Articles by Travis Kriens

VERMILLION, S.D. – Patience Williams scored the first 14 points of the game for either team, South Dakota led 32-9 after one quarter, and the Coyotes cruised to a 73-57 victory over Pepperdine in the WNIT Super [Read More…]

THURSDAY SPORTS, MARCH 26, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels softball starts its season on Tuesday at Watertown at 5 pm. — Mitchell Kernels track and field starts its season on Tuesday at a meet [Read More…]

GREENWOOD, Ind. — College Sports Communicators has released the 2025-26 Academic All-District honorees for Women’s Basketball. In order to earn such distinctions from the CSC, student-athletes were required to have at least a 3.5 GPA on [Read More…]

VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota women’s basketball will get a chance to avenge an early season loss to Pepperdine Thursday night inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center as the Coyotes and Waves are scheduled for [Read More…]

WEDNESDAY SPORTS, MARCH 25, 2026 NAIA — Marian (Ind.) women’s basketball pulled away in the second half to defeat Dordt 73-61 to win the NAIA national championship. Dordt rallied from an early deficit to take [Read More…]

Arlington senior Jaelyn Huntimer capped a standout career by being named the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association Class B Player of the Year, leading the 2026 all-state first team. Huntimer averaged 28.8 points and 10.3 [Read More…]

Wagner senior Ashlyn Koupal put together another historic season, earning South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association Class A Player of the Year honors for the second consecutive year while leading a loaded all-state first team. Koupal, [Read More…]

Alyvia Padgett capped another dominant season by earning South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association Class AA Player of the Year honors for the second straight season, leading a first team loaded with talent from some of [Read More…]

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Marian never trailed and withstood a late rally from Dakota Wesleyan to secure a 62-54 victory Monday night in the NAIA Women’s Basketball National Championship semifinals at the Tyson Events [Read More…]

MONDAY SPORTS, MARCH 23, 2026 DAKOTA WESLEYAN — Dakota Wesleyan is headed to the NAIA women’s basketball semifinals after an 82-77 win over top-seeded Bethel (Tenn.) Saturday night in Sioux City. Rylee Rosenquist delivered a [Read More…]

VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota women’s basketball took a bit of time to shake the rust off, but found a way to pull away from Northern Colorado, earning an 80-60 win over the Bears in [Read More…]

March 19–21, 2026 | Barnett Center – Aberdeen The 2026 Class B State Tournament delivered everything expected — upsets, comeback wins, and a championship decades in the making. Freeman captures long-awaited title Second-seeded Freeman was [Read More…]

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Huron turned a defensive slugfest into a championship celebration Saturday night. Behind a balanced scoring effort and a dominant second quarter, third-seeded Huron knocked off No. 1 Sioux Falls Lincoln 59-47 [Read More…]

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Perfection is complete for West Central. Behind a balanced scoring attack and a decisive second-half surge, the Trojans finished off an unbeaten season Saturday night with a 66-56 victory over Sioux [Read More…]