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Arrows punch ticket to state tourney

By JT Fey - March 9, 2026 in Sports, Featured Reading Time: 4 minutes

The arrows celebrate after securing their spot at the state tournament

The Watertown boys basketball team celebrates its win over Mitchell on Saturday, March 7, at the Civic Arena. The Arrows will open the State AA Boys Basketball tournament March 19 against Harrisburg in Rapid City. Photo by Avah Grismer, for The Watertown Current.

This time, Watertown didn’t need a late-game rally to subdue the Mitchell Kernels. It happened much earlier. The 16-5 Arrows earned a place in the upc...

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JT Fey

J.T. Fey grew up in Turton, SD, earned degrees in mass communications and geography at South Dakota State University and worked 45 years, 5 months and 4 days at the Watertown Public Opinion where his roles changed from sports editor to tech support and finally reporter. He’s done free lance work since June of 2021. And he’s a Dodgers fan.

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