Parkston Mudcats’ Jeff Harris (8) celebrates a run scored after sliding into home plate during a game against the Vermillion Grey Sox in the first round of the Class B state amateur baseball tournament on Thursday at Cadwell Park in Mitchell.

The Alexandria Angels’ Chris Marek hugs his son, and the team’s bat boy, Rhett Marek after defeating the Garretson Blue Jays 7-1 in the Class B state amateur championship game on Sunday at Cadwell Park in Mitchell.

Riders raise their arms while riding Pharoah’s Fury at the midway as part of the 2016 Corn Palace Festival on Thursday evening on Main Street in Mitchell.

Becky Todd hugs her son Josiah Todd (8) before he heads to class on the first day of school. Josiah is starting third grade at Gertie Belle Rogers while his sister Lily (10), not pictured, is starting fifth-grade.

Dakota Wesleyan’s Dillon Turner (15) loses the ball after being tackled by Dakota State’s Darion Office (4) during a game on Friday night at Joe Quintal Field in Mitchell.

Mitchell’s Avery Larson reacts after missing a shot during no. 2 singles action against Rapid City Central in the first match of a Triangular on Tuesday at Hitchcock Park in Mitchell.

Alexandria Angels’ Peyton Smith (1) dives into home to beat the tag attempt of Garretson Blue Jays’ Brady Bonte during the Class B state amateur championship game on Sunday at Cadwell Park in Mitchell.