Articles by Travis Kriens

Championship matchups are set in all three classes of the South Dakota High School Activities Association state softball tournaments following semifinal action Friday in Sioux Falls and Aberdeen. Class B’s championship game will feature the [Read More…]

THURSDAY SPORTS, JUNE 4, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Palace City Post 18 baseball will compete at the Yankton Tournament starting on Friday and running through Sunday. — Palace City 13-and-under baseball lost both ends of [Read More…]

WEDNESDAY SPORTS, JUNE 3, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell girls golf finished third at the Class AA State Tournament Tuesday at Cattail Crossing Golf Course in Watertown. The Kernels shot 58-over-par for the event, finishing [Read More…]

WATERTOWN, S.D. — The Mitchell Kernels capped a strong season with a third-place finish Tuesday at the Class AA State Girls Golf Tournament, while Aberdeen Central captured the team championship at Cattail Crossing Golf Course. [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Bon Homme rallied from third place to capture the Class B Boys State Golf Championship on Tuesday at Brookings Country Club, while Wessington Springs secured a top-five finish after spending much of [Read More…]

South Dakota State Athletics is mourning the death of former student-athlete, head coach, and longtime benefactor Frank J. Kurtenbach, who passed away at the age of 88. Kurtenbach, a native of Dimock, South Dakota, leaves behind [Read More…]

VERMILLION, S.D. — The University of South Dakota and Athletic Director Jon Schemmel announced on Tuesday afternoon Shannon Pivovar as the next head coach of South Dakota softball, being named the 11th head coach in program history. “I’m excited to announce [Read More…]

MITCHELL, S.D. — Head Coach Stephen Oswald Jr. will be departing Dakota Wesleyan University Softball after a one-year stint with the program. Oswald Jr. continued DWU Softball’s upward trajectory of the past couple of years by [Read More…]

TUESDAY SPORTS, JUNE 2, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell girls golf team sits third after the opening round of the Class AA State Tournament in Watertown. The Kernels shot a 308, just three strokes off [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tristan Gray hit a grand slam in the fourth inning and the Minnesota Twins added four more runs in the fifth on the way to a 9-4 win over the Chicago White [Read More…]

WATERTOWN, S.D. — Mitchell positioned itself in contention for a top finish after the opening round of the Class AA State Girls Golf Tournament on Monday at Cattail Crossing Golf Course. The Kernels shot a [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Wessington Springs put itself squarely in the hunt for a state championship Monday, finishing second after the opening round of the Class B Boys State Golf Tournament at Brookings Country Club. The [Read More…]