South Dakota
SDSU HOSTS USD IN INTERSTATE SERIES SATURDAY – South Dakota State University Athletics
South Dakota State and South Dakota meet on Saturday at 5 p.m. inside First Bank & Trust Arena. The Jackrabbits and Coyotes compete in a matchup as a part of the Interstate Series, presented by First Interstate Bank.
The Jackrabbits have split their two games as a part of a three-game home stand so far. SDSU defeated Oral Roberts last Saturday 95-72, but fell to St. Thomas on Wednesday 77-62. SDSU is 11-13 overall and 4-4 in Summit League play.
SDSU has been led in Summit League competition by Joe Sayler who averages 18.1 points. He’s now scored double digits in eight of nine games including a team-high 16 last time out against the Tommies. Sayler is followed in scoring during league play by Damon Wilkinson (14.4), Jaden Jackson (12.6), Kalen Garry (10.6) and Matthew Mors (9.6).
The Coyotes enter Saturday’s contest with a 13-12 overall record and sit 5-5 in conference action. South Dakota has played into overtime in each of its last two games. The Yotes nearly came back from down double digits to North Dakota State on Jan. 31, but eventually lost to the Bison 89-84. South Dakota rallied from multiple deficits late this past Wednesday at Kansas City to beat the Roos, 82-75.
South Dakota was led by Isaac Bruns in scoring in the opening five conference games, averaging 20.8 points, before a season-ending injury. The Yotes have an active trio that score in double digits which includes Jordan Crawford (17.7), Cameron Fens (17.5) and Uzziah Buntyn (15.1). Fens also averages a league-best 10.4 rebounds.
The Jackrabbits have a 141-97-1 all-time record over the Coyotes. SDSU won both meetings a season ago to extend its winning streak over USD to 10. That stretch is the longest by either team in the series, topping a previous best span of nine straight wins by South Dakota State that ran from 1920-23.
SDSU has won 24 of the last 30 matchups heading into Saturday. The Jacks are 18-2 in Brookings against the Yotes during the 21st century. SDSU’s last loss against USD in Brookings came during the 2020-21 season.
COVERAGE INFORMATION
The contest between the Jackrabbits and Coyotes will be broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network. Streaming options are available depending on television provider. Live stats for the game are available on GoJacks.com. Every SDSU men’s basketball game can be heard on the Jackrabbit Sports Network, at GoJacks.com.watch or on the Varsity App. To keep up with the Jackrabbits, follow along with the program on their social media accounts @GoJacksMBB or visit GoJacks.com.
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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.
News
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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