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Women’s basketball suffers first loss in Puerto Rico tourney

The Augustana women’s basketball team left Sioux Falls on Nov. 20 for the three-game Puerto Rico Classic undefeated and returned home on Nov. 25 with two more wins and its first loss of the season. After its return, the team picked up another win. Now, the team stands at

A league of their own

Proposed conference could increase participation in tribal high school football Several South Dakota tribal schools could be moving from their current South Dakota High School Activities Association positions into the All Nations Football Conference next year. The conference—proposed by Lower Brule at the Oct. 31 SDHSAA board meeting—is

‘I See’ seeks equality between men’s and women’s sports

After her eighth serve of the evening hit the gym floor without being returned over the net, Courtney Place had officially tied Augustana’s all-time record for the number of aces in a game. A 25-year-old record set by Michelle Ohrem in 1993, Place was surprised she had broken such

Soccer’s season ends in the first round of NCAA Regionals

Defending National Champion Central Missouri (17-4-1) ended Augustana’s (12-6-3) season with a 3-1 defeat in the NCAA Regional Quarterfinals on Friday, Nov. 9. After a sixth straight season of double-digit wins and advancing to the NCAA regionals for the fourth time in 5 years, the Vikings women’s soccer

Cross country finishes second at NSIC Championship

The Augustana men’s and women’s cross country teams came away with second place rankings on Nov. 3 at the NSIC tournament. Sixteen athletes earned spots in the All-NSIC team at the end of the tournament, which took place in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The men ended with a 53

Wrestling team aims high for 18-19 season

The Augustana wrestling team is going into the 2018 season with several advantages: leadership, youth, talent and grit. The Vikings will have to use these strengths as they take on some of the biggest teams in the region with one overarching goal—to win a national title. “The team’s

Men’s basketball team faces steep learning curve

The team is young. But Tom Billeter, head coach of the Augustana men’s basketball team, said his players’ ages shouldn’t matter. “They’re just young, but I’m not using it as an excuse,” Billeter said. The team will begin the 2018-19 season without a single senior on