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Blizzard Hero: South Dakota Basketball Coach Helps Pregnant Woman Stranded in Snowstorm

NORTHERN STATE

The winter storm that hit Siouxland with a vengeance last weekend put a college basketball coach in a harrowing situation.

Saul Phillips is the head coach at Northern State in Aberdeen, South Dakota. 

His team played Friday night in Sioux Falls and as he took off for his next stop in Wayne, Nebraska that's when the adventure started.

He shared his story with Siouxland Public Media’s Sheila Brummer.

Northern State ended up beating Wayne State College 82 to 72 on Saturday night.

Phillip’s wife also wrote about her husband’s experience on her blog.  Nicole Phillips focuses on kindness in her writing and her husband was an example of what she advocates.

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SAUL PHILLIPS AND HIS FAMILY
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BABY HAZEL