Macy, Ralph

The Vermillion High grad was a great booster of amateur athletics in South Dakota, and teams he sponsored, mostly in Rapid City, were among the most successful in the state. The Rapid City Macy’s basketball team played in numerous state amateur tourneys, reaching the finals four times and winning titles in 1979 and ’81. Twice […]

Mitchell, Jim

The national deaf basketball player of the year as a senior in 1954, the 6-foot-1 Mitchell averaged 27.2 points a game for the South Dakota School for the Deaf that season, including a 52-point effort against Worthing. The 27.2 was a national deaf record. In the 52-point game, he was 17 of 24 from the […]

Konrad, Cliff

Born Dec. 21, 1928 in Tripp. Went to school in Kaylor and Tripp. Finished HS education while in the military in 1952. Perhaps the greatest bowler that South Dakota has produced, Konrad has rolled an astounding 33 perfect games, 13 of which were sanctioned. He has rolled 10 800 series with a high of 847. […]

Dunker, Leigh

It’s probably safe to say that few, if any, have dominated a sport like Leigh Dunker did in horseshoes. The Warner farmer was the state champion a phenomenal 35 times. So amazing were Dunker’s feats that they were chronicled in a story in Sports Illustrated in 1974. Dunker was born March 23, 1915, in rural […]