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

On Tuesday, Feb. 10 the Tea Area High School girls’ basketball team hosted Harrisburg and earned the 43-37 victory. Complete stats were unavailable at press time. The Titan girls will travel to Sioux City East on Friday, Feb. 13. They will be at home on Feb. 19 taking on Marshall, which also marks senior night. They will be at Yankton on Feb. 20 and wrap up the regular season on the road, facing Sioux Falls Washington on Feb. 24.

The Tea Area High School boys’ basketball team suffered a hard-fought loss to Sioux Falls Jefferson on Thursday, Feb. 6, as the Titans were unable to slow the Cavaliers in the second half. Tea Area led 31-20 at halftime but were outscored 18-10 in the third and 24-18 in the fourth, suffering the 62-59 loss. “This was a tough loss,” said Tea Area head coach Drew Weber. “We were good enough offensively to win, but didn’t do nearly enough in the second half defensively to earn