Sports
Athletes of the Year: Amber Hegge
Junior forward Amber Hegge is one of 11 players in school history to eclipse 1,000 points and 500 rebounds for her career, and she’s only a junior. Hegge is also 15th in career scoring and fourth in blocks with 1,163 and 107, respectively. Playing in all 35 games her freshman year at USD and earning […]
Coyotes prepare for end of season tournaments
The University of South Dakota’s men’s and women’s golf teams are ending their spring seasons as the women will compete in the Great West Championship Apr. 25-27 in Houston, Texas while the men will play in the America Sky Championship May 2-4 in Scottsdale, Ariz.buy remdesivir generic gaetzpharmacy.com/remdesivir.html no prescription Women With only four meets […]
Tennis team struggling to compete with two cancellations
After having matches cancelled two weekends in a row, the University of South Dakota women’s tennis team will wrap up its regular season play April 16 in Green Bay, Wis., with matches against University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and Chicago State University. The team was originally scheduled to play April 2 against University of North Dakota […]
Spring season prepares football team for fall schedule
The spring football season has arrived at the University of South Dakota. It’s a busy time for the USD Coyotes, who had a 4-7 season in 2010. Although the fall season is a few months away, the team is already preparing so that they can improve their record. For senior running back Chris Ganious, this […]
Track teams competing abroad
With six different meets occurring simultaneously, the University of South Dakota’s track and field teams will be busy starting Wednesday and continuing through Saturday. The Coyotes will compete at five meets in California and one in Sioux City. Men’s Senior Tane Owens, a pole vaulter, will attend the Mt. SAC Relays and the Long Beach […]
COLUMN: Baseball far from dying
Baseball is dying in America – a sentiment heard far too often of late. Why is it heard too often? Because it’s not true. Many argue, including Volante columnist Rob Nielsen, that Major League Baseball is a shell of what it once was. Nielsen, like many others, claim the 1994 strike put a bad taste […]
USD track and field teams earn eight wins at Vance Butler Invite
The University of South Dakota’s track and field teams competed at the Vance Butler Invitational in Sioux Falls on Saturday. Combined, the teams won eight events. Women’s Seven of the team’s eight wins came from the women. Of the seven wins, the women claimed two relay titles including the 4 x 100-meter relay and the […]
Men’s basketball team looking forward to new additions
Although the college basketball season has ended, the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team is already looking forward to next year. The Coyotes had a successful season, making it to the Great West Conference Tournament championship game for the second consecutive year and finished with a record of 18-15, marking head coach Dave Boots […]
Q&A: USD softball player recognized for contribution
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. Senior Mel Johnson is a pitcher for the USD softball team. Johnson was named the Great West Conference Pitcher of the Year for the 2010 season. Emma Murray: […]
COLUMN: Sports overtaken by greed
We all have to endure an uncertain future. We’re never sure how events will unfold and how they will shape our lives. This uncertainty has caused many crazy events in the world of athletics. Most people would agree having money helps take away some of the uncertainties of life, especially when it comes to paying […]