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05-05-2025
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LSUS gets its 50th (and 51st) consecutive win this season; Pilots take RRAC championship title
STERLING, LA (KTAL/KMSS) — On Sunday, LSU-Shreveport baseball added to its long list of accomplishments in this 2025 season, winning the Red River Athletic Conference tournament as well as tacking on its 50th and 51st consecutive wins. The Pilots defeated Our Lady of the Lake in the first game on Sunday, 12-1, to get the big 50th win and to advance to the final game of the RRAC tournament. An 11-1 win over Louisiana Christian secured the championship title as well as the 51st victory. Next week, the Pilots will host an opening round of the NAIA National Tournament, the first step towards the title they have been working towards all season. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
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Sonius promoted to Briar Cliff head women's basketball coach
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Briar Cliff athletics has announced the promotion of Connor Sonius to head women's basketball coach. 'I am excited to announce the promotion of Connor Sonius to Head Coach,' Tim Jager, Executive Director of Charger Athletics said. 'Connor has done an outstanding job in all aspects of the women's program while serving as our full-time assistant. I look forward to continued success on and off the court under Connor's leadership.' 'I would like to thank our Athletic Director, Tim Jager, and our President, Dr. Matthew Draud, for giving me this amazing opportunity to lead the women's basketball program,' Sonius said. 'We have a great group of returning and incoming players and I am excited for the opportunity to get to coach them. Briar Cliff is a special place to coach women's basketball and I can't wait for our awesome fans to pack the Newman Flanagan Center.' Sonius has been working with Briar Cliff women's basketball for the past 3 seasons. During his time as an assistant coach for the Chargers, Sonius has helped lead the team to an 80-24 overall record and three straight NAIA National Tournament appearances. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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22-04-2025
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Williamson moves from Dakota Wesleyan to Dakota State
MADISON, S.D. (KELO) — Kevin Williamson is jumping from Dakota Wesleyan to Dakota State to become the next men's basketball head coach of the Trojans, as announced by the school on Tuesday. He led the Tigers for one season in which he went 20-10 and guided them to the NAIA National Tournament — a first for the program since 2020. DWU went 13-7 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference. He boasts a 103-52 record as head coach, which includes the one year with DWU and five seasons Saint Katherine (Calif.). 'As we continue to develop our men's basketball program, our goal is to become a consistent presence on the national stage,' DSU Athletics Director Bud Postma said in the school's release. 'We believe Coach Williamson has the vision, experience, and leadership to take us there.' Williamson also has college coaching stops at Dixie State, Cal State San Marcos, Bemidji State, Minnesota Duluth and Glendale (Ariz.) Community College. 'I'm excited to be here at Dakota State,' said Williamson. 'I can't wait to get ingrained in the community and get out and meet all the alumni. I really do want to get engaged with our alumni and get them back in. I'm looking forward to this opportunity at Dakota State.' The position at DSU became opened last week when Darren Tighe left Madison to become the head coach at U-Mary in the NSIC. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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01-04-2025
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‘Pretty surreal:' Matt Wilber begins at Northern State
ABERDEEN, S.D. (KELO) — Northern State announced it would be making a change with the leadership of its men's basketball program one day after its season ended in late February. The search culminated with the hiring of Matt Wilber, who was introduced Monday in Aberdeen. Wilber is the 23rd coach in program history and just the seventh head man since 1946. As the school narrowed the search, his name stood out from the rest. 'Matt was the guy for us that from early in the process,' Northern State Director of Athletics Nate Davis said. 'We knew he was going to be a really strong contender and strong candidate. And obviously he was the guy that rose to the top.' Wilber is no stranger to college coaching, serving in a leading role at Dakota Wesleyan for 11 years and guided the Tigers to six straight trips to the NAIA National Tournament, including a runner-up finish in 2015. Most recently, he spent last summer as an assistant coach with the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. While that experience provided him a new perspective, the opportunity to lead his own program once again was too tempting. 'I used to joke I was a pretty well paid graduate assistant down there,' Wilber said. 'And then you're jumping back into this where you're like, hey, everything's on you, and you kind of do some soul searching and go, who are you? And I just have always felt at my core being able to lead a program and do that. That's what I am hopefully built to do.' The Miller, S.D., native grew up a Northern State fan and attended games with his father, who played both basketball and baseball for the Wolves, which cements a homecoming for Wilber. 'The place I grew up,' Wilber said. 'My dad would throw me in the car, a lot of different nights and we'd go watch a lot of different teams. I mean, he's a basketball junkie, and I absorbed that. But our Northern and the Barnett Center was our No. 1 destination. There's a personal connection, and this is a full-circle moment and pretty surreal to have this opportunity.' The Wolves have won just 12 games in the past two seasons, but Wilber says with the right players, he believes Northern State can have a quick turnaround. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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27-03-2025
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Matt Wilber hired as Northern State's men's basketball coach
ABERDEEN, S.D. (KELO) — Northern State has announced the hiring of their 23rd men's basketball coach. Matt Wilber will be the new head coach for Wolves. An introductory press conference will be held on Monday, March 31st at 11 a.m. in Aberdeen. You can watch that live on Wilber most recently severed as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Prior to that, Matt spent 11 seasons as the head coach at Dakota Wesleyan. DWU went 224-125 in his 11 seasons, making six consecutive trips to the NAIA National Tournament from 2014-2020. 'Matt Wilber is a proven winner and leader of young people,' Northern State Director of Athletics Nate Davis said. 'His enthusiasm and passion for Northern State and Wolves basketball stood out from the beginning, and he has shown that same energy throughout the process. Matt is a relentless recruiter and has shown a tremendous ability to develop student-athletes, all while creating a dynamic team culture. I have no doubt that he will build a program with talented, high character young men that Wolves Country will be excited to watch and proud to call their team.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
