The Tea Steam saw its run in the South Dakota Amateur Baseball Association State Tournament come to an end, but not before the team battled through a pair of games in Yankton and picked up a tournament victory. Tea opened the state tournament Friday, Aug. 7, against the Brookings Cubs, falling 9-6 in a back-and-forth contest. The Steam struggled to generate offense early, while Brookings took a 2-0 lead after the first inning and extended the advantage to 4-0 in the third. Te

The Tea Area High School boys soccer team is ready to get the 2026 season underway, and the Titans will waste little time getting tested as they open the season with a two-day road trip out West. Tea Area will begin the season Friday, Aug. 14, against the Spearfish Spartans before traveling to Sturgis for a Saturday morning match-up with the Sturgis Brown Scoopers. The season opener against Spearfish is scheduled for 4 p.m. Mountain Time Friday, Aug. 14 at the Black Hills Po

The Tea Steam bounced back from an opening-round loss to punch its ticket to the 2026 Class A State Amateur Baseball Tournament with a 6-3 victory over the Brandon Belugas in district tournament action on Aug. 1. Tea opened district play on July 31 with a 13-3 loss to the Renner Monarchs before responding with the must-win victory over Brandon to earn a berth in the state tournament. The Tea Steam will travel to Yankton for the opening weekend of the Class A State Tournament

A group of young Tea swimmers made a big splash at the 2026 South Dakota State Swim Meet, bringing home two state relay championships and several individual honors during the three-day competition held July 24-26 in Rapid City. Competing for the Sioux Falls Swim Team, four Tea students—Mia Willard, Layton Boots, Carly Koppes and Addison Koppes—captured state championships in both the 8-and-under 200-yard freestyle relay and the 200-yard medley relay. All four swimmers are thi

The Tea Steam closed out the regular season in thrilling fashion Thursday, July 23, rallying for a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Brookings Cubs at home. With the game tied 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Logan Boom led off with a double to center field before advancing to third on a groundout by Dawson Portner. Cameron Jensen then put the ball in play, reaching on a fielder’s choice that allowed Boom to race home with the game-winning run. Tea struck first in the secon

The 13U Titans battled through a tough state tournament weekend, finishing 1-2 in three close, hard-fought games. The Titans opened with a 2-1 loss to Brandon Valley despite out-hitting them 5-2. Colin Terveen tossed a complete five innings, allowing just two runs, and Brady Hall led the offense with two hits. After falling to Aberdeen Smittys, the Titans closed the weekend in dramatic fashion, earning an 11-10 walk-off victory over Dakota Valley. Kamyn Karsky delivered the g

The 14U Titans wrapped up their season with a strong showing at the Class A State Tournament, finishing 2-2 against some of the state’s top competition. The Titans opened the weekend with an exciting 18-15 victory over Yankton, followed by a tough loss to tournament host Pierre. Tea bounced back in dominant fashion with a 19-4 win over Brookings to advance to Championship Sunday. Their season came to a close in a hard-fought 9-6 loss to Palace City Baseball Association. Offen

The Titan 16 U baseball team made a great showing this past weekend at the Class A State Baseball Tournament, which was held at three sites, Tea, Renner, and Harrisburg. The Titans hosted the “Tea Pool”. In game one, the Titans defeated Brookings by a score of 19-0. Owen Schramm pitched the complete game shut out, surrendering only two hits in his four inning of work. Ty Olson and Kaden Christian led the offense with two hits each. Olson drove in three RBIs, while Christian,

The Tea Baseball Association’s younger teams had a great showing at their respective state tournaments July 17-19, bringing home four second place finishes. The 3rd grade and 5th grade teams played in Watertown. The 4th grade and 6th grade teams played in Brandon. The older teams will head to state tournaments July 24-26. 3RD GRADE NAVY 3rd Grade Navy went 4-1 at the State Tournament, bringing home 2nd place in the 3rd Grade Class A Upper Division. The Titans handily beat Har

The Tea Baseball Association’s 13U, 14U and 16U teams wrap up their seasons this weekend at their respective state tournaments. The 13U team is headed to Brookings and 14U will play in Pierre. Tea, along with Harrisburg and Renner, is tri-hosting the 16U State Tournament. Twelve teams from across the state are competing in this age group. Tea will hold games Friday (5 p.m./7:30 p.m.), Saturday (10:30 a.m./1 p.m./3:30 p.m./7:30 p.m.) and Sunday (9:30 a.m./Noon). Harrisburg is