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Nebraska’s Rural Districts Getting Some After School Help

Nebraska’s “Beyond School Bells” program is taking a closer look at its after-school offerings.

Jacks Lead Summit Seedings

South Dakota State enters The Summit League Tournament as the No. 1 seed as eight teams begin play in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Saturday, March 3. The league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament will be determined in the championship game Tuesday, March 6.

Coyotes Top Women’s Bracket

South Dakota earns the top seed in the upcoming Summit League Women’s Basketball Championship after capturing the regular season title for the third time in the last four years.

NSIC Moves To Semis

The favorites held serve in the Northern Sun Conference men’s basketball tourney Saturday, but upsets were the order of the day Sunday in the women’s event.

GPAC Finals Set

The Great Plains Athletic Conference is down to two teams in both the men’s and women’s postseason tournament after Saturday’s results.

Bison Claim Summit Track Titles

For the third-straight indoor track & field season, the North Dakota State Bison swept The Summit League Championships Saturday afternoon with the women’s team claiming their league-record 11th title in-a-row and the men defending their third-consecutive crown.

Jacks Claim Summit Crown

Four Jackrabbits reached double figures and South Dakota State claimed its first-ever outright Summit League Regular Season Championship Thursday night at Frost Arena in a 76-72 victory over rival South Dakota.

Twins Top Gophers

The Minnesota Twins began spring training games Thursday by taking on the University of Minnesota and gaining a 2-1 victory.

NSIC Spreads Out Awards

The top five post season Northern Sun Conference league awards for men’s basketball are spread among players from five schools.

Augie, Northern Lead NSIC Women

Regular season women’s division champs Augustana and Northern State lead the way in post season league honors in the Northern Sun Conference.

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