FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8:
Boys’ Basketball: Pierre @ Brookings (Live on KCountry 102 @ 7:00)
   Brandon Valley @ Watertown
   Huron @ Yankton
   Mitchell @ Aberdeen Central
   Britton-Hecla @ Deuel
   Groton @ Hamlin
   Madison @ Sioux Valley (Live on B93.7)
   Dakota Valley @ Dell Rapids
   Howard @ Garretson

Girls’ Basketball: Brookings @ Pierre (Live on KBRK 1430 @ 7:10)
   Yankton @ Brandon Valley
   Aberdeen Central @ Mitchell
   Madison @ Sioux Valley (Live on B93.7)
   Redfield-Doland @ Clark/Willow Lake
   Deubrook @ Estelline
   Britton-Hecla @ Deuel
   Groton @ Hamlin
   Arlington vs. Elkton-Lake Benton @ Lake Benton
   Dakota Valley @ Dell Rapids
   Tri-Valley @ Tea Area
   Waverly-South Shore @ Castlewood
   Lake Preston @ DeSmet
   Sioux Falls Christian @ Chester
   Dells St. Mary’s @ Oldham-Ramona/Rutland
   Howard @ Garretson

Indoor Track:  South Dakota State @ Iowa State Classic

Softball:  South Dakota State vs. Indiana State, No. Colorado @ Iowa State

Swimming:  South Dakota State @ Minnesota Challenge, Minneapolis

Wrestling:  Northern Colorado @ South Dakota State, 7:00pm
   Kingsbury County, Garretson @ Tri-Valley, 5:00pm
   Webster, Lyman, Burke/Gregory @ McCook Central/Montrose, 5:00pm

Bowling:  Sioux Falls O’Gorman @ Brookings

Hockey:  Minot @ Brookings Blizzard, 7:05pm
Boys’ Varsity @ Oahe, 8:15pm
   Mitchell @ Girls’ Varsity, 8:00pm
   Mitchell @ Girls J-V, 6:15pm

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9:
Men’s Basketball: South Dakota State @ Oakland (Live on Ranch AM910 @ 3:30)

Women’s Basketball: Oakland @ South Dakota State (Live on Ranch AM910 @ 6:30)

Boys’ Basketball: Brandon Valley @ Huron
   Clark/Willow Lake @ Flandreau
   Milbank @ Deubrook
   Oldham-Ramona/Rutland @ FIS
   Canton @ Madison
   Dell Rapids, Tri-Valley, Castlewood @ DWU Classic, Mitchell

Girls’ Basketball: Mitchell @ Watertown
   Brandon Valley @ Huron
   Clark/Willow Lake @ Flandreau
   Canton @ Madison
   Colman-Egan @ Alcester-Hudson

Indoor Track:  South Dakota State @ Iowa State Classic

Swimming:  South Dakota State @ Minnesota Challenge, Minneapolis

Tennis:   South Dakota State @ Marquette

Softball:  South Dakota State vs. North Dakota @ Iowa State

Wrestling:  ESD Conference Tournament @ Mitchell, 11:00am
   Clark/Willow Lake, Sioux Valley @ Howard Tournament, 10:00am

Hockey:  Minot @ Brookings Blizzard, 7:05pm
Oahe @ Girls’ Varsity, 3:00pm
Oahe @ Pee Wee 2, 11:15am
Bantam 1 @ Sioux Falls, 11:30am
Pee Wee 1 @ Sioux Falls West, 1:15pm
Bantam 2 @ Sioux Falls, 3:45pm
Oahe @ Pee Wee 2, 4:00pm

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10:
Tennis:   South Dakota State vs. Bradley @ Milwaukee

Softball:  South Dakota State vs. North Dakota, Iowa State @ Iowa State

Hockey:  Girls’ Varsity @ Aberdeen, 11:30am
   Pee Wee 1 @ Yankton, Noon
   Bantam 2 @ Sioux Falls, 12:15pm

SDSU MBB…Nate Wolters scored a school-record 53 points and broke another mark with nine 3-pointers as South Dakota State defeated IPFW 80-74 Thursday night.
   Wolters' point total is the highest this season by a Division I player, bettering a 47-point performance by Oakland's Travis Bader on Jan. 24 against IUPUI. He broke Dave Thomas' school record of 44 points and Randy Suarez's mark of eight 3-pointers.
   The 53-point performance is the third-highest in Summit League history, trailing only North Dakota State's Ben Woodside (60 vs. Stephen F. Austin, Dec. 12, 2008) and Kansas City's Michael Watson (54 vs. Oral Roberts, Feb. 22, 2003).
   Frank Gaines led IPFW (10-15, 3-8) with 29 points, and Luis Jacobo had 14. The Mastadons lost despite hitting 9 of 20 3-point attempts and outrebounding the Jackrabbits 37-29.

SDSU WBB…Katie Lingle scored a career-high 18 points to lead South Dakota State to a 72-62 win over Fort Wayne Thursday night.  In winning for the 12th time in 13 games, the Summit League-leading Jackrabbits improved to 18-6 overall and 10-1 in league play. Fort Wayne dropped to 8-13 overall, 4-6 in The Summit League.
   Lingle tied a season high with nine rebounds as the Jackrabbits held a 44-31 advantage on the boards. Gabrielle Boever finished the night with 13 points, while Ashley Eide scored all 11 of her points in the second half, to go along with seven rebounds, six assists, two blocked shots and a pair of steals.
   The Jackrabbits held a 33-3 advantage in bench points.
   Amanda Hyde had 29 points to lead Fort Wayne.  She was joined in double figures by Erin Murphy with 14 points and Rachel Mauk with 12. Hyde also led the Mastodons with eight rebounds and three steals.

THURSDAY BBB SCORES…
Chester 43, Colman-Egan 42
Clark/Willow Lake 58, Redfield/Doland 25
DeSmet 64, Lake Preston 53
Deubrook 58, Estelline 43
Elkton-Lake Benton 60, Arlington 53
Flandreau Indian 46, Freeman Academy 45
Great Plains Lutheran 55, Waverly-South Shore 43
Mitchell 54, Watertown 52, OT
Sioux Falls Christian 62, Western Christian, Hull, Iowa 59
Wilmot 68, Florence/Henry 52

THURSDAY GBB SCORES…
Aberdeen Roncalli 46, Webster 36
Freeman Academy 46, Flandreau Indian 21
Great Plains Lutheran 37, Waverly-South Shore 19
Hitchcock-Tulare 53, Iroquois 16
Huron 48, Yankton 43
West Central 43, Vermillion 37

RANGERS HOCKEY…Two of the top three teams in the boys’ varsity hockey standings meet this weekend when Brookings visits Pierre.
   The Rangers are on the road until the state tournament March 8th.  Head coach Joe Larson says they don’t want to give away any games.  97627   :14   “want to accomplish”.
   Larson says the Rangers have to deal with the Capitals’ career scoring leader, Austin Wagner.  97628   :16   “steal two points”.
   Larson says the Rangers are playing well offensively, but can always improve defensively.

SDSU BASEBALL…South Dakota State’s baseball team opens the season Wednesday against Waldorf in the “Baseball Around the Clock” event at the Metrodome.  Game time is 7:30am.
   Head coach Dave Schrage returns four quality starting pitchers, but says the bull pen’s a bit of a question mark.  97625   :21   “games this year”.
   Schrage says graduation left holes in the Jacks’ defensive lineup, but says the middle should be solid.  He says defense on the corners was a concern.  97626   :19   “the corner spots”.
   Schrage says the batting order will present a mix of power, and speed.

MISS VB…Rachel Rogers of Warner was named Miss Volleyball for Class B by the South Dakota Volleyball Coaches Association.
   The winner in Class A was Hayley McCarron of Sioux Falls Christian and the Class AA Miss Volleyball was Ashley Beaner of Sioux Falls Roosevelt.
   Regional “Coach ot the Year” award winners were also announced:
Coach of the Year
Region 1: Kari Jung, Warner.
Region 2: Anita Boeck, Arlington.
Region 3: Holly Lynch, Sioux Falls Roosevelt.
Region 4: Leasa Woodward, Yankton.
Region 5: Jill Christensen, Parker.
Region 6: Linda DeBoer, Miller.
Region 7: Kimberly Bouman, Phillip.
Region 8: Loree Schlichtemeier, Belle Fourche.
Assistant Coach of the Year
Class AA: Jenae Reusink-Cross, Sioux Falls Roosevelt.
Class A: Stacey Knebel, Wagner.
Class B: Bobbie Deuter, Warner.
Middle School Coach of the Year
Doug Duncan, Northwestern

SUMMIT AWARDS…The Summit League selected South Dakota State men’s basketball player Nate Wolters and Omaha women’s track & field athlete Sami Spenner as Male and Female Athletes of the Month for January.
   Wolters averaged 21.6 points, 5.5 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. He shot 48 percent (56-of-118) from the field and 85 percent (45-of-53) at the line as the Jacks went 7-1 and ascended to a first place tie in the standings during the month. Wolters was also named finalist for both the Bob Cousy and John Wooden Awards on Jan. 10.
   Spenner set the school record and top league mark with a score of 4,104 in the pentathlon. If eligible, her mark would rank fifth in the country and currently ranks 23rd in the world.

FB RECRUITING…South Dakota State has signed 18 high school players to national letters of intent – head coach John Stiegelmeier says there’s room for another defensive lineman, if a good one’s available.
   He thought the Jacks’ playoff success would hurt recruiting, but that’s not the case.  97629   :21   “fishing or whatever”.
   Stiegelmeier says some using social media unscrupuously to influence recruits.  97630   :26   “honest with ‘ya”.
   Stiegelmeier says the recruiting battles may become more intense – now that rules have been relaxed.  97631   :10   “let’s release it”.
   Stiegelmeier appeared on the “Sports Show” on the Ranch AM910.

NCAA SOFTBALL…After years on the cusp, Patrick Murphy and Alabama finally broke through and brought the Southeastern Conference its first Women's College World Series championship last year. Now, there's a budding tradition to uphold.
   Murphy kept a watchful eye as Nick Saban and his Crimson Tide won back-to-back titles, emerging as the most powerful of the SEC's mighty football teams. Before that, the women's gymnastics team also repeated as NCAA champions.
   Suddenly, it seems like just one championship isn't enough at 'Bama.
   Alabama figures to be in the mix again this season with ace Jackie Traina back to compete against runner-up Oklahoma, two-time national champion Arizona State, California, Tennessee and others chasing a championship.
   The first games of the 2013 season are Thursday, with many teams opening up Friday.

SOCCER SIGNUPS…Registration for spring league soccer for U5-U12 boys and girls is now open. 
   The program runs from April first through May 11th.  On-line registration is available at the Brookings Futbol Club website.  Paper forms must be in by February 28th, or a 25-dollar late fee will be charged.  Registration closes March fifth.
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   The spring 3V3 league for U13-U18 boys and girls is also open for registration.  Girls will play Monday nights and boys will play Tuesday nights.  The season will last for six weeks - two games will be played per day.  Registration deadline is March first, and can also be done at the Brookings Futbol Club website.