Guebert (Olson), Melissa

Melissa Olson Guebert graduated from Sioux Falls Lincoln High School in 1983. She was named South Dakota Miss Basketball, Class A Player of the Year, and an All-State player, averaging 19.2 points and 8.0 rebounds in her senior year. She was the state champion in the 100m hurdles in 1983 and the 300m hurdles in […]

Diefendorf, John

The 1946 Irene High grad was named Mr. Basketball in South Dakota for the first half of the 20th century. By the time he graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1950, he owned or shared five North Central Conference records and seven USD records. A four-year starter, Diefendorf was a three-time all-NCC performer […]

Dobratz, Pat

Sioux Falls 1970 Lincoln High grad. 1974 South Dakota State grad.Dobratz was a trailblazer as a player and coach. At Lincoln High, when virtually no girls sports existed, Dobratz played on intramural teams. At SDSU, she became a multi-talented standout, competing in tennis, volleyball and basketball. Dobratz led SDSU to four consecutive state Association of […]

DuPris, Terry

The first South Dakota basketball player to score more than 2,000 points both in high school and college, DuPris was a point guard without peer. He scored 2,323 points at Cheyenne-Eagle Butte High School and 2,084 at Huron College. He still is among the all-time top 10 scorers in South Dakota prep and college history. […]

Dutton, John

Rapid City (Central High School). Nebraska. The highest drafted South Dakotan in any sport, Dutton was the No. 5 pick overall, by the Baltimore Colts, in the 1974 NFL draft. He played 14 years in the NFL with Baltimore and Dallas. The 6-foot-7, 266-pound defensive end was named to NFL all-rookie team. In 1975, he […]

Dworsky, Dan

Perhaps the greatest football player in the storied history of Sioux Falls’ Washington High, Dworsky led Michigan to back-to-back undefeated seasons and national titles. He grew up in the Twin Cities and moved to Sioux Falls for his junior year of high school. The 6-foot, 200-pounder lettered two years each in football, basketball and track. […]

Eggers, Doug

Doug Eggers played five seasons in the National Football League with the Baltimore Colts (1954-57) and the Chicago Cardinals (1958). The 6-foot, 213-pound linebacker was credited with four career pass interceptions and eight fumble recoveries. In 1959 he signed with the Oakland Raiders but decided to remain in Baltimore to manage his new business – […]

Engelmann, Weert

Miller High School. 1930 SDSU grad. Was all-conference in football and basketball at SDSU, but he may have been even better in track. As a sophomore, he placed in six events at the North Central Conference meet, winning two. As a junior, he entered seven events and won six (low and high hurdles, discus, shot […]

Evjen, Gary

Considered one of the greatest, if not the best, basketball players in Northern State University and South Dakota collegiate history, Gary Evjen was the first South Dakota collegian to collect more than 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds during his career. He graduated from Sioux Falls Washington in 1968 and Northern State College in 1972. Evjen […]

Adkins, Steve

The 1928 Parkston High and 1934 University of South Dakota grad was one of the state’s greatest all-around athletes of the 1930s. He was one of the first players in North Central Conference history to be three-time all-NCC in basketball (1930-32) – freshmen weren’t eligible then. The sturdy 6-foot-2 forward led the NCC in scoring […]