STATE CHAMPS

It was a long time in the making, but the Chinook Sugarbeeters were finally crowned state champions.

Saturday in Chinook, the seventh-ranked Beeters steamrolled the No. 1-ranked Wibaux Longhorns 74-6 to claim the 2010 Class C 8-Man state football championship.

The Beeters have been climbing the ranks for years now and, after a 4-4 season a year ago, and missing out on the postseason, they returned this year much improved this year. Chinook suffered just one loss during the regular season, and capped off a first-ever state title with an 11-1 record overall.

Before the game on Saturday the pr...