Steve Knutson

It’s that sport that captures our imagination every four years during the Olympics. Now curling is becoming one of the fastest growing sports in Sioux Falls.

South Dakota State is picked fourth and the University of South Dakota eighth in The Summit League preseason men's basketball poll.

Brandon Valley and Dell Rapids pulled away on the second day of competition to claim the 2014 South Dakota boys Class AA and Class A golf championships.

South Dakota State and the University of South Dakota finished first and second respectively in the 2014-15 Summit League women's basketball preseason poll.

Brandon Valley and Dell Rapids hold first round leads at the South Dakota boys state AA and A golf tournaments.

For the 11th consecutive season, Concordia-St. Paul has been picked to win the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference volleyball crown in a vote of league coaches. Northern State's Kelsey Chambers is the coaches preseason Player of the Year.

The University of Sioux Falls is picked fifth and Augustana sixth in the 2014 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football coaches poll. Minnesota-Duluth is the favorite to win the conference this year.

Augustana College will hold bragging rights for the second straight year as the winner of the 2013-14 Sioux Falls Mayor's Cup Challenge with the University of Sioux Falls.

It was a disappointing start for South Dakota State and the University of South Dakota at the NCAA West Preliminary Track and Field Meet.

Tavia Rutherford of the University of Sioux Falls and Augustana's Kayla Mescher have been awarded the Butch Raymond Scholarship by the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.