Articles by Travis Kriens

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS – The term of art is “insolated, but not isolated.” That’s how Bob Mundt of the Sioux Falls Development Foundation describes his metro area’s position as it faces the [Read More…]

Wednesday Sports: May 7, 2025

WEDNESDAY SPORTS, MAY 7, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell baseball swept SF Washington at Cadwell Park last night winning 11-1 in six innings and 6-1 in game two. Jacob Ebert was the KORN Player of [Read More…]

Warriors take Game 1 from cold-shooting Wolves 99-88 despite Curry’s departure with hamstring strain

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Stephen Curry was already in the locker room with a bag of ice against his leg when his Golden State teammates arrived for halftime with a comfortable lead. The Warriors sure made [Read More…]

López fans 11 as Correa, Buxton homer in Twins’ 9-1 win over Orioles

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pablo López struck out a season-high 11 batters and Carlos Correa hit an upper-deck two-run homer during a five-run third inning as the Minnesota Twins opened a three-game series against the Baltimore [Read More…]

South Dakota opens Summit League Tournament with Kansas City Wednesday

VERMILLION, S.D. — After closing out the regular season with a series against Kansas City, South Dakota softball will face the Roos to open up the Summit League Tournament Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in Brookings, South [Read More…]

Gentry Headlines SDSU All-League Honorees

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota State’s Abby Gentry was named The Summit League Player of the Year, while a total of eight Jackrabbits were recognized by the conference, as the league office announced its 2025 All-Summit League [Read More…]

Five Tigers Tabbed For All-Conference Honors

Mitchell, S.D. – The Great Plains Athletic Conference has announced its postseason honors for the 2024-25 baseball season, with five Dakota Wesleyan Tigers earning recognition based on voting by the league’s coaches. Joseph Tharaldson (So., Champlin, Minn., [Read More…]

Mull and Ernsberger Lead as Ten Tigers Earn All-Conference Honors

Mitchell, S.D. – The Great Plains Athletic Conference has announced its postseason honors for the 2024-25 softball season, with ten Dakota Wesleyan Tigers earning recognition based on voting by the league’s coaches. Notably, this marks the [Read More…]

Tuesday Sports: May 6, 2025

TUESDAY SPORTS, MAY 6, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels girls golf won the SF Washington Invite on Monday with a team score of 306, while Maddie Childs finished first overall shooting a -2 (70). Childs [Read More…]

Sintek Honored By Summit League

SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota State shortstop Carter Sintek was honored Monday as the Kwik Star Summit League Baseball Peak Performer of the Week after putting up big numbers in the Jackrabbits’ series win over Northern Colorado. [Read More…]

SDSU’s Tayler Baker Earns Pitcher of the Week

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota State’s Tayler Baker was honored for her performance in the circle during the Jackrabbits’ recent weekend series at North Dakota, as she was selected as the Kwik Star Summit League Softball Peak [Read More…]

Omaha earns top seed in 2025 Summit League Softball Championship

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The 2025 Summit League Softball Championship bracket is officially set with Omaha earning the No. 1 seed after clinching a share of the regular season title for the first time in program [Read More…]

Gordon’s game-winner, Jokic’s 42 points, 22 rebounds lead Nuggets past Thunder in West semis Game 1

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nikola Jokic showed why he’s a finalist for another MVP award with his historic stat line. But with Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals at stake, the ball again found [Read More…]

Knicks come from 20 down, beat Celtics 108-105 in OT as Bridges’ steal preserves Game 1 win

BOSTON (AP) — The Knicks grew accustomed to facing big deficits against the Celtics this season. New York faced another one to open its Eastern Conference semifinal matchup against the defending NBA champions. This time, [Read More…]

Ravens release Justin Tucker after accusations by massage therapists of inappropriate behavior

The Baltimore Ravens are describing it as a football decision, and it came before the NFL completed its investigation into Justin Tucker. Whatever the underlying reasons, the team is moving on from its star kicker. [Read More…]

Fight breaks out at penitentiary one month after similar violence that injured officer

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Another round of violence erupted Sunday on the campus of the South Dakota State Penitentiary, the Department of Corrections has confirmed. The fight between inmates came a little more than [Read More…]

Mercury pollution lands two more South Dakota lakes on fish consumption advisory list

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight State officials have added two more South Dakota lakes to the fish consumption advisory list after testing found elevated mercury levels in large walleye. The state announced Monday that Dry Lake #1 [Read More…]

Name Released in Brown County Fatal Crash

Brown County, S.D.- An Aberdeen man died in a single vehicle tractor crash Thursday afternoon six miles southeast of Aberdeen, SD. Preliminary crash information indicates Ronald Allen Glugla, the driver of a Farmall Tractor with a belly mower, was [Read More…]

Missouri Valley Football Conference, Summit League Forge Partnership

The Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) President’s Council has approved a new governance structure that recognizes the strong partnership between key multi-sport conferences and positions the league for continued success as the dominant conference in [Read More…]

South Dakota public broadcasting warns of local impact from Trump’s attempt to cut national funding