Articles by Travis Kriens

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Rylee Rosenquist delivered a career performance when it mattered most. Rosenquist poured in 40 points to lead No. 2 Dakota Wesleyan past No. 1 Bethel (Tenn.) 82-77 on Saturday night at the [Read More…]

The Class AA Boys Basketball State Tournament at the Monument Ice Arena in Rapid City Saturday, March 21, 2026 No. 3 Huron 59, No. 1 Sioux Falls Lincoln 47 – State Championship Huron turned a [Read More…]

The Class A Boys Basketball State Tournament at the Summit Arena in Rapid City Saturday, March 21, 2026 No. 2 West Central 66, No. 1 Sioux Falls Christian  56 – State Championship Perfection is complete [Read More…]

The Class B Boys Basketball State Tournament at the Barnett Center in Aberdeen Saturday, March 21, 2026 No. 2 Freeman 61, No. 5 Castlewood 53 –  State Championship Freeman waited more than five decades for [Read More…]

FORT WORTH, Texas – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team started strong but ultimately fell 72-54 to six-seed Washington Friday afternoon in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. The Jackrabbits end the season with [Read More…]

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Huron Tigers used a dominant second half and clutch free-throw shooting to pull away from Sioux Falls Roosevelt Rough Riders for a 53-44 victory in the Class AA boys basketball [Read More…]

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Second-seeded West Central wasted little time asserting control Friday night. Behind a dominant start and a steady parade to the free-throw line, unbeaten West Central pulled away for a 56-43 victory [Read More…]

ABERDEEN, S.D. — No. 2 Freeman extended its winning streak to 21 straight games on Friday night, rallying in the fourth quarter to defeat No. 6 Wall 74-70 in the semifinals of the Class B [Read More…]

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Top-seeded Sioux Falls Christian leaned on its inside dominance and depth Friday night to defeat No. 4 Hamlin 58-47 in the Class A boys basketball state semifinals at the Summit Arena. [Read More…]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Top-seeded Sioux Falls Lincoln found itself in a fight Friday night. Behind 24 points from Samuel DeGroot and a clutch defensive effort down the stretch, unbeaten Lincoln held off No. [Read More…]

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Dakota Wesleyan used a dominant first half and balanced scoring effort to roll past Lindsey Wilson 78-53 on Friday in the Round of 16 of the NAIA Women’s Basketball National Tournament. The second-seeded Tigers [Read More…]

The Class AA Boys Basketball State Tournament at the Monument Ice Arena in Rapid City Friday, March 20, 2026 No. 1 Sioux Falls Lincoln 53, No. 4 Harrisburg 48, Semifinals Top-seeded Sioux Falls Lincoln found [Read More…]

The Class A Boys Basketball State Tournament at the Summit Arena in Rapid City Friday, March 20, 2026 No. 1 Sioux Falls Christian 58, No. 4 Hamlin 47, Semifinals Top-seeded Sioux Falls Christian leaned on [Read More…]

The Class B Boys Basketball State Tournament at the Barnett Center in Aberdeen Friday, March 20, 2026 No. 2 Freeman 74, No. 6 Wall 70, Semifinals No. 2 Freeman extended its winning streak to 21 [Read More…]

FRIDAY SPORTS, MARCH 20, 2026 DAKOTA WESLEYAN — Dakota Wesleyan women’s basketball will face Lindsey Wilson in the NAIA national tournament Round of 16 in Sioux City on Friday at 1 pm. — Dakota Wesleyan [Read More…]