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SDSU WBB…Sophomore forward Mariah Clarin scored 14 of her career-high 16 points after halftime, leading South Dakota State to a 65-56 overtime victory over Washington State in the consolation game of the Best Buy Classic Sunday at Williams Arena.
   Megan Waytashek had 13 points, while Ashley Eide and Katie Lingle each scored 12.  Leah Dietel had nine rebounds as SDSU evened its record at 1-1.
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  SDSU began its season Saturday afternoon with a loss against Villanova by a score of 71-47.
  Ashley Eide had 11 points and Gabby Boever seven boards for the Jackrabbits.  Laura Sweeney led Villanova with 24 points. 

SDSU MBB…Alabama’s Trevor Lacey sank a three-pointer as the buzzer sounded to send the Jackrabbits home with a 70-67 loss Friday night.
   Nate Wolters led all players with 30 points, including a career-high five three-pointers. He also added three each in rebounds and assists. Jordan Dykstra finished with 16 points and led all players with nine rebounds.
   Four Crimson Tide finished in double figures, led by Trevor Releford’s 18 points. Rodney Cooper added 17, Lacey 15 and Andrew Steele 11 points in the win.

SDSU FB…Sam Ojuri rushed for a touchdown, Brock Jensen threw a scoring pass to Kevin Vaadeland, and North Dakota State held South Dakota State to a season low in total offense Saturday in a 20-17 win that clinched at least a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title.
   Adam Keller added a pair of field goals for NDSU (9-1, 6-1), including a 30-yarder in the third quarter that put the Bison ahead for good.
   The Bison held SDSU (7-3, 5-2) to 209 yards of total offense, just 46 of them on the ground. A lot of those yards came on the Jackrabbits' 74-yard scoring drive in the final minutes, but SDSU couldn't recover the ensuing onside kick and NDSU ran out the clock.

COLLEGE FB SCORES…
   Western Illinois was held scoreless in the second half, and Youngstown State pulled away for a 31-7 win Saturday.
   Northern Iowa running back David Johnson rushed for 130 yards and accounted for three touchdowns in leading the Panthers to a 24-21 win against South Dakota.
   University of Sioux Falls quarterback Taylor Perkins accounted for two scores and 312 yards of total offense in USF's 24-14 victory over Wayne State.
   Minnesota-Duluth piled up a season-high 506 yards on the ground and ran on 66 of their 77 plays from scrimmage while turning back Northern State University 49-31.
   Southwest Minnesota State University's Lance Schuveiller missed a 43-yard field goal that would have sent the game to overtime with 15 seconds left in the game and Augustana escaped with a 38-35 win.
   Other scores:
   Minnesota State-Mankato 70, Upper Iowa 7      Minnesota State-Mankato and Minnesota-Duluth selected
   Bemidji State 49, Minot State 0                       for NCAA Division II playoffs
   Winona State 49, Concordia-St. Paul 31
   Minnesota-Crookston 37, Mary 36
   St. Cloud State 39, Minnesota-Moorhead 37
   Morningside 62, Briar Cliff 0                            Morningside and Northwestern selected for NAIA playoffs
   Dakota Wesleyan 21, Midland 14
   Doane 17, Concordia 7
   Northwestern 55, Dordt 7
   Nebraska Wesleyan 21, Hastings 14
   Black Hills State 23, Fort Lewis 0
   Missouri S&T 66, South Dakota Mines 17

STATE 11AA TITLE…Sioux Falls Washington overshadowed a record-setting performance by Brandon Valley quarterback Chase Marso on Saturday, beating the Lynx 35-20 in the South Dakota 11AA high school title game.
   Sam Cooke, Nate Gerry and Dan Marlette all ran for touchdowns and Zac Freese picked up a teammate's fumble and ran 55 yards to score.
   Washington won its third title in its sixth-straight title game appearance.
   Marso was 34-for-64 for 454 yards and two touchdowns, and set records for completion, attempts and yards. Receiver Nate Winter had a record 11 catches for 139 yards.
   Trailing 20-14 late in the third quarter, the Warriors (12-0) scored on three straight possessions midway through the fourth quarter.
   Brandon Valley had no rushing yards on 17 carries, while Washington ran for 328 yards.

SDFCA AWARDS…The South Dakota Football Coaches Association has announced its Outstanding Back, and Outstanding
Lineman award winners from the state championship games.
Back:      Lineman:
9B       Jess Feist, Harding County                       Reece Jensen, Harding County
9A       Cody Bunger, Canistota                            Jason VanWinkle, Canistota
9AA     Ryan Knutson, Deubrook  Area                 Clayton Dahl, Deubrook Area   
11B     Ben Connot, Winner                                 Tate Novotny, Winner    
11A     Riley Schmidt, Dell Rapids                       Jackson Entringer, Dell Rapids 
11AA   Chase Marso, Brandon Valley                   Austin Kuhnert, SF Washington

SDSU XC…The South Dakota State university men’s cross country team took 11th at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
   Michael Krsnak was the top finisher for the Jackrabbits at the meet with a 47th place finish. Krsnak finished the race with a time of 31:29.04.
   Trent Lusignan placed 50th, Joel Reichow 71st, Jared Ailts 72nd and Drew Kraft placed 101st.
   The Jackrabbits ended the day with 340 points, 39 ahead of South Dakota.
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   The South Dakota State women’s cross country team finished 15th with 385 points.
   Erin Hargens led the way for the Jackrabbits with a 60th place finish in 22:05.82.  Tera Potts was ten seconds behind, in 67th place.  Courtney Neubert was 78th, Laura Wolles 88th and Cheyanne Bowers 103rd.
   Iowa State won the meet with 63 points.

SDSU WRESTLING…The South Dakota State wrestling team wrestled to 2-1 at the Huskie Duals, including an upset win versus Indiana.
   The Jacks opened the duals with a 19-18 win versus the Hoosiers, stumbled at host Northern Illinois 26-12, but rebounded in the final dual versus Tiffin, 32-12.
   Head coach Chris Bono says Brance Simms and Brandon Ballard had big wins against Indiana.  He says the win is something the Jacks can build on.
   Simms, Dustin Walraven, Cody Pack and Joe Brewster had wins against Northern Illinois.  Aaron Pickrel, Walraven and Pack had pins against Tiffin.

SDSU VB…The South Dakota State volleyball team fell 24-26, 25-22, 27-25 and 25-21 at North Dakota State to finish their season with a 12-16 record overall and the same 8-8 mark in league play.
   Kelli Fiegen lead the Jacks with 16 kills in the loss. Kaitlin Klingemann and Bailey Philippot both finished with 12 kills. Klingemann also added six block assists. Shay Birath led the Jackrabbit defense with 29 digs. Kelly Herrmann added 20 digs to go along with her seven kills. Lexi Fowler posted 25 assists and 11 digs for her team-high 11th double-double of the season.
   Megan Lambertson and Jenni Fassbender both finished with 18 kills to lead the Bison.
   The loss knocked SDSU out of contention for the Summit League tournament.  That begins Friday in Fargo with two-seed IPFW against Oakland, and top-seed IUPUI against Missouri-Kansas City.  The title match, and NCAA tournament bid, will take place Saturday.

STATE “AA” VB…The state “AA” volleyball tournament begins Thursday at Rapid City Central.  The first-round pairings:
1:00pm: Watertown vs. Sioux Falls O’Gorman
2:45pm: Mitchell vs. Sioux Falls Washington
7:00pm: Huron vs. Sioux Falls Roosevelt
8:45pm: Rapid City Stevens vs. Aberdeen Central

BHS BOWLING…The Brookings High School bowling teams opened their season with a split against Dell Rapids.
   The Bobcat boys won 50-0 as Quentin Mason rolled a 180 game at 491 series.  Nathan Holmes had a 469 series.  Ethan Hicks had a 159, Sully Busch a 157 and 155, and Brandon Wonnenburg just missed a triplicate with games of 148, 149 and 149.
   The Brookings girls’ fell 15-10.  Abby Roden won all four of her points with two 144 games and a 164 for a 452 series.  Haley Austriem rolled a 346 and Brianna Kreutner a 342.
   The Brookings JV boys won 25-0, as Brandon Rippert had a 417 series.

BLIZZARD…The Brookings Blizzard moved back into a tie for first place in the Central Division Saturday with a 3-1 win over Minot. Cody Marooney scored goals in the first and third periods. Thomas Williams added the other goal for Brookings. Collin Abitz scored the lone goal for Minot. Drew Weigman picked up the win making 21 saves.
   Eric Brenk took over the third period as he scored two goals to help the Blizzard edge Bismarck Friday 4-3. Brandon Anderson opened the scoring for Brookings, but that was answered by goals from Bismarck’s Bob Kinne and Adam Knochenmus. Justin Moody tied the game at 2-2, but Shane Omdahl scored for Bismarck to make it 3-2 Bobcats heading into the third.

SDSU SWIMMING…The South Dakota State women's swimming and diving fell to Nebraska 177-106 Friday.
   Devonne Dalin won the only event for SDSU in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 53.58 seconds. 
   Freshman Kayce Smith finished runner-up in three individual events. Smith had season-bests in the 100-yard breaststroke and in the 200-yard IM. She also finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke.
   The Jackrabbit women will take on the University of South Dakota next at home on Nov. 16.

SUMMIT AOM…The Summit League has selected South Dakota State men’s cross country runner Michael Krsnak and women’s soccer player Diana Potterveld as the Male and Female Athletes of the Month for October.
   Krsnak garners the honor after being crowned the 2012 Men’s Cross Country Champion and leading his team to its third team title in four years.
   Potterveld captures the Female Athlete of the Month award after tallying three game-winning goals and a hat trick in the Jackrabbits’ final three games.

FOB MEETING…A meeting for all players in grades 9-12 this school year who are interested in spring high school baseball, will be held Monday night at 7:00pm at the Brookings Park & Rec building. This will not be a long meeting but will be very informative. Anyone with questions should contact head varsity coach Ryan Bauer at 695-0654.
   Tuesday night the November board meeting will be held at 7:00pm at the Park and Rec. An agenda for that meeting is posted on the website - www.brookingsbaseball.com.

JACKS MOVEMBER…South Dakota State Athletics will host its first-ever "Movember Game" in partnership with Brookings Health System during the Jackrabbit men's basketball team's home opener on Tuesday, Nov. 13.
   The game will include messages from Brookings Health System, SDSU men's basketball head Coach Scott Nagy, as well as men's basketball student-athletes encouraging men to be mindful of the various health issues they face. A mini health fair will also be hosted on the concourse of Frost Arena, where Jackrabbit fans — regardless of age or gender — can receive free blood pressure tests and other screenings.
   Since its beginnings in Australia, Movember has grown to become a global movement inspiring more than 1.9 million participants in 14 countries. In 2011, more than 854,000 people around the world raised $126.3 million
   Brookings Health System supports the Movember movement and encourages men and women in the area to help spread awareness of men's health issues.

TURKEY DAY 5K…The Brookings Swim Club’s annual Turkey Day 5K road race will take place Thanksgiving morning.
   The event begins and ends at the Hillcrest Pool parking lot in Brookings. All ages of runners and walkers are welcome to participate.
   Homemade pumpkin pies will be handed out for various honors — overall male and female winners of the run, oldest and youngest runner and walker, the family with the most members participating, the runner who traveled the farthest to participate, and whomever is cooking the biggest turkey!
   The club will also hand out its Spirit of Thanksgiving Award to a Brookings resident nominated for the award. The club will select the winning entry prior to the event and honor the Spirit of Thanksgiving recipient with a homemade pumpkin pie after the race. Anyone wishing to nominate an individual for the award can submit an entry to: BSC Spirit of Thanksgiving, c/o Keli Books, 1358 5th Street., Brookings, SD 57006. Please include contact information with the entry. To be considered for the award, entries must be postmarked by Wed., Nov. 14.
   Pre-registration for the 5K is now open and encouraged. Entry forms and more information are available at www.brookingsswimclub.com and www.prairiestriders.net. The race will start at 9:30 a.m. Thanksgiving morning at the Hillcrest Pool parking lot. Walkers are welcome to start at 8:45 a.m.
   Funds raised through race entry fees go straight to the swim club to help cover operating and equipment costs.

PLAYOFF FORMAT…Conference commissioners will meet Monday, hoping to come to a decision on whether to have a six- or seven-game format for the new college football playoff.
   Support has waned for adding a seventh marquee bowl game to the semifinal rotation. But there is still a strong possibility some type of automatic access to the system will be given to the Big East and four other conferences currently without a bowl of their own.
   Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson says he is confident the commitment to access for those conferences remains in place.

HS RECORD…Will Grier is still trying to get his head around throwing for a national record 837 yards passing and 10 touchdowns in his team's 104-80 win in a North Carolina high school state playoff game last Friday night.
   The Davidson Day High School junior quarterback, being recruited by several top schools around the country, surpassed the mark of 764 yards passing set by Pacific Palisades (Calif.) QB David Koral set in 2000. Davidson Day High advanced to the N.C. Independent Schools' Division II championship game with the win over Harrells Christian.
   Grier says "it was craziest thing I've ever been a part of. It was ridiculous."
   In the wild game that lasted nearly four hours, the teams combined 184 points surpassing the existing state mark of 142 set in 1930.