Devyn Rhodes rushes past the Sturgis defender during playoff action last Thursday. The Tea Area High School football team saw its season come to an end Thursday, Oct. 29, with a 21-14 loss to Sturgis Brown in the first round of the Class 11AA playoffs in Tea. The loss marked the first time Tea Area has fallen to Sturgis Brown. The Titans had won the previous six meetings between the two programs. Tea Area got on the scoreboard first, taking a 7-0 lead with 3:32 remaining in

The Tea Area High School cross country teams wrapped up their season on Saturday, Oct. 24, competing in the 2026 SDHSAA State Class AA Cross Country Meet held at Hart Ranch in Rapid City. The Titan girls finished 13th overall with 309 points, while the boys placed 16th with 349 points. Leading the way for the Tea Area girls in the 5,000-meter race was junior Grace Bialas, who finished 49th overall with a time of 20:07.3. Sophomore Taylor Boehnke followed in 54th place with a

The Tea Area High School football team closed out its regular season on Thursday, Oct. 22, falling to Yankton, 35-18, at Titan Stadium. The loss dropped the Titans to 6-3 on the season as they prepare to enter postseason play. Yankton jumped out to an early lead, scoring twice in the opening quarter to take a 14-0 advantage. The Bucks added three more touchdowns in the second quarter, extending their lead to 35-0 at halftime. Two early Tea Area touchdowns were called back due

The Tea Area High School competitive cheer and dance teams wrapped up their seasons at the 2026 SDHSAA State Cheer and Dance Competition, held Saturday, Oct. 24, at Summit Arena at The Monument in Rapid City. The Titans earned a fourth-place finish in the Class AA Cheer Grand Champion standings, while the competitive dance team finished 13th overall. Five Titans also received All-State recognition. In competitive cheer, Tea Area recorded a score of 275.5 to finish fourth amon

The Tea Area High School volleyball team picked up a five-set victory over Rapid City Central last week, highlighting a three-match stretch that also included losses to Brandon Valley and Rapid City Stevens. The Titans opened the week on Tuesday, Oct. 13, taking on Brandon Valley. Tea Area struggled to find its rhythm against the Lynx, falling in straight sets, 19-25, 19-25 and 10-25. Tea Area bounced back on Friday, Oct. 16, battling Rapid City Central in a competitive five-

The Tea Area High School football team battled Class AAA Sioux Falls Roosevelt on Friday, Oct. 16, at Howard Wood Field. Despite entering halftime tied at 7-7, the Titans were unable to overcome two third-quarter touchdowns by the Roughriders, falling 21-14. Tea Area struck first in the second quarter, putting together an impressive 11-play, 85 yard scoring drive. Quarterback Mitch Grant capped off the possession with a four-yard touchdown run with 7:18 remaining in the half.

The Tea Area High School boys and girls cross country teams will close out their seasons on the state’s biggest stage this Saturday, Oct. 24, as 14 Titan runners compete in the 2026 State Class AA State Cross Country Championships. The State Meet will be held at Hart Ranch Camping Resort, just outside of Rapid City. The Class AA girls race is scheduled to begin at 12:15 p.m., followed by the boys race at 1 p.m. The Class AA awards ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m. Seven r

The Monument Arena is the site for the twentieth annual state competition for cheer and dance. Class AA competition will begin at 11:00 a.m.(MT) on Saturday, October 24th. Doors open approximately one hour prior to the start. In Class AA, 18 schools will compete in competitive dance, with 19 set to compete in competitive cheer. Tea Area will be among those competing. The Titan dance team will compete at 12:19 p.m. (MT) this Saturday in Hip Hop. At 1:55 p.m. (MT) the Titans’

The Tea Area High School cross country team opened the championship portion of its season Saturday in Pierre at the ESD Conference Championship Meet, highlighted by a first-place finish from Genevieve Decker in JV action and a historic varsity medal performance from Reid Hammerquist for the varsity boys. Despite hot conditions, the Titans turned in several strong performances among 420 athletes representing the conference’s 10 schools. The varsity girls race opened the day wi

The Tea Area High School boys and girls soccer teams saw their seasons come to an end Tuesday, Oct. 6, as both squads fell to Aberdeen Central in the opening round of the South Dakota High School Activities Association Class AA soccer playoffs at the Gene Brownell Activities Complex in Aberdeen. The 13th-seeded Titan boys faced the fourth-seeded Golden Eagles in a defensive battle, with Aberdeen Central securing a narrow 1-0 victory. The loss concluded Tea Area’s season with