CSC has new men’s wrestling coach Paxton Ritchey, Chadron State College Oct 14, 2026 Oct 14, 2026 0 Taygen Smith Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Paxton Ritchey, Chadron State College Chadron State Athletics has announced the hiring of former CSC assistant Taygen Smith as the school’s new head men’s wrestling coach.kAm“x 2> A=62D65 E@ :?EC@5F46 %2J86? $>:E9 2D E96 ?6H 9625 4@249 @7 @FC >6?’D HC6DE=:?8 AC@8C2>[” pDD@4:2E6 pE9=6E:4 s:C64E@C %65 %6H29256 D2:5] “x 36=:6G6 %2J86? AC@G:56D FD H:E9 2 8@@5 4@>3:?2E:@? @7 4@?E:?F:EJ 2?5 2 7C6D9 5:C64E:@? 7@C r$r HC6DE=:?8]”k^AmkAm$>:E9 H@C<65 F?56C 2?5 H:== ?@H C6A=246 qC6EE wF?E6C[ H9@ C646?E=J DE6AA65 5@H? 2D E96 t28=6D’ 9625 4@249 27E6C 7:==:?8 E92E A@D:E:@? 27E6C `c D62D@?D E@ 364@>6 r925C@? $E2E6’D 7:CDE pDD:DE2?E pE9=6E:4 s:C64E@C 7@C $EF56?E\pE9=6E6 s6G6=@A>6?E]k^Am kAm“xE :D 2? :>>6?D6 9@?@C E@ 36 ?2>65 E96 9625 4@249 2E r925C@? $E2E6[” $>:E9 D2:5] “w2G:?8 DA6?E E96 =2DE 7@FC J62CD 96C6[ x’G6 D66? 7:CDE92?5 E96 962CE 2?5 565:42E:@? @7 E9:D AC@8C2>] x 2> 566A=J 8C2E67F= 7@C r@249 wF?E6C’D 8F:52?46[ 2D H6== 2D @FC 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 2?5 2E9=6E:4 56A2CE>6?E 7@C 36=:6G:?8 :? >J G:D:@?]”k^Am People are also reading… ‘Please don’t let this man out’: Rapid City man in court after hit-and-run of a 14-year-old Amendment I on Medicaid fails: What this means for South Dakotans Rapid City school bond set to pass with 69% in favor late on Election Night Lance Russell, SD's next Attorney General, is not without controversy Election Day live updates: Rhoden, Rounds, Jackley win races Police say man arrested after Elm Avenue gunshots was intoxicated, no one injured Your Two Cents for November 1 Man dead after Rapid City domestic violence call turns into officer-involved shooting Police say ‘arrest forthcoming’ after Tesla crashes in storage lot The not-so-new head coach who is helping transform Sturgis volleyball Fireside Coffeehouse gives community a place to feel at home Rollover accident temporarily diverts traffic on I-90 Your Two Cents for November 2 Rapid City woman arrested after pedestrian injured in alleged DUI incident Your Two Cents for November 3 kAm$>:E9 92D 366? 2 A2CE @7 E96 4@249:?8 DE277 7@C D6G6C2= 567:?:?8 >@>6?ED :? r925C@? $E2E6 >6?’D HC6DE=:?8 9:DE@CJ] x? $>:E9’D 7@FC J62CD 2E r925C@? $E2E6[ E96 AC@8C2> 92D 925 `a ?2E:@?2= BF2=:7:6CD 2?5 7:G6 p==\p>6C:42?D[ :?4=F5:?8 ?2E:@?2= CF??6CD\FA "F6? r2>A36== 2?5 z6682? v69=92FD6?]k^Am kAm%96 t28=6D 2=D@ D6E 2 AC@8C2> C64@C5 =2DE D62D@? H:E9 `_ }(rp p4256>:4 p==\p>6C:42?D 2?5 92G6 C64@C565 b` 5FC:?8 $>:E9’D 7@FC\J62C 2DD:DE2?E 4@249 E6?FC6]k^Am kAm“%2J86? F?56CDE2?5D E96 6IA64E2E:@?D @7 r925C@? $E2E6 r@==686 2?5 92D E96 A@E6?E:2= E@ 4@?E:?F6 2 DEC@?8 AC@8C2> 3@E9 4@>A6E:E:G6=J 2?5 24256>:42==J[” %6H29256 D2:5] “x? 255:E:@?[ x 36=:6G6 96 :D D@>6@?6 H9@ H:== C6AC6D6?E r925C@? $E2E6 H6== 2?5 AC@G:56 @FC DEF56?E\2E9=6E6D H:E9 E96 =6256CD9:A 2?5 DFAA@CE E96J ?665 E@ 36 DF446DD7F=]”k^Am kAmpD 2? 2DD:DE2?E 4@249 2E r$r[ $>:E9 56D:8?65 :?5:G:5F2=:K65 EC2:?:?8 A=2?D[ 724:=:E2E65 AC24E:46 D6DD:@?D 2?5 4@?5F4E65 7:=> 2?2=JD:D H:E9 DEF56?E\2E9=6E6D] w6 2=D@ 92D 4@?5F4E65 E649?:BF6 4=:?:4D H:E9 E96 (J@>:?8 r@2496D pDD@4:2E:@?[ 4@\>2?2865 r925C@? $E2E6’D HC6DE=:?8 42>AD 2?5 92D 96=A65 @C82?:K6 AC@8C2> 7F?5C2:D:?8 6G6?ED]k^Am kAm$>:E9 4@>A6E65 2D 2 HC6DE=6C 2E w2DE:?8D r@==686 :? }63C2D<2[ H96C6 96 H2D 2 E9C66\E:>6 ?2E:@?2= BF2=:7:6C :? a_a_[ a_a` 2?5 a_aa[ 62C?:?8 }pxp p==\p>6C:42? 9@?@CD H:E9 2 D6G6?E9\A=246 ?2E:@?2= 7:?:D9 :? a_a`] w6 H2D 2=D@ 2? p4256>:4 p==\p>6C:42? E92E D62D@?]k^AmkAm$>:E9 8C25F2E65 7C@> w2DE:?8D :? a_a` H:E9 2 32496=@C’D 568C66 :? C64C62E:@? 2?5 DA@CED >2?286>6?E[ H:E9 2 >:?@C :? 4@249:?8] w6 2=D@ @3E2:?65 2 >2DE6C’D 568C66 :? @C82?:K2E:@?2= >2?286>6?E 7C@> r925C@? $E2E6 r@==686 :? a_ac]k^Am 0 Comments Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Chadron State College Photos from Chadron State College in Chadron. Watch Now: Related Video Judge temporarily halts construction of Trump's proposed DC arch How data centers became the biggest issue for US voters How data centers became the biggest issue for US voters Comedian Russell Brand convicted of rape, sexual assault in U.K. Comedian Russell Brand convicted of rape, sexual assault in U.K. Russell Brand: From Hollywood Fame To Criminal Conviction Russell Brand: From Hollywood Fame To Criminal Conviction