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State AAU Wrestling Tournament qualifiers from Hot Springs include, back row from left: Jonathan Pellicotte, Caleb Rickenbach and Keaton Bissonnette. Front row: Layton Ringstmeyer, Ryker Reineke, Daltyn Schmit and Westin Klippenstein. (Submitted photo)

By Brett Nachtigall

Publisher

SPEARFISH – A total of seven local youth wrestlers qualified this past weekend at the Region 1 Tournament in Spearfish for the upcoming SDWCA/AAU State Tournament in Brookings on March...

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Hot Springs senior Thane Lockhart dribbles the ball up the court in transition, flanked by teammates Alex Bilbruck (4) and Morgan Harkless (0) as the bleacher full of Bison fans dressed in neon cheer them on during last week’s SoDak 16 game versus Winner, played in Rapid City. (Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald)

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By Brett Nachtigall

Publisher

RAPID CITY – Despite tentative starts by both teams in last Tuesday night’s boys’...

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Mickey Dennis was a standout on the 1997 Hot Springs Bison basketball team and would go on to play professionally for many years in Denmark. (Photo courtesy 1996 Bison Yearbook)

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By Brett Nachtigall

Publisher

HOT SPRINGS – As the Hot Springs Bison boys’ basketball team attempts to make history this week by being the first team from the community to win a State High School Basketball Championship, its interesting to look back at...

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Edgemont senior Kaleb Darrow poses for a photo during the signing of his letter of intent to play basketball for Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell in the fall. He is surrounded by his family, from left: grandfather George Darrow, grandmother Gay Darrow, cousin Grant Darrow,  uncle Jay Darrow, brothers Keaton and Kolton, dad Gary (Kaleb Darrow), and mom Kim Darrow. (Photo by Rhea Falig/Fall River County Herald)

By Rhea Falig

Staff Writer

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Hot Springs senior Gage Uhlir goes up for a contested shot against a group of Lead-Deadwood defenders during a home playoff game last Tuesday night Case Auditorium. Uhlir missed all of his senior year of football this year due to an ACL injury, but has bounced back healthy enough to make an impact on his team’s potential historic run in the post-season. (Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald)

By Brett Nachtigall

Publisher

HOT SPRINGS – After...