Reach of South Dakota basketball extends far

        Recently the South Dakota High School Basketball Hall of Fame was contacted by a memorabilia collector in Indiana. He had come across a state tournament souvenir program from 1932 and was seeking information.

        The championship game of that single-class tourney matched a pair of South Dakota’s most respected and well-remembered coaches – Joe Quintal of Mitchell and Euclid Cobb of Rapid City. Mitchell won 21-7 in a low-scoring game typical of the era. The two-day tourney was held at the Sioux Falls Coliseum. Net receipts totaled $1,249.75.

        How a program from the 1932 state tournament in South Dakota ended up in Indiana in 2023 is a question that will likely remain unanswered. But it serves as a reminder that South Dakota prep basketball extends beyond South Dakota.

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