Wednesday,  Sept.. 04, 2013 • Vol. 15--No. 51 • 21 of 35

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• St. Thomas More def. Douglas, 25-20, 25-17, 22-25, 25-16
Kadoka Triangular
Kadoka Area def. Takini, 25-10, 25-2, 25-11
• Kadoka Area def. Oelrichs, 25-15, 25-19, 25-18
• Oelrichs def. Takini, 25-8, 25-7, 25-23
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Warner vs. Summit, ppd.

SD wheat, oats and barley harvesting coming to end

• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- It was another hot, dry week for South Dakota crops, except in the north-central part of the state, which got some much-needed rain.
• The National Agricultural Statistics Service says topsoil moisture supplies for the week ending Sunday were 13 percent very short, 42 percent short, 44 percent adequate and just 1 percent surplus.
• The winter wheat, spring wheat, oats and barley harvests are all nearing an end.
• Corn at the mature stage was 1 percent, behind 16 percent last year and the 5 percent average.
• Soybeans are behind last year in setting pods but ahead of average.
• Sunflower blooming was 98 percent, near last year and equal to average.

USD men's basketball coach David Boots retiring

• VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) -- The University of South Dakota head men's basketball coach is retiring after 25 years in Vermillion.
• David Boots is the winningest coach in program history, posting a 503-235 record for a win percentage of 0.681.
• The 57-year-old led the Coyotes to 23 consecutive winning seasons from 1989-2011, 10 NCAA Division II tournaments, six North Central Conference championships and back-to-back Elite Eight appearances in 1993 and 1994.
• At the Division I level, Boots won a Great West Championship in 2010, which culminated with a berth in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
• Boots amassed 618 wins in 32 seasons as a head basketball coach. He holds the 14th-most wins in Division II history (603) and is a seven-time conference coach of the year honoree.


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