Monthly Archives: April 2006

Tanager track teams attend Lennox Booster Club qualifier On Friday, April 21, the Tanager track and field teams entered the Booster Club Qualifier in Lennox with a field of eight schools � Brandon Valley, Dakota Valley, Freeman, Lennox, Sioux Falls Lincoln, Mitchell, Parkston, and Vermillion. No team points were kept. … Read Article →

USD softball suffers pair of losses at Minnesota-Duluth The South Dakota women's softball team (15-30, 2-10 NCC) suffered losses of 4-3 in 11 innings and 3-1 against the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (24-15, 2-6 NCC) April 22 at Junction Avenue Field in Duluth, MN. Game 1 � UMD 4, USD 3 UMD's … Read Article →

Great Strides Recreational (four-person teams) Wk 5 Total Transit Trekkers 17.00 86.63 AEKE � The Speedo Runners 28.13 84.97 Family Ties 19.75 84.55 Vertically Challenged 12.50 61.13 Hokey Pokey 12.00 46.76 CDO's 7.75 41.82 PAK Energy 12.00 40.00 Girl Power! 4.75 31.70 Farm Family 3.75 24.48 Intermediate (four�person teams) Wk … Read Article →

Baseball team suffers 6-4 loss to Scotland VHS played a make up postponed game versus the Scotland Highlanders on Sunday, April 23 in Scotland. Two Tanager pitchers held the home team to only three hits, but gave up eight walks and a hit batter and suffered through four errors, in … Read Article →

USD women golfers qualify for third regional championship The South Dakota women's golf team earned its third-straight trip to the NCAA Division II Women's Golf North Regional Championships, which USD will host on May 1-2 at The Bluffs Golf Course in Vermillion, according to an announcement April 24 by the … Read Article →

Tennis team finishes sixth at NCC championships Michelle Hogan finished third at No. 4 singles to highlight the performance of the South Dakota Women's Tennis Team at the North Central Conference Championships on Friday and Saturday in Grand Forks, ND. As a team, USD finished tied with Augustana for sixth … Read Article →

Tanagers lose close game in Parkston On Monday, April 17, in what was supposed to be a double header involving the Winner Warriors and Parkston Trojans, the Tanagers lost a close encounter against the Trojans, 8-6, in Parkston. Winner was unable to leave home due to bad weather conditions so … Read Article →

Red-White spring football game ends in 34-34 tie South Dakota head football coach Ed Meierkort was pleased with his team's performance in the annual Red-White game April 21 at the DakotaDome before an estimated crowd of 2,500. "I was pleased with the effort of both the offense and defense tonight," … Read Article →

New fish conservation plan launched Leading national conservation officials gathered on the banks of the Potomac River on Monday, April 24, to announce a bold new initiative designed to help South Dakota and other states stop a national trend in decline in the populations of many fish and other aquatic … Read Article →

Golf team finishes in tie at Maverick Invitational Led by top-10 finishes from Amanda Young and Kristi Tighe, the South Dakota women's golf team finished in a tie for fourth place at the Maverick Invitational that concluded April 23. The event was hosted by Minnesota State at the Waseca Golf … Read Article →