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USD’s James At QB Club and field Athlete of the Week honors for a second funds for pediatric brain cancer research. they went 3-2 and beat the No. 5, 6 and 7 teams the Big Sioux River Watershed Project. Club mem- The Yankton Quarterback Club will meet straight week after her record-tying performance The evening will include a VIP reception, en- in the country and finished in fifth. bers who took part in a 340-mile race in Missouri Wednesday at noon at the Elks Lodge, 504 West at the Jack Johnson Classic. tertainment and live dinner. The night will also fea- So far in his career, Sedivy has coached 30 will share their tales and Iowa Department of Nat- 27th Street, Yankton. Glisar won the high jump with a mark of six ture a silent and live auction. NAIA National Championship qualifiers, 13 All- ural Resources staff will give insight on the re- This week’s speaker is University of South feet, tying her personal best and setting a USD in- More information is available online at GPAC athletes and three NAIA All-Americans. moval of the Klondike Dam near Canton. Members Dakota interim men’s basketball coach Joey door record. She currently ranks fourth in the http://www.teamjackfoundation.org. Sponsorship Dakota Wesleyan hosts the North Qualifying Tour- also will share information about kayak races in James. James, a longtime assistant who was NCAA in the event. opportunities are also available by contacting Kylie nament Saturday, Feb. 22, to see which athletes South Dakota. named interim coach when Dave Boots resigned South Dakota track and field will compete at the at [email protected] or 402-925- from DWU and around the region qualify for the Membership in the club is not required but prior to the season, has the Coyotes 8-11 overall, Bill Bergen Invitational in Ames, Iowa, on Satur- 2277. national tournament, which runs March 7-8 in available for those who would like to join. More in- 3-2 in the Summit League. USD hosts rivals North day. Topeka, Kan. formation on the South Dakota Canoe & Kayak As- Dakota State on Thursday and South Dakota State North Dakota State’s Andy Lillejord earned DWU Wrestling Coach To sociation and its Feb. 1 event is available online on Saturday. men’s honors, clearing 17-1 1/2 in the pole vault at South Dakota Paddling at these links: The public is invited to attend. that same meet. He currently leads the Summit Step Down League by over a foot in that event. MITCHELL — After five years as the head Group Hosting Annual Con- Huskers Dismiss Biggs USD’s Hertting Earns SL Div- coach of the Dakota Wesleyan University wrestling LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska basketball Augustana’s North Remains team, Matt Sedivy is stepping down after the 2013- ference Feb. 1 In Sioux Falls coach Tim Miles has announced that junior guard ing Honors For Ninth Time 14 season wraps up in March, DWU Athletic Di- SIOUX FALLS — People who paddle, or who Deverell Biggs has been dismissed from the team. First In Region rector Curt Hart announced on Tuesday. are curious about canoes and kayaks, are encour- In a statement Tuesday, Miles did not say This Season SIOUX FALLS — Augustana’s T.J. North re- Sedivy, who was hired as the Tigers’ head aged to take part in the South Dakota Canoe & specifically why Biggs was let go. Miles said: “We ELMHURST, Ill. — For the fourth straight week mains ranked first in NCAA Division II Wrestling coach in 2009-10, is resigning to pursue a career Kayak Association’s annual conference on Feb. 1. have consistently emphasized accountability for and the ninth time this season, South Dakota Super Region 3, announced on Tuesday. in business in his home state of Nebraska. In his It begins with a social at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 our student-athletes on the court, off the court and freshman Greysen Hertting has been recognized North, an Elk Point native and Vermillion High five seasons at the helm, he led Dakota Wesleyan at the Outdoor Campus in Sioux Falls. in the classroom. Individual accountability affects as the Summit League women’s Diver of the School graduate, has held the top spot in the re- to four top-five finishes in the Great Plains Athletic Club members and special guests will share in- the entire group.” Week. gion for three straight releases. He currently ranks Conference standings, and his 2013-14 squad is formation about paddling adventures in South Biggs appeared in 15 games and was the Hertting scored a pair of top-two finishes in a fifth in NCAA Division II, and beat the top-ranked currently first in the league with a 3-0 mark. Dakota and around the U.S. The event is free and Cornhuskers’ third-leading scorer at 9.9 points a dual at North Dakota, winning the one-meter event wrestlers, Indianapolis’ Alex Johns, at the Ranger In four-plus seasons, Sedivy, who graduated open to all. It concludes at 3:30 p.m. The confer- game. with a score of 262.65. She finished second in the Duals. from DWU in 2006 and served as a student coach ence also includes a business meeting of the or- Miles said he hopes Biggs remains at Ne- three-meter event with a 231.8. The Vikings have six wrestlers ranked in the re- during his time as a student at the university, is 26- ganization, which includes about 300 members braska through the spring semester and finds an- gion and rank sixth in the region as a team. 31 with four duals left on the schedule for this sea- across the state and is a sister organization of the other school where he can play. Biggs declined to USD’s Glisar Earns Summit son. In 2012-13, the Tigers finished 7-5 overall, Black Hills Paddlers. comment. marking the most wins in a season since 1968-69 Presentations included in this year’s event in- Biggs, who redshirted last season, was sus- Team Jack Gala March 8 clude remarks by club president Steven League Honors Again LINCOLN, Neb. — The Team Jack Foundation (12) and the first winning season for the program pended the first three games as a result of being since the 1998-99 season. In 2011-12, the Tigers Dahlmeier, a session on adaptive paddling for in- arrested for drunken driving in Omaha in Decem- ELMHURST, Ill. — South Dakota senior Megan will hold its inaugural Gala on March 8 at the Corn- dividuals with disabilities or injuries and a look at Glisar has earned Summit League women’s track husker Hotel in Lincoln, Neb. The event is to raise were invited to the NWCA National Duals where ber 2012.

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field, Iowa 41 Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 54, Wagner Rock Port, Mo. 52, Humboldt/Table Wednesday, January 29 Huron (Marty Indian); Allen at Emerson-Hubbard; KYNT-AM, KVHT-FM); Big East Conf. Tourn. (At Flan- GYMNASTICS Elkton-Lake Benton 75, Deuel 35 38 Rock-Steinauer 50, OT BASKETBALL, MEN’S Northwestern at MMC (8 Andes Central at Bon Homme; Bloomfield at Gayville- dreau — Sioux Valley/Parker loser vs. Flandreau/Mc- S.D. STATE RANKINGS Ethan 59, Freeman Academy 35 Oelrichs 68, Minatare, Neb. 25 South Loup 64, Sutherland 49 p.m., KYNT-AM) Volin; Bridgewater-Emery at Alcester-Hudson; Cook Central-Montrose loser, 6:30 p.m.; Sioux Faith 99, Dupree 32 Parker 49, Howard 48 St. Paul 47, Centura 44 BASKETBALL, WOMEN’S Northwestern at Crofton at Pierce; Dell Rapids at Vermillion; Freeman Valley/Parker winner vs. Flandreau/McCook Central- NOTE: Top 9 teams in each class Faulkton 47, Northwestern 43 Platte-Geddes 50, Parkston 40 Stanton 61, Twin River 43 MMC (6 p.m., KYNT-AM) Academy vs. Irene-Wakonda at Irene; Niobrara-Verdi- Montrose winner, 8 p.m.; At Chester — Baltic/Garret- qualify for state. Rankings are based on Garretson 54, Flandreau 41 Sioux Falls Lincoln 52, Sioux Falls Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 52, Twin Thursday, January 30 gre at Santee; Randolph at Plainview; Viborg-Hurley son loser vs. Chester Area/Howard loser, 6:30 p.m.; season averages. Gayville-Volin 66, Menno 56 Washington 50 Loup 30 BASKETBALL, MEN’S North Dakota State at at Centerville; Wakefield at Laurel-Concord-Co- Baltic/Garretson winner vs. Chester Area/Howard CLASS AA: Mitchell 145.81, O'Gor- Groton Area 58, Britton-Hecla 41 Sioux Falls O’Gorman 60, Sioux City, Sutton 61, Sterling 27 USD (7 p.m., KVHT-FM, Midco SN) leridge; Wausa at Clearwater-Orchard; Winside at winner, 8 p.m.); Dakota Oyate Challenge at Huron man 143.32, Aberdeen Central-Roncalli Harding County 67, Sundance, Wyo. East, Iowa 28 Thunder Ridge, Kan. 56, Franklin 26 BASKETBALL, WOMEN’S USD at North Hartington; Wynot at Hartington Cedar Catholic (Marty Indian); Lewis & Clark Conf. Tourn. at Walthill 137.18, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 136.90, 42 Sioux Falls Roosevelt 64, Watertown Wisner-Pilger 78, Clarkson/Leigh 63 Dakota State (7 p.m., KVTK-AM) WRESTLING, PREP Huron/Tea Area at YHS (5 (Walthill vs. Osmond, 6 p.m.); Avon at Parkston; Watertown 136.65, Yankton-Bon Homme Hot Springs 70, Wall 46 33 Yutan 48, David City 46 BASKETBALL, BOYS’ Dakota Oyate Challenge p.m.); Burke-Gregory/ Kimball-White Lake-Platte- Burke-South Central vs. Tripp-Delmont-Armour at 136.50, Brookings 135.95, Huron 133.09, Ipswich 47, Redfield/Doland 44 Summit 53, Wilmot 43 Centennial Conference Tournament at Huron (Marty Indian); Allen at Emerson-Hubbard; Geddes at Chamberlain; Creighton-Verdigre at O’Neill Tripp; Dakota Valley at Sioux Falls Christian; Elk Sioux Falls Lincoln 127.35, Pierre Jones County 51, Lyman 39 Sunshine Bible Academy 42, Quarterfinal Andes Central at Bon Homme; Avon at Gregory; Friday, January 31 Point-Jefferson at Tri-Valley; Lennox at Beresford; 127.27, Rapid City Stevens 106.65, Kimball/White Lake 57, Sunshine Wolsey-Wessington 36 Archbishop Bergan 68, Grand Island Bloomfield at Gayville-Volin; Bridgewater-Emery at Al- BASKETBALL, BOYS’ Mitchell at YHS (7 p.m., Menno at Marion; Platte-Geddes at Colome; Wagner Sioux Falls Washington 100.35; NOTE: Bible Academy 54 Tripp-Delmont/Armour 47, Gregory Central Catholic 32 cester-Hudson; Corsica-Stickney at Menno; Crofton KVTK-AM); Dakota Oyate Challenge at Huron (Marty at Scotland Rapid City Central only has 2 full-team Langford 78, Waubay 27 37 Hastings St. Cecilia 51, Aquinas 21 at Pierce; Dell Rapids at Vermillion; Freeman Acad- Indian); Lewis & Clark Conf. Tourn. at Walthill (Allen BASKETBALL, GIRLS’ JV YHS at Mitchell (4 scores on the season. McCook Central/Montrose 61, Free- Waverly-South Shore 46, Great Lincoln Christian 57, Bishop Neu- emy vs. Irene-Wakonda at Irene; Freeman at Dakota vs. Winside, 7:45 p.m.); Burke-South Central vs. p.m.) CLASS A: Madison 141.78, Deuel man 48 Plains Lutheran 35 mann 54, OT Christian; Niobrara-Verdigre at Santee; Parkston at Tripp-Delmont-Armour at Tripp; Dakota Valley at BASKETBALL, GIRLS’ SOPH YHS at Mitchell 131.94, Chamberlain 130.75, Britton- McLaughlin 64, Mobridge-Pollock 60 Webster 51, Florence/Henry 19 Central Conference Tournament Lennox; Randolph at Plainview; Scotland at Wagner; Sioux Falls Christian; Elk Point-Jefferson at Tri-Val- (5:30 p.m.) Hecla 125.30, Milbank 125.02, Vermillion Oelrichs 58, Minatare, Neb. 54 West Central 60, Vermillion 49 Quarterfinal Viborg-Hurley at Centerville; Wakefield at Laurel-Con- ley; Platte-Geddes at Colome; Wagner at Hartington BASKETBALL, GIRLS’ 9TH YHS at Mitchell (4 124.65, Stanley County 124.45, Hot Parker 85, Howard 26 Yankton 42, Huron 38 Columbus Lakeview 54, Schuyler 44 cord-Coleridge; Wausa at Clearwater-Orchard; Win- Cedar Catholic p.m.) Springs 123.53, Sisseton 122.66, Wag- Parkston 65, Platte-Geddes 63 Holdrege 46, Aurora 43 side at Hartington; Wynot at Hartington Cedar BASKETBALL, BOYS’ JV Mitchell at YHS (4 BOWLING, HS CLUB Yankton at Brookings; ner 119.05, West Central 111.54, Wall- Pierre 60, Rapid City Stevens 50 York 73, Grand Island Northwest 48 Catholic p.m.) West Central vs. Vermillion at Yankton Kadoka 93.32, Warner 32.91 TUESDAY’S NEB. BOYS Potter County 72, Eureka/Bowdle 58 Amherst 81, Elwood 71 Crossroads Conference Tournament BASKETBALL, GIRLS’ Big East Conf. Tourn. BASKETBALL, BOYS’ SOPH Mitchell at YHS HOCKEY, GIRLS’ JV Yankton at Mitchell (7 p.m.) Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 52, Auburn 48, Conestoga 26 Quarterfinal (At Flandreau — Sioux Valley vs. Parker, 6:30 p.m.; (5:30 p.m.) TRACK & FIELD, COLLEGE INDOOR Buena WRESTLING Hanson 37 Axtell 79, Eustis-Farnam 42 Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 62, Mc- Flandreau vs. McCook Central-Montrose, 8 p.m.; At BASKETBALL, BOYS’ 9TH Mitchell at YHS (4 Vista Multi-Event (MMC) Sioux Falls O’Gorman 61, Brookings Cool Junction 45 Chester — Baltic vs. Garretson, 6:30 p.m.; Chester p.m.) TUESDAY’S S.D. SCORES Bancroft-Rosalie 51, Winnebago 43 48 Battle Creek 64, Elgin Public/Pope Eastern Midlands Conference Tourn. Area vs. Howard, 8 p.m.); Dakota Oyate Challenge at BASKETBALL, GIRLS’ YHS at Mitchell (7 p.m., Brookings Triangular Sioux Falls Roosevelt 58, Watertown John 37 Quarterfinal Brooking 65 Harrisburg 10 40 Blue Hill 50, Lawrence-Nelson 29 Bennington 48, Gretna 37 Brandon Valley 54 Harrisburg 10 Sioux Falls Washington 59, Brandon Boyd County 56, Spalding/Spalding Norris 33, Waverly 25 Hemingford 44, Hay Springs 30 Omaha Concordia 64, Aquinas 41 one-year contract. Craig Dickenson special teams coordina- Brookings 42 Brandon Valley 29 Valley 38 Academy 53 Plattsmouth 53, Elkhorn 46 Hershey 47, Lexington 34 Central Conference Tournament COLORADO ROCKIES — Agreed to tor, Jarious Jackson quarterbacks-pass- Flandreau Triangular Sioux Valley 48, DeSmet 39 Burwell 53, Palmer 45 Nebraska Capitol Conference Tourn. Homer 63, Dakota Valley, S.D. 50 Quarterfinal terms with INF Paul Janish on a minor ing game coordinator-player Flandreau 39, Howard 36 Sisseton 54, Tiospa Zina Tribal 42 Clearwater/Orchard 63, Elkhorn Val- Quarterfinal Howells/Dodge 54, Logan View 29 Fairbury 55, Crete 33 league contract. development, Jason Shivers defensive Flandreau 45, Sioux Valley 36 Tea Area 62, Sioux Falls Christian 55 ley 47 Arlington 70, Platteview 54 Johnson-Brock 38, Auburn 27 Grand Island Northwest 67, Seward National Baseball Hall of Fame backs coach, Ed Philion defensive line Howard 58, Sioux Valley 18 Madison Viborg-Hurley 71, Alcester-Hudson Deshler 51, Superior 34 Fort Calhoun 62, Syracuse 51 Kearney Catholic 76, Gibbon 27 45 NBHOF — Named Jeffrey J. Jones coach, Kez McCorvey receivers coach Quadrangular 57 Diller-Odell 35, Tri County 29 Wahoo 69, Raymond Central 23 Laurel-Concord 70, Osmond 27 Holdrege 65, Columbus Lakeview 52 senior vice president of finance and ad- and Craig Davoren offensive assistant West Central 50, Dell Rapids 18 Wagner 58, Mt. Vernon/Plankinton Fillmore Central 38, Centennial 37 Republican Plains Activity Conf. Tourn. Lewiston 52, Pawnee City 20 Crossroads Conference Tournament ministration. coach. Dell Rapids 45, Tri-Valley 36 45 Freeman 54, Elmwood-Murdock 32 Consolation Quarterfinal Malcolm 70, Johnson County Central Quarterfinal BASKETBALL COLLEGE Madison 55, Tri-Valley 19 Warner 48, Hitchcock-Tulare 44 Hartington 72, Plainview 31 Southwest 59, Medicine Valley 45 48 Cross County 52, Bruning-Daven- National Basketball Association BOWLING GREEN — Named Nick Madison 36, West Central 26 Waverly-South Shore 76, Great Hastings 44, Adams Central 39 Quarterfinal Mead 56, East Butler 34 port/Shickley 50 PHOENIX SUNS — Signed F Lean- Monroe secondary coach, Sterlin Gilbert Plains Lutheran 53 Heartland 67, Nebraska Christian 30 Hitchcock County 66, Dundy County- North Platte St. Patrick’s 66, Eastern Midlands Conference Tourn. dro Barbosa for the remainder of the sea- and Matt Mattox co-offensive coordina- BASKETBALL Wheaton/Herman-Norcross, Minn. Hemingford 55, Hay Springs 23 Stratton 38 Anselmo-Merna 20 Quarterfinal son. tors, Kim McCloud defensive coordinator, 41, Rosholt 36 Howells/Dodge 70, Logan View 35 Southern Valley 68, Arapahoe 36 Ord 41, Wood River 38 Gretna 54, Plattsmouth 31 WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Re- Tom Kaufman special teams coordinator, YANKTON PARKS & REC Johnson County Central 54, Malcolm Overton 58, Shelton 30 Norris 49, Bennington 25 called G Glen Rice from Iowa (NBADL). Mike Lynch, Sean Lewis and Tom Free- MEN’S COMPETITIVE LEAGUE TUESDAY’S S.D. GIRLS 47 TUESDAY’S NEB. GIRLS Palmer 52, Burwell 36 Waverly 46, Elkhorn 31 FOOTBALL man assistant coaches, Sean Edinger di- RESULTS: Neighborhood Dental- Belle Fourche 52, Lead-Deadwood Lexington 39, Hershey 26 Adams Central 59, Hastings 51 Plainview 39, Hartington 30 Hiawatha Tournament National Football League rector of strength and conditioning and Kaiser Heating and Cooling def. Ben’s 41 Lyons-Decatur Northeast 74, St. Ed- Amherst 63, Elwood 42 Ravenna 54, Elm Creek 36 Falls City 55, Hiawatha, Kan. 51 CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed Roy Wittke director of football operations. Brewing Company 68-60; Flint Tropics Bennett County 63, White River 36 ward 40 Axtell 35, Eustis-Farnam 27 Rock Port, Mo. 34, Humboldt/Table Nebraska Frontier Conference Tourn. coach Ron Rivera to a three-year con- MIAMI — Named Tim Hart women’s def. Nash Potatoes 112-58 Beresford 53, Bon Homme 36 Mead 57, East Butler 20 Battle Creek 63, Elgin Public/Pope Rock-Steinauer 17 Semifinal tract extension through the 2017 season. assistant soccer coach. STANDINGS: Neighborhood Dental- Chadron, Neb. 46, Rapid City Chris- Nebraska City Lourdes 66, Lutheran John 56 Scribner-Snyder 49, Oakland-Craig Omaha Brownell-Talbot 56, Boys DALLAS COWBOYS — Demoted NEBRASKA — Dismissed junior Kaiser Heating & Cooling 5-0, Flint Trop- tian 32 High Northeast 52 Blue Hill 71, Lawrence-Nelson 22 39 Town 26 defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin to as- men’s basketball G Deverell Biggs. ics 4-1, Ben’s Brewing 2-3, Nash Clark/Willow Lake 53, Sisseton 48 North Bend Central 46, Madison 45 Boyd County 52, Spalding/Spalding Stanton 63, Twin River 49 Southwest Conference Tournament sistant head coach/defense. Named Rod OHIO STATE — Signed athletic di- Potatoes 1-4, Horn Law Office 0-4 Douglas 61, Hot Springs 29 North Platte St. Patrick’s 59, Academy 31 Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 34, Twin First Round Marinelli defensive coordinator and Scott rector Gene Smith to a contract extension Elk Point-Jefferson 59, Akron-West- Anselmo-Merna 49 Centura 38, St. Paul 37 Loup 23 Ainsworth 50, Cozad 29 Linehan passing game coordinator. through June 2020 and gave him the ad- TUESDAY’S S.D. BOYS field, Iowa 34 O’Neill 66, Norfolk Catholic 61 Chadron 46, Rapid City Christian, Superior 55, Deshler 47 Ogallala 37, Valentine 33 GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed ditional title of vice president. Belle Fourche 60, Lead-Deadwood Ethan 64, Freeman Academy 18 Oakland-Craig 68, Scribner-Snyder S.D. 32 Sutton 47, Sterling 33 FB Ina Liaina. SIENA — Promoted John D’Argenio 48 Hamlin 43, Arlington 36 51 Chase County 50, Haxtun, Colo. 23 Tekamah-Herman 52, Omaha Mercy PITTSBURGH STEELERS — to vice president and director of athletics. 26 TRANSACTIONS Signed WR Danny Coale to a reserve/fu- TROY — Named Jason Hamilton Canistota 52, Chester 49, OT Homer, Neb. 63, Dakota Valley 50 Oelrichs, S.D. 58, Minatare 54 Clarkson/Leigh 49, Wisner-Pilger 47 BASEBALL Thunder Ridge, Kan. 48, Franklin 23 ture contract. Named James Saxon run- women’s soccer coach. Chamberlain 70, Miller 63 Ipswich 47, Redfield/Doland 44 Osmond 56, Laurel-Concord 43 Clearwater/Orchard 57, Elkhorn Val- American League Torrington, Wyo. 51, Gering 49 ning backs coach. XAVIER — Suspended men’s fresh- Custer 61, Newcastle, Wyo. 35 Irene-Wakonda 54, Marion 35 Overton 63, Shelton 44 ley 14 LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed Wausa 49, Bloomfield 29 TENNESSEE TITANS — Named man basketball F Jalen Reynolds indefi- Elk Point-Jefferson 60, Akron-West- Mitchell 65, Harrisburg 56 Pawnee City 55, Lewiston 35 Heartland 36, Nebraska Christian 25 to terms with 1B Carlos Pena and OF Wilcox-Hildreth 41, Silver Lake 33 Mike Sullivan assistant offensive line nitely. Brennan Boesch on minor league con- Centennial Conference Tournament coach. tracts. Quarterfinal Canadian Football League National League Hastings St. Cecilia 46, Lincoln EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Named Jessica Tschetter 1 0-2 2; Jazmin Newton 2 1-2 5; CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to on the night with 17 points and eight rebounds. Christian 28 Steve McAdoo offensive coordinator, Calla Rounds 2 2-2 6; Sarah Carr 7 0-1 16; Lexi Eck- She was joined by Hannah Hopner with eight terms with LHP Aroldis Chapman on a mann 1 1-2 3; Kiana Larson 1 0-0 2; Sami Zell 2 0-0 4. points, nine rebounds. Girls Totals: 16 4-9 38. For Bon Homme Emily Pechous had 10 YANKTON...... 12 20 35 42 points, eight rebounds. Teammates Shawna From Page 8 HURON...... 2 18 26 38 Rezac added seven rebounds and Kelsey Sutera In the win for Sanborn Central-Woonsocket, basketball action Tuesday night winning 75-35. Rebounds: Y 19 (Tessier 5); H 37 (Carr 12). 3-point contributed with four assists on the night. goals: Y 4 (Larson 2, Drotzmann 1, Hale 1); H 2 (Carr Tucker Kingsbury led the team with 14 points. Dil- Leading the way for the Elks was Quinn Far- With the win Beresford moves to 9-4 on the lion Moore scored 13 points and Brady Tiede gen with 18 points, five rebounds and three steals. 2). Turnovers: Y 10; H 25. Assists: Y 3; H 6 (Carr 2). season and will host Lennox on Friday. Bon Boys Steals: Y 15 (Tessier 5); H 3. Fouls: Y 15; H 11. scored 1- points with 11 rebounds. He was joined in double figures by Trevan Farn- bounds for the Tigers in the Homme falls to 4-9 and hosts Andes Central on For Hanson, Sam Vander Stouwe scored 13 ham with 16 points and Nathan Krog with 14 game. Thursday. From Page 8 points, Taylor Nichols grabbed nine rebounds and points, four rebounds. With the win the Gazelles Other Games BON HOMME (4-9)...... 6 15 27 36 Jordan Marquardt had five assists. Deuel, which has yet to get a win this season, BERESFORD (9-4)...... 13 25 33 53 Next, Sanborn Central-Woonsocket will play was led by Lance Eide with 10 points, four re- improve to 3-9 overall and 3-7 Platte-Geddes 50, at Wessington Friday and Hanson will play Dakota bounds and four assists. in the ESD. They will travel to Mt Vernon-Plankinton 54, RAPID CITY STEVENS (11-3) ...... 13 22 34 50 Christian Tuesday. The Elks also won the junior varsity game 48- Parkston 40 PIERRE (9-2) ...... 16 28 41 60 PARKSTON — Platte-Geddes outscored HANSON (10-3) ...... 12 14 25 37 24, Mitchell to face the Kernels Wagner 38 SANBORN CENTRAL-WOON (9-2) ...... 16 37 45 52 Elkton-Lake Benton improves to 10-3 on the Friday. The Tigers fall to 4-8 Parkston 35-23 in the second half to claim a 50-40 WAGNER — The Mount Vernon-Plankinton victory over the Trojans in girls’ basketball action Sanborn Cen-Woon 52, season and will host Dell Rapids Saint Mary’s on Titans beat the Wagner Red Raiders 54-38 in girls’ Thursday, while Duel who fell to 0-12 hosts Clark- overall and 3-7 in the ESD. on Tuesday. basketball Tuesday. Elkton-Lake Benton 75, Brianna Erickson led Platte-Geddes with 16 Hanson 37 Willow Lake. Their next game will be In the win for the Titans, Megan Bultsma led FORESTBURG — Sanborn Central- Deuel 35 DEUEL (0-12) ...... 5 10 22 35 points. Josie DeGroot had 12 points and 12 re- the team scoring 17 points with seven rebounds. against Watertown on Feb. 4.’ bounds. Heidi Ringling added 10 points in the vic- Woonsocket beat Hanson in boys’ basketball ELKTON — The Elkton-Lake Benton Elks ELKTON-LAKE BENTON (10-3)...... 32 48 59 75 Makaela Karst scored 12 points with seven re- Tuesday. more than doubled up Deuel in South Dakota boys “I love our kids,” Pesicka tory. bounds and Payleen O’Day grabbed seven re- said. “They are good kids, For Parkston, Justine Alley led the way with 17 bounds. good students — they are points. Sadie Schoenfelder netted 12 points and For the Red Raiders, Ali Kuca scored 10 Halli Heisinger grabbed eight rebounds for the Tro- points and Sharyce French grabbed seven re- just good people. While we jans. bounds. Both teams are in action at home on Friday, athletes readying for the final VARSITY DIVISION have had disappointments Next, Wagner will play at Scotland and Mount TEAM SCORES: Sioux Falls O’Gorman 144.45, Platte-Geddes against Colome and Parkston Vernon-Plankinton will host Winner Friday. two meets of the season. Yankton-Bon Homme 136.3, Sioux Falls Washington and frustrations, they are a against Avon. MOUNT VERNON-PLANKINTON (9-3) .18 30 38 54 Gymnastics In the latest Class AA 98.85 lot of fun to work with. They PLATTE-GEDDES (5-8)...... 8 15 30 50 WAGNER (6-7) ...... 5 13 24 38 ALL-AROUND: Lizzie Miller, OG 36.4, Taylor PARKSTON (3-9)...... 9 17 28 40 rankings (by average scores), keep coming back and trying From Page 8 Kelsey, OG 35.8, Jamie Benedict, OG 35.3, Rilie Curd, Tripp-Delmont-Armour 47, O’Gorman was slotted sec- OG 35.2, Elsie Kotalik, YBH 34.35; OTHER YBH — to get better. It is rewarding Irene-Wakonda 54, Ashtyn Haak 33.9, Haleigh Diede 32.75, Kaitlin Guth- ond behind Mitchell. Next in miller 32.6, Sophie Bisgard 31.3 as a coach. Nice to see them Gregory 37 BARS: Abby Thuringer, OG 9.2, Lizzie Miller, OG Marion 35 GREGORY — The Tripp-Delmont-Armour “We have one more outing the rankings came Roosevelt, smile after a game and espe- IRENE — The Irene-Wakonda Eagles beat the 9.15, Taylor Kelsey, OG 9.1, Rilie Curd, OG 8.8, Jamie Nighthawks beat the Gregory Gorillas 47-37 in to work some things out,” he Watertown and Yankton-Bon Benedict, OG 8.1; YBH — Emily Duffek 8.0, Elsie Kota- cially after a win.” Marion Bears 54-35 in girls’ basketball action girls’ basketball action Tuesday. Tuesday. said. “We’ll need to either Homme. lik 7.9, Kaitlin Guthmiller 7.9, Ashtyn Haak 7.75, He pointed out that trust In the win for the Nighthawks, Hannah Just Chelsey Hisek 7.6, Haleigh Diede 7.5, Sophie Bisgard In the win for the Eagles, Caitlin Hinseth led Among ESD schools, in the student athletes con- scored 22 points with five assists, and Jessica iron out those kinks, or go to 6.2 the team with 15 points and six rebounds. Also Sndau scored 12 points with 14 rebounds. plan B.” though, the Gazelles project BEAM: Rilie Curd, OG 9.25, Taylor Kelsey, OG tinues with the lower level contributing to the win, Andrea Skolowski scored For Gregory, Courtney Opbroek scored 12 to finish third at the confer- 9.15, Lizzie Miller, OG 9.05, Jamie Benedict, OG 9.0, teams as well. 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. points and Briana Leber scored 10 points with six Coaches will need to trim Elise Kotalik, YBH 8.85; OTHER YBH — Ashtyn Haak For Marion, Kaitlyn Engbrecht scored seven rebounds. down the teams to six ath- ence meet. But that’s not 8.75, Sophie Bisgard 8.45, Emily Duffek 8.45, Haleigh “We have some good kids points. Erica Schoenwald grabbed six rebounds Next Tripp-Delmont-Armour will host South where they want to finish. Diede 7.9, Kaitlin Guthmiller 7.75, Cameryn Specht 7.2 at all levels,” he pointed out. and Elizabeth Davis grabbed 10 rebounds. Central Friday and Gregory will play Bon Homme letes for the ESD meet on FLOOR: Jamie Benedict, OG 9.35, Lizzie Miller, “Our goal from day one OG 9.2, Kaitlin Guthmiller, YBH 8.95, Elsie Kotalik, YBH “Our lower level teams have Next, Iren-Wakonda will play Freeman Acad- Tuesday. Feb. 8 in Mitchell, Youmans emy Thursday and Marion will play Menno Friday. TRIPP-DELMONT-ARMOUR (4-9) ...... 9 21 39 47 said. has been number two,” 8.9, Taylor Kelsey, OG 8.7; OTHER YBH — Emily Duf- had a fair amount of success MARION (2-8) ...... 11 18 22 35 GREGORY (2-12) ...... 4 10 18 37 fek 8.6, Haleigh Diede 8.45, Ashtyn Haak 8.35, Sophie IRENE-WAKONDA (8-4) ...... 14 30 41 54 “We told the girls this Youmans said. “We want to Bisgard 7.95, Chelsey Hisek 7.9 this year. That is encouraging automatically qualify.” VAULT: Rilie Curd, OG 9.1, Ashtyn Haak, YBH because we can build the Homer 63, Dakota Valley 50 week that every practice had 9.05, Lizzie Miller, OG 9.0, Haleigh Diede, YBH 8.9, Elk Point-Jefferson 59, NORTH SIOUX CITY —The Homer, Neb. some friendly competitions,” The top two teams at the Taylor Kelsey, OG 8.85; OTHER YBH — Elise Kotalik winning attitude with our Knights used a huge third quarter to pull away ESD meet receive an auto- 8.7, Sophie Bisgard 8.7, Lauren Vik 8.5, Chelsey Hisek Akron-Westfield 34 from the Dakota Valley Panthers 63-50 in cross- he said. “That’s what you 8.4, Cameryn Specht 8.3, Kaitlin Guthmiller 8.0 younger players.” ELK POINT — The Huskies of Elk Point-Jef- matic entry into the state In the Junior Varsity game state girls basketball action Tuesday night. want to have.” JUNIOR VARSITY DIVISION ferson rolled to their tenth win of the season Tues- Homer scored 29 points in the third quarter Yankton-Bon Homme won field, as do the top two teams TEAM SCORES: Yankton-Bon Homme 114.5, the Gazelles more than dou- day outscoring Iowa’s Akron-Westfield 59-34 and never looked back behind the contributions of in the Greater Dakota Confer- Sioux Falls O’Gorman 110.95, Sioux Falls Washington bled up the Tigers winning Tuesday in South Dakota Girls Basketball action. Brandon Tighe and Jessica Nogelmeiers 17 points the junior varsity team title, 75.2 Leading the way for the Huskies was Keely a piece. ence. ALL-AROUND: Kenley Cotter, OG 30.0, Claire 52-21. Bertram with 19 points, seven rebounds, nine with a score of 114.5. Saman- Sorenson, OG 29.85, Samantha Kortan, YBH 29.8, For Dakota Valley, Abby Faldmo had 13 points From there, the next five Morgan Mason, YBH 27.2, Alexa Griffith, YBH 26.2; Top scorers for Yankton steals and three assists. Assisting her to the vic- while Jessica Feilmeier added 13 of her own as tha Kortan finished third in tory was McKenzie Mennenga who added 16 scores get a wild card invita- OTHER YBH — Cheyanne Crisman 25.25, Nikole Knox were Danielle Schmidt with well as four rebounds and three steals. the all-around at 29.8, fol- 25.15, McKeely Merkwan 24.35 points and four assists on the night. Brittany Han- Dakota Valley falls to 7-6 on the season and tion. son added nine points and six steals. lowed by teammate Morgan BARS: Samantha Kortan, YBH 7.25, Claire Soren- 10 points and Lauren Graves will next face off against Sioux Falls Christian in To have any success at son, OG 6.6, Morgan Mason, YBH 6.05, Kenley Cotter, As a team the Huskies has 27 steals on the Sioux Falls on Friday. Mason (27.2). with eight. night. the conference meet, the OG 5.3, Lauren Vik, YBH 5.2; OTHER YBH — The sophomore game saw For Akron-Westfield Kortney Hedlund put up HOMER (13-4) ...... 11 26 55 63 Though the varsity and JV Cheyanne Crisman 4.0, Nikole Knox 4.0, Alexa Griffith DAKOTA VALLEY (7-6)...... 13 24 34 50 competitions are separated Gazelles know what they 3.9, McKeely Merkwan 2.9 the Gazelles win by 15 by a 12 points and five rebounds. BEAM: Kenley Cotter, OG 8.2, Claire Sorenson, Up next for Akron-Westfield is a game at Hart- during each event, Kotalik need to do, Kotalik said. OG 7.7, Alexa Griffith, YBH 7.15, Cheyanne Crisman, score of 45-30. ley-Melvin-Sanborn on Friday and the Huskies will Wausa 49, Bloomfield 29 BLOOMFIELD, Neb. — Tara Munter scored a said the veterans still try to “We just need to stay con- YBH 6.7, Lauren Vik, YBH 6.6; OTHER YBH — McK- Madason Tessier had 14 travel to face the Tri-Valley Mustangs, also on Fri- fident and stay focused,” she eely Merkwan 6.45, Samantha Kortan 6.2, Morgan points, Linze Cowman added day. game-high 19 points to lead Wausa to a 49-29 vic- provide leadership. Mason 5.65, Nikole Knox 5.6, Hannah Vetter 4.45 AKRON-WESTFIELD (8-9)...... 5 13 23 34 tory over Bloomfield in Lewis & Clark Conference “I think about it (final said. “You have to act like it’s FLOOR: Kenley Cotter, OG 8.45, Cameryn Specht, eight points and Hannah ELK POINT-JEFFERSON (10-2) ...... 17 34 53 59 girls’ basketball action on Tuesday. just another meet.” YBH 8.4, Samantha Kortan, YBH 8.05, Claire Soren- Bockolt eight rebounds to Tori Clausen added 10 points for the victorious home meet) during, but son, OG 7.75, Nikole Knox, YBH 7.75; OTHER YBH — Beresford 53, Vikings, who travel to Clearwater-Orchard on mainly because I know those Lauren Vik 7.4, Morgan Mason 7.2, McKeely Merkwan lead the Gazelles. Thursday. You can follow Jeremy 7.0, Cheyanne Crisman 6.75, Hannah Vetter 6.75, YANKTON (3-9, 3-7 ESD) Bon Homme 36 Amanda Goeden scored 12 points for Bloom- younger girls look up to us,” Alexa Griffith 6.7 Andi Sprakel 3 1-2 7; Whitlee Larson 4 2-2 12; field. Kenna Fiedler grabbed seven rebounds for she said. “You want to stay Hoeck on Twitter at VAULT: Alexa Griffith, YBH 8.45, Emily Duffek, YBH Becky Frick 0 2-2 2; Morgan Tessier 1 3-5 5; Sophie BERESFORD — A 20-point fourth-quarter saw 8.45, Samantha Kortan, YBH 8.3, Morgan Mason, YBH the Beresford Bulldogs pull away from the Cava- the Bees, who travel to Gayville-Volin on Thurs- twitter.com/ jhoeck. Discuss Drotzmann 2 0-2 5; Lindsey Hale 5 0-0 11. Totals: 15 day. positive for them.” 8.3, Hannah Vetter, YBH 8.15; OTHER YBH — Madison 8-13 42. liers of Bon Homme for a 53-36 victory. this story at www.yankton.net. Meyers 8.15, McKeely Merkwan 8.0, Nikole Knox 7.8, Hailey Sveeggen of Beresford led all scorers WAUSA (6-10)...... 11 28 39 49 Especially with the varsity HURON (4-8, 3-7 ESD) BLOOMFIELD (4-11) ...... 6 10 14 29 Cheyanne Crisman 7.8 What’sW Whhaatt’’ss LLurkingLuurrkkiinngg IInInn Thursday – Dollar Doubles YourYY oouurr AAirAiirr DDucts?Duuccttss?? Double Load Washing $ 1.00

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