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  • High school volleyball: Brookings Bobcats’ Sydney Bebensee named to All-ESD Team

    High school volleyball: Brookings Bobcats’ Sydney Bebensee named to All-ESD Team

    BROOKINGS Bobcats outside hitter Sydney Bebensee was named to the All-Eastern South Dakota Conference Team which was announced on Tuesday morning. Bebensee recorded 230 kills, 253 digs, 25 blocks and 48 aces during her senior year to help the Bobcats go 14-18 and win the Rapid City Volleyball Invitational last…


  • High School Volleyball: Bobcats Bebensee named to All-ESD team

    High School Volleyball: Bobcats Bebensee named to All-ESD team

    BROOKINGS Bobcats outside hitter Sydney Bebensee was named to the All-Eastern South Dakota Conference Team which was announced on Tuesday morning. Bebensee recorded 230 kills, 253 digs, 25 blocks and 48 aces during her senior year to help the Bobcats go 14-18 and win the Rapid City Volleyball Invitational last…


  • Competition at forefront of fall ball for SDSU Jackrabbits softball

    Competition at forefront of fall ball for SDSU Jackrabbits softball

    BROOKINGS The South Dakota State softball team has been a mainstay atop The Summit League for the last several years. This fall, head coach Kristina McSweeney has been focused on getting the program to a point where the Jackrabbits can contend among some of the best at the national level…


  • College men’s basketball: Wildcats top Jackrabbits in Manhattan

    College men’s basketball: Wildcats top Jackrabbits in Manhattan

    MANHATTAN, Kan. The South Dakota State mens basketball team dropped to 1-2 on the season after losing to Kansas State 91-68 on Monday night. The Wildcats used a strong shooting performance to pull away in the second half as they shot 57% from the field in the game and were…


  • No Illusions Jiu Jitsu of Brookings competes in Tap Cancer Out BJJ Open

    No Illusions Jiu Jitsu of Brookings competes in Tap Cancer Out BJJ Open

    SIOUX CITY The No Illusions Jiu Jitsu team of Brookings took part in the 2023 Tap Cancer Out Brasilian Jiu Jitsu Open last weekend with six athletes earning gold medals, five athletes earning silver medals and three athletes earning bronze medals on Saturday afternoon. Hugh Hitchcock won the gold medal…


  • High school bowling: Brookings teams split with Brandon Valley at The Lanes

    High school bowling: Brookings teams split with Brandon Valley at The Lanes

    BROOKINGS The Brookings girls bowling team improved to 2-0 on Friday as they beat Brandon Valley 42-8 at The Lanes on Friday. The boys fell to the Lynx 26.5-23.5 and dropped to 1-1 on the season. Girls All but one bowler rolled over a 500 total. Kacee Rhody led the…


  • College wrestling: SDSU’s Tanner Jordan wins 125-pound title at Bison Open

    College wrestling: SDSU’s Tanner Jordan wins 125-pound title at Bison Open

    FARGO, N.D. Tanner Jordan won the 125-pound title and Bowen McConville added a runner-up finish in the heavyweight division to lead the South Dakota State wrestling team at the season-opening Bison Open Saturday at Scheels Center. Jordan, a returning national qualifier and senior from St. Paris, Ohio, swept through his…


  • College cross-country: Jackrabbits men come in fifth, women in 15th, at NCAA Regional

    College cross-country: Jackrabbits men come in fifth, women in 15th, at NCAA Regional

    STILLWATER,Oklahoma The South Dakota State mens cross country team finished fifth in the team standings, with two runners in the top 25, at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Friday. SDSU freshman Carson Noecker led the way for the Jackrabbits as he took All-Region honors with a 15th place finish in…


  • College women’s soccer: Jackrabbits falls to Nebraska in NCAA Tournament

    College women’s soccer: Jackrabbits falls to Nebraska in NCAA Tournament

    LINCOLN, Neb. The South Dakota State soccer season came to a close on Friday night as the Jackrabbits fell to Nebraska 5-2 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. SDSU led twice in the first half but was unable to score in the second half and that led to…


  • College volleyball: Omaha sweeps Jackrabbits

    College volleyball: Omaha sweeps Jackrabbits

    OMAHA South Dakota State volleyball fell 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-9) to Omaha Saturday afternoon at Baxter Arena. The Jackrabbit offense was held to a .061 hitting percentage with 27 kills and 21 attack errors. Omaha hit .277 in the match. Sylvie Zgonc tallied seven kills and nine digs for the…


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