Articles by Travis Kriens

MITCHELL, S.D. — A dominant opening quarter propelled Dakota Wesleyan into the NAIA round of 16 Saturday. Emma Yost scored Dakota Wesleyan’s first nine points of the game and finished with 24 as the second-seeded [Read More…]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Dominance continued for the O’Gorman girls basketball program Saturday night. Behind a sensational performance from Sydney Terveen, O’Gorman defeated Brandon Valley 59-53 in the Class AA state championship game, securing the [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Ethan used a dominant third quarter to pull away and defeat Harding County 48-39 in the Class B Girls State Championship on Saturday at First Bank & Trust Arena. The victory gives [Read More…]

WATERTOWN, S.D. – Lennox used a dominant third quarter to pull away and defeat Mahpiya Luta 65-51 in the Class A Girls State Championship on Saturday. The loss marked the second straight season Mahpiya Luta [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Corsica-Stickney erased a 10-point second-half deficit and outscored Parkston in overtime to secure a 65-58 victory for third place in the Class B state tournament on Saturday. Parkston controlled much of the game [Read More…]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Mitchell built a double-digit lead through three quarters and withstood a late rally from Rapid City Stevens to secure a 59-53 victory Saturday for fifth place at the Class AA girls [Read More…]

WATERTOWN, S.D. – Lakota Tech erased a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter and finished with a late surge to defeat Wagner 67-64 on Saturday for seventh place at the Class A girls basketball state [Read More…]

The Class B Girls Basketball State Tournament at First Bank & Trust Arena in Brookings Saturday, March 14, 2026 No. 4 Ethan 48, No. 6 Harding County 39 – State Championship Ethan used a dominant [Read More…]

The Class A Girls Basketball State Tournament at the Watertown Civic Arena Saturday, March 14, 2026 No. 5 Lennox 65, No. 2 Mahpíya Lúta 51 – State Championship Lennox used a dominant third quarter to [Read More…]

The Class AA Girls Basketball State Tournament at the Summit Arena in Rapid City. All Times are Central Saturday, March 14, 2026 No. 2 O’Gorman 59, No. 1 Brandon Valley 53 – State Championship Dominance [Read More…]

MITCHELL — No. 2 Dakota Wesleyan used balanced scoring and a dominant inside presence to defeat No. 15 St. Francis (Ill.) 83-55 Friday night at the Corn Palace in the first round of the NAIA [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Ethan used a dominant performance from beyond the arc to defeat Corsica-Stickney 54-34 on Friday night to advance to the Class B girls basketball state tournament championship. The Rustlers knocked down 14 [Read More…]

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Mitchell girls basketball team saved its best stretch for the closing minutes Friday. The No. 7 Kernels closed the game on a 14-3 run over the final 3:30 to defeat No. [Read More…]

The Class B Girls Basketball State Tournament at First Bank & Trust Arena in Brookings Friday, March 13, 2026   No. 4 Ethan 54, No. 8 Corsica-Stickney 34 – Semis Ethan used a dominant performance [Read More…]

The Class A Girls Basketball State Tournament at the Watertown Civic Arena Friday, March 13, 2026 No. 2 Mahpíya Lúta 58, No. 6 Sioux Falls Christian 45 Mahpiya Luta used a strong third-quarter run to [Read More…]

The Class AA Girls Basketball State Tournament at the Summit Arena in Rapid City. All Times are Central Friday, March 13, 2026 No. 2 O’Gorman 66, No. 3 Sioux Falls Washington 62 O’Gorman built a [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings found in Kyler Murray an ideal addition to their quarterback depth chart, setting up stiff competition for incumbent J.J. McCarthy for the starting job this season — and perhaps beyond. Murray visited Vikings [Read More…]

HOPEWELL, N.J. – South Dakota State women’s basketball head coach Aaron Johnston was named a finalist for the Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award Thursday by Her Hoop Stats. Johnston, in his 26th full season as [Read More…]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Second-seeded O’Gorman held off a determined Mitchell squad, earning a 55-44 victory in the Class AA State Tournament quarterfinals in Rapid City. With the win, O’Gorman improves to 21-1, while Mitchell falls [Read More…]

The Class B Girls Basketball State Tournament is set for March 12-14 at First Bank & Trust Arena in Brookings No. 8 Corsica-Stickney 65, No. 1 Lyman 56 Corsica-Stickney used a strong third quarter and [Read More…]