Feb. 1: On National Signing Day, South Dakota sent 111 high school football players to 21 college programs. That included 81 players who signed a National Letter of Intent to South Dakota’s 10 college programs. It doesn’t include the players who signed during the early signing period in December. South Dakota lost a football program when Presentation College announced it was shutting down its Aberdeen campus. The Saints went 41-79 in its 12 seasons (2011-2022) of existence.
Feb. 2: Defending State A champion Dakota Valley boys’ basketball team has won its 40th game in a row. The Panthers (13-0) defeated Elk Point-Jefferson 80-63. Sioux Valley last lost on March 19, 2021, to Sioux Valley (59-57) in the State A semifinals with its streak starting the next night against Dell Rapids (69-60) to earn third-place in the State A. Dakota Valley went 26-0 last season.
Feb. 4: SDSU sophomore Zeke Mayo (Lawrence, KS) scored 41 points to lead the SDSU men’s basketball team to a 90-85 
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