SDPB's coverage of the South Dakota High School Football Championships

South Dakota State University is naming Dan Jackson as the football team’s new head coach.

Another year of champions, memories, and moments. High school sports is what makes South Dakota special, and in 2024, it didn't disappoint.

SDPB learns more about the impact of two of Britton’s finest football players – Dallas Goedert and Trevor Zuehlke - and discovers how tragedy turned into a message of strength that spread across South Dakota all the way to the NFL.

Sioux Falls Lincoln defeated Brandon Valley 31-21 on Saturday night at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion to win the 11AAA championship. This is back-to-back titles for the Patriots and their fifth state championship in program history.

For the first time in more than four decades, the Lennox Orioles have won a state football championship. It was a game that saw both offenses struggle, but it was the Orioles who made enough plays on offense to secure the 14-6 victory in the 11A championship game in Vermillion on Saturday.

Today's guest spent 34 years as an educator and athletic director at Sioux Falls Christian. Jim Groen joins Craig Mattick on this edition of In Play.