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South Dakota High School Receives National Rank In Baseball

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A South Dakota high school has received a national ranking in the sport of baseball. Sioux Falls Roosevelt, who had a historic 33-0 season in 2017, is ranked No. 10 in a Top-25 list put out by USA Today.

Roosevelt didn’t just win the Class A baseball championship this year, they also became the first team in South Dakota High School Class A baseball history to cap off a perfect season.

Congrats to our @RRBaseball1 team for their state win & 33-0 record. First team in class A baseball to go undefeated. #RiderPride pic.twitter.com/ka7pedhDTj

— Roosevelt Boosters (@SF_RHSBoosters) May 28, 2017

  1. Shawnee 44-0 (Shawnee, OK)
  2. Archbishop McCarthy 29-2 (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
  3. East Lake 32-4 (Chula Vista, CA)
  4. Woodlawn 34-2 (Rison, AR)
  5. Indianapolis Cathedral 28-0 (Indianapolis, IN)
  6. Riverdale Baptist 30-1 (Upper Marlboro, MD)
  7. La Cueva 28-1 (Albuquerque, NM)
  8. North Beach Wesleyan 27-1 (High Point, NC)
  9. Calvary Christian Clearwater 33-0 (Clearwater, FL)
  10. Roosevelt 33-0 (Sioux Falls, SD)
  11. Jackson Masillon 30-2 (Massillon, OH)
  12. Saline 37-3 (Saline, MI)
  13. El Toro 27-7-1 (Lake Forest CA)
  14. Puyallup 25-2 (Puyallup, WA)
  15. Deer Park 35-8-1 (Deer Park, TX)
  16. Helena 38-6 (Helena, AL)
  17. Northwestern 30-5 (Rock Hill, SC)
  18. Basic 29-7 (Henderson NV)
  19. Timber Creek 25-7-1 (Orlando, FL)
  20. Mosley 26-3 (Lynn Haven, FL)
  21. Delbarton 21-7 (Morristown, NJ)
  22. Malvern Prep 25-6 (Malvern, PA)
  23. Etiwanda 27-3 (Etiwanda, CA)
  24. Etowah 28-16 (Woodstock, GA)
  25. McCracken County 34-5 (Paducah, KY)

Sioux Falls Roosevelt defeated Brandon Valley in the Class A championship game last month with a final score of 9-1.

#FinalOut #Dogpile pic.twitter.com/wlepkxFFGh

— RHS Baseball (@RRBaseball1) May 28, 2017

Nate Wek is currently the sports content producer and sports and rec beat reporter for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism Broadcasting and a minor in Leadership. From 2010-2013 Nate was the Director of Gameday Media for the Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League) football team. He also spent 2012 and 2013 as the News and Sports Director of KSDJ Radio in Brookings, SD. Nate, his wife Sarah, and three sons, Braxan, Jordy, and Anders live in Canton, SD.