Monthly Archives: March 2005

Hubert places second in State A Wrestling Tourney By Jim Prosser The contingent of seven Tanager qualifiers for the State A Wrestling Tournament included a group consisting of a couple seventh- and eighth-graders, a freshman, two sophomores and a junior. The team accumulated 24.5 points and placed 23rd out of … Read Article →

Basketball coverage on SDPB is a slam dunk High school hoops fans can tune in to SDPB Television for the state basketball championships as South Dakota's own kind of March Madness takes the state by storm. The State Girls AA Championships live from Yankton, begin March 10 with the quarterfinal … Read Article →

Coyote men end Augustana's season Behind four players in double figures and a double-double from senior Luke Tibbetts, the South Dakota men's basketball team (23-5) defeated the Augustana Vikings (8-20), 81-71 March 1 in the first round of the Wells Fargo Finals at the DakotaDome. The Coyotes spotted Augustana the … Read Article →

Coyote women's three-point shooting upsets Minnesota-Duluth All South Dakota needed was a little Flynn magic to shake things up in the NCC Wells Fargo Conference Tournament that opened on Tuesday night, March 1. Jenni Flynn, a sophomore shooting guard, found her shooting zone, scoring a career-high 31 points and grabbing … Read Article →

Coyotes earn second seed in NCC Tournament With its 72-58 win over the St. Cloud State Huskies (20-7, 7-5 NCC) at Halenbeck Hall Feb. 26 in St. Cloud, MN, the South Dakota men's basketball team (22-5, 8-4 NCC) finishes as the runner-up in the North Central Conference and earned the … Read Article →

USD women stop 3-game losing streak The South Dakota women's basketball team (15-12, 3-9 NCC) broke a three-game losing streak with a 96-88 win over St. Cloud State (19-8, 6-6 NCC) on Saturday night, Feb. 26 at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud, MN. South Dakota, which has struggled shooting the … Read Article →

Tanagers outplayed by C-Hawks 52-26 By Jim Prosser The Vermillion Tanagers were downed by the Canton C-Hawks 52-26 in boys� basketball Feb. 25 at home after suffering through a rocky first half. �We struggled tonight,� said Vermillion varsity coach Jason Huska. �Canton came to play and we didn�t. We started … Read Article →

Tanagers clinch District 8A title By Jim Prosser The Vermillion varsity Tanagers topped the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies 45-36 in girls� basketball Feb. 24 at North Sioux City to clinch the District 8A championship. The win was ignited by a strong first half. Annie Roche scored 17 points and made two … Read Article →

Tanagers earn 'A' tourney berth Members of the 2005 Region 4A champion Vermillion Tanagers are (back) Coach Jamie Parish, Kinsey Weydert, Chelsea Gauer, Annie Roche, Krista Froke, Alicia Brown, Brittni Stewart, Anna Isaacson, Brittany Bye, assistant coach Lenni Billberg, assistant coach Leah Bakke, (second row) Paige Prosser, Michelle Olson, and … Read Article →