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

In what was a hard fought battle, Winner defeated Sioux Valley 20-14 at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion on Friday afternoon to win the 11B state championship.

In a game that saw plenty of big plays, it was Howard who held the edge to win the title. The Tigers defeated Wolsey-Wessington 38-30 at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion on Friday for the 9A championship.

It’s time to celebrate for Hamlin. The Chargers defeated Parkston 32-8 in the 9AA state championship game in Vermillion on Thursday night.

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.

He never won a state wrestling title in South Dakota but later became a national wrestling champ and wound up being an Olympic bronze medalist in the '88 Seoul Olympics and a silver medalist in the '92 Barcelona Olympics. Dennis Koslowski joins Craig Mattick on this edition of In Play.