Toland: Tolsma punting at DWU

By Roger Toland, Journal Sports Writer | Thursday, September 14, 2006

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Rapid City's Lyle and Marcia Tolsma were somewhat surprised when they attended last weekend's Hastings-Dakota Wesleyan football game in Mitchell last Saturday when their son, Nick, did the punting for DWU.

Tolsma, who played football at St. Thomas More and was a starting outfielder on the Rapid City Post 22 American Legion baseball team, is playing at DWU with a football and baseball scholarship. He also has a year of Legion baseball eligibility.

Other area players on the DWU team include RB Andrew Schmaltz, WR Jon Young, OL Dennis McDaniel, OL Caleb Lanz, OL John McDaniel and QB Brad Folkers, Mission; LB Dane Carlson, DB Dylan Wince, DB Ryan Erhardt, OL James Hansen, RB Colby McGinley and TE Tanner Tucker, Rapid City; DL Kyle Meier, Kennebec; DL Garrett Harmon, Chamberlain; OL Kirk Byrd, Murdo; WR Mike Molitor,

Here are some facts about some area collegiate football players:

* The University of Sioux Falls, the third-ranked NAIA team in the nation, is loaded with area players: LB Mac Johnson, Gregory; red-shirt LB Chris Opitz, red-shirt QB Aaron Parker, LB Max Chapman and DL Mike Hartley, Rapid City; and DL George Sperry, Blunt.

Hot Springs; DB Nate Johnson, Custer; and DB Tyler Peterson, Pierre.

* Highmore's Riley Garrigan leads the Augustana team with 17 tackles.

* Lead's Dustin Rice has 14 solo tackles and two sacks for Augustana.

* Rapid City's Tyler Spease leads the University of South Dakota with 11 tackles.

* Spearfish's Slade Larscheid is averaging 40 yards per punt (eight kicks) for Northwestern after being out with an injury last year.

* Rapid City's Matt Butler is a starting offensive guard for NAIA playoff semi-finalist Morningside College.

* Hill City's Wade Ginsbach has caught 13 passes for 105 yards in two games for Northern State.

* Rapid City's Eric Barker has been in on 12 tackles in two games for Chadron St.

Volleyball viewing

A pair of Rapid City women from opposite sides of town have become teammates for the University of Mary volleyball team.

Junior Ashley Maas, a right side-outside hitter from Rapid City Central, has been joined by freshman Katie Hogan, an outside hitter from Rapid City Stevens.

Some other area athletes playing collegiate volleyball:

* Brianne Tschetter, Belle Fourche: A freshman OH at Williston, N.D., State.

* Erin Sykora and Dana Wermers, Rapid City: Freshmen on the Concordia-Moorhead junior varsity team.

* Alycia Hunnel, Gettysburg: A freshman DS at Presentation College.

* Ashley Newcomer, Onida: Has played in 18 games for Northern State.

* Holly Schramm, Winner; Kayla Berry, Kadoka; Rosebud Haukaas, St. Francis; and Kylie Mundt, Pierre: All playing for DWU.

* Jodi Williams, Philip: Playing for Casper College.

* Jennie Malone and Brandi Huntley, Rapid City; Amanda Cammack, Sturgis; and Kendra Wolff, Mobridge: All playing for South Dakota Mines.

* Victoria Cross and Lindsey Schloredt, Sundance; Alyssa Boeding, Caputa; Kristin Engle, Newcastle; and Annie Grim, Gregory: All playing for Black Hills State.

* Kim Ireland, Kadoka: A team member at Dakota St.

* Jennifer Eichler, Rapid City: Playing for Western Nebraska C.C.

This and that

Rapid City's Tim Kalil shot three rounds of 74 to finish 12th in the Hawkeye Intercollegiate men's golf tournament at Iowa City, Iowa, for South Dakota State. ... White River's Megan Jones is a member of the Presentation women's golf team. ... Eagle Butte's Claymore LeBeau, Pierre's Sam Holden and Highmore's John Van Zee are cross country runners at Presentation. ... Rapid City's Mary Lager had five saves in goal as Clarke, Iowa, College topped Maranatha Baptist Bible 2-1 in women's soccer. ... Rapid City's Muri Khoury had the game-winning goal, on an assist from Rapid City's Jacob Adams, in Morningside's 2-1 soccer triumph over Briar Cliff. ... Rapid City's Becca Krynski is contending for a mid-fielder spot on the University of Nebraska women's soccer team. ... Rapid City's Betsy Blackler has a goal and an assist for the University of South Dakota soccer team. ... Rapid City's Chad Quinn has four goals and four assists in six games for the Mars Hill, N.C., College soccer team. ... Lead's Brittnay Hofer claimed medalist honors with a 78 as Missouri-Kansas City topped Rockhurst in a college women's dual golf meet.

Contact Toland at 394-8430 or at roger.toland@rapidcityjournal.com