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1 week ago | 
globalvoices.org | Sydney Smith |Jean de Dieu SOVON |María Alvarez Malvido
High on the slopes of Mount Meru, in Tanzania’s Arumeru District, lies the quiet village of Mulala. With just 2,000 residents, it is easy to miss — but it is here that one woman, known simply as Mama Anna, has reshaped what local development can look like. Her transformation from subsistence bean farmer to community educator and entrepreneur began with one unexpected gift: a cow.
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3 weeks ago | 
dakotanewsnow.com | Mark Ovenden |Sydney Smith
EDMOND, OK (Dakota News Now) -Facing a win-or-go-home situation, Augustana softball found power late to claim game two of the NCAA Super Regional and force the ‘if necessary’ game before falling to the top seed in the central region, Central Oklahoma, on Friday afternoon.
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3 weeks ago | 
dakotanewsnow.com | Zach Borg |Sydney Smith
EDMOND, OK (Dakota News Now) - A single run in the first inning proved to be the difference between two of the top-ranked teams in the region and the country as Central Oklahoma slipped past Augustana 1-0 on Thursday evening. Ashton Dorman and Sidney Smart logged the lone two hits on the day for the Vikings as Andrea Cain and Desi Cuevas combined for a pair of walks. Dorman tallied 6 putouts and Norah Christiansen led with four assists.
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3 weeks ago | 
dakotanewsnow.com | Zach Borg |Sydney Smith
MAGNOLIA, ARK (Dakota News Now) - As the three seed in the region and sixth team in the nation, Augustana softball completed the sweep of the NCAA Central Region tournament with a 4-0 defeat of Missouri Southern State on Saturday afternoon. The win qualifies the Vikings for its second straight Super Regional tournament appearance where they are set to face Central Oklahoma on May 15 and 16. It also improves their season record to 49-9 overall and pushes the team’s win streak to 24 in a row.
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4 weeks ago | 
dakotanewsnow.com | Zach Borg |Sydney Smith
MAGNOLIA, ARK (Dakota News Now) - Augustana freshman Norah Christiansen knocked a go-ahead two-run homer to seal the Viking victory against Southern Arkansas on Friday afternoon at the NCAA Central Region Tournament…and it only took 12 innings of action to do it. AU will face Missouri Southern in the 1:00 PM championship game on Saturday afternoon after they went on to eliminate Southern Arkansas later in the evening 3-0.
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4 weeks ago | 
dakotanewsnow.com | Zach Borg |Sydney Smith
MAGNOLIA, ARK (Dakota News Now) - In a 10-inning marathon of a game, Augustana softball collected a 2-1 win against Missouri Southern State in its opening matchup of the NCAA Tournament after scoring two unanswered runs on Thursday afternoon at Dawson Field. The Vikings will await the results of game two in the Central Region 2, facing the winner between host No. 2 seed Southern Arkansas or No. 7 seed Harding at 1 p.m. on Friday afternoon.
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1 month ago | 
dakotanewsnow.com | Zach Borg |Sydney Smith
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - 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.
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1 month ago | 
dakotanewsnow.com | Zach Borg |Sydney Smith
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Top-seeded Augustana turned up the firepower in the fifth inning to break the tie and take down fifth-seeded Minnesota Duluth by a score of 8-2 in the NSIC Softball Tournament semifinals on Friday afternoon at Bowden Field. The Vikings combined for nine hits in six innings of plate action, led by Lexi Lander and Sidney Smart’s two hits apiece. Andrea Cain collected two RBI, one homerun, one walk with one hit by pitch while scoring two runs.
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1 month ago | 
dakotanewsnow.com | Zach Borg |Sydney Smith
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - 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.
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1 month ago | 
dakotanewsnow.com | Zach Borg |Sydney Smith
MANKATO, MN (Dakota News Now) - After taking game one of a Saturday road doubleheader, Augustana softball clinched the outright NSIC regular season title—its fifth straight championship—before adding in a game two win to sweep the Mavericks 3-0 and 7-1. The Vikings improve to 43-9 overall and 25-3 in conference action while the Mavericks drop to 35-17 and 19-7.
