Monthly Archives: February 2001

USD men's basketball now ranked third The South Dakota men's basketball team, which defeated Morningside 80-69 Feb. 17 in Sioux City, IA, has jumped up a spot to No. 3 in the country, according to the NABC/Division II Bulletin rankings released Feb. 19. The Coyotes are 21-3 overall and sit … Read Article →

Women win fifth straight over Morningside South Dakota women's basketball team (13-10, 8-8 in the NCC) continued their late-season run by winning their fifth straight game � all North Central Conference encounters � by rolling to a big first-half lead and defeating Morningside College (4-20, 1-15 in the NCC), 81-58, … Read Article →

Viborg beats VHS Tanager volleyball team in close one The Vermillion volleyball team lost another close match when they faced Class B powerhouse Viborg last Monday night, Feb. 12. The C team split its two-game match 15-13, 14-16. "The girls turned on the power right away and dominated the first … Read Article →

Gymnasts place fourth at state; Christopherson makes all-tourney team The State A gymnastics meet was held at Rapid City Stevens High School last Saturday, Feb. 17, with the expected winner being the Madison Lady Bulldogs with a score of 139.135. The Tanager gymnastics team placed fourth behind Britton and Milbank, … Read Article →

AAU district youth wrestling tournament scheduled March 3 The Alcester-Hudson Youth Wrestling Club will host the AAU District 10 Youth Wrestling Tournament on March 3 at the Alcester-Hudson Elementary School Gym. According to Bob Johnson, Brookings, the National AAU Youth Wrestling Director, AAU cards and proof of age will be … Read Article →

Josh Merrigan leads OSU to victory with 12 strikeouts Oklahoma State's baseball team scored nine unanswered runs to upend the fourth-ranked Miami Hurricanes Sunday afternoon before 1,853 fans. The game was played at Mark Light Stadium in Coral Gables, FL. The Cowboys (6-1) fell behind 3-0 in the second inning … Read Article →

Vermillion Boxing Team holds match The Vermillion Boxing Team hosted its first home match of the season, Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Armory/Community Center. Five VBT members competed and, unfortunately, all came up short of victories against very stiff competition. The first VBT member to get into the ring was … Read Article →