South Dakota
South Dakota scores season low in loss to NDSU
FARGO, N.D. (Dakota News Now) – South Dakota women’s basketball made it a contest early, but ultimately, North Dakota State pulled away with a 79-56 win over the Coyotes Saturday in the Scheels Center in Fargo, North Dakota.
It was just a nine-point game at halftime, but North Dakota State controlled the third and fourth quarters to pull away with a win.
Jenna Hopp and Angelina Robles led the Coyotes with 12 points apiece on the offensive end.
It took nearly two minutes for the first basket to fall, and both teams struggled to find the bottom of the basket in the first six minutes of the game, but a 6-0 run for the Bison allowed them to double up South Dakota 16-8 after one quarter.
After an NDSU three-pointer made it 30-16 with 3:26 to go until halftime, the Coyotes cut the lead back to single digits at nine after a Tori Schlagel layup and a Jenna Hopp three-pointer.
Robles hit a half-court shot at the horn to make it 33-24 Bison at the half.
North Dakota State took control in the third quarter, stretching the lead to 20 by the end of the period.
NDSU attempted 14 free throws in the third quarter converting 12 of them, while also going 7-of-15 from the field.
North Dakota State outscored the Coyotes 20-17 in the fourth, but the Bison converted 53.3% of their shots, including three triples, to keep the Coyotes out of reach.
Robles had 12 points and four assists for the Coyotes.
Hopp added 12 points and two rebounds.
Off the bench, Tori Schlagel and Alyssa Bartlett totaled seven points each and Josie Hill pitched in six.
Schlagel also had six rebounds.
South Dakota scored a season low 56 points in the loss.
It is just the second time all season the Coyotes scored less than 60 points and didn’t record a blocked shot.
It is North Dakota State’s seventh consecutive win over the Coyotes.
Next up, the Coyotes are home Wednesday night to host St. Thomas. USD earned a 72-65 win over the Tommies in St. Paul earlier this month.
The Coyotes conclude the month of January with a home showdown with South Dakota State on January 31.
NOTABLES
• South Dakota is 15-6 on the season, 6-4 on the road, and 5-2 in Summit League play.
• The Coyotes have now lost seven straight to NDSU, and are 22-10 against the Bison as Summit League foes.
• Overall, South Dakota is now 38-49 against the Bison and 13-27 in Fargo.
• Angelina Robles and Jenna Hopp totaled 12 points each for USD.
• Freshmen Tori Schlagel and Alyssa Bartlett tallied seven points each off the bench. Schlagel also had six rebounds.
• Saturday was South Dakota’s second loss of 20-or-more points this season.
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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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