Go to main contentsGo to main menu
Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 1:39 AM

B-H Grad Part of Hall Of Fame Cage Squad

B-H Grad Part of Hall Of Fame Cage Squad
The 2010-11 Valley State University women’s basketball team was recently named to the Vikings Hall of Fame. Britton-Hecla graduate Jenna (Vrchota) Nordquist, front left, was a member of that squad. The team set a school record with 23 wins.

Britton-Hecla graduate Jenna (Vrchota) Nordquist was a member of the 2010-11 Valley City State University women’s basketball team that was inducted, along with five individuals, into the school’s Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Sept. 20.
    Under the guidance of head coach Jill DeVries, the 2010-11 VCSU women’s basketball team set a school record with 23 wins, won the Dakota Athletic Conference Postseason Tournament and qualified for the NAIA National Tournament for the first time in program history.
    The Vikings finished the season with a 23-9 overall record and a 10-4 mark in conference play, earning the No. 2 seed for the postseason. VCSU opened the conference tournament beating Mayville State 67-64 in the quarterfinals, downed Minot State 71-66 in the semifinals, and then stopped rival Jamestown 71-65 in front of a raucous crowd in the title game.
    The Vikings would lose a close 71-65 game to Sterling College in the first round of the  national tournament.  The Vikings also ranked No. 2 nationally in academics, posting a 3.69 team GPA.
 


Share
Rate

Poll: END OR RETAIN EXPANDED MEDICAID COVERAGE? South Dakota voters will decide in November on a proposed constitutional amendment that would end the state’s expanded Medicaid coverage if the federal government’s share of funding for the expansion falls below 90%. The expansion, approved by voters in 2022, provides Medicaid eligibility to certain adults ages 19 to 64 with incomes up to the federal limit established by the constitutional amendment. The proposed amendment would remove that expanded coverage if the federal funding level drops below 90%. If the election were held today, how would you vote?
READ OUR E-EDITION