SDPB & SDHSAA State Golf Championship Coverage

O’Gorman senior Taten Mauney is your 2025 ‘AA’ boys state golf champion. He shot two-under par at the state tournament at Meadowbrook in Rapid City this week to claim the individual title.

For the second straight year, Dakota Valley has won a boys state golf championship. Even though the Panthers were the defending champions coming into this season, they graduated three seniors from last year’s squad. The season presented some struggles, but when it mattered the most Dakota Valley locked in to defend their crown.

The 2025 SDHSAA Class AA and A boys golf championships concluded on Tuesday, October 7th, from Rapid City and Vermillion. Harrisburg and Dakota Valley won the team titles.

With seven state football championships at two different schools, and experience coaching basketball and cross country, Arlin Likness has built a legacy as one of South Dakota’s most accomplished high school coaches. He joins Craig Mattick on this episode of In Play.

This week Jason Andera and Nate Wek take a deeper look at how the playoff picture is coming together, who is pushing to qualify and who is pushing for seeding? Plus, find out who the top playmakers are in the state with the Game Time Game Changers. Also, we give you an in-depth look at the top tilts in high school football coming up on this Friday night, including another late-added matchup between Elkton-Lake Benton and Britton-Hecla!