Sports
Coyotes sweep Northern Iowa
Sweep was the word that the University of South Dakota club baseball team followed through with after they defeated the University of Northern Iowa in four strait games on March 31 and April 1 this past weekend in Prentis Park. USD took the first game in thrilling fashion as the team came back from a […]
Sioux Falls hosts tournament
The Summit League basketball conference tournament has been hosted at the Sioux Falls Arena for the past four years. The arena is contracted to hold the event for at least the next two years. The University of South Dakota men’s and women’s basketball teams will be able to compete in the Summit League tournament for […]
Medical School students host 6th annual 5K event
More than 50 runners and walkers took the streets of Vermillion early Saturday morning to compete in a 5K and support a local charity. Medical student members of the South Dakota State Medical Association and American Medical Association hosted the 6th annual Run for Your Life 5K, with all proceeds given to the Vermillion Food […]
Transition to D-I helps campus
Athletics at a university are a way for students to connect and build school spirit. So when the University of South Dakota decided to make its transition to Division-I athletics, there were some changes that came with it. The Coyote teams are now not only facing more difficult competition, but also closer competition. As a […]
Q&A: Blackburn would get rid of North Dakota
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week The Volante sports staff will interview a member of the USD athletic community and ask them off-the-wall questions. Enjoy the hilarity. Missy Blackburn is a junior pitcher for the University of South Dakota softball team out of Sioux Falls. S.D. During her tenure at USD, Blackburn has pitched 13 complete games […]
Twirling to Success
At a very young age, Brandie Holland, the University of South Dakota’s only performing baton twirler, was introduced to her sport after a little inspiration from her mother. “When I was almost three, my mom took me to a parade and was like, ‘Hey, do you want to do that?’ She used to twirl when […]
Track teams in action Saturday
The University South Dakota men’s and women’s track and field teams will continue their outdoor season at two separate meets this weekend. Select groups of Coyote athletes will be traveling to Fayetteville, Ark. to compete in the Arkansas Spring Invitational, while others will head south to Austin, Tex. to participate in Texas Relays on the […]
Coyote club baseball in season
Every spring, the baseball diamond in Prentis Park is occupied by a group of South Dakota students who play in competitive league. This group of students is the University of South Dakota club baseball team. Being a club sport team puts all the work of scheduling, practicing and managing onto the student players themselves. Senior […]
Coyotes take on State this weekend
After collecting two wins against Indiana-University Purdue-University Indianapolis on March 23, the University of South Dakota women’s softball team improved to 5-4 in the Summit League. In the first game of the three game series, freshman Katie Dinning went 1-3 with two runs batted in. Dinning also delivered two huge two-run singles in the sixth […]
PREVIEW: Summit League has two more years in Sioux Falls
As the University of South Dakota finishes its transition to Division I, its basketball teams will be eligible for the Summit League Conference Tournament next year. The Summit League tournament has been hosted at the Sioux Falls Arena for the past four years and the arena has the tournament contracted for the next two. South […]