How many points did Rapid City Central’s John Dutton score in the 1969 Class A state championship game?
What were the names of De Smet’s 1971 Spirit of Six cheerleaders?
Did you know at the 1965 Class B state boys basketball tournament, Colin Kapitan covered the event as sports editor of the Yankton newspaper while also serving as one of the tournament’s eight officials?
Check out these notes and much more in the South Dakota High School Basketball Hall of Fame’s historical recaps on this site. Available through the virtual kiosk, the new feature currently highlights the 1960s and 1970s, with additional decades to be added in the coming months.
Longtime South Dakota sports editor John Papendick researched all of the South Dakota high school basketball seasons for this report.
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