Articles by Travis Kriens
Martin goes 4 for 5, including a home run in the Twins’ 9-5 win over the Orioles
Dean Kremer (2-4), in his second start with Minnesota since being brought over from Baltimore at the trade deadline, allowed one run and one hit in seven innings against his former team. He struck out [Read More…]
Alexandria, Volga advance to Class B state amateur quarterfinals
MITCHELL, S.D. – Alexandria and Volga advanced to the Class B state amateur baseball tournament quarterfinals Monday night at Cadwell Park in Mitchell. Alexandria rolled past Wynot, Nebraska, 11-1 in seven innings. Dakota Munger hit [Read More…]
Dakota Wesleyan Volleyball Selected Third in 2026 GPAC Preseason Coaches Poll
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Dakota Wesleyan Women’s Volleyball opens the season ranked third in the Great Plains Athletic Conference as announced by the conference office in the 2026 preseason coaches poll. The Tigers finish behind only [Read More…]
Midco Makes $1.5 Million Gift to USD Athletics, DakotaDome
VERMILLION, S.D. — Midco and the University of South Dakota athletic department announced a $1.5 million gift that will transform the former Dome Club into the Midco Club, a renovated premium space designed to bring Coyote fans [Read More…]
Mitchell’s Olivia Prunty Earns $1,000 SDIAAA Scholarship
MITCHELL, S.D. – Mitchell High School graduate Olivia Prunty is one of two recipients of a one-thousand-dollar scholarship from the South Dakota Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association and Daktronics. Prunty graduated with a 4.0 GPA at [Read More…]
Brandon Valley baseball facility moves toward cleanup, reconstruction after fire
BRANDON, S.D. – The Brandon Valley Baseball Association says the criminal investigation into the fire that heavily damaged the First National Bank Field grandstand has been completed. Insurance adjusters met with association officials last week, [Read More…]
Monday Sports: August 10, 2026
MONDAY SPORTS, AUGUST 10, 2026 STATE AMATEUR BASEBALL TOURNAMENT – SUNDAY — The Parkston Mudcats no-hit Kimball/White Lake 5-0 on Sunday at Cadwell Park. Taite Klumb and Landon Waddell combined for the ninth no-hitter in [Read More…]
Gamecocks knock off defending champion Parkston Rays at state amateur tournament
MITCHELL, S.D. — The Hartford/Humboldt Gamecocks knocked off defending state champion Parkston 2-1 Saturday in a rematch of last year’s Class B state amateur baseball championship game at Cadwell Park. Blake Svoboda threw a complete [Read More…]
Andrew Vaughn knocks home go-ahead run in 8th inning as Brewers defeat Twins 4-3
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew Vaughn singled home the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Saturday night. William Contreras led off the eighth with a bloop [Read More…]
Mitchell Animal Rescue TNR offers free spay and neuter assistance for community cats
MITCHELL, S.D. – Mitchell Animal Rescue’s Trap-Neuter-Return program is offering assistance to residents caring for stray, feral or community cats in Mitchell. The program provides pre-approved numbers for free spay and neuter services at Creekside [Read More…]
Josh Bell sparks comeback as Twins rally to beat Brewers, 8-6
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Josh Bell went 4 for 5 with a homer and Kaelen Culpepper also went deep in his major league debut as the Minnesota Twins erased a four-run deficit and beat the Milwaukee [Read More…]
Farm bill proposal fails in US Senate ag committee amid food assistance funding fight
Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch Farm bill progress stalled Thursday as the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee failed to move its version of the legislation forward due to a conflict over when states will shoulder a share [Read More…]
Friday Sports: August 7, 2026
FRIDAY SPORTS, AUGUST 7, 2026 AMATEUR BASEBALL Thursday, August 6 — Dell Rapids PBR scored 13 runs in the second inning and shut out Colome 16-0 in five innings on Thursday morning in the opening [Read More…]
Alexandria rallies, Dell Rapids PBR rolls on Day 2 of the state amateur tournament
MITCHELL, S.D. — Dell Rapids PBR erupted for 13 runs in the second inning and rolled past Colome 16-0 in five innings Thursday morning during the second day of the Class B State Amateur Baseball [Read More…]
Brooks Lee’s 2-run single in 8th lifts Twins to 4-3 win over Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brooks Lee’s two-run single in the eighth inning lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. The Twins trailed 3-1 in the [Read More…]
Huron Baseball launches campaign to raise final $300K for Memorial Stadium project
HURON, S.D. – The Huron High School and Post 7 baseball programs have launched the “Swing for the Fences” fundraising campaign to raise the final $300,000 needed to complete a new $1.2 million baseball facility [Read More…]
Thursday Sports: August 6, 2026
THURSDAY SPORTS, AUGUST 6, 2026 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE — South Dakota State women’s soccer with have an exhibition match vs. Green Bay on Thursday. The match starts at Noon in Blaine, Minnesota. On Saturday, the [Read More…]
Massey leads off 7th with go-ahead HR, Cameron has 9 Ks as Royals beat Twins 2-1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael Massey led off the seventh inning with a go-ahead home run, Noah Cameron had nine strikeouts in eight innings of one-run ball and the Kansas City Royals beat the [Read More…]
Changing visa rules create doubt for students and employers
Amina Aidarkhanova/South Dakota News Watch BROOKINGS, S.D. – International enrollment at South Dakota’s public universities has increased steadily over the past several years. But university leaders expect fewer students from other countries this fall as [Read More…]
South Dakota State Penitentiary loses fourth warden in five years amid senior staff shake-up
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight The South Dakota Department of Corrections has lost its fourth penitentiary warden since 2021 amid staffing changes that also include the departure of two other high-ranking officials. Joseph Roemmich, who came [Read More…]