South Dakota
NDSU edges South Dakota twice to take weekend series
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota Information Now) – South Dakota (17-17, 6-2 Summit) battled windy situations and powerful Bison protection in dropping the ultimate two video games of the weekend sequence on Saturday at Bowden Discipline on the campus of Augustana College.
The first recreation of the day was a low-scoring affair that noticed the Coyotes hitting nicely however simply not discovering house plate. The primary run of the day wasn’t scored till the fourth inning when Reanna Rudd laid out a double to herald Skylar Padgett for the Bison. North Dakota State (23-13, 7-2 Summit) took benefit of that momentum and scored once more within the fifth inning, this time on a double from Carley Goetschius that introduced in Skylar Padgett for the second run on the day. South Dakota was ready to carry down the Bison offense for the remainder of the sport, however the Bison protection was too sturdy for the Yotes to interrupt by means of and North Dakota State took recreation one 2-0.
Kori Wedeking pitched six innings for the Coyotes in recreation one, with seven strikeouts and one stroll. Lainey Lyle pitched the shutout for the Bison, throwing three strikeouts with no errors.
Recreation two was a powerful offensive battle between the 2 groups, every going hit for hit with the opposite. South Dakota scored first within the second inning on a sacrifice fly from Gabby Moser to herald Grace Hamling. The Bison tallied three of their 5 runs within the third inning, together with a line drive from Bella Dean that introduced in two runners. Aleesia Sainz hits a solo house run within the prime of the seventh to convey the Yotes inside one at 5-4, however the Bison protection was too sturdy for the Coyote comeback.
Clara Edwards pitched six innings for the Yotes, with one strikeout and two walks. Piper Reed began within the circle for the Bison earlier than Paige Vargas got here in for reduction and pitched 5 innings of four-hit ball to document the win.
South Dakota is ready to host Western Illinois April 15-16 in Vermillion.
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South Dakota
Sunday will be warm and breezy
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Partly cloudy skies are expected. A stray shower or two will be possible, but chances aren’t great. Highs will be in the 40s and 50s for much of KOTA Territory.
Wind gusts could range from 30 to 40 mph at times – especially across western South Dakota.
We’ll remain mild all Christmas week with highs in the 40s to near 50°. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies will be likely all week long. It could get a little breezy on Christmas Day, but nothing too crazy.
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South Dakota
Montana State vs. South Dakota: 2024 FCS semifinal highlights
Football
Dec. 21, 2024
Montana State vs. South Dakota: 2024 FCS semifinal highlights
Dec. 21, 2024
Montana State defeated South Dakota 31-17 to advance the FCS finals, led by Walter Payton Award finalist Tommy Mellott. Watch the full game highlights here.
South Dakota
NDSU into FCS title game after edging past SDSU
FARGO, N.D. — Bryce Lance caught three touchdown passes from Cam Miller, including a one-handed game winner, to give North Dakota State a 28-21 win over two-time defending national champion South Dakota State on Saturday and a berth in the FCS title game.
The second-seeded Bison (13-2) will take on the winner of top-seeded Montana State and No. 4 seed South Dakota, played later Saturday, for the championship on Jan. 6 in Frisco, Texas. NDSU, winner of nine FCS titles with its last coming in 2021, won its 20th straight home playoff game and beat the Jackrabbits for the second time this season. Those two teams and South Dakota tied for the Missouri Valley Football Conference title.
After the third-seeded Jackrabbits (12-3) tied the game at 21-all, the Bison drove 75 yards and scored with 4:18 remaining when Lance snagged a pass with his right hand and managed to get control and a foot down in the right corner of the end zone. The play was initially ruled as incomplete but overturned on review.
On South Dakota State’s final possession, Mark Gronowski was sacked on fourth-and-17 at the Jackrabbits’ 31.
The teams traded touchdowns in each of the first two quarters before both punting three times in the third quarter.
Miller found Lance deep for a 47-yard score early in the fourth and the Jackrabbits tied it midway through the period on Gronowski’s 14-yard pass to Grahm Goering.
Lance, brother of NFL quarterback Trey Lance, made six catches for 125 yards, his other TD coming on a 21-yarder. Miller was 13-of-19 for 179 yards and also rushed for 93 yards and a TD.
Gronowski was 14-of-25 passing for 204 yards and he also ran for a score. Amar Johnson rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown.
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