Monthly Archives: October 1999

JV Tanagers easily defeat Harrisburg The Vermillion JV Lady Tanagers beat the Harrisburg Tigers 59-43 in girls basketball Oct. 22 at Vermillion as the winners led after each quarter. Nikki Mollet scored 19 points and pulled in 10 rebounds. Tessa Tuetken scored 15 points, and had 4 rebounds, 4 assists … Read Article →

Coyotes fall short � 35-27 against UNC South Dakota gave Northern Colorado all it could handle before falling to the fifth-ranked Bears, 35-27, last Saturday in Greeley, CO. The Coyotes, who are 2-6 and 1-5 in the North Central Conference, host Morningside Saturday at 6 p.m. The Coyotes dominated the … Read Article →

Freshmen lose season finale to Sioux Falls Washington The Vermillion High School freshmen lost their season finale to the Sioux Falls Washington Warriors by a 48-12 score at the VHS field on Oct. 12. The young Tanagers opened the scoring and went out to a short-lived 6-0 advantage, but Sioux … Read Article →

USD tops UND in swimming South Dakota hosted a double-dual North Central Conference swimming and diving meet Friday with North Dakota and Nebraska-Omaha. The USD men defeated the Sioux, 122-119. The USD women lost to UND, 99-30, and to UNO, 111-30. The Coyotes will host South Dakota State Friday at … Read Article →

Seventh-graders win in close game vs. Bucks The seventh grade Redbirds football team rallied from a 6-0 halftime deficit as they defeated the Yankton Bucks 12-6 in a close defensive battle at the Yankton Middle School field last Tuesday, Oct. 19. Kyle Mollet scored two touchdowns, including the game-winner with … Read Article →

8th-grade team completes perfect football season Talk about adversity and you must include the six lost fumbles in the football game between the eighth graders from Vermillion Middle School and Yankton Middle School. The Redbirds overcame the misfortunes but it took two and a half hours to get the job … Read Article →

Celebration Tim Russell (84) raises his helmet in celebration after the Vermillion Tanagers defeated West Central 12-0 in quarterfinal playoff action Oct. 26 in the DakotaDome. Tim Russell (84) raises his helmet in celebration after the Vermillion Tanagers defeated West Central 12-0 in quarterfinal playoff action Oct. 26 in the … Read Article →

Yankton's rally defeats Vermillion The Vermillion High varsity Lady Tanagers ended up on the wrong side of a fourth-quarter rally and were defeated by the Yankton Gazelles 33-26 in girls basketball Oct. 19 at Yankton. VHS had led by one after the third quarter. �I felt good about our defense … Read Article →

USD redshirt freshmen gain experience at Mount Marty Four of The University of South Dakota mens cross country team traveled to Yankton, to compete unattached in the Sixth annual Mount Marty College Invitational. Jered Harns of Rock Springs, WY continued to improve this season with a 20th placing (27:02) out … Read Article →

JV Lady Tanagers overpower Trojans The Vermillion JV Lady Tanagers overpowered the West Central Trojans 50-27 in girls basketball Oct. 12 at Vermillion in a win keyed by an 18-2 third-quarter edge. Carey Engstrom scored 12 points, pulled down 5 rebounds, and made 2 assists and 2 steals playing only … Read Article →