DICKINSON, N.D. - South Dakota Mines is the recipient of the Dakota Athletic Conference Scholars Award for the third consecutive year.

"We are proud of our student athletes and honored to receive this award for the third straight year," Hardrocker athletics director Hugh Welsh said.

The award is presented annually to the school with the highest percentage of athletes honored as DAC scholar-athletes. Fifty-three percent of Hardrocker athletes earned recognition for their academic achievements.

"It validates the type of student-athlete that our coaches have been recruiting and we are looking forward to the upcoming sports seasons," Welsh said.

In order to be honored as a DAC scholar-athlete, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.25 or better and have earned 12 or more credit hours for a semester in which he or she participates in a conference sponsored sport.

During the 2006-07 academic year, 504 athletes from conference schools earned DAC Scholar-Athlete recognition.

Dynamic Martial Arts Summer Slam set

RAPID CITY - Dynamic Martial Arts will host the 2007 South Dakota Summer Slam martial arts tournament on Saturday, July 14, at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. followed by the opening ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. Competition starts at 10 a.m. All events will be in LaCroix Hall.

For more information, call Josh Usera at 431-0389 or e-mail him at jdusera@hotmail.com.

Northern State football reunion scheduled

ABERDEEN - The Northern State University alumni association will host its Wolves football reunion Oct. 5-6 during the 2007 Gypsy Days celebration.

The reunion will be held as a part of Northern State's annual homecoming celebration. Gypsy Days culminates with the 9 a.m. homecoming parade and football game, which pits Northern State against Wayne State. The football game kicks off at 2:30 p.m.

For more information on the reunion, call Rachel Kippley at 626-2681 or e-mail Rachel.Kippley@northern.edu.