Groton Area School District

✨History is being made today, as our team is off to their first SDHSAA Softball Game in Clark! Varsity game time is 1:00pm, with JV to follow. If you're unable to make it, you can cheer from home and tune in to: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qyYI9BIWOm8&pp=ygUHZ2RpbGl2ZQ%3D%3D Good Luck, Lady Tigers!!🥎🐯

🏀 Congratulations to Groton Area Sophomore, Karson Zak, on being named a member of the All-Tournament Team at the State A Basketball Tournament in Rapid City this past weekend! Karson’s hard work, talent, and competitive spirit were evident all season and throughout the tournament. Tiger Nation is proud of you and is looking forward to all you have yet to accomplish in your Tiger career! 💛🖤

🏃‍♂️ Attention Middle School Athletes (6th–8th Grade) and Families interested in participating in Track & Field this Spring! 🏃‍♀️
✔️ Practice starts **Monday**!
✔️ Make sure all paperwork is completed on **Bound** before practice begins.
✔️ Come ready to go - you never know what spring weather will bring us each day!

Here are the steps to Register your Athlete(s) to Bound:
1. GoBound.com
2. South Dakota
3. Schools
4. Groton Area HOME: https://www.gobound.com/sd/schools/grotonarea
5. Registration --> Activities
6. Login/or Create a Login
7.. Add a Child
8. School/Club
9. South Dakota - Groton Area
10. Type in Child's Last Name (if your child does not show up, "click here" and Create Student box will show up).
11. Continue on with the prompts.
- Upload the documents needed, register for sports your child is participating in, e-sign the consent agreements.
12. Complete!

If you need help with registration or paperwork, please contact Mrs. Sperry. Let’s have a great season! 💛🐯🖤

🌟The date has been set for Homecoming 2026 - Friday, September 18th vs. Elk Point-Jefferson! 🐯🐾

Good Luck to our HS Track Team as they compete in their first meet of the season at the NSU Indoor Track and Field Meet today, March 24th!

- Field Events begin at 4:00pm
- Running Events begin at 5:30pm

Good Luck, Tigers!

This Week in Tiger Sports:

Monday, the 23rd:
- Winter Sports Awards Night (7pm)
- Welcome Home/Meet and Greet for State Boys Basketball and Cheerleading (6:30pm)

Tuesday, the 24th:
- HS Track @ NSU Indoor (Field Events - 4:00 PM / Running Events 5:30 PM)

Saturday, the 28th:
- Softball @ Clark/Willow Lake (Varsity at 1pm, JV to follow)

Let's have a great week kicking off our Spring Sports Seasons, Tiger Nation! 🐯

In lieu of a welcome home ceremony for our Groton Area Tigers basketball team and cheerleaders, we will host a Meet & Greet on Monday starting at 6:30 PM, followed by the Winter Sports Awards Night at 7:00 PM. We hope to see you there!💛🐯

Congratulations to our Groton Area Boys Basketball team on bringing home 7th Place from the 2026 State A Tournament in Rapid City this weekend. The boys players, basketball coaches, cheerleaders, and cheer coaches represented our school with pride and made us proud on the biggest stage in the state!🐯🖤 Shout-out to our fans as well, both students and adults. Thank you for making the trip out west to support our student-athletes! 📣 Well done, Groton Area Tigers and all of Tiger Nation!💛 📸Photo courtesy of South Dakota Public Broadcasting.

Yesterday, we lost a heartbreaker in double OT to St. Thomas More 92-94, but the grit and heart our Tigers have shown says it all about the kind of team they are! 💛🖤 The Groton Area Tigers are back on the court this morning, March 21st, battling for 7th place vs. Stanley County at 11AM MT / 12PM CST. 🏀 📺: https://www.sdpb.org/hsactivities/sports/basketball/boysa One more game to go! Finish strong, Tigers! 🖤🐯💛

Tiger Nation, we need you! 🐯💥Our boys are back on the court today in the consolation semifinals vs St. Thomas More! 📅Today, Friday, March 20th ⏰ 11AM MT / 12PM CST 📺Livestream: https://www.sdpb.org/hsactivities/sports/basketball/boysa Let’s go, Tigers! 💛🖤

🏀🔥 IT’S STATE TOURNAMENT GAME DAY #1, TIGER NATION! 🔥🏀 📍 Summit Arena at The Monument – Rapid City 📅 Today, Thursday, March 19th ⏰ Tip-off: 12:45 PM (MT) / 1:45 PM (CST) 🏀 Matchup: #5 Groton Area Tigers vs. #4 Hamlin Chargers 📺 Livestream: https://www.sdpb.org/hsactivities/sports/basketball/boysa Bring the energy. Bring the pride. We are the Tigers!🐯💛 Good Luck, boys!!🍀🏀

Let's give a shoutout to the heartbeat of our crowd as they head to State today!📣💛 Cheerleaders — thank you for always showing up, cheering loud, and representing our school with pride. Your energy makes a difference, helping fuel the boys on the court and energizing the fans in the stands! See you in Rapid City, Tiger Nation! 🖤🐯

And just like that, Spring sports have begun! 🥎🏃‍♂️🏌️‍♀️Yesterday was an exciting day at Groton Area, as we had our first official day of High School Fast Pitch Softball practice! Even made it memorable with two girls getting the first holes in their pants. Have a great season, ladies!☀️

The boys varsity team had their last practice in GHS Arena for the season tonight! They head off to Rapid City in the morning for a weekend playing in the State A Basketball Tournament! Good Luck, Gentlemen!!🐯🏀

Students in Mr. Donley's class have been working on this amazing project for the Columbia Legion! We are proud of the hard work and details they have put into this project.

Students: Jacob Tewksbury, Drake Peterson, Keegan Harry, Dreston Dennert, Walker Zoellner, Dylan McGannon.

Just a reminder of our Winter Sports Awards Night a week from today, Monday, March 23rd in the Old Gym at 7:00pm! We will honor our GHS wrestlers, basketball teams, and cheerleaders. 🏀📣🤼

The Boys Basketball Team is leaving for STATE Wednesday morning, so we are having a Pep Rally/Send-Off for them on Tuesday at 2:45 in the Arena! Come show your Tiger Pride and support the boys as they head to the big stage! 🐯🖤🏀💛

Good evening. The Groton Area School District will be opening 2 hours late on Monday, March 16, 2026. OST will be open at 7AM Thank you.

This Week in Tiger Sports:

Monday, the 16th:
- First High School Softball Practice Begins!

Thursday, the 19th:
- Boys State A Basketball in Rapid City (12:45 MT / 1:45 CST vs. Hamlin)

Friday, the 20th:
- Boys State A Basketball in Rapid City (TBD)

Saturday, the 21st:
- Boys State A Basketball in Rapid City (TBD)

Good Luck, Tigers!! 🐯