September 13, 2021
Twilight Meet marks start of first Cross Country season since 2019
The 2021 men’s and women’s USD cross country seasons kicked off Friday, Sept. 3 at the Tenth Annual Augustana Twilight meet at Yankton Trails Park in Sioux Falls. The competition was the first for the Coyotes in nearly 2 years after the 2020 cross country season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It feels […]
Coyotes take down Lumberjacks 34-7
The USD Coyotes competed in their first home football game of the 2021 season on Saturday, picking up their first win of the season, defeating Northern Arizona 34-7. The game was the first with unrestricted attendance since Nov. 23, 2019, and it was the first opportunity for fans and players to experience the newly renovated […]
College’s Against Cancer’s Re-Lei for Life takes a walk to remember
The annual Relay for Life event took place Sept. 12 at USD’s track field and was open to all students and the Vermillion community. The event was held to raise money for The American Cancer Society and to honor survivors of cancer and those who died. Last year, the event was held virtually due to […]
South Dakota animal shelters help rehome pets displaced by Hurricane Ida
In the wake of Hurricane Ida sweeping the Gulf Coast, hundreds of shelter animals were left with nowhere to go. Operation Sunflower, a project run by Greater Good Charities, transported at-risk shelter pets in advance of and in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida to animal shelters across the country. One such animal shelter was the […]
Damani Hayes: Walk-on to scholarship
From his childhood dream in Mankato, Minnesota to going to Rapid City to play as a Miner and now in Vermillion as a member of the USD men’s basketball team, basketball has been in Damani Hayes’ life. Hayes, a redshirt-senior, has received a full-ride scholarship at USD. It did not come easily for Hayes, however. […]
Amplified opening at the National Music Museum
Two local Yankton guitarists performed on Sept. 10 in the new Janet Wanzek Performance Hall to kick-off the “NMM Live!” concert series at the National Music Museum. Guitarists Mike Hilson and Jay Gilbertson started playing together almost 34 years ago after they met at a music shop in Yankton. They performed in multiple bands together and played a […]
Rachel Review: Shang Chi Hits the Perfect Tone
Marvel’s new movie “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” opened Sept. 3, reviving the energy of Marvel’s phase four plan and setting a new standard for the upcoming Marvel movies. Simu Liu shines in his Marvel debut as the lead Shang-Chi. Liu showed he has what it takes to be Marvel’s new top […]