Baseball wins one, but losses three
The Jackrabbit baseball team started the 2008 season going 1-3, playing against the University of Central Arkansas at UCA’s field in Conway, Ark., over the weekend. The Jacks lost 4-5 on Feb. 22; they managed to get back to .500 with a 3-2 win in the first game of the double-header on Feb.
Jackrabbits boast comeback but fall to Bison at home
A season of “what-if” and “almost” just got that much harder for the SDSU’s Men’s Basketball team, and to make things worse, it happened against their border rival. A 29 percent shooting performance doomed the Jacks late in the game as the Bison from North Dakota State beat the Jacks before 3,234 fans in Frost Arena on Feb.
A sports mind says that the current Jacks are a better team than the 2007 women’s team
Head Coach Aaron Johnston has said he has not put much thought into it, but I have. After much thought, I believe the 2007-08 SDSU women’s basketball squad is better than the 2006-07 SDSU women’s basketball team, which made a remarkable post-season run in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament last March.
Letter to the Editor: Competition coverage lacking
Dear Editor, You don’t have to print my letter but I wanted to contact you regarding coverage of the SDSU Forensics Team. I log into the college paper Web site frequently hoping but never expecting to see anything regarding the Forensics Team. My son Steven is a Senior at SDSU and has been on the team for four years now.
Letter to the Editor: Parking problem ignored
South Dakota State University’s parking must be reformed and updated. This has been relevant to students and faculty for several years now. Students’ road rage intensely rises as battling drivers dangerously speed through campus, nearly colliding with opposing drivers, and SDSU builds your hopes of going “anywhere from here.
Records fly out of pool as Jacks compete at Summit championships
It was a weekend of school records, but unfortunately for the Jackrabbit men’s and women’s swimming teams, it was not a weekend of first place finishes at the Summit League Championships on Feb. 21-23 in Rochester, Mich. Several school records fell, 15 on the women’s side and two on the men’s side.
Cover band plays all music genres
Scores of people dusted off their cowboy hats, polished their boots and practiced their jitterbugging moves for the Johnny Holm concert at the Swiftel on Feb 21. Before going on stage, Holm walked through the crowd of people waiting for the sound check to get finished.
Jackrabbit men’s basketball ends the season by struggling to win games at home and road
Going into the last quarter of the season, the SDSU men’s basketball finished with five of the last seven games at home. Before the Jacks headed out for their final two road games of the season, they had a date at Frost Arena with Western Illinois on Feb.
SDSU earns Summit league championships with victory
After beating their border rival for the sixth time in a row, winning at least a tie in the first season ever in the Summit League and winning their 20th game in a row in front of a season high crowd, the Lady Jacks basketball team had some fun. Players took turns throwing yellow mini-balls into the crowd, the yellow balls showcased the new mascot.
Columnist enjoys eventful road trip to Missouri with group of SDSU supporters
Road trips are fun, and on Feb. 16 and 17, my friend Jordan, Amy, my girlfriend and I had the pleasure of road-tripping with the Back of the Bus Gang to the doubleheader against UMKC. Being a roadtrip veteran, I knew what to expect, as I have been to eight different states already.
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