Category Archives: Sports

Tanagers lose to Alcester-Hudson by David Lias The Vermillion Tanagers fell to Alcester-Hudson 11-15, 15-11, 8-15 in varsity volleyball action held in Vermillion Jan. 25. Vermillion made 60 of 70 serves, or 86 percent, with 7 aces. Leading servers were Amanda Iverson, 13 of 15 with 2 aces and 10 … Read Article →

Tanagers victorious in Bon Homme match by David Lias The Vermillion Tanagers defeated Bon Homme 13-15, 15-10, 15-4 in varsity volleyball action Jan. 28 in Tyndall. The Tanagers made 70 of 79 serves, or 89 percent, with 8 aces. Leading servers were Shorey Tuetken, 16 of 19 with 3 aces … Read Article →

Seventh grade wins The seventh-grade boys basketball team brought home another trophy after winning the Canton tournament last Saturday. In the first game the Tanagers played the host team Canton. The pressure defense helped them go into halftime with a 24-8 lead. The Tanagers then coasted to a 45-29 victory. … Read Article →

VHS freshmen victims of blitz The VHS freshmen Tanagers were shot down by the Yankton High School freshmen Bucks 53-26 in boys basketball Jan. 28 at Yankton after falling prey to an 18-4 third-quarter deficit. "Offensively, we struggled to get the ball in the hole," said Vermillion Coach Devin Schwiesow. … Read Article →

Tanager JV victorious over Canton C-Hawks The VHS Tanager JV rolled over the Canton High School junior varsity C-Hawks 50-33 in boys basketball Jan. 29 at Vermillion. Jeremi Cowman scored 15 points, and had 6 steals and 4 assists. "Jeremy played a solid game, playing 31 of 32 minutes," said … Read Article →

Gymnasts end season with win The Tanager gymnasts defeated Wagner Feb. 1 evening by the score of the 109.8 for Vermillion to 99.8 for Wagner. The Tanagers had solid bar performances with a season high score on bars of 27.9 points. The performance on floor was less than what the … Read Article →

Swimmers ready for NCC meet South Dakota's swimming and diving team will compete in the North Central Conference meet Feb. 18-20 in Grand Forks, ND. The Coyotes enter the league meet after a dual with St. Cloud State Jan. 30 in St. Cloud, MN. The Huskies defeated the USD women, … Read Article →

Free throws clinch win for Vermillion Two free throws clinched the win for Vermillion with 24 seconds left in the game as the Tanagers rallied to edge the Canton High School varsity C-Hawks 46-45 in boys basketball Jan. 29 at home. VHS had trailed by two going into the final … Read Article →

Freshmen Tanagers defeat C-Hawks 38-30 The VHS freshmen Tanagers pulled away in the last stanza to defeat the Canton High School Freshman C-Hawks 38-30 in boys basketball Jan. 29 at Vermillion. The game had been tied 27-all heading into the final quarter. Thad Roche had 17 points and 6 rebounds. … Read Article →

Coyotes improve NCC mark South Dakota improved its North Central Conference-leading mark to 9-2 with a home sweep over Nebraska-Omaha, 85-66, and Northern Colorado, 80-61, Jan. 29-30 in the DakotaDome. The Coyotes moved to 17-3 overall. USD broke open a close game with Nebraska-Omaha. The Mavericks led, 19-18, with 9:47 … Read Article →