MITCHELL, SD…Junior guard Kynedi Cheeseman is making her presence known on the court… Jason Christensen, DWU WBB Coach:”Kynedi is just a good kid that always wants to get better. Does she try my patience sometimes.. Yes she does.” She’s the Tiger’s top scorer so far this season averaging 21 points a game. Christensen:”A lot of times she’s one of…
TEA, SD…Though Carter Slykhuis has shown that he can use his arm effectively…. “Yeah I used to be a quarterback back in middle school. So it’s fun to throw the ball every now and then!” Tea Senior RB/DB Carter Slykhuis says. ….Its his legs that make the Tea running back a threat to score. “I like to be the best…
SIOUX FALLS, SD…. As first impressions go, it’ll be tough for anyone who ever wears a Sioux Falls uniform to top the one Gabe Watson made in 2018. “Thought he’d be a good football player but what he’s doing is amazing right now. I don’t want to say he’s exceed expectations because I don’t know where he can get to.”…
CANTON, S.D. — It’s a good thing that Kayden Verley has a passion for pigskin. “It’s one of the best feelings you’ll have in your high school career, for sure. Well so far I have. Football is a lot different, so much energy and excitement.” Canton Junior Kayden Verley Says. Because the junior plays plenty of it at Canton. As in,…
BROOKINGS, S.D. — Though Maggie Smither’s career as a midfielder didn’t last long…. “I started around like 11 or 12. And so I just went in and I wasn’t really like a field player. Around middle school I kind of stepped into keeper just because I was tall and could kick it far.” SDSU Junior Goal Keeper Maggie Smither says….
VERMILLION, S.D. — Outside hitter Hayley Dotseth may seem reserved, but she’s lethal on the volleyball court for the Coyotes. “She’s just such a competitor. From the moment she walked on campus we didn’t really know what to expect from her. And I think her freshman year she came out and surprised a lot of people. I think even being…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The first thing you notice is the name. “I’m Tupak with a K. Everyone thinks it’s with a C, they always spell my name wrong. Ton of people just ask if I can rap all the time and I say no!” Washington Senior RB Tupak Kpeayeh says. And then you see that Tupak Kpeayeh makes his music…
SIOUX FALLS, SD…On any given day Gordy Lyng can be found on the golf course. Gordy Lyng says:”Well it’s a way of staying young…” Gordy has spent his working years as the former owner of Boomer’s and Tinner’s restaurants. The 90 year old is now retired – but his golf game has never been better. “It’s hard to say how…
SIOUX FALLS, SD… It didn’t take Dave Hanten long to see something special in a young Shannon Johnson. Dave Hanten, Willow Run Golf Pro says:”She always calls and says Dave let’s go hit some balls. Translation is would you just take a look at my swing and see where we’re at.” A relationship grew over the next few years as Johnson…
SIOUX FALLS, SD… Steve Stricker’s week in Sioux Falls at the Sanford International began in anonymity. “I went down to the Duluth Trading Company today, that’s where I was shopping, and the lady was like yeah, we’ve got a big golf tournament in town, who’s your favorite? And I looked at my wife and I’m like Nikki, who’s your favorite?…
MARSHALL, MN — Blake Gimbel likes to throw the football. “Some guys ask hey, did you really throw the ball 60 times in a game? And I’ll tell them yeah, we did it multiple times.” SMSU Senior QB Blake Gimbel says. A lot. “I like throwing the ball. You don’t even think about it when the game is going on….
TRIPP, SD…IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG FOR TOM GALL TO FALL IN LOVE WITH RACING. Tom Gall, Drag Racer: “I FIRST GOT INTO DRAG RACING BECAUSE OF MY DAD. HE RACED FOR YEARS AND YEARS, AND HE DECIDED YOU KNOW IF YOU’RE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS AND I WAS… WE’LL BUILD YOU A DRAGSTER. IT’S THE SAFETY AND EASIEST WAY TO GO…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Though Willow Run is a little less than 4500 miles from Linnea Strom’s native Sweden, the GreatLIFE Challenge felt like a family affair with several Swedish teammates cheering her on and her dad on the bag as caddy. “He’s a calm person so it’s nice having him on the bag. He knows exactly what to say…
MINNEAPOLIS, MN…It only takes a few former South Dakota State teammates to remind one of baseball’s most dominant closers that he wasn’t always so dominant. “It was against Oral Roberts and he gave up a few runs. And now he’s here, barely giving up any runs in the Major Leagues. And we always make the joke ‘well he couldn’t get…
VERMILLION, SD… The USD football program is coming off one of it’s best season’s to date. One year removed from an FCS playoff victory, now they’re attacking this season with a new leader at quarterback. Austin Simmons, USD Quarterback:”Yeah it’s pretty exciting. It’s been a while in the making, so definitely looking to take advantage of it, and seize the…
PARKSTON, SD…You’ll never see a bag of ice on Parkston pitcher Brady Nolz shoulder after a game. Brady Nolz, Parkston Pitcher:”I’ve seen studies where it helps you and it doesn’t help you. I think a lot of it is mental and I don’t do it, I never have. I don’t like it. It’s cold and I don’t like it on…
SIOUX FALLS, SD… On a serene golf course, you’d never know that Andre Metzger Junior grew up in a far different environment. “My dad’s actually in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Two time NCAA National Champion for Oklahoma. He taught me what I call the “champion’s mentality”. You never fail unless you quit so just keep fighting.” Metzger says….
EAGAN, MN — Cedrick Lang knows how long the odds are of making an NFL roster. “I’m definitely finding that out. It’s part of the process. Some guys get cut four or five times before they stick with a team and you bounce around and it’s not easy on your family, but it’s a process.” Lang says. When you realize just…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Even after graduating, former Jackrabbit Iasmine Rosa is still one of the area’s top tennis players, and she still hopes to see tennis played again at her alma mater. Zach Borg has more on our Karl’s TV & Appliance Athlete of the Week. Playing against her older brothers showed Iasmine Rosa that she could go far…
= LENNOX, S.D. — Thanks in part to their ace, Lennox baseball has made a habit of deep playoff runs including the final four this year at the State B H.S. tournament. His name is Brock Anderson, and he’s this week’s Karl’s TV and Appliance Athlete of the Week. When Brock Anderson takes the pitchers circle his team knows he’s a…
