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Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Sport
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Augustana wins NSIC, punches ticket to NCAA Tournament
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Augustana) – Augustana softball opened up the NSIC Tournament championship game in commanding and dominating fashion while turning up the defense to claim the 12-1 victory over Winona State in five innings. The hot performance punches the Vikings' ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the 30th time in program history and secures its fifth NSIC tournament title—its third in the last four seasons. AU collected 12 runs off 10 hits in the five-inning affair, led by Desi Cuevas and Ashton Dorman's two hits apiece. Andrea Cain, Stella Harber, Liz Dierks and Dorman each collected two RBI while the team combined for five walks drawn. Grace Glanzer took the win in the circle after five innings of work. She totaled six strikeouts alongside six fly outs and three groundouts against 22 batters faced, allowing just one unearned run. Competition flamed at the start as the first three Warriors were downed in order in the top of the inning and the Vikings exploded offensively. All nine batters in Augustana's lineup saw the plate in the first inning and it all started with Cain drawing a four-pitch walk. A base hit from Cuevas and a fielder's choice loaded up the bases and was followed by back-to-back-to-back singles from Dorman, Ella Cooper and Harber. Those three base hits brought in a combined five runners for Augustana, who took a commanding 5-0 lead with no outs yet in the inning and forced a Winona State pitching change. Norah Christiansen worked a walk off a 10-pitch at-bat and Sidney Smart drew a walk of her own to load the bases once again. Dierks singled to first base to score Harber and Christiansen would come in off a fielder's choice to firmly put the Vikings ahead 7-0 at the end of the inning. The Warriors put runners on first and second following a Viking error, soon scoring one run, but the effort would end there. AU struck again in the bottom of the third inning as Cuevas doubled to left center and came back around home off a base hit from Lexi Lander. Final nails in the coffin were placed in the bottom of the fourth by another hot inning from the Vikings. Cooper drew a walk and advanced to second off a sacrifice bunt. A single down the left field line brought her home while a fielding error from WSU kept two runners on. Now ahead 9-0, a passed ball advanced those runners to second and third base, respectively. A fielder's choice scored another runner before Smart was caught stealing at home. Cain then stepped up to bat and continued her dominating weekend at the plate with a two-run homer over the left field fence. The rocket put the Vikings firmly ahead at 12-1 and the Warriors were quickly downed in the top half of the fifth inning to make it final and continue AU's postseason. After the tournament title was secured, Cain, Glanzer, Lander, Smart, Cooper and Cuevas were all honored on the 2025 NSIC All-Tournament Team. UP NEXTAugustana will await its opponent for the NCAA Tournament until the selection show takes place on Monday, May 5 at 9 a.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
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Sixth-inning surge leads Augie past MSU Moorhead
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AUGUSTANA) — Back-to-back homeruns combined with the powerful one-two punch in the circle pushed top-seeded Augustana Vikings over 10th-seeded MSU Moorhead 7-2 in the NSIC Softball Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon at Bowden Field. The Vikings combined for 11 hits in the affair as Andrea Cain, Ella Cooper and Lexi Lander each went 2-for-3 from the plate and five other Vikings tallied a hit apiece. Cain and Desi Cuevas smashed back-to-back homeruns in the sixth inning to put the Vikings firmly ahead. Cain, Cooper and Stella Harber all knocked out doubles and Cain led with four RBI as the team combined for three walks drawn. Grace Glanzer earned the win in the circle in 5.0 innings of work, improving to 22-6 on the year. She tallied three strikeouts with seven fly outs and four ground outs against 18 batters faced while allowing just one run. Lexi Lander collected her first save of the season after striking out four of 10 batters faced and allowing one unearned run 2.0 innings pitched. Augustana struck first in the bottom of the first inning, scoring one run after a drawn walk from Cain, a sacrifice bunt from Cuevas and a single from Lander to open up action. MSU Moorhead was downed in order in both the second and third innings and the AU advantage held until the Dragons soon tied up the game 1-1 in the top of the fourth. But that score wouldn't last long. In the bottom of the fifth, Liz Dierks singled to third and advanced on a throwing error to reach scoring position. The ensuing at-bat resulted in a rocketed double from Cain to left field off her first pitch and would score Dierks. Now ahead 2-1, the lead was one that Augustana would not rescind for the remainder of the game. Cooper doubled to kick off the sixth inning and Harber followed that up with a walk to put two on. After a fly out advanced the runner to third, Sidney Smart singled through the right side to score one and advanced another to second base. Facing a two-out situation with two on, Cain slammed a shot over the center field fence, smacking the scoreboard as she hammered in a three-run homerun. The dagger forced a pitching change for the Dragons but that didn't stop Cuevas. On the very next pitch of the game, Cuevas slammed a solo homer to left center in her very first pitch of the at-bat. The electric performance at the plate from the Vikings resulted in a five-run inning and a 7-1 lead for the top seed. The Dragons singled and drew a walk to start the top of the seventh before heavy rain in the area forced a weather delay. When play resumed, MSUM was able to score one run to close in. Lander then collected three strikeouts off swinging batters to end the game and secure the 7-2 win. UP NEXTAugustana will return to the field on Friday afternoon to take on the fifth-seeded Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs at 12 p.m. on Bowden Field. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
17-04-2025
- CBS News
Funeral for Victorville sheriff's deputy killed in pursuit crash takes place Thursday
Funeral services are taking place Thursday for San Bernardino County Sheriff's Deputy Hector Cuevas Jr., who was killed during a Victorville high speed pursuit on March 17. A procession will carry Cuevas' body from a San Bernardino mortuary to the Ontario Convention Center for the 11 a.m. service, where family and invited guests are to attend. Cuevas lost his life during an on-duty fatal traffic collision. He was chasing a stolen vehicle but collided with another car at an intersection and then crashed into a light pole. The 36-year-old law enforcement veteran served at the Victorville City Sheriff's Station for the last three years, holding assignments on patrol and on the gang team. The sheriff's department said Cuevas loved what he chose as his profession. Sheriff Shannon Dicus said earlier that family members and fellow law enforcement described Cuevas as a devout family man and a "cop's cop who has the ability to go between dealing with the most hardcore gang member to turning around and being able to talk to a child and make sure that they felt safe and knew they were protected." Cuevas leaves behind his wife, two children, his parents and two siblings. "The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department was blessed to have such an amazing individual as a part of our family. He will be missed, but never forgotten, as he impacted all of us," the department wrote in a statement. Thursday's 11 a.m. service will be livestreamed on the sheriff's department's YouTube page . The suspect behind the wheel of the car that Deputy Cuevas was following, Ryan Dwayne Turner Jr., 22 of San Bernardino, was arrested for vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and evading a peace officer causing death or serious injury.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Sport
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Augustana Softball sweeps Beavers on Senior Day
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Augustana) – Augustana softball sandwiched its Senior Day celebrations between what would become back-to-back 8-2 and 4-2 victories over Bemidji State in doubleheader action at Bowden Field. The Vikings improve to 37-9 overall and 19-3 in conference action while the Beavers drop to 16-26 and 3-15. Between games one and two, the Vikings celebrated in four softball seniors. Hailey Houston, Lexi Lander, Liz Dierks and Grace Glanzer were all honored for their on and off-field contributions to the program throughout their careers. GAME ONE: No. 14 Augustana 8, Bemidji State 2Three total homeruns—with two bringing in multiple runs—and a rocketing showing at the plate from Desi Cuevas helped power the Vikings over their opponents to secure the 8-2 win. Glanzer downed the first three batters of the contest with three straight strikeouts to welcome Augustana to the plate. Andrea Cain made the most of her first at-bat, smash a homerun to center field to officially kick off scoring. The 1-0 lead held with help from Glanzer's continually strong pitching until the bottom of the third. Cuevas knocked a double to left center and eventually made it to third base after back-to-back fly outs. Ella Cooper stepped up to bat and rocketed a two-run homer over the left center fence to push the home team ahead at 3-0. Bemidji State hit back with two runs in the top of the fourth inning, but would get no further. Augustana loaded up the bases in response after a single, a hit by pitch and a fielder's choice. Cuevas then sent a shot through the right side that brought in two of those runners for the 5-3 advantage. Both the Vikings and Beavers were downed in order in the fifth inning but AU continued to fight in the sixth. Sidney Smart with hit by pitch and advanced to second base off a single from Cain. With two runners on base, Cuevas slammed a three-run homer to left field. The shot, following by three straight outs in the top of the seventh, helped secure the 8-2 victory. Cuevas led with a 3-for-4 showing alongside five RBI as Cain and Cooper each added in two hits and Norah Christiansen and Ashton Dorman each logged one apiece. Cooper tallied nine putouts while Smart registered the lone stolen base of the game. In the circle, Glanzer took the win to improve to 18-6 so far this season. She collected nine strikeouts through six innings of work and didn't allow an earned run. GAME TWO: No. 14 Augustana 4, Bemidji State 2The Vikings completed the sweep with only two innings of scoring in game two to fend off the Beaver fight and take home the 4-2 win. Bemidji State scored first with a run in the top of the first inning and ended up holding that lead until the bottom of the second. Cooper kicked off that half of action with a single through the right side before advancing to second off a groundout and scoring off a base hit up the middle from Stella Harber. With the game now tied, Smart slammed a two-run homer to left field to officially take the lead at 3-1. BSU loaded the bases in the top of the fourth but only scored one run to close in at 3-2. Until Dierks stepped up to bat in the fifth. In her first pitch of the at-bat, the senior from Sioux Falls, S.D. rocketed a soaring shot out of the park and over the left center fence to force a 4-2 score. It was Dierks' first career homerun and served as the perfect closer for the conference sweep on Senior Day. Five Vikings combined to tally the five team hits as Smart collected two RBI. Cain and Dierks each drew walks and Dierks also logged the lone stolen base. Lander took the win in the circle in her seven innings pitched. She totaled three strikeouts and allowed just one earned run as she improved to 16-3 this season. UP NEXTIn its final home weekend of the regular season, Augustana will host Concordia-St. Paul on Friday, April 18 and Winona State on Saturday, April 19 at Bowden Field. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
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Vikings take down Marauders
BISMARCK, N.D. (Augustana) – Augustana softball turned up the heat against UMary on Saturday afternoon, taking back-to-back conference wins (12-4, 16-0) in convincing fashion at the Sanford Sports Complex. The Vikings move to 29-9 overall and 11-3 in the NSIC while the Marauders drop to 9-30 and 2-12. GAME ONE: No. 13 Augustana 12, UMary 4The bats were alive and sizzling for both teams in game one, but it was the dominant swinging from the Vikings in the beginning three innings of action that set the pace and propelled AU to a 12-4 win. Andrea Cain sent a homerun shot to left center in the first at-bat of action, simultaneously kicking off quite the showing from Augustana. Ashton Dorman then doubled to score Desi Cuevas from second base and made it home off a single from Stella Harber single. The final two runs of the innings came in off a base hit from Norah Christiansen, scoring two to put AU ahead 5-0 after one half of action. Cuevas knocked a double down the right field line, helping bring around Cain, who scored off an error. Lexi Lander followed that up with another double to bring Cuevas home and take the 7-0 lead. The third inning started with another homerun shot to left center, courtesy of Christiansen. Back-to-back-to-back singles brought Briana Lee across home plate before a groundout and another single scored two more. With runners on second and first, Harber knocked a hit to right field to score the fifth run of the inning, forcing a 12-0 game. UMary rallied in response with three runs on a two-out situation, before adding in a homerun in the fourth. But the scoring would go no further and Augustana would take the 12-4 win in five innings. Cain went a perfect 3-for-3 from the plate—including a homerun—while Lander, Harber and Christiansen all added in two hits apiece. Three Vikings reached on a walk while three also each logged a stolen base. Grace Glanzer took the win in the circle, improving to 14-6 on the season. She allowed four runs and struck out six batters through four innings of work. GAME TWO: No. 13 Augustana 16, UMary 0It was all Vikings in the second half of the doubleheader, as the team went a combined 18-for-33 from the plate and scored 16 unanswered runs in the shutout to take the series sweep. With runners on second and third, a groundout and a double to center field scored both and was soon followed up by a three-run rocket of a shot from Harber, putting the visitors ahead 5-0. A single, a double and a walk loaded up the bases for AU in the top of the second inning and, despite a double play, two would score. Ella Cooper knocked an RBI single to left field, stole second, and advanced to third on a passed ball before scoring off a single from Harber to take the 8-0 lead. The Marauders were downed in order in the bottom half of the inning and, in the top of the third, Augustana lit it up. Bases were loaded after back-to-back singles and a walk, bringING Lander up to bat. She reached on an error while two runners touched home plate and Dorman rocketed a three-run homer to left field to clear the bases. Domination continued with a solo homerun from Cooper and an RBI single from Liz Dierks, putting the Vikings up 15-0. For good measure, Lander homered to left field for the final run scored of the evening, allowing AU to take home a 16-0 victory in five innings. Cain, Dorman and Harber each went 3-for-4 from the plate as Cooper, Dorman, Harber and Lander all knocked out a homerun. Dorman and Harber led with four RBI apiece and Cain tallied two stolen bases. Lander took the win in the circle, striking out three batters, allowing just two hits and no runs through her three innings. Jaelyn Garcia made her first appearance on the mound, collecting two strikeouts in two innings. Augustana returns to action on Sunday afternoon with a conference doubleheader against Minot State with a 12 p.m. start time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
