The Madison American Legion Post 25 baseball season got off to a fast start on Wednesday night as Post 25 clobbered Dell Rapids 19-3 at Dell Rapids.

The Lake Norden Lakers struck for four runs in the opening inning and held on for a 7-4 win over the Madison Broncos in the season-opener for both teams on Tuesday night at Flynn Field.

For the first time this season, the Property Solutions of America Midwest Sprint Touring series drivers invaded I-90 Speedway near Hartford on Saturday night.

The Madison Broncos will begin their 2020 season with a home game on Tuesday at Flynn Field, hosting non-league foe Lake Norden at 7:30 p.m.

I-90 Speedway held its first races of the season on May 23 with several area drivers having a great night.

Even though the American Legion national leadership has canceled all American Legion Baseball for the 2020 season, that has not stopped Madison Post 25 from putting together a team.

Madison High School senior Kendra Leighton was selected as the Lady Bulldogs' Most Valuable Player for the 2019-20 basketball season.

Madison will have four VFW Teener Baseball teams in competition this summer -- two in the 15&16-year-old division and two in the 13&14-year-old division.

Several area athletes were named to the 2020 South Dakota High School Track and Field Academic All-State Team. To be included for the Academic All-State an athlete must be a senior, have participated in the sport for at least three years, have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better and be nominat…

The Madison Broncos amateur baseball team will be playing games this season with several new guidelines due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019-20 Mr. and Miss Basketball winners were announced this week. Ryder Kirsch of St. Thomas More was selected as Mr. Basketball and Emma Ronsiek of Bishop O'Gorman High School was selected as Miss Basketball.

(Editor's note: Adelyne Stearns of Madison was to be inducted into the Madison Bowling Association Hall of Fame last month. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Cherry Lanes bowling alley was closed and the banquet canceled. The following nomination letter was written by Deb Nold, m…

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the South Dakota High School Athletic Administrators Association annual conference was canceled.

South Dakota Public Broadcasting will continue its comprehensive coverage of high school achievement in the state for the next five years.

On Saturday, auto racing resumes in the area. Yep, you heard it right: Park Jefferson will run winged 410 sprint cars and IMCA modifieds.

BROOKINGS -- Next year will likely see the start of South Dakota High School Athletic Association-sanctioned girls' wrestling in South Dakota. The first reading approving the new sport was taken Tuesday by the SDHSAA board of directors.

IRVING, Texas -- The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame announced Wednesday the members of the 2020 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who maintain a cumulative 3.2 grade point average (GPA) or better th…

The Dakota State University Esports team will host a "24-Hour Live Stream" on April 24-25, presented by the South Dakota State Army National Guard and DSU Esports.

"On the behalf of the South Dakota Amateur Baseball Association, it is our intention to have an amateur baseball season in South Dakota this summer," said SDABA President Dale Weber, "keeping in mind all safety precautions in regard to the COVID-19 virus as our priority."

Six schools were represented on the Class A All-State boys basketball first team, which was selected by the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association.

It's a guard-dominant Class B boys basketball All-State team. The six first-team selections are all backcourt players who can shoot, dribble, score and defend.

With the governor's announcement of in-person school closures for the remainder of the school year, all South Dakota High School Activities Association events for 2019-20 are canceled.

The Madison Bulldogs are like the other seven teams that qualified for the State A Boys Basketball Tournament. They are playing the waiting game to find out what the South Dakota High School Activities Association will do about the spring schedule -- and that answer will not be made until ea…

A talented group of players were chosen to the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association's 2019-20 Class B All-State girls' basketball team.

The Howard Tigers had three players named to the 2019-20 boys Cornbelt All-Conference basketball team.

Dakota State University has canceled the Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet, which was scheduled for June 6.

In response to Gov. Kristi Noem's direction of school closures through May 1, all South Dakota High School Activities Association spring sports practices and competitions are canceled through May 3.

The annual Madison High School Easter Alumni Basketball Tournament has been canceled for 2020.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced its Division II Women's Basketball All-American Teams. Dakota State University sophomore Jessi Giles received an honorable mention award, marking the first time since the 2007-08 season that a Troj…

Dakota State University junior Devin DeBoer was tabbed as the North Star Athletic Association's Baseball Pitcher-of-the-Week in the final edition of the weekly award after the Trojans wrapped up their tournament play in Tucson, Ariz.

The Dakota State University baseball team suffered a doubleheader setback at the hands of the William Penn (Iowa) Statesmen on Thursday at the Tucson Invitational at Tucson, Ariz.

The North Star Athletic Association announced Friday afternoon that it is "issuing a pause in all conference activities until March 30" due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The Howard Lady Tigers shot only 27.05% from the field (10 of 37) in their opening game against the Faith Lady Longhorns at the State B Tournament on Thursday at Spearfish.

The Dakota State University Trojans baseball team won all four games against the Kansas Christian Falcons at Kansas City, Mo., last week.

The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) announced its Indoor Track & Field All-Conference selections.

The South Dakota State High School Wrestling Tournament is being held in Sioux Falls. Competition continues Friday.

The Howard Tigers are sending six wrestlers to the State B Tournament, which begins at 10 a.m. on Thursday at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.

The Madison Bulldogs jumped out to a  quick 15-3 lead and never looked back in posting a 71-49 win over the Milbank Bulldogs on senior night at the Madison High School Gym.