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Kelly Wagner prepares to dribble behind her back as she runs up court during Friday s game against Hastings. The Finest Moment by portsmouth
Mar 14, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
It’s the end of a season. A year. For some, a career. It’s always tough at first to get past that last game. But that day does come. I remember the last time I walked off the court in a West basketball uniform. Just over three months later, I ran my last track meet, falling short of qualify...
Jill Cropper makes a move toward the basket around Hastings Alicia Statler in the second half of SSU s loss to the Lady Broncos Friday. SSU falls in overtime by portsmouth
Mar 13, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
It was a tough day in Sioux City for the Bears as they dropped a heart-breaking 77-69 overtime game in the second round of the NAIA Division II National Championships. Shawnee State shot 10-for-17 from the free throw line in the second half and overtime while Hastings was 16-for-19 in that same ...
Becky Babione goes up for a layup during SSU s shootaround Friday morning. Babione went through a full practice yesterday and could be the x-factor for the Bears in today s game. Ready for Round 2 by portsmouth
Mar 13, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
It’s 9:15 a.m. here in Sioux City and the Bears are on the court having a shootaround at halftime of the Cornerstone (Mich.) and Concordia (Neb.) contest. The Golden Eagles and Bulldogs are tied at 36 each. These teams are playing for the right to face off with the Shawnee State/Hastings (Neb.)...
Working on the "off" day by portsmouth
Mar 12, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
Today is a day off for any team that played yesterday. The eight winners from Wednesday don’t play their second round contests unitl Friday. Eight other first round games are being played today. Already in the books is Ohio Dominican’s loss to Dickinson State (N.D.). ODU and Cedarville were t...
SSU s Mallory Albers with a "Champions of Character" sign hanging in the background. "Champions of Character" by portsmouth
Mar 12, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Champions of Character I don’t know what the play-by-play guy on the radio was telling you this afternoon, but here’s the story behind the 13-minute delay of Shawnee State’s tip. Florida Memorial came to the Tyson Events Center today in its blue uniforms. They apparently assumed that since the...
Shawnee State freshman guard Shy Johnson (24) pulls up for a shot over Florida Memorial s Kiesha Alexander (22) during the first half of the Bears 74-58 win in the first round of the NAIA National Tournament. Johnson scored nine points for the Bears. SSU defeats FMU by portsmouth
Mar 11, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
For the first time since 2003, Shawnee State will be in the second round of the national tournament. It wasn’t a pretty win for the Bears. There were jitters, miscues, confusion, and everything else that could be expected with a 10-day layoff and a first round tournament game. But it was a win...
The Shawnee State University womens basketball team takes the court for a shootaround during halftime of the first round game between Cornerstone and Taylor. SSU will tip its tournament run at 12 p.m. (1 p.m. EST) this afternoon against Florida Memorial. Game Day by portsmouth
Mar 11, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
It’s a whole different atmosphere. With the tip of the 2009 NAIA Division II National Championships just a few hours away, you can tell. The players are listening to music, talking, joking and doing the things they would do before any other game. But this is not just any game for SSU, which ha...
The Arrival by portsmouth
Mar 10, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
Shawnee State’s basketball team flew out to Sioux City, Iowa Monday, arriving in the early evening with time to settle in and get a night of rest before the full day of events Tuesday. After a 15-hour road trip with late weather concerns, I arrived with just enough time to make it to the gym for...
Get ready for total coverage by portsmouth
Mar 06, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
Welcome to Dunham's Diary! PDT Sports Editor John Stegeman here to tell you that you are in for a treat next week when Shawnee State University's womens basketball team heads off to Sioux City, Iowa for the NAIA Division II National Tournament. Dunham will be with the team every step of the way...