Articles by Travis Kriens

Travis Kriens KORN News Radio Sports Director For the first time in six years, Mitchell will hit the road for a Class AA SoDAK 16 matchup. The 12th-seeded Kernels travel to face No. 5 seed [Read More…]

Mitchell hosts Spearfish in Class AA SoDAK 16 rematch

Travis Kriens KORN News Radio Sports Director The Mitchell girls basketball team will try to turn the tables on a familiar opponent with a state tournament berth on the line. No. 7 Mitchell hosts No. [Read More…]

Aaron Judge and a loaded US roster hope to dethrone Ohtani’s Japan at the World Baseball Classic

Aaron Judge is trading pinstripes for a plain jersey with red, white and blue letters. “Getting the chance to wear that across my chest is going to be pretty powerful,” the U.S. and New York [Read More…]

Lou Holtz, college football staple who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title, dies at 89

Lou Holtz never met an opponent that couldn’t beat him. Somehow, he squeaked out nearly 250 wins and a national title while cementing himself both as one of the most lovable and unlikable characters in [Read More…]

Thursday Sports: March 5, 2026

THURSDAY SPORTS, MARCH 5, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell senior Addie Siemsen and eighth-grader CeCe Morgan have earned All-Eastern South Dakota Conference honors in girls basketball. Siemsen collected her third all-ESD selection, averaging 18.5 points [Read More…]

Mitchell’s Colton Smith Earns Second All-ESD Honor

MITCHELL — The Eastern South Dakota Athletic Conference announced its 2026 Boys Basketball All-Conference Team, with Mitchell senior Colton Smith earning recognition for the second straight season. Smith is averaging 17.3 points and 9.4 rebounds per [Read More…]

Mitchell’s Siemsen, Morgan Earn All-ESD Honors

MITCHELL — The Eastern South Dakota Athletic Conference released its 2026 Girls Basketball All-Conference Team, with two players from Mitchell earning recognition. Senior Addie Siemsen was named to the All-ESD team for the third time in [Read More…]

Governor relents, signs bill to pursue SNAP soda ban for South Dakota

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — South Dakota will move to ban the purchase of sugary drinks with food assistance benefits after Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a bill he’d opposed into law in the face [Read More…]

Five Athletes Earn 2025-26 GPAC Women’s Basketball All-Conference, Broughton Named Defensive POTY

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The Great Plains Athletic Conference has released the 2025-26 All-Conference teams for Women’s Basketball. Dakota Wesleyan’s selections were headlined by the GPAC Defensive Player of the Year, Avery Broughton. The Corsica native led [Read More…]

Geography vs. Competitive Balance, Round Two. Class B Boys Highlights Uneven Road to State

By Travis KriensKORN News Radio Sports Director If Friday night’s Class B boys region semifinals feel more like a state tournament preview, you’re not imagining things. One month after the SoDAK 32 proposals fell short [Read More…]

Wednesday Sports: March 4, 2026

WEDNESDAY SPORTS, MARCH 4, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — No. 7 Mitchell Kernels girls basketball will host No. 10 Spearfish at 6 pm on Friday in the Class AA SoDAK 16. Coverage starts at 5 pm [Read More…]

Region A and B Boys Basketball Quarterfinal Results – Tuesday, March 4, 2026

Teams advance to the region semifinals on Friday, March 6, with the winners qualifying for next week’s SoDAK 16 on Tuesday, March 10. CLASS A REGION 1A No. 2 Webster Area 85, No. 7 [Read More…]

Local, Regional and National Sport stories

Dakota Wesleyan Tops No. 1 Dordt 84-76 to Claim GPAC Women’s Basketball Championship

SIOUX CENTER, IA — Dakota Wesleyan pulled off a thrilling upset over top-ranked Dordt Tuesday night, winning 84-76 at DeWitt Gymnasium to capture their first Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament championship since 2022. The Tigers [Read More…]

Mitchell City Council to Reconsider Tornado Shelter Project, Review East 1st Avenue Redevelopment Petition

Mitchell, S.D. – The Mitchell City Council is set to meet Thursday, March 5, at 8 a.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 612 N. Main Street. The agenda includes a reconsideration of [Read More…]

South Dakota governor to decide on abortion ban exceptions, prenatal development education

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight The South Dakota Senate passed bills addressing abortion and required education in prenatal development for K-12 students on Tuesday. The bills will now head to the governor’s desk. House Bill 1257 would [Read More…]

Reduced-price school meal funding heads to South Dakota Senate

Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — South Dakota families who qualify for reduced-price school meals could get those meals for free if the state Senate backs and Gov. Larry Rhoden signs a bill endorsed by [Read More…]

Digital currency regulation bills head to South Dakota governor’s desk

Makenzie Huber and John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — Two bills to regulate digital currency in South Dakota are on their way to Gov. Larry Rhoden’s desk after supportive votes in both chambers of the [Read More…]

Iran war drives gas price uncertainty ahead of busy summer season

David Lightman The national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline topped $3 Tuesday for the first time this year, and is expected to keep going up. The average price Tuesday was $3.11, up [Read More…]

South Dakota lawmakers defeat app store age verification proposal

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A state Senate panel has declined to advance a bill that would have required mobile app stores operating in South Dakota to use age verification to restrict app downloads by minors. [Read More…]

‘Carbon is dead,’ along with the bill to make carbon pipelines file an environmental study