In Play with Craig Mattick

Tom Culver who won five state championships as the head football coach for Avon joins Craig Mattick on the latest episode of In Play.

Craig Mattick talks with Jason Leber who is considered to be one of the best prep football players in South Dakota history.

Marvin Garrett, a native of Belle Fourche, is a four-time world bareback champion, and a member of the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Nicknamed 'Marvelous Marvin,' for many years, Garrett defined what rodeo was in South Dakota.

Craig Mattick talks with Tony Schwan was one of the best high school sprinters in South Dakota history.

Craig Mattick talks with Megan Trotter who is still considered one of the best sprinters South Dakota has ever seen.

Craig talks to a Hall of Fame of the South Dakota Interscholastic Athletic Administrators member and longtime board member of the Howard Wood Dakota Relays in Sioux Falls - Jim Dorman.

From growing up in Aberdeen, SD, attending Aberdeen Central high school, and then Northern State University, Craig Mattock talks to one of the all-time greats, Eric Kline.

Craig Mattick talks to members of the Brookings girls basketball team of 1985 which was one of the most dominant teams in state history.

Lincoln McIlravy has a resume that features five state high school championships, three NCAA titles, and a bronze medal in the 2000 Olympic games - all in wrestling.

Craig Mattick talks with Kent Hyde who had the best statistical season in South Dakota high school basketball history.

Craig Mattick talks with Mandy Koupal is one of the best female basketball athletes in South Dakota history.

Craig Mattick talks with Marv Sherrill who won eight state titles and was runner-up nine times during his 35-year career of coaching on the mat.

Craig Mattick talks with Tom Casey who is known as the voice of high school sports on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

In the latest episode of In Play, Craig Mattick talks with Lyle Dusty LeBeaux one of the most successful high school basketball coaches in South Dakota with 26-years of experience - all on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

She's the second-winningest coach in South Dakota high school volleyball history. Anita Boeck, who coached for 29 seasons in the Mt. Rushmore state won 731 games. She helped lead the Arlington Cardinals to 14 state tournament appearances, six runner-up finishes, and a state championship in 2010.

He put up record-breaking numbers at Brandon Valley and then went on to have a successful collegiate career at quarterback for South Dakota State University, Austin Sumner talks with Craig Mattick.

For the past twenty-two years, Jean O'Hara has been coaching volleyball at Chester Area. Despite only having one state title, the Flyers have been one of the best volleyball programs in the state throughout Jean's tenure. Not only does she have over 450 wins, but she's helped lead her squad to the state tournament a dozen times.

The SDHSAA sanctioned high school soccer in South Dakota in 2011. Fast forward a decade and there are two classes of competition and the level of play is as good as ever.

A teacher, a coach and an administrator. He's a Nebraska native, he coached and taught in Vermilion for 17 years before he become the Assistant Executive Director at the South Dakota High School Activities Association.

He grew up in Mobridge, played college football at USD, and then went on to be a tremendous high school coach in South Dakota. Harvey Naasz led Winner's football team to three state championships and was runner-up once during his time as the head coach of the Warriors.

Throughout her high school career, Brittany Garner of Rapid City Stevens won seven gold medal awards In both 2004 and 2006, she won three. Garner's relay team set the state meet record in the 4X400 in 2006 as well, which still stands to this day. She went on to run track at SDSU after high school.

From being a stand out runner for Huron high school, to being a decorated runner at SDSU, Rob DeHaven is one of the most well known running athletes in state history. And this doesn't include his olympic appearance in Sydney, Australia, or his sixth place finish in the 2001 Boston Marathon. He's now coaching cross country at SDSU, a place he's called home for the past 17-years.

Dean Mann, who just recently celebrated his 90th birthday, has worked the Howard Wood Relays for 64-straight years. He was a student, coach, and administrator at Sioux Falls Washington, and even played for legendary high school football coach Howard Wood back in the day. In 2007, Mann was inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame.

For nearly 50 years, Gene Brownell was a teacher, coach, and educator in South Dakota. Most recently, he was the long-time athletic director at Aberdeen Central. Brownell is also one of the key people who has helped organize the 'B' boys basketball tournament over the years.

From West Central to the University of South Dakota, to the Skyforce and playing professionally, Josh Mueller was one of the most prolific high school basketball players in South Dakota history.