Carney, Wayne
Wayne Carney graduated from Pine Island (MN) High School in 1966 and from the University of South Dakota in 1970. Carney was a prep basketball coach for 24 years (1970-77 at Agar and 1977-94 at Hamlin), winning more than 300 games and coaching Hamlin to the 1983 state “B” title. He served as athletic director […]
Timmins, Buck
(Born 1948. Died 2020.) 1966 Mitchell/1971 Dakota Wesleyan graduate. Timmins was one of South Dakota’s premier promoters of all sports as a teacher, coach, administrator and official. He won numerous awards in each of those categories. Timmins coached all different sports during a 36-year career at Avon (seven years) and Parkston (29 years). He started […]
Reed, Gary
Gary Reed attended Egan High School where he played varsity basketball for five years. He continued his basketball career at the University of Sioux Falls as a four-year starter. Graduating from USF in 1963, Reed began his teaching and coaching career in Jasper, MN. In 1965 he returned to Sioux Falls to continue teaching and […]
Kueter, Steve
Steve Kueter graduated from West Central High School in 1973 and Dakota State College in 1977. In high school he participated in football, basketball and track & field. At Dakota State he played fullback for the Trojans his freshman and sophomore years until an injury sidelined him his junior and senior years. He started officiating […]
Farrand, Floyd
Floyd Farrand graduated from Superior, NE High School in 1948 and from Sioux Falls College in 1952 and earned his master’s degree from South Dakota State University in 1963. At Sioux Falls College, he competed in football, basketball and track & field. Farrand was a teacher and coach for almost 40 years, most of that […]
Glanzer, Burnell
The 1971 Freeman High and 1975 University of South Dakota grad was one of the most successful boys basketball coaches in state history, guiding Armour (and Tripp-Delmont/Armour) to a 617-209 record in 37 seasons. He was just the third South Dakota boys basketball coach to reach the 600-win mark. He led Armour’s Packers to a […]
Greeno, Rich
Born near Amherst, S.D. 1946 Langford HS grad. 1950 Northern State grad. A cross country and boys track coaching legend at Lincoln High in Sioux Falls, Greeno’s coaching career spanned six decades. He coached at Lincoln from 1968-90. The Patriots won 11 state cross country titles, including all but one in the 1970s, and the […]
Withorne, Steve
Steve Withorne arrived at Dakota Wesleyan University as a promising basketball prospect. He met all expectations, and then proved his versatility when he went out for football and excelled. Withorne earned four letters playing basketball, served as a tri-captain in 1973 and received honorable mention recognition to the 1973 all-conference team. He was instrumental in […]
Diede, Laverne
Laverne Diede was a pioneer in South Dakota high school girls’ sports and was a leader in helping establish girls’ sports in the 1970s and beyond. She was a teacher, coach, and administrator for more than 40 years in Delmont, Marion, and Freeman. She was especially involved in helping girls’ track to prosper. In 1977, […]
Turning Heart, Jeffrey
Jeffrey Turning Heart was one of South Dakota’s greatest distance runners in state history, a 1980 Cheyenne-Eagle Butte High School graduate, and a 1984 Adams State (Alamosa, CO) graduate. Turning Heart was a two-time State A cross country champion (1978-79, he had better times than AA winners) with one runner-up finish and helped CEB win […]