Links to the stories highlighting the best northeastern South Dakota athletes since 1984
Editor's Note: Sports writer Roger Merriam is compiling a "20 Favorites" series highlighting some of his favorite athletes in a variety of high school sports since he started working at the Watertown Public Opinion in December 1984. The series is about northeastern South Dakota athletes, but some played at colleges all over the state and others have moved to other areas.
Series Introduction: 20 Favorites Series to highlight area high school standouts in northeastern South Dakota
Area Girls Basketball: A look at some of northeastern South Dakota's best girls basketball players since 1984
Watertown Girls Basketball: Roger Merriam's look at some of his favorite Watertown High School girls basketball players
Area Boys Basketball: Some of the top northeastern South Dakota Class A, B boys basketball players since 1984
Watertown Boys Basketball Roger Merriam's look at some of best Watertown High School boys basketball players since 1984
Area Football: A look at some of Roger Merriam's top prep football players in northeastern SD since 1984
Watertown Football: Sports writer Roger Merriam lists some of his favorite Watertown football players since 1984
Area Wrestling: Milbank also well represented on Roger Merriam's list of top area wrestlers since 1984
Watertown Wrestling: Roger Merriam's 20 Favorites series segment takes a look at Watertown High School wrestling
Area Volleyball: 20 Favorites: Tuttle, Boecks, Nygaards & Vedveis among northeastern South Dakota's best
Watertown Volleyball: Roger Merriam's look at some of the best Arrow volleyball players since program started in 1990-91
Area Girls Cross Country: Many of the top northeastern S.D. high school A & B girls cross country runners since 1984
Watertown Girls Cross Country: Series continues with a look at some of top Arrow girls runners since December of 1984
30 Favorites Coaches: Writer Roger Merriam focuses on the top high school coaches he's worked with in Watertown
Class A-B Boys Cross Country: Rosholt's Harley Hanson, De Smet's George Mollner and Milbank's Brent Wherry lead the pack
Watertown Boys Cross Country: State champion Phillip Davis, four-time placer Chris Larson lead some of Arrows' best
Who We've Missed So Far: Some other athletes and coaches who have made their mark in northeastern S.D. since 1984
Area Gymnastics: Some of the top northeastern South Dakota gymnasts since December of 1984
Watertown Gymnastics: List dominated by those who competed for the Arrows over the past 20 years
Great Plains Lutheran Girls: Stone, Bauer and families among most notable athletes in school history
Great Plains Lutheran Boys: "20 Favorites' series continues with a look at Great Plains Lutheran's boys athletes
Girls Tennis (Watertown-Milbank): Many of Watertown High School's best girls tennis players since 1984
Boys Tennis (Watertown-Milbank): Some of the best Watertown and Milbank's best boys tennis players since December of 1984
Watertown Baseball Part A: Some of Watertown's best American Legion and high school baseball players since 1984
Watertown Baseball Part B: A second story on some of Watertown best Legion and high school baseball players since 1984
Up Next: Area girls high school track
Follow Watertown Public Opinion sports reporter Roger Merriam on X (formerly known as Twitter) @PO_Sports or email: rmerriam@thepublicopinion.com.
This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: 20 Favorites Series landing page with links to all stories in series
