Monthly Archives: May 2005

Baseball team vanquishes Tea Area By Jim Prosser The fourth home game in a row gave the Tanager baseball team another win as they defeated Tea Area School 8-2 in a �walk in the park� game on Monday, April 25, at Prentis Park in Vermillion. In the varsity-only contest, Jason … Read Article →

Tanager track teams participate in Canton Invite By Jim Prosser Last Monday, April 25, a contingent of eight girls� and boys� Class A teams participated in the Canton Invitational. Vermillion High School was represented by a less than complete roster in both the girls� and boys� divisions. But, while no … Read Article →

VHS tennis team loses to SFR By Jim Prosser The Tanager boys� tennis team fell to the Roughriders of Sioux Falls Roosevelt in a varsity dual last Friday, April 29 at Kuehn Park . Team scores: Roosevelt 9, Tanagers 0. Singles: Ryan Lambertz (R) def. Steve Foltz 6-2, 6-0; Borjan … Read Article →

Tanager baseball team drops game at West Central By Jim Prosser The Tanager varsity, again plagued by errors, lost a contest to the Trojans in Hartford on Friday, April 29. You can�t blame the weather conditions for a loss when your opponents have to contend with the same situation. Kyle … Read Article →

Neufeld is swimming medalist for Grinnell Darryl Neufeld, a senior from Vermillion, participated in varsity men's swimming for Grinnell College in Grinnell, IA. Neufeld wrapped up an outstanding Pioneer career with a pair of gold medals at the 2005 Midwest Conference Champions. He placed first in the 400m Individual Medley … Read Article →

Tanager girls' golf team 10th of 14 at Mitchell Invitational By Jim Prosser The 2005 Girls� Golf Yankton Invitational was held at Lakeview Golf Course on Friday, April 29. All the teams were AA, except four, and were from all over the state, plus four Class A schools. Mikala Henzlik … Read Article →

Boys' and girls' track teams attend Yankton/Alcoa Relays By Jim Prosser The Tanager varsity and sophomore track teams were entered against several area schools at the Alcoa Relays last Thursday, April 28, at the Yankton Athletic Complex. Participating teams were: Brandon Valley, Dakota Valley, Hanson Co., Huron, Lennox, Mitchell, O�Gorman, … Read Article →

Two South Dakota women's relays place at Drake meet The South Dakota women's track and field team placed two different relays in the top-three to highlight the Coyotes' performances at the Drake Relays, which concluded on Saturday, April 30 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, IA. The USD women's sprint … Read Article →

USD sprint medley team receives title The South Dakota men's sprint medley relay squad, which used a strong final leg from James Jeffery, won a Drake Relays college division title on Friday, April 29 in Des Moines, IA. The relay squad highlighted a number of quality performances by the USD … Read Article →

Beresford evens score with win over Tanagers By Jim Prosser The Tanager varsity, plagued by errors, lost their return contest to the Watchdogs in Beresford on Wednesday, April 27. The weather continued to be chilly with winds gusting to 20 mph. Brad Schaack was the victim of five team errors … Read Article →