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Ryan Wojcik’s steal and fast break bucket with less than three minutes to play in the third quarter got the St. Thomas More boys basketball team back within one point of Douglas. Caleb Hollenbeck then drilled his third 3-pointer of the frame to give the Cavaliers their first lead of the night before completing a three-point play to cap off a 19-point comeback to earn his squad a three-point advantage heading into the final period. From there, STM held off a resilient Patriots team, surrend...

Richard Anderson Journal staff The Rapid City Central boys basketball team has struggled to get its season  in gear like most area squads, but it didnt show early Saturday night against the Douglas Patriots. The Cobblers jumped out to a 20-4 lead through the first quarter of play and went on to take it to the Patriots 61-43 at Patriots Gym in Box Elder. Although Douglas had the momentum going in after a 40-point win over Sturgis Friday night, it was Central that had the early edg...

Richard Anderson Journal staff As the founder of Sacred Hoops, a state-wide youth AAU youth basketball program, Allan Bertram has been pretty busy the past few years. He added to that workload this past summer when he took over the Rapid City Central girls’ basketball program. Despite some ups and downs because of the coronavirus pandemic, Bertram  said it has been an exciting time since taking over, especially with how hard the team has worked since his hiring in June. The ...