Monthly Archives: February 2006

Coyote women lose to North Dakota 75-58 The South Dakota women's basketball team (14-11, 2-8 NCC) dropped its second-straight game to a top-five team, as it fell to second-ranked North Dakota (28-0, 10-0 NCC), 75-58 in Grand Forks, Feb. 16. UND jumped out to a quick 12-0 lead in the … Read Article →

Tanagers 'squeak out' second at state meet The Vermillion Tanager gymnastics team squeaked out a second-place finish at the state meet held in Huron on Friday, Feb. 17. Madison finished first again for the 13th consecutive time by scoring 138.369 points to lead the field. The Tanagers finished second with … Read Article →

VHS loses lead to Sioux City North The Vermillion Tanagers lost a second-half lead and were defeated by the North Stars of Sioux City North 70-63 in boys' basketball Feb. 20 at Sioux City North. Vermillion had led by one at halftime. Jordan Boots scored 29 points, and 7 of … Read Article →

USD track and field squads combine for 12 titles The South Dakota men's and women's track and field team turned in another outstanding performance by combining for 12 titles at the John Dalton Memorial Open on Feb. 18 at the DakotaDome. The meet was highlighted by a special pole vault … Read Article →

Women set state record at Wolf Invitational The South Dakota Women's Track and Field Squad set a school and state of South Dakota record in winning the distance medley relay at the Prairie Wolf Invitational Feb. 17 at Lincoln, NE. The team of Kaylee Keating (Sioux Falls), Megan Reifenrath (Rock … Read Article →

Six VHS wrestlers qualify for state after Region 2A tourney Eight teams competed in the South Dakota Region 2A Wrestling Tournament at the Lennox High School on Feb. 16-17. Team results were: Canton, 229.5; West Central, 180; Yankton, 168; Brandon Valley, 129; Vermillion, 127; Sioux Falls Washington, 108; Lennox, 92; … Read Article →

Black Raiders down Tanagers 51-43 The Vemillion Tanagers were defeated by the Sioux City East Black Raiders 51-43 in girls' basketball Feb. 14 at Sioux City East. "We didn't have our best game tonight," said VHS coach Jamie Parish. "East did some things defensively that took us out of our … Read Article →

USD men's basketball stops North Dakota, 79-74 The South Dakota men's basketball team (17-8, 5-5 NCC) snapped its five-game road losing streak with a 79-74 league win over rival North Dakota (12-12, 3-6 NCC) behind Turner Trofholz's 27 points and 11 rebounds in Grand Forks Feb. 16. The game, which … Read Article →

Tanagers' team effort leads to win over Wagner In a superb team effort, the Vermillion Tanagers rolled over the Wagner Red Raiders 66-45 in boys' basketball Feb. 13 at Wagner in a win carried by a strong first quarter. Jeff Donnelly scored 21 points, grabbed seven rebounds and made four … Read Article →

Wagner overpowered by VHS 52-29 The Vermillion Tanagers overpowered the Wagner Red Raiders 52-29 in girls' basketball Feb. 13 at Wagner in a win keyed by an 18-6 third-quarter edge. Alicia Brown scored 11 points, made five assists and five steals. Michelle Olson made nine points and grabbed five rebounds, … Read Article →