Articles by Travis Kriens

MITCHELL, S.D. — The final stretch of the regular season has arrived for Mitchell girls basketball, and it won’t come easy. The Kernels open a run of four games in 11 days starting on Tuesday [Read More…]

The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Feb. 16 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 16, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell’s gymnastics season ended Saturday at the Class AA Individual State Competition at Mitchell High School with two athletes placing in the top three of the all-around [Read More…]

MITCHELL, S.D. — Mitchell’s gymnastics season ended Saturday at the Class AA Individual State Competition at Mitchell High School with two athletes placing in the top three of the all-around standings. Harrisburg’s Katelyn Maeschen won [Read More…]

TULSA, Okla. – South Dakota State used a dominant second half and red-hot 3-point shooting to pull away from Oral Roberts on Saturday and earn an 87–69 Summit League road victory at the Mabee Center. After taking [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team set the tone early and led wire-to-wire in a 93-40 win over Kansas City Saturday afternoon at First Bank & Trust Arena. An impressive first [Read More…]

YANKTON, S.D. — Dakota Wesleyan Men’s Basketball squared off against the Mount Marty Lancers down at Cimpl Arena in a GPAC contest. The first-half effort for the Tigers was led by Tyson Stevenson in the starting rotation, who [Read More…]

YANKTON, S.D. — Dakota Wesleyan Women’s Basketball traveled south to take on its GPAC rivals in the Mount Marty Lancers. Mount Marty was ready to go from tipoff, but the Dakota Wesleyan offensive effort was able [Read More…]

MITCHELL, S.D. — Dominance from Estelline/Hendricks’ Maggie Hausman and a strong showing from Addison Duba of Parkston/Ethan/Hanson/Mount Vernon highlighted the 2026 Class A State Gymnastics Meet individual competition Saturday at Mitchell High School. Hausman captured [Read More…]

2026 DWU/Culver’s Boys Classic ResultsSaturday, Feb. 14 — Corn Palace FINAL — Howard 64, Philip 43 Howard’s Kolt Becker with a double-double of 21 points, 16 rebounds and five assists. Brody Spader adds 10 points, [Read More…]

Travis Kriens/KORN News Radio News Director MITCHELL, S.D. — A matchup between two of Class B’s hottest teams will take center stage Saturday afternoon as Freeman and Wall meet in one of the featured games [Read More…]

MITCHELL, S.D. — Competing on their home floor, the Mitchell Kernels turned in a solid performance Friday at the Class AA State Gymnastics Team Competition, finishing second overall with 146.56 points at Mitchell High School. [Read More…]

MITCHELL, S.D. — The Royals of Parkston/Ethan/Hanson/Mt. Vernon delivered a strong showing at the 2026 Class A State Gymnastics Meet, finishing second for the second straight season in the team competition with a score of [Read More…]

2026 DWU/Culver’s Girls Classic Schedule Friday, Feb. 13 — Corn Palace FINAL — Freeman 57, Gettysburg 25 Rylee Peters leads Freeman with 22 points and 11 rebounds FINAL— Bridgewater-Emery 56, Kadoka 44 Oakley Weber with [Read More…]

FRIDAY SPORTS, FEBRUARY 13, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell will host the Class A and AA state gymnastics meet today and tomorrow. In Class AA, the Mitchell Kernels will compete in the team event at [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team outscored North Dakota 77-32 over the final three quarters to beat the Fighting Hawks 94-48 Thursday night at First Bank & Trust Arena. Up just one [Read More…]