Articles by Travis Kriens

STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State scored five unearned runs in the bottom of the sixth inning — all with two outs — and held on to defeat South Dakota State, 7-6, Tuesday night in the opener [Read More…]

BOULDER CREEK, Nev. – The South Dakota State women’s golf team finished second at its home event – the Spring Jackrabbits Invitational in Memory of Gayle Baker – Tuesday at the Boulder Creek Golf Club. McKenzie Mages and Molly [Read More…]

WICHITA, Kan. – South Dakota State played a pair of games as a part of a doubleheader against Wichita State at the Shockers’ Wilkins Stadium on Tuesday. The Jackrabbits fell 12-5 and 3-1 in the meetings, [Read More…]

TUESDAY SPORTS, MARCH 17, 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 softball [Read More…]

MONDAY SPORTS, MARCH 16, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels girls basketball closed out the Class AA state tournament with a 59-53 win over Rapid City Stevens on Saturday in Rapid City, to claim fifth [Read More…]

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – South Dakota women’s basketball will compete in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) for the seventh time after earning an at-large bid to the tournament. The 48-team field was announced Sunday [Read More…]

INDIANAPOLIS – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team was chosen as a No. 11 seed and will take on No. 6 Washington in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on a neutral floor Friday, [Read More…]

Travis Kriens KORN News Radio Sports Director The three South Dakota girls basketball state tournaments delivered plenty of drama over the past week, but the numbers behind the games told an even more fascinating story. [Read More…]

MITCHELL, S.D. — A dominant opening quarter propelled Dakota Wesleyan into the NAIA round of 16 Saturday. Emma Yost scored Dakota Wesleyan’s first nine points of the game and finished with 24 as the second-seeded [Read More…]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Dominance continued for the O’Gorman girls basketball program Saturday night. Behind a sensational performance from Sydney Terveen, O’Gorman defeated Brandon Valley 59-53 in the Class AA state championship game, securing the [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Ethan used a dominant third quarter to pull away and defeat Harding County 48-39 in the Class B Girls State Championship on Saturday at First Bank & Trust Arena. The victory gives [Read More…]

WATERTOWN, S.D. – Lennox used a dominant third quarter to pull away and defeat Mahpiya Luta 65-51 in the Class A Girls State Championship on Saturday. The loss marked the second straight season Mahpiya Luta [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Corsica-Stickney erased a 10-point second-half deficit and outscored Parkston in overtime to secure a 65-58 victory for third place in the Class B state tournament on Saturday. Parkston controlled much of the game [Read More…]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Mitchell built a double-digit lead through three quarters and withstood a late rally from Rapid City Stevens to secure a 59-53 victory Saturday for fifth place at the Class AA girls [Read More…]

WATERTOWN, S.D. – Lakota Tech erased a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter and finished with a late surge to defeat Wagner 67-64 on Saturday for seventh place at the Class A girls basketball state [Read More…]

The Class B Girls Basketball State Tournament at First Bank & Trust Arena in Brookings Saturday, March 14, 2026 No. 4 Ethan 48, No. 6 Harding County 39 – State Championship Ethan used a dominant [Read More…]

The Class A Girls Basketball State Tournament at the Watertown Civic Arena Saturday, March 14, 2026 No. 5 Lennox 65, No. 2 Mahpíya Lúta 51 – State Championship Lennox used a dominant third quarter to [Read More…]

The Class AA Girls Basketball State Tournament at the Summit Arena in Rapid City. All Times are Central Saturday, March 14, 2026 No. 2 O’Gorman 59, No. 1 Brandon Valley 53 – State Championship Dominance [Read More…]

MITCHELL — No. 2 Dakota Wesleyan used balanced scoring and a dominant inside presence to defeat No. 15 St. Francis (Ill.) 83-55 Friday night at the Corn Palace in the first round of the NAIA [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Ethan used a dominant performance from beyond the arc to defeat Corsica-Stickney 54-34 on Friday night to advance to the Class B girls basketball state tournament championship. The Rustlers knocked down 14 [Read More…]