state wrestling finals.

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a mother and son singing amazing grace.

... And other moments at church.

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girl scouts at 100 (yrs.).

Here's my contribution.

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larry luitjens: 45 years of coaching.

Another basketball multimedia project.

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bullseye.

South Dakota State Dart Tournament Championship winners.

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polar plunge.

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fighting cancer.

This is a story about a local nurse who is fighting a second round of breast cancer. On the evening I followed her, she sang the National Anthem before a hockey game.

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oelrichs: a new tradition of winning.

I spent an evening with the Oelrichs High School basketball team. The school, incorporated in 1910, has a chance to win its first ever district championship next month. Oelrichs, a town of 126 inhabitants, is currently 16-1 and holds the top ranking in their district.

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x-treme bull riders & pcra rodeo.

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amidst a flock of sheep.

North American Sheepdog Trials and the Sheep Shearing Championships.

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