{"id":105786,"date":"2016-08-15T15:54:34","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T20:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=105786"},"modified":"2016-08-15T15:54:34","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T20:54:34","slug":"vcsu-athletic-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=105786","title":{"rendered":"VCSU  athletic events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 150%;\">From VCSU E-Newsletter<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 150%;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #505050;\">VCSU volleyball to host scrimmage day Aug. 20<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #505050;\"><br \/>\nThe VCSU volleyball program will be hosting a scrimmage day on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse. Six different teams will be on campus to play scrimmages against each other.<\/p>\n<p><b>Football season opener set for Aug. 25<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17484\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/JCvsVCSU-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"JCvsVCSU\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/JCvsVCSU-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/JCvsVCSU-259x175.jpg 259w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/JCvsVCSU.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The VCSU football team is set to open the 2016 season at home against rival University of Jamestown next week. The Vikings host the Jimmies on Thursday at 7 p.m. Tailgating will open at 5 p.m. and will once again feature the Nodak Mutual Fan Zone with games for kids of all ages.<\/p>\n<p><b>VCSU adds new coaches<\/b><br \/>\nThe VCSU athletic department has added several new coaches over the last month. <i>Ryan Montgomery<\/i> has taken over as head men\u2019s basketball coach for the Vikings. He is assisted by new hire <i>Karl Sorby<\/i>. <i>Courtney Titus<\/i> has been appointed assistant women\u2019s basketball coach for this season.<\/p>\n<p><i>Erik Matth<\/i> is an addition to the football staff as an assistant coach, and <i>Joshua Mower<\/i> and <i>Joseph Marini<\/i> have joined the track and cross country programs as graduate assistants.<\/p>\n<p>In athletic training, <i>Heather Bates<\/i> is the new assistant athletic trainer, and <i>Jay Determan<\/i> has joined the staff as a graduate assistant.<\/p>\n<p><b>Upcoming Athletic Events<\/b><br \/>\nAug. 20: Volleyball scrimmage day @ W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse<br \/>\nAug. 25: Football vs. University of Jamestown, 7 p.m.<br \/>\nAug. 28\u201329: Golf @ Bismarck State Mystic Open<br \/>\nAug. 29: Volleyball vs. Bismarck State, 7 p.m. (scrimmage)<br \/>\nAug. 31: Golf @ Jamestown Jimmie Early Bird<br \/>\nSept. 2\u20133: Volleyball @ Corn Palace Classic (Mitchell, S.D.)<br \/>\nSept. 7: Baseball vs. Mayville State, 6 p.m.<br \/>\nSept. 7: Volleyball @ Concordia\u2013Moorhead, 7 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From VCSU E-Newsletter VCSU volleyball to host scrimmage day Aug. 20 The VCSU volleyball program will be hosting a scrimmage day on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse. Six different teams will be on campus to play scrimmages against each other. 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