There’s nothing sweeter than welcoming home a state championship team on a Sunday afternoon in March. Well, that is, unless you’re welcoming home two state championship teams on the same Sunday afternoon in March.
The last time Brandon Valley played Rapid City Stevens, it was the first game of the season – a road game – and the 63-57 victory went the way of the Raiders.
That was early in December. The Lynx missed 17 free throws and got beat on the boards, too.
Days before the Lady Lynx stepped onto the court for their first game of the 2018-19 season, their coach Mark Stadem forecasted that this year’s team had both the skills and the mindset to “compete with anybody.”
If you like high school and college basketball and live in Brandon, the next few weeks will be full of excitement and fun. Both of Brandon Valley Lynx teams and all four of South Dakota’s Division 1 college teams are heading into tournament play with high expectations.
Five wrestlers from Brandon Valley’s 2018-19 squad landed a spot on the 2019 All-ESD Conference Wrestling Team. Twenty-nine wrestlers in all total garnered the post-season accolade.
Brandon Valley had more game than the defending AA state champs Aberdeen Central could withstand in Saturday’s SoDak 16 state-qualifier. The Lady Lynx came out on top of the lopsided 51-25 victory to earn their third consecutive trip to the state show.
