![]() ![]() May 2: SDSU rallied to score 24 straight points to defeat Southern Illinois 31-26 in the quarterfinal round of the national football playoffs. The day before, Billy Hancock did the same in a 20-5 win over Northwestern College. ![]() On this day, Josh Roemen had a single, double, triple and home run in an 18-8 win over Dakota Wesleyan. May 1: For the second day in a row, the Mount Marty baseball team had a player hit for the cycle. May 1: NBC created a TV special to honor “extraordinary individuals who have made an impact during the unusually challenging year of Covid-19.” Among the honorees was Rapid City native and San Antonia Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon. ![]() Free, who played in the NBA from 1975-1988. Saltes didn’t start playing football until he was a high school junior. He spent a lot of his summers training in Pine Ridge training. Saltes, an enrolled member of Oglala Sioux Tribe, moved with his family to Arizona in middle school, eventually landing in New Mexico. May 1: NFL teams signed three undrafted area players after the NFL Draft: SDSU wide receiver Cade Johnson (5-10, 180) signed with Seattle South Dakota Mines offensive tackle Jack Batho IV (6-8, 308) signed with Atlanta and former Pine Ridge resident and New Mexico offensive tackle Teton Saltes (6-5, 322) signed with the New York Jets. ![]() He helped SFW win the state title in 2015 when he was the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year. The 6-foot-6, 330-pounder was a two-time captain for the Cornhuskers and their 2019 offensive linemen of the year. May 1: Sioux Falls Washington graduate Matt Farniok of Nebraska was drafted in the seventh round (238 th pick) by the Dallas Cowboys. May 1: NSU fans hungry for football gathered at Swisher Field to watch the Wolves scrimmage under warm and sunny conditions. University of South Dakota recruit Valandra-Prue was timed in 56.27 seconds South Dakota State recruit Jones in 56.28. May 1: In one of the greatest high school track races in state history, Caelyn Valandra-Prue of White River dove across the finish line to nip Cerington Jones of New Underwood to win the 400 meters at the 96 th annual Howard Wood Relays in Sioux Falls. Email us at if you think we missed something or if you have an event you would like us to consider for this feature: We will be tracking the most special, the rarest and most interesting sports moments across South Dakota each month. ![]()
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