Articles by Travis Kriens

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…]

ORANGE CITY, Iowa — Behind a dominant performance from Avery Broughton and a strong second-half push, Dakota Wesleyan pulled away for an 81-65 road victory over Northwestern on Saturday at the Bultman Center. The Tigers [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State scored eight unanswered points over the final two minutes of regulation to surge past North Dakota for a 91-83 victory on Saturday, Feb. 21, in a Summit League men’s basketball [Read More…]

DENVER, Colo. – A strong shooting night from the South Dakota State women’s basketball team lifted the Jackrabbits to a 71-55 win over Denver Saturday afternoon at Hamilton Gymnasium. The Jacks shot 58% in the win, [Read More…]

VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota women’s basketball honored its’ four seniors on Saturday following the game against North Dakota State Saturday in which the Bison earned a 81-68 win over South Dakota. The Coyotes and [Read More…]

Region tournaments begin on Monday, February 23, with two teams advancing from each regions. The Class B SoDAK 16 takes place on Thursday, March 5 with the State Tournament set for March 12-14 at First [Read More…]

Region tournaments begin on Tuesday, February 24, with two teams advancing from each regions. The Class A SoDAK 16 takes place on Thursday, March 5 with the State Tournament set for March 12-14 in Watertown. [Read More…]

FRIDAY SPORTS, FEBRUARY 20, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels girls basketball hosts Pierre at the Corn Palace on Friday at 7 pm. Coverage starts at 6:45 pm on KORN News Radio. — Mitchell Kernels [Read More…]

TULSA, Okla – South Dakota State senior Brooklyn Meyer set a new program record with 44 points in a 95-93 win at Oral Roberts Thursday night at the Mabee Center. The Jackrabbits’ standout forward delivered the most dominant [Read More…]

VERMILLION, S.D. – The Mavericks led for the first nearly five minutes of Thursday’s game, but the South Dakota women’s basketball team took the lead at the five minute mark of the first quarter and [Read More…]

DENVER, Colo. — South Dakota basketball’s three game road win streak came to an end Thursday night to Denver in Hamilton Gymnasium. The Pioneers pulled away in the later parts of the second half for a [Read More…]