Eleven area all-tourney baskeball players nominated for Watertown Public Opinion/Aberdeen News Athlete of the Week for March 16-22, 2026.

RAPID CITY — Freeman caught fire in the second half and derailed Castlewood's bid to repeat as the state Class B boys basketball champion. The second-seeded Flyers (24-2) overcame a 10-point halftime ...

RAPID CITY — Hamlin evened the season series with fellow Northeast and Lake Central Conference toe Clark-Willow Lake with a victory in the third-place game of the 2026 state Class A boys basketball ...

RAPID CITY — Watertown High School's boys basketball team closed out its season and the lengthy coaching career of Pat McClemans with a victory. The fifth-seeded Arrows used three throws from Carter ...

Watertown's bid to reach the semis of the state Class AA boys basketball tourney for the first time since 2009 falls short.

Watertown's Carter Buisker celebrates as Tea Area's Kayden Williamson (21) looks on in the final seconds of their consolation ...

A rapidly expanding drive-thru coffee chain, 7 Brew Coffee, is opening a new location in Watertown this summer.

RAPID CITY — Area schools Hamlin and Clark-Willow Lake each recorded first-round wins on Thursday, March 19 in the 2026 South Dakota state Class A boys basketball tournament. Fourth-seeded Hamlin ...

ABERDEEN — Clutch plays from junior guard Kamden Keszler and senior Brody Bass helped defending champion Castlewood win its opener on Thursday, March 19, in the 2026 state Class B high school boys ...

It's basically the culmination of the final month of the high school sports season that begins with state gymnastics in ...