Sports
USD’s basketball season comes to a close
It was a great run. That was the reaction from University of South Dakota women’s basketball team following a tough loss against the McNeese State Cowgirls in the Women’s Basketball Invitational. The women’s team took on McNeese State Thursday night in the DakotaDome for a chance to head to the finals of the Women’s Basketball […]
Coyote women advance to WBI semis, USD to host McNeese State Thursday
The University of South Dakota women’s basketball team won a blowout match against Lamar University in the second round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational in Beaumont, Texas March 24. The Coyotes defeated the Lamar Cardinals 71-48, and cemented their place in the WBI semifinals. USD will host McNeese State in the next round March 28. […]
Males take part in female-dominated sports
Cheerleading and dance are often thought of as female sports, but sophomores Joe Erickson and Charles Gageby would disagree. Erickson is a member of the University of South Dakota cheer team, while Gageby is part of the USD dance team. They are both the only males on their respective teams, but both say it doesn’t […]
COLUMN: Offseason activity provides buzz for 2013 MLB season
April is almost here, yet the cold and windy South Dakota weather won’t go away. What does that mean? Baseball is back! Spring training has been underway for all 30 Major League Baseball teams for about a month, as we keep getting closer to opening night March 31. Spring training is a good way for […]
Men’s golf to build off 9th place
After a ninth place finish in Louisiana, the University of South Dakota men’s golf team will travel to Illinois for a tournament at Summit League foe Western Illinois. The team is improving, having moved up three positions from their previous tournament. Head coach Nick Hovden said a majority of the improvement came from a great […]
Women host WBI semis
After dispatching Lamar in the second round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational March 24, the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team will return home to the DakotaDome to host a WBI semifinals match against McNeese State (20-14, 11-7 in Southland) at 7 p.m. March 28. Junior forward Polly Harrington put up 15 points and […]
COLUMN: USD in dire need of baseball
While the weather hasn’t necessarily indicated so, spring is upon us in Vermillion. I’ve always seen March Madness as a bridge that fills the gap between the winter sports and spring sports. After the tournament ends, the weather grows warmer, people begin to venture outside and start their summer tan by tossing a flying disc […]
Former USD guard Nate Tibbetts follows coaching route
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part one of our two-part series. Next week, we will cover a player’s perspective on the road to the NBA, with former Coyote shooting guard and 2012 USD graduate Charlie Westbrook. Former USD basketball player Nate Tibbetts found a way to make it to Cleveland, Ohio. Still, he managed to make […]
Coyote women advance to WBI semis, USD to host McNeese State Thursday
The University of South Dakota women’s basketball team won a blowout match against Lamar University in the second round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational in Beaumont, Texas March 24. The Coyotes defeated the Lamar Cardinals 71-48, and cemented their place in the WBI semifinals. USD will host McNeese State in the next round March 28. […]
COLUMN: Coyotes fall just shy of Big Dance
Those in attendance of the women’s Summit League Tournament Championship game on March 12 in Sioux Falls, watched on as the University of South Dakota Coyotes fell to in-state rival South Dakota State, ending the school’s final chance of making the “Big Dance”. Three days prior, the Coyotes men’s basketball team suffered a one-point loss […]
