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South Dakota State infielder Dawson Parry swings for the ball in a Summit League baseball game Saturday against Western Illinois. In Sunday’s game against the Leathernecks, Parry was one of four Jackrabbits to homer in the game, a grand slam in the seventh inning, as the Jacks exploded for 12 runs.

Jacks win two of three at Huether, team trending upwards

Jake Weber, Sports Reporter April 12, 2022

​​The South Dakota State baseball team won two of three games in their home-opening series with Western Illinois, capped off with a 12-1 seven-inning victory at Erv Huether Field. The Jacks played...

South Dakota State’s Myah Selland (44) celebrates after a play with teammate Haleigh Timmer (13) in the Jacks’ WNIT game against Alabama Mar. 27 at Frost Arena. Both Selland and Timmer were named to the WNIT All-Tournament team. The duo will be back next season.

Jackrabbits look ahead after WNIT success

Evan Patzwald, Assistant Sports Editor April 5, 2022

Not many basketball teams get to end their season with a win. Let alone at home. That is what the South Dakota State University women’s basketball team did Sunday afternoon when they won the WNIT championship...

Runner overcomes delay to fulfill Jackrabbit dream

Runner overcomes delay to fulfill Jackrabbit dream

Marshall Minihan, Sports Reporter April 5, 2022

Jared Wipf was in high school in the small town of Tea when the pandemic started, which ended up canceling the track and field season in his senior year. It was a development that put his future at...

What’s next for Wilson?

What’s next for Wilson?

Hunter Smidt, Sports Reporter April 5, 2022

South Dakota State basketball star Douglas Wilson ended his Jackrabbit career last month as the team fell to Providence in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. But that doesn’t necessarily mean...

Haleigh Timmer (13) and Tylee Irwin (21) celebrate after a play in the Jacks wire-to-wire 82-50 victory over Seton Hall in the WNIT championship game.

Jacks win WNIT championship

Cooper Kanthak, Sports Reporter April 3, 2022

The SDSU Jackrabbtits are WNIT Champions. The women's basketball team defeated Seton Hall by a final score of 82-50 Saturday afternoon in front of a second straight sold-out crowd of 5,263 fans at Frost...

The Jackrabbit womens basketball team celebrates their hard-fought win over UCLA in the WNIT semifinal Thursday night at Frost Arena. This marks the second time the Jacks have beaten UCLA this season, having defeated the then-No.15 Bruins 76-66 in November.

Jacks outlast UCLA, advance to WNIT title game

Cooper Kanthak, Sports Reporter April 1, 2022

The SDSU Women’s basketball team outlasted UCLA, 62-59 Thursday night at Frost Arena to advance to the WNIT Championship Game. Myah Selland led the way for the Jacks with 24 points on 9-17 shooting...

Making a difference

Making a difference

Madysen Vlastuin, Reporter March 29, 2022

A pair of Jackrabbit women’s basketball players launched a scholarship program late last month to give girls and young women who might not have the financial means to attend sporting opportunities. Her...

Sports in brief

Sports in brief

Compiled from GoJacks.com March 29, 2022

BASEBALL The South Dakota State baseball team is back in action this week with a game against Creighton Wednesday in Omaha before traveling to St. Paul for a three-game series against St. Thomas Friday-Sunday. The...

Jacks advance to WNIT semifinals

Jacks advance to WNIT semifinals

Evan Patzwald, Assistant Sports Editor (He/Him) March 29, 2022

The South Dakota State women’s basketball team (27-9) continued their march through the WNIT after they defeated Alabama Sunday night in front of a packed house at Frost Arena. They are now set to face...

The SDSU Dance Team poses with Jack, the Jackrabbit, at the men’s NCAA Tournament in Buffalo, New York. The dance team will be competing at the National Dance Association College Nationals in Daytona Beach, Florida, April 6-10.

SDSU Dance Team prepares for NDA Nationals

Sydney Maynard, Reporter March 29, 2022

The South Dakota State University dance team will participate in the National Dance Association College Nationals, April 6-10, in Daytona Beach, Florida. The team received a bid to attend the competition...

The Jackrabbits cheer after a hard-fought victory over Alabama Sunday night in the quarterfinal round of the WNIT. The Jacks won in front of 4,268 fans at Frost Arena. This crowd was the largest for a womens game in six years.

SDSU wins thriller over Alabama in WNIT quarterfinals

Cooper Kanthak, Sports Reporter March 28, 2022

The SDSU Women’s basketball team had another exciting finish as they defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 78-73 in Frost Arena Sunday night. Tylee Irwin came up with a clutch steal and Lindsey Theuninck...

Tylee Irwin drives past a Drake defender Thursday night in the Jacks 84-66 win over the Bulldogs in the third round of the WNIT. SDSU advances to the quarterfinals to play Alabama Sunday at Frost Arena.

Another big second half propels SDSU to WNIT quarterfinals

Cooper Kanthak, Sports Reporter March 25, 2022

The SDSU Jackrabbits used a strong second half as they defeated Drake University with a final score of 84-66 to advance in the WNIT. The Jacks were led by Myah Selland and Paiton Burckhard, who scored...

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