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South Dakota High School Volleyball Media Polls – October 28
CLASS AA 1. Harrisburg (12) 24-0 60 1 2. O’Gorman 20-4 47 3 3. S.F. Washington 17-3 29 4 4. Watertown 23-5 26 5 5. S.F. Jefferson 16-4 14 2 RECEIVING VOTES: S.F. Roosevelt (16-9) [Read More…]
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Jacks Squeak Past USD in Overtime
Third-ranked South Dakota State and No. 4 South Dakota went toe-to-toe in the their Interstate Series matchup Saturday night at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, but it was the Jackrabbits who delivered the final blow on [Read More…]
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Jackrabbits Move to 20-0 With Win vs. Denver
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State volleyball team continued its unbeaten run this season as it took down Denver, 3-1, on Saturday. The Jacks improved to 20-0 on the season and 9-0 in conference play, [Read More…]
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Ethanol is fueling support of South Dakota carbon pipeline ballot measure
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight Money from ethanol producers is clashing with contributions from individuals and farm-and-ranch corporations — plus some funding from national climate activists — in the fight over a carbon-dioxide pipeline law on [Read More…]
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State Supreme Court overturns conviction based on failures of court-appointed attorney
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight The South Dakota Supreme Court has overturned an aggravated assault conviction based on the poor performance of the defendant’s court-appointed Sisseton lawyer. The issue of ineffective public defenders has been [Read More…]
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AP Top 25: Miami cracks top 5 for 1st time since 2017; Notre Dame, BYU and Texas A&M enter top 10
Miami edged ahead of Texas and climbed to No. 5 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll on Sunday, its highest ranking since 2017, and Notre Dame, BYU and Texas A&M all moved into the [Read More…]
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Yamamoto shuts down Yankees, Freeman homers again as Dodgers win 4-2 for 2-0 World Series lead
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto walked back to his dugout and made the slightest tip of his cap to cheering fans. He left Japan for moments like this, an opportunity to put the Los [Read More…]
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Freeman hits 1st walk-off slam in World Series history as Dodgers top Yankees 6-3 in classic opener
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A nail-biter all night with a Hollywood ending. Game 1 of Yankees-Dodgers certainly delivered. Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history with two outs in the 10th [Read More…]
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Nebraska superintendent charged after boy falls in scuffle over cowboy hat
A western Nebraska school superintendent who wanted a student to remove his cowboy hat is facing a felony charge after the boy fell to the ground during a scuffle over the hat. The Maywood School [Read More…]
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Jackrabbits Outlast Coyotes in Five Sets
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State volleyball team’s incredible run continues. With a thrilling five-set win over South Dakota Tuesday night, SDSU improves to 19-0 on the season and wraps the first half of Summit [Read More…]
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CBS Sports Network Announces Summit League Basketball TV Schedule
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Summit League and CBS Sports has announced its lineup of men’s and women’s basketball games that will be televised nationally Tuesday. Five South Dakota State basketball games will be featured on [Read More…]
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Schetnan Takes Home 4th Summit League Weekly Accolade
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State middle blocker Sydni Schetnan was named the Summit League Volleyball Defensive Peak Performers of the Week, league officials announced on Tuesday. Schetnan, who earned her fourth weekly award of the season, totaled [Read More…]
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Tuesday Sports, October 22, 2024
TUESDAY SPORTS, OCTOBER 22, 2024 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels football finishes the season at Yankton on Friday at 7 pm. The KORN pregame show starts at 6 pm. — Mitchell Kernels volleyball. 2-16 on the [Read More…]
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Legislators vote to subpoena officials over alleged vehicle titling crimes in their department
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight The refusal of a state department director to explain what’s changed after a recent vehicle titling scandal sparked a rare subpoena request from a legislative committee on Monday. Department of [Read More…]
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Lawmakers, prison officials shut out public during discussion of weekslong lockdown
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Lawmakers on an audit committee got a rundown Monday about a weekslong lockdown at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, but every word that hadn’t already appeared in [Read More…]
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Two Suspects Arrested Following Shoplifting Incident and Vehicle Chase in Watertown
Two suspects, Kyle Covington, 36, and Tammy Dunfee, 46, both from Colorado, have been arrested after fleeing from law enforcement in a stolen vehicle following shoplifting incidents at Running’s and Tractor Supply in Watertown on [Read More…]
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Angela Wilkerson Resigns as Mayor of Sturgis After Seven Months Amid Conflict and Challenges
Angela Wilkerson has resigned as mayor of Sturgis after just over seven months, citing persistent personal attacks and conflicts with the city council. In her resignation statement, she expressed that these challenges were detrimental to [Read More…]
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South Dakota High School Football Media Polls – October 21
The South Dakota Prep Media football poll for the week of Oct. 21 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in [Read More…]
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South Dakota High School Volleyball Media Polls – October 21
Here is the South Dakota Media Volleyball Poll for the week of Oct. 21, 2024. Teams are listed with first place votes in parenthesis, record, points and previous ranking. CLASS AA 1. Harrisburg (13) 18-0 [Read More…]
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Poll: Support slips for abortion, open primaries, grocery tax measures
Stu Whitney/South Dakota News Watch Support for ballot measures on abortion rights, open primaries and repealing the state food tax has dipped since May, according to a statewide poll co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch. [Read More…]
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