Monthly Archives: May 2004

Hooks & Shots by Sharla Garrett On upper Lake Oahe, fishing in the Pollock area is very good.� Fishermen are tying to trees and jigging or trolling slowly using a lindy rig and live bait.�Most fish are being caught in 13 to 18 feet from Jones Bay to south of … Read Article →

Tanager tennis team ends season at state tournament by Jim Prosser The final tennis meet of the season was the state tournament in Sioux Falls May 20-22. Here are the VHS results: First round singles: Flight 1 � Jack Higgins (V) def. Casey Dahl (Milbank) 6-2, 6-2; Flight 2 � … Read Article →

Boys and girls compete in Region 4A track meet by Jim Prosser The Region 4A track and field meet was held in North Sioux City at Dakota Valley last Thursday, May 20 with Lennox winning the boys' section and Beresford taking the top honor for the girls' section. Besides Lennox … Read Article →

Koupal among NCC female honor athletes South Dakota's Mandy Koupal is one of eight female student-athletes that have been honored by the North Central Conference as the league's honor athletes for 2003-04. Each of the conference's member institutions selected its outstanding student-athletes based on academic performance, athletic ability and performance … Read Article →

Three Tanagers to head south to Wayne State by Jim Prosser Stuff happens! Bob "Cubs" Bowker finally has a reason to visit his alma mater on Saturdays next fall. Three former Tanager football players are headed for Wayne State College where they will be on the Wildcat squad. All three … Read Article →

You gotta love it! Baseball, that is If you love baseball, you'll want to attend the Vermillion Amateur Baseball Fund Raiser at Prentis Park on Saturday, May 29 for the 2004 Red Sox � Gray Sox season. The team members will be there between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Come … Read Article →

Local athletes participate in Hershey Track Meet The city of Vermillion recorded 81 participants in the 2004 Hershey Track and Field Youth Program Meet, held Wednesday, May 19, at the DakotaDome. Young athletes from Gayville, Centerville, Burbank, Jefferson and McCook Lake also competed in the meet. Qualifiers for the state … Read Article →

VHS baseball season ends with loss at regionals by Jim Prosser The Southern Dakota Baseball League paired Vermillion with Alcester-Hudson in the first round of regional play at Alcester on Monday, May 17. With overcast skies and temperatures in the high 50s, the game was almost a repeat of a … Read Article →