Press Sports Editor Dustin Monke blogs about the disappearance of DSU softball players

One of the biggest weekends in Dickinson State's recent athletic history was followed by perhaps the darkest day in the school's history.

After a Saturday where the Blue Hawk football team defeated rival Minot State 28-13 to wrap up a share of the Dakota Athletic Conference title and the 10th-ranked women's basketball team upset No. 1-ranked defending national champion Morningside, the students at DSU awoke Monday to discover that three of their own had vanished without a trace.

Soon, rumors swirled. Text messages were sent. Facebook statuses were updated. Fear began to take hold.

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