Members of the Aberdeen Central girls soccer team go through agility drills as the sun rises on practice at Swisher Field Thursday morning. Photo by John Davis taken 8/4/2022
A photograph is a moment in time that most photographers hope tells a story, or creates a feeling or causes the viewer to have an emotional response. Featured here are a selection of images taken in 2022 that I thought were memorable. I hope you enjoy looking at them as well.
Groton Area’s Jayden Zak, center, dives for the ball with Mount Vernon/Plankinton’s Zach Baker during their Class A SoDak 16 game Tuesday night in Redfield. Photo by John Davis taken 3/8/2022Andrew Richardson, of the Aberdeen Smittys, right, tries to put a tag on Mason Mehlhoff, of Rapid City Post 320, left, along the third base line during Wednesday night’s game at Fossum Field. Mehlhoff was ruled safe on the play. Photo by John Davis taken 7/6/2022Potter County’s Emma Schlachter (385) reacts to winning after anchoring the class B girls 1600 meter relay Saturday at the State Track and Field Meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls. Photo by John Davis taken 5/28/2022Milbank’s James Batchelor, right, falls to the finish line to take second place ahead of Vermillion Jack Freeburg, left, at the end of the anchor leg of the 3200 meter relay Thursday at the State Track and Field Meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls. Photo by John Davis taken 5/26/2022Linesman Jacob Rozenberg, left, gets a stick to the face as he tries to move in and break up a fight between Hugo Gustafsson, of the Aberdeen Wings and Blaise Miller, of the Bismarck Bobcats during Friday night’s game at the Odde Ice Center. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2022Members of the South Dakota State University women’s basketball team pour water on their head coach Aaron Johnston as he was doing a live post-game interview after Saturday’s 82-50 win over Seton Hall to win the WNIT Tournament Championship at Frost Arena in Brookings. Photo by John Davis taken 4/2/2022The fall colors made a pretty backdrop for the golfing action at Moccasin Creek Country Club during Monday’s round of the Class A Boys State Golf Tournament. Photo by John Davis taken 10/3/2022Groton Area boys basketball coach Brian Dolan celebrates cutting down the net with fans after the Tigers won their Class A SoDak 16 game Tuesday night in Redfield to advance to the State Tournament in Rapid City March 17-19. Photo by John Davis taken 3/8/2022Members of the Wolsey-Wessington volleyball team, far left, celebrate as the ball falls between Northwestern’s Ashley Haven (4) and Ella Haven (3) to win the fifth set for the Warbirds 19-17 during their Class B match Thursday at the South Dakota State Championships at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. Photo by John Davis taken 11/17/2022Grounds crew and volunteers work to secure a tarp over home plate in a pouring rain Friday night at Fossum Field. the first game of the State A Amateur Baseball Tournament between the Brookings Cubs and the Yankton Tappers was stopped in the eighth inning. Photo by John Davis taken 8/5/2022Aberdeen Central’s Karson Carda (4) runs free along the sideline in front of the Mitchell bench early in the third quarter of Friday night’s game at Golden Eagles Field. Giving chase for the Kernels are Trevon Austell (89) and Bryce Palmer (24). Photo by John Davis taken 9/16/2022Racing fans watch from the grandstand Friday night at Brown County Speedway. Photo by John Davis taken 6/3/2022Northern State University’s Caleb Schentzel, center, reaches to catch a pass in the endzone as Upper Iowa University Zacarius Murray, right, trails on defense on the play during Thursday night’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/1/2022Warner head volleyball coach Kari Jung hoists the Class B Championship trophy as her players storm onto the floor to celebrate Saturday at the South Dakota State Volleyball Tournament at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. Photo by John Davis taken 11/19/2022
