A look back at some of the sports happenings during the week of Dec. 15-21:

Last year on Dec. 21, 2023: Sully Buttes High School held a dedication ceremony to rename its high school basketball court in honor of Mark Senftner. He died on Oct. 15, 2022, of brain cancer at the age of 60. The McLaughlin and NSU graduate was a long-time teacher and coach at Roscoe, Gregory, Timber Lake and Sully Buttes (from 2005 until the time of his death). His Sully Buttes football teams won more than 100 games and were state runners-up in 2015, 2017 and 2018 while his girls’ basketball Charger teams won four state titles (2007, 2008, 2016 and 2017) and two state runner-up finishes (2012 and 2015). His basketball career record was 481-190 and football record was 101-42.

10 years ago on Dec. 19, 2014: Brennen Vance nailed a three-point field goal with four seconds left to lift Ellendale past Oakes 57-56 in boys’ basketball action during the 69th annual Cowbell Game between the North Dakota rivals. Ellendale leads the series that started in 1946 37-32.

20 years ago on Dec. 18, 2004: Webster got a combined 39 points from Chris Spiering, Jacob Breske and Blake Spindler to defeat Dell Rapids St. Mary’s 63-57.

30 years ago on Dec. 16, 1994: Augustana All- American football player Bryan Schwartz of Miller married Augustana All-American volleyball player Diane Klein of Sioux Falls. Klein is the daughter of former Aberdeen Central and Northern State All-American basketball player Mel Klein.

40 years ago on Dec. 15, 1984: A college men’s basketball game at Frost Arena in Brookings was nearly rained out. A rare December rainstorm made its way through the roof and delayed the start of the second half of the SDSU-Jamestown game. The game was moved to an intramural court inside Frost Arena and the Jacks sailed to a 83-47 victory.

50 years ago on Dec. 21, 1974: The Mount Marty men’s basketball team had one of the most brutal January road trips in the history of South Dakota college hoops: 25 days, 13 games, 12 losses, 11 states and 3,278 miles traveled.

It starts innocently enough for the Lancers:

Jan. 3 at Mitchell vs. Dakota Wesleyan, a 90-80 MM loss.

Jan. 6 at Oklahoma City vs. Oklahoma Christian, a 91-89 win.

Jan. 7 at Tulsa (OK) vs American Christian, a 66- 60 loss.

Jan. 9 at Siloam Springs (AR) vs. John Brown, a 82-79 loss.

Jan. 11 at Baitsville (AR) vs. Arkansas College, a 90-79 loss.

Jan. 13 at Owensboro (KY) vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, a 101-67 loss.

Jan. 14 at Berea (KY) vs. Berea College, a 100-94 loss.

Jan. 16 at Louisville (KY) vs. Bellarmine, a 96-76 loss.

Jan. 18 at Jacksonville (IL) vs. MacMurray, a 73- 62 loss.

Jan. 20 at Kirksville (MO) vs. Truman State, a 104-76 loss.

Jan. 22 at Jefferson City (MO) vs. Lincoln College, a 66-61 loss.

Jan. 24 at Salina (KS) vs. Marymount, a 117-67 loss.

And finally, Jan. 28 at Sioux City (IA) vs. Briar Cliff, a 82-71 loss.