Monthly Archives: September 2011

A slogan used by the organizers of the annual Bull-A-Rama in Vermillion is "raising money for charity one buck at a time." People who attended the 18th annual event at the Clay County Rodeo Grounds Saturday, Aug. 27, witnessed cowboys struggling to stay on bucking bulls that are part of … Read Article →

The University of South Dakota Student Government Association and South Dakota Cheerleaders are sponsoring a student bus trip to support the Coyote football team when they face the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, WI on Saturday, Sept. 24. The bus will depart Vermillion in the early afternoon … Read Article →

The University of South Dakota Athletic Department announced a new �605� merchandise campaign featuring its new SD Paw logo inside a red and white image of the numbers.  The numbers represent the phone area code of the state which the Coyotes initially are claiming with their color combination. The �605� … Read Article →

This season, the University of South Dakota athletic department has partnered with Champps Americana Sports Caf� in Sioux Falls to provide the Champps Coyote Tailgate Express bus to all Coyote home football games for fans living in the Sioux Falls area, Director of Athletics David Sayler announced Monday. The bus … Read Article →

Vermillion's boys varsity cross-country team placed fourth among nine full teams at the Beresford Invitational to open their season last Friday, and the Tanager JV boys placed third.  The varsity had 80 points and two top-20 finishers, including Will Card, 10th place in 18:41.88 in the 5K race and Nathan … Read Article →

After two wins on the opening weekend of the season, Vermillion's boys soccer team sustained a loss for the first time Saturday when Groton dominated the Tanagers at Cotton Park, 4-1. Vermillion next takes its 2-1-0 record to Huron tonight (Friday) to face James Valley Christian, which also has won … Read Article →

The inexperienced but improving Vermillion boys golf team placed seventh among 13 teams in Tuesday's Harrisburg Invitational. Carter Andre's 39-40=79 ranked him in 14th place for the Tanagers' best finish of the day.  Other Vermillion counters toward the 343 team score were: � Pete Haught's 42-44=86, �Mitch Ellison's 41-46=87 � … Read Article →

Vermillion High School graduate Justin Manning, now alumni of South Dakota State University, finished his first triathlon of the 2011 season in incredible fashion. Triathlete Justin Manning The Im Ready for Summer triathlon was held on May 1 in Brookings, and consisted of a 500 yard swim, 12.4 mile bike, … Read Article →

Sooner or later every season the Vermillion High soccer teams have to make one dreaded trip all the way to the Black Hills.  The girls teams get that opportunity this weekend. The Tanagers will have varsity and JV games at Sturgis this afternoon and at Belle Fourche Saturday morning.  They … Read Article →

The Tanager girls tennis team will play one of only three home matches this season today when Sioux Falls Roosevelt comes to Vermillion for a 4 p.m. dual. Last week Vermillion lost to Rapid City Central, 6-3, and to Mitchell, 8-1, in a triangular at Mitchell. Claire Jones and Valerie … Read Article →