Editor's Note: This new series, "Gimme 5 or 10," is about some of the most memorable athletes (both boys and girls) writer Roger Merriam has covered since arriving at the Watertown Public Opinion in December of 1984. Some area schools were also part of the Aberdeen News coverage area.
The series continues here with a story on Deubrook/Deubrook Area. The district was formed in the 1960s and was just Deubrook in the mid-1980s when I arrived, before adding the area tag later.
The Dolphins have definitely had their moments these past 40-plus years, including state championships in their first appearances in boys basketball (Class B, 1988), volleyball (Class B, 1998) and football (Class 9A, 2012). Don't forget back-to-back state B boys cross country titles in 1998 and 1999, five state B g