Feb. 6—A number of local football standouts signed with South Dakota universities as part of the recruiting class of 2025. Many NCAA and NAIA schools announced their recruiting classes on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
A pair of Wessington Springs athletes have made plans to play Division II football. Ryder Michalek, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound wide receiver, signed to play at Black Hills State University. Michalek had 58 receptions for 721 yards and nine touchdowns in 2024.
Many of those receptions were from Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central teammate Holden Havlik, who signed to play quarterback at Northern State University. Havlik, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound quarterback, accounted for 1,789 passing yards and more than 2,000 yards of total offense and 18 touchdowns for the Blackhawks as the signal-caller.
Havlik was joined in the Northern State recruiting class by Montrose product Boston Katzer, who plays at Lennox High School. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound quarterback powered Lennox to the Class 11A championship, posting 3,249 passing yards as a senior and he had 7,820 yards and 91 touchdowns in his career.
“Any recruiting class starts with the quarterbacks,” said NSU coach Mike Schmidt in a statement. “Holden and Boston are the two best QBs in South Dakota in this class; two great playmakers with high compete factors. We’re really happy about this group.”
Dakota State University loaded up on regional talent once again in 2025, adding five Mitchell-area players.
They included Freeman’s Christopher Aasen, a 6-foot-0, 180-pound wide receiver, and McCook Central’s Lane Deutsch, who will play linebacker at 6 feet, 190 pounds. On the line of scrimmage, 6-foot-6, 305-pound Mount Vernon standout Aiden Novak was recruited to the offensive line for the Trojans, while Parker Petry, who played high school football at Wagner, signed on as a…
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Author : The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D.
Publish date : 2025-02-07 00:47:00
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