Articles by Travis Kriens

THURSDAY SPORTS, FEBRUARY 26, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Dave Brooks will retire as head coach of Mitchell girls basketball at the end of the 2025–26 season. Brooks leaves after four years, compiling a 58–33 record, [Read More…]

FARGO, N.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team avenged an earlier-season loss and snapped North Dakota State’s 23-game win streak Wednesday night with a 59-44 win at the Scheels Center in Fargo. SDSU has [Read More…]

Mitchell, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan women’s basketball continued its dominant season on Wednesday night, defeating Doane 74-45 at the Corn Palace in the GPAC tournament quarterfinals. Dakota Wesleyan (23-6, 18-4 GPAC) jumped out to a [Read More…]

ORANGE CITY, Iowa — The Northwestern Red Raiders stormed past Dakota Wesleyan 112-79 on Wednesday night in the Great Plains Athletic Conference men’s basketball quarterfinals at the Bultman Center, sending the Tigers’ season to a [Read More…]

Travis Kriens/KORN News Radio Sports Director Change in South Dakota high school sports rarely happens overnight and this month’s South Dakota High School Activities Association basketball advisory committee meeting was another reminder of that reality. [Read More…]

CLASS B REGION GIRLS TOURNAMENT – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 WINNERS ADVANCE TO THE SoDAK 16 – THURSDAY, MARCH 5 REGION 1B No. 1 Waubay/Summit vs. No. 5 Hitchcock-Tulare No. 2 Northwestern vs. No. 3 Warner [Read More…]

WEDNESDAY SPORTS, FEBRUARY 25, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Top-ranked Brandon Valley pulled away in the second half to defeat the Mitchell girls 54-34 on Tuesday night. Senior Alyvia Padgett led the Lynx with 25 points [Read More…]

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) is proud to announce the following women’s basketball players-of-the-week for contests played February 16-22, 2026. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2025-2026 [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State forward Brooklyn Meyer was tabbed the latest Summit League Women’s Basketball Kwik Star Peak Performer of the Week, league officials announced Tuesday. The weekly award is the sixth of Meyer’s season and [Read More…]

South Dakota State at North Dakota State Game 29 at North Dakota State When Thursday, February 25 at 7 p.m. Where Fargo, N.D. | Scheels Center TV None Stream Summit League Network Audio Jackrabbit Sports [Read More…]

TUESDAY SPORTS, FEBRUARY 24, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels girls basketball hosts No. 1 Brandon Valley on Tuesday at the Mitchell High School gym for Senior Night at 6 pm. The Kernels are coming [Read More…]

The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Feb. 23 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in Class AA, top-10 teams in Class A and Class B, the team’s record, points [Read More…]

MONDAY SPORTS, FEBRUARY 23, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels girls basketball hosts No. 1 Brandon Valley on Tuesday at the Mitchell High School gym for Senior Night at 6 pm. The Kernels are coming [Read More…]

Travis Kriens/KORN News Radio Sports Director The path to Brookings begins Monday. Class B girls basketball region tournaments open Monday, Feb. 23 across South Dakota, with two teams from each region advancing to the SoDak [Read More…]

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Dakota Wesleyan turned in a handful of All-Conference performances and competitive showings during the 2026 GPAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, held Feb. 20–21 at the Dordt Indoor Track. Team titles [Read More…]

(Sioux City, Iowa) – Morningside University will be the number one seed when the 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men’s Postseason Basketball Tournament begins on Wednesday, February 25.  The Mustangs went 18-2 in the [Read More…]

(Sioux City, Iowa) – Dordt University will be the number one seed when the 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Women’s Postseason Basketball Tournament begins on Wednesday, February 25.  The Defenders went 21-1 in the [Read More…]

ORANGE CITY, Iowa — Northwestern erupted for 58 first-half points and never looked back Saturday night, rolling past Dakota Wesleyan 97-65 at the Bultman Center. The Red Raiders (23-5, 15-5) shot a blistering 58.1 percent [Read More…]