THURSDAY, JANUARY 24:
Boys’ Basketball: Deuel @ Clark/Willow Lake
   DeSmet @ Deubrook
   Elkton-Lake Benton @ Dells St. Mary’s
   Vermillion @ Dell Rapids
   Colman-Egan @ Arlington
   FIS @ Dakota Oyate Challenge, Huron

Girls’ Basketball: Sioux Falls Lincoln @ Brandon Valley
   Clark/Willow Lake @ Great Plains Lutheran
   Hamlin @ Milbank
   Madison @ Harrisburg
   Vermillion @ Dell Rapids
   Big East Conference Tournament
      @ Montrose: 6:30pm:  Sioux Valley vs. Howard
     8:00pm:  McCook Central/Montrose vs. Chester
      @ Baltic: 6:30pm:  Parker vs. Flandreau
      8:00pm:  Baltic vs. Garretson

Wrestling:  Brookings @ Mitchell
   Clark/Willow Lake, Deuel @ Groton

Gymnastics:  Mitchell, Madison @ Brookings, 6:00pm

Bowling:  Brookings @ Sioux Falls Roosevelt, Sport Bowl

Hockey:  Boys’ Varsity at White Bear Lake, MN Tourney

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25:
Boys’ Basketball: Brookings @ Rapid City Stevens
   Huron @ Watertown
   Brandon Valley @ Sioux Falls Lincoln
   Milbank @ Hamlin
   Clark/Willow Lake @ DeSmet
   FIS @ Dakota Oyate Challenge, Huron

Girls’ Basketball: Brookings @ Rapid City Stevens
   Clark/Willow Lake @ Deuel
   DeSmet @ Deubrook 
   Elkton-Lake Benton vs. Dells St. Mary’s
   Tri-Valley @ Elk Point-Jefferson
   Colman-Egan @ Arlington
   Waverly-South Shore @ Great Plains Lutheran
   Oldham-Ramona/Rutland @ Lake Preston
   Big East Conference Tournament @ Montrose, Baltic     

Hockey:  Brookings Blizzard @ Coulee Region, 7:05pm
Minnesota-Crookston @ South Dakota State men, 8:00pm
   Rushmore @ Girls J-V, 6:15pm
   Rushmore @ Girls Varsity, 8:15pm
   Huron @ Bantam 2, 7:00pm
   Boys’ Varsity at White Bear Lake, MN Tourney  

Bowling:  Brookings @ Brandon Valley, Victory Lanes

BLIZZARD…Conor Andrle’s goal midway through the third period proved to be the difference as the Brookings Blizzard crept within one point of third-place Minot and three points of second-place Bismarck with a 3-2 win at home over the Bobcats on Wednesday night.
   The Blizzard took a 2-0 lead in the first on goals from Drew Brevig and Aidan Cavallini. Bismarck answered with two to tie the game at 2-2 with a marker from Cory Chapman in the second and Jeremy O’Keefe in the third. Drew Weigman made 29 saves in the win, while Aaron Nelson took the loss, making 30 saves.

BLIZZARD ALL-STAR…Four Brookings Blizzard players will take part in the NAHL’s Top Prospects Tournament, presented by Combat Hockey, which will be held from February 18-20 at Troy, Michigan.
   The league coaches will also participate – Brookings’ Cory Laylin will head up one of the teams.  97637   :13   “teams got four”.
   Thomas Williams, Justin Moody, Drew Brevig and Jerad Docken will represent Brookings.  Williams says it’s a chance for Division I coaches to see the players’ skills.  97638   :12   “a great time”.
   Moody says the selection caught him off guard.  97639   :10   “surprise to me”.
   Williams says his selection’s a tribute to his teammates.  All four say the event’s a chance to reunite with former high school, or NAHL, teammates.

BIG EAST GBB…The Big East Conference girls’ basketball tournament starts Thursday night – the first two rounds will be in Montrose and Baltic, with the final day Saturday in Garretson.
   Sioux Valley is the top seed going in – head coach Leah Pitts says the Cossacks start with a rematch against Howard.  97621   :30   “important for us”.
   Pitts says the Cossacks have made strides offensively:  97622   :17   “to see that”.
   First round games on the other side of the bracket have Parker against Flandreau, and Baltic against Garretson.

BHS BOWLING…Brookings and Sioux Falls O’Gorman split a bowling dual Tuesday – it was a make-up from a previously postponed event.
   The varsity girls won 25-20, as Tianna Holmes rolled a 192 game and a 477 series.  Abby Roden had a 433 series and Grace Venarsky added a 357.
   The boys’ team fell 48-2.  Quentin Mason had a 214 game and a 609 series.  Devon Austin had a 570 and Ethan Hicks finished at 569. 
   The J-V boys lost 24-1.  Brandon Rippert rolled a 425 series, with Sully Busch in at 424.-

NCAA SCANDAL…The NCAA's latest scandal comes from inside its own walls.
   The NCAA said Wednesday it had botched the investigation into allegations against the University of Miami by conducting depositions in the presence of an attorney for former Hurricanes booster Nevin Shapiro during bankruptcy proceedings.
   The announcement was an embarrassing one for the NCAA, which has faced sharp criticism and has since been sued over the $60 million in sanctions it levied against Penn State in the Jerry Sandusky scandal. It is also facing more than a half-dozen other lawsuits, including one in which a judge said NCAA investigators were "over the top" during the benefits case surrounding former Heisman winner Reggie Bush.
   NCAA President Mark Emmert says some of the people involved are no longer working for the NCAA.