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With her coaches looking on from matside, Hot Springs junior Katie Snyder, top, gets control of Kenzie King of Canton in the consolation semifinals, which Snyder won with a 1:47 pin. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

With her coaches looking on from matside, Hot Springs junior Katie Snyder, top, gets control of Kenzie King of Canton in the consolation semifinals, which Snyder won with a 1:47 pin. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Hot Springs girls wrestling team places 9th in state

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Body RAPID CITY – All four of Hot Springs’ girls wrestlers who qualified for this past weekend’s three-day S.D.
Jesus Calderon and Jason Midgley lay out lines of play on Edgemont’s newly surfaced pickleball court Photo by Linda Baird/Fall River County Herald-Star

Jesus Calderon and Jason Midgley lay out lines of play on Edgemont’s newly surfaced pickleball court Photo by Linda Baird/Fall River County Herald-Star

Edgemont’s new Pickleball courts begin to take shape

Linda Baird
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Body EDGEMONT – Local volunteers from the Hot Springs Pickleball Club took advantage of a perfect weather window on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept 25-26, to put down surface materials on Edgemont’s new Pickleball courts next to the city park.
Hot Springs senior student-athlete Aidyn Janis competes last week in the Native American Basketball Invitational bracket championship game inside the Footprint Center, which is home to the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury professional basketball teams. Courtesy photo

Hot Springs senior student-athlete Aidyn Janis competes last week in the Native American Basketball Invitational bracket championship game inside the Footprint Center, which is home to the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury professional basketball teams. Courtesy photo

Hot Springs senior invited to play in Native American Basketball Invitational

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Body PHOENIX, Ariz. – Hot Springs senior student-athlete Aidyn Janis recently returned home from a trip to Phoenix, Ariz., where he competed with Team Northern Thunder in the Native American Basketball Invitational (NABI).
Members of the Hot Springs Bison boys track team pose with their 4th place state plaque following this past weekend’s meet in Sioux Falls. Athletes pictured from left include Kayden Hansen, Luke Haertel, Hunter Kunz, Braden Peterson, Matt Close, Caleb Rickenbach and Lakoda Keller. Photos by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Members of the Hot Springs Bison boys track team pose with their 4th place state plaque following this past weekend’s meet in Sioux Falls. Athletes pictured from left include Kayden Hansen, Luke Haertel, Hunter Kunz, Braden Peterson, Matt Close, Caleb Rickenbach and Lakoda Keller. Photos by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Bison boys track team places 4th in S.D. State Class ‘A’

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Body SIOUX FALLS – The unprecedented multi-sport athletic success of Hot Springs’ Class of 2024 culminated this past weekend in Sioux Falls at Howard Wood Field as the Bison boys track team placed fourth overall in Class “A” with senior Braden Peterson leading the way with an MVP...
Hadley Hollenbeck

Hadley Hollenbeck

Heisler, Hollenbeck compete at State for Edgemont

News Staff
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Body SIOUX FALLS – Edgemont High School was represented at this year’s State Class “B” Track & Field Championships at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls by a pair of athletes, including senior John Heisler and junior Hadley Hollenbeck.
Hot Springs senior Braden Peterson breaks free from the pack during the 100-meter finals of the 2024 State Class “A” Track & Field Championships in front of a packed grandstand at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Saturday morning, May 25. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Hot Springs senior Braden Peterson breaks free from the pack during the 100-meter finals of the 2024 State Class “A” Track & Field Championships in front of a packed grandstand at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Saturday morning, May 25. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Peterson named MVP of State Class ‘A’ Track Championship

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Body SIOUX FALLS – The last time Braden Peterson was able to compete in a State Track Meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls, he was a sophomore with the Edgemont Moguls.
Hot Springs freshman pitcher Nik Cruz gets set to hurl the ball toward home plate during a game at Lead last week. This past Monday night, Cruz had a strong outing versus Platte-Geddes in one of the region title games, which the Bison lost by a score of 3-4. Photo by Jason Gross/Black Hills Pioneer

Hot Springs freshman pitcher Nik Cruz gets set to hurl the ball toward home plate during a game at Lead last week. This past Monday night, Cruz had a strong outing versus Platte-Geddes in one of the region title games, which the Bison lost by a score of 3-4. Photo by Jason Gross/Black Hills Pioneer

Baseball team upsets top-seeded Chamberlain at region tourney

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Body Team falls one run short of state tournament bid CHAMBERLAIN – The Hot Springs Bison baseball team played their best ball when it mattered most this past Monday, May 20, in the regional tournament.
Hot Springs’ Hunter Kunz hands off the baton to Luke Haertel in the 4x200m relay at last week’s Last Chance Meet in Custer. Photo by Jason Ferguson/Custer County Chronicle

Hot Springs’ Hunter Kunz hands off the baton to Luke Haertel in the 4x200m relay at last week’s Last Chance Meet in Custer. Photo by Jason Ferguson/Custer County Chronicle

Fifteen Bison headed to S.D. State Class ‘A’ Track Championships

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Body SIOUX FALLS – This week’s state track and field meet at Howard Wood in Sioux Falls promises to be one of Hot Springs’ most successful in many years. “I’m excited for the state to see what we see every day,” said Hot Springs head coach Mike Close.
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