Four members of the Tea Area High School girls golf team have qualified for the 2026 South Dakota Class “AA” State Golf Tournament, set for June 1-2 at Cattail Crossing Golf Course in Watertown. Qualifying for the Titans were junior Taylor Lowe, sophomore Makenna Vavra, and freshmen Camie Powell, and Rylee Loe (pictured above). The quartet earned the opportunity to compete against the top golfers in the state at the two-day, 36-hole tournament. “I am excited to watch these fo

The No. 16 seed Tea Area Titans saw their 2026 baseball season come to an end on Friday, May 15, as they traveled to face top-seeded Harrisburg in the Class A Super Regional Tournament. In the best-of-three series, the Tigers swept the Titans with 5-1 and 7-1 victories to earn a berth in the South Dakota State Baseball Tournament. In the first game, the Tigers broke through in the bottom of the second inning. After Treydon Hofer was hit by a pitch and Griffen Schlapkohl drew

The Tea Area High School track and field team turned in an impressive performance at the Eastern South Dakota Conference Track and Field Meet on Saturday, May 16, highlighted by two individual conference champions and one winning relay team. Leading the way for the Titans was junior Sydney Stahlecker, who captured the girls 200-meter dash conference title in a personal-best time of 24.44 seconds. Her mark ranks No. 1 in both South Dakota and Class AA this season. Stahlecker a

The Tea Area High School softball team came up just short on Thursday, May 14, falling to Rapid City Stevens 4-3 on a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning. Tea Area struck first in the opening inning. After Kaylyn Hall singled and courtesy runner Lillian Turek moved into scoring position, Brynn Kline lined a double to left field to bring home Turek and give the Titans an early 1-0 advantage. Rapid City Stevens answered in the third inning when Audrinna C

The Tea Area High School softball team faced a challenging stretch of competition last week, dropping games to the Sioux Falls Washington Warriors and the Sioux Falls Roosevelt Rough Riders before bouncing back with an impressive 8-1 victory over the Mitchell Kernels on Monday, May 11. On Tuesday, May 5, Tea Area was held scoreless in a 6-0 loss to Sioux Falls Washington. The Warriors took a 1-0 lead in the opening inning and added another run in the third. Washington broke t

The Tea Area High School girls softball team faced a challenging stretch of games over the weekend, dropping contests to the Harrisburg Tigers and the Sioux Falls Jefferson Cavaliers before bouncing back with a win over Pierre T.F. Riggs Governors. Tea Area opened play Friday, May 1, falling 16-1 to Harrisburg. The Titans struck early in the top of the first inning when Kaylyn Hall delivered an RBI double to score Ava Opland and give Tea Area a 1-0 lead. Harrisburg responded

The Tea Area High School track and field teams tested themselves against some of the top competition in the Upper Midwest at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays, held May 1–2 in Sioux Falls. One of the largest meets in the region, the annual event featured more than 3,000 middle and high school athletes, providing a high-level stage for standout performances and season-best efforts. Leading the way for the Titans was junior Sydney Stahlecker, who turned in a breakout performance in

The Tea Area High School baseball team has faced a demanding stretch of games over the past week, taking on strong competition in multiple outings. On Tuesday, April 21, the Titans hosted Sioux Falls Lincoln in a doubleheader, falling 13-9 in the opener and 19-6 in the second game. In game one, Sioux Falls Lincoln struck early, taking a 1-0 lead in the first inning behind a run-scoring single from Timat. The Patriots extended their lead in the second inning, capitalizing on w

The Tea Area High School softball team delivered a dominant performance on Tuesday, April 21, shutting out Watertown 13-0 in a game shortened to five innings by the run rule. The Titans set the tone early behind a strong showing from pitcher Brynn Kline, who struck out multiple batters and kept Watertown off the scoreboard throughout the game. Tea Area broke the game open in the bottom of the second inning. Allie Wallum ignited the offense with a triple, followed by another

The Tea Area High School track and field teams turned in a series of strong performances across two meets last week, highlighted by multiple top-three finishes at the USD Battle of the Border on April 21. Leading the way was sophomore standout Beckett Martens, who captured the 100 meter title in 10.77 seconds, a personal best and one of the top times in South Dakota this season. Martens also added a third-place finish in the 200 meter dash (22.30), marking another personal be