Tom Nieman

Football Class Warfare Part 2 (Ratios)

by Tom Nieman May 11, 2012

To keep pace with South Dakota (obviously kidding), the Minnesota State High School League has added a 7th class of high school football. 6A will be made up of the 32 largest schools and will begin play this fall. (The MSHSL actually approved the addition in April 2011.) Minnesota has a state population of around 5, [...]

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The Perfect Storm

by Tom Nieman May 11, 2012

That’s what it will take for Sioux Falls Storm to lose its first game of the season this Saturday… a perfect storm of circumstances. Sioux Falls coming off their bye week with the blahs. Tri-Cities playing their best game of the season. Storm quarterback Chris Dixon literally not showing up. Won’t happen. Dixon and his [...]

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Gift of Sight

by Tom Nieman April 26, 2012

I have new eyes. They were a gift. Literally. Someone died and donated their corneas and now I have them and now I can see. Last weekend, I spoke at the Donor Tribute for the South Dakota Lions Eye and Tissue Bank. The event brings together donor families and transplant recipients. Packs of Kleenex are provided [...]

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Danger! Storm!

by Tom Nieman April 19, 2012

The Sioux Falls Storm is back home this Saturday night taking on the Nebraska Danger… we have it LIVE at seven o’clock on Midco Sports Network, AND streaming live right here on this very website. Nebraska is 2-and-4. The Danger has a good quarterback in Rocky Hinds and some really good receivers from the [...]

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Football Class Warfare

by Tom Nieman April 17, 2012

I spent Sunday in Fargo at a JO volleyball tournament and got to talking to some North Dakota guys. They think South Dakota is insane for having so many classes of high school sports… basketball and football, in particular. I had to agree and I have laid out some numbers on how similar-sized states [...]

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