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dominated the playoffs en route to a 34-7 win against Watertown in the state title game, giving the coach a state title during his first season as Governors' head coach.
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• Prep Boys' Team
• Their road to the championship wasn't always a smooth one, but it'd be hard to script a better ending than the one the Pierre Governors' basketball team had in 2013.
• After finishing third at the state tournament in 2012, the Governors were armed with a talented roster that was led by soon-to-be Division 1 players Zach Hanson and Lane Severyn. That roster took a hit before the season even began when junior Conrad Adam was diagnosed with cancer, but Adam and the Governors soon proved how far resiliency could take a team.
• The Governors began their season with a 2-4 mark, but they quickly made that a distant memory by winning all but one game through the remainder of the season. During the season, Hanson and Severyn each made their mark in history, by finishing second and first respectively in Pierre's all-time scoring and all-time rebounding lists.
• Hanson and Severyn guided the Governors, but Adam quickly became the face of the team and the entire state's basketball landscape. The entire state rallied around Adam through his battle with cancer, and green quickly became the unofficial color of the South Dakota high school basketball with nearly everyone becoming a member of Conrad's Clan.
• The Governors' inspirational journey continued at the state tournament in Sioux Falls, where a 15-point advantage in the fourth quarter allowed the Governors to defeat Brandon Valley and win the school's first state championship in 31 years.
• The scene in Sioux Falls fittingly ended with Adam cutting down the final portion of the net, giving the Governors a memorable finish to the 2013 season.
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• Prep Girls' Athlete
• Hannah Kastigar of Aberdeen Central stayed in the spotlight throughout her senior year with her running and swimming talents.
• After swimming in the USA Olympic Trials in 2012, she placed ninth at the 2012 U.S. Summer Junior National Championships.
• In the spring, Kastigar led the Aberdeen Central girls to its first-ever State AA track and field championship. She won the 800 and 1,600 meters and ran on the winning 3,200-meter relay team. She was second in the 3,200-meter run.

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