Saturday,  March 22, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 249 • 28 of 38

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• "We're on cloud nine still," guard Nicole Seekamp said.
• The Coyotes' met with reporters shortly after Mercer knocked out No. 3 seed Duke in the men's tournament.
• "It seems like it's Upset City around here," Seekamp said. "Hopefully that can happen again tomorrow."

USF names Snyder athletic director

• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The University of Sioux Falls has hired Josh Snyder as its new director of athletics.
• Snyder most recently served as senior associate athletics director for compliance and development at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He joined UMKC from Boise State University, where he served as executive director for NCAA compliance after serving at Iowa State University in three senior athletic leadership positions.
• USF President Mark Benedetto made the announcement at a news conference Friday afternoon.
• Benedetto says Snyder proved to be an impressive candidate with vast experiences in athletic development and NCAA compliance.
• Snyder will take on the new role May 1.

Honey production same in ND, down slightly in SD

• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Honey production in 2013 was unchanged in North Dakota and down slightly in South Dakota.
• The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 2013 production from South Dakota producers with five or more colonies totaled 14.8 million pounds, down 9 percent from 2012. There were 265,000 honey producing colonies in South Dakota during 2013, up 2 percent from 2012.
• In North Dakota, honey production totaled 33.1 million pounds in 2013. There were 480,000 honey producing colonies in North Dakota during the year, also unchanged from 2012.
• Prices for the 2013 crop averaged $2.06 per pound in South Dakota and two cents less in North Dakota.
• North Dakota ranked first in the nation in honey production for the tenth straight year. South Dakota was third, behind North Dakota and Montana.


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