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Women’s Basketball StaffNew Head Women’s Basketball Coach Alert
Donovan E. Abbey aka DobbyA enrolled member of the Koasati (Coushatta) tribe of Kinder Louisiana and also a proud member of the Hidatsa & Mandan Tribes of Fort Berthold ND. He is a member of the Prairie Chicken clan. He carries his grandfather’s Hidatsa name Bears Ghost. He comes from the Good Bird family of Mandaree ND. Donovan is a father of 8 children. He graduated from Belcourt High School in 2001. He attended United Tribes Technical College and was a member of the 2001 – 2002 UTTC Thunderbirds team that made it to Nationals and also won AIHEC as a forward. He began his coaching career as Head Coach at Mandaree High School for the 2012-2013 Varsity Girls. Head boys coach to 2015-2019 and Assistant girls coach 2019-2020. He has also served as Athletic Director for Mandaree the past 3 years. Donovan is very excited to bring his knowledge in coaching to the collegiate level and bring the woman’s team to the respected measure as the Men’s Storm Basketball team.
Positions Open
Lady Storm Assistant Coach
Francesca Ross
Francesca Ross has inked to play for the Lady Storm for the 21-22 season. A native of Crow Creek SD; Francesca has played her last 3 seasons at Mandaree High School, where she averaged 11ppg 4spg 6apg!
Shyla Red Wolf
Julie Flying Horse
Daysha Serdahl
The Storm XC and Basketball team welcomes, Daysha Serdahl! Daysha is a 2019-2020 graduate of Mandaree schools. As an MHA enrolled member, Daysha graduated on top of her class with Valedictorian honors. Some of Daysha credentials include, All District 3 years, All Region 2 years, 2019-2020 North Dakota All-state 2nd team selection and part of the 2019-2020 North Dakota Lions All-star team. The NHSC Storm family is extremely excited to welcome her aboard.
Jessee Vigen
Jessee Vigen “Blue Blossom”
Jessee will compete for the Storm in the areas of Cross Country and Basketball. A MHA enrolled member and member of the Oglala Souix Tribe. Jessee graduated from Mandaree with the highest GPA in her class. A 5 year player/starter in basketball and 2 year runner in cross country, Jessee will look to make a immediate impact in our sports programs. Jesse participates in many different traditional and native rodeo events and will look to be part of the the NHSC equine department! STORM!!!
Cherish Johnson
Cherish came in today to sign for the Lady Storm! A graduate of Mandaree, Cherish holds many accolades from her high school career including all district honors! She is a enrolled member of MHA! We look forward to seeing her representing our Lady Storm Basketball team this fall! STORM!!!
Dionna RedBear
Dionna RedBear will lace up this fall to represent our Lady Storm on the court! Dionna played 2 years ago for our Storm team when our athletic program first rebooted! Averaging 17.4 points a game, we will take her back with open arms! We look forward to her picking up right where she left off with some much needed help from this years new recruits! STORM!!!
| No. | Name | Pos. | Cl. | Ht. | Hometown/High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesca Ross | |||||
| Shyla Red Wolf | |||||
| Julie Flying Horse | |||||
| Diona Red Bear | |||||
| Daysha Serdahl | |||||
| Jada Charging | |||||
| Jesse Vigen | |||||
| Winter Dean | |||||
| Cherish Johnson | |||||
| Hailey Vigen | |||||
| Makayla Yankton |
MISSION
The Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish Athletic Department is committed to providing all student-athletes with opportunities to receive a Culturally enriched education, opportunity to compete at the NIAC collegiate level and for athletes to develop into the leaders of tomorrow while embracing our Culture and local community.
VISION
WIN: Classroom, Community, Competition
ATHLETICS CORE VALUES
Commitment: Conducting ourselves here at NHSC, every day with unwavering dedication, devotion, and loyalty to the student-athletes and each other through leadership and a resolve to do the right thing always.
Community: Enhancing and inspiring the lives of our diverse constituents while building relationships through engaged, collaborative, and inclusive service; all intended to create a sense of pride and to serve the people of NHSC, the New Town area, the MHA Nation and the world.
Excellence: Relentlessly pursuing success in every endeavor, and providing the highest quality results in all areas, including competition, academics, compliance, business operations, and external affairs, utilizing best practices in a continuing and effective manner.
Innovation: Engaging proactive and progressive creativity in all affairs, challenging ourselves to be forward-thinking yet thoughtful risk-takers who challenge the status quo and who bring new and different cutting-edge ideas and methods which add value to our enterprise.
Integrity: Conducting ourselves ethically, honestly, and respectfully, following the highest standards of conduct with high moral character, honor, respect and accountability, in a fair, consistent, and transparent way in all that we do.