Ruth Dreamer was a standout basketball player for Pine Ridge. Now, she has taken on a new challenge as the boys basketball coach for the Oelrichs Tigers.
Nate Wek is currently the sports content producer and sports and rec beat reporter for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism Broadcasting and a minor in Leadership. From 2010-2013 Nate was the Director of Gameday Media for the Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League) football team. He also spent 2012 and 2013 as the News and Sports Director of KSDJ Radio in Brookings, SD. Nate, his wife Sarah, and three sons, Braxan, Jordy, and Anders live in Canton, SD.
Tales from the Hardwood features Miles Krajewski of Yankton, Ruth Dreamer of Oelrichs, Josh Olthoff of Brandon Valley, and Mark Senftner of Sully Buttes.
Mark Senftner lost his battle with cancer in 2022 but his legacy lives on not only with the athletes that came through his program but with a new court dedicated in 2023.