-21, 27-25
Clark/Willow Lake def. Hamlin,      22-25, 25-14, 25-16, 25-20
Dell Rapids St. Mary def. Castlewood,     25-21, 25-18, 22-25, 25-22
DeSmet def. Lake Preston,      25-20, 25-21, 20-25, 25-18
Deubrook def. Estelline,      25-21, 22-25, 25-16, 15-25, 15-5
Deuel def. Groton Area,      25-23, 25-14, 25-13
Elkton-Lake Benton def. Colman-Egan,     25-14, 25-15, 25-23
Florence/Henry def. Langford-Roslyn,     25-23, 25-23, 13-25, 22-25, 15-11
Great Plains Lutheran def. Grant-Deuel,     25-20, 25-11, 25-17
Madison def. Lennox,       25-13, 25-15, 25-9
Mitchell def. Brandon Valley,      25-19, 21-25, 25-16, 24-26, 15-8
Redfield/Doland def. Milbank,      25-20, 22-25, 25-14, 25-20
Sanborn Central/Woonsocket def. Mitchell Christian,   25-13, 25-19, 25-17
Sioux Falls Christian def. West Central,     25-15, 25-13, 25-9
Sioux Falls Lincoln def. Harrisburg,     25-23, 18-25, 25-12, 26-28, 16-14
Summit def. Waverly-South Shore,     25-23, 25-18, 25-21
Tea Area def. Dell Rapids,     25-27, 25-12, 26-24, 25-22
Tri-Valley def. Vermillion,      25-20, 25-22, 25-16
Watertown def. Pierre,       23-25, 25-20, 25-20, 22-25, 15-8
Webster def. Sisseton,       27-25, 19-25, 25-11, 27-25

Big East Conference Tournament
First Round
Baltic def. Howard,       25-20, 25-18, 25-23
Chester def. Flandreau,       25-8, 25-9, 25-16
Parker def. McCook Central/Montrose,    25-15, 25-12, 25-12
Sioux Valley def. Garretson,      25-20, 25-5, 25-16
Consolation Semifinal
Howard def. Garretson,       19-25, 22-25, 26-24, 30-28, 15-8
McCook Central/Montrose def. Flandreau,    13-25, 25-18, 25-13, 25-23
Semifinals
Parker def. Chester,       25-22, 25-22, 20-25, 25-20
Sioux Valley def. Baltic,       25-14, 25-20, 25-22

DeSMET XC… Wessington Springs’ Jase Kraft won the boys’ 5,000-meter run at the De Smet Invitational cross country meet Thursday in De Smet.
   Kraft finished the race in 17 minutes, 11.2 seconds. Second-place finisher Trevor Ward, of Estelline, crossed the finish line well after Kraft, finishing in 17:47.3. Woonsocket’s Rex Schlicht finished in third place.
   Deubrook won the team title with 16 points.  Great Plains Lutheran had 31, Estelline 44, Dells St. Mary’s 49, DeSmet 51, Sioux Valley 59, Clark/Willow Lake 63, Wessington Springs 64, Deuel 66 and Arlington 73.
  In the girls’ 4,000-meter run, Mikayla Prouty, of Clark/Willow Lake, was the top finisher. Freeman’s Cailey Roth came in second with a time of 16:25.1. Mount Vernon/Plankinton’s Savannah Schmidt finished the race in fourth place.
   Estelline won the girls’ title with 21 points.  Canistota had 29, James Valley Christian 32, Colman-Egan 55, Clark/Willow Lake 60, Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 62, Sioux Valley 71, Lake Preston 71, Deuel 75, DeSmet 77, Howard 83, Great Plains Lutheran 106 and Deubrook 113.

SV GOLF…Results of this week’s Redfield/Doland golf tournament:
   TEAM TOTALS:  Milbank 373; Sioux Valley 389; Mobridge/Pollock 407; Groton 416.  MEDALIST:  Sean Zinny, Milbank, 85.  SV SCORES:  Tim Ganahl 94; Greg Reeter 96; Austin Chase 99; Austin Deibert 100; Wyatt Schmidt 104.

BHS FB… Two 2-0 teams battle Friday night when Brandon Valley visits Brookings – game time at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium is 7:00.  You’ll hear the game at 6:30 on KCountry 102.
   Brookings utilized four scoring plays of 20 yards or more to shut out Mitchell last week – still, head coach Lee Schmidt says the Bobcats weren’t consistent offensively.  97626   :23   “finish off drives”.
   Schmidt says the Lynx throw the ball well, and have a good running game.  97627   :29   “for something big”.
   Schmidt says the Bobcats have to be a bit selfish and look out for themselves.  97628   :22   “see more consistency”.
   Through two games, the Bobcats have run the ball almost twice as much as they’ve thrown.

BLIZZARD…The Brookings Blizzard will play their first North American Hockey League game in the city Friday night – hosting the Bismarck Bobcats in an 8:00pm exhibition game at Larson Ice Center.
   Blizzard marketing director Riley Courtright says the teams are long-standing rivals in the Central Division:  97631   :31   “reload each season”.
   Courtright says both coaches will be evaluating players to settle on final rosters that will open the regular season next weekend.
   He says the Blizzard will play a structured, defense-oriented system.  97632   :32   “and do everything”.
   Besides the hockey, Courtright says there will be excitement for fans off the ice.  97633   :16   “in the community”.
   Fans will have the chance to meet the Blizzard players Saturday at Choco Latte in the Calla Plaza, and again Sunday at Runnings, and the Children’s Museum of South Dakota.

BHS XC…The Brookings cross country teams run their first big meet of the year Friday at the Faribault, Minnesota invitational.
    Eighteen teams are involved – Bobcat head coach Chris Gruenhagen says it’s a high-class boys’ field.  97634   :33   “between those two”.
   And much the same for the girls:  97635   :36   “couple of weeks”.
   The Bobcats get back to in-state competition next week, at the Huron Invitational.

SDSU FB…South Dakota State visits Southeast Louisiana Saturday night in non-conference football – the pre-game show on the Ranch AM910 starts at 6:00, with kickoff at seven.
   The Jacks fell to Kansas last week, while the Lions lost to Missouri.  Jacks coach John Stiegelemeier says Southeast plays what he calls “communist football”.  97636   :21   “six…who knows”.
   Stiegelmeier says the Lions’ team speed is impressive.  97637   :30   “and move ‘em”.
   SDSU had two punts blocked and threw four interceptions against Kansas – without those, Stiegelmeier says the game may have ended differently.