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South Dakota State transfer Broden Lien commits to Dragons men’s basketball
MOORHEAD — South Dakota State switch Broden Lien has dedicated to the Minnesota State Moorhead males’s basketball program, Lien introduced by way of social media.
The 6-foot-8, 230-pound Lien spent two seasons with the Jackrabbits, together with one as a redshirt. He performed in 24 video games this previous season, averaging 2.3 factors and 1.9 rebounds in practically 9 minutes per sport.
“New beginnings,” Lien wrote in his Instagram publish.
Lien has three years of eligibility remaining.
Lien was a two-year starter for Norman County East-Ulen-Hitterdal throughout his highschool profession. He performed for Worldwide Sports activities Academy in Willoughby, Ohio, for his senior season.
The Dragons posted a 25-7 file final season and superior to the Division II Central Area event. MSUM additionally received the Northern Solar Intercollegiate Convention event.
The Dragons have to exchange the void left by 4 seniors off the previous 12 months’s group, together with ahead Jaden Stanley-Williams and guards Lorenzo McGhee and Gavin Baumgartner. Stanley-Williams, McGhee and Baumgartner have been among the many group’s high 4 in scoring common.
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Peterson covers school athletics for The Discussion board, together with Concordia Faculty and Minnesota State Moorhead. He additionally covers the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks unbiased baseball group and helps out with North Dakota State soccer protection. Peterson has been working on the newspaper since 1996.
South Dakota
USD alum Emily Grove finishes tied for ninth place in pole vault on final day of US Olympic Track & Field Trials
EUGENE, OR (Dakota News Now) – South Dakota alumna Emily Grove ’15, ’17 tied for ninth in the women’s pole vault at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Sunday evening at Hayward Field.
Grove cleared 14-6 ¼ (4.43m) on her first attempt to tie for ninth in the finals. This marked her fourth U.S. Olympic Trials appearance, first qualifying as a college freshman in 2012. She had won Pre’s Classic at Hayward Field last month with a season’s best height of 15-2 ¼ (4.63m). The top three finishers in the competition all cleared the Olympic standard height of 15-6 ¼ (4.73m) to make Team USA.
Grove was a six-time All-American for the Coyotes and graduated as USD’s indoor and outdoor school record holder. Her outdoor record of 15-1 still stands. Grove owns a personal best of 15-7 (4.75m) from the 2022 outdoor season. A native of Pontiac, Illinois, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree from South Dakota in 2015 and went on to compete her master’s in 2017.
South Dakota alumnus Chris Nilsen made Team USA last weekend in the men’s pole vault. He will represent his country and alma mater at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris this August.
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Sioux City and McCook Lake clean-up underway
NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (KELO) — We have an update in North Sioux City.
In a news release from the city, power has been restored to Suncoast Drive and temporary roads have been completed. No access order remains in effect on Northshore Drive and Penrose Drive.
Power is also being worked on so people can light their homes in the McCook Lake area, while the lake itself is to remain closed as per GFP regulation.
Temporary gas services are expected to light residents by the end of June 30.
Penrose Drive is working on temporary sewage replacements.
To read the full press release, click here.
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Eight students receive Hagen-Harvey Scholarships
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The South Dakota Department of Education announced that Eight students have received Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey Memorial Scholarships.
The scholarships provide up to $6,000 over four years to members of American Indian Tribes to pursue a college education at an accredited institution in South Dakota.
The scholarship program is funded by the estate of Minerva Harvey, in memory of Richard Hagen, who was a state legislator from Pine Ridge.
Scholarship recipients for the 2024-25 school year include:
- Linkin Ballard, Caputa
- Kira Dermatis, Edgemont
- Alejandra Juarez, Fort Pierre
- Makana Little Sky, Porcupine
- Nevaeh Morgan , Armour
- Alexander Poitra, Sioux Falls
- Hannah Tronvold, Lake Andes
- Caleb Zephier, Pickstown.
You can learn more about the scholarship here.
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