Sioux Falls set to host 2026 SDAHA varsity boys hockey tourney
Watertown faces defending champion and top-seeded Rushmore and Aberdeen takes on No. 2 seed Sioux Falls East in state boys hockey openers.
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Watertown faces defending champion and top-seeded Rushmore and Aberdeen takes on No. 2 seed Sioux Falls East in state boys hockey openers.

Mar. 9—SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Bemidji State baseball team has its first tallies in the NSIC win column this season.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Augustana hockey secured its first postseason series win after beating Bemidji State 2-1 on Saturday night. The Vikings were no strangers to the Beavers in postseason play. Bemidji State ended Augustana’s season in the 2024-25 CCHA quarterfinals. Exactly one year later, Augustana is headed to the Mason Cup semifinals. The […]

Mar. 7—SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Redshirt freshman Greyson Uelmen's record-breaking 41-point night is the headline from second-seeded UND's 83-67 win over sixth-seeded Denver in the Summit League tournament quarterfinals. But there was plenty to take in Friday night at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. Here are five takeaways from the Fighting Hawks' dominant performance as they prepare for Saturday ...
SIOUX CITY, IA (KCAU) – Here is a look at some scores from South Dakota high school basketball playoffs. Lennox 53, Vermillion 49 Sioux Falls Christian 83, Dakota Valley 54
Southaven, MS (Skyforce) — The Sioux Falls Skyforce (15-13) earned a 119-82 victory over the Memphis Hustle (6-22) Thursday night at the Landers Center, closing out a three-games-in-five-days…

Mar. 5—GRAND FORKS — If UND wants to be in Sioux Falls for the 2026 NCAA regional, it can do itself a big favor this weekend.

Mar. 5—SIOUX FALLS — Considering they came into the Summit League tournament on a seven-game winning streak that included convincing wins over No. 1 seed North Dakota State and No.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (SUMMIT LEAGUE) — No. 8 seed Oral Roberts rolled into the quarterfinals with a 84-62 victory over No.
KISSIMMEE, FL (SKYFORCE) — The Sioux Falls Skyforce (14-13) fell to the Osceola Magic (18-7) 113-106 on Tuesday night at Silver Spurs Arena in the middle game of a three-games-in-five-days stretch.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Summit League and Sioux Falls Sports Authority work hand-in-hand to put on one of the biggest sporting events each year in the state of South Dakota – the Summit League Tournament. The tournament brings 18 men’s and women’s basketball teams to Sioux Falls every March and has done so […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The first edition of the KELOLAND Sports Game of the Week for March is a boys basketball region playoff game between Madison and Dell Rapids Tuesday night.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Augustana learned its Mason Cup draw. The Vikings are the 3-seed and open at home this weekend against Bemidji State, who knocked the Vikes out in the first round last…

Feb. 28—SIOUX FALLS — Finishing as state runner-up in 2025 pushed Parkston's Wyatt Anderson. "I was in the weight room every day," he said. "It kind of burned a hole in me." Anderson finished his senior season undefeated after beating Tri-Valley's Landyn Reiser in the 175-pound Class B state championship match on Saturday in Sioux Falls. "Being a state champion now really fixes that hole," he ...

Feb. 28—SIOUX FALLS — The entire South Dakota wrestling season has built to this point.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Sturgis and Canton boys wrestling teams sit atop the team leaderboards following the opening day of the 2026 state tournament at the Premier Center.
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — West Lyon and Central Lyon girls basketball both earned Wednesday night to advance to the Iowa Class 2A state tournament. Central Lyon took down Westwood in a dominant 41-26 w

Feb. 25—WINNER, S.D. — With only seven singlets packed for Sioux Falls, the math says the odds are stacked against them. But the belief inside the Winner High School boys wrestling room says otherwise. When the lights come on Feb. 26-28 at the Premier Center, the Warriors won't have the numbers most Class B team title contenders bring to the state tournament. What they will have is seven ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — View Tuesday’s playoff scores from across Class ‘A’ and ‘B’ girls basketball. CLASS ‘A’ REGION 1Sisseton 70 Webster Area 35 FGroton Area 45 Britton-Hecla 19 FMilbank 32 Redfield 14 F REGION 2Florence/Henry 54 Great Plains Lutheran 53 FSioux Valley 72 Deuel 22 FClark/Willow Lake 60 Elkton-Lake Benton 30 F REGION 3Tri-Valley […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — View scores from around the area on Monday night: SD BOYS BASKETBALLBaltic 50 Tri-Valley 39Beresford 63 Wagner 48Centerville 62 Mitchell Christian 27Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 95 Lakota Tech 32Dell Rapids 74 Garretson 61Faulkton Area 67 Herreid/Selby Area 51Flandreau 52 Deubrook Area 51Hamlin 77 Redfield 34Ipswich 58 Langford Area 49Kimball/White Lake 50 Colome […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — View scores from around the area on this Saturday. MLSMinnesota 2, Austin 2 USHLSioux Falls 7, Omaha 3 COLLEGE HOCKEYAugustana 4, St. Thomas 0 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALLNDSU 81, USD 68Northern St. 72, Minot St. 63SDSU 71, Denver 55USF 83, Augustana 73 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALLAugustana 104, USF 93Northern St. 76, Minot […]
The Sioux Falls Washington boys basketball team earned a 'statement' win by defeating Sioux Falls Roosevelt 61-56 in enemy territory, weathering a storm to secure the upset.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KCAU) – The Wayne State Wildcats dropped a NSIC Basketball doubleheader at Sioux Falls, with the USF women’s team claiming a 64-51 victory while the Cougars’ men’s team outlasted Wayne State 119-114 in overtime.
The University of Sioux Falls women’s basketball team achieved their second consecutive victory with a convincing performance against Wayne State.
The Sioux Falls Stampede suffered a 4-2 loss to the Fargo Force, ending their impressive eight-game winning streak.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota State women’s basketball team walked into the Summit League Tournament as the three-time reigning champion, and the Jackrabbits completed the four-peat behind a dominant performance from Brooklyn Meyer. Meyer posted nearly identical statlines across the three games and averaged 25 points, nine rebounds and three blocks on […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Gettysburg boys basketball team suffered a 61-59 loss to Ipswich on Friday night and now they’re sharing an explanation of how the game ended. The game was tied with just seconds to play. An Ipswich player attempted a three. It was no good, but an offensive rebound led to […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Class ‘AA’ boys state tournament bracket was announced last night. Lincoln is the top-seed and will play Tea Area. Roosevelt earned the two-seed, followed by Huron in third. The state tournament begins March 19 in Rapid City. View the full bracket below.
Mitchell hosts the 2026 South Dakota Amateur Hockey Association's varsity girls state hockey tournament.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AUGUSTANA) – Augustana men’s hockey scored four goals across the first two periods and held off a third-period push from Bemidji State to earn a 5-2 victory in game one of the CCHA Mason Cup Quarterfinal series Friday night at a sold-out Midco Arena. With the win, the Vikings take a 1-0 lead […]

The second-seeded St. Thomas men’s basketball team quelled an early uprising from No. 7 seed South Dakota State to defeat the Jackrabbits 80-67 in the Summit League quarterfinals on Thursday at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. South Dakota State came out of the gates hot and led by seven with 9:16 remaining in the first half. The Jackrabbits still led by five with 3:27 to ...

Mar. 5—SIOUX FALLS — There's a gameplan out there for facing South Dakota State standout Brooklyn Meyer.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Augustana guard Tameron Ferguson has announced his intent to enter the transfer portal. Ferguson made the announcement via X on Wednesday. He was named the NSIC South Player of the Year. Ferguson led the Vikings averaging 20 points, six assists and five rebounds per game. Ferguson has two years of […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Three-seed Augustana hockey is back in Midco Arena this weekend to host six-seed Bemidji State in the Mason Cup quarterfinals.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (CSP) — For the second straight season the Concordia-St. Paul women’s basketball claims the NSIC Tournament Championship with a 79-71win over the No.3 ranked Minnesota State…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Augustana) — The Augustana men’s basketball team saw its season come to a close on Monday night, falling 72-62 to NSIC North-champion Minnesota Duluth in the NSIC semifinals at the…

Mar. 2—Completing a wire-to-wire regular-season run atop the South Dakota Prep Media polls, Sioux Falls Lincoln checked in as the unanimous No.
With the SDHSAA state wrestling tournament all wrapped up, here's how the top Sioux Falls area athletes did over the three days.

Feb. 28—SIOUX FALLS — The South Dakota high school wrestling individual tournament concluded on Saturday afternoon at the Premier Center.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — View scores from a busy Friday across KELOLAND right here. NHLMinnesota 2 Utah 5 F Girls BasketballBrookings 62 Douglas 33 FBrandon Valley 54 Huron 35 FAberdeen Central 60 Lincoln 22 FRoosevelt 56 Pierre 51 FJeff 67 Rapid City Central 57 FRapid City Stevens 52 Washington 36 FSpearfish 32 Yankton 29 […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Valley, Sioux Falls Christian, and West Central girls basketball all earned bids to the Class A SoDak 16 on Thursday night. The KELOLAND Sports Game of the Week saw the Cossacks take down Clark/Willow Lake 55-32 at home. Sioux Valley comes in as the No. 4 seed and will […]
Logan Storley returns to South Dakota for a PFL event in May
The PFL will return to a familiar location with a familiar name atop the bill.
The Sioux Falls area continues to have more standout performances as seasons come to a close, and it's time for you to vote on the best.

Feb. 23—GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The Bemidji State women's tennis team's unbeaten streak to begin the 2026 season has come to an end. After starting the season with six consecutive wins, the longest in program history, the Beavers ran into a trio of juggernauts over the weekend in Grand Forks, North Dakota. BSU lost against NSIC foes Augustana and Sioux Falls 7-0. Bemidji State also lost to UND ...
The University of Sioux Falls women’s basketball team concluded their regular season with an 83-73 victory over rival Augustana in a high-energy game.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (SKYFORCE) — The Sioux Falls Skyforce (12-12) fell to the Valley Suns, 116-110, on Friday night at the Sanford Pentagon in the middle game of their three-games-in-four-days stretch. Miami HEAT two-way Jahmir Young scored 20 of his 29 points in the first half, helping Sioux Falls (12-12) build a 32-27 lead after […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A sports specialization study at University of California, Los Angeles found that 88% of NCAA Division I athletes played an average of two to three sports growing up. Nolan Pudwill has committed to play football at Northern State University in 2026. The Brandon Valley senior ultimately chose football, but he […]
The Sioux Falls Lincoln boys basketball team maintained their unbeaten record by defeating Sioux Falls Roosevelt 59-47.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Augustana) — The Augustana baseball team closed its second home series of the season on Sunday, defeating Minnesota Duluth 12-7 and 10-5 to stay unbeaten at Ronken Field. Augustana 12, Minnesota Duluth 7Cal Schmelzle had four hits and scored three runs to lead an offense that had 18 hits in the game. Carter Heinsch added […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Augustana redshirt junior Caden Hinker announced he will be entering the transfer portal. Hinker made the announcement via X on Monday afternoon. The former Mitchell standout was a regular double digit scorer for the Vikings. He averaged 15.4 points per contest, second best on a team that finished second in […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The KELOLAND Sports Game of the Week returns with a double header of SoDak 16 class ‘A’ basketball matchups. Both games will be played on Tuesday, March 10 in Chamberlain.
Sioux Falls, S.D. (Skyforce) — The Sioux Falls Skyforce (16-14) were defeated 119-118 by the Austin Spurs (17-10) Sunday afternoon at the Sanford Pentagon one day after the Skyforce defeated the…

Mar. 8—SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Before UND junior forward George Natsvlishvili hit a free throw with 0.1 seconds left to beat St.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Lennox, Sioux Falls Christian and Ethan girls basketball teams secured their spots in next week’s state tournaments with wins in the SoDak 16 Thursday night.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The SDSU men suffered a 80-67 loss to No. 2 St. Thomas in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament. The loss marks the end of the season for SDSU.

Mar. 5—SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota State stayed hot in the Summit League tournament quarterfinals, having little trouble with 7th-seeded Kansas City in a 75-61 win at the Premier Center. It was SDSU's 8th win a row. Brooklyn Meyer had 26 points, surpassing the 2,000-point milestone along the way, and the Jackrabbits held UMKC to 18 percent shooting in the first half to build a comfortable lead ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (SUMMIT LEAGUE) — No. 8 Omaha defeated No. 9 North Dakota in the first game of the 2026 Women’s Summit League Basketball Championship Wednesday at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.

Mar. 4—SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota State's 67-game Summit League winning streak ended in January with a home loss to North Dakota State. Two weeks later, the Jackrabbits were beaten by South Dakota, and over the next month the Bison remained undefeated in conference play, running their winning streak to 23 games. It looked like there might be a changing of the guard underway, for one year at ...

Mar. 3—SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota women's basketball teams combined to put a trio on the all-Summit League first team, as announced by the…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Summit League Tournament is later this week, and before the games start on Wednesday, KELOLAND Sports previews the tourney Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. on KELO-TV and KELOLAND+. We’ll break down the men’s and women’s brackets and hear from both SDSU and USD. Plus, we sit down with Summit League […]
Kissimmee, FL (SKYFORCE) — The Sioux Falls Skyforce (14-12) defeated the Osceola Magic (17-7) 123-108 on Sunday afternoon at Silver Spurs Arena, giving Sioux Falls a 1-0 lead in the season series.
DES MOINES, IA (STAMPEDE) – The Sioux Falls Stampede earned another weekend sweep with a 3–1 win in West Des Moines tonight. Matthew Grimes opened the scoring, while Joey Macrina and fellow defenseman Wade Weil added goals. Linards Feldbergs continued to impress with a 25-save performance. The first period stayed relatively tame between the two […]

Feb. 28—SIOUX FALLS — After winning the Class A state heavyweight championship on Saturday, Elijah Schunke held up all 10 fingers.

Feb. 27—SIOUX FALLS — For more than three decades, Scott Andal has been jumping, hollering, clapping and whistling in support of his athletes from matside as McCook Central/Montrose wrestling coach.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — O’Gorman boys basketball head coach Derek Robey won his final regular-season home game Thursday night as the Knights pulled out a 59-56 win over Mitchell to close out the regular season. The win snaps OG’s two-game losing streak and gives the Knights a 12-8 record heading into the postseason. Robey […]

Feb. 25—SIOUX FALLS — Three fierce days of wrestling get underway on Thursday at the Premier Center for the South Dakota High School Activities Association's state wrestling championships. By Saturday
Logan Storley is headed home for his next Professional Fighters League appearance.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — For the first time in the history of USA Hockey, both the men’s and women’s team won Olympic gold, an achievement that inspires the youth hockey teams in Sioux Falls. “So bo
Sioux Falls Lincoln, West Central and Castlewood (boys) and Brandon Valley, Mahpiya Luta and Lyman (girls) remain No. 1 in basketball poll.
Suns rookie Khaman Maluach neared a double-double in the G League on Friday, leading the Valley Suns to a road win over the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Josh Christopher scored a game high 37 on Thursday as the Sioux Falls Skyforce knocked off Rio Grande Valley, 123-106. Sioux Falls shot 49% from the field and 45% from beyond the arch in the win. Christopher was one of six in double figures. Gabe Madsen posted 15 points, while […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Brogan Madson and Taylen Ashley combined for 75 points as the USF men tallied a 119-114 overtime win against Wayne State. There was no shortage of offense in the game Wednesday night. Wayne State led 45-43 at halftime, but USF outscored the Wildcats 58-56 in the second half to force […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — O’Gorman and Sioux Falls Christian girls basketball came away with dominant wins on Tuesday night. The Knights steamrolled Harrisburg at home with an 81-29 victory. The Tigers fall to 7-10 on the season while O’Gorman improves to 17-1 on the year. The Knights have a week break before they take […]