Groton Area School District

SDHSAA SoDak 16 Matchup - #5 Groton Area Tigers vs. #12 Pine Ridge Thorpes

📅 Tuesday, March 10th
📍 Location: Chamberlain High School
🕓 Doors Open: 4:15 PM
🏀 Tip-Off: 5:30 PM
🎟 Admission: Adults – $6 | Students – $4
⚪ Theme: WHITE OUT

LIVESTREAM OPTIONS:
📰 Groton Daily Independent / GDILIVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YkVNxfaiso
🎥 CHS Broadcasting / LiveTicket (both games)
https://www.youtube.com/@cubnationlive7324/streams
📺 Keloland (both games)

Post-Game Details: An awards presentation will take place immediately after the game. 🚫Reminder: No parents, fans, or students will be allowed on the floor following the contest. There will be a space in the auxiliary gym or elementary lunchroom for us to gather after our game.

Post-Game Food Options:
🍔 Casey’s, McDonald’s (open until midnight), Subway, Dairy Queen, Arby’s (Oacoma), and Sinclair Oasis (Oacoma).

🐯 Good Luck, Tigers! Tiger Nation is behind you! 🖤💛

The regular March meeting of the Groton Area School Board on March 9, 2026 will be held at the Columbia American Legion in Columbia beginning at 7:00 PM. As always, the public is welcome to attend.

This Week in Tiger Sports:

Tuesday, the 10th:
- Boys Basketball SoDak 16 Game in Chamberlain vs. Pine Ridge (5:30pm)

Have a great week, Tigers! 🐯

Please join us in congratulating Coach Kjellsen, Coach Carson, and Coach Tracy, along with our entire Tigers boys basketball team, for advancing to the SoDak 16 after their win against Milbank on Friday night! 🐯🏀

Your dedication, teamwork, and relentless effort all season long have led to this incredible achievement. 🏆 Tiger Nation is proud of the way you represent our school and community, and we can’t wait to see what you accomplish as you take the next step on the big stage!

Our #5 Tigers will now face the #12 Pine Ridge Thorpes at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, March 10th at Chamberlain High School. 💛🖤 Go Tigers!

Elementary Destination Imagination teams had a chance to showcase their skills today! Good luck tomorrow at regionals in Huron.

Good luck to our #1 Groton Area Tigers Boys Basketball Team as they take on the #5 Milbank Bulldogs in the 2nd Round of Region 1A tonight! The winner advances to the SoDak 16 on Tuesday, March 10th!

📍 GHS Arena
🕖 7:00 PM Tip-Off
🎟️Tickets: Adults – $6 | Students – $4 | No passes accepted
⚫ Theme: BLACK OUT
📺 Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@GDILIVE

Good Luck, Tigers! 🐅🏀

🏀🔥 It is SoDak 16 Game Day and your #11 Groton Area Tigers are headed to Madison to take on #6 Sioux Falls Christian with a trip to the South Dakota State A Girls Basketball Tournament on the line!

📅 Thursday, March 5th
⌚ 7:00 PM
📍 Madison High School
🎟️ $6 Adults | $4 Students | No passes accepted
🎥 Can’t make it? Catch the livestream:
📺 https://www.youtube.com/@GDILIVE
📺 https://www.team1sports.com/highschool/sd/?S=madisonbulldogs

Good Luck, Lady Tigers! Black out. Be loud. Believe. 🖤💛

Kindergarten fun at the Teddy Bear Clinic at the high school! They loved it!

🐯🏀Summer Skills Basketball Camp🐯🏀
- Current 3rd - 7th graders (2026-27 4th - 8th graders)
- 12 sessions
- Register at the link in the QR code

March came too quickly! Here is a throwback to February for our HOSA Happenings!

Students were busy again - here is what they accomplished last month:

• Hosted a successful pulled pork fundraiser — thank you to everyone who purchased and supported our students!
• Partnered with the Northern State University football team and NMDP to help add 250+ people to the bone marrow registry.
• Learned about nursing and healthcare career opportunities from guest speaker Chelsea Hanson at our February meeting.
• Welcomed 6th–8th graders for a Valentine’s Day–themed dance.
• Helped with a sweetheart dance at Avantara Groton.
• Began competitive event testing for State HOSA.

Proud of the ways our students continue to serve, learn, and lead!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!! Kindergarten had fun learning about rhyming using our CVC words while playing a game and writing around the room. Day one of Read Across America week is in the books!

⛹️‍♂️It is Region 1A Boys Basketball week and our Groton Area Tigers have earned the #1 seed and a First Round BYE!🏀Looking ahead, the boys will host the Second Round Region Game on Friday, March 6th vs. #4 Sisseton or #5 Milbank!

📅Friday, March 6th
📍GHS Arena
⌚7:00 PM Tip-off
🎟️$6 Adults | $4 Students | No Passes Accepted.
🚪Doors open at 6:00 PM

Good Luck, Tigers!!💛🐯🖤

This Week in Tiger Sports:

Tuesday, the 3rd:
- Region Boys Basketball (Groton is #1 and earned a First Round BYE)

Thursday, the 5th:
- Girls Basketball SoDak 16 Game in Madison vs. Sioux Falls Christian (7pm)

Friday, the 6th:
- Second Round Region Boys Basketball (Groton vs. Milbank or Sisseton) - 7pm in Groton

Good Luck, Tigers!!

Members of our HOSA chapter recently had the opportunity to partner with the Northern State University football team and Be the Match (NMDP) for a special two-day donor registry drive. Working alongside the NSU athletes, our students helped register more than 250 individuals for the bone marrow donor registry. Each registration represents hope for patients in need of a life-saving transplant. Being asked by NMDP to assist with this event is a meaningful recognition of the work our HOSA members are doing. It shows that our students are trusted partners in important community health efforts — and that they are truly making a difference beyond our school walls!

There will be a Welcome Home Celebration honoring our 2026 State Wrestlers and Place Winners on Tuesday, March 3rd at 6:00PM in the Arena Lobby! Recap of the season, state tournament, and watching video of the 2026 SDHSAA State Championship Matches!🌟🏆

🌟Gavin Englund finished his senior season at the top of the podium, capping off an incredible year with strength, determination, and unmatched grit while notching a season record of 40-3! 💪From the first practice of the season to the final match on the biggest stage at State, he competed with heart and represented Groton Area with pride. Tiger Nation is beyond proud of you, Gavin! 💛🐯🖤 Congratulations on an unforgettable career and on bringing home the SDHSAA Class B 285lb STATE TITLE! 🏆

📢State Wrestling Update #5: Semifinal Round is complete!
- Liza Krueger, 105lb (Krueger over Frankfurth – Dec. 3-0)
- Gavin Englund, 285lb (Englund over Swenson – Dec 5-0)

With those big semifinal wins last night, Liza and Gavin are both headed to the Championship Matches at 1:00PM today!🏆💪

Finish strong, you two! Your hard work, determination, and grit have put you in this moment — and all of Tiger Nation is behind you, cheering every second of the way! Good luck, Liza and Gavin! Let’s go, Tigers! 💛🐯🖤

Save your pop tabs!

📢State Wrestling Update #4: Second Consolation Round is complete!
- Keegan Kucker, 113lb (Odland over Kucker – Major Dec. 10-1)
- Wyatt Hagen, 120lb (Cordes over Hagen – Dec. 8-3)
- Kyson Kucker, 126lb (Holter over Kucker – Dec. 6-2)

Keegan, Wyatt, and Kyson all battled hard but lost their second match of the State Tournament to end their season. We are proud of you, boys!!🖤💛

🌟Wrestling will continue today at 3:00PM with Liza Krueger (105lb) and Gavin Englund (285lb) wrestling in the semifinal round! Good Luck, Liza and Gavin!🐯