Spencer Knecht, Groton, Baseball
PersonalFamily: Parents: Pat and Carol; sister: Macy (15).Favorite athlete: Josh Hamilton of the Los Angeles Angels.Favorite team: Minnesota Twins.Other sports: Football and basketball.Game-day...
View ArticleNewcomer inspired by former teachers
A newcomer to the Aberdeen coaching scene is hoping to benefit from the influence she received from a pair of Aberdeen coaching legends. When Laurie Lingor begins her reign as the head girls' and...
View ArticleScoreboard -- Aug. 8, 2013
|TV SPORTS|Little League Baseball--Mid-Atlantic Regional semifinal, 10 a.m., 2 p.m. (ESPN); Midwest Regional final, Noon (ESPN); West Regional semifinal, 4 p.m. (ESPN2), 8 p.m. (ESPN); Southeast...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Saints add two more
Elijah Spann and Gerald Cosby will play for the Presentation College football team this upcoming season. Spann is a 6-foot, 195-pound wide receiver from Denver, Colo. He was a two-time letterwinner at...
View ArticleCROSS COUNTRY: Registration forms available for fall youth program
Registration forms are available to area youth interested in participating in the Aberdeen Running Club fall cross country program, which begins next month. The program is open to all ages and runs...
View ArticleCOLLEGE FOOTBALL: NDSU defensive tackle suspended for opening game
North Dakota State has suspended senior defensive tackle Leevon Perry for the season-opener at Kansas State. Coach Craig Bohl said the three-year starter from Cottage Grove, Minn., will plead guilty...
View ArticleCOLLEGE FOOTBALL: NSU media day planned Aug. 16
The Northern State football media day will be Aug. 16 at 11 a.m. in the Barnett Center weight room. NSU coach Tom Dosch, President Dr. James Smith and Athletics Director Josh Moon will all be...
View ArticleVOLLEYBALL: NSIC leads nation in attendance
The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference led the nation in average attendance in 2012 as they amassed 83,319 fans to average 453 per match. The 83,319 was nearly 25,000 more than second-placed...
View ArticleBASEBALL: Class B Legion Championship to replay on Midco SportsNet
The South Dakota Class B American Legion state tournament championship game between Groton and Vermillion will air on Midco Sports Network at 8 p.m. tonight. The game, played July 30 in Webster, will...
View ArticleCoach: Vikings-Texans game tonight about evaluating players
MANKATO, Minn. -- Finally. Football returns to Mall of America Field today as the Vikings battle the Texans at 7 p.m. Get excited. But understand the disclaimers. Vikings coach Leslie Frazier isn't...
View ArticleCOLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: NSU eighth in preseason poll
The Northern State volleyball team was picked to finish eighth in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference preseason coaches' poll. The Wolves finished with 137 points in the poll, just behind...
View ArticleCHEER/DANCE: Aberdeen Central squads ready to raise bar
Experience. Expectations. Execution. Those are the keys to the success of the 2013 Aberdeen Central High School cheer squad, according to head coach Bruce Kleinsasser. The Golden Eagles return 12...
View ArticleNFL: Arizona exposes Packers' weak spots 17-0
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Stepfan Taylor can run with the big boys. Stanford's career rusher leader ran for 64 yards in his NFL debut, and the Arizona Cardinals exposed several trouble spots for the Green...
View ArticleNFL: Texans top Vikings 27-13
MINNEAPOLIS -- DeAndre Hopkins and Cordarrelle Patterson both showed off their first-round talent. Hopkins caught a 34-yard touchdown pass for the Houston Texans in a 27-13 preseason victory on Friday...
View ArticleWomen's Basketball: Saints add two more transfers
Presentation College women's basketball has added two transfers for the 2013-14 season. Jackie Miller and Jerica Morris have each signed letters of intent to join the Saints and head coach Alaina...
View ArticleSOFTBALL: PC adds two more players
Jessie Ihly and Karyssa Marbet will play for the Presentation College softball team this upcoming season. Ihly, a Selah, Wash., native, is a transfer from Yakima Valley Community College. Last season,...
View ArticleRegistration deadline extended though Aug. 16
Registration for the "Little Y's' first- and second-grade flag football has been extended through Aug. 16. The league is co-ed and the season will start the week of Aug. 19. Details: Dan at 605-225-4910.
View ArticleBrowner to be added to Vikings' Ring of Honor
MINNEAPOLIS -- Joey Browner spent nine seasons in Minnesota roaming the defensive backfield and cementing his place in Vikings lore as one of the best defensive players to ever wear purple. Now he...
View ArticleAMATEUR BASEBALL: Groton defeats Chamberlain
SIOUX FALLS -- Groton Locke Electric jumped out to an early lead and went on to defeat Chamberlain 8-3 in the first round of the Class B state amateur baseball tournament Friday. Groton scored twice in...
View ArticleState A Amateur Baseball: Redfield Dairy Queen falls to Vermillion
RAPID CITY --- The Vermillion Red Sox defeated Redfield Dairy Queen 11-8 in the opening game of the South Dakota Class A state amateur baseball tournament Friday night. Robin Chute and Tyler Candor...
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