LEE
RAINES

Growing up in the South Dakota public school system, Lee Raines knew the bearing of sports on the legacy of the state: Many of the athletes from high school became coaches and teachers who positively affected the lives of thousands of students. After years of research, including multitudes of newspaper clippings of the sporting events themselves, interviews with surviving family members and narratives from various sports accolades, Raines illustrates the influence and contribution to education by these families. In the process, he has identified brothers, sisters, and members of the related family trees that made an impact on South Dakota sports over the past century.