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The first annual Siouxland Sports Showdown results have been tabulated, and Harrisburg's athletics program came out on top during the 2025-26 year.
Sioux Falls Jefferson's Ayleah Johnson was voted as the Argus Leader's Athlete of the Week from June 1-6.
Stu Whitney, a Sioux Falls author and former reporter at the Argus Leader, had "The Great Burns" published on June 1, a biography about Bob Burns.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is here, and some local businesses and organizations are preparing to host watch parties for some of the games.
The Sanford Sports Academy will host a combine for boys and girls basketball players in late June.
The SDHSAA softball state tournaments closed out the South Dakota high school sports year this weekend. Vote for who performed the best.
Harrisburg's Asher Hauert and Sioux Falls Christian's Halle Braun were voted as the Argus Leader's Athletes of the Week from May 25-30.
See photos from the Jefferson softball team's 11-0 win over Washington on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at the SDHSAA championship.
See game-by-game results, scores and updated brackets for the 2026 South Dakota high school softball state tournament.
See photos from the Washington softball team's 10-3 win over Rapid City Stevens on Thursday, June 4.
Sioux Falls Washington put up eight unanswered runs to start the game and cruised to a 10-3 win over Rapid City Stevens in the state quarterfinals.
Sioux Falls Washington's Maddy Mescher and Josie Biteler talk about their big days in the Warriors' 10-3 win over Rapid City Stevens.
See photos from the Roosevelt's softball team's 5-1 win over Brandon Valley on Thursday, June 4.
No. 2 Harrisburg worked out of a bases-loaded, no-out situation in the top of the seventh to beat No. 7 O'Gorman in the Class AA state quarterfinals.
Harrisburg's Reese Moody and Leia Knutson talk about the Tigers' 6-5 win over O'Gorman in the Class AA state quarterfinals.
Sioux Falls Roosevelt's Desiree Hinsch talks about her 15 K game, her program's first state tournament win.
See photos from the Harrisburg softball team's 6-5 win over O'Gorman on Thursday, June 4.
See photos from the Jefferson softball team's 3-0 win over Lincoln on Thursday, June 4.
Desiree Hinsch struck out 15 and Sioux Falls Roosevelt scored all five runs in the sixth and seventh to beat Brandon Valley in the state quarters.
Sioux Falls Jefferson's Tya Devericks talks about her complete-game shutout and home run in the Cavaliers' 3-0 win over Sioux Falls Lincoln.