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SPORTS DIGEST Area Competitors Among State The event begins with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. The 18- 30 of this year. Marty College and Dakota Wesleyan. A brief informational meeting will be held for the par- hole team tournament will be followed by dinner at the golf In conjunction with registration, there will be information ents at 6 p.m. Mixed Bowling Leaders course. available on traveling teams, volunteering for youth base- Tyndall Teener Baseball Contact Lisa Wolfgram at 665-0652 if you are inter- CHAMBERLAIN — Several area competitors were For more information, contact event coordinator An- ball, coaching, and umpiring. YSB will also hold a Silent ested but unable to attend or have additional questions. among the tournament leaders through the second week- drew Baker at 720-273-1347 or [email protected], Auction during registration. Fundraiser March 24 end of competition at the South Dakota State Mixed Bowl- SMA treasurer Kole Nordmann at 605-261-8610 or There is a fee to participate. While fees are collected TYNDALL — A Vegas Night to benefit Tyndall VFW P&D Sports Live Chat Today ing Tournament, being held at the Bowling Dome in [email protected], or facultiy sponsor Dr. Robin and are necessary for league operations, they are not Teener Baseball will be held Saturday, March 24, at the Press & Dakotan sports editor James D. Cimburek and Chamberlain. Ammon at 605-677-5933 or [email protected]. meant to hinder Yankton’s youth from playing baseball.All Tyndall 4-H Grounds. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. assistant sports editor Jeremy Hoeck will host a live chat Yankton’s Michelle and Mike Townsend rank fourth in Information on the event and on registration is also applications will be accepted through April. Tickets are available from VFW members, also the Bot- on Wednesday afternoons. the doubles handicap division with a score of 1,382. Park- available online at More information can be found on online at http:/yank- tle Shop. The weekly event, which will run from 3:30-4:30 p.m., ston has two duos in the top 10, Kim Nolz and Mark http://sites.google.com/site/smaspringscramble tonsertoma.baberuthonline.com. Information is also avail- will cover local and regional high school and college Schoenfelder in seventh (1,359) and Beth Polreis and able on the Yankton Sertoma Baseball Facebook page. U-10 Girls’ Soccer Tryouts sports, as well as some topics of national interest. Ryan Eilts (1,351) in ninth. Yankton Sertoma Baseball Regis- Go online to http://www.yankton.net/live_chat Two teams from Vermillion rank in the top 10. The SOS Cornbelt vs. CBH All-Star Game March 25 II team is in sixth (2,622), while the SOS IV team is in ninth tration March 21 Tryouts for the U-10 Girls club soccer team will be held Clarificiation (2,588). The Yankton Sertoma Baseball Association will hold March 20 at the Lewis & Clark Soccer Complex (HSC) at 6 p.m. on registration for its 2012 summer season on Monday, ALEXANDRIA — The annual Cornbelt vs. Custer Bat- A report on a Steve Honeywell’s 300 bowling game at Sunday, March 25. Please meet by the concession stand. Wiebelhaus Recreation incorrectly stated that it was Hon- SMA Spring Scramble April 28 March 21, from 6-8 p.m at the Summit Activities Center. tlefield Highway All-Star game will be held Tuesday, March All players must be registered with YYSA for the spring Yankton Sertoma Baseball, (YSB) will use the following 20, at the Hanson Activities Center. The girls’ game starts eywell’s second 300 game of the season. The University of South Dakota Sports Management season to participate. Registration is still available online It was Honeywell’s first of the season, and the second Alliance will hold a “Spring Scramble” golf tournament on programs: T-Ball for ages 5-6; Rookies for ages 7-8; Mi- at 5:30 p.m., with the boys’ game at 7:15 p.m. at yanktonsoccer.com. Players are asked to wear appro- nors for 9-10; Majors for 11-12; and Teeners for 13-15. The games feature seniors from schools in both rolled at Wiebelhaus Recreation this season. Dustin Saturday, April 28, at Fox Run Golf Course. priate soccer attire and bring a soccer ball and water bot- Chancey rolled the other 300 game. Playing division is determined by the child’s age as of April leagues. The teams are coached by coaches from Mount tle to the tryout.

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BASEBALL p.m. p.m. Friday, March 16 p.m. Orlando 104, Miami 98, OT Wednesday, March 14 Friday, March 16 Oklahoma (20-12) vs. Michigan (20-11), 30 CS Northridge (17-13) at San Diego (22-8), At Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. Illinois State (20-13) at Mississippi (20-13), Houston 104, Oklahoma City 103 No activities scheduled BASEBALL, COLLEGE MMC vs. MLB SPRING TRAINING minutes following 9 p.m. Duke (27-6) vs. Lehigh (26-7), 6:15 p.m. 8:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 8 p.m. Thursday, March 15 Spring Arbor (DH, 10:30 a.m.) Notre Dame (22-11) vs. Xavier (21-12), 30 Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. BASEBALL, COLLEGE Spring Break BASKETBALL, BOYS’ S.D. State Class Monday’s Games At Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, Tenn. Second Round Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 1 Vanderbilt (22-9) vs. Middle Tennessee (26- WOMEN’S NCAA DIV. II TOURN. minutes following March 15-19 Atlanta at Denver, 9 p.m. Trip (MMC vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene, DH, AA Tourn. at Rapid City; S.D. State Class A St. Louis (ss) 5, Atlanta 4 6), 5:10 p.m. MIDWEST REGIONAL Texas-Arlington-Washington winner vs. Golden State at Sacramento, 10 p.m. 1 p.m.) Tourn. at Sioux Falls (Dakota Valley); S.D. Duke (24-5) vs. Samford (20-12), 30 min- At San Antonio Northwestern (19-13) BASKETBALL, BOYS’ S.D. State Class State Class B Tourn. at Aberdeen (Viborg- Toronto 4, Baltimore 1 Quarterfinals, Tuesday, March 20 Second Round Wednesday’s Games Minnesota 2, Tampa Bay 1, 10 innings utes following Wayne (Neb.) vs. Bentley, 11 a.m. Friday, March 16 LSU-Oregon winner vs. Iowa (18-16) Philadelphia at Indiana, 6 p.m. AA Tourn. at Rapid City; S.D. State Class A Hurley, KVHT-FM) Washington 8, St. Louis (ss) 4 RALEIGH REGIONAL Alaska Anchorage vs. Ashland, 1:30 p.m. At Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. Tennessee (19-14) vs. Marshall-Middle Ten- Toronto at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m. Tourn. at Sioux Falls (Dakota Valley vs. SOFTBALL, WOMEN’S USD at South- Detroit 7, N.Y. Mets 7, tie, 10 innings First Round Shaw vs. Pittsburg State, 5 p.m. Creighton (28-5) vs. Alabama (21-11), 12:40 nessee winner Portland at New York, 6:30 p.m. Clark-Willow Lake, 8:45 p.m.; S.D. State ern Utah (DH); Tucson Inv. (MMC vs. Hunt- Boston 5, Miami 3, 10 innings Saturday, March 17 Rollins vs. Lander, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Minnesota-La Salle winner vs. Valparaiso- Charlotte at Houston, 7 p.m. Class B Tourn. at Aberdeen (Viborg-Hurley ington, 8:30 a.m.; MMC vs. Dickinson State, Cleveland 3, Arizona 2 At Reed Arena, College Station, Texas North Carolina (29-5) vs. Lamar-Vermont Miami winner L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 7 p.m. vs. Wolsey-Wessington, 8:45 p.m., KVHT- 10:30 a.m.) Arkansas (23-8) vs. Dayton (23-6), 3:05 winner, 30 minutes following Seton Hall (21-12) vs. UMass (22-10) Cleveland at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. FM) TRACK & FIELD, COLLEGE OUT- San Francisco 2, Kansas City 1 NAIA DIVISION II WOMEN’S TOURN. Seattle 6, Texas 4 p.m. At Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio UCF-Drexel winner vs. Northern Iowa-Saint Orlando at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. SOFTBALL, WOMEN’S Tucson Inv. DOOR Aztec Inv. at San Diego (USD) L.A. Dodgers 9, L.A. Angels 1 Texas A&M (22-10) vs. Albany (NY) (23-9), March 7-13 at Sioux City, Iowa San Diego State (26-7) vs. N.C. State (22- Joseph’s winner Miami at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. (MMC vs. Huntington, 4 p.m.; MMC vs. Wal- 30 minutes following Championship, March 13 12), 11:40 a.m. Bucknell-Arizona winner vs. Nevada-Oral Detroit at Sacramento, 9 p.m. dorf, 6 p.m.) Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati 6 Northwestern vs. Ozarks, Mo., 8 p.m. Oakland 9, Chicago White Sox 4 At Comcast Center, College Park, Md. Georgetown (23-8) vs. Belmont (27-7), 30 Roberts winner Boston at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. Colorado 11, San Diego 2 Maryland (28-4) vs. Navy (18-13), 10:15 minutes following Cleveland State-Stanford winner vs. Illinois Atlanta at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Houston 4, N.Y. Yankees 3 a.m. NAIA DIVISION II MEN’S TOURN. At Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn. State-Mississippi winner Utah at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m. Philadelphia 3, New Jersey 0 —Extended tender Louisville (22-9) vs. Michigan State (20-11), Michigan (24-9) vs. Ohio (27-7), 6:20 p.m. Tuesday’s Games March 7-13 at Point Lookout, Mo. N.Y. Rangers 4, Carolina 2 offers to LS Clark Harris, LB Dan Skuta and S Miami 2, Atlanta 2, tie, 10 innings 30 minutes following Championship, March 13 Temple (24-7) vs. California-South Florida NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOC. HOCKEY Tampa Bay 6, Boston 1 Jeromy Miles. Toronto 8, Minnesota 2 Sunday, March 18 Oregon Tech 63, Northwoods, Fla. 46 winner, 30 minutes following EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida 5, Toronto 2 —Tendered con- Baltimore 7, Tampa Bay 7, tie, 10 innings At Joyce Center, Notre Dame, Ind. At CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Neb. Atlantic Division NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Dallas 1, Minnesota 0 tract offers to WR Jordan Norwood and DL Brian Houston 6, Philadelphia 5, 10 innings California (24-9) vs. Iowa (19-11), 11:10 a.m. NCAA TOURNAMENT Saint Mary’s (Calif.) (27-5) vs. Purdue (21- W L Pct GB EASTERN CONFERENCE St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Schaefering. Signed OL John Greco to a con- Notre Dame (30-3) vs. Liberty (24-8), 30 12), 6:27 p.m. St. Louis 7, N.Y. Mets 1 FIRST ROUND Philadelphia 25 17 .595 — Atlantic Division San Jose at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. tract extension. Released P Richmond McGee Cleveland 8, Texas 8, tie, 10 innings minutes following Kansas (27-6) vs. Detroit (22-13), 30 min- Boston 22 19 .537 2 1/2 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. and OL Tony Pashos. At UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio utes following Colorado 5, L.A. Dodgers 2 At Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Fla. New York 18 24 .429 7 N.Y. Rangers 69 44 18 7 95 192 150 Wednesday’s Games —Released K David Georgia (22-8) vs. Marist (25-7), 11:05 a.m. Tuesday, March 13 San Diego 6, Chicago White Sox 3 Western Kentucky 59, MVSU 58 WEST REGIONAL Toronto 14 28 .333 11 Pittsburgh 68 42 21 5 89 219 173 Colorado at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. Buehler and CB Terence Newman. Tendered St. Bonaventure (29-3) vs. Florida Gulf Oakland 8, Milwaukee (ss) 6 BYU (25-8) vs. Iona (25-7), 30 minutes fol- Second Round New Jersey 14 29 .326 11 1/2 Philadelphia 69 40 22 7 87 223 197 Ottawa at Montreal, 6:30 p.m. contract offers to DE Clifton Geathers and OT Coast (29-2), 30 minutes following Kansas City 7, Cincinnati 5 lowing Thursday, March 15 Southeast Division New Jersey 70 40 25 5 85 195 182 Dallas at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m. Jermey Parnell. Chicago Cubs 5, San Francisco 4 KINGSTON REGIONAL At The KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Ky. W L Pct GB N.Y. Islanders 70 28 31 11 67 164 211 Columbus at Edmonton, 9 p.m. —Released QB Matt Wednesday, March 14 Murray State (30-1) vs. Colorado State (20- Seattle 7, Milwaukee (ss) 4 First Round Lamar (23-11) vs. Vermont (23-11), 5:40 Miami 31 10 .756 — Northeast Division Phoenix at Vancouver, 9 p.m. Leinart, FB Lawrence Vickers and OT Eric Win- 11), 11:15 a.m. L.A. Angels 3, Arizona 0 Saturday, March 17 p.m. Orlando 28 15 .651 4 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit at Anaheim, 9 p.m. ston. Marquette (25-7) vs. BYU-Iona winner, 30 Detroit 6, Washington 3 At Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn. California (24-9) vs. South Florida (20-13), Atlanta 24 17 .585 7 Boston 69 40 26 3 83 223 170 —Signed LB Kansas State (19-13) vs. Princeton (24-4), minutes following Boston 1, N.Y. Yankees 0 30 minutes following Washington 9 31 .225 21 1/2 Ottawa 70 36 25 9 81 216 206 Russell Allen to a three-year contract and P Nick 10:20 a.m. At The Rose Garden, Portland, Ore. Charlotte 6 34 .150 24 1/2 Buffalo 70 33 29 8 74 174 196 TRANSACTIONS Harris. Released WR Kassim Osgood and OL Wednesday’s Games UConn (29-4) vs. Prairie View (17-15), 30 EAST REGIONAL Louisville (26-9) vs. Davidson (25-7), 12:40 Minnesota vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Central Division Toronto 70 30 32 8 68 202 217 BASEBALL lineman Kevin Haslam. minutes following Second Round p.m. Fla., 12:05 p.m. Thursday, March 15 W L Pct GB Montreal 70 27 32 11 65 185 196 Major League Baseball —Traded WR Brandon Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., At McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Wash. New Mexico (27-6) vs. Long Beach State Chicago 35 9 .795 — Southeast Division MLB—Suspended Minnesota minor league Marshall to Chicago for two undisclosed draft Rutgers (22-9) vs. Gonzaga (26-5), 3:15 At The CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh (25-8), 30 minutes following 12:05 p.m. Kansas State (21-10) vs. Southern Missis- Indiana 24 16 .600 9 GP W L OT Pts GF GA RHP Yeison Florentino (Dominican Summer picks. p.m. N.Y. Yankees vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., sippi (25-8), 11:40 a.m. Friday, March 16 Milwaukee 18 24 .429 16 Florida 69 33 23 13 79 171 193 League) 50 games for testing positive for —Re-signed QB Miami (25-5) vs. Idaho State (24-7), 30 min- 12:05 p.m. Syracuse (31-2) vs. UNC Asheville (24-9), At Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio Cleveland 16 24 .400 17 Washington 70 36 28 6 78 189 197 metabolites of Nandrolone and Minnesota minor Sage Rosenfels. utes following Memphis (26-8) vs. Saint Louis (25-7), 5:50 Houston vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 30 minutes following Detroit 15 27 .357 19 Winnipeg 69 32 29 8 72 181 195 league RHP Ezequiel Zarzuela (DSL) 50 games —Agreed to terms p.m. p.m. At Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa Gonzaga (25-6) vs. West Virginia (19-13), WESTERN CONFERENCE Tampa Bay 69 32 30 7 71 197 234 for testing positive for metabolites of Stanozolol. with WR Marques Colston on a five-year con- Kentucky (25-6) vs. McNeese State (26-7), Michigan State (27-7) vs. LIU (25-8), 30 min- N.Y. Mets vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 6:20 p.m. Southwest Division Carolina 70 26 29 15 67 183 211 American League tract. 3:20 p.m. utes following p.m. Ohio State (27-7) vs. Loyola (Md.) (24-8), 30 W L Pct GB WESTERN CONFERENCE OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Claimed INF —Re-signed CB Ter- Green Bay (30-1) vs. Iowa State (18-12), 30 Miami vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., minutes following At CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Neb. San Antonio 27 13 .675 — Central Division Brandon Hicks off waivers from Atlanta. Placed rell Thomas. Named Matt Rhule assistant offen- 12:05 p.m. minutes following Florida (23-10) vs. Virginia (22-9), 1:10 p.m. Memphis 24 16 .600 3 GP W L OT Pts GF GA LHP Brett Anderson on the 60-day DL. National sive line coach and Lunda Wells offensive At The Pit, Albuquerque, N.M. Missouri (30-4) vs. Norfolk State (25-9), 30 San Diego vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., Sunday, March 18 Wisconsin (24-9) vs. Montana (25-6), 1:10 Dallas 23 20 .535 5 1/2 St. Louis 70 45 18 7 97 183 135 League assistant. Signed CB Michael Coe, CB Justin minutes following 3:05 p.m. At Maravich Center, Baton Rouge, La. p.m. Houston 23 20 .535 5 1/2 Detroit 69 44 22 3 91 217 162 CHICAGO CUBS—Assigned RHP Casey Tryon, OT Joel Reinders and TE Larry Donnell. Penn State (24-6) vs. UTEP (29-3), 4:15 Cleveland vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Vanderbilt (24-10) vs. Harvard (26-4), 30 New Orleans 10 32 .238 18 Nashville 69 41 21 7 89 200 179 Weathers and RHP Esmailin Caridad to their —Re-signed LB Bryan p.m. Ariz., 3:05 p.m. minutes following NATIONAL INVITATION TOURN. Northwest Division Chicago 70 37 25 8 82 209 206 minor league camp. Thomas to a one-year contract. Colorado (ss) vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., LSU (22-10) vs. San Diego State (25-6), 30 W L Pct GB Columbus 69 22 40 7 51 161 223 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Reassigned —Signed OT minutes following Friday, March 16 First Round 3:05 p.m. At Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn. Tuesday, March 13 Oklahoma City 32 10 .762 — Northwest Division SS Joe Panik, C Andrew Susac, C Tommy Todd Herremans to a three-year contract exten- Milwaukee vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., Cincinnati (24-10) vs. Texas (20-13), 11:15 UMass 101, Mississippi State 96, 2OT Denver 23 19 .548 9 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Joseph, INF Ehire Adrianza, OF Francisco sion through 2016. 3:05 p.m. WOMEN’S NATIONAL INV. TOURN. a.m. Seton Hall 63, Stony Brook 61 Minnesota 22 21 .512 10 1/2 Vancouver 69 42 19 8 92 215 172 Peguero, RHP Jake Dunning, RHP Austin Fleet, SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Agreed to L.A. Angels vs. Chicago White Sox at Glen- First Round Florida State (24-9) vs. St. Bonaventure (20- Iowa 84, Dayton 75 Utah 20 21 .488 11 1/2 Colorado 71 37 30 4 78 186 189 RHP Stephen Harrold, LHP David Quinowski, terms with C Nick Hardwick on a three-year con- dale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Wednesday, March 14 11), 30 minutes following Tennessee 65, Savannah State 51 Portland 20 22 .476 12 Calgary 69 32 25 12 76 173 191 RHP Seth Rosin and RHP Shawn Sanford to tract. Released OT Marcus McNeill. San Diego vs. Arizona (ss) at Scottsdale, Drexel (18-13) at Fairfield (24-8), 6 p.m. SOUTH REGIONAL Northwestern 76, Akron 74 Pacific Division Minnesota 70 29 31 10 68 150 194 their minor league camp. —Signed CB Ariz., 3:10 p.m. Northern Colorado (20-11) at Colorado (18- Second Round Marshall (21-13) at Middle Tennessee (25- W L Pct GB Edmonton 69 26 36 7 59 182 209 BASKETBALL Perrish Cox to a two-year contract and WR Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 13), 8 p.m. Thursday, March 15 6), 9:15 p.m. L.A. Lakers 25 16 .610 — Pacific Division National Basketball Association Randy Moss to a one-year contract. 5:05 p.m. Cal Poly (17-14) at Washington (17-13), 9 At The KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Ky. LSU (18-14) at Oregon (22-9), 9:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers 23 17 .575 1 1/2 GP W L OT Pts GF GA NBA—Fined Chicago G Derrick Rose WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Re-signed DE Kansas City vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 9:05 p.m. Kentucky (32-2) vs. Western Kentucky (16- Texas-Arlington (24-8) at Washington (21- Phoenix 19 22 .463 6 Dallas 70 39 26 5 83 186 183 $25,000 for public criticism of officiating after Adam Carriker to a four-year contract. Agreed to p.m. Thursday, March 15 18), 5:50 p.m. 10), 10 p.m. Golden State 17 21 .447 6 1/2 Phoenix 70 34 25 11 79 182 178 Monday’s game against New York. terms with WR Pierre Garcon on a multiyear L.A. Dodgers vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Miami (Ohio) (21-9) at Richmond (22-8), 5 Iowa State (22-10) vs. UConn (20-13), 30 Cleveland State (22-10) at Stanford (21-11), Sacramento 14 27 .341 11 San Jose 68 34 25 9 77 187 175 FOOTBALL contract. Ariz., 9:05 p.m. p.m. minutes following 11 p.m. Monday’s Games Los Angeles 69 32 25 12 76 154 152 COLLEGE Arizona (ss) vs. Colorado (ss) at Scottsdale, American (23-7) at Villanova (17-14), 6 p.m. At The Pit, Albuquerque, N.M. Wednesday, March 14 Milwaukee 105, New Jersey 99 Anaheim 70 29 30 11 69 173 196 NFL—Suspended Green Bay DE Mike Neal COLGATE—Named Brad Dunlay assistant Ariz., 9:10 p.m. Quinnipiac (22-9) at Temple (21-9), 6 p.m. Baylor (27-7) vs. South Dakota State (27-7), Minnesota (19-14) at La Salle (21-12), 6 Chicago 104, New York 99 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for four regular season games for violating the offensive line coach. Harvard (17-11) at Hofstra (19-11), 6 p.m. 6:27 p.m. p.m. Charlotte 73, New Orleans 71 overtime loss. league’s policy on performance enhancing sub- GEORGIA TECH—Dismissed junior G Glen VCU (17-14) at Bowling Green (24-6), 6 UNLV (26-8) vs. Colorado (23-11), 30 min- UCF (22-10) at Drexel (27-6), 6:15 p.m. San Antonio 112, Washington 97 Monday’s Games stances. Rice Jr. from the men’s basketball team. BASKETBALL p.m. utes following Northern Iowa (19-13) at Saint Joseph’s (20- Utah 105, Detroit 90 Nashville 5, Phoenix 4, SO —Released OT Levi MONTANA WESTERN—Announced the NCAA WOMEN’S TOURN. Boston University (23-8) at Saint Joseph’s At The Rose Garden, Portland, Ore. 13), 6:15 p.m. Minnesota 127, Phoenix 124 Buffalo 3, Montreal 2, OT Brown. resignation of women’s basketball coach Cara (21-10), 6 p.m. Wichita State (27-5) vs. VCU (28-6), 6:15 Valparaiso (22-11) at Miami (19-12), 6:30 Boston 94, L.A. Clippers 85 Colorado 3, Anaheim 2, OT —Re-signed OL Cocchiarella. DES MOINES REGIONAL Appalachian State (25-6) at UNC Wilming- p.m. San Jose 3, Edmonton 2 Geoff Hangartner. Released G Travelle Wharton. RUTGERS—Named Norries Wilson running First Round p.m. Tuesday’s Games ton (20-12), 6 p.m. Indiana (25-8) vs. New Mexico State (26-9), Bucknell (24-9) at Arizona (23-11), 8 p.m. Toronto 96, Cleveland 88 Tuesday’s Games —Agreed to terms with backs coach and Joe Rossi special teams coor- Saturday, March 17 Howard (24-8) at Virginia (22-10), 6 p.m. Nevada (26-6) at Oral Roberts (27-6), 8:15 Indiana 92, Portland 75 Washington 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, SO CB Tim Jennings on a two-year contract. dinator and assistant defensive coach. At Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Ill. 30 minutes following Tennessee (24-8) vs. UT Martin (23-8), 3:10 Davidson (22-9) at James Madison (24-7), p.m. 6 p.m. DePaul (22-10) vs. BYU (26-6), 30 minutes Wake Forest (19-13) at Charlotte (16-13), 6 following p.m. Stetson (23-10) at Florida International (22- 10 for the Volunteers (19-14), who will host the NIT on Tuesday night. Sunday, March 18 10), 6 p.m. MMC Softball Swept In Arizona fourth-seeded Middle Tennessee or fifth-seeded Trae Golden had 11 points, and Yemi At Stroh Center, Bowling Green, Ohio Ohio State (25-6) vs. Florida (19-12), 11:15 Florida Atlantic (17-12) at South Florida (17- TUCSON, Ariz. — Dickinson State used a pair of Marshall in Knoxville in the second round. Makanjuola and Josh Richardson both added 15), 6 p.m. Hoops a.m. four-run innings to beat MMC 8-0 in women’s college Tennessee led by as many as 17 in the first 10 for the Volunteers (19-14), who will host Baylor (34-0) vs. UC Santa Barbara (17- High Point (20-12) at N.C. State (18-15), 6 half, but Savannah State took advantage of fourth-seeded Middle Tennessee or fifth-seeded 15)), 30 minutes following p.m. softball action Tuesday. From Page 8 Eastern Illinois (22-8) at Texas Tech (19-13), sloppy play by the Vols early in the second half Marshall in Knoxville in the second round. At Carmichael Arena, Chapel Hill, N.C. Emily Girard had the lone MMC hit. Georgetown (22-8) vs. Fresno State (28-5), 7 p.m. to pull within 37-35 with 13:12 to play. Tennessee led by as many as 17 in the first 11:20 a.m. MVSU (18-13) at Tulane (22-10), 7 p.m. Jenna Peters took the loss. Drake (18-15) at South Dakota (22-7), 7 Makanjuola blocked a shot, grabbed the re- half, but Savannah State took advantage of Georgia Tech (24-8) vs. Sacred Heart (25- PATTEN 3, MMC 1: TUCSON, Ariz. — Patten took advantage of two final month of the season, losing seven of nine bound and dished the ball to Golden, who hit a sloppy play by the Vols early in the second half 7), 30 minutes following p.m. UMKC (22-11) at Missouri State (22-8), 7 MMC errors, scoring two unearned runs in a 3-1 victory over the Lancers games despite having two first-team All-South- layup at the other end, sparking an 8-0 run. The to pull within 37-35 with 13:12 to play. At Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock, Ark. Tuesday. Delaware (30-1) vs. UALR (20-12), 4:20 p.m. eastern Conference players in Bost and Moul- Vols hit 12 of 18 free throws in the second half Makanjuola blocked a shot, grabbed the re- p.m. Chattanooga (22-9) at Memphis (24-7), 7 Andrea Hansen went 3-3 and Amanda Volgarino homered for MMC. trie. to maintain control. bound and dished the ball to Golden, who hit a Nebraska (24-8) vs. Kansas (19-12) 30 min- p.m. Michaela Bunde added the other MMC hit. TENNESSEE 65, SAVANNAH STATE 51: utes following Central Michigan (20-15) at Illinois State Rashad Hasaan scored 20 points to lead the layup at the other end, sparking an 8-0 run. The (18-12), 7:05 p.m. Brittany Bruns took the loss, striking out four. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jarnell Stokes eighth-seeded Tigers (21-12). Vols hit 12 of 18 free throws in the second half FRESNO REGIONAL Utah State (21-9) at Utah (15-15), 8 p.m. scored 13 points and top-seeded Tennessee First Round UC Davis (17-12) at Oregon State (18-12), 9 TENNESSEE 65, SAVANNAH STATE 51: to maintain control. Saturday, March 17 p.m. Monday beat Savannah State in its NIT opener. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jarnell Stokes Rashad Hasaan scored 20 points to lead the At Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, Va. West Virginia (23-9) vs. Texas (18-13), UNLV (22-9) at Saint Mary’s (Cal.) (21-10), PARK 12, MMC 0: TUCSON, Ariz. — Park outhit MMC 12-2 on the way Trae Golden had 11 points, and Yemi scored 13 points and top-seeded Tennessee eighth-seeded Tigers (21-12). 10:10 a.m. 9 p.m. to a 12-0 victory over the Lancers Monday evening. Makanjuola and Josh Richardson both added beat Savannah State 65-51 in the first round of Stanford (31-1) vs. Hampton (26-4), 30 min- Friday, March 16 Emily Girard and Michaela Bunde had hits for MMC. Brittany Bruns took utes following Syracuse (18-14) at Hartford (19-12), 6 p.m. Detroit (20-13) at Toledo (21-9), 6 p.m. the loss. At Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Ind. South Carolina (23-9) vs. Eastern Michigan Duquesne (20-11) at Cincinnati (15-15), 6 MISSOURI VALLEY 5, MMC 4: TUCSON, Ariz. — Missouri Valley ral- (23-8), 10:05 a.m. p.m. Central Arkansas (24-6) at Oklahoma State lied from an early 3-0 deficit to beat Mount Marty 5-4 Monday. Purdue (24-8) vs. South Dakota State (24- Emily Girard had two doubles and a single, and Amanda Volgarino 8), 30 minutes following (16-12), 7 p.m. Oral Roberts (20-10) at Wichita State (19- homered to lead MMC. Mercedes Ricke, Paige Rechtenbaugh, Gabi Car- Sunday, March 18 12), 7:05 p.m. At Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Okla. denas and Michaela Bunde added hits in the effort. St. John’s (22-9) vs. Creighton (20-12), 5:05 Arizona State (20-11) at Pacific (17-13), 9 Buns took the loss in relief. CHAMPIONSHIP

in a row in that conference tourna- Though there are routinely a ment, you’re doing something.” handful of mid-majors in the WNIT Coyotes Drake boasts the conference field, past history shows that high- Player of the Year in 6-foot-3 senior majors have walked away with the MOMENTS From Page 8 Rachael Hackbarth, who led the most success. league in scoring (19.2) and re- Toledo won last year’s champi- bounding (11.7) during the regular onship, but before that came Cali- Coyotes didn’t exactly expect to season. She also leads the nation fornia (2010), South Florida (2009), Keepsake front pages are custom have another shot in front of their in double-doubles with 25. Marquette (2008), Wyoming (2007), home fans. “I’m sure our coaches are work- Kansas State (2006) and Missouri printed reproductions of the “You could kind of guess, but ing hard on our scouting report,” (2005). you were never sure,” senior Roche said. In fact, since the tournament’s Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Amber Hegge said Tuesday. “They The Bulldogs also boast 5-foot- inception in 1998, only Toledo and front page. A perfect gift to mark wanted to keep us in the region, so 11 senior guard Amber Creighton (2004) can be classified we were always guessing, ‘What Wollschlager, a native of Milbank. as so-called mid-majors — of a special occasion, graduation, about these teams?’ “They play good post defense which, USD would fall into that cat- “We don’t mind traveling, but it with good size in the paint,” egory. birthday, anniversary and other was a weird feeling, not knowing if Williams said. “They play with a If the Coyotes beat Drake in the important dates. we’d have one more time here.” tremendous amount of passion. So first round, they would advance to To that end, Roche said the in that way, we’re pretty similar.” face the winner of Colorado and news of USD hosting Drake was a The Summit League has been Northern Colorado on March 17-19. welcome surprise. well represented in the WNIT, now Until then, the focus is on Thurs- “Obviously there’s emotions all seven straight years, though this day night, Williams said. the time when we play in the year has a record three conference “We need people in the seats,” 11x17 framed prints Dome,” the Vermillion native said. teams — USD, Oral Roberts and he said. “This is a big deal for our “We just wanted one more chance UMKC — in the field. university; for all of us. We want to in front of our family and fans.” Last year, Oral Roberts won two do this together with our fans.” come ready to hang The WNIT marks the second games before losing in the quarter- consecutive post-season appear- finals. Prior to that, league teams ance for the Coyotes, who qualified lost in the first round in four con- — and won a game — in the secutive years. $ Women’s Basketball Invitational In 2007, South Dakota State de- (WBI) last season. feated Illinois State and Indiana in 45 + tax “You can look at our progres- games played at Frost Arena in sion through the transition, every Brookings, but the Jackrabbits year new and exciting came up,” were then defeated in the quarter- said Hegge, who was a freshman finals at Wyoming. Then in 2008, Proceeds benefit Newspapers in on the 2008 USD team that lost in SDSU lost in the first round of the Education. NIE provides the Division II national title game. MORNING COFFEE WNIT to Creighton — a home game newspapers to classrooms. “We’ve improved, for sure.” at Frost Arena. WEEKDAYS MONDAY-FRIDAY ne Newspapers provide real world Now, the challenge for the Coy- For the Jackrabbits, those expe- Wednesday, March 14 ne current events and we believe using otes is to continue that progres- riences in the WNIT undoubtedly 7:40 am – L&C Theater Gala Newspapers (Lelia Elder, Lynn Becker) In Education the newspaper as a tool to educate sion against Drake (18-15), a team help spring-board the program to 8:15 am – Hy-Vee Foods that lost in the championship of the next level, specifically four our students inspire learning and (Chef Staci) contributes to their success. the Missouri Valley Conference straight Summit League champi- 8:45 am – USD Athletic Marketing tournament to Creighton. onships. (Neal Bendesky)

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