Articles by Travis Kriens
Five Athletes Earn 2025-26 GPAC Women’s Basketball All-Conference, Broughton Named Defensive POTY
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The Great Plains Athletic Conference has released the 2025-26 All-Conference teams for Women’s Basketball. Dakota Wesleyan’s selections were headlined by the GPAC Defensive Player of the Year, Avery Broughton. The Corsica native led [Read More…]
Geography vs. Competitive Balance, Round Two. Class B Boys Highlights Uneven Road to State
By Travis KriensKORN News Radio Sports Director If Friday night’s Class B boys region semifinals feel more like a state tournament preview, you’re not imagining things. One month after the SoDAK 32 proposals fell short [Read More…]
Wednesday Sports: March 4, 2026
WEDNESDAY SPORTS, MARCH 4, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — No. 7 Mitchell Kernels girls basketball will host No. 10 Spearfish at 6 pm on Friday in the Class AA SoDAK 16. Coverage starts at 5 pm [Read More…]
Region A and B Boys Basketball Quarterfinal Results – Tuesday, March 4, 2026
Teams advance to the region semifinals on Friday, March 6, with the winners qualifying for next week’s SoDAK 16 on Tuesday, March 10. CLASS A REGION 1A No. 2 Webster Area 85, No. 7 [Read More…]
Dakota Wesleyan Tops No. 1 Dordt 84-76 to Claim GPAC Women’s Basketball Championship
SIOUX CENTER, IA — Dakota Wesleyan pulled off a thrilling upset over top-ranked Dordt Tuesday night, winning 84-76 at DeWitt Gymnasium to capture their first Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament championship since 2022. The Tigers [Read More…]
Mitchell City Council to Reconsider Tornado Shelter Project, Review East 1st Avenue Redevelopment Petition
Mitchell, S.D. – The Mitchell City Council is set to meet Thursday, March 5, at 8 a.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 612 N. Main Street. The agenda includes a reconsideration of [Read More…]
South Dakota governor to decide on abortion ban exceptions, prenatal development education
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight The South Dakota Senate passed bills addressing abortion and required education in prenatal development for K-12 students on Tuesday. The bills will now head to the governor’s desk. House Bill 1257 would [Read More…]
Reduced-price school meal funding heads to South Dakota Senate
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — South Dakota families who qualify for reduced-price school meals could get those meals for free if the state Senate backs and Gov. Larry Rhoden signs a bill endorsed by [Read More…]
Digital currency regulation bills head to South Dakota governor’s desk
Makenzie Huber and John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — Two bills to regulate digital currency in South Dakota are on their way to Gov. Larry Rhoden’s desk after supportive votes in both chambers of the [Read More…]
Iran war drives gas price uncertainty ahead of busy summer season
David Lightman The national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline topped $3 Tuesday for the first time this year, and is expected to keep going up. The average price Tuesday was $3.11, up [Read More…]
South Dakota lawmakers defeat app store age verification proposal
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A state Senate panel has declined to advance a bill that would have required mobile app stores operating in South Dakota to use age verification to restrict app downloads by minors. [Read More…]
‘Carbon is dead,’ along with the bill to make carbon pipelines file an environmental study
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A panel of South Dakota senators defeated a state lawmaker’s second attempt to require environmental impact studies for carbon dioxide pipelines. Sioux Falls Republican Rep. John Hughes’ first attempt last year failed in the House on [Read More…]
Fens, Crawford named to All-Summit League Teams
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota basketball’s Cameron Fens was named to the All-Summit League First Team and All-Defensive Team, while Jordan Crawford was an All-Summit League Second Team honoree as announced by the league office Wednesday. Fens, a senior [Read More…]
Joyce earns Newcomer of the Year, three Coyotes receive postseason honors
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota women’s basketball junior Molly Joyce has been named the Summit League Newcomer of the Year and three Coyotes received all-Summit League honors for their performance during Summit League play, announced by [Read More…]
House committee decides not to ask voters to legalize mobile sports betting
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — A committee of state representatives rejected a measure that would have asked South Dakota voters to approve sports betting and use the resulting tax revenue to fund property tax [Read More…]
Meyer, Mathiowetz Lead Four Jackrabbits on All-Summit League Teams
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Four members of the South Dakota State women’s basketball team were recognized in the All-Summit League awards, released Tuesday by the conference office. Brooklyn Meyer and Madison Mathiowetz were both named to the Summit League [Read More…]
SDSU’s Sayler, Wilkinson Named Summit League Honorable Mention
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State sophomores Joe Sayler and Damon Wilkinson were recognized on Tuesday as the two were tabbed as honorable mentions to the 2026 All-Summit League Men’s Basketball Team, the conference office announced. Sayler and Wilkinson [Read More…]
DWU’s Dexter Payne Named GPAC Pitcher of the Week
(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following baseball player and pitcher-of-the-week for contests played February 16-22, 2026. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the [Read More…]
Tuesday Sports: March 3, 2026
TUESDAY SPORTS, MARCH 3, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — No. 7 Mitchell Kernels girls basketball will host No. 10 Spearfish at 6 pm on Friday in the Class AA SoDAK 16. Coverage starts at 5 pm [Read More…]
Meyer Earns Final Summit League Player of the Week Honor
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State forward Brooklyn Meyer was named the final Summit League Women’s Basketball Kwik Star Peak Performer of the Week of the 2025-26 season, league officials announced Tuesday. The weekly honor is Meyer’s seventh [Read More…]
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