The No. 16 seed Tea Area Titans saw their 2026 baseball season come to an end on Friday, May 15, as they traveled to face top-seeded Harrisburg in the Class A Super Regional Tournament. In the best-of-three series, the Tigers swept the Titans with 5-1 and 7-1 victories to earn a berth in the South Dakota State Baseball Tournament. In the first game, the Tigers broke through in the bottom of the second inning. After Treydon Hofer was hit by a pitch and Griffen Schlapkohl drew

The Tea Area High School track and field team turned in an impressive performance at the Eastern South Dakota Conference Track and Field Meet on Saturday, May 16, highlighted by two individual conference champions and one winning relay team. Leading the way for the Titans was junior Sydney Stahlecker, who captured the girls 200-meter dash conference title in a personal-best time of 24.44 seconds. Her mark ranks No. 1 in both South Dakota and Class AA this season. Stahlecker a

The Tea Area High School softball team came up just short on Thursday, May 14, falling to Rapid City Stevens 4-3 on a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning. Tea Area struck first in the opening inning. After Kaylyn Hall singled and courtesy runner Lillian Turek moved into scoring position, Brynn Kline lined a double to left field to bring home Turek and give the Titans an early 1-0 advantage. Rapid City Stevens answered in the third inning when Audrinna C

The Tea City Council met May 18 and heard about a possible golf course proposal. Landowner Mike Poppens and developer Steve Van Buskirk presented the idea to develop an 18-hole golf course with 360 residential lots on the south end of the city. The pair wanted to bring the concept of the Hammerhead Golf Course to the council to find out if they should continue to pursue the idea and research more costs. Van Buskirk said the community has been asking for a golf course and this

On Monday, May 25th, the Tea community will come together to honor and remember the brave men and women who have sacrificed their lives in service to our country. The Memorial Day program will commence at 9:30 a.m. at the Tea Legion Post 266, followed by a solemn cemetery ceremony. The morning’s events will begin at the Legion, where attendees will gather to pay tribute to U.S. military personnel who have died in service to the nation. Guest Speaker is Adjutant Dean VanDyke.

On Sunday, May 17, 2026, Tea Area High School held its 23rd annual commencement ceremony. “The Class of 2026 has laid a foundation of excellence as our district continues to build its legacy. On behalf of the faculty, staff, Board of Education and myself, I wish you well as you begin the next stage of your life,” shared Dr. Tonia Warzecha in the commencement program. The ceremony began with the processional of graduates, accompanied by an arrangement performed by the Tea Area

U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced Cadence Micucci from Tea as the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for South Dakota. Micucci’s mixed media artwork is named “The Original Soldier.” Her piece is pictured at right. Micucci is a sophomore at Tea Area High School. Her art teacher is Angela Kamps. The artwork will be on display for the next year in the Cannon Tunnel at the U.S. Capitol along with the winning artwork from other congressional distri

The Tea Area High School softball team faced a challenging stretch of competition last week, dropping games to the Sioux Falls Washington Warriors and the Sioux Falls Roosevelt Rough Riders before bouncing back with an impressive 8-1 victory over the Mitchell Kernels on Monday, May 11. On Tuesday, May 5, Tea Area was held scoreless in a 6-0 loss to Sioux Falls Washington. The Warriors took a 1-0 lead in the opening inning and added another run in the third. Washington broke t

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, May 5 in the Lincoln County Boardroom. Commissioners heard agenda items including AED replacement and IT equipment. Building Superintendent, John Rombough requested the commission consider a motion to approve the purchase of five Automatic External Defibrillators from Avera Heart Hospital for the amount of $7,625. “About six years ago, the sheriff’s department was getting in new AED’s and we had the old ones left over wh

The Tea Area School District celebrated the accomplishments of the Class of 2026 during its annual JK-12 Graduation Celebration held Monday, May 11, in the Tea Area High School gymnasium. The event recognized graduating seniors for academic achievement, leadership, fine arts, athletics and community involvement. In addition to numerous local scholarships, district officials announced that the graduating class had accepted more than $803,000 in scholarships for their freshman