From the Web - Armour, South Dakota
Practice pays off for Hot Springs hoop king (Rapid City Journal): HOT SPRINGS – In the 36 year history of the Elks National “Hoop Shoot” Finals, only four South Dakotans have ever earned the title of national champion. The most recent is Hot Springs’ Matthew Monfore, who earned the Boys Age 12-13 title April 26 in Springfield, Mass., home of the National Basketball Hall of Fame. Tiefenthaler wins state title (The Daily Reporter): Trevor Tiefenthaler is chasing a champion no longer -- now he is one. The Sioux Central junior joined his dad, head coach Jeff Tiefenthaler, as a high school state champion Thursday at the 2008 Iowa Coed State Track and Field Championships, winning the Class 1A 400-meter dash with a time of 49.98.