Sorensen, Jim

1962 Sioux Falls Washington/1966 Augustana graduate. While he may be known as the long-time Beresford basketball coach, Sorensen was also one of the most successful prep golf coaches in state history. A four-time SD golf coach of the year, he was the 2012 national prep golf coach of the year. His girls’ teams won eight […]

Mueller, Kent

1976 Freeman/Dakota Wesleyan/1985 USD graduate. Wherever he went in life, the 6-foot-4, 220-pound Mueller made an impression, a difference and history as an athlete, teacher and coach. He recently made a state record 17th high school football state championship appearance in 2025 as an assistant coach for champion Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy. Mueller’s teams have won 14 […]

Miles, Tim

A proud native of Doland and South Dakota, Tim Miles has built one of the most respected coaching careers in college basketball, defined by program building, player development, and sustained success across every level of the sport. Now the head coach at San José State University, Miles continues to elevate programs using the same blueprint […]

Cutler, Frank

1978 Langford/1983 SDSU graduate. Claremont native. Was a four-year letter winner at SDSU in baseball. Was all-North Central Conference as a senior with one of the best all-time season batting averages (.443) in school and conference history. A multi-sport standout at Langford, Cutler was a two-time all-state football player, leading the Lions to the mythical […]

Begeman, Mike

1975 Parker/1979 Augustana graduate. One of the best shooting guards in SD high school history. A three-time all-stater who led Parker to a 70-10 record during those three years and to two State B runner-up finishes in 1973 and 1974. Scored 1,477 career points at Parker and played for legendary Coach Gayle Hoover.  As a […]

Rehn, Ruth

The Lyons High and 1966 South Dakota State grad was an assistant executive director for the S.D. High School Activities Association for 34 years, starting in 1974. During her tenure, South Dakota added basketball, volleyball, cross country, and competitive cheer and dance for high school girls, and she was the overseeing administrator for all the […]

Richards, Hobe

Born Aug. 9, 1923 in Aberdeen. 1941 Aberdeen Central HS grad. 1949 Northern State grad. An outstanding golf teacher, many of his students went on to become state champions. Richards won the 1943 state match-play title. Seven times he won the South Dakota Open, which was the biggest medal-play tourney in the state at that […]

Sheeks, Paul

A 1908 Mitchell High and 1913 University of South Dakota grad, Sheeks played two years in the NFL before gaining national fame in the 1920s and ’30s because of the success of the Firestone basketball teams he coached in Akron, Ohio. He helped found the National Basketball League and was named coach of the year […]

Walseth, R.M. “Bus”

Clear Lake HS. SDSU. In 1937 he was named the first executive secretary of the South Dakota High School Activities Association, a position he held for 35 years. Before that, he coached at Barnard, Leola and Ipswich. When he retired in 1971, he had devoted 50 years to high school athletics as a coach and […]

Young, Don

1933 Edgemont High grad. 1940 Black Hills State grad. Young’s name is synonymous with Black Hills State, where he spent almost 50 years as a coach, teacher and administrator. A coach who loved football, spent endless hours diagramming plays and creating new formations while demonstrating unbridled enthusiasm for the game, Young was first and foremost […]