Column: NSU graduate hauls in statewide, national honors
This is a big week for a Northern State graduate who has spent his career coaching South Dakota high school and college athletes. Larry Buffington will be honored in Aberdeen Wednesday at the South...
View ArticleSmittys split final regular season home game
The Aberdeen Smittys split their regular season home finale doubleheader on Sunday. The Smittys split a pair of games with Mandan, N.D., at Fossum Field. Aberdeen won the first game 7-5, while Mandan...
View Article60 tennis players ascend on Aberdeen
Tennis players from three states and one Canadian province will journey to the C.C. Junior Tennis Tournament this week, but an Aberdeen entrant in the two-day meet has the shortest commute of all. Joey...
View ArticleRedfield girl qualifies for nationals
Nicolette Schmidt of Redfield has qualified for the 1,600-meter run in the 37th annual Hershey's Track and Field North American Final Aug. 3 in Hershey, Pa. Schmidt placed fourth in the nation in the...
View ArticleSaints sign Sioux Falls standout
Mollie Koepp will play for the Presentation College softball team this upcoming season. Koepp, a catcher, was a two-time letterwinner at Sioux Falls Roosevelt. Koepp is currently playing for the Sioux...
View ArticleSDSU vs. USD basketball games
The two Summit League women's basketball games between South Dakota State and South Dakota are set for next season. SDSU will host USD Feb. 2 at Frost Arena. USD will host the Jacks in both teams'...
View ArticleNorth beats South in B League All-Star game
The North defeated the South 13-0 in the 35th annual B League All-Star game on Monday at Fossum Field. The North plated three runs in the bottom of the first inning and exploded for seven runs in the...
View ArticleRedfield Dairy Queen wins 2 games over weekend
Redfield Dairy Queen won a pair of amateur baseball games in very different ways over the weekend. Dairy Queen edged past host Wessington Springs 10-8 in a 12-inning marathon on Saturday, and belted...
View ArticleTeener tourney games rained out
The Aberdeen 15-16 Minors Teeners games at the Sioux Falls tournament Sunday were canceled due to wet field conditions. Places were awarded according to seed. Aberdeen, which had won all three of its...
View ArticleSome South Dakota mascots are still not known
There still are plenty of mascot mysteries to solve when it comes to South Dakota schools. Some have said some of the schools below did not have either high schools, athletics or mascots. But...
View ArticleRain delays mark first day of C.C. Lee tennis tournament
The C.C. Lee Tennis Tournament has a history of drawing some of the top players in the region, state and even the Upper Midwest. This year is no different as two of the top girls' players from Sioux...
View ArticleCoach ends career with all-star games
Jim Hood's last game as a head coach will be at a familiar venue. The Dupree boys' basketball coach will guide the North during tonight's South Dakota All-Star game. The 27th annual boys' basketball...
View ArticleSouth Dakota mascots are Jerry Miller's passion
Growing up in White Lake in the 1940s, Jerry Miller started to drink in the state's history. At 71, his thirst for it remains unquenched. Not only does Miller, now of Sioux Falls, study South Dakota...
View ArticleMLB ALL-STAR GAME: Rivera closes deal for American League
NEW YORK -- Mariano Rivera reported for work an inning early, and walked off to a fitting tribute. Summoned in the eighth to make sure he would pitch in his final All-Star game, the New York Yankees'...
View ArticleNBA: Miami Heat end Mike Miller's wild ride
MIAMI -- He converted seven three-pointers against the Thunder in the game that gave the Heat the 2012 NBA championship. He started the June 20 Game 7 of the 2013 NBA Finals against the Spurs that gave...
View ArticleScoreboard -- July 16, 2013
|TV SPORTS||WEDNESDAY| Golf--British Open, first round, 3 a.m. (ESPN) Cycling--Tour de France, stage 17, 7 a.m. (NBCSN) |TODAY||SOUTH DAKOTA ALL-STARS| Volleyball, 5 p.m., Wachs Arena Football, 7:30...
View ArticleTENNIS: Aberdeen players smash way to win at C.C. Lee Open
When the C.C. Lee Open Tennis Tournament trophies were handed out on Tuesday at the Northern State Courts, a good share of them went home with Aberdeen players. The local delegation made a strong...
View ArticleGirls' Basketball: North All-Stars slide past South
Basketball comes back to the basics even for all-stars. The North used free throws and defense to slip past the South 62-57 in the 27th annual South Dakota All-Star girls' basketball game for recently...
View ArticleBoys' All-Star Basketball: South rises to victory
It started out with a bang and the fireworks just kept coming. From a dunk on its opening possession to a barrage of three-point field goals, the South racked up a record number of points on the way to...
View ArticleWings 2013-14 regular season schedule
The 38th regular season of the North American Hockey League will open Sept. 13. There will be 24 teams in four divisions that will play 60 regular-season games, or a total of 720. The season will end...
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