The state high school basketball tournaments are now history, including of course the annual boys' B tourney drama in Aberdeen this past weekend.

And to nobody's surprise top-seeded De Smet claimed its crown, edging second-seeded Lower Brule 49-26 in the title game. The Region 2B Sioux, indeed representing our region, grabbed an early one-possession lead after a quarter, but from then on the momentum pretty much went into De Smet's favor, thanks in part to its stifling defense. And the Sioux were coming off a grueling three-overtime semifinal win over White River a night earlier, so obviou...