Category Archives: Sports

Veitz, Manning qualify Nicole Veitz and Andrew Manning from Vermillion Area Swim Team have qualified for the United States Midwestern All-Star Meet to be held at the University of Nebraska-Omaha on Jan. 16-17. All-Star swimmers in South Dakota must National "A" time to be in the top five to qualify … Read Article →

Two points! University of South Dakota Coyote Kory Petzenhauser (21) makes scoring two points look so easy as he goes up for a one-handed shot during the USD mens basketball game against North Dakota Jan. 8 in the DakotaDome. Defending Petzenhauser is North Dakota's Brady Larson. University of South Dakota … Read Article →

Volleyball team beats Viborg by David Lias The Vermillion Tanager volleyball team defeated Viborg 15-12, 15-3 in competition held Jan. 7 in Viborg. The Tanagers were 41 of 45, or 91 percent in serving, with 13 aces. Leading servers were Shorey Tuetken, 13 of 13 with 4 aces and 10 … Read Article →

Top-rated Bulldogs defeat visiting Tanager gymnasts The Vermillion Tanager gymnasts braved the cold Tuesday evening and traveled to Madison to take on the #1 ranked Madison Bulldogs. The Bulldogs solidly supported their ranking by defeating the Tanagers 132.95 to 111.7 points. Despite the loss, the Tanagers scored a season-high point … Read Article →

Coyotes fall to North Dakota schools; at Morningside Sat. South Dakota saw its 10-game winning streak come to an end last weekend with an 86-83 loss to North Dakota Friday and a 105-101 overtime setback to North Dakota State Saturday. The Coyotes, who entered last week ranked No. 2 in … Read Article →

B-team opens season with win The Vermillion seventh-grade boys basketball B-team opened the season Monday, Jan. 11 with a 36-24 win over Chancellor. Highlights of the game included great hustle on defense as well as good rebounding. Leading scorers in the game were BJ Campbell with 13, Max Mayer with … Read Article →

Results of Brandon Valley Invite Results of Saturday's Brandon Valley Invitational wrestling meet include: Team points � Huron 197.5, Brandon Valley 156.5, Arlington 134, Roosevelt 87; Lincoln 73, Vermillion 61, Canton 60, and O'Gormon, 22. Championship and third-place matches 130 � Daniel Murtha (BV) default over Adam Kollar (V). 140 … Read Article →

USD football coach names new assistant coaching staff John Austin, who was named the 23rd head football coach at South Dakota in December, announced Jan. 13 the hiring of a new Coyote assistant coaching staff. Austin will be complimented by Brad Salem (running backs, recruiting coordinator), Brent Salem (offensive coordinator, … Read Article →

USD, SDSU split NCC swim dual South Dakota and South Dakota State split a swimming and diving dual Saturday. The USD men improved to 4-0 with a 113-82 win, and the Coyote women are 3-3 with a 90-89 loss. USD hosts Truman State, Minnesota State and Northern Colorado Friday and … Read Article →

Elk Point-Jefferson wins Winter Classic Tourney Elk Point-Jefferson won the second annual Southeast Area Volleyball Winter Classic in Vermillion on Jan. 9, finishing with a 3-0 record. The Huskies defeated Parkston 15-11, 15-10, Lennox 16-14, 15-6 and Vermillion 15-4, 15-12 to claim the championship. Parkston, Lennox, and West Central all … Read Article →