Grifin Wiebenga takes the shot during SoDak 16 play in Spearfish and Jaycie Babb powers up for the score in the girls’ SoDak 16 match-up against Harrisburg.         =For the first time since moving to Class AA, both the Tea Area High School girls and boys have punched their ticket to the State Tournament.  The Titan girls got things done on Friday, Mar. 6 defeating Harrisburg at home 66-60 in the SoDak 16 to advance and the Titan boys got things done on Saturday, Mar. 7 defea

The Tea Youth Wrestling Club participated in the District AAU Wrestling Tournament on Mar. 7 in Lennox. A total of 436 wrestlers competed from Tea, Brandon Valley, West Central, Lennox, Parker, and five Sioux Falls schools. Out of the 90 Titan wrestlers who participated, Tea placed 81 wrestlers in the top eight. Each of these wrestlers qualified for the Region 5 Tournament, which will be held at Sioux Falls Washington High School on Saturday, Mar. 14. This group includes 24 f

Tyler Woodring cemented his legacy as one of the greatest wrestlers in Tea Area High School history, capturing the 138-pound Class A State Championship at the SDHSAA State Wrestling Tournament held Feb. 26-28 at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. Woodring’s title run was the exclamation point on a flawless senior season — and a historic career. The Tea Area standout completed his second consecutive undefeated season, finishing 46-0 this season. He closed his high school career

The Titans wrapped up their regular season last week, falling to Sioux Falls Washington 66-58 on Feb. 24 and to Marshall, 53-51 on Thursday, Feb. 26.  “It’s been a very disappointing last few games to say the least. We are competing against the best teams in our state and regardless of the opponent’s record, everyone has a lot of talent and can beat anyone in any game,” said Titan head coach Drew Weber. “It’s been a hectic few weeks around AA and we have been one of the teams

The Tea Area High School girls’ basketball team ended their regular season with a 65-39 loss to Sioux Falls Washington on Feb. 24. Tea Area trailed early and were unable to battle back. For the Titans, Natalie Gass scored ten points, had one rebound and one assist. Jayna VanLaecken finished with nine points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal. Ellie Clayberg also scored nine points in the game, hitting three three-pointers. Both Anna Binde and Emma Lingren scored five p

On Thursday,  Feb. 19 the Tea Area High School girls’ basketball team took on Marshall and suffered the 70—42 loss.  With the loss Tea Area ended a three-game home win streak. Marshall came in with a 21-4 record and is ranked fourth in Minnesota. That evening also marked senior night for Tea Area with seniors Natalie Gass, Ellie Clayberg, Anna Binde and Jaycie Babb all honored prior to tip-off (pictured above).  On Friday, Feb. 20 the Titans traveled to Yankton and suffered t

Eight Titan boys punched their ticket to the State Tournament. They are pictured above and include, from left to right, (back row): Trevor Cordell, Jaeden Waltner, Jeremiah Wilgers, Slater Wilson, Kade Eimers, Aaron Halbur; (front row): Tyler Woodring and Trevin Audiss. Two Titan girls punched their ticket to State (from left to right): Aliyah Steveson and Emery Voelker.  The Region 1A championship performances highlighted a strong showing for the Tea Area High School wrestli

On Thursday, Feb. 12 the Tea Area High School girls’ wrestling team competed in the ESD Tournament at Brandon Valley. Tea Area’s Emery Voelker took third place at 125 pounds and Charlie Herrboldt finished fourth at 135 pounds. Complete results are as follows: 100—Quarterfinals - Aliyah Steveson (Tea Area) over Lily Lindsey (Watertown) (Fall 1:08); Semifinals - Aliyah Steveson (Tea Area) over Paisley Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:52); 1st Place Match - Shaylee Speck (Pier

On Friday, Feb. 13 the Tea Area High School boys’ basketball team traveled to Sioux City East High School to take on the Raiders.  Tea Area opened up the game with a 15-8 lead but watched as the Raiders fought back in. Things were tight at the end but the Titans managed to steal the 56-55 victory.  “This was another thriller against a top team and somehow we were able to escape with a win. We controlled the game for most of the way, but East would never relent and with their

The Tea Area Titans delivered an impressive performance at the 2026 SDHSAA/Fenworks Esports State Tournament, held Feb. 13-14 at Aberdeen Central High School in Aberdeen.  Competing against top programs from across South Dakota, Tea Area finished fourth in the overall team standings with 17 points. Dakota Valley claimed the team title with 26 points, followed by Sioux Falls Roosevelt (21) and Brookings (18). The highlight of the weekend came in the League of Legends competiti