FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5:
Football:   Brookings @ Watertown (Live on KCountry 102 @ 6:30)
    Flandreau @ Sioux Valley (Live on B93.7 @ 6:30 - Friday Nite Lites)
    Aberdeen Central @ Brandon Valley
    Pierre @ Rapid City Stevens
    Mitchell @ Sioux Falls Lincoln
    Rapid City Central @ Sioux Falls O’Gorman
    Sturgis @ Sioux Falls Roosevelt
    Sioux Falls Washington @ Yankton
    Huron @ Spearfish
    Castlewood @ Arlington
    Canistota @ Chester Area
    Dell Rapids @ Dakota Valley
    Lake Preston @ DeSmet/Iroquois
    Colman-Egan @ Elkton-Lake Benton
    Dells St. Mary’s @ Estelline
    Baltic @ Gayville-Volin
    Mobridge-Pollock @ Groton Area
    Hanson @ Howard
    West Central @ Jackson County Central, MN
    Madison @ Lennox
    Garretson @ McCook Central/Montrose
    Britton-Hecla @ Milbank
    Deubrook @ Oldham-Ramona/Rutland
    Webster @ Redfield/Doland
    Aberdeen Roncalli @ Sisseton
    Tri-Valley @ Tea Area
    Hamlin @ Tri-State
    Great Plains Lutheran @ Waubay/Summit
   
Volleyball:   UMKC @ South Dakota State, 7:00pm
    Sioux Falls Washington @ Fargo, ND

Soccer:    South Dakota State @ IPFW
    SDHSAA State Tournament @ Aberdeen

Cross Country:   Big Sioux Conference meet @ Dell Rapids, 3:30pm

Tennis:    State Girls Varsity Tournament @ Rapid City

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6:
College FB:   Southern Illinois @ Illinois State
    Youngstown State @ North Dakota State
    Missouri State @ Indiana State
    Western Illinois @ South Dakota
    Hastings @ Dakota State, 4:00pm
    Upper Iowa @ Concordia-St. Paul
    St. Cloud State @ Minnesota-Crookston
    Minnesota State-Mankato @ Augustana
    Minot State @ Northern State
    Bemidji State @ Mary
    Wayne State @ Southwest Minnesota State
    Sioux Falls @ Winona State
    Minnesota-Moorhead @ Minnesota-Duluth
    Concordia @ Briar Cliff
    Morningside @ Doane
    Dordt @ Dakota Wesleyan
    Midland @ Northwestern
    Adams State @ Black Hills State
    South Dakota Mines @ Missouri Southern

Volleyball:   South Dakota @ South Dakota State, 7:00pm
    Mitchell @ Watertown
    Deubrook @ Sioux Valley
    Oldham-Ramona/Rutland @ Centerville
    Sioux Falls Washington @ Fargo, ND
    Milbank, Arlington @ Chester Classic

Cross Country:   ESD Conference Meet @ Edgebrook Golf Course, 11:00am

Softball:   State Varsity Tournament @ Sioux Falls

Tennis:    State Girls Varsity Tournament @ Rapid City

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7:
Soccer:    South Dakota State @ Oakland, Noon

Softball:   State Varsity Tournament @ Sioux Falls

STATE TENNIS…Weather got in the way of the opening day of the state girls’ tennis tournament in Rapid City.  Singles matches were played Thursday, but the first round of doubles was delayed until Friday.
   Three Brookings singles players – Emma Lucchesi, Laurelle Anderson and Beth Hildebrandt, are still alive in consolation play.
SINGLES:
1 – Sydney Moyle, RCS def. Lydia Lucchesi, 6-0, 6-1; def. by Anna Kurtz, Milbank, 8-3
2 -  Hanna Mutschelknaus, BV, def. Emma Lucchesi, 7-5, 6-2; def. Jade Gunnarson, SF Lincoln 8-3; vs. Kasja Iverson, Spearfish
3 – Jolee Smith, Pierre, def. Brenna Langland, 6-3, 6-1; def. by Kiersten Biersbach, Milbank, 9-7
4 – Yixuan He def. Emily Iverson, Spearfish, score n/a; def. by Paige Prissel, Aberdeen Central, 6-0, 6-1; lost to Haley Smith, Mitchell 8-5.
5 – Gaby Imberi, Aberdeen Roncalli def. Laurelle Anderson, 6-4, 5-7, 10-2; def. Halle Larson, Mitchell, 8-5; vs. Emily Whitney, SF Lincoln
6 – Beth Hildebrandt def. Sydney Swenson, Madison, score n/a; def. by Stephanie Griffith, RC Stevens, 6-1, 6-2; def. Cassie Hedblom, Huron 8-0; vs. Chelsey Christianson, RC Central
DOUBLES:  First round matches begin at 4:00pm CT Friday

BHS VB…Sioux Falls O’Gorman remained unbeaten with a 25-13, 25-23, 25-12 win over Brookings Thursday night in a matchup of District 1AA volleyball rivals.
   Mack Rief had nine kills and Amelia Miller eight for the Bobcats.  Marisa Milton had 22 set assists and two service aces, while Emily Johnson had 18 digs.
   Bobcat head coach Jodi Melius says Brookings gave up too many points in long service runs.  97638   :12   “little more quickly”.
   O’Gorman coach Julie Kolbeck says fans are impressed with the Knights’ record, but they’re playing just well enough to win.  97639   :21   “work to do”.
   Kolbeck says O’Gorman had seven service errors in the second set alone.
   The Bobcats host Pierre Tuesday night.

THURSDAY VB SCORES…
Aberdeen Roncalli def. Sisseton,     16-25, 25-14, 27-25, 25-16
Arlington def. Lake Preston,      25-17, 25-14, 25-9
Brandon Valley def. Mitchell,      14-25, 25-18, 28-26, 20-25, 15-12
Britton-Hecla def. Redfield/Doland,     26-24, 25-16, 25-21
Canton def. Garretson,       25-16, 25-23, 25-22
Chester def. Tea Area,       25-15, 27-25, 25-20
Dell Rapids St. Mary def. Estelline,     25-13, 12-25, 25-13, 19-25, 15-12
   DRSM:  Danielle Fiegen 7kills, 7blks…Lexie LeBrun 19digs
   EST:  Erin Begalka 12 kills, 16digs, 3aces…Savannah Dolezal 41assts
Deuel def. Clark/Willow Lake,      25-22, 25-14, 25-21
   DEU:  Tiara Gibson 14kills…Erin Engelkes 10blks…Alissa Krause 23assts
   C/WL:  Chynna Stevens & Alix Katz 9kills…Janelle Paulson 5digs, 2aces…Laura Alexander 11assts
Elkton-Lake Benton def. Deubrook,     22-25, 25-14, 23-25, 25-18, 15-9
Grant-Deuel def. Waubay,      25-15, 25-17, 25-17
Great Plains Lutheran def. Tiospa Zina Tribal,    25-14, 25-19, 25-22
Hamlin def. Milbank Area,      23-25, 19-25, 26-24, 25-13, 15-11
Huron def. Yankton,       25-22, 25-19, 25-17
Madison def. Vermillion,      25-11, 25-13, 25-19
Marion def. Howard,       25-21, 25-23, 25-16
McCook Central/Montrose def. West Central,    25-19, 26-24, 25-22
Oldham-Ramona/Rutland def. DeSmet,     25-20, 14-25, 25-22, 25-22
Rosholt def. Florence/Henry,      25-16, 25-20, 21-25, 23-25, 15-6
Sioux Valley def. Dell Rapids,      25-14, 25-22, 25-20
Sunshine Bible Academy def. Iroquois,     25-21, 25-8, 25-12
Viborg-Hurley def. Baltic,      25-16, 25-12, 24-26, 25-20
Waverly-South Shore def. Castlewood,     25-23, 25-23, 25-13
Webster def. Groton Area,      27-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-22

NORTHEAST XC…The Northeast Conference cross country meet was run Thursday in Webster.  The results:
   BOYS:  Aberdeen Roncalli 26, Milbank 35, Redfield/Doland 47, Deuel 64, Clark/Willow Lake 80, Britton-Hecla 98.  CHAMPION:  Austin Behrens, Milbank, 17:30.72.
   GIRLS:  Redfield/Doland 24, Milbank 52, Sisseton 52, Webster 53, Aberdeen Roncalli 56, Groton 114.  CHAMPION:  Mikayla Prouty, Clark/Willow Lake, 15:45.82.

STATE SOCCER…It’ll be Sioux Falls Christian and Sioux Falls O’Gorman playing Friday for the first SDHSAA boys’ state soccer title.
   Christian defeated Aberdeen Central 1-0 Thursday to advance, while O’Gorman got by Groton 3-1.
   The girls’ championship will have Aberdeen Central against O’Gorman.  The Golden Eagles defeated St. Thomas More 6-0 Thursday, while the Lady Knights got by Groton 3-0.

BHS FB…The I-29 football rivalry resumes Friday night when Brookings visits Watertown in ESD Conference play.  Air time on KCountry 102 is at 6:30, with kickoff at Watertown Stadium at 7:00pm.
   Brookings coach Lee Schmidt says throw out the records – this’ll be a knock-down, drag-out.  97633   :08   “a great game”.
   Schmidt says Watertown will show multiple offensive sets, and a 4-3 defense.  97634   :18   “haven’t seen already”.
   Schmidt says the Bobcat offense has to sustain drives, and score points.  The defense has to avoid the big play.  97635   :19   “that’s what’s disappointing”.
   Watertown defeated Aberdeen Central 28-14 last Friday to snap a four-game losing streak, while O’Gorman knocked off Brookings 35-19.

NDSU-YOUNGSTOWN…Two of the top three FCS teams in the nation play at the FargoDome Saturday, when number-three Youngstown State meets top-ranked NDSU.
   Each team is 4-0 – Youngstown is the last team to have beaten the Bison, having edged them by three points last year in Fargo.
   NDSU head coach Craig Bohl says the Penguins have assumed the personality of their coach, Eric Wolford.  97631   :20   “their top rating”.
   Wolford, in turn, says the Bison are a well-coached, well-disciplined team.  97632   :28   “a great game”.
   To magnify things, it’s also North Dakota State’s homecoming game. 

SDSU FB…The South Dakota State football team’s enjoying a luxury it hasn’t had for about four years – a mid-season bye week.
   Head coach John Stiegelmeier says the break gives players a chance to rest, heal injuries, catch up on schoolwork, or visit family.  He says the team’s been looking forward to it like a holiday.  97636   :18   “forward to it”.
   The Jacks hit the break with a 4-1 record.  Stiegelmeier says they couldn’t have asked for much more.  97637   :18   “keep on track”.
   The Jacks host Western Illinois next Saturday, and have upcoming games with Youngstown State, North Dakota State, Illinois State and Northern Iowa.

DEER LICENSES…The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department has taken reports of dead deer across many counties in southeast and south-central parts of the state, and has taken actions to reduce harvest and encouraging hunters to visit early with landowners to determine local impacts and opportunities.
   GFP commissioners took emergency action Thursday giving department secretary Jeff Vonk authority to immediately reduce the number of licenses available prior to the second drawing of the East River Deer hunting season.
   Vonk says all unsold licenses have been removed from deer hunting units in Bon Homme, Hutchinson, Yankton, Clay, Union and Charles Mix counties.  Also, all unsold licenses in southern Perkins County have been eliminated.
   Hunters have been given the option of turning in their license if they feel it is in their best interest to cancel their hunting plans. The license and associated tags must be returned to the GFP Licensing Office before the start of that respective season. If applicable, GFP will reinstate hunter preference points for the first drawing.

TWINS CHANGES… The Minnesota Twins have fired five coaches and their head athletic trainer in the wake of a second straight last-place finish in the AL Central.
    Longtime bullpen coach Rick Stelmaszek, bench coach Scott Ullger, third base coach Steve Liddle, first base coach Jerry White, hitting coach Joe Vavra and head athletic trainer Rick McWane did not have their contracts renewed for 2013. The team says Ullger and Vavra will be reassigned within in the organization.
   Earlier this week, coach Ron Gardenhire said he would prefer to have his staff back next season. Four of the five fired coaches have been with Gardenhire since 2002. Vavra joined the team in 2006.
   Stelmaszek has been with the organization since 1978.

NEBRASKA AD… Shawn Eichorst has resigned as Miami's athletic director for the same role at Nebraska, which gave him a five-year contract to become Tom Osborne's replacement with the Cornhuskers.
   For Miami, it's the latest blow to a department bracing for potentially severe NCAA sanctions. Former Maine athletic director Blake James will become the acting AD for the Hurricanes, who were under Eichorst's leadership only since April 2011.
   Eichorst's starting salary at Nebraska will be $973,000 annually, believed to be a significant raise over his Miami deal. As a private school, the Hurricanes typically do not release contract information.
   Eichorst starts as special assistant to the chancellor Oct. 9 at Nebraska, where the 75-year-old Osborne announced late last month that he will retire Jan. 1.