Local players headline DWU men’s first signees for 2013-14

Kimball/White Lake standout Jesse Taylor signed recently to join the DWU men’s basketball program in 2013-14.

MITCHELL, S.D. – The first portion of Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball coach Shane Murphy’s recruiting class for the 2013-14 season has a distinctly local flavor to it. Headlined by Kimball/White Lake standout Jesse Taylor, three of Murphy’s first four recruits for next season are from within a 50-mile radius of Mitchell, and all four [...]

Voss named Honorable Mention All-American

DWU sophomore Jalen Voss earned NAIA All-American Honorable Mention honors (Photo by Brandi Nekrassoff)

MITCHELL, S.D. – After being the only sophomore named to the All-Great Plains Athletic Conference First Team earlier this spring, it was obvious that Jalen Voss’ inside presence and scoring ability was respected within the conference. Wednesday afternoon, it became clear Voss’ ability and talent was noticed throughout the NAIA. Voss, a sophomore forward on [...]

Tiger athletes earn scholar-athlete honors

Amanda Hart from DWU.

MITCHELL, S.D. – Four members of the Dakota Wesleyan University basketball programs and one member of the Tiger wrestling program earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors, it was announced recently by the NAIA. Tiger women’s basketball players Amanda Hart, Elizabeth Lamb and Brittany Hills, men’s basketball player James O’Halloran and wrestler Tyler Sarringar all earned scholar-athlete accolades [...]

Voss earns All-GPAC First Team honors

Jalen Voss from DWU.

MITCHELL, S.D. – In his first season with the Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team, Jalen Voss was named the Great Plains Athletic Conference co-Freshman-of-the-Year and earned honorable mention accolades in 2011-12. He followed that up with All-GPAC First Team honors in his sophomore campaign, it was announced Wednesday by the league. Voss – the [...]

Tigers end season at Northwestern

Aireus Stephenson from DWU.

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – The Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team ended its season with a 77-63 loss to Northwestern College Wednesday night in a Great Plains Athletic Conference quarterfinal game in Orange City, Iowa. Wednesday marked the third loss to the Red Raiders for Dakota Wesleyan this season, but the first loss by more [...]

Feb. 20 | No. 1 Northwestern College | L, 63-77

Tiger men earn eighth seed in GPAC tournament

Jalen Voss from DWU.

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team knew if it wanted to make an appearance in the Great Plains Athletic Conference postseason tournament, it needed to end the regular season with a win against Briar Cliff University Saturday night. The Tigers responded to that need, beating the Chargers 81-75 in the final [...]

Tiger men’s basketball to host Culver’s DWU Doubleheader

MITCHELL, S.D. – Since weather cut the Culver’s DWU Classic short on Saturday, the Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball program has decided to host two more high school games next week for basketball fans around the state. The Tigers will host two high school boys’ basketball games at the Culver’s DWU Doubleheader Monday, Feb. 18, [...]

Red Raiders edge Tiger men

Carde Pennington from DWU.

MITCHELL, S.D. – For the second time this season, the Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team had a top-10 Northwestern College team on the ropes Wednesday night, but just like the first time the two teams met, the Red Raiders came out on top. A late rally by the Tigers fell short and Northwestern, ranked [...]

Feb. 13 | #5 NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE* | L, 83-86