ONIDA – When Sully Buttes hosts Wolsey-Wessington in a basketball doubleheader tonight, it will mark the beginning of a new era in the Sully Buttes gymnasium.
The court within the gym will officially be renamed Mark Senftner Court during a dedication ceremony to honor the former Sully Buttes girls’ basketball coach who passed away in October 2022 after an almost two-year battle with a brain tumor.
The process to rename the court began when the school discussed a project which consisted of renovating the high school gym and giving it an updated look. The idea to rename the court in Senftner’s name was brought up during the planning process.
“One of the things that was brought up is Coach Senftner’s done a lot for our community, for our athletics in general, whether it’s football or basketball,” Sully Buttes athletic director Brian White said. “It was appropriate for us to honor him by naming the court after Coach Senftner, and after the committee talked about it
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