Boys’ Basketball: Sioux Falls Washington @ Brookings (Live on KCountry 102 @ 7:00)
Brandon Valley @ Pierre
Rapid City Stevens @ Huron
Rapid City Central @ Mitchell
Deubrook @ Dells St. Mary’s
Hamlin @ Aberdeen Roncalli
Oldham-Ramona/Rutland vs. Elkton-Lake Benton @ Lake Benton
FIS vs. Omaha Nation @ Macy, NE
Lennox @ Madison
Dell Rapids @ Tea Area
Tri-Valley @ Chester Area
Estelline @ Arlington
Lake Preston @ Castlewood
DeSmet @ Colman-Egan
Grant-Deuel @ Great Plains Lutheran
McCook Central/Montrose @ Howard
Girls’ Basketball: Pierre @ Brandon Valley
Huron @ Rapid Ctiy Stevens
Mitchell @ Rapid City Central
Webster @ Clark/Willow Lake
Milbank @ Deuel
Hamlin @ Aberdeen Roncalli
FIS vs. Omaha Nation @ Macy, NE
Dell Rapids @ Tea Area
Tri-Valley @ Chester
Grant-Deuel @ Great Plains Lutheran
McCook Central/Montrose @ Howard
Bowling: Brookings @ West Central
Hockey: Austin Bruins @ Brookings Blizzard, 7:00pm
Brookings Jr. Gold Tourney, 4:45pm
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15:
Men’s Basketball: South Dakota State @ Montana (Live on Ranch AM910 @ 7:30pm)
Boys’ Basketball: Rapid City Central @ Huron
Rapid City Stevens @ Mitchell
Iroquois @ Estelline
Girls’ Basketball: Huron @ Rapid City Central
Mitchell @ Rapid City Stevens
Entringer Scholarship Basketball Classic @ Flandreau
Deubrook vs. Dell Rapids
Hamlin vs. Colman-Egan
Sioux Valley vs. Elkton-Lake Benton
Arlington vs. Flandreau
Estelline vs. Madison
Chester vs. Castlewood
DeSmet vs. Oldham-Ramona/Rutland
Lake Preston vs. Dells St. Mary’s
Wrestling: Brookings, Kingsbury Co., Howard @ Madison, 1:00pm
Northeast Conference meet @ Webster
Garretson, Tri-Valley @ Elk Point-Jefferson Invitational
McCook Central/Montrose @ White Lake-Plankinton Invitational
Gymnastics: Brookings @ Mitchell Invitational, 11:00am
Hockey: Brookings Blizzard @ Austin Bruins, 7:00pm
Aberdeen @ Pee Wee 2, Noon & 4:45pm
Brookings Jr. Gold Tournament
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16:
Women’s Basketball: South Dakota State @ Penn State (Live on Ranch AM910 @ 12:30)
Hockey: Oahe @ Bantam 2, 1:45pm
Oahe @ Bantam 1, 3:45pm
BHS GBB…Brandon Valley wiped out a ten-point Brookings lead, then held off the Bobcats for a 52-49 ESD Conference girls’ basketball win Thursday in Brandon.
Allie Koehn (CANE) sparked the rally with 17 points. Brynne Rist added 11 points for the 2-1 Lynx. Emily Johnson hit six three-pointers, and led the 0-4 Bobcats with 18 points.
Brookings coach Lynn Frederick says the Bobcats had their best game of the year, despite not accomplishing much in the third quarter. 97629 :26 “the third quarter”.
The Lynx lost starting guard Lexi Hoover in the first quarter to an apparent knee injury.
Brookings hosts Yankton Monday night.
Brookings won the J-V game 33-30 in overtime, and won the sophomore game 33-32.
THURSDAY GBB SCORES…
Brandon Valley 52, Brookings 49
DeSmet 58, Colman-Egan 18
Deubrook 48, Dell Rapids St. Mary 35
Estelline 50, Arlington 27
Florence/Henry 48, Tiospa Zina Tribal 39
Lennox 61, Madison 31
Oldham-Ramona/Rutland 50, Elkton-Lake Benton 44
Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 82, Tripp-Delmont/Armour 39
Sioux Falls Roosevelt 39, Sioux Falls O'Gorman 37
Wolsey-Wessington 39, Iroquois 29
THURSDAY BBB SCORES…
Clark/Willow Lake 63, Webster 57
Deuel 57, Milbank 49
Groton Area 59, Redfield/Doland 52
Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 58, Tripp-Delmont/Armour 35
Sisseton 47, Britton-Hecla 35
THURSDAY WR SCORES…
Aberdeen Central 51, Mitchell 9
West Central 51, Vermillion 30
Clear Lake Triangular
Clark/Willow Lake 36, Kingsbury County 22
Clark/Willow Lake 37, Deuel 24
Deuel 39, Kingsbury County 27
SDSU WBB…South Dakota State visits Big Ten Conference member Penn State Sunday in non-conference women’s basketball – air time on the Ranch AM910 is at 12:30.
SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston says the Nittany Lions are a top ten team in the country – easily handing a team the Jackrabbits will see in a week – Georgetown. 97626 :18 “that’s for sure”.
Johnston says there’s not a lot of turnaround time before Tuesday’s home game against Delaware State, followed by the trip to Georgetown.
HOOP SHOOT…The annual Brookings Elks Hoop Shoot will be held Sunday at the Fifth Street Gym. Registration starts at 1:30 with competition at 2:00.
Organizer Don DeNure expects about 75, or more, participants ages eight through 12. The 40th annual event’s open to boys and girls in the Brookings area. 97627 :15 “Lake Preston area”.
Each entrant will shoot 25 free throws – the most made wins, with a shoot-off to break ties. Local winners will advance to further competition. 97628 :36 “for the children”.
In the event’s history, four Brookings shooters have advanced to nationals. Three South Dakota participants have won national titles.
SAYLER LEAVES USD… The athletic director at the University of South Dakota has resigned to take a position at a college in Ohio.
David Sayler resigned to accept a position at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Sayler, who is from Ohio, says it has been a goal of his for a while to return, but it became even more of a priority when his wife's mother passed away recently.
USD President James Abbott says that while the school hates to see Sayler leave, he understand the situation.
Sayler was named USD's 12th athletic director in June 2010 and oversaw the university's final stages of transition to NCAA Division I athletics.
Senior Associate Athletic Director David Herbster will act as interim athletic director.
MORE FB HONORS…For the second time this week, South Dakota State University football players Bryan Witzmann and Zach Zenner have been named to a Football Championship Subdivision All-America Team. Both players were named to the Associated Press FCS All-America Second Team.
Witzmann anchored a Jackrabbit offensive line that led the way for Zenner to reach 2,000 yards and record averages of 23.4 points and 367.6 yards of total offense per game. Witzmann has started at left tackle each of the Jackrabbits' 35 games over the past three seasons, earning first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors in 2012 after an honorable mention selection in 2011.
Zenner was named to his third All-America team in the last two weeks. Honored earlier by the American Football Coaches Association, Zenner has since regained the lead in the FCS rushing race with 2,044 yards for an average of 157.2 yards per game. He crossed the 100-yard mark in nine games and topped 200 yards three times, including a school-record 295 yards in the opening round of the FCS playoffs Nov. 24 versus Eastern Illinois. Zenner averaged 6.8 yards per carry and scored 13 touchdowns on the ground, while adding 28 receptions for 197 yards.
Both Witzmann and Zenner were honored on the Sports Network FCS All-America First Team.
NAIA FB TITLE…Michael Josifovski made a 35-yard field goal on the final play of regulation to force overtime and hit a 26-yarder in the extra session to give Marian (Ind.) a 30-27 victory over Morningside (Iowa) in the NAIA championship game.
Marian (12-1) won its first national title in only its sixth season of football. In the semifinals, Josifovski made a 51-yard field goal on the final play for a 20-17 victory over Missouri Valley College.
Adam Wiese was 25 of 39 for 233 yards and a touchdown for the Knights, and Tevin Lake rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries.
Joel Nixon was 22 of 39 for 228 yards and two touchdowns for Morningside (13-1), and Fred Jones ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. Nixon also threw two interceptions and lost a fumble.
SDSU SOFTBALL SIGN…South Dakota State has signed five softball players to national letters of intent. They are:
Mikayla Akers – 5-5, L/R, Outfielder, Grain Valley, Mo. (Grain Valley H.S.)
Ashlyn Bender – 5-8, L/L, Pitcher, Redlands, Calif. (Redlands East Valley H.S.)
Alyssa D’Agostino – 5-6, R/R, Utility, Infielder, Chino Hills, Calif. (Ayala H.S.)
Katie Lang – 5-11, R/R, Pitcher, New Berlin, Wis. (New Berlin Eisenhower H.S.)
Emily Utech – 5-6, R/R, Infielder, Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest H.S.)
Akers earned second team all-conference, first team all-district, second team all-region and defensive player of the year honors in 2012 after posting a .432 batting average with 11 RBI and a .650 on base percentage.
Bender posted a .350 batting average, with 39 RBI and a 1.77 ERA in 257.2 innings pitched and 185 strikeouts in her first three years at Redlands East Valley High School.
D’Agostino recorded a .455 batting average as a junior in 2012 during league play on her way to first team all-league honors. Her team also named her the most improved player following both the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
Lang hit at a .420 clip as a junior and posted a 9-2 record in the circle with a 1.53 ERA and a perfect game to her credit. For her efforts, Lang earned Woodland Conference Player of the Year.
Utech enters her senior season with a .368 career batting average after posting a .366 average as a junior, with an impressive .417 average with runners in scoring position.
SDSU EQUESTRIAN…The South Dakota State equestrian team signed four hunt seat riders and two western riders to national letters of intent. The six signees include:
Shannon Burbage – Hunt Seat, Frisco, Texas (Wakeland High School)
Nicole Harvey – Western, Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman High School)
Natalie Howard – Hunt Seat, Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak High School)
Maddie Lewis – Hunt Seat, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Roy C. Ketcham Senior High School)
Makayla Reed – Western, Porterville, Calif. (Porterville High School)
Blair Julia Wright – Hunt Seat, Frisco, Texas (Trinity Christian Academy)
Burbage earned numerous awards and championships with the North Texas Hunter Jumper Club in jumping and equitation. She also rides in the Texas Hunter Jumper Association, where she won several ribbons at AA rated shows.
Harvey competed throughout Montana and Colorado, with multiple significant accomplishments including; 2012 Montana Reining Horse Association Youth 14-18 year-end winner and 2011 Northern Rockies Reining Horse Association Youth 14-18 year-end winner.
Howard competes in the San Diego Scholastic Equestrian League, where she earned numerous grand and reserve champion honors in jumpers and equitation flat since 2009.
Lewis competed in hunters and equitation at local and rated shows in the Northeast, accumulating numerous championships including; children's equitation series champion at Old Salem Farm and reserve champion in the equitation divisions at Sussex County Horse Show.
Reed received numerous honors in American Quarter Horse Association, National Reined Cow Horse Association and Southern California Reined Cow Horse Association shows, receiving national and state titles, including the prestigious AQHYA 2012 Youth World Reined Cow Horse Boxing Champion and Reserve World Boxing Champion.
Wright brings 12 years of riding experience in hunter, jumper and equitation events on both a regional and national level, with about 40 grand champion and 40 reserve champion honors to her credit.
GATORADE VB…Maggie DeJong of Sioux Falls Roosevelt has been named the 2012-13 Gatorade South Dakota Volleyball Player of the Year.
DeJong, a 6-foot junior middle blocker, led the Rough Riders to a 24-5 record and the Class AA state title this past season. She recorded 374 kills, 315 digs, 107 blocks and 32 ace serves while posting a hitting percentage of .433. DeJong is also a two-time Class AA first team All-State selection.
Not only does DeJong have one year of high school left, she became the sixth player in Roosevelt school history to earn the Gatorade Player of the Year honor.
IOWA HOOPS…For decades, Northern Iowa and Drake were guaranteed at least one home and one road game a year against a Big Ten and Big 12 team. Those matchups with Iowa and Iowa State have been reduced to a single game on a neutral floor in Iowa's state capital.
The Hawkeyes (8-2) will face Northern Iowa (6-3) for the 43rd time in the opener of the Big Four Classic doubleheader Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena. The Cyclones (7-3) will play Drake for the 172nd time, but for the first time on a neutral floor.
Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg says the new setup works for basketball fans in Iowa.
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