Yankton, Dakota Valley, De Smet win state basketball championships
The 2023 South Dakota boys’ state basketball tournament wrapped up on Saturday night as the Yankton Bucks won the Class AA title, the Dakota Valley Panthers won the Class A title and the De Smet Bulldogs won the Class B title.
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Cossacks step up to win consolation championship at state
SIOUX FALLS – When the Sioux Valley Cossacks lost their opening game of the state tournament to Hamlin on Thursday night, their final two games of the season could have gone a different way.
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SDSU football opener pushed to Aug. 31
South Dakota State’s 2023 football season opener has been moved to a Thursday night contest.
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Selland three-peats as academic All-American
For the third consecutive season, South Dakota State’s Myah Selland is an Academic All-American.
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Jackrabbits split four games at Wichita State Tournament
The Jackrabbits split four games at the Wichita State Tournament last weekend, picking up a pair of wins over Northern Colorado while losing to Minnesota on Friday and No. 23 Wichita State on Sunday.
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Late rallies help Hawkeyes sweep weekend series with Jacks baseball
South Dakota State hit the road last weekend for a weekend series with Iowa, but the Hawkeyes gave the Jackrabbits a rude welcome, winning all three games to drop SDSU’s record to 4-12 on the season.
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Sloan finishes second, Carson finishes fifth at NCAA Championships
TULSA, Okla. – Two South Dakota State wrestlers placed during the final day of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on Saturday as Tanner Sloan finished second at 197 pounds and Clay Carlson finished fifth at 141 pounds.
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Jackrabbit women excited for matchup with No. 1 Virginia Tech
BLACKSBURG, Va. – No. 9 seeded South Dakota State and No. 1 seeded Virginia Tech will meet in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at 4 p.m. Central time and the winner will head to the Sweet 16 in Seattle next weekend.
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Top-seeded Hokies aren't overlooking SDSU
BLACKSBURG, Va. – As South Dakota State enters its second round matchup against No. 1 seeded Virginia Tech, the Jackrabbits aren’t going to creep up on the Hokies like a traditional mid-major No. 9 seed would.
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High school boys basketball: Hamlin upsets Cossacks in first round of state tournament
SIOUX FALLS – The Sioux Valley Cossacks got off to a great start but the Hamlin Chargers used an even better second half to defeat the Cossacks in the Class A Boys State Basketball Tournament at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center on Thursday afternoon.
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High school boys basketball: Upsets, buzzer-beaters highlight first day of state tournaments
The South Dakota Boys State Basketball Tournament kicked off on Thursday as several buzzer-beaters and upsets highlighted the action heading into Friday’s semifinals.
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College wrestling: South Dakota State's Tanner Sloan advances at NCAA Championships
TULSA – Tanner Sloan was the lone South Dakota State wrestler to advance to the quarterfinals at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, while five other wrestlers are still alive in their consolation brackets at the end of Thursday’s action.
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College softball: Jackrabbits earn double-header split at Baylor
WACO, Texas – The South Dakota State softball team earned its first victory over a nationally-ranked opponent in its program history as the Jackrabbits picked up a split on Wednesday, March 15, in their doubleheader at No. 20 Baylor. SDSU claimed a 5-2 win in the opening game against the Bears while the hosts closed out the two-game set at Getterman Stadium by a 3-0 score over the Jacks.
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College baseball: Jackrabbits end skid with win at St. Louis
ST. LOUIS — South Dakota State scored three times in the top of the first inning and starter Jake Goble made that early lead stand up as the Jackrabbit baseball team snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over Saint Louis Wednesday afternoon at the Billiken Sports Center.
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College women's golf: Piper Stubbs leads State at Jackrabbit Invite
BOULDER CREEK, Nev. - Led by an eighth-place finish from Piper Stubbs, the South Dakota State women’s golf team placed sixth at the Spring Jackrabbit Invitational Tuesday.
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College men's golf: Jackrabbits finish 14th at GCU Invitational
PHOENIX - South Dakota State’s Ty Kretz led the Jackrabbit men’s golf team for the second consecutive outing as the sophomore placed 24th at the GCU Invitational Tuesday.
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Jackrabbits, Trojans set for matchup of contrasting styles in first round
BLACKSBURG, Va. – South Dakota State is back in the NCAA Tournament and this year the No. 9 seeded Jackrabbits will be taking on No. 8 seeded USC on Friday night at 7 p.m. Central time.
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College women's basketball: Jackrabbits hoping Haleigh Timmer’s breakout continues into NCAA Tourney
Over the last couple of weeks, Haleigh Timmer has been one of the key parts of the South Dakota State’s offense. The sophomore guard has scored in double figures over her last 17 games and won the Most Valuable Player Award at the 2023 Summit League Tournament.
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USC brings elite defense into matchup with SDSU
BLACKSBURG, Va. – The South Dakota State women drew a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will be taking on the USC Trojans, who are seeded eighth, in Blacksburg, Virginia, on Friday. So, let’s get to know the Trojans.
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High school boys basketball: In familiar territory, Sioux Valley Cossacks look to bring home state title
VOLGA – When the Sioux Valley Cossacks arrive at the state tournament, they’ll be in a position they’ve been in before.
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College women's basketball: An experienced Dru Gylten has been a ‘great fit’ for Jackrabbits
BROOKINGS – On Friday, Dru Gylten will play for South Dakota State in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, which is something that not many would have thought would be the case when she started her college career six years ago.
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Golf: Ryan Jansa receives exemption to play in Sioux Falls International
SIOUX FALLS – The Sanford International has awarded its first sponsor’s exemption for the 2023 tournament to Sioux Falls golfer Ryan Jansa.
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College men's basketball: Matt Dentlinger claims academic All-America Honors
AUSTIN, Texas - South Dakota State senior Matt Dentlinger completed a three-peat on Tuesday as he was named to the 2022-23 Academic All-America men’s basketball team as selected by the College Sports Communicators. Dentlinger was chosen to the NCAA Division I First Team for the first time in his college career.
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College men's basketball: Zeke Mayo picked to NABC All-District First Team
KANSAS CITY, MO. - South Dakota State sophomore Zeke Mayo continued a streak of NABC Division I All-District Team accolades for the men’s basketball program as he was chosen with all-district honors as voted on by NABC-member coaches across Division I, the organization announced Tuesday.
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College baseball: Late runs sink Jackrabbits at Lindenwood
ST. CHARLES, MO. - Lindenwood rallied for runs in the seventh and eighth innings to pull out a 3-2 victory over South Dakota State in nonconference baseball action Tuesday afternoon at the Lou Brock Sports Complex.
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College wrestling: Jackrabbits sending eight athletes to NCAA championships
BROOKINGS – South Dakota State will have a school record eight wrestlers competing in the NCAA championships this weekend in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and action will begin on Thursday.
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College softball: Jackrabbits starter Tori Kniesche wins Pitcher of the Week
SIOUX FALLS - South Dakota State starter Tori Kniesche earned two victories in the circle this past weekend and for her efforts was named the TicketSmarter Summit League Peak Pitcher of the Week the conference announced on Monday.
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College women's golf: Jackrabbits in 5th in Nevada
BOULDER CITY, Nev. - The South Dakota State women’s golf team sits in a tie for fifth place following the opening two rounds of the Spring Jackrabbit Invitational at the Boulder Creek Golf Club.
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College men's golf: Jackrabbits in 12th in Phoenix
PHOENIX - The South Dakota State men’s golf team played the first 36 holes of the GCU Invitational Monday at the GCU Championship Golf Course.
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College softball: No. 1 Oklahoma too much for Jackrabbits
NORMAN, Okla. - Oklahoma hit a grand slam in the first inning and produced four runs over the next four innings as the first-ranked Sooners beat South Dakota State, 8-0, in five innings in front of a sell-out crowd of 1,706 at Marita Hynes Field on Monday.
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Cossacks advance to Class A championship game
The Sioux Valley Cossacks are back in the Class A boys’ basketball state championship game. The sixth-seeded Cossacks had to withstand a second half flurry from the second-seeded St. Thomas More Cavaliers but when the final horn sounded it signified a second-straight berth in the championship game for coach Bill Vincent and his Cossacks who claimed a 54-46 victory and find themselves one win away from a state title.
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