A look back at some of the sports happenings during the week of April 21-27:
Last year on April 24, 2023: Aberdeen native Paiton Burckhard played in 165 games in her five-year career as a SDSU women’s basketball player. She missed only one game in five seasons (2018-23). Burckhard now is tied for the second-most career games played in the history of NCAA women’s basketball. Victaria Saxton (2018-23) of South Carolina has the record with 166 games played. Jordan Lewis of Alabama/Baylor also played in 165 career games from 2017-22.
10 years ago on April 26, 2014: In his final home game on the mound on Senior Day, Presentation College senior Chad Ellingson pitched all 15 innings in a 1-0 win over Dakota State. His numbers: 179 pitches, 53 batters faced, zero walks, five hits allowed and worked through six errors his team committed. He would earn the NAIA National Pitcher of the Week award, the first for the PC program.
20 years ago on April 22, 2004: SDSU announced it will ad
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Track and Field
Larson rewriting SDSU record book
Looking Back
Looking Back
Boys Basketball
McClemans named new boys’ basketball coach at Central
Track and Field
Various motivators fuel athletes at Northern State Open
Track and Field
Area athletes excel in multiple events at Donat Classic
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Multi-sport athletes record first marks at Fuller Invitational
Track and Field
Athletes use various motivation to record wins at NSU Invite
