Judged on an in-depth series of interviews, FFA record books and detailed information about his own cattle herd, Wessington Springs High School graduate Landon Wolter took home the coveted State Star Farmer prize.

Despite prom being canceled this year due to COVID-19, several WSHS seniors went ahead with the coveted prom dress/tuxedo photo. Shown above is WSHS senior Taylor Nelson.

Due to COVID-19, in lieu of an in-person, traditional graduation ceremony, Wessington Springs High School (WSHS) Principal Jason Kolousek announced that WSHS graduates will be honored with a procession in the elementary school parking lot east of the gym on May 16 at 3 p.m.

Opportunities available to sponsor WSHS seniors

While remote learning due to COVID-19, Connie McLaughlin organized an opportunity for her fifth graders to participate in a Zoom video conference call with Lauren Tarshis, author of New York Times bestselling series “I Survived.” Tarshis is shown at center in the lowest row, surrounded by im…

Shown above, Easter eggs and teddy bears fill the windows of local daycare center "Kelsey's Klubhouse." A popular activity for young children and their parents during social distancing has been scavenger hunting for a variety of stuffed animals and drawings of teddy bears perched in windows.…

Uplifting and practical messages (“South Dakota Strong” and “Wash your hands”) adorn windows along Main Street. JR Hine takes a break during a bike ride to check out the teddy bear in the window. A popular activity for young children and their parents during social distancing has been scaven…

On the heels of Tuesday’s announcement by Governor Kristi Noem that South Dakota schools will remain closed until May, Wessington Springs Schools Superintendent Dr. Pandi Pittman announced a new plan for remote learning and school meals.

Senior project aims to grow the future of winter park activities

Spartans fans of all ages lined Highway 34 as the boys basketball team made its way east via fire truck escort to Colman-Egan High School in Colman to take on DeSmet in the Region 3 Basketball Tournament last Friday. To make it to that place in the tournament, Wessington Springs scored 29 po…

Wessington Springs-Woonsocket-Wolsey-Wessington wrestlers Landon Wolter, Quinten Christensen, Seth Tebay and Keagan Haider competed at the state wrestling tournament held in Sioux Falls last week.

Last week the girls varsity basketball team lost two games.

Wessington Springs took down Miller 53-45 for its 10th boys basketball win of the season last Thursday. 

Spartan boys basketball makes big strides on the seasonGood communication and “all out hustle” is the name of the game when it comes to Spartan boys basketball coach Joey Mitchell’s philosophy.  “Our first game of the season, we had a ton of turnovers and we didn’t play very well, we gave up…

Hundreds of youth wrestling fans from across the state filled the Wessington Springs Elementary School gymnasium Friday night to cheer on wrestlers ranging in age from preschool to seventh grade. Three rounds of matches made up of wrestlers from Pierre, Miller, Redfield, Ipswich, Gettysburg,…

Last Friday, Wessington Springs robotics club coaches Julie Bruckner, Katie Jackson and Spartan Bots member Holden Jackson practiced the 4-8 grade team’s robot run in front of an audience of junior robotics team members made up of Kindergarten - third graders. Newly formed this year, the jun…

Home wrestling action was in full swing last Thursday evening, as Wessington Springs hosted  Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes, Warner/Northwestern and Howard in a  quadrangular. WSWWW went 2-1 on the day, topping Howard 45-11 and Warner/Northwestern 60-9. Seth Tebay scored two wins, Howard’s…

BY GIRLS BASKETBALL HEAD COACH JASON KOLOUSEK 

Mark the calendar for the one and only home wrestling quad, slated for January 16 at 5 p.m. in Wessington Springs.

As we head into 2020 and the full chill of winter, the Spartan sports schedule lends an opportunity to support student athletes and heat up chilly nights. . The complete sports schedule for the upcoming month can be found in the January community calendar inserted into this week's print issu…

The Spartan Girls basketball team picked up their first win of the season on Tuesday, December 17  over Iroquois/Doland by a score of 36-25.   Through three quarters, it was a close game with Iroquois/Doland leading by a score of 22-20 going into the fourth quarter.   However, the Spartans p…

The Spartan Girls Basketball team began their 2019-20 season with a 59-21 loss to Bridgewater-Emery on Saturday here at Wessington Springs.   Piper Jones led the Spartans in scoring with 10 points.   Grace Gran had four rebounds.   

Holiday cheer in Jerauld County kicked up a notch last Friday evening as Wessington Springs School District K-12 students took the stage to perform “A Holiday Extravaganza” at the elementary school gymnasium. 

From the halls of WSHS, we bring a pencil drawing to this week’s Artist’s Corner! This week’s project was created by Advanced Art IV Senior, Emma Lammey.

Four WSHS students selected for All-State Chorus

4-H beef project enthusiasts packed the Jerauld-Buffalo County 4-H grounds on a cold rainy Sunday, November, 3, 2019, to participate in the Eleventh Annual Springs Showdown Calf Show. 

The Wessington Springs Elementary School Robotics team, along with help from their families and community members, recently participated in a snow hill clean-up day in the city park in Wessington Springs.  

Telling “Our Story” 

 A big crowd decked out in pink filled the gym for the Lady Spartan volleyball game vs. Wolsey/Wessington Friday night. Thursday’s game was held in conjunction with Volley for a Cure, a cancer awareness event that raises thousands for Weskota Foundation's Cancer Awareness fund. The fund prov…

From the halls of WSHS, we bring a “Spartan” mixed media drawing to this week’s Artist’s Corner! This week’s project was created by Advanced Art II Junior, Rydell Krueger. Rydell chose this project because he has an interest in history and the time-period this portrayed. To help create the c…

The Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central Blackhawks shut out Lead/Deadwood on Friday afternoon by a score of 20-0.  

WSHS senior hosts community land and range seminar After a decorated high school career in Land and Range judging, Wessington Springs High School (WSHS) senior Landon Wolter discovered that he had reached a pinnacle when it came to competing in the contests. Due to having previously won at t…

It's been a busy couple of weeks for the Lady Spartan volleyball teams. 

Local youth football organizers and parents hosted over 600 third through sixth grade football players and fans at a youth football jamboree held at the practice field east of the elementary school Saturday.

On Friday night the number one ranked Winner Warriors came to Wessington Springs and soundly defeated the Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Blackhawks by a score of 54-0.   

The cross country team is off and running the town.  We are gearing up for another successful season, guided by returning letter winners, AJ Neely, sophomore,  and Brock Krueger, 8th grader.  

The annual HuntSAFE Program will be held in Wessington Springs on September 10, 12 and 14. The first two sessions will be held from 6-9 p.m. in the Jerauld County Courthouse. The final session will be held at the Jerauld County Trap Club range from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. 

Game One of the state tournament saw Wessington Springs (WS) facing Parkston. The game was low scoring and a pitcher’s duel.  Parkston scored one run in the third inning, one run in the fifth, and one in the sixth.  Wessington Springs’ lone run came in the sixth inning.  Springs outhit Parks…

Wessington Springs nabbed the lead late in last week’s South Dakota VFW 16U Class B Northwest Region Teener Baseball Tournament Championship in a 14-4 victory over Kimball/White Lake on Wednesday. Springs was down 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth inning when an error scored two runs for the ho…

Wessington Springs takes on Kimball/White Lake today, 7/31, 2 p.m. @ David Jost Field

Six members of the Wessington Springs FCCLA chapters joined over 8,600 Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members, advisers, alumni, and guests from across the nation in Anaheim, CA for the 2019 National Leadership Conference (NLC) June 30 - July 4.  “The conference was…

Rodeo Ground Event Draws a Crowd on the Fourth

Last month brought the first-ever Jerauld-Buffalo, Aurora, Sanborn County 4-H Horse Show.  Jerauld-Buffalo hosted the event at the Jerauld County 4-H grounds on June 18. 

Amateur baseball fans in Wessington Springs have rejoiced this season, with the return of Owls Baseball after not being able to field a team for the past three years. With the entrance of manager Joe Butterfield and a new generation of players stepping up to the plate, community members and …

The Wessington Springs High School Clay Target League team’s first trip to the state shoot  was a memorable one, with five from the ten-member team competing last weekend in Aberdeen, SD.

On May 28th the Wessington Springs Post 5548 16U Teeners opened their season against Mount Vernon/Plankinton.  In a rain-shortened game, Wessington Springs won their first game 6-1. Gerrit Brandenburg got the win on the mound going all five innings.

Trucks and trailers filled with a wide variety of livestock and rodeo contestants from around South Dakota and neighboring states drew a nice-sized crowd to the Foothills Rodeo grounds in Wessington Springs over the weekend.

Friday, May 10, the Blackhawks Baseball team played host to both the varsity and JV teams from Wolsey/Wessington/Miller/Highmore for the final regular season games of the year.  The varsity team was able to grab an early lead and keep adding on to earn a 9-1 victory.  Six pitchers saw action…