Articles by Travis Kriens
Nine DWU Athletes Named 2026 GPAC Softball All-Conference, Four Named First Team
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The Great Plains Athletic Conference has released the 2026 All-Conference teams for Softball. Dakota Wesleyan’s selections were headlined by four First Team honorees. Sophomore pitcher Alison Ernsberger, out of Granville, Ohio, earned her second [Read More…]
Monday Sports: May 4, 2026
MONDAY SPORTS, MAY 4, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels boys tennis team picked up a pair of wins Friday in a home triangular at Hitchcock Park. The Kernels defeated Aberdeen Central 8-1, then topped [Read More…]
Four DWU Track & Field Athletes Reach All-Conference Status at GPAC Outdoor Championships
FREMONT, Neb. — Dakota Wesleyan Track & Field traveled south to the campus of Midland University to compete in the 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships. The men’s team found a decent amount of success [Read More…]
Canadiens outlast Lightning 2-1 in Game 7 to win thrilling 1st-round series
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Newhook broke a tie with 8:53 left and the Montreal Canadiens outlasted the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Game 7 on Sunday night to end the thrilling first-round series. The [Read More…]
Cunningham and Harris help Pistons finish comeback for first playoff series win in 18 years
DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 32 points and 12 assists, Tobias Harris added 30 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 116-94 in Game 7 on Sunday to win a playoff series [Read More…]
Twins hold on to beat Blue Jays 4-3 after Ryan leaves with elbow soreness
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Morris pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of starter Joe Ryan, who exited with elbow soreness, and the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday [Read More…]
Luskey Homers Twice to Lead SDSU to Series Win over NDSU
FARGO, N.D. — Luke Luskey moved into South Dakota State’s career top 10 for home runs with a pair of round-trippers and finished the day with seven runs batted in to lead the Jackrabbits to a 16-10, [Read More…]
Jacks in Striking Distance after Opening Round
MESA, Ariz. – The South Dakota State men’s golf team is five shots off the lead after the opening round of the Summit League Championships at Longbow Golf Club. The Jackrabbits are in a three-way tie [Read More…]
USD Softball Celebrates Three Seniors on Senior Day
VERMILLION, S.D. — The South Dakota softball program celebrated the accomplishments of three Coyote seniors in their final game from Nygaard Field Saturday afternoon, but it was the Omaha Mavericks who took the win, 13-4. PITCHING [Read More…]
Joel Embiid leads 76ers to 109-100 Game 7 win over Celtics to complete comeback from 3-1 deficit
BOSTON (AP) — Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals, beating the Jayson Tatum-less Boston Celtics 109-100 on Saturday night to complete the NBA’s 14th comeback from a 3-1 deficit. Embiid finished with [Read More…]
Padres announce agreement to sell team to investor group led by Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano
The San Diego Padres have reached an agreement to sell control of the team to an investor group led by Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano. The family of late owner Peter Seidler formally announced [Read More…]
Golden Tempo takes the Kentucky Derby as Cherie DeVaux becomes the 1st woman to train its winner
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — After being asked all week about the possibility of becoming the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner, Cherie DeVaux was nearly speechless when Golden Tempo charged from the back [Read More…]
An eight-run eighth inning lifts the Blue Jays past the Twins 11-4
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kazuma Okamoto hit his third home run in two days, Brandon Valenzuela homered in an eight-run eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 11-4 Saturday afternoon. Lenyn Sosa [Read More…]
Madison’s Career Day Lifts Jacks Past Bison in Comeback Win
FARGO, N.D. — Ty Madison pitched the final 7 2/3 innings and struck out a career-high 10 batters to help lead South Dakota State to a 5-4, come-from-behind victory over North Dakota State in Summit League baseball [Read More…]
SDSU Softball Wraps up Regular Season with loss at North Dakota State
FARGO, N.D. — The South Dakota State softball team closed out its 2026 regular season ahead of The Summit League Softball Championship on Saturday with its finale at North Dakota State. The Jackrabbits dropped a 15-2 [Read More…]
Saturday Sports: May 2, 2026
SATURDAY SPORTS, MAY 2, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels boys tennis team picked up a pair of wins Friday in a home triangular at Hitchcock Park. The Kernels defeated Aberdeen Central 8-1, then topped [Read More…]
Okamoto goes deep twice, Sosa and Pinango each have three hits; Blue Jays beat Twins 7-3
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kazuma Okamoto homered twice, Yohendrick Pinango had three hits in just his fifth career game, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 Friday night. Lenyn Sosa also had three [Read More…]
2026 DWU Baseball Season Ends Against Concordia in GPAC Semifinals
LINCOLN, Neb. — Dakota Wesleyan Baseball faced the hosting Concordia Bulldogs in the Great Plains Athletic Conference Semifinals, where they needed to win two games back-to-back to advance to the championship series. The Bulldogs and Tigers [Read More…]
New requirement for combined state, local elections brings dizzying array of ballot variations
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight A new South Dakota law intended to make voting easier is doing the opposite for some of the people running elections. The new law requires cities and schools to hold their [Read More…]
South Dakota to Receive $10.1 Million in $7.4 Billion Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a $7.4 billion settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, for their role in fueling the opioid crisis takes effect today (Friday, May [Read More…]
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