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Press&Dakotan Two States. Two State Tournaments. One Crazy Month BY JEREMY HOECK in three different locations: Lincoln, Nebraska (boys), Huron (Viborg-Hurley girls) and Watertown [email protected] (Elk Point-Jefferson girls). It would’ve been even more interesting from our perspective if, say, the DAILY DOSE Yankton girls and Avon girls also made it to state. It goes in waves, right? And now next weekend with the South Dakota Boys’ Tournament, the only area team we have Some years, the Press & Dakotan sports department will have a handful of area teams is Parker, in Class B up in Aberdeen. We’re not likely to make the trip to Aberdeen for that tourna- Daily opinions to cover at the various South Dakota and Nebraska state tournaments. ment, so it’ll suddenly become a rather quiet weekend around here — though we’ve certainly got a from the P&D And then we’ll have years like 2015. lot of prep work to do for the upcoming spring seasons. And of course, we’ve got the University of Sports Staff on Across the border in Nebraska, we’ve been pretty fortunate this year. Of the schools in our vast South Dakota women and men likely to continue playing in various post-season tournaments. coverage area, we had the Crofton and Wynot girls not only make it to state, but reach the champi- In time, we’ll have years like this where we don’t have very many South Dakota teams in action. local and onship game — Crofton, of course, winning for the fourth year in a row. And then this weekend in At the very most, we’ll have 2-3 teams per class make it to state, but typically it’s one — based on national high the boys’ tournament, we have Bloomfield and Hartington Cedar Catholic, but they both lost their first the district and region assignments, most of our area teams knock each other out. school, college game on Thursday — ending their seasons. As James and I often say, we’re very fortunate to live in the area we do, with schools in both and pro sports. Such a cross-over between the states can lead to some difficult situations. We have area teams states. It makes March a hectic but exciting month.

DWU Men Roll 98-55 In from the field. Jalen Voss led the way with a game- in the second round. DWU will be looking for it’s being subjected to racial slurs and sprayed with Coach Mike Riley announced Thursday that high 26 points on 11-of-18 shooting. He added first-ever win in the second round of the NAIA Di- beer during a late January minor league hockey Brasfield would be his director of high school rela- National Tourney Opener eight rebounds and is now 21 points shy of 2,000 vision II Men’s National Basketball Championship. game in the city. tions after serving on Riley’s Oregon State staff as POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. – The Dakota Wes- for his career. The Tigers tip off at 5:45 p.m. at Keeter Gymna- Tournament director Bryan Brewer says Sioux running backs coach the past four years. leyan University men’s basketball team has not Junior forward Jade Miller came alive off the sium. Falls and Spearfish are potential locations. He Brasfield also will be the initial point of contact taken the court in nearly two weeks, but there was bench for DWU, scoring 17 points on 9-of-11 adds that officials in Hot Springs and in Bismarck, with the Nebraska program for professional teams, no sign of rust as the No. 5 Tigers shot the lights shooting and hit three 3-pointers. Junior guard Board Of RC Basketball North Dakota, also have expressed interest. and he’ll help coordinate the Cornhuskers’ annual out in the first round of the 2015 NAIA Division II Trae Bergh added 16 points, including four 3-point- Heather Hitterdal with the Sioux Falls’ mayor’s pro day workouts. Men’s National Basketball Championship Thurs- ers, while Menning finished with 16 points and five Tourney Looks At Other Sites office says the city has requested information from Brasfield also has worked as a defensive grad- day at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Mo. makes from deep. RAPID CITY (AP) — Organizers of the annual Brewer, but a meeting hasn’t been scheduled. uate assistant at Oregon, defensive backs coach DWU, now 29-4, shot 74 percent in the first half Sophomore guard Tate Martin finished with a Lakota Nation Invitational basketball tournament at Samford and as an assistant at Midwestern and 62 percent for the game, while making 16-of- team-high five assists, while senior forward Luke in Rapid City are entertaining offers from other po- Nebraska Hires Brasfield To State, Southwest Texas State and TCU. 27 shots from deep in a 98-55 win over Milligan Bamberg pulled down seven rebound and threw tential host sites due to racial tensions in Rapid Nebraska also announced that Kenny Wilhite College (Tenn.). The win is the third straight for the down one emphatic dunk in the second half to City. Oversee Walk-On Program has been promoted to associate director of player Tigers in the NAIA first round and sets a new electrify the crowd. The Tigers outrebounded Mil- KCSR-AM reports organizers began talking LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has hired personnel. He had been a regional recruiting as- school record for wins in a season. ligan 41-24. about moving the annual December tournament Chris Brasfield to oversee the football program’s sistant in 2014. The Tigers led by 24 at the half and did not let The Tigers will take on the winner of No. 12 that has been a Rapid City mainstay for nearly four walk-on program and serve as the primary contact up after the break, finishing the game 35-of-56 Bethel College (Ind.) and Ashford University (Iowa) decades after reports of Native American children for high school coaches. SCOREBOARD AREA CALENDAR Softball: Lancers Improve To 3-1 BOWLING Faith (22-1) vs. Hitchcock-Tulare Friday, March 13 NAIA Division II National Tourn. at (16-7), noon , COLLEGE MMC Sioux City TUCSON, Ariz. — The Mount Marty Col- Jessica Wirth, Krause, Kelsey Mitera and CROFTON, NEB. Wolsey-Wessington (23-0) vs. Han- vs. Jamestown at Tucson, Ariz. (DH, BASKETBALL, BOYS’ Neb. son (19-4), 1:45 p.m. 3 p.m.) State Tourn. at Lincoln (Bloomfield, lege softball team moved to 3-1 on the season Jenna Mitera all had a hit for the Lancers, WOMEN’S AMERICAN White River (21-2) vs. Parker (17-6), BASKETBALL, MEN’S NAIA Di- Hartington Cedar Catholic) HIGH TEAM GAME: DSM Apts. 749 6 p.m. vision II National Tourn. at Branson, BASKETBALL, GIRLS’ S.D. with a pair of victories Thursday on its spring while Jenn Mitera drove in two runs. HIGH TEAM SERIES: F&M State Langford Area (22-1) vs. Gregory Mo. State Class AA Tourn. at Brookings; break trip to Tucson, Arizona. MOUNT MARTY 4, ROBERT MORRIS 1: Bank 2162 (18-5), 7:45 p.m. BASKETBALL, WOMEN’S S.D. State Class A Tourn. at Water- HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME: Patty NAIA Division II National Tourn. at town (Elk Point-Jefferson, KVHT-FM); In the first game of the day, Amber Krause Janicek was 3-4 with three runs batted in for Schieffer 183, Joan Tammen 181, Car- Sioux City S.D. State Class B Tourn. at Huron olyn Leader 171 NAIA DIVISION II WOMEN hurled a shutout in a 3-0 win over College of the Lancers, who had 11 hits in the win. March 11-17 at Sioux City, Iowa BASKETBALL, BOYS’ Neb. (Viborg-Hurley, KVHT-FM) HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES: Patty State Tourn. at Lincoln HOCKEY, BOYS’ S.D. State Saint Mary. And in the second game, Cassidy Olivia Rodriguez and Krause both added a Schieffer 500, Joan Tammen 476, Deb FIRST ROUND Wednesday, March 11 BASKETBALL, GIRLS’ S.D. Tourn. at Brookings Janicek homered in a 4-1 win over Robert pair of hits, while Wirth, Jenn Mitera, Nicole Wiebelhaus 445 State Class AA Tourn. at Brookings; SOFTBALL, COLLEGE Rebel D-1 STANDINGS: Arens Construc- Tabor, Kan. 53, Marian, Ind. 50 Morris. Elster and Karlee Kozak all had one hit. Southern Oregon 96, Robert Morris, S.D. State Class A Tourn. at Water- Spring Games at Winter Haven, Fla. tion 108.5-51.5, Lewis & Clark Specialty town (Elk Point-Jefferson, KVHT-FM); (USD vs. Niagara, 9 a.m.; USD vs. Al- MOUNT MARTY 3, COLL. OF SAINT Brooke Becker went the distance in the pitch- Hospital 100.5-59.5, Comfyfeetbiz 96-64 Ill., 61 Briar Cliff, Iowa 80, Menlo, Calif. 61 S.D. State Class B Tourn. at Huron bany, 1:30 p.m.) MARY 0: Krause struck out one batter in a 3- ing circle, allowing four hits with five strike- D-2 STANDINGS: DSM Apts. 93.5- (Viborg-Hurley, KVHT-FM) TRACK & FIELD, COLLEGE IN- 66.5, F&M State Bank 50.5-109.5 Davenport, Mich. 78, Clarke, Iowa 48 HOCKEY, BOYS’ S.D. State DOOR NCAA Championships at hit shutout as the Lancers claimed the 3-0 vic- outs. St. Francis, Ind. 65, Southwestern, Tourn. at Brookings Fayetteville, Ark. (USD) tory. BASKETBALL Kan. 51 SOFTBALL, COLLEGE Rebel Sunday, March 15 Spring Games at DeLand, Fla. (USD BASEBALL, COLLEGE MMC S.D. STATE GIRLS’ TOURN. Tennessee Wesleyan 62, Southeast- ern, Fla. 45 vs. Stetson, DH, 1 p.m.); Tucson Inv. vs. Dickinson State at Tucson, Ariz. CLASS AA Morningside, Iowa 79, UC Merced, (MMC) (DH, 4 p.m.) March 12-14 at Brookings Calif. 45 TRACK & FIELD, COLLEGE IN- BASEBALL, COLLEGE JV Tuc- (14-10), the No. 7 team in the tourney Lamb made 10 of 14 shots from the First Round, Thursday Oklahoma Wesleyan 60, Eastern DOOR NCAA Championships at son Inv. (MMC) S.F. O’Gorman 76, Huron 32 Oregon 57 Fayetteville, Ark. (USD) HOCKEY, BOYS’ S.D. State field. Harrisburg shot just 32 percent, but field for the Chargers, who shot 56 per- Aberdeen Central 46, R.C. Stevens Thursday, March 12 Saturday, March 14 Tourn. at Brookings State TF Riggs shot just 24 percent. cent from the field. Racquel Wientjes 43 Jamestown, N.D. 69, St. Thomas, BASKETBALL, MEN’S NAIA Di- SOFTBALL, COLLEGE Rebel Harrisburg 45, Pierre 36 vision II National Tourn. at Branson, Spring Games at Winter Haven, Fla. Sam Slaughter had 10 rebounds for added 14 points and Deidre Lamb 10 Fla. 62 From Page 6A the Tigers. points and nine rebounds. S.F. Washington 67, S.F. Lincoln 55 Cardinal Stritch, Wis. 50, Asbury, Ky. Mo. (USD vs. Saint Peter’s, DH, 9 a.m.) Consolation Semifinals, Friday 43 BASKETBALL, WOMEN’S Sydney Palmer led the way for Riggs Kelli Steffen led Kimball-White Lake Huron (7-17) vs. R.C. Stevens (16- St. Mary, Neb. 63, Huntington, Ind. (18-5) with 16 points and Jory Mullen with 19 points and five rebounds. She 7), noon 54 added 10. made eight off 11 free throws. Whitney Pierre (18-5) vs. S.F. Lincoln (16-8), Concordia, Neb. 76, Bryan, Tenn. 35 Cardinal Stritch, Wis. (25-9) vs. Col- — Signed QB 10-for-45 shooting. The Tigers (7-17) got 1:45 p.m. Ashford, Iowa 66, Indiana Wesleyan lege of Idaho (29-5), 7:30 p.m. to a two-year contract. Re- 14 points and 10 rebounds by Sarah Carr, SF WASHINGTON 67, SF LINCOLN Hinker had a pair of 3-pointers and 13 Semifinals, Friday 50 Mount Mercy-Cal Maritime winner signed WR Marcus Easley to a four-year who was 6-for-7 from the line. 55: BROOKINGS (AP) — Sydney Arring- points. S.F. O’Gorman (22-1) vs. Aberdeen Hastings, Neb. 73, Rio Grande, Ohio vs. Davenport, Mich. (28-6), 9:15 p.m. contract. Central (18-6), 6 p.m. ABERDEEN CENTRAL 46, RAPID ton had a double-double as sixth-seeded DE SMET 59, JONES COUNTY 40: 64 CAROLINA PANTHERS — Re-sign- Sioux Falls Washington upset No. 3 HURON (AP) — Kelli Aughenbaugh had Harrisburg (13-10) vs. S.F. Washing- Ozarks, Mo. 88, Siena Heights, hed TE Ed Dickson to a three-year con- CITY STEVENS 43: BROOKINGS (AP) ton (13-11), 7:45 p.m. NCAA DIVISION II WOMEN’S Mich. 69 CENTRAL REGION tract. — Aberdeen Central rode a 14-0 run to Sioux Falls Lincoln 67-55 Thursday at the 23 points as De Smet beat Jones County CLASS A Saint Xavier, Ill. (29-3) vs. Oregon — Signed At Fort Hays, Kan. open the second half to a 46-43 win over South Dakota Class AA girls basketball 59-40 in the first round of the South March 12-14 at Watertown Tech (23-10), 8:45 p.m. QB Thad Lewis. First Round, Saturday tournament. Dakota Class B girls basketball tourna- First Round, Thursday SECOND ROUND, March 13 DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed FB Rapid City Stevens Thursday at the Pittsburg St. vs. Northern St., noon St. Thomas More 64, Cheyenne- Southern Oregon (27-4) vs. Tabor, Jed Collins. South Dakota Class AA girls basketball Arrington had 25 points and 10 re- ment on Thursday. Emporia St. vs. Arkansas Tech, 2:30 Eagle Butte 21 Kan. (20-12), 8:30 a.m. — Signed S bounds and Anna Goodhope added 14 The Lady Bulldogs (20-4) shot 57 per- p.m. tournament. Webster Area 65, Clark-Willow Lake Davenport, Mich. (32-0) vs. Briar Rahim Moore. Minn. St. (Mankato) at Fort Hays St., The Golden Eagles (18-6) raced out points for the Warriors. Sioux Falls Wash- cent from the field while holding the Coy- 63, OT Cliff, Iowa (24-9), 10:15 a.m. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Waived 5 p.m. ington took a commanding 47-30 lead otes to 28 percent. They also had a 41-18 Mount Vernon-Plankinton 55, Dell Jamestown (25-6) vs. Cardinal RBs Michael Hill and Trent Richardson. to a 34-20 lead in the third quarter and Wayne St. (Neb.) vs. Harding, 7:30 Rapids 36 Stritch (28-4), noon — Re- after three quarters. rebounding advantage. p.m. held off a furious rally in the fourth quar- Elk Point-Jefferson 69, Red Cloud Concordia, Neb. (32-2) vs. St. Mary leased DE Red Bryant. 56 ter by the Raiders (16-7). The Warriors were 19-for-25 from the Aughenbaugh was 7-for-12 from the (27-6), 1:45 p.m. — Re- line. Lincoln made just three of five free- field and grabbed six rebounds. She Consolation Semifinals, Friday St. Francis, Ind. (24-9) vs. Ten- NCAA DIVISION II MEN’S leased WR Dwayne Bowe. Signed OL The Golden Eagles outscored Cheyenne-Eagle Butte (14-9) vs. nessee Wesleyan (29-3), 3:30 p.m. CENTRAL REGION Paul Fanaika. Stevens 17-4 in the third quarter, but the throw attempts. made seven of 11 3-point shots. Shannon Clark-Willow Lake (16-7), noon Hastings, Neb. (23-8) vs. Ashford, At Sioux Falls — Signed TE Ellie Brecht was the only Patriots Poppen added 15 points. Dell Rapids (13-10) vs. Red Cloud Raiders had a 19-9 edge in the fourth. Iowa (25-7), 5:15 p.m. First Round, Saturday Jordan Cameron to a two-year contract. (17-7), 1:45 p.m. Paiton Burckhard led the way for Ab- player in double figures with 20 points. Madison Mathews scored 14 points Morningside, Iowa (33-1) vs. Okla- Cent. vs. Northern St., noon — Semifinals, Friday She was 9-for-19 from the field. and Kallie Hespe added 12 for Jones homa Wesleyan (27-6), 7 p.m. Minnesota St.-Moorhead vs. Pitts- Signed CB Chimdi Chekwa, LB Jonathan erdeen Central with 15 points and nine St. Thomas More (22-1) vs. Webster St. Xavier (Ill.)-Oregon winner vs. burg St., 2:30 p.m. Freeny and DL Jabaal Sheard. rebounds. She was 6-for-14 from the Anna Brecht had nine points and six County (21-3). Area (18-4), 6 p.m. Ozarks, Mo. (24-8), 8:45 p.m. Arkansas Tech at Augustana, S.D., — Agreed Mount Vernon-Plankinton (21-2) vs. field. Brianna Kusler added 12 points and rebounds. SUMMIT 58, MCLAUGHLIN 47: 5:30 p.m. to terms with CB Brandon Browner on a Elk Point-Jefferson (20-3), 7:45 p.m. seven boards. HURON (AP) — Summit pulled away in NAIA DIVISION II MEN NW Missouri St. vs. Minn. St. three-year contract and LB Ramon Hum- CLASS B ber on a two-year contract. Kaitlyn King had 12 points and Taylor the fourth quarter to beat McLaughlin 58- March 11-17 at Point Lookout, Mo. (Mankato), 8 p.m. Class B March 12-14 at Huron — Re-signed G FIRST ROUND Molstad 10 for Stevens. 47 Thursday in the first round of the First Round, Thursday Willie Colon to a one-year contract and SULLY BUTTES 69, KIMBALL- Wednesday, March 11 South Dakota Class B girls basketball Sully Buttes 69, Kimball-White Lake TRANSACTIONS LS Tanner Purdum to a two-year con- HARRISBURG 45, PIERRE 36: WHITE LAKE 44: HURON (AP) — Chloe Union, Ky. 64, Northwestern Ohio 58 44 BASEBALL tract. BROOKINGS (AP) — Danni Honner tournament. Cornerstone, Mich. 74, St. Thomas, Lamb had 21 points and six assist to lead De Smet 59, Jones County 40 American League OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed S It was much closer than the first meet- Fla. 58 scored 22 points as Harrisburg moved Sully Buttes to a 69-44 win over Kimball- Ethan 53, Viborg-Hurley 34 BOSTON RED SOX — Signed INF Nate Allen. Concordia, Ore. 116, IU East, Ind. 90 into the semifinals of the South Dakota ing between the two, won by Summit 66- Summit 58, McLaughlin 47 Yoan Moncada to a minor league con- ST. LOUIS RAMS — Signed LB White Lake Thursday at the South Embry-Riddle, Fla. 76, Friends, KAn. 37. The game was tied at 37 after three Consolation Semifinals, Friday tract. Akeem Ayers. Class AA girls basketball tournament with Dakota Class B girls basketball tourna- 47 Kimball-White Lake (15-9) vs. Jones TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned — Re- a 45-36 win over Pierre TF Riggs on quarters. College of Idaho 65, Dakota State 64 ment. County (21-3), noon LHP Rob Rasmussen to Bluefield (Ap- signed QB Blaine Gabbert to a two-year Indiana Wesleyan 77, Brescia, Ky. Thursday. Karissa Chamley had 18 points, 10 re- Viborg-Hurley (19-5) vs. McLaughlin palachian) and LHP Juan Pablo Oramas contract and TE Garrett Celek to a one- Sully Butte (23-01) stormed out of the 56 bounds and six assists for the Eagles. (17-6), 1:45 p.m. to Buffalo (IL). year contract. Released WR Stevie John- Honner was 7-for-16 from the floor gate to take a 20-7 lead after one quarter Cardinal Stritch, Wis. 78, Ozarks, Semifinals, Friday American Association son. and had three 3-pointers for the Tigers She made 10 of 12 free throws. Mo. 69 and never looked back. Sully Buttes (23-1) vs. De Smet (20- GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS — — Warner Pacific, Ore. 79, Olivet 4), 6 p.m. Signed RHPs Ty’Relle Harris and Danny Signed S Chris Conte and DT Henry Nazarene, Ill. 54 Ethan (24-0) vs. Summit (21-3), 7:45 Gutierrez. Melton. Thursday, March 12 p.m. JOPLIN BLASTERS — Signed LHP SOCCER Saint Francis, Ind. 70, St. Francis, Ill. Kristhiam Linares. 68 S.D. STATE BOYS’ TOURN. KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Signed MLS — Suspended Columbus M 27-26. After each team scored ran out of gas,” Eisenhauer Grace, Ind. 54, Bellevue, Neb. 50 CLASS AA INF James Boddicker. Tony Tchani, Colorado D James Riley Morningside, Iowa 86, Tabor, Kan. a basket, a free throw by said. “We fought all game March 19-21 at Sioux Falls — Released and FC Dallas fitness coach Fabian 79 Bees First Round, March 19 C Chris Anderson. Bazan, and fined Colorado D Bobby Burl- Heartland’s Jordan Heinrichs long. I’m proud of everything Southern Oregon 73, Midland, Neb. Washington (20-2) vs. Huron (8-15), — ing, Orlando City SC coach Adrian Heath 71 From Page 6A tied the game at 29 headed these boys accomplished.” noon Signed LHP Jordan Sechler. and LA Galaxy F Robbie Keane undis- Dakota Wesleyan 98, Milligan, Tenn. Aberdeen Central (19-4) vs. Stevens BASKETBALL closed amounts for their actions during into the break. Heartland (24-3) advances 55 (10-12), 1:45 p.m. National Basketball Association last week’s games. Ashford, Iowa 83, Bethel, Ind. 57 Heartland scored the first to the semifinals today (Fri- Lincoln (18-5) vs. Watertown (12- MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Recalled NEW YORK RED BULLS — Waived Davenport, Mich. 68, Briar Cliff, Iowa 11), 6 p.m. F/C Jarnell Stokes and G Russ Smith M Ruben Bover. six points of the second half day) at 10:45 a.m. at the Bob 66 “When Cody came back in O’Gorman (16-6) vs. Pierre (14-8), from Iowa (NBADL). COLLEGE Mount Mercy, Iowa (26-4) vs. Cal — a Brown three-pointer and Devaney Sports Center. 7:45 p.m. SAN ANTONIO SPURS — Assigned SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE he had fresh legs and went Maritime (19-9), 9:15 p.m. CLASS A F Kyle Anderson to Austin (NBADL). — Named Greg Sankey commissioner, a Nickels three-point play — Bloomfield sees its season SECOND ROUND, Friday after it. He keeps putting us March 19-21 at Rapid City WASHINGTON WIZARDS — effective July 31. Cornerstone, Mich. (29-5) vs. Con- back into ball games,” said then kept the Bees at bay end at 17-9, a season that First Round, March 19 Signed G Toure’ Murry from Rio Grande MICHIGAN — Announced OL Jack cordia, Ore. (25-6), 8:30 a.m. Aberdeen Roncalli (20-2) vs. Lennox Valley (NBADL). Miller is passing up his final season of el- Bloomfield head coach Gary much of the third quarter. In started 0-8 and 3-7. Embry-Riddle, Fla. (33-1) vs. Union, (14-8), 1 p.m. CT FOOTBALL igibility. Ky. (30-4), 10:15 a.m. Eisenhauer. “We switched to the final minute of the period, “This is my second year Clark-Willow Lake (19-3) vs. Little NEBRASKA — Named Chris Bras- Saint Francis, Ind. (26-7) vs. Morn- Wound (19-3), 2:45 p.m. CT ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released field director of high school football rela- a zone in the second quarter. Kroeker scored in the post back in Bloomfield, my home ingside, Iowa (28-4), noon Winner (21-1) vs. St. Thomas More C Lyle Sendlein. tions. Grace, Ind. (22-10) vs. Southern We knew that was probably and Heinrichs scored off a town, and this is the reason I (13-9), 7 p.m. CT — Agreed to ST. ANDREWS — Announced the Oregon (25-9), 1:45 p.m. Dell Rapids (20-2) vs. Mount Ver- terms with LB O’Brien Schofield, CB resignation of men’s basketball coach what was coming.” steal to stretch the Huskies’ came back,” Eisenhauer said. Indiana Wesleyan (32-2) vs. Warner non-Plankinton (16-6), 8:45 p.m. CT Phillip Adams and DE Adrian Clayborn. Andrew Brown. margin to seven, 45-38, enter- “I love these guys to death. Pacific (26-7), 4 p.m. Eric Abbenhaus drained a CLASS B — Agreed to Dakota Wesleyan (29-4) vs. Ashford, March 19-21 at Aberdeen terms wtih RB Justin Forsett on a three- three-pointer and Beckmann ing the final eight minutes. They’re a bunch of hard- Iowa (22-11), 5:45 p.m. First Round, March 19 year contract. scored a fast break layup to From there Heartland kept working small town boys.” get the Bees moving in the the Bees at bay, scoring the right direction. Beckmann’s final 12 points of the game to You can follow James D. Cook said he didn’t have he said he was trying to con- three-pointer with just under ice the victory. Cimburek on Twitter at twit- an audio recording of Thurs- tact high school administra- two minutes left in the half “It takes a lot of energy to ter.com/JCimburek. Discuss Remark day’s stream of the Win- tors and tribal leaders to gave the Bees their first lead, keep coming back. We just this story at www.yankton.net From Page 6A nebago game. He said the personally apologize. person who made the com- “We’re doing all we can to ment was talking about how mend fences,” Cook said. “We hawks stretched the lead to naments in four years, finish- week as a University of Okla- the Winnebago community want them to know we 50-24 midway through the ing third as freshmen and homa fraternity was shut would party in the streets thought their kids were out- Trojans third quarter and coasted in sophomores. after the win and then re- standing and left us in awe down after a video surfaced From Page 6A for the victory. “We had a great senior with fraternity members ferred to “firewater.” with how they played. We feel The Trojans, though, class,” Coach Steffen said. using a derogatory term for Cook posted an apology saddened that this is dimin- fought until the end. “They were good mentors to black people and referencing on his website’s home page ishing from the kids’ accom- “Down by that many, we our younger kids. They were shortly after the game, and plishments.” points in his final game for lynching. the Trojans. lost any ability to dictate any- definitely scrappers.” “He’s the best player I’ve thing in terms of tempo,” coached,” Steffen said. “He Coach Steffen said. “But they You can follow James D. has talent, but he also works continued to keep fighting.” Cimburek on Twitter at twit- Baseball: MMC Has Won Three Straight extremely hard.” The Trojans will graduate ter.com/JCimburek. Discuss Ben Steffen scored 11 a group of seven seniors that this story at www.yankton.net TUCSON, Ariz. — The lead MMC. Zac Hollenback pitched one inning of shutout qualified for three state tour- Mount Marty College base- also had two hits. Justin relief. Derek Miller started, al- points for Cedar Catholic. ball team dropped its spring Miller and Bryton Carlson lowing three runs in four in- Stephen Hills added nine break opener, then won three each doubled, and Derrik Nel- nings of work. points. straight in Tucson, Arizona to son and Derek Blumenstock TUESDAY St. Cecilia scored the open their annual southern added hits for the Lancers. MAYVILLE STATE 21, MMC 7: game’s first five points and NOTICE trip on Tuesday and Wednes- Erickson allowed one run Mayville State rocked MMC for 17 runs, led 10-6 before netting the day. over five innings for the vic- including 10 unearned runs, in the first final nine points of the first three innings. period on a Sealey three- If you recently received information MMC lost to Mayville State tory, striking out four. Josh Justin Miller and Collin Peterson each (North Dakota) 21-7, then de- Teichroew pitched two in- pointer and steals by Alex for the upcoming 2015 Lawn Care had two hits for MMC. Julian Cutolo and Teano and Asher. Kitten’s feated the Comets 6-2 late on nings of perfect relief. Kory Bromley each doubled. Zac Hollen- Tuesday. On Wednesday, MMC 9, WINNIPEG 5: back added a hit. basket with six seconds left Season from Lawnco, we are MMC beat Winnipeg 7-1 and Mount Marty rallied from Brandon Nickolite took the loss, giving in the period made it 19-6 extending the early spring discount 9-5 in nine innings. deficits of 3-0 and 5-4 to claim up the first nine runs. after one quarter. MMC 6, MAYVILLE STATE 2: A.J. The Bluehawks led 35-15 MMC, now 10-3, plays the extra inning victory. 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