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Coyotes to host St. Cloud after loss to ND South Dakota will entertain St. Cloud State this Saturday at 12 noon for Parents' Day in the final regular-season home game of the season. The Coyotes, who travel to North Dakota State Nov. 14 in the season finale, dropped a 33-14 … Read Article →

Tanager JV tames Harrisburg Tigers by David Lias The VHS JV basketball Tanagers shot down the Harrisburg Tigers 57-31 in girls basketball Oct. 23 at Harrisburg. "This was a hard-fought win for our kids," said Vermillion JV Coach Kelly Fischbach. "The officials called things real close and our kids had … Read Article →

USD volleyball team to play at home Last week the USD volleyball team dropped NCC road matches to South Dakota State and Augustana. USD fell 3-0 to SDSU Oct. 30 by the scores of 15-3, 15-1, 15-5. Brooke Lundine paced the Coyotes with six kills and six digs. Randi Bosch … Read Article →

The Agony of Defeat Jay Merrigan, senior quarterback for the Vermillion High School football team, pauses on the turf of the DakotaDome Tuesday to reflect on the loss of the Tanagers to West Central, 13-7 in the Region 2 championship game. The loss dashed Vermillion's hopes to eventually be crowned … Read Article →

Tanager JV rallies to defeat Yankton 51-38 by David Lias The VHS JV Basketball Tanager rallied in the second half and then pulled away to top the Yankton Gazelles 51-38 in girls basketball Oct. 20 at Vermillion in a win capped by a 22-7 fourth-quarter surge. Vermillion JV had trailed … Read Article →

Augustana tops Coyotes 17-0 South Dakota fell behind Augustana, 17-0, with 11:32 left in the second quarter en route to a 27-20 loss to the Vikings last Saturday in Sioux Falls. The Coyotes, who dropped their fifth consecutive game, fell to 3-5 overall and 1-5 in the North Central Conference. … Read Article →

Lady Tanagers win 64-34 over Parker by Vicky Lio The Tanager girls varsity basketball team upped their record to 10-7 with a 64-34 win over Parker last Monday night in the Vermillion High School gym. "We put together the best first half of basketball we've played all season on both … Read Article →

Tanagers finish regular season with 13-7 loss to West Central Vermillion High School's football season ended Tuesday, Oct. 27 with a 13-7 loss to West Central in the Class 11A Region 2 championship game. It was the second time No. 1 West Central and No. 2 Vermillion have faced off … Read Article →

Tanager golfers wrap up season Letter Winners Nick Hovden 12 Derrick Brown 11 Aaron Baedke 11 Brett Hogen 10 Matt Richardson 12 Lee Hulkenen 12 Jeremi Cowman 10 Captain Nick Hovden Most Valuable Derrick Brown Brett Hogen Most Improved Jeremi Cowman Rob Schaack

JV team defeats West Central by David Lias Working well together as a team, the VHS JV Basketball Tanagers pulled off an astonishing upset in shooting down the West Central Junior Varsity Trojans 56-33 in girls basketball Oct. 13 at Hartford. "This game was a good win over a very … Read Article →