Category Archives: Sports

Local team wins against Yankton The Vermillion amateur basketball team defeated Yankton 104-90 last Sunday at Nash Gymnasium in Yankton. Mason Billings led the scoring attack for Vermillion with 25 points, followed by Troy Terronez with 23 points. Also scoring in double figures were Chuck Welke with 16 points, Lance … Read Article →

USD men first, women third at Wisconsin-Stevens Point South Dakota's swimming and diving team qualified athletes to the NCAA Division II national meet after the two-day Wisconsin-Stevens Point Invitational Friday and Saturday. The USD men won the meet with 979 points and the Coyote women were third with 682 points. … Read Article →

Tanager varsity falls victim to Yankton's second-half rally The Vermillion Tanagers fell victim to a second-half rally and were downed by the Yankton High School Varsity Bucks 60-53 in boys basketball Jan. 23 at home. VHS had led by two at halftime. Beau Blouin scored 13 points, sank 9 out … Read Article →

West Central hands VHS JV a tough loss The VHS JV Basketball Tanager lost a tough one to the West Central High JV Trojans 55-52 in boys basketball Jan. 19 at Vermillion. Vermillion's Tim Russell scored 14 points, had 2 blocked shots, 1 assist and 2 rebounds. The Tanager JV … Read Article →

Vermillion takes Beresford tourney Vermillion's seventh-grade boys basketball team took first place in the Beresford tournament last Saturday. In the first game the Tanagers played a well-balanced offensive game to beat Alcester-Hudson 39-31. They started the game with a 10-0 run and coasted through the rest of the game. Tyler … Read Article →

Lennox Orioles down VHS JV 54-43 Jan. 22 The VHS Tanager JV were downed by the Lennox Oriole JV 54-43 in boys basketball Jan. 22 at Lennox. Dave Hanson and Thad Roche, both ninth-graders, helped fill the void Vermillion had since the team was playing without three starters, Bo Nelson, … Read Article →

Eighth-grade boys place third in tourney The Vermillion eighth-grade boys basketball team (4-3) traveled to Beresford on Saturday, Jan. 23 for their Community Ed. Tourney where they finished in third place, losing to Beresford 39-29 in the first round coming back to beat Lennox 49-25 in the consolation match. A … Read Article →

Vermillion teams win EPJ volleyball tourney The seventh- and eighth-grade Vermillion volleyball teams are off to a good start in 1999. Vermillion hosted Yankton on Thursday, Jan. 21. The A and B teams won in the seventh grade. The B team was victorious in the eighth grade. The A team … Read Article →

Coyotes set school marks, make NCAA times at Iowa St. South Dakota was in Ames, IA Saturday for the Iowa State Open and the Coyotes came home with several strong performances. South Dakota hosts the USD Invitational this Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. Stephanie Knight took first in the 400 … Read Article →

VHS Tanager JV team defeats the Bucks 66-55 The VHS JV Tanager basketall team pulled away in the second half to down the Yankton High School Junior Varsity Bucks 66-55 in boys basketball Jan. 23 at Vermillion. Vermillion JV had led by only 2 in the third period. Eddie Filipovic … Read Article →