Mar 13, 2010
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PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota high schools received the go-ahead Wednesday to add soccer as a sanctioned sport for boys and girls starting in fall 2012.
The High School Activities Association board voted 8-0 to accept a report on how to implement the sport, and 5-3 on adding it beginning in the 2012-13 school year.
South Dakota is the last state to add soccer, although there are a number of high school club teams that pay their own expenses.
Some schools are reluctant to have soccer teams because of the added costs. The local school board will have the final decision on whether to offer it.
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