ORANGE CITY, IA... You might have known her as Anna Kiel. But, this summer she got a new name. "I just got married this past summer. New last name, same person new last name," said Anna Wedel, Northwestern Volleyball…
MITCHELL, SD...For Yankton native Rebecca Frick, her family is always front and center. "Yup my family, they come to every game, especially with this year being my last year," said Rebecca Frick, Dakota Wesleyan outside-hitter. "We went to Florida,…
CANISTOTA, S.D. -- Trey Ortman is fortunate his family owns a chiropractic clinic in Canistota since he's had his share of bumps and bruises growing up with three younger brothers. "We played football…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Professional golf is fraught with pressure packed moments. You just wouldn't know it if you followed Rocco Mediate. "I like talking, I like being talked to, I like talking…
BRANDON, SD...Thomas Scholten's journey to becoming one of the best high school quarterbacks in South Dakota was not an overnight process. Coach Garrow said, "When he started that first game as a sophomore, he was pretty wet behind the…
HAWARDEN, IA -- Playing in the massive stadiums of Big 12 seems like a distant dream when surrounded by farm fields, yet it's one Hunter Dekkers is making come true with each unthinkable play he makes. "I've always had that…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Good thoughts lead to good play for Symetra Tour pro Patty Tavatanakit. "My memory box is in I'm trying to remember all the good things about the shot I hit. And I think that helped…
MADISON, SD...You may not notice Brodie Frederiksen when you go to a Dakota State game, but it probably won't take long. "I think my height, a lot of people look at it as a disadvantage, but I think I…
SIOUX FALLS, SD...Family support cannot be understated in the world of sports. For Roosevelt senior Jack Lundin having his when he won the State Stroke Play Tournament meant everything. Jack Lundin, State Amateur Champion: "I won it with my…
VERMILLION, SD...Since the day Darin Greenfield's grandfather introduced him to the game of football.... "I don't ever want to be the guy that's like stuck up, won't talk to anybody. I want to be the guy that's out here…
MITCHELL, S.D. -- "It was very satisfying; a great experience," said Meyerink. "I been playing golf a long time and I never would have expected it this year." Jeff Meyerink won his first SDGA Men's Match Play Golf Tournament…
EAGAN, MN... Wisconsin native and life long Green Bay Packer fan Sepestiano Pupungatoa never grew up imagining he'd wear Minnesota Vikings purple. Tiano Pupungatoa, Former SDSU OL says:"It is kind of an ironic deal that I'm with the Vikings, but…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Emma Osmundson likes to ignite her team. "Oh yeah! I like getting my team started, getting us rolling." Osmundson says. Whether it's at the top of a lineup on the diamond.... "If she doesn't get…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- From the moment he first suited up for the Sioux Falls Cougars eleven years ago until now, Lorenzo Brown hasn't changed much. "My pregame has been the same since I can remember. I'm not really…
SIOUX FALLS, SD... Mike Hart, Canaries Outfielder says: "Vertigan's beard? Oh yeah, Baby Thor. We like to look at it, it's a camaraderie thing. He loves it, I like it." I mean he's a man. A man's man grows…
SIOUX FALLS, SD...Gannon Moore's road to becoming an USA rugby player was anything but a straight line. Gannon Moore, USA Rugby Wing says: "It all started actually at this field here, when I was a freshman in high school…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Playing independent baseball certainly seems a long way from the major leagues. Adrian Nieto keeps it in perspective. "At the end of the day this is still an opportunity to play baseball. So don't take…
BRANDON, S.D. -- Overcoming challenges on the track excites Krista Bickley. "For me it just kind of seems like, I don't know how to explain it, like a raw sport. It's a team sport and you're always pushing each…
SIOUX FALLS, SD...Shannon McCormick has always had competition on the golf course. "My family is a huge golf family. My dad and my sister, the first tee, just everything. I've been doing it since I was a little kid.…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Karley Peters has had a passion for track since she was nine years old. "I like the competitiveness and how, at the end, you make so many different friends through it and everyone roots for…
