PRESS & DAKOTAN ■ MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012 PAGE 9 Freeman, Bridgewater-Emery Win 7B Boys’ Opener; Parker Wins 7B Girls TEA — Jordan Rinehart led four Free- Wolves (8-13), who led 13-7 at halftime. Ben Fischer ELK POINT-JEFFERSON (13-7) ...... 26 44 53 72 last season, Wolters 15 points on Saturday gives him 635 for the sea- round of the Summit League tournament on March 3, while Southern added 10 points. son, breaking the previous junior scoring record of 633, set by Chris Utah (13-16, 8-10) will carry the No. 6 seed and face No. 3 Oakland on man players in double figures with 24 White in 1990-91 in 32 games. Wolters set the mark in 30 games. March 4. points in a 75-33 rout of Freeman Academy Scotland (1-20) got eight points and nine rebounds Girls’ District 7B Dykstra set the other record on the night with a 4-for-4 start from in the District 7B Tournament Saturday in from Kyle Gall in the season-ending loss. three-point range. Add that to his 5-for-5 performance against Western College Women Tea. Menno plays Hanson on Tuesday in the semifinals at Illinois on Thursday and makes in his final two attempts against Buffalo the Corn Palace in Mitchell. Parker 58, Canistota 34 on Feb. 18, and that gives him the record. Dykstra breaks a record SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 66, IUPUI 52: BROOKINGS — The Sean Becker added 18 points, while MENNO (8-13)...... 5 13 30 40 TEA — Keyed by a 45-25 rebounding edge, Parker held by Craig Jenkins, who made nine in a row over three games in South Dakota State University women’s team made the Caleb Lang and Cole Paulson each had 10 SCOTLAND (1-20)...... 4 7 15 25 routed Canistota 58-34 in the District 7B title game last 1986. plays down the stretch to defeat IUPUI, 66-52, and secure the outright Dykstra finished with a game-high 20 points and added six re- Summit League regular season title Saturday afternoon at Frost Arena. for the Flyers. Friday in Tea. bounds. In addition to his 15 points, Wolters finished with six assists Alycia Pesicka had 14 points and six rebounds for the With their 11th win in their last 12 outings, the Jackrabbits improved Noah Yoder scored 13 points and Adam Regular Season and five rebounds. White and Fiegen both added 11 points in the win. to 20-8 overall and 15-2 in league play. IUPUI dropped to 12-17, 7-10 Unruh grabbed 10 rebounds for the Bob- Pheasants (15-7), while Micalanne Hanten had 13 points, AUGUSTANA 70, MINN.-CROOKSTON 61: CROOKSTON, Minn. in The Summit League. and Anna Leloux recorded 14 rebounds and seven as- — Cameron McCaffrey scored half of his game-high 24 points in the The Jackrabbits went to the line early and often as they cats. Tea Area 66, Beresford 35 final six minutes to help Augustana to a 70-61 victory over Minnesota, built a double-digit lead midway through the first half. SDSU, which sists. Crookston Saturday night in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Freeman advances to play Canistota in BERESFORD — Spurred by a 14-point halftime lead, Parker will play Viborg-Hurley for the Region 4B crown never trailed, led 28-15 after two Katie Lingle free throws with 5:35 to men's basketball. play in the opening half. The Jackrabbits missed their first free throw the semifinals Tuesday. Tea Area rolled to a 66-35 victory over Beresford on Sat- on Thursday in Harrisburg. Augustana improves to 17-9 (14-8 NSIC). UMC, which will not urday night. attempt of the night, then made their final 14 of the opening stanza to In the loss for Canistota (14-9), Haley Jerman had eight qualify for postseason play, finishes its season 7-19 (3-19 NSIC). lead 37-27 at intermission. Bridge.-Emery 63, Marion 26 Mitchell Nissen scored 19 points for the Titans (13-7), points and eight rebounds, and Chloe Nielson had six McCaffrey went 7 of 11 from the field, drilled three 3-pointers and IUPUI trimmed the deficit to 43-30 on a Kerah Nelson three-pointer TEA — Led by Jacob Schweitzer’s 18 points, Bridge- while Connor Shaull had 14 and Riley Knutson added 11 points and 10 rebounds. did not miss any of his seven free throws. He also grabbed five re- five minutes into the second half. The Jaguars pulled to within a bas- points. bounds and dished out three assists. ket at 46-44 midway through the half and trailed by only three, 50-47, water-Emery rolled past Marion 63-26 in the quarterfinals CANISTOTA (14-9)...... 4 11 19 34 Western Illinois 77, North Dakota State 64: FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Tea Area led 27-13 at halftime. PARKER (15-7) ...... 11 24 35 58 following a Katie Comello three-pointer with 6:43 remaining. of the District 7B Tournament on Saturday. Terell Parks scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help West- Jennie Sunnarborg led the Jackrabbits with 20 points, while Lingle Clayton Dye had 12 points and Steven Whistler added Austin Carlson scored 15 points in the loss for the ern Illinois defeat North Dakota State 77-64 on Saturday night, earn- contributed 13 points of the bench with 9-of-10 shooting from the line. Watchdogs (3-17). ing a sweep of the teams’ two games and the No. 4 spot in the Summit Ashley Eide chipped in with 11 points and a game-high seven rebounds 10 for BE (14-7), which faces Parker in Tuesday’s semifi- College Men League tournament. nals. as SDSU controlled the boards with a 40-29 advantage. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 75, IUPUI 64: BROOKINGS — Nate Western Illinois (15-13, 9-9 Summit) tied North Dakota State (17- Nelson was the lone player in double figures for IUPUI with a Nick Gortmaker scored 11 points in the season-ending Elk Point-Jefferson 72, Wolters set the South Dakota State junior scoring record with 635 12, 9-9), but gets the higher spot based on the sweep. The same two game-high 21 points, along with seven rebounds. Dawn Luster added loss for Marion. points, Jordan Dykstra set an SDSU record by making 11 consecutive teams will meet in the first round of the tournament on March 4. nine points and three steals. Flandreau Indian 48 three-pointers over the last three games and the Jackrabbits capped Ceola Clark scored 18 points for WIU and Tommie Tyler 12. SDSU closes out the regular season tonight (Monday), hosting ELK POINT — Brock Zeller posted 25 points and 13 their third perfect home season on Saturday with a 75-64 win over North Dakota State had four double-figure scorers -- Mike Felt (18), Western Illinois on Military Appreciation Night. District 11B rebounds to lead Elk Point-Jefferson past Flandreau In- IUPUI at Frost Arena. Taylor Braun (13), Eric Carlson (12) and Lawrence Alexander (11). CONCORDIA 86, HASTINGS 48: SEWARD, Neb. — Second- The win gives the Jackrabbits a 24-7 record at the end of the reg- ORAL ROBERTS 73, SOUTHERN UTAH 71: CEDAR CITY, Utah ranked Concordia used a 25-6 run to start the game to roll past No. 17 dian 72-48 last Friday in Elk Point. ular season, and sends them to The Summit League Championships (AP) — Dominque Morrison scored 24 points and Oral Roberts closed Hastings 86-48 in the GPAC Women’s Tournament semifinals on Sat- Menno 40, Scotland 25 Bryce Kelly added 11 points and six rebounds for the next week in Sioux Falls with a 15-3 record in league play, good for out the regular season with a school-record 17th Summit League vic- urday. MENNO — Derrick Lehr scored 12 points and Austin Huskies (13-7), while Connor Penfield scored nine points. the No. 2 seed in the tournament. tory, beating Southern Utah 73-71 Saturday night. Amber Kistler scored 19 points for the Bulldogs (30-2), who host IUPUI falls to 14-17 overall and 7-11 in league play, good for the The Golden Eagles (26-5, 17-1) won their sixth straight game and Morningside in Tuesday’s title game. Herrboldt had a double-double in Menno’s 40-25 win over In the loss for Flandreau Indian (8-12), Sonny Cross topped the 25-win mark for the fifth time in school history — and sec- Scotland in District 11B action Saturday in Menno. Dog scored 11 points and Jordan Waters added 10 points. No. 7 seed in the tournament, which means the same two teams meet Alicia Statler scored 13 points for Hastings (21-10), which figures again on March 3, at 8:30 p.m. ond time since becoming a Division I program in 1969-70. to still earn a berth in the NAIA Tournament. Herrboldt recorded 10 points and 12 rebounds for the FLANDREAU INDIAN (8-12) ...... 6 17 31 48 Already the sophomore record-holder for points with 604 points Top-seeded Oral Roberts will face No. 8 seed IPFW in the first SCOREBOARD AREA CALENDAR

BASKETBALL Lincoln Southeast 56, Omaha Burke 54 6-5; 125 — Morgan Engbrecht, Sturgis dec. Douglas-New Underwood-RC Christian pin. Tay- Monday, February 27 (Championship — Parkston vs. Wagner, 7 p.m.) Emery, 8 p.m.); 8B at Centerville (Viborg-Hurley vs. Gayville- A-7 Tournament Semifinal Lakin Neugebauer, Mitchell, 8-1; 132 — Caleb lor Lambert, Dakota Valley, 2:32; 285 — Tyler BASKETBALL, WOMEN’S IPFW at USD (7 p.m., KKYA- Tuesday, February 28 Volin/Alcester-Hudson winner, 6 p.m.; Centerville vs. Irene- SOUTH DAKOTA BOYS Omaha Bryan 68, Lincoln Northeast 41 Stoltenburg, Pierre dec. Matt Lawrence, Water- Robel, Watertown dec. Dylan Bennett, Pierre, 3- FM) BASKETBALL, MEN’S Great Plains Athletic Conf. Cham- Wakonda, 7:30 p.m.); 11B at Mitchell (Menno vs. Hanson, 7:15 Canistota 72, Colman-Egan 47 Omaha South 53, Millard South 49 town, 7-0; 138 — Cain Glanzer, Huron dec. Nick 1 BASKETBALL, BOYS’ Neb. Districts — C2-5 at Battle pionship p.m.; Avon vs. Ethan, 8:45 p.m.); Neb. Districts — D1-3 at Bat- Herreid/Selby Area 68, Hoven/Edmunds B-1 Tournament First Round Montieth, Sturgis, 3-0; 145 — Jarrick Jensen, RC SEVENTH: 106 — Kahlen Morris, Roo- Creek (Hartington Cedar Catholic vs. Burwell, 7 p.m.); S.D. Dis- BASKETBALL, WOMEN’S Great Plains Athletic Conf. tle Creek (Randolph vs. O’Neill St. Mary’s, 7 p.m.; D2-3 at Central 40 Norris 52, Nebraska City 43 Stevens dec. Mackenzie Harvey, Huron, 12-5; sevelt dec. Levi Butts, Watertown, 6-1; 113 — tricts — 8B at Centerville (Gayville-Volin vs. Alcester-Hudson, Championship Plainview (Wynot vs. Stuart, 7 p.m.) Tea Area 66, Beresford 35 B-2 Tournament First Round 152 — Mitchell Schenk, Harrisburg dec. Reagan Jesse Skidmore, Sturgis Brown dec. Zach 6:30 p.m.); 12B at Mitchell (Marty vs. South Central, 6:30 p.m.; BASKETBALL, BOYS’ S.D. Districts — 2AA (YHS at S.F. BASKETBALL, GIRLS’ S.D. Regions — 4A (Vermillion vs. Wakpala 73, Lemmon 47 Ralston 74, Platteview 71, OT Francom, Huron, 4-2; 160 — Jason Greenway, Gross, Harrisburg, 4-2; 120 — Jordan Johnston, Tripp-Delmont-Armour vs. Colome, 8 p.m.) Lincoln, 7 p.m., KYNT-AM, KVHT-FM); 10A (Bon Homme at Harrisburg at Beresford, 7 p.m.) Wall 75, Bison 52 B-3 Tournament First Round Mitchell Maj. dec. Hartman Katz, Huron, 9-1; 170 Aberdeen Central dec. Josh Miller, Brandon Val- BASKETBALL, GIRLS’ S.D. Districts — 2AA (Brandon Platte-Geddes, 7 p.m.; Parkston at Wagner, 7 p.m.); 7B at Tea Wednesday, February 29 Bennington 65, Elkhorn Mount Michael 33 — Brent Havlik, Mitchell dec. Jackson Entringer, ley, 3-2; 126 — Ryan O’Connor, Lincoln dec. Valley at YHS, 7 p.m., KYNT-AM, KVHT-FM); 10A at Wagner (Freeman vs. Canistota, 6:30 p.m.; Parker vs. Bridgewater- No activities scheduled District 7B First Round Bridgewater-Emery 63, Marion 26 Elkhorn South 65, Blair 51 Dell Rapids, 9-7 OT; 182 — Casey Goodhart, Jackson Metz, Sisseton, 4-2; 132 — Jordan Freeman 75, Freeman Academy 33 B-4 Tournament First Round Sisseton dec. Thomas Hudson, Harrisburg, 7-2; Lindberg, Dell Rapids pin. Garrett Keegan, Schuyler 42, York 41 195 — Nate Rotert, Spearfish-Lead-Deadwood Cheyenne-Eagle Butte-Dupree, 4:10; 138 — Dil- District 9B First Round tiansen, FLA, dec. Oyen, TV, 4-3, OT; 138 — BER, dec. L. Stoebner, BH, 4-0; 132 — Le. Mer- Friday, Feb. 24 to Ottawa for a 2013 second-round draft pick. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 84, Iroquois B-5 Tournament First Round dec. Jarran Jensen, RC Stevens, 12-7; 220 — lon George, Sisseton dec. Landon Stroud, Lin- Davies, CAN, dec. La. Merrick, A/H, 3-0; 145 — rick, A/H, dec. Bialas, PKST, 7-1; 138 — Lacey, Brookings 7, Yankton 0 — Recalled D 15 Hastings 50, Lexington 30 Devon O’Farrell, Washington dec. Matt Halter, coln; 145 — Jake Devine, Harrisburg pin. Dolen, CAN, maj. dec. Heisinger, PKST, 16-7; FLA, dec. Vermeulen, MVPC, 7-2; 145 — J. Oahe 2, Watertown 0 Evan Oberg from Norfolk (AHL). Holdrege 57, Cozad 33 Huron, 6-4; 285 — Tanner Lambert, Dakota Val- Mitchell Johnson, Aberdeen Central, 1:57; 152 District 11B First Round 152 — A. Kocer, WAG, maj. dec. T. Schuelke, Scofield, FLA, dec. Hall, FAU, 4-1; 152 — Redlin, Mitchell 2, Rushmore 1 WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Assigned F Menno 40, Scotland 25 B-6 Tournament First Round ley dec. Cody Benne, RC Stevens, 5-2. — Matt Goth, Madison dec. Kaiden White Bear, NEW, 14-5; 160 — Harkless, HS, dec. Meyer, DEU, inj. default Z. Schuman, TV; 160 — Dick- Saturday, Feb. 25 Keith Aucoin to Hershe (AHL). McCook 67, Alliance 39 THIRD: 106 — Kyle Pfiefle, RC Central dec. Sturgis, 3-1; 160 — Adam Palmer, Brookings WIN, 6-1, OT; 170 — Blindert, MCM, dec. erson, WAG, pin K. Scofield, FLA, 1:47; 170 — Watertown 3, Rushmore 0, Rushmore fin- District 12B First Round Jebben Keyes, Pierre, 4-2; 113 — Grant dec. Seth Haper, Lincoln, 6-4 3OT; 170 — Kevin Colome 57, Dakota Christian 53, 2OT Novotny, WIN, 9-4; 182 — Martin, KC, dec. Thor- McClurg, WEB, dec. C. Knutson, PHIL, 6-1; 182 shes seventh SATURDAY’S TRANSACTIONS Marty Indian 39, Andes Central 37 GPAC WOMEN’S TOURN. Rosheim, Washington dec. Alan Heidinger, Dou- Norton, Aberdeen Central dec. Austin Meyers, son, GRO, 6-2; 195 — Baier, HC, pinned Hois- — LaCompte, SC, maj. dec. Fuerst, SCO, 19-6; Sioux Falls 5, Brookings 0 glas-New Underwood-RC Christian, 4-3; 120 — Huron, 4-0; 182 — Micah Roubideaux, RC Cen- ington, BHLA, 3:09; 220 — Jensen, MOB, dec. 195 — Gruis, TV, dec. Sjurson, WEB, 3-2; 220 — Oahe 4, Mitchell 0 BASEBALL Semifinals, Feb. 25 National League Concordia 86, Hastings 48 Cole Tirrel, West Central dec. Alex Herrick, tral pin. Chad Munk, Dell Rapids, 2:29; 195 — Ovre, CAN, 12-6; 285 — Aesoph, FAU, pinned D. Knutson, WEB, dec. Tonak, CWL, 4-2; 285 — Sunday, Feb. 26 SOUTH DAKOTA GIRLS Mitchell, 10-4; 126 — Tanner Monfore, Pierre Jordan Hins, Milbank Maj. dec. Matt Schirado, HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms Morningside 90, Northwestern 83 Locke, GRO, 3:29; Smith, LYM, pin Stibral, SCO, 4:16 FIFTH: Watertown 4, Yankton 3 with RHP Rhiner Cruz, RHP Aneury Rodriguez District 5A Championship dec. Josh Puppe, Brookings, 6-5; 132 — Brett Harrisburg, 15-3; 220 — Aaron Toelle, Sisseton THIRD: 106 — Bietz, PKST, dec. SEVENTH: 106 — L. Richie, WEB dec. Ja. THIRD: Mitchell 3, Brookings 2 Elkton-Lake Benton 77, Flandreau 22 Championship, Feb. 28 and RHP Kyle Weiland on one-year contracts. Bye, Vermillion Maj. dec. Evan Weiler, RC Cen- pin. Zach Weier, Brookings, 4:27; 285 — Dylan Aeschbacher, WIN, 4-2; 113 — Braun, B/G, dec. Manning, M/H, 4-0; 113 — Thom, TV, dec. FIRST: Sioux Falls 2, Oahe 0 No. 2 Morningside (25-7) at No. 1 Concordia HOCKEY District 6A Championship (30-2), 7 p.m. tral, 11-3; 138 — Ben Fichter, O’Gorman dec. Van Steenberg, Harrisburg dec. Josh Valandra, O. Aesoph, FAU, 6-0; 120 — Konechne, Jones, BHLA, 6-1; 120 — Swanson, HLC, dec. Sioux Falls Christian 44, Baltic 32 Blake Stone, RC Central, 6-1; 145 — Logan Chamberlain, 5-1. KWLPG, dec. Schoellerman, BER, 5-3; 126 — Cole, CUS, 11-8; 126 — Sa. Ireland, BC, dec. — Assigned District 7A Championship Smith, Yankton by default over Tyler Gee, Dell Reed, FLA, pin Heninger, SC, 2:19; 132 — S. Lone, GRO, 7-5; 132 — Waring, M/H, dec. TRANSACTIONS Harrisburg 57, Lennox 43 GPAC MEN’S TOURN. Rapids; 152 — Dawson Monfore, Pierre dec. D David Savard to Springfield (AHL). Claimed C S.D. STATE CLASS B TOURN. Rausch, WEB, dec. J. Weisbrod, CWL, 8-1; 138 Moody, MVPC, 3-0; 138 — Kaul, BH, dec. BASEBALL Darryl Boyce off waivers from Toronto. District 3B Championship Semifinals, Feb. 25 Shane O’Connell, RC Central, 4-3; 160 — Clay — Donahue, HOW, maj. dec. Harrowa, SC, 10- Soukup, WAG, 4-2; 145 — Gnat, M/H, inj. de- Estelline 48, Castlewood 44 Dordt 68, Midland 61 Saturday at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, American League — Reassigned RW Kopplin, Sturgis dec. Michael Buchman, Wash- 0; 145 — D. Kocer, WAG, maj. dec. Sudbeck, fault Hartway, DEU; 152 — Daum, KWLPG, dec. NEW YORK YANKEES — Assigned OF Northwestern 95, Briar Cliff 50 Rapid City Michal Repik and Jonathan Matsumoto to San District 4B ington, 4-2; 170 — Aero Amo, RC Central dec. PHIL, 10-0; 152 — Petersen, CAN, pin Mitzel, Schlotte, WEB, 3-1; 160 — Casperson, BER, Chris Dickerson outright to Scranton/Wilkes- Oldham-Ramona/Rutland 66, Chester 36 TEAM SCORES: 1. Canton 123.5; 2. Tri- Antonio (AHL). Championship, Feb. 28 Brycen Nelson, Brookings, 2-1; 182 — Austin Valley 106.5; 3. Webster Area 105; 4. Wagner AR, 4:25; 160 — Sichmeller, WEB, dec. dec. Se. Ireland, BC, 6-2; 170 — Jungwirth, Barre (IL). District 5B Championship No. 2 Northwestern (24-6) at No. 1 Dordt NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Waived LW Eric Lynde, Lennox by default over Chase Lettau, 103.5; 5. Winner 102; 6. Flandreau 88; 7. Park- Heiberger, TV, 3-2 OT; 170 — Jacobs, CAN, pin HOW, dec. Lensing, WAG, 4-1; 182 — National League Sully Buttes 65, Highmore-Harrold 33 (28-3), 7 p.m. Pierre; 195 — Joe Sigler, RC Central dec. Trey Boulton. Assigned D Peter Harrold to Albany ston 78.5; 8. Howard 73.5; 9. Beresford 61; 10. D. Petersen, FLA, 2:04; 182 — McCollam, BC, Broughton, CAN, dec. Mutchelknaus, M/F, 5-2; WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to (AHL). District 9B Championship Maier, Pierre, 4-1; 220 — Lane Lettau, Pierre dec. Reiff, PKST, 2-1; 195 — Bonte, GAR, pin 195 — Haley, WIN, pin Monson, CWL, 4:55; 220 terms with 3B Ryan Zimmerman on an eight- Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 59, James Groton Area 55; 11. Redfield/Doland 52; 12. NEW YORK RANGERS — Reassigned D dec. Julian Dunn, RC Central, 9-2; 285 — Jake Sayler, M/F, 1:35; 220 — Yost, RED, dec. T. — Tuttle, WIN, maj. dec. Bankes, GAR, 11-3; year contract. Valley Christian 36 WRESTLING Faulkton Area 48; 13. Stanley County 45; 14. Blake Parlett from Connecticut (AHL) to Weber, RC Central pin. Will Mart, Vermillion, Clark/Willow Lake 44; 14. Garretson 44; 14. Johnson, TV, 6-4; 285 — C. Schuelke, CWL, 285 — Driscoll, WIN, pin Friese, RED, 1:52; HOCKEY District 10B Championship Greenville (ECHL). Traded F Wojtek Wolski to S.D. STATE CLASS A TOURN. 1:47 Harding County 44; 17. Mobridge-Polluck 37.5; dec. Gress, HC, 5-1. National Hockey League Corsica/Stickney 54, Kimball/White Lake 43 FIFTH: 106 — Wyatt Shillingstad, Huron Florida for D and a 2013 third- Saturday at Wachs Arena, Aberdeen 18. Philip Area 36; 19. Bennett County 33; 20. FIFTH: 106 — Savitsky, EPJ, pin Evange- PHOENIX COYOTES — Assigned C round draft pick. Team Points: Pierre 158, Huron 145, Rapid dec. Rance Sivertson, Spearfish-Lead-Dead- McCook Central-Montrose 32; 21. Alcester-Hud- listo, WAR, 4:22; 113 — Howe, GAR, dec. HOCKEY Alexandre Bolduc and D David Rundblad to wood, 7-5; 113 — Jordan Moser, RC Stevens NEBRASKA BOYS City Central 143, Sturgis 132.5, Mitchell 110, son 30; 22. Hot Springs 29; 22. Kingsbury Hueser, EPJ, 4-2; 120 — Dvorak, PKST, dec. SDAHA GIRLS’ JV STATE TOURN. Portland (AHL). A-1 Tournament Semifinal Rapid City Stevens 102, Sioux Falls Washington dec. Chet Glanzer, Huron, 5-3; 120 — Keaton Weidenbach, M/H, 5-0; 126 — Jo. Manning, ST. LOUIS BLUES — Traded G Ben Bishop County 29; 24. Britton Hecla/Langford Area 27; Feb. 24-26 at Yankton Kearney 58, Omaha Westside 47 91.5, Brookings 85, Watertown 82.5, Harrisburg Ohlsen, RC Stevens Maj. dec. Reece Norton, 25. Miller/Highmore Harrold 25; 25. Newell 25; Omaha Central 61, Omaha Northwest 51 74.5, Dell Rapids 55, Spearfish-Lead-Deadwood Spearfish-Lead-Deadwood, 11-2; 126 — Russel 27. Deuel 24; 27. Marion/Freeman 24; 29. Elk A-2 Tournament Semifinal 47, Sisseton 45.5, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 45, Felicia, Chamberlain dec. Josh Mettler, West Point-Jefferson 22; 29. Kimball/White Norfolk 54, Fremont 22 Dakota Valley 40, Vermillion 37, Aberdeen Cen- Central, 7-1; 132 — Dylan Larson, Washington Lake/Platte/Geddes 22; 29. Scotland 22; 32. Bon Omaha Creighton Prep 71, Grand Island 50 tral 37, Yankton 35.5, Douglas-New Underwood- dec. Casey Skillingstad, Yankton, 6-0; 138 — Homme 18; 32. Plankington/Mount Vernon/Cor- A-3 Tournament Semifinal Rapid City Christian 32.5, West Central 26, Griffin Hieb, Aberdeen Central dec. Landon sica 18; 34. Burke/Gregory 16; 35. Aberdeen Hockey: Yankton Bantam Teams Swept Over Weekend Millard West 61, Lincoln High 40 Lennox 24.5, Sioux Falls Lincoln 24, Milbank 23, Neugebauer, Mitchell, 5-1; 145 — Mason Ben- Roncalli 15; 36. Custer 13; 36. Lyman 13; 38. Hill Papillion-LaVista 53, Columbus 46 Belle Fourche 19, Sioux Falls O’Gorman 18, der, Brandon Valley dec. Devon Crandall, Brook- City 11; 39. Warner/Northwestern 10; 40. Lem- BROOKINGS — The Yankton Tyler Wenande stopped 22 shots. Dakota State Bantam ‘B’ Hockey Tournament in A-4 Tournament Semifinal Chamberlain 17, Brandon Valley 16.5, Madison ings, 3-2; 152 — Nick Kummer, Mitchell dec. mon/McIntosh 4; 40. Gettsyburg 4; 42. Ipswich- Bantam ‘A’ squad went 0-3 after its On Saturday, Sioux Falls beat Mitchell. Bellevue West 65, Omaha North 56 15, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte-Dupree 3, Todd Spencer Folk, Milbank, 7-1; 160 — Seth Scott, Leola 3; 42. Sully Buttes 3; 42. St. Thomas More Yankton finished with a 3-2 loss to Sioux Lincoln North Star 63, Lincoln East 56 County 3, Tea Area 2 Pierre pin. Francis Boehmer, Roosevelt, 3:49; 3; 45.Parker 0; 45. Sioux Valley 0; opening round victory at the South Yankton 8-0. Christian Slate A-5 Tournament Semifinal CHAMPIONSHIP: 106 — David Potratz, |170 — Kyle Sarringar, Pierre dec. Blake CHAMPIONSHIP: 106 — Loudenberg, Dakota State Bantam ‘A’ Hockey stopped 21 shots. Falls. Jacob Doyle and Jamison Mitchell scored Millard North 54, Papillion-LaVista South 34 Washington dec. Brody Jorenson, Sturgis, 4-1; Williams, Sturgis, 5-0; 182 — Jacob Konold, Wa- HOW, dec. Haneke, BER, 6-3; 113 — N. Richie, goals for Yankton. Tim Cross added an . Omaha Benson 67, North Platte 53 113 — Troy Kiggins, Roosevelt Maj. dec. Brady tertown pin. Tate Thybo, Belle Fourche, 3:46; WEB, dec. Neises, HOW, 7-0; 120 — R. Schu- Tournament, this weekend in On Friday night, eventual cham- John Craig stopped 33 shots for the Miracle. A-6 Tournament Semifinal Burghardt, Watertown, 13-5; 120 — Tanner 195 — Connor Schoepp, Watertown pin. PT man, TV, dec. Bice, WIN, 3-2; 126 — Gillette, Brookings. pion Mitchell blanked Yankton 8-0. Bellevue East 53, Lincoln Southwest 51 Bothwell, Sturgis dec. Nate Schaefer, Brookings, Thomas, Belle Fourche, 1:46; 220 — Josh Hunt, RED, dec. T. Dion, WAG, 3-0; 132 — Chris- On Saturday, Mitchell beat Yankton 6-4. Yankton finished Sunday with a Wenande stopped 19 shots. Doyle had a hand in all four Yankton goals, 3-2 loss to Huron. In the game, recording two goals and two assists. Brady Tag- Colby Benson and Austin Barger Bantam ‘B’ gart and Steven Tacke also scored goals. Cody scored for Yankton. Charlie MITCHELL — The Yankton Bantam ‘B’ List had an assist. Craig stopped 33 shots for Coyote Women 2nd, Men 4th At Summit Championships Stephenson recorded an assist. squad went 0-2 this weekend to finish the South Yankton. FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The South Wolter won the triple jump, set- claim his first collegiate confer- Dakota women’s track and field ting another school record in the ence title after a decorated prep team, boosted by individual titles process. Wolter finished with a career. by seniors Emma Ladwig and jump of 41-9 — topping the previ- Huschle’s finished proved valu- phone > data > video > television advertising > Kenna Wolter and a solid all- ous record by four inches she set able for the Coyote women as she around weekend by freshman Anal- at the John Dalton Invitational on accounted for 17 points during the isa Huschle, earned runner-up Feb. 17 — to claim the conference meet. After taking fourth in the honors at the Summit League title. The victory was the sixth con- long jump on Friday, she added a Championships, which concluded ference title of Wolter’s career. third-place finish in the 60-meters Saturday in Fort Wayne, Ind. The Ladwig (Gayville) added an- (7.68), and a third-place in the Coyote men finished a solid fourth, other title to her impressive Coy- triple jump (39-3 1/4). keyed by championships from ote career, taking the women;’s 800 Several other performances freshman Kyle McKelvey and their meters at 2:09.96 — edging North keyed the Coyote teams Saturday. 4 x 400 relay team. Dakota State’s Faith Kruchowski by Junior Alexa Duling had an ex- North Dakota State won the less than a second. The title was cellent meet for the Coyote women’s competition while South- the ninth individual conference women. She was second in the 400 ern Utah won the men’s side. Both championship of Ladwig’s career. meters (55.64, just .07 seconds out Coyote teams finished ahead of in- The Coyote men’s 4 x 400 relay of first) and third in the 60-meter state rival South Dakota State in team claimed the championship hurdles (8.71). Freshman Emily their first-ever Summit League in- with a time of 3:17.77. That con- Grove was second in the women’s door meet. sisted of freshman Erik Hill, fresh- pole vault at 13-7 1/4, tying the Huschle was named the man Jeff O’Connell, junior Casey school indoor record. Women’s Newcomer of the Year Shade and freshman Lukas The Coyotes begin their out- 20% of customers give after recording three top-five fin- Bernard. The Coyotes won the race door season on March 16-17 at the ishes during the competition, in- by 1.13 seconds. Aztec Invitational in San Diego, you 80% of your business. cluding a pair of third-place McKelvey (Beresford) won the Calif. finishes. shot put with a throw of 54-4 1/2 to

“We’ve got seven players that son so the last three or four weeks have never even played hockey be- we have played with the 10 girls,” Hockey fore this year,” Freeman said. “The Muhl said. whole team did a good job.” “We have a very young team > Put your message in frroont of cusstomers that matterr.. From Page 8 The Lakers, who lost an open- and this will be the majority of our ing round game to Oahe 2-0, played JV team next year,” Muhl added. the tournament with only 10 play- “They finished on a strong note. Most advertisers waste plenty of time andd moneymoneyy,, talking to all the Yankton settles for sixth place but ers on their roster. These were the best games they wrong people. If your advertising programm is all about quantityy,, coach Freeman found reason to “We had a couple gals who did- played all season.” stay upbeat in defeat. n’t make it through the whole sea- it’s time to talk to people who understand quality is what matters: Midcontinent Business Solutions™.

District 2AA, wins tonight, the four districts in the state. WWee can help yyou talk to your best customers, and others just Gazelles would either host Sioux “We’re a little biased here, but like them, with targeted cable advertising, using the networks Gazelles Falls Lincoln or travel to S.F. I think our district is the toughest Washington for Thursday night’s of the four,” Pesicka said. “It’s a and shows they’re watching. And it doesn’t have to be expensive From Page 7 championship. very difficult group, no question. to be effective. Either way, it’ll be a challenge All four are good enough to be at earning one of two state tourna- state. “She’s one of those rare play- ment bids from such a loaded “That’s the tough part of this ers who sees one play ahead of district. The four teams in Dis- time of the season, but it’s also everybody else.” trict 2AA have combined for 55 what makes it fun.” If Yankton, the No. 2 seed in wins — by far the most of the

loss to Oakland in the first meet- For now, though, he said the ing in Rochester, Mich. What was focus immediately turns to what Coyotes the difference the second time lies ahead. around? “We’re not going to look in the From Page 7 “We came out and competed; past, we never have,” Boots said. our guys played hard from the “We’ll get back to work to build get-go,” Westbrook said. “We this program into what we think Summit League, got them started off a little slow, but I it can be and what we want it to through this year,” Krogman said. thought we picked it up earlier be.” “Now I just hope the team can than last time. OAKLAND (17-14, 11-7 SUMMIT) build on that. Reggie Hamilton 11-18 4-6 31; Travis Bader 7-15 1-2 21; “It worked out, just came up a Drew Valentine 5-10 0-0 13; Ryan Bass 3-7 1-1 7; Kyle Sikora “Once a Coyote, you’re always little short.” 2-3 1-2 5; Corey Petros 2-6 1-2 5; Laval Lucas-Perry 1-3 0-1 2; a Coyote.” Joey Asbury 0-0 0-0 0; Matt Poches 0-0 0-0 0; Dante Williams 0- So ends the Division I transi- 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 31-62 8-14 84. It was an otherwise up-and- tion for the Coyotes, who had the SOUTH DAKOTA (10-18, 5-13 SUMMIT) down season — especially in Charlie Westbrook 7-15 2-2 21; Trevor Gruis 8-15 2-5 18; program’s first losing season Louie Krogman 6-15 0-0 17; Jordan Boots 4-11 0-0 10; Steve league play — for USD, which suf- under Boots. Saying that the Tecker 3-7 0-0 6; Allen Saint-Gelais 1-1 0-0 2; Ricardo Andreotti fered seven single-digit confer- 1-2 0-0 2; Nimrod Hilliard 0-0 1-2 1. TOTALS 30-66 5-9 77. transition years were a “grind,” Halftime: Oakland 39-37. 3-Pointers: Oakland 14-29 (Bader ences losses and four others by 6-13, Hamilton 5-9, Valentine 3-4, Lucas-Perry 0-1, Bass 0-2), MakMakinng Yoour Business BetterBetter. Boots pointed to the successes USD 12-28 (Westbrook 5-8, Krogman 5-11, Boots, 2-7, Tecker 0- 20 or more. — a Great West Conference title 2). Rebounds: USD 36 (Gruis 14), Oakland 35 (Valentine 10). Part of an 0-5 start in Summit Assists: Oakland 19 (Hamilton 6), USD 18 (Gruis 5, Boots 5). £°nää°nnn°£ÎääÊÊU ÊÊmmidcontinent.biz and a post-season berth in 2010. Turnovers: Oakland 6, USD 8. Personal Fouls: USD 12, Oak- League action was an 18-point land 14. Fouled Out: Westbrook. Attendance: 1,893.