South Dakota
Denver Basketball shuts down South Dakota State in a 99-80 win – DU Clarion
In Saturday’s matchup, DU faced off against South Dakota State in a showdown primarily between the guards Tommy Bruner (DU) and Zeke Mayo (SDSU). Bruner led the Crimson and Gold with an impressive 26 points and six assists, while SDSU’s Mayo closely followed with 19 points and three assists.
“(Mayo’s) a premier player in our conference and in college basketball. We tried to force the ball out of his hand and double-team him. At the end of the day, we wanted him to take fewer shots than in other games. We beat a really good basketball team,” Head Coach Jeff Wulbrun said.
Bruner maintains his position as the highest point scorer in the NCAA and the leader in assists in the Summit League with the performance against the Jackrabbits.
“He’s been at the top of other teams’ scouting reports. He’s just such a good player; I feel like a lot of people don’t understand what level he’s really at. They’re seeing someone special,” Wulbrun said.
Bruner’s contributions played a pivotal role in the 99-80 victory over the Jackrabbits. This marked Denver’s highest-scoring game since 2001 when Terry Carroll was the head coach, concluding the year with an 8-20 record.
The Crimson and Gold maintained their lead for the majority of the game, briefly losing it early in the second half. Defensively, DU stifled South Dakota with key charges from Touko Tainamo and Isaiah Carr, officially securing the lead later in the second half.
Junior forward Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente displayed an exceptional performance, shooting 71% from three and 75% from the field. This game marked his highest-scoring performance of his career, surpassing his previous best by 15 points and showcasing him as a confident shooter.
The team now stands 2-1 in conference play, tying them for first place in the Summit League, and sitting 11-7 overall.
The win handed the Jackrabbits their first loss in conference play this season. The Crimson and Gold now set their sights on North Dakota for two upcoming games against North Dakota and North Dakota State, with the action starting on Thursday night at 6 p.m.
South Dakota
Republican businessman Toby Doeden advances to primary runoff in South Dakota governor’s race
Republican businessman Toby Doeden has advanced to a runoff in South Dakota governor’s race, NBC News projects.
Gov. Larry Rhoden, who replaced Kristi Noem last year when President Donald Trump nominated her to lead the Department of Homeland Security, was battling with Rep. Dusty Johnson and former state House Speaker Jon Hansen for a second spot in the July 28 runoff. The primary will go to a runoff because no candidate eclipsed 35% of the vote.
Trump did not issue an endorsement in the race. Doeden branded himself on his campaign website as “a total political outsider who’s tired of the government’s failure to deliver on its promises” and one of Trump’s “fiercest supporters.”
Rhoden, a former lieutenant governor, agriculture secretary and lawmaker, campaigned on property tax cuts and lowering crime in his bid for a four-year term.
Johnson is the state’s lone representative in the House, where he previously was chair of the Republican Main Street Caucus. Hansen, who was elected to the South Dakota House in 2010, held several leadership positions before he became speaker.
The Republican nominee will be the favorite to win the general election in the solidly red state this fall. A Democrat has not served as governor in South Dakota since the 1970s, and Trump carried the state by 29 points in 2024.
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Agronomist: eastern South Dakota crops hit and miss
An agronomist in eastern South Dakota says corn and soybeans are hit and miss as the growing season begins.
Steven Zemlicka with AgTegra Cooperative tells Brownfield, “We’ve got corn anywhere from V1 all the way up to V4. Biggest stuff’s maybe touching V5. Corn’s coming right along, looks pretty good. A little bit of hail here too, but I don’t think it’s going to be much of an issue. Stands for the most part are pretty good, pretty solid.”
Zemlicka says soybean emergence has been slow due to the wet, cool conditions, and there are a few fields that still need planted.
“People were still working on planting soybeans when we got the recent rain.”
He says recent rain totals ranged from a half inch to as much as four inches in the northeast part of South Dakota; the southern part of the state has been drier.
South Dakota’s corn is rated 61 percent good to excellent, with soybean conditions rated 57 percent good to excellent, according to USDA’s first condition ratings of the season.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – The South Dakota Community Foundation is encouraging nonprofits to apply for funding this June.
Beth Massa and Ginger Niemann joined us live with what you need to know before applying.
Watch the full interview above.
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