During the course of the calendar year as I work covering sporting events I will take note and save back what I feel are the better moments I captured.
Some are action images, some are emotional reactions or celebrations and there is even the occasional moment in life or nature that I witnessed waiting for the next event to start.
As 2024 comes to a close, here is a gallery of images that I felt stood out from the thousands of images I took this year. Many, if not all, have been posted here at sdsportscene.com
Don’t forget that subscribers can go back into the archives at anytime to see all the images that have been published. As well the electronic files can be purchased for you to keep for your own personal use.
Enjoy the images and have a Happy Holiday Season.
Aberdeen Central’s Brendan Phillips (42) is swarmed by his teammates after hitting the game winning three-point shot Tuesday night as Central defeated Watertown in the Golden Eagles Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 1/9/2023Members of the Aberdeen Cougars rush in on goalie Chloe Vikander, far right, as they celebrate winning the 2024 Girls State Tournament at Prairie Lakes Ice Arena in Watertown. Photo by John Davis taken 3/3/2024Members of the Castlewood softball team celebrate their win over Scotland/Menno Friday at the South Dakota Class B State Softball Tournament at Players South Complex. The Warriors advanced to the Class B championship game with the win. Exiting the field in the foreground for the Trappers are Nora Robb, left and Kaelie Derby, right. Photo by John Davis taken 5/31/2024Ipswich’s Marley Guthmiller clears the bar in the Class B Pole Vault Friday at the South Dakota State Track and Field Meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls. Photo by John Davis taken 5/24/2024Potter County’s Emma Schlachter, center, moves to embrace her teammates after crossing the finish line ahead of Colman-Egan’s Brynlee Landis, on the ground right, to win the Class B girls 1600-meter relay Saturday at the South Dakota State Track Meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls. Behind Schlachter is Sunshine Bible Academy’s Abby Hinman. Photo by John Davis taken 5/25/2024Aberdeen Roncalli’s Noah Kramer, right, tries to catch a pass as Webster’s Tate Mammenga, left, defends during Friday night’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 9/27/2024Milbank’s Franco Flores, left, sprints for the finish line with Aberdeen Roncalli’s Matt Peterson, right, during Wednesday’s Region 1A Cross Country Meet in Webster. Photo by John Davis taken 10/16/2024Brayden Knutson, of Brandon Valley, right, celebrates with teammate Aiden Zerr, left, after Knutson drove in the winning run with a walk-off single in the ninth inning of Friday’s regional game at Fossum Field. The Lynx won the best-of-three series to advance to the State A Tournament. Photo by John Davis taken 7/26/2024Aberdeen Christian’s Alexis Isakson, center, looks to dig out a serve during a match against Aberdeen Roncalli earlier this season at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Isakson set a new school record with 59 digs in a single match in a win over Webster on Monday night. Photo by John Davis taken 9/23/2024Groton’s Booklyn Hansen, center left, leads Kennedy Hansen and the rest of the Groton girls’ soccer team through a tunnel of arms provided by family, friends and fans as they celebrated Saturday’s Class A playoff win over Dakota Valley in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024Northern State University’s Griffin Lundeen celebrates winning his 157 pound match against MSU-Moorhead’s Jacob Reinardy during Thursday night’s dual at Wachs Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 12/5/2024Wolsey-Wessington’s Moshe Richmond, top right, gets airborne to block the extra point attempt of Howard’s Weston Remmers (4) during the Class 9A Championship game Friday at the DakotaDome in Vermillion. Photo by John Davis taken 11/15/2024Aberdeen Central’s Maddy Walberg turns in the air as her teammates look on during the floor exercise Saturday at the Hub City Invitational at Aberdeen Central High School. Photo by John Davis taken 12/14/2024Aberdeen Central’s Karson Borge, left, reaches to try and catch a pass in the end zone as Sioux Falls Lincoln’s Tatum Bell, right, defends during Friday night’s game at the Brownell Activities Complex. Bell was flagged for pass interference on the play as the pass fell incomplete. Photo by John Davis taken 10/18/2024Sully Buttes’ Wesley Wittler (2) celebrates as he runs into the end zone to score the first touchdown of the game during the Class 9B State Football Championship game earlier this month at the DakotaDome in Vermillion. Wittler is the Class 9B all-state quarterback. Photo by John Davis taken 11/14/2024Northern State University’s Wyatt Block, top, leaps over Minnesota State, Mankato’s Derek Whaley, bottom left and Brock Galetich, bottom right, on the way to a touchdown during Saturday’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 11/2/2024Northern State University’s Marcus Burks, center, tries to get to the basket as University of Jamestown’s Hunter Lyman, left, defends during Monday night’s game at Wachs Arena. Looking on for the Wolves are Braeden Vanbockern, far back left and Kaleb Mitchell, left. Watching for the Jimmies are Anthony Walters (24), Ayden Stainbrook, right, Silas Bennion (2) and Spencer Barr (1). Photo by John Davis taken 12/16/2024Leola-Frederick fans celebrate after Jace Thorpe (on the floor) was fouled after making a three-point shot during Thursday night’s game against Aberdeen Christian at the Aberdeen Civic Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 12/19/2024Members of the Warner volleyball team celebrate after winning the third set of Friday’s Class B semifinal round volleyball match against Hitchcock-Tulare at the South Dakota State Volleyball Tournament at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. Photo by John Davis taken 11/22/2024Devon Fischbach, of W-I-N, center, slides across home plate ahead of the tag attempt of the Faulkton’s Gus Kopecky, right, during a game last summer in Northville. Photo by John Davis taken 6/25/2024
