Rudebusch, Tom

Tom Rudebusch has established himself as one of the most respected and hardest working sports broadcasters in South Dakota history. He began his career at KOTA Radio in Rapid City in 1974. He has been calling games ever since. Rudebusch is well known as the Voice of South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. He […]

Clark, Doug

Doug Clark is a 1971 graduate of Sioux Falls Washington High School. He attended USD-Springfield. Clark is one of the most recognized and respected dirt track racing officials in the United States. He was a flagman for approximately 45 years, including 30 years at Huset’s Speedway in Brandon and almost 40 years at the most […]

Courtney, Kathie

Kathie Courtney, PhD. ATC Retired, is a 1970 graduate of Onida High School and a 1974 graduate of South Dakota State University. She is a member of five athletic halls of fame. Dr. Kathie (Demery) Courtney was a pioneer in athletic training, nationally and in South Dakota. After becoming only the 14th nationally certified female […]

Krauth, Dave

Dave Krauth is the winningest women’s basketball coach in Augustana history and one of the winningest in NCAA DII history. His teams have compiled a 670-296 record in 33 years at the end of the 2021-22 season. Krauth has never had a losing season at Augie and his Vikings have won 20 games or more […]

Tierney, Paul

Paul Tierney is one of the best cowboys to come out of South Dakota after breaking into the sport in 1977. Tierney was born in Kearney, Nebraska in 1952 and earned a business degree in Rapid City. It didn’t take long for Tierney to make an impact in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). He […]

Whipple, Sr, Vince

Considered one of the state’s finest shooters in history, Vince Whipple’s numbers may have been unreachable had he played in the era of the three-point line. He was one of the best assist men and ball-handlers of his time as well. Whipple graduated from Rapid City High School in 1956 and after his military service […]

Schemmel, Jeff

Jeff Schemmel was the first South Dakota native to run a sub four-minute mile (3:59.4), running for Kansas State on June 1, 1974. He was a four-time track NCAA DI All-American who anchored K-State’s distance medley relay team to the 1975 NCAA championship. He won five Big 8 Conference individual track titles and helped KSU […]

Miller, Alan

Alan Miller was one of South Dakota’s greatest prep and college basketball players. He graduated from Stickney High School in 1981 and Dakota Wesleyan College in 1985. He was a four-year starter at DWU and still holds the school’s all-time scoring record with 2,920 career points (No. 1 in the state at the time, now […]

Mahoney, Megan

One of the state’s greatest basketball players, Megan Mahoney was a five-time Class AA all-stater in high school, four times on the first team, feats never before done at the Class AA level. She graduated from Sturgis High School in 2001 and Kansas State University in 2005. The Piedmont native averaged 18.2 points, 9.6 rebounds, […]

Matthews, Bill

Bill Matthews played seven seasons of pro football, mostly in the NFL, with a couple of seasons in the USFL including three seasons with the New England Patriots. He was a fifth-round pick of the Patriots in the 1978 NFL draft but missed the entire 1978 NFL season with a neck injury. He played in […]