ELKTON, S.D. — The will to win can consume a team. But, earning that victory is all the sweeter when the will accomplishes the feat. That’s essentially the dynamic that carried Elkton-Lake Benton past state powerhouse Parkston, 14-8, in the South Dakota Class 9AA semifinals at teeth-chattering Elkton Athletic Complex Friday, Nov. 7. This marks ELB’s first state championship appearance since 2006 — after the past four years as a semifinalist. The 9AA second-ranked Elks (10-1) will play the top-seeded undefeated Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy coop at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the University of South Dakota’s DakotaDome in Vermillion. “I...

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