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Maȟpíya Lúta boys basketball saw its brother get hurt. It won the LNI title for him.

Rapid City Journal 23 Dec 2025
How Maȟpíya Lúta boys basketball overcame injuries and adversity to win the Lakota Nation Invitational ....
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Maȟpíya Lúta takes girls and boys titles at LNI

Rapid City Journal 22 Dec 2025
Maȟpíya Lúta basketball shone at the 48th annual Lakota Nation Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 20, claiming both the girls and boys titles ....
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LNI partnership with Ground Control skateboarding inspires youth to strive for Olympics

Rapid City Journal 22 Dec 2025
With the adoption of Skateboarding in the Lakot Nation Invitational, youth like Marcius Vocu are striving for the Olympics ....
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CHEERING FOR LNI

Rapid City Journal 21 Dec 2025
Over 20 cheer teams competed in the Lakota Nation Invitational cheer competition on Saturday, Dec. 20 in the Summit Arena at The Monument in Rapid City. Each team had two minutes to compete ....
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SKATEBOARDING SOARS AT LNI

Rapid City Journal 20 Dec 2025
LAKOTA NATION INVITATIONAL ....
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LNI girls championship set

Rapid City Journal 20 Dec 2025
LAKOTA NATION INVITATIONAL ....
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Maȟpíya Lúta's Ashlan Carlow-Blount and Amanda Carlow reflect on final LNI on sidelines

Rapid City Journal 19 Dec 2025
Why the 2025 LNI is a "full circle moment" for Ashlan Carlow-Blount and her mom Amanda Carlow ....
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'Dog mentality': Lizzie Robinson helps fuel Lakota Tech's 15-point come-from-behind win at LNI

Rapid City Journal 19 Dec 2025
Operating with chip on its shoulder, Lakota Tech advances to LNI semifinal behind Lizzie Robinson's 31 points ....
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Marvin Richard III sets new scoring record, Pine Ridge rolls in opening game at LNI

Rapid City Journal 18 Dec 2025
Marvin Richard III paced Pine Ridge boys basketball's offense in the Thorpes' opening game at the Lakota Nation Invitational ....
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Takeaways from day one at LNI

Rapid City Journal 18 Dec 2025
Sixteen teams took to the floor for day one of the boys basketball tournament at the Lakota Nation Invitation ....
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Welcome to LNI

Lakota Country Times 18 Dec 2025
Congratulations to all of our young people who are participating in the various events at the 48th Annual Lakota Nation Invitational (LNI) ... Many of our families look forward to LNI events all year.
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SD MMIP Hosts LNI DNA Drive

Lakota Country Times 17 Dec 2025
RAPID CITY, South DakotaThere are 273 deceased and unidentified Indigenous peoples across the country. In an effort to return them to their families, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and South Dakota are offering free DNA drive this week ... IF INTERESTED.
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LNI Sets Stage for 48th Edition

Lakota Country Times 17 Dec 2025
... continue to embrace LNI ... Mahpiya Luta has won the last four girls LNI tournaments, they have their sights set on a fifth straight, Lakota Tech, RC Christian and Wall plan to upend that pattern.
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What to know ahead of LNI

Rapid City Journal 13 Dec 2025
Next week marks the start of the 48th annual Lakota Nation Invitational at The Monument in Rapid City, where a basketball tournament and a vast array of events and sports will take place ....
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Boys basketball season officially opens, Pine Ridge, Mahpiya Luta seeded #1, #2 in LNI

Lakota Country Times 10 Dec 2025
In early October, Pine Ridge was selected as the #1 seed for this year’s LNI, Mahpiya Luta was #2, Wall is #3, RC Christian was #4, CEB was #5, Little Wound’s was #6, 7)Todd County, 8)Custer, 9)Dupree, 10)St ... Ted Standing Soldier Jr ... Upcoming schedule.
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