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Western Illinois beats South Dakota 54-53
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Ceola Clark III scored 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting and second-seeded Western Illinois was able to hold off South Dakota in the first round of the Summit League tournament with a 54-53 win Saturday night. • Clark assisted on a dunk by Remy Roberts-Burnett who made it 54-48 with 19 seconds to play but the Coyotes refused to quit. Karim Rowson hit a pair of free throws with 9 seconds left to make it 54-50 and Juevol Myles hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer as the 5-0 run to end the game for seventh-seeded South Dakota (10-20) still wasn't enough. • Myles finished with 14 points and Trevor Gruis had 12 points and 12 rebounds. • Western Illinois (22-7) beat the Coyotes 61-59 to end the regular season March 2. • In the second round Monday, the Leathernecks will play the winner of No. 3 North Dakota State and No. 6 Kansas City, which play Sunday. •
South Dakota State drops IUPUI 66-49
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Nate Wolters scored 20 points, Tony Fiegen had a double-double and No. 1-seeded South Dakota State advanced to the second round of the Summit League tournament with a 66-49 win over eighth-seeded IUPUI on Saturday night. • Fiegen had 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting, grabbed 10 rebounds and the Jackrabbits (23-9) shot 60 percent from the field in the second half. • South Dakota State led 31-27 at halftime and used a 22-12 run to begin the second half sparked by Wolters, who scored nine of his 20 points during the run to help put the Jaguars away for good. • Jordan Dykstra added 15 points and six rebounds for the Jackrabbits, which committed only three turnovers. • Mitchell Patton led IUPUI (6-26) with 17 points and Donovan Gibbs had 10 points and nine rebounds. • South Dakota State will play Monday against the winner of No. 4 Oakland and No. 5 IPFW/ The two play Sunday in first round action. •
Administrators group opposes arming teachers
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