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USD’s Search For New Football Coach Comes With A Wrinkle Press&Dakotan BY JEREMY HOECK (thus, coaches) will be a kind of handcuff on the search. The school will not be able to guarantee a candidate [email protected] a long-term contract, which might conceivably be seen as a red flag by an applicant. DAILY DOSE Until the state changes the policy, at least for athletic coaches — that would cause fairness complaints, Our state is embarking on new territory when it comes to Division I athletics. though — USD and SDSU will be hamstrung by only being able to promise a coach a 1-year contract. And in I’m not talking about conferences or opponents or tournaments. No, I mean that for the first time since both the case of USD, such contracts don’t exactly come with a lucrative salary. Meierkort’s annual salary was Daily opinions from the P&D South Dakota State and the University of South Dakota joined the D-I ranks, one of the schools is in the mar- $95,366, according to the latest state information, while his counterpart John Stiegelmeier at SDSU earns Sports Staff on local and na- ket for a head coach in one of the two money sports (basketball or football). $111,339 per year. Over the next few weeks, USD will begin screening candidates for a head football coach — after Ed Still, you’ve got to think the allure of a Division I coaching position at a school that beings playoff eligible in tional high school, college Meierkort was fired last week. 2012, not to mention upcoming improvements to the DakotaDome, might be enticing enough. and professional sports. Yet, as USD will find out, the state’s Board of Regents policy of offering only 1-year contracts for educators Either way, USD — and its counteparts to the north — is about to find out.

Aberdeen Girls Interstate 1, 2012 determines their category. Syracuse Fires Assistant Hoops Coach Winners from those age groups will advance Kansas Fires Coach Gill After 2 Years Hoops Tourney Dec. 2-3 to the state level, which will be held in Pierre on SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syra- had placed Fine on paid adminis- ABERDEEN — The Aberdeen Family YMCA Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — individual who wants only the cuse University fired associate trative leave when accusations will host the 31st annual Girls Interstate Basket- For more information, contact Ray Kooistra at Turner Gill arrived at Kansas after best for the young men he head basketball coach Bernie first surfaced. ball Tournament on Dec. 2-3. 665-5587. taking a perennially downtrodden coaches.” Fine on Sunday in the wake of an Two former Syracuse ball The tournanment is open to girls in grades 3- program at Buffalo to unimagin- Gill was hired by Zenger’s pred- investigation of child molestation boys were the first to accuse 8 and will include teams from the tri-state area. Rosenblatt’s Bleachers Go able heights. He’s leaving after a ecessor, Lew Perkins, and given a Teams are guaranteed three games unless two-year stretch in which the Jay- five-year, $10 million contract that allegations against him. Fine, who has called the allega- scheduling dictates otherwise, and individual To Iowa School “At the direction of Chancellor tions “patently false.” hawks slipped back to their famil- was befitting of a high-profile awards will be given out for first, second and third OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The outfield bleachers iar place in the Big 12 cellar. coach. But he never lived up to Cantor, Bernie Fine’s employment Zach Tomaselli, 23, of Lewis- place. at Omaha’s Rosenblatt Stadium have been with Syracuse University has ton, Maine, said Sunday that he Registration deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 15. taken down and are on their way to a new home Gill was fired Sunday after a the expectations that came with it, Entry fee information can be found online at ab- in Iowa. meeting with Athletic Director losing the first game he coached been terminated, effective imme- told police that Fine molested Sheahon Zenger, one day after the at Kansas to lower-division North diately,” Kevin Quinn, the him in 2002 in a Pittsburgh hotel erdeenymca.org under Events, YMCA Tourna- The Omaha World-Herald reports 150 volun- ments. teers helped dismantle the bleachers Saturday. Jayhawks lost 24-10 to rival Mis- Dakota State. school’s senior vice president for room. He said Fine touched him For more information, email Dan Grewe at The bleachers will be installed at Al Leber Field souri and finished the season 2-10. The high-water mark came in public affairs, said in a statement. “multiple” times in that one inci- [email protected]. at St. Albert Catholic Schools in Council Bluffs, “After a thorough evaluation of Gill’s second game, when the Jay- The 65-year-old Fine was in dent. Iowa. our football program, I have con- hawks stunned then-No. 15 Geor- his 36th season at his alma mater. Tomaselli, who faces sexual Elks Hoop Shoot Finals The College World Series was played at cluded that new leadership is nec- gia Tech last season. But that was He had the longest active streak assault charges in Maine involv- Rosenblatt from 1950 to 2010. The games then essary to place us on the path the only victory over a ranked Dec. 31 moved to a new stadium in downtown Omaha. of consecutive seasons at one ing a 14-year-old boy, said during The Omaha Zoo Foundation bought the Rosen- toward competing for champi- team, and Kansas would lose 17 of school among assistant coaches a telephone interview with The The finals of the 40th annual Elks Hoop Shoot competition will be held Saturday, Dec. 31, at 10 blatt property and plans to demolish the stadium onships in the Big 12 Conference,” the next 21 with Gill on the side- in Division I. Associated Press that he signed a.m. at the Summit Activities Center in Yankton. to make way for zoo expansion. Zenger said in a statement. “I line, the lone conference win com- Fine’s firing comes in the wake an affidavit accusing Fine follow- Boys and girls winners from local schools will Last month, about 90 stadium seats were come to this conclusion reluc- ing against a Colorado program of new revelations Sunday, in- ing a meeting with Syracuse po- advance to the finals in the following age cate- taken down and moved to Wahoo’s Sam Craw- tantly, because I have the utmost that fired its coach immediately cluding a third accuser. Syracuse lice last week in Albany. gories: 8-9, 10-11, 12-13. A players’ age on April ford Field. respect for Turner Gill as a quality after the defeat. SCOREBOARD AREA CALENDAR NBA Owners, Players Reach Tentative Deal North Greenville 58, at Mars Hill 32 BOWLING Northwest Missouri State 38, Midwestern Monday, November 28 WRESTLING, PREP S.F. Washington NEW YORK (AP) — After nearly Barring a change in scheduling, this week that got the broken YANKTON BOWL State 31 BASKETBALL, MEN’S Tabor at USD at YHS (7:30 p.m.); Vermillion at Lennox two years of bickering, NBA play- the 2011-12 season will open with process back on track, the sides Wayne State (Mich.) 38, Nebraska-Kearney INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE (7:30 p.m., KYBB-FM, KKYA-FM) WRESTLING, JV S.F. Washington at ers and owners are back on the the Boston Celtics at New York met for more than 15 hours Friday, HIGH TEAM GAME: H&K Oil 954 20 BASKETBALL, WOMEN’S Tabor at YHS (6 p.m.) HIGH TEAM SERIES: H&K Oil 2491 Winston-Salem 35, California (Pa.) 28 USD (5 p.m., KYBB-FM, KKYA-FM) Wednesday, November 30 same side. Knicks, followed by Miami at Dallas working to save the season. Stern HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME: Mike Diede 268, Delta State 42, North Alabama 14 GYMNASTICS, PREP YHS/S.F. BASKETBALL, MEN’S MMC at “We want to play basketball,” in an NBA finals rematch before said the agreement was “subject to John Palu 268, Mike Kellen 264, Ryan Wever- Pittsburg State 31, Washburn 22 Washington at Mitchell (6:30 p.m.) Northwestern (8 p.m., KVHT-FM) stad 258, Don Casey 253 Minnesota-Duluth 24, Colorado State- Tuesday, November 29 BASKETBALL, WOMEN’S MMC at Commissioner David Stern said. MVP Derrick Rose and Chicago vis- a variety of approvals and very HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES: Mike Diede Pueblo 21 GYMNASTICS, PREP Vermillion at Northwestern (6 p.m., KVHT-FM) Come Christmas Day, they iting Kobe Bryant and the Lakers. complex machinations, but we’re 741, JJ Peterson 703, Don Casey 680, John Quarterfinals, Saturday, Dec. 3 S.F. Lincoln Palu 675, Ryan Weverstad 665 North Greenville (11-2) at Delta State (10- should be. Neither side provided many optimistic that will all come to STANDINGS: Yankton Redi-Mix 69, Dakota 2), TBA The sides reached a tentative specifics about the deal, and there pass and that the NBA season will Trailer 60, H&K Oil 55.5, Wholesale Supply 41.5, Northwest Missouri State (11-2) at Pittsburg agreement early Saturday to end are still legal hurdles that must be begin Dec. 25.” Yankton Redi-Mix #2 38, H&K Oil #2 32, Smidt State (10-1), TBA New Haven (11-1) at Winston-Salem (12-0), Tennessee 6 5 0 .545 226 212 N.Y. Jets at Washington, noon Captain & Crew 29, KPI-JCI 27, Don’s Auto 27, Jacksonville 3 8 0 .273 138 200 Oakland at Miami, noon the 149-day lockout and hope to cleared before gymnasiums are The league plans a 66-game sea- Steiner’s Locker 26 TBA Wayne State (Mich.) (12-1) at Minnesota- Indianapolis 0 11 0 .000 150 327 Tennessee at Buffalo, noon begin the delayed season with a open again. son and aims to open training CLASSIC LEAGUE Duluth (11-2), TBA North Indianapolis at New England, noon marquee tripleheader Dec. 25. “We thought it was in both of camps Dec. 9, with free agency HIGH TEAM GAME: Fastenal 936 W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore at Cleveland, 3:05 p.m. HIGH TEAM SERIES: Spectacle Shop Baltimore 8 3 0 .727 272 182 St. Louis at San Francisco, 3:15 p.m. Most of a season that seemed in our interest to try to reach a resolu- opening at the same time. Stern 2557 NAIA PLAYOFFS Pittsburgh 7 3 0 .700 220 179 Dallas at Arizona, 3:15 p.m. jeopardy of being lost entirely will tion and save the game,” union ex- has said it would take about 30 HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME: Jerry Peterson Quarterfinals, Saturday, Nov. 26 Cincinnati 7 4 0 .636 259 215 Green Bay at N.Y. Giants, 3:15 p.m. 300 (perfect game), Casey Weverstad 265, Tom Marian (Ind.) 49, St. Francis (Ill.) 7 Cleveland 4 7 0 .364 165 216 Detroit at New Orleans, 7:20 p.m. be salvaged if both sides approve ecutive director Billy Hunter said. days from an agreement to playing Huether 254, Pat King 246, Todd Moody 245 Georgetown (Ky.) 26, St. Francis (Ind.) 14 West Monday, Dec. 5 the handshake deal. After a secret meeting earlier the first game. HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES: Jerry Peteson St. Xavier (Ill.) 22, MidAmerica Nazarene W L T Pct PF PA San Diego at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m. 773, Todd Kautz 682, Casey Weverstad 682, (Kan.) 14 Oakland 7 4 0 .636 260 274 Tom Huether 682, Tyler Novak 676 Carroll (Mont.) (11-1) 17, Azusa Pacific Denver 5 5 0 .500 205 247 STANDINGS: Barta Electric 59.5, Eisen- (Calif.) 14 San Diego 4 6 0 .400 236 259 TRANSACTIONS braun & Associates 56, Coca-Cola Classic 55, Semifinals, Saturday, Dec. 3 Kansas City 4 6 0 .400 144 252 HOCKEY Hower. Hower will be competitive perience on the vault for the Tan- Fastenal 47, Spectacle Shop 41.5, Rotten Ap- Parings TBA NATIONAL CONFERENCE in the all-around honors for Ver- agers. ples 28.5, Plath Chiropractic 27.5, Yankton East DETROIT RED WINGS—Reassigned F Motor 9 Fabian Brunnstrom to Grand Rapids (AHL). Tanagers million. Hower competed last year Also on the Vermillion roster THE AP TOP 25 W L T Pct PF PA SPARETIME LADIES The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press Dallas 7 4 0 .636 270 225 —Recalled F Nikita in the vault at the State Gymnas- are Jade Fostvedt (Jr.), Teddi Set- HIGH TEAM GAME: Huether Seamless college football poll, with first-place votes in N.Y. Giants 6 4 0 .600 228 228 Filatov from Binghamton (AHL). Reassigned F From Page 8 Gutters 918 parentheses, records through Nov. 26, total Philadelphia 4 7 0 .364 257 251 Stephane Da Costa to Binghamton. tics Meet in Watertown. tles (Fr.), Cheyenne Mallort (8th), HIGH TEAM SERIES: Huether Seamless points based on 25 points for a first-place vote Washington 4 7 0 .364 183 222 PHOENIX COYOTES—Reassigned D Senior Cassie Donahoe and and Maddie Mockler (8th). Gutters 2510 through one point for a 25th-place vote, and pre- South Maxim Goncharov to Portland (AHL). HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME: Mindy Huether vious ranking: W L T Pct PF PA junior Rory Tucker will be strong Vermillion faces stiff region 299, Candy Olson 248 (errorless), Stacy Barta girls back who are ready to con- Record Pts Pv New Orleans 7 3 0 .700 313 228 AHL—Suspended Grand Rapids D Garnet on beam. Tucker will be looked at competition this year with oppo- 246, Judy Barta 233 1. LSU (60) 12-0 1,500 1 Atlanta 7 4 0 .636 259 227 Exelby one game for a spearing incident during tribute to the team score on a HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES: Mindy Huether for strong performances on floor nents such as Wagner, West Cen- 2. Alabama 11-1 1,440 2 Tampa Bay 4 7 0 .364 199 291 Friday’s game against Oklahoma City. regular basis.” 687, Candy Olson 654, Stacy Barta 646, Judy 3. Oklahoma St. 10-1 1,286 5 Carolina 3 8 0 .273 252 305 COLLEGE exercises as well; she competed tral, and Madison all ready to get Barta 568 4. Stanford 11-1 1,281 4 North ILLINOIS—Fired football coach Ron Zook. The Tanagers lost crucial STANDINGS: Huether Seamless Gutters 5. Virginia Tech 11-1 1,196 6 W L T Pct PF PA Named Vic Koenning interim football coach. in floor exercises during last the season rolling. Other pro- 13-3, The Glass Cutters 11-5, Vogt Cleaners 9- members from last year’s state 6. Arkansas 10-2 1,060 3 Green Bay 11 0 0 1.000 382 227 KANSAS—Fired football coach Turner Gill. year’s state meet. Junior Alexis grams in the state will be tough as 7, Marshmellows 9-7, First National SC 9-7, 7. Houston 12-0 1,055 8 Chicago 7 4 0 .636 288 232 MEMPHIS—Fired football coach Larry meet squad. These athletes in- Truck Trailer 8-8, EASW 8-8, Jansen’s Uphol- 8. Oregon 10-2 1,054 9 Detroit 7 4 0 .636 316 246 Porter. Reich, and fresmen Jamie Moos well. stery 7-9, Sealand Marine 5-11, First Dakota 1- 9. Boise St. 10-1 1,053 7 Minnesota 2 9 0 .182 214 295 SYRACUSE—Fired men’s assistant basket- clude Amber Walker and Elly will help Tucker and look to be The Tanagers will use their ex- 15 9. Southern Cal 10-2 1,053 10 West ball coach Bernie Fine. Melby. The Tanagers will remain HIGHLIGHTS: Betty Adam 5-7; Barb Olson 11. Michigan St. 10-2 866 11 W L T Pct PF PA SATURDAY’S TRANSACTIONS competitive on floor exercises. perience to make a run for a high 3-10, 5-10; Jody Masterson 3-5-7; Elaine List 2- 12. Georgia 10-2 825 13 San Francisco 9 2 0 .818 262 161 BASEBALL strong thanks to a core of upper- The bars will be taken by showing at the State Gymnastics 5-7; Sharon Scissons 6-7-10 13. Oklahoma 9-2 808 12 Seattle 4 7 0 .364 185 232 American League classmen. 14. South Carolina 10-2 796 14 Arizona 4 7 0 .364 213 256 OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Named Chili Davis Hower, junior Grace Olson, Moos, Meet held Feb. 17-18 2012 at the FOOTBALL 15. Wisconsin 10-2 749 15 St. Louis 2 9 0 .182 140 27 hitting coach. Returning this year and look- and Donahoe. Swiftel Center in Brookings. 16. Kansas St. 9-2 658 16 Thursday's Games BLUE JAYS—Acquired 2B Luis ing for success is junior Morgan NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS 17. Michigan 10-2 570 17 Green Bay 27, Detroit 15 Valbuena from Cleveland for cash considerations. Moos, and Reich will bring ex- First Round, Saturday, Nov. 26 18. TCU 9-2 488 19 Dallas 20, Miami 19 FOOTBALL James Madison 20, Eastern Kentucky 17 19. Baylor 8-3 468 21 Baltimore 16, San Francisco 6 National Football League Old Dominion 35, Norfolk State 18 20. Nebraska 9-3 352 22 Sunday's Games INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Waived LB Adrian Stony Brook 31, Albany (N.Y.) 28 21. Clemson 9-3 258 18 Arizona 23, St. Louis 20 Moten. Central Arkansas 34, Tennessee Tech 14 22. West Virginia 8-3 196 NR Tennessee 23, Tampa Bay 17 NEW YORK GIANTS—Placed WR Michael “The key to success in this toppling three-time defending Second Round, Saturday, Dec. 3 23. Penn St. 9-3 151 20 Cincinnati 23, Cleveland 20 Clayton on injured reserve. Signed DE Justin sport is year-round involvement,” state champion Watertown. The Old Dominion (10-2) at Georgia Southern 24. Southern Miss. 10-2 78 NR N.Y. Jets 28, Buffalo 24 Trattou from the practice squad. Signed QB Ryan (9-2), noon 25. Florida St. 8-4 58 NR Houston 20, Jacksonville 13 Perrilloux to the practice squad. Gazelles he said. “We’ve created opportu- Arrows bring back their top five Central Arkansas (9-3) at Montana (9-2), 1 Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 53, Carolina 27, Indianapolis 19 HOCKEY nities, and a lot of the girls have all-around athletes from last p.m. Texas 45, Cincinnati 23, Arkansas St. 18, Geor- Atlanta 24, Minnesota 14 National Hockey League From Page 8 Maine (8-3) at Appalachian State (8-3), 1 gia Tech 16, BYU 13, Missouri 13, Virginia 9, Oakland 25, Chicago 20 BUFFALO SABRES—Recalled F Paul taken advantage of those. There’s year’s team, highlighted by all- p.m. Tulsa 7, Louisville 3, N. Illinois 1. Washington 23, Seattle 17 Szczechura and D Brayden McNabb from plenty of nervousness about around champion Jalyn Carrico Stony Brook (9-3) at Sam Houston State New England 38, Philadelphia 20 Rochester (AHL). (11-0), 2 p.m. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Denver at San Diego, 4:15 p.m. DETROIT RED WINGS—Recalled F Fabian whether or not they’re ready for (Fr.). New Hampshire (8-3) at Montana State (9- Monday's Game Brunnstrom from Grand Rapids (AHL). Youmans said. “It’s fun to see the varsity level, but it’s time to The development process in 2), 2 p.m. AMERICAN CONFERENCE N.Y. Giants at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m. ECHL them coming in as youngsters Lehigh (10-1) at Towson (9-2), 2:30 p.m. East Thursday, Dec. 1 —Announced D Matt see where we stand with some of Watertown that has resulted in James Madison (8-4) at North Dakota State W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia at Seattle, 8:20 p.m. Campanale was returned to the team by Bing- and watching their growth and New England 8 3 0 .727 331 223 hamton (AHL) and F Louie Caporusso and F these girls.” state titles is the kind of progres- (10-1), 3 p.m. N.Y. Jets 6 5 0 .545 256 241 Sunday, Dec. 4 development.” Wofford (8-3) at Northern Iowa (9-2), 4 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago, noon Jack Downing were recalled by Binghamton. Yankton will also looking to sion Yankton is trying to emulate, Buffalo 5 6 0 .455 261 281 Atlanta at Houston, noon Central Hockey League As the team’s eldest member, Miami 3 8 0 .273 212 206 see if it can improve in the East- Youmans said. NCAA DIVISION II PLAYOFFS Denver at Minnesota, noon BLOOMINGTON BLAZE—Placed D Aaron Taggart will assume the leader- South Carolina at Tampa Bay, noon Dawson on league suspension for one game. ern South Dakota Conference “They are to the place where Second Round, Saturday, Nov. 26 W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, noon Signed F Vladimir Nikiforov. ship role for the Gazelles this New Haven 44, Kutztown 37 Houston 8 3 0 .727 293 179 (ESD) after last season’s sixth- we want to be at in three years,” season. The junior will be place finish. he said. “They’ve got that group counted on to share her experi- “Last year was that turning- they have developed from third points and six rebounds in 16 2-6 Tabor College Bluejays today ence and lead by example, the-corner year, where we did grade to seventh grade, and then minutes as Wilson played six (Monday) at 5 p.m. Youmans said. some things we haven’t done in a carry that over into competitive minutes in the second half but VITERBO (1-5) “She really isn’t a lead-by- Coyotes Laquita Becker 0-2 2-2 2, Dani Templin 0-4 4-4 4, Paige long time,” Youmans said. “Cer- level. did not shoot to finish with 12 Babiash 1-6 0-0 2, Brooke Anderson 2-9 0-0 4, Jess Pavlinec 1- words person, but she has the tainly my expectations are even “And we’re finally to that From Page 8 points. 3 1-2 3, Jenna Engh 2-6 0-0 4, Ally Ostrander 1-4 0-0 2, Haylea ability to lead by action,” he said. Halvorson 2-2 0-0 6, Jocelin Finn 0-2 0-0 0, Jenna Brandt 2-6 0- higher this year, with this group point now, where we’ve got some Yackley, much to the liking of 0 4, Jada Straub 1-2 0-0 3. TOTALS: 12-46 7-8 34. “She’s a really hard-worker, and we have and where we could be seasoned girls working their way Williams, had a fine game with SOUTH DAKOTA (3-0) Tempestt Wilson 4-5 0-0 12, Alexis Yackley 3-7 0-0 6, Annie it’s contagious when you’re at in the ESD.” up,” he added. “We’re not there Taylor Moore are not afraid of eight assists, five steals, six Roche 2-3 1-2 5, Amber Hegge 7-11 3-4 17, Jodie Boss 3-4 0-0 around her. Whether you like or any stage and they showed that 6, Ashley Olson 2-3 0-0 4, Sam Mehr 2-6 0-0 6, Pam January 0- As will Yankton, the rest of the yet, but that’s what we’re work- points and just one turnover. 4 0-0 0, Kelly Stewart 6-7 3-3 15, Taylor Moore 3-9 0-0 9, McK- not, sometimes you inherit that state will once again focus on ing toward.” against Creighton.” Moore, a 5-10 freshman from ayla Knudson 1-3 02 2, Lisa Loeffler 0-6 0-0 0. TOTALS: 33-68 position of being that go-to per- “We do have a lot of freshman 7-11 82. Milford, Neb., added with nine At the Half: SD 38, VU 12; 3-point Goals: SD 9-22 (Wilson son. — a lot of really good freshmen,” points. 4-4, Yackley 0-1, Hegge 0-1, Olson 0-1, Mehr 2-5, January 0-1, “Ready or not, she’s that girl Wilson said. “It was good to see a Moore 3-9), VU 3-16 (Babiash 0-2, Anderson 0-4, Engh 0-4, Os- Haylea Halvorson led Viterbo trander 0-2, Halverson 2-2, Finn 0-1, Straub 1-1); Rebounds: SD for us, and she knows the respon- lot of them stepping up and play- (1-5) with six points. Pavlinec 41 (Hegge 6), VU 31 (Pavlinec 6); Personal Fouls: VU 11, SD 10; sibility is on her shoulders.” ing really well.” Fouled Out: None; Assists: SD 20 (Yackley 8), VU 7; Turnovers: pulled down six rebounds. VU 27, SD 10; Blocked Shots: SD 7, VU 1; Steals: SD 20 (Yack- From top to bottom, this Hegge led the Coyotes with 17 The Coyotes, 3-0, will host the ley, Stewart 5), VU 5. year’s roster features girls who have grown up around the sport and have watched previous com- 214 Capitol • Yankton, SD 33 (Callahan 7), Nebraska 41 (Ubel 8). Assists—S. Dakota St. had 17 points and 11 rebounds and Western Illi- 10 (Wolters 8), Nebraska 13 (Spencer 8). Total Fouls—S. Dakota petitive-level members perform St. 16, Nebraska 20. A—9,107. nois held on to beat North Dakota 65-62 on Sat- against some of the best talent in Commercial • Residential • Trenching Men REGIS 77, SIOUX FALLS 69, OT: DENVER urday. the state. Ceola Clark contributed 10 points and nine — The University of Sioux Falls overcame a 10 Now, because of their experi- From Page 8 point deficit in the first half to tie the game up at assists for the Leathernecks (2-2), who led 62 at the end of regulation and force overtime, down the stretch and made five free throws in ence in gymnastics and in other 605-665-5686 but was outscored in extra minutes Saturday the final 25 seconds — three by Tommie Tyler activities, they are ready for the Gary Johnson night in Denver Colo. where they fell to Regis and two by Parks. big stage, Youmans said. Like his coach, McCray is University 77-69. Jamal Webb had a game-high 22 points for Rick Merkel • Ben Merkel happy that Nebraska has a After a big first half, James Rader finished 9- North Dakota (3-2). Webb also had nine re- stronger offense so far this sea- 16 from the field to lead USF in scoring for the bounds. 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