The Tea Area youth under-12 baseball team captured the league championship with an exciting 8-7 victory over Harrisburg in the title game. The Tea Area under-12 squad finished the season on a high note, demonstrating teamwork, sportsmanship and determination throughout the year to earn the championship. Team members include Kingston Corner, Carter Plott, Noah Lowe, Jamison Baartman, Marshall Kelly, Oliver Matula, Trigg McAmis, Jordon Detloff, Tobin Kirschenman, Eason Baartman

The 14U Titans softball team capped off an impressive season by earning a second-place finish at the state softball tournament. Team members are pictured above and include, from left to right, (back row): Kenzie Koenig, Gracie Gniffke, Kya Rollinger, Mazie Petrik, Norah Brech, Claire Kunz, Emma Hilleson; (front row): Ali Delvaux, Elliet Augustine, Allie Babb, and Brooklyn Earll.

The Tea Steam earned a dominant shutout victory before falling in an extra-inning thriller during a pair of recent games. On Thursday, July 9, the Steam rolled to a 10-0 win over the Volga Cormorants behind a strong pitching performance and timely hitting. Billy Mote started on the mound and struck out six Volga hitters while helping keep the Cormorants off the scoreboard through five innings. Nathan Babb came on in relief to finish the shutout, striking out three. Tea jumpe

The Tea Baseball Association (TBA) has announced tryouts for its 2027 competitive baseball teams, with students entering third through sixth grade invited to compete for roster spots. Tryouts will be held on Monday, Aug. 3, at the Tea Athletic Complex. Player check-in will take place from 9:30 to 10 a.m., with tryouts running from 10 a.m. to noon. The competitive program is open to Tea Area School District students. Teams will compete in weekend tournaments from May through J

The Tea Area School Board met July 13 and recognized Kristen Daggett for her 12 years of service to the board. Superintendent Tonia Warzecka noted that serving on a school board is an act of love and service. She thanked Daggett for her service to the district. Daggett reflected on her time on the board and thanked the community for helping be the village to help her raise her children. She thinks about how the district has expanded and built new buildings and put on addition

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, July 7. The first order of business was to discuss and appoint a Commissioner to fill the District 2 vacancy held by Betty Otten. Candidates included Madeline Voegeli, Linda Montgomery, Duane Carlson, Herman Otten, Eric Eneboe, James Kats, Nicholas Abbas, Chad Skiles, and Sara Steever with Brandon Maddox voluntarily withdrawing his name from consideration. Chief Civil Deputy State’s Attorney, Drew DeGroot was present to r

The Tea Chamber for Development will kick off the third season of its popular Saturday in the Park community market this Saturday, July 18, at Tea City Park. The free event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will feature local vendors, food trucks, live music and family-friendly activities designed to bring the community together while supporting local businesses. Visitors can browse a variety of vendors offering handmade goods, boutique items, fresh produce, baked goods,

Customers take a look at their plans at 2320 Enterprise Ave #2 in Tea. Alex J. Drey, owner of Walk Your Plans Sioux Falls, is setting out to fill the gap between design and development by opening an immersive, full-scale visualization studio at the end of February. Drey’s journey to bringing his business to the area is unique, with nearly 15 years at Sanford Health with roles ranging from marketing consumer insights, competitive intelligence, and product development. “My ca

The Tea Steam were unable to solve Renner pitching on Monday, July 6, falling 4-0 to the Renner Monarchs in amateur baseball action. Renner struck first in the opening inning, capitalizing on an error to take a 1-0 lead. The Monarchs added two more runs in the third inning to extended its advantage to 3-0. Renner added an insurance run in the seventh, making it 4-0. Tea had opportunities but couldn’t come up with the timely hit. Dawson Portner led off the offense with a first

The Tea Area baseball teams have enjoyed a busy week. Below is the recap for this past week: 13U TITANS The 13U Titans swept a doubleheader against Brandon Valley on Wednesday. In Game 1, the Titans erased a four-run deficit with a five-run fifth inning to complete the comeback. Jax Jacobsma led the offense with two hits, Jack Anderson drove in two runs and Oliver Smith closed the door with 1-1/3 scoreless innings while striking out three. Game 2 was another complete team ef