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Rough rollers: Skaters find camaraderie through roller derby

What? There goes Grandma, on her roller skates. Now what’s she doing? Flying full-speed into a gaggle of other women on skates? This can’t be happening! Oh yes, it can — if you’re a member of the Sioux Falls Roller Dollz. “We have league members that come from

AU’s Lacina signs as free agent to Minnesota Vikings

For the second time in four years, an Augustana football player has signed on with the Minnesota Vikings. Offensive lineman Jake Lacina joined the Vikings as an undrafted free agent on Saturday, April 27, adding his name to the same roster that holds Augustana alumnus C.J. Ham. “This is

Augustana swim to graduate first-ever senior class

On April 20 of 2015, Augustana announced that it would be adding women’s swimming as a sponsored sport. It became the 19th varsity sport at Augustana and would begin competition in 2016-17. “As an institution, we feel this addition is a perfect fit for our community and regional footprint,

Birds of a Feather: Sanchez brothers bond through falconry

There are few that have seen a falcon stoop. It happens quickly. A blur of brown streaking toward its prey through the endless blue sky of the prairie like a missile, wings tucked, closing in and then — whoosh — wings out, talons spread, ready to grab, rip or kill its meal,

Swim team places fourth at NSIC meet

The Augustana swim team swam away with a fourth-place finish and several personal achievements at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference swim meet in Bismarck, North Dakota, Feb. 12-15. The conference championship is the biggest meet of the year, according to freshman Ruth Huffman. Although some of the girls were nervous,

Baseball team narrows focus for 2020 season

Members of the Augustana baseball team are going into the 2020 season as veterans, with over half of the players being upperclassmen. Head coach Tim Huber, who was named 2019 NSIC Coach of the Year, is hopeful this will give the team an advantage. “We have been fairly young the