SDPB & SDHSAA State Football Championship Coverage

For the first time since 1989, Sully Buttes has reached the pinnacle in high school football. The Chargers defeated Faulkton Area 34-14 in the 9B state championship game at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion on Thursday afternoon.

For the first time in 36-years, the Sioux Valley Cossacks are Dome bound. They took down Elk Point-Jefferson, who has been to state championship game in 11B the past two-years, and also won it in 2022, in the semifinal round 28-14 to punch their ticket to Vermillion.

2024 saw the final season of football played at Watertown Stadium. SDPB was there for the regular season goodbye to a place the Arrows have called home for more than 80 years.

The 2024 South Dakota High School Activities Association football championships will take place on Thursday through Saturday, November 14-16, from the Dakota Dome in Vermillion.

For Harding County/Bison senior running back Rylee Veal, his love for football takes him on a roundtrip of 150 miles each day.

From the sidelines to the spotlight, Bruce Kleinsasser has been a driving force in South Dakota’s competitive cheer and dance scene. He was there when it all came together—helping sanction the sport and elevate it across the state. A two-time South Dakota Cheer Coach of the Year, he joins Craig Mattick on this edition of In Play.

This week on Game Time, Jason Andera and Nate Wek preview the South Dakota high school basketball season, complete with players to watch and the preseason rankings.