Column: Coyotes are off to a strong start in 2012 season
If you’re not paying attention to the University of South Dakota men’s and women’s basketball teams, it’s time to start. No, I am not joking. Now, stop laughing and read on, I am being totally serious. This year’s teams are not the same ones we saw last season, depending on which team is being talked […]
Early scores help SDSU down USD in rivalry game
After over nine years, the rivalry between the University of South Dakota and South Dakota State University returned in a much different state in which it was left. Three quick scores by the Jackrabbits, including a fumble recovery for a touchdown on the Coyotes first drive, shifted all momentum towards the SDSU sideline, giving them […]
USD rivalry game just like any other for SDSU’s Sumner
EDITOR’S NOTE: This week The Volante chose to do something different in respect to the upcoming USD football game against SDSU. We interviewed both opposing quarterbacks in order to get an inside look on each player and their team in preparation for Saturday’s game. Austin Ashlock: What makes a rivalry game different than every other […]
Williams takes the reigns of the USD women’s team
Amy Williams is no stranger to transition. In 2007, Williams was hired as the inaugural head coach of the women’s basketball team at Rodgers State in Claremore, Okla. Williams played a crucial role in building the program from the ground up. In fact, by the time practice began in fall 2007, equipment was so low […]
USD-SDSU announce competition
The historic rivalry between the University of South Dakota and South Dakota State University just became a little more interesting. Today, USD and SDSU officials announced a head-to-head athletic and academic competition between the two in-state rivals that will involve all sports and include athletes’ grade point average. In partnership with the South Dakota Corn […]
Coyotes take to the hardwood
Following a season that produced just ten wins, the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team enters its 2012-13 season looking to get on the right path. With the loss of guards Charlie Westbrook and Louie Krogman following the 2011-12 season, the Coyotes will be looking to a combination of familiar and fresh faces to […]
COLUMN: Say sayonara to renovations
University of South Dakota students had better get used to standing on shoddy bleachers and staring at concrete walls hidden conspicuously behind large black curtains. Because, as announced last week, plans to renovate the DakotaDome have been cancelled. USD administrators have placed the project, which would have been a part of the addition of a […]
Where’s the love?
With a 10-3 lead over Western Illinois and a crowd of 10,200, the University of South Dakota football team had it all going for them heading into halftime of the Dakota Days game Oct. 6. Little did they know that as they prepared for the second half, hundreds of USD student fans were filing out […]
COLUMN: USD student section pulls a Houdini at Dakota Days
A weird thing happened during the University of South Dakota’s Dakota Days game Oct. 6. The crowd was full of energy, the defense was playing to their potential and the team was up 10-3 at halftime. Everything was working as planned for Joe Glenn. The Coyotes looked good, but it was easy to see Western […]
USD intramural referees gain unique experience
For most University of South Dakota students involved in intramurals, the long-standing campus tradition acts as a means to blow off steam after classes while having a good time. However, for senior Drake Bachmeier and the other 25 members of intramural referee staff, it’s a whole new ball game. “It’s essentially a job,” Bachmeier said. […]