The Officials, a committee of the Rapid City Sports Council, will meet at 5:45 p.m. today in room 207 of the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. Area high school football coaches will highlight the agenda.

Anyone interested in the area sports scene is invited to attend.

Sports department searching for stringers

RAPID CITY - The Rapid City Journal is looking for individuals interested in covering and writing about prep sporting events during the high school sports season.

Interested individuals could be assigned between two to three games to cover per week, depending on your schedule, ranging from soccer to football to cross country.

For more information, contact Andrew Cutler at 605-394-8291 or Jeff Budlong at 605-394-8430.

Journal looking for nominations and

committee members

RAPID CITY - Beginning the first weekend of January, the Rapid City Journal sports department will present the Top 25 West River Teams of All Time, a weekly countdown highlighting area teams and their accomplishments. The countdown will culminate with the top West River team of all time.

The countdown will include high school, college and professional teams from the West River area. But, the Journal cannot do it alone, so we are asking for help from you - the reader.

We are looking for knowledgeable, opinionated West River sports fans who would be willing to be part of a committee the Journal is putting together to help construct the list. If you would be interested in putting together this list, give Journal sports editor Andrew Cutler a call at 605-394-8291.

The Journal is also looking for team nominations from readers.

Nominations for high school teams, including non-sanctioned sports like soccer, baseball, soccer and softball, and summer sports, like American Legion Baseball and ASA Softball are being accepted. Teams from Black Hills State, National American University, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, along with professional teams like the Rapid City Thrillers, are also in the mix.

Teams must have won a title in their respective sport to be considered.

Nominations must be received by Oct. 10 and can be sent to andrew.cutler@rapidcityjournal.com. Nominations can also be dropped off at the Journal.

Olympian Miles to be honored at Dakota Days football game Saturday

VERMILLION - Olympian Derek Miles, a former standout and current assistant coach for The University of South Dakota men's track and field team, will be honored at halftime of the Coyotes' annual Dakota Days football game Saturday.

The Coyotes play host to Missouri S&T beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday at the DakotaDome.

Miles just recently competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he finished fourth in the pole vault competition. He won the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials and was the IAAF 2008 World Athletics Champion to round off a tremendous year.