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Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Why a father and son duo decided to tell Canton's story
CANTON, S.D. (KELO) — Nestled about 20 miles away from Sioux Falls and right on the edge of the Iowa border, to some, Canton might just be like any small South Dakota town, but Canton has a fascinating story, and two residents love to tell it. In Omar Peterson's apartment, his walls are full of pictures that help tell Canton's story. You can say that the town means a lot to him. 'That's why I have all these photos here. I probably have another 35 plus what I have here. Maybe, there's 150,' Omar Peterson said. House Democrats denounce Rep. Manhart's Instagram post It's a collection he has spent years building. 'Oh, it keeps me busy. A lot of people ask about it, and a lot of people, they stop and look at them,' Omar Peterson said. Peterson has passed on his passion for Canton history to his son, Bill. 'It's always interesting to know about the history of where you live,' Bill Peterson said. That history starts when settlers arrived to the area in the 1860s, but as the population increased, they needed to come up with a name for their town. That is an interesting story. 'They were having this meeting, and nobody could agree on anything. They finally gave up, but James Wall… he proposed the idea, if you dug straight through the earth, you'd end up in Canton, China. So, Mrs. Fitzgerald supposedly said, 'Well, that's a nice name,' and the women all agreed it was a good name, so the men left and didn't agree to anything, and the name just stuck,' Bill Peterson said. Then, the town started to take shape. The Lincoln County Courthouse was built in 1875. 'When they picked the site for the Canton community, that's what made it strong, to get the courthouse here,' Omar Peterson said. However, Canton really started to take off when the railroad was built in 1879. 'That was a big boom to the population to grow … The railroad was definitely a big thing, and there was passenger trains that came through here a lot. It was a big deal. Somebody told me at one time, there was 12 passenger trains that came through here every day. You could at one time get on a passenger train, go to Sioux Falls shopping for the day and come back,' Bill Peterson said. It was also around this time that Augustana started to earn the nickname, the 'School on Wheels.' One of its pit stops was in Canton when the college's academy moved there in 1884. Now, Augustana's home is in Sioux Falls, but remnants of the school still remain in Canton today. Another memory of Canton's past you can see in town is at the school: a memorial for Canton natives Ernest and John Lawrence. Ernest, a Nobel Prize winner, was a member of the Manhattan Project and played a key role in the development of the atomic bomb. 'He was a nuclear scientist, physicist, and he was the inventor of the cyclotron,' Bill Peterson said. Ernest's cyclotron proved to be important for his brother, John, because it helped him develop cancer treatments. 'They call him the father of nuclear medicine,' Bill Peterson said. It's interesting facts like these that the Petersons want to stay alive. However, for Omar, Canton means more to him than just the pictures on the wall. 'I can say I'm real satisfied with being here all my life,' Omar Peterson said. And as for his collection, Omar says it's not going anywhere. 'It's not a moneymaking thing. It's something for people to enjoy, so I wouldn't sell it,' Omar Peterson said. Another prominent figure who is from Canton is Merle Tuve. He was a childhood friend of the Lawrences and helped develop technology that drastically improved defenses against air attacks during World War II. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Boston Globe
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Boston College men's hockey coach Greg Brown to serve as assistant coach for 2026 US national junior team
It marks fourth time Brown has served on the staff and first since 2018, when the Americans took the bronze. The Scituate native previously helped guide the United States to a gold medal in 2017, and first served on the staff in 2014. Advertisement He also represented the United States as a player at both the 1988 and '92 Olympics, as well as two US national junior teams. He was a part of the US men's national team at the world championship three times. Rounding out the coaching staff will be assistants Steve Miller (Minnesota) and Garrett Raboin (Augustana), goaltending coach David Lassonde (USA Hockey), and video coaches Jacob LeRoy (Minnesota) and Travis Winter (Bemidji). Follow Andrew Mahoney
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
CJ Ham gives back to Sioux Falls area with youth camp
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — CJ Ham is one of the longest tenured players for the Minnesota Vikings, but that doesn't stop him from returning to Augustana each year to run the CJ Ham Football Camp. CJ Ham has been with the Vikings for the past ten seasons, earning two trips to the Pro Bowl and being named a team Captain. 'To be with one team for a decade, it's truly a blessing, only a story God could write,' Ham said. 'Every single year, I get to sit back, reflect and be grateful. Grateful for the opportunities that have come to me and grateful to be where I'm at.' CJ graduated from Augustana following a standout career, but one of the biggest takeaways from his time in Sioux Falls, came from his coach, Jerry Olszewski. 'His coaching style of it's bigger than football, caring about the individual more than the results. I think that's something that he's instilled in me,' Ham said. 'I think that's something that goes with me and my family's approach when it comes to giving back to the community and being there for other people.' That attitude was on full display Saturday as Ham partnered with Augustana for the CJ Ham Football Camp. 250 kids grades first through eighth got the chance to work Ham and several athletes from Augie. 'What's been on my heart is attitude. Control what you can control. There's so many things that happen in our life that are out of our control,' Ham said. 'If we think we can control everything, it's going to be tough. We can control out attitudes and how we react.' Working the youth of the area is a big benefit of the camp, but Ham also relishes the opportunity to return to a special place. 'My wife and I think about this is where our family started. This is where I met my wife. This is where I got my education,' Ham said. 'Sioux Falls truly, truly is like a home to me. This is some place that down in the future, we can see ourselves living.' Training camp begins in July for the Vikings, with their first preseason game set for August 9th. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Viking Softball rallies to force game three, falls short of Super Regional title
EDMOND, Okla. (Augustana) – 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. The Vikings conclude their season as the No. 6 team in the nation with a dominant 50-11 record after cruising through both the NSIC Tournament and the NCAA Central Region 2 Tournament and at one point holding a 24-game win streak. It is the 14th time in program history that a Viking softball team has eclipsed the 50-win mark. Friday also marked the final games in the careers of Liz Dierks, Grace Glanzer, Hailey Houston and Lexi Lander. SUPER REGIONAL GAME TWO: No. 3 Seed Augustana 5, No. 1 Seed Central Oklahoma 1Much like yesterday's face-off, the Bronchos again scored early but the Vikings responded dominantly to secure the 5-1 win to force a winner-take-all game in the Central Super Regional. A single, a groundout and a walk put runners and first and second base for UCO, who soon scored off a single on the ensuing at-bat to open up scoring and take the 1-0 lead. The Viking offense struggled to get hot, but pitching from Glanzer helped push the strong defensive showing and keep the Bronchos from advancing any further than first base. After downing UCO in order in the top of the fifth inning, AU stepped up to bat and quickly was facing two outs. Ashton Dorman broke the stalemate with a single to left field and was followed by a single from Ella Cooper to put two on base. The two-out rally continued in powerful fashion as Stella Harber ripped a three-run homer over the center field fence on the first pitch of her at-bat to score Augustana's first runs of the Super Regional and take the 3-1 lead. The Bronchos again fell 1-2-3 in the sixth—including two more strikeouts for Glanzer—and brought in a new pitcher before Sidney Smart's trip to the plate. A single, a bunt and a throwing error loaded the bases for the Vikings before a double play took the runner at second. But that brought in Lander, who cleared the bases with her double down the left field to score two more and put the Vikings firmly ahead 5-1 heading into the final inning. All it took was another three-up, three-down showing from the dominant Viking defense to secure the win and force another contest for the Central Super Region title. Eight Vikings combined for 11 hits, led by Harber's 3-for-3 performance at the plate. She led with three RBI as Lander added in two more alongside the lone double of the day and Dorman drew the only walk for AU. Glanzer grabbed the win in the circle to improve to 27-7 this season, allowing just one run in her seven innings of work. She tallied eight strikeouts with eight fly outs and five groundouts against 28 batters faced. SUPER REGIONAL GAME THREE: No. 1 Seed Central Oklahoma 5, No. 3 Seed Augustana 1UCO struck first and continued to push with a strong fourth inning despite Augustana's best efforts to divert the rally as the Vikings eventually fell 5-1 in the final winner-take-all game of the regional. Lander got the start in the circle and quickly downed the first three batters on the day to kick off game three. The Bronchos also left three on base in the top of the second inning as the Vikings tallied the first hit of the game in the bottom half of that inning. But the Bronchos soon gained traction. Central Oklahoma scored one in the third after a double, groundout and a fielder's choice as lengthy series of challenges and reviews erased a possible Augustana run. Then in the fourth, a base hit and a sacrifice bunt put a UCO runner on second base before another single, fielder's choice and a triple to the right center wall cleared the bases for three more runs. Augustana would go on to fall in order in the next two innings before the Bronchos added in another run in the top of the sixth. Cain drew a walk in the top half of the inning and advanced to second off a groundout before eventually scoring off a single from Dorman. Yet the seventh inning saw both squads downed 1-2-3 to end in a 5-1 loss for AU. Cain, Desi Cuevas, Dorman, Harber and Norah Christiansen combined for the five AU hits on the day as Dorman logged one RBI. Cain knocked the lone double in the game as she and Cuevas each tallied a walk. Lander took the loss in the circle to move to 20-4 overall this season. She allowed two runs in three innings of work while tallying two strikeouts. Glanzer also made an appearance in four innings pitched with three runs and two strikeouts. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Central Oklahoma edges Augie in pitcher's duel
EDMOND, OK (AUGUSTANA) — 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. In the circle, Grace Glanzer took the loss to move to 26-7 despite her strong effort in the circle. She allowed one run with four strikeouts, seven fly outs and seven groundouts against 27 batters faced. Cain drew a walk off a full count to kick things off and soon advanced to second base off a sacrifice bunt. But she would go no further. The Bronchos found base after being hit by pitch and a stolen base put a runner on second. A single far out to left field would score that runner to put the home team ahead 1-0 and officially open up scoring. But neither team would score for the remainder of the game. Smart logged her base hit in the top of the third inning and was joined on base by Cuevas, but both would be stranded. In the bottom half of that inning, Central Oklahoma would load the bases off its first three batters…until Glanzer went to work. The Vikings pulled three outs off the next three at-bats to strand three Bronchos. UCO would proceed to leave three additional runners on base throughout the rest of the game as the Vikings struggled to move past second. The Bronchos and Vikings will return to action tomorrow afternoon with a 2 p.m. game two and an if necessary game scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at Gerry Pinkston Stadium. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
