Last week's highlights for track, baseball, softball and basketball
South Dakota's 2026 spring high school season opens with some indoor track meets along with tennis, softball and baseball.
Here's some top performers and other highlights from the opening week of the 2026 South Dakota spring high school sports season. Sure, most of the activities from March 23-30 were indoors but it's still competition. Indoor Girls Track Grace McElroy & Elly Dingsor, Watertown — McElroy won the 3,200-meter run (11:42.
84) and Dingor tied for first in the pole vault (11-6) in the Ruth Marske Indoor Invitational on March 28 at Brookings. Taryn Hermansen, Aberdeen Central — Hermansen won the shot put (43-1) in the Ruth Marske Indoor Invitational and also in the NSU Fuller Invite (43-0. 25) on March 23 at Aberdeen.
Sophia Knittel, Ipswich — Knittel won the 55 (7. 79) and 200-meter (28. 38) dashes and the long jump (15-0.
5) in the NSU Fuller Invite. Jalyssa Hutson & Marley Guthmiller, Ipswich — Hutson won the high jump (4-7. 75) and pole vault (10-8.
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