Corsica-Stickney’s Clayton Menning goes up for a shot against Langford Area’s James Erickson (32) during the Hanson Classic on Saturday at the Corn Palace. Corsica-Stickney’s Landon Bruinsma is in the background. (Ryan Deal/Republic)
McCook Central/Montrose’s Caleb Krouse wrestles with Webster Area’s Kelby Hawkins during the Parkston Invite on Saturday in Parkston. (Eric Mayer/Republic)
Adam Jones, 24, of Mitchell, releases a crappie back into the water while ice fishing Tuesday on Lake Mitchell. (Jake Shama / Republic)
Friend de Coup, Mitchell High School’s Show Choir” shows off their competition performance during the group’s annual Community Show on Jan. 24 in the MHS Auditorium. (Sara Bertsch/Republic)
Judges Dan Miller, left, Madison Miller, center, and Ian Hyde, right, laugh during an explanation to the Tripp-Delmont group after their play at the Region IV B One-Act Play Content on Thursday at the Pepsi-Cola Theatre in Mitchell. Tripp-Delmont was one of six schools that took part in the competition. (Sarah Barclay / Republic)
Elliot Dean, front, and Jack Neely, both sixth-grade students and members of the Wessington Springs Robotics Team work with the team’s robots Thursday night at Wessington Springs High School. (Caitlynn Peetz/Republic)
Tripp-Delmont/Armour junior Brooklyn Brouwer (14) drives down the court against Burke/South Central during a girls basketball game Monday night in Bonesteel. Pictured for the Cougars is Alexandra Fernau (22). (Caitlynn Peetz/Republic)
Minnesota Vikings’ Chad Greenway (52) receives a roar of applause from the crowd as he walks back into the locker surrounded by the media following the Vikings win over the Chicago Bears in the final regular season game on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Amanda Christensen, a fourth grade teacher at Longfellow Elementary School, is hugged by Chailyn Priebe and the rest of her fourth graders after she was announced the winner of a $25K Milken Educator award during a surprise announcement on Wednesday morning in the Longfellow Elementary School gym. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan’s Rylie Osthus (10) is fouled by Dakota State’s Britley Plautz (44) during a game on Wednesday night at the Corn Palace in Mitchell. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Dakota State’s Kennedy Wagner (2) stretches out for a rebound as Dakota Wesleyan’s Rylie Osthus (10) reaches for the ball during a game on Wednesday night at the Corn Palace in Mitchell. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan University twin sisters Amber and Ashley Bray pose for a portrait on Thursday afternoon in the Corn Palace. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan Head Coach Matt Wilber smiles as the clock runs down in the final minute during a game against Briar Cliff on Wednesday night at the Corn Palace. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan’s Rylie Osthus (10) reacts after missing a basket but drawing the foul during a game against Briar Cliff on Wednesday night at the Corn Palace. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan’s Rylie Osthus (10) drives past College of Saint Mary’s Paige Muhammad (4) during a game on Friday night at the Corn Palace. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan’s Chesney Nagel (32) and Ashley Bray, second from left, vie for a rebound with a trio of College of Saint Mary defenders including Peyton Hagen (3) and Paige Muhammad (4) during a game on Friday night at the Corn Palace. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Rich Rang, a two year employee at AKG North American Operations, Inc. in Mitchell, welds part of a radiator on Wednesday afternoon. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Seven year-old Madelyn Nedelsick slides down on her stomach on a sled while her brothers Grason (6), center, and Braedon (10), run into each other while Grason is walking back up the hill and Braedon goes down on a snowboard at the amphitheater near Lake Mitchell. Aimee Nedelsick took her kids Braedon, Madelyn, Grason and Henley (3) to the ampitheater to take advantage of the kids having the day off from Mitchell Christian on Wednesday afternoon. (Matt Gade / Republic)
South Dakota State junior Macy Miller, second from left, watches as SDSU Assistant Coach Haylie Linn leads drill during practice on Thursday in Frost Arena in Brookings. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Lori Crago watches as her daughter Adley, who turns 4 today, competes in Plinko during the John Paul II Carnival on Sunday afternoon in the school cafeteria. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Mike Marshall, right, and his son Joe watch as 8-year-old Owen Raml throw a spear across the ice of Lake Mitchell Saturday afternoon during the annual Lakota Games on Ice event.(Matt Gade / Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan’s Trae Vandeberg (3) celebrates being fouled after grabbing a rebound off a missed free throw by Hastings College’s Drew Callaghan (33) in the final seconds of a game on Saturday at the Corn Palace. DWU defeated the Hastings College Broncos 84-79. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan’s Rylie Osthus (10) drives past Hastings College’s Shanelle Farmer (20) off the screen of Dakota Wesleyan’s Kristin Sabers (34) during a game on Saturday at the Corn Palace in Mitchell. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Former Dakota Wesleyan basketball player Brady Wiebe looks at his jersey #32 as it’s retired as he stands with his wife Kristin holding their one-year-old son Paxton during a special celebration prior to the Tigers game against Hastings College on Saturday at the Corn Palace. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Actor/directors Jacqueline DeGraff, center, and Nathaniel Vogel, left, have kids shout out a line during auditions for the Super Hero Show at the Pepsi-Cola Theater on Monday afternoon. Over 40 kids came to the auditions. The show will be Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Sanborn Central/Woonsocket’s Sarah Morgan (15) and Ethan’s Ellie Hohn (40) stretch out for a rebound during a game on Monday night in Forestburg. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Sanborn Central/Woonsocket fans cheer on the Blackhawks during a game against Ethan on Monday night in Forestburg. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Minnesota Vikings’ Chad Greenway (52) walks out of the tunnel as the last Viking introduced prior to the start of their final regular season game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Carol and Ed Radack have a laugh after serving customers on Wednesday morning in the Tyndall Bakery. In May, Carol and Ed will have owned the bakery for 10 years and the bakery itself will have been around since at least 1917. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Carol Radack rolls out the dough while making cinnamon on the big table in the kitchen on Wednesday morning. Carol is always the first to the bakery coming in any time between 12 A.M. and 3 A.M. just depending on the number of orders for the day. (Matt Gade / Republic)