Monthly Archives: March 2001

USD's indoor track teams break three records at NCC championships Ryan Finley and Sara Deckert had record-breaking performances to highlight a superb effort by South Dakota men's and women's track and field squads at the North Central Conference Track and Field Championships at the DakotaDome on Friday and Saturday, Feb. … Read Article →

O'Connor wins third at state tournament; by Jim Prosser Tanager wrestler Ray O'Connor earned third place in the heavyweight division of the State A Wrestling Tournament Feb. 23-24 in Rapid City. O'Connor and Ben Parsons, wrestling at 130 lbs., were the only two Vermillion High School wrestlers to qualify. Results … Read Article →

Impressive shooting leads to Tanager win by Jim Prosser The Vermillion Tanagers pulled away in the second half to down the Parkston Trojans 64-51 in varsity boys� basketball Feb. 20 at home. The Tanagers shot an impressive 60 percent from the field in the contest. Paul Tims scored 10 points … Read Article →

USD women fall to Huskies 72-64 in OT The St. Cloud Huskies (18-7, 11-6 in the NCC) outscored the South Dakota women's basketball team, 13-5, in overtime to grab a 72-64 win in North Central Conference women's basketball at St. Cloud on Feb. 23. The win by St. Cloud snapped … Read Article →

St. Cloud State overcomes Coyotes 79-60 on Feb. 23 St. Cloud State (20-5, 12-5 in the NCC) hit 10 of 13 second half 3-point shots to break open a close game and gain a 79-60 men's North Central Conference win over No. 3 South Dakota (21-4, 14-3 in the NCC) … Read Article →

Vermillion wrestlers host tournament The Vermillion Wrestling Club hosted a wrestling tournament at Vermillion High School Sunday Feb. 18 with over 150 area wrestlers competing. The club thanks Vermillion Public Schools for the facility and all those who volunteered to make the tournament a success. Members who participated were: Dylan … Read Article →

USD drops 62-56 decision to Mavericks South Dakota men's basketball team (21-5, 14-4 in the NCC) had trouble putting the ball in the basket and lost a North Central Conference men's basketball game to Minnesota State-Mankato, 62-56, at Mankato on Saturday night, Feb. 24. For the first time this season, … Read Article →

Tanager season play ends with loss with loss to the Orioles by Jim Prosser The Vermillion Tanagers lost to the Lennox Orioles 57-38 in varsity boys� basketball Feb. 22 at home after being buried by a disastrous first half. �Lennox took us out of our game plan early and we … Read Article →

Swimming, diving teams in top 5 at championships The University of South Dakota men's swimming and diving team finished second and the women's team was fifth at the North Central Conference championships Feb. 22-24 at Grand Forks, ND. North Dakota totaled 1,092 points to win the men's division as South … Read Article →

Mavericks fall 64-50 to USD women The University of South Dakota women's basketball team (15-11, 9-9 in the NCC) rebounded from an overtime loss on Feb. 23 to take a 64-50 North Central Conference victory over Minnesota State-Mankato on Feb. 24 at the Bresnan Arena of the Taylor Center in … Read Article →