Thursday, 6.4.15 ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net SPORTS DEPT.: [email protected] ress akotan sports P &D PAGE 7 Jackrabbit Faithful Gather In Yankton BY JEREMY HOECK Association, Yankton County has [email protected] 530 alumni from the school, and that number of course doesn’t ac- No stranger to mingling with count for the many other fans and groups of fans, South Dakota State supporters in the area. football coach John Stiegelmeier “Sometimes you go to a place has found Yankton to be a hotbed and not a lot of people show up, for just such a collection. you wonder if it’s worth your time,” Fans not only come out in large men’s basketball coach Scott Nagy numbers, but they’re knowledge- said. “But it’s always worth our able and passionate, the veteran time down here.” coach said at Wednesday’s Yankton Affiliated with the Alumni As- Jackrabbit Club golf outing at Hill- sociation (and not through the ath- crest Golf & CC. letic department like the Yankton “Whenever I come down for Howling Pack with the University the Quarterback Club and for this, of South Dakota), the Yankton I’m impressed not only with the Jackrabbit Club ranks as one of the number but with the interest and school’s most passionate groups, JAMES D. CIMBUREK/P&D JEREMY HOECK/P&D excitement,” Stiegelmeier said. according to deputy athletic direc- tor Leon Costello. Yankton’s Mason Townsend, right, is con- South Dakota State fans mingle after their round at Yankton, the state’s seventh gratulated by teammate Landon Withrow af- Wednesday’s Yankton Jackrabbit Club golf outing at Hill- largest city, boasts one of the “We like coming down to sup- ter scoring a second-inning run during Post crest Golf & CC in Yankton. Nearly 80 golfers, along with a state’s largest collections of gradu- 12’s American Legion baseball matchup handful of SDSU coaches, competed in the annual event. ates. According to the SDSU Alumni JACKRABBIT | PAGE 8 with Brandon Valley on Wednesday at Bob Tereshinski Stadium at Riverside Field. Pearce Set For Record Run Post 12 Downs California Native Brandon Valley 6-4 Will Be First To Yankton Post 12 improved to 6-1 on the season with a 6-4 victory over Brandon Valley Compete In Five on Wednesday at Bob Tereshinski Stadium at Riverside Field. WAYC Events Landon Withrow had two hits and a run scored, and Adam Walter had a double and a BY JEREMY HOECK RBI to lead Yankton. Sheldon Gant had a hit, [email protected] a run scored and two RBI. Jordan Kathol had a hit, a run scored and a RBI. Austin Johnson Paige Pearce decided that added a hit and a run scored in the victory. one more chance to repre- Wilsson Kolbeck had two hits, including sent Team USA would be a triple, and two RBI to lead Brandon Valley. hard to turn down. Christian Graber and Parker Grieme also had The 20-year-old profes- two hits each. sional archer from California Colin Muth pitched four innings in relief of could have chosen to attend Kathol, allowing one unearned run, to pick up another tournament, but the victory. Mason Townsend pitched a score- instead chose to set a record. less ninth for the save. Graber took the loss. Pearce, who has com- Yankton, 1-0 in region play, travels to Water- peted in four previous World town on Saturday. Start time for the twinbill is Archery Youth Champion- 1 p.m. ships (WAYC), qualified for her record fifth tournament and will return to Yankton – Amateur: Crofton 15, Scotland 0 where she has shot a number CROFTON, Neb. — Crofton’s Ben Hegge and of times. Nick Hegge combined on a five-inning no-hitter “Everybody was saying,’ in a 15-0 Bluejays victory over Scotland on You should go, nobody’s ever Wednesday in South Central League amateur done five,’” Pearce said in a baseball action. phone interview this week. Nick Hegge and Brandon Hegge each had “It’s an awesome opportu- two hits for Crofton. nity.” Ben Hegge pitched the first three innings for And not one any other the win. Seth Fuhrer took the loss. archer in the world has ex- Crofton hosts Tabor today (Thursday). Scot- perienced as many times as land travels to Freeman on Friday. she has. The combination of SCOTLAND...... 000 00 — 0 0 6 CROFTON...... 336 3X — 15 5 1 her age and fortunate timing Seth Fuhrer, Joe Kronaizl (3) and Levi Geiman; Ben Hegge, Nick Hegge (4) and with the event’s history has Carl Schieffer allowed her to qualify – and shoot – in four previous events. Pearce was 14 years old Seven Coyotes when she competed in the 2008 WAYC in Turkey, but P&D FILE PHOTO because the biennial format Paige Pearce, right, walks back from checking scores with another archer during the First Dakota Named Academic Classic, held earlier this year in Yankton. Pearce, age 20, returns to Yankton for the World Archery PEARCE | PAGE 8 Youth Championships. It will be her record fifth appearance in the WAYC. All-Summit ELMHURST, Ill. – Seven University of South Dakota athletes were among the 22 honorees, 11 men and 11 women, named to the Summit Estonian Archers Get Early Look At Yankton League’s Outdoor Track and Field Academic All- BY JEREMY HOECK hours of travel from their home ern summer when they drove ranges. League Team, announced on Wednesday. [email protected] country – they were among the through a small thunderstorm “School ended already, so Seniors Brant Haase, Josh Petersen, Kevin first countries to arrive. while on the way from the air- this is a good holiday,” joked Sarehkhani and junior Mubarik Musa represent Emily Hoim has duplicated “It’s tiring,” Hoim said, port to Yankton. Emily. the Coyote men, while senior Megan Glisar and her mother’s feat: She has smiling during an interview at “We saw a storm,” Karl said. Although they will also juniors Katie Wetzstein and Amber Eichkorn made traveled halfway around the the Easton Yankton Archery “We don’t have many of those experience other aspects of the the women’s team. globe to Yankton for a prestig- Complex. “I’ve never been on a back home.” local culture, the two Estonian Eichkorn accumulates her third academic ious archery tournament. long flight. I thought it would be Such long travel was nothing archers said they are most all-league honor of the school year. She is one of three Coyotes to qualify for the NCAA Champion- “So I thought it would nice boring, but we got to watch TV new for Raul Kivilo, a former looking forward to the different ships and will race the 10,000 meters on June to come here too,” said Hoim, and movies.” Olympic archer who still criss- people and the varying levels of 11 in Eugene, Ore. Eichkorn also successfully who is one of two archers – plus There wasn’t much the Euro- crosses the globe for various shooting. defended her Summit League titles in the 5,000 a coach – from Estonia who will pean trio wanted to do Wednes- tournaments. “I haven’t competed in a big and 10,000 meters earlier this month. She clocked compete in next week’s World day but relax and explore The thing he is most looking tournament like this,” Hoim a Summit League meet record of 35 minutes, 18.59 Archery Youth Championships what they could of the archery forward to next week? Seeing said. seconds en route to taking the 10,000 on the first (WAYC). complex before finally catching all the different countries, Raul Although they have yet to re- day, before breaking her own school record in “She said it (Yankton) was up on some sleep. said, through translation from ally explore Yankton, their first the 5,000 meters when she ran 16:16.48 on the about the same size as our “It was very tiring,” Karl said his two archers. impression of the community is third day. During the 2015 outdoor season, she home town.” of the travel, smiling. “Some- The trio arrived in Yankton a that people are “very friendly” set school records in the 3,000 (9:39.13), 5,000 Hoim, along with fellow times boring, and it made me few days early in part to recover and “polite,” Emily said. (16:16.48) and 10,000 (34:12.98). Eichkorn also archer Karl Kivilo and their really hungry.” from jet lag but also to acclimate won the 5,000 meters at the Texas Relays and coach Raul Kivilo, arrived in The trio also experienced themselves with Yankton before Follow @jhoeck on Twitter finished runner-up in the 10,000 meters at the Mt. Yankton on Wednesday after 20 their first true taste of Midwest- they start practicing on the SAC Relays. Eichkorn carries a 3.74 grade point average while studying kinesiology and sport science. Glisar, a two-time All-American, picks up her second academic all-league honor. She was the Blackhawks Rally To Take Stanley Cup Opener 2015 Summit League high jump champion with a meet-record height of 5-11 ½. Glisar also triple TAMPA, Fla. (AP) finally was rewarded in jumped 39-5 ¼ at the championships to score — After 53 minutes of dramatic fashion. four points for the Coyotes. Glisar broke her own scoreless frustration, the Shortly after Crawford school record earlier this spring when she cleared Chicago Blackhawks need- stopped Ryan Callahan on 6-0 ¾ at the Texas Relays. Glisar graduated with a ed less than two minutes a breakaway, Marcus Kru- degree in communication sciences and disorders more to roar back on top ger and Valtteri Filppula and held a 3.70 cumulative grade point average. in the Stanley Cup Final provided screens in front She plans to remain at South Dakota to earn her opener. of Bishop, who never saw doctorate in audiology. Teuvo Teravainen and Teravainen’s shot for his Haase caps off the outdoor season with the Antoine Vermette scored third goal of the postsea- sixth academic league honor of his career. He 1:58 apart late in the third son. earned all-league honors in the 10,000 meters by period, and the Black- Moments later, finishing runner-up in 30:27.57. He also placed hawks rallied to stun the Vermette collected a fifth in the 5,000 meters by clocking 15:02.97. Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 bouncing puck in the slot Haase posted the league’s fastest 5,000 meter on Wednesday night. and beat Bishop for his time of 14:27.03 at the Texas Relays. He was Corey Crawford made third goal, providing a big also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 22 saves for the Black- return on the Blackhawks’ team earlier this month. Haase graduated with a hawks, who opened the decision to acquire him at cumulative 4.00 and earned a bachelor’s degree final series in their quest the trade deadline. in health sciences. He plans to pursue a graduate for their third NHL title in The winner of Game degree in pharmacy. six seasons with more of 1 has won the Cup in 58 Musa earns his first academic all-league honor the clutch offensive play of the last 75 Finals since after winning the 2015 Summit League 5,000 on which they’ve built a 1939, including the last meters. He ran 14:44.08 to secure the victory. Musa also earned all-league honors in the 10,000 championship team. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD/TAMPA BAY TIMES/TNS three. “You just learn not to The Tampa Bay Lightning’s Victor Hedman (77) tangles with the Chicago Chicago roared into meters by placing third in 30:51.54. During the panic and keep working Blackhawks’ Andrew Shaw (65) in the first period in Game 1 of the Stanley its third Final in six years regular season, Musa won the Dakota Duals 5,000 hard,” Crawford said. Cup Final at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday. and 13th overall after meters and ran a career-best time of 30:08.46 for “Stick to your game outlasting Anaheim in a 10,000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays. Musa holds a plan, and we’ll get our memorable seven-game 3.33 grade point average while studying criminal chances.” since winning the 2004 minutes for Tampa Bay, The 6-foot-7 Bishop conference final. A roster justice. Nothing worked for title. Teravainen scored which appeared to be was a few minutes away loaded with champion- Petersen earns his second academic all-league Jonathan Toews and through traffic with 6:32 closing in on a gritty from his third shutout in ship-winning players and award this year. He earned all-league honors in Patrick Kane — but with to play, and Vermette got shutout victory. Until four games, including a veteran talent made the the long jump and 4x100-meter relay. Petersen their two stars off the ice the winner in the slot with Teravainen’s goal through tenacious 2-0 victory over Blackhawks most observ- leaped to a new career best of 23-0 ½ at the Sum- and the clock dwindling, 4:34 left. a two-man screen, the the New York Rangers to ers’ favorite in the series mit League Championships to finish runner-up. Game 2 is Saturday youthful Lightning gave win the Eastern Confer- Petersen graduated with a 4.00 grade point aver- the Blackhawks’ role despite questions about a age and earned a degree in kinesiology and sport players delivered to crush night in Tampa. a stellar defensive effort ence title last Friday defense relying heavily on Ben Bishop stopped against Chicago’s high- night. science. He plans to enroll in dental school. the Amalie Arena crowd just four players, includ- Sarehkhani collects his second academic celebrating Tampa Bay’s 19 shots and Alex Killorn powered offense in front But Chicago’s steady ing tireless star Duncan scored in the opening of a frenzied home crowd. work in Tampa Bay’s zone first trip to the Final Keith. COYOTES | PAGE 8