In Play with Craig Mattick

Seventy-two games, six tournaments, and two weekends - the South Dakota high school basketball championships invaded five different communities over the last couple of weeks. All six state championship coaches (Jared Bouman - White River, Derek Larson - Aberdeen Roncalli, Jamie Parish - Sioux Falls Washington, Jeff Gruenhagen - De Smet, Mike Schouten - Sioux Falls Christian, and Mitch Begeman - Sioux Falls Roosevelt) joined Craig Mattick to recap their teams success during this year's event.

Armour's girls basketball program is one of just three in state history to win five straight state titles. From 1983 to 1987, the Packers were the top dog in 'B' girls hoops. It was one of the original true dynasties in South Dakota sports history. Former players Dana (Nielsen) Honner, Theresa (Wetham) Skinner, Candi (Nielsen) Musiel, Jodi (Pipes) Altenburg, and Wanda (Hornstra) Dally joined 'In Play with Craig Mattick,' along with former coach Ron Webber.

Armour's girls basketball program is one of just three in state history to win five straight state titles. From 1983 to 1987, the Packers were the top dog in 'B' girls hoops. It was one of the original true dynasties in South Dakota sports history. Former players Dana (Nielsen) Honner, Theresa (Wetham) Skinner, Candi (Nielsen) Musiel, Jodi (Pipes) Altenburg, and Wanda (Hornstra) Dally joined 'In Play with Craig Mattick,' along with former coach Ron Webber.

For more than a decade, Sturgis wrestling was arguably the top program in the state. From 1998-2011, the Scoopers were state champions six times in Class A, five of those coming over the span of six years. They also were runner-up three-times as well over this fourteen year stretch. Longtime Sturgis wrestling coach Steve Keszler and former Scooper wrestlers Seth Lange, Nate Oviatt, Josh Keszler, and Caleb Chapman all joined the program to reminisce about this historic run.

Long time coach Larry Luitjens is one of the most successful coaches in South Dakota high school history. Throughout his 45-year career of coaching boys basketball, he won 748 games, which is the state record in boys' high school hoops for the Mt. Rushmore state. He also won seven state titles throughout his career.

The Sioux Falls Roosevelt girls basketball program went on a record breaking run of 111 consecutive wins from 1997-2001. During this span, Fred Tibbetts' Rough Riders also won five-straight state championships. Assistant Coaches Larry Toft, Denise Klein, and Nate Malchow, and former player Courtney Farrell all joined ‘In Play with Craig Mattick’ to talk about this historical run.

The Sioux Falls Roosevelt girls basketball program went on a record breaking run of 111 consecutive wins from 1997-2001. During this span, Fred Tibbetts' Rough Riders also won five-straight state championships. Assistant Coaches Larry Toft, Denise Klein, and Nate Malchow, and former player Courtney Farrell all joined ‘In Play with Craig Mattick’ to talk about this historical run.

He's one of the most physically gifted wrestlers in South Dakota history. Randy Lewis, a native of Rapid City, was a three-time state champion at Stevens high school, a two-time NCAA champion at the University of Iowa, and an Olympic gold medalist at the 1984 Olympic Games for Team USA. He truly is 'the toughest kid on the block.'