Articles by Travis Kriens
Class AA State Volleyball Tournament – Semifinals Results
Class AA State Volleyball Tournament – Friday, November 21 in Rapid City No. 4 Sioux Falls Lincoln 3, No. 8 Mitchell 2, (26-24, 23-25, 25-18, 20-25, 15-9) Lincoln (20-6) leaned on a balanced attack, finishing [Read More…]
Class A State Volleyball Tournament – Semifinals Results
Class A State Volleyball Tournament – Friday, November 21 in Rapid City No. 4 Clark/Willow Lake 3, No. 8 Wagner 0, (25-23, 28-26, 25-16) The Cyclones (26-2) finished with 40 kills, led by Shelby Begeman’s [Read More…]
Class B State Volleyball Tournament – Semifinals Results
Class B State Volleyball Tournament – Friday, November 21 in Rapid City No. 4 Parkston 3, No. 8 Herried/Selby Area 0, (25-22, 25-13, 25-21) The Trojans (31-7) were powered by Keeara Oakley, who delivered a [Read More…]
South Dakota Football Coaches Association’s 2025 All-State High School Football
Class 11AAA OFFENSE Quarterbacks — Brody Schafer, SF Lincoln. Tight Ends-Fullbacks-HBacks — Eddie Whiting, SF Jefferson; Austin Dowd, Brandon Valley and Weiland Benbo, RC Central. Running Backs — Daevion Simonsen, SF Jefferson; Levi Veskrna, Brandon Valley; and Josiah [Read More…]
Jacks ride dominant second quarter to 72–63 win over Gonzaga
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota State women’s basketball built a decisive first-half surge and held off multiple Gonzaga pushes down the stretch, defeating the Bulldogs 72–63 on Thursday night at the Pentagon in Sioux [Read More…]
SDSU’s Zgonc and USD’s Farris earn the final Summit VB weekly accolades of the 2025 season
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State outside hitter Sylvie Zgonc and South Dakota defensive specialist Kamryn Farris were named the final Summit League Kwik Star Volleyball Peak Performers of the Week, league officials announced Thursday. Zgonc [Read More…]
Defending Local Journalism: Understanding the Work Behind the News
Travis Kriens, KORN News Radio In our community conversations about the local newspaper, it’s easy to get frustrated. Headlines that seem negative, stories that feel one-sided, and the tension between public officials and the press, [Read More…]
Zachariasen Leads No. 1 Harrisburg Past Mitchell in AA Quarterfinal Sweep
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Top-seeded Harrisburg moved into the Class AA semifinals with a straight-set win (25-8, 25-9, 25-18) over Mitchell on Thursday at the Monument, controlling the match start to finish behind a dominant [Read More…]
Class AA State Volleyball Tournament – Quarterfinals Results
Class AA State Volleyball Tournament – Thursday, November 20 in Rapid City No. 1 Harrisburg 3, No. 8 Mitchell 0 (25-8, 25-9, 25-18) Top-seeded Harrisburg moved into the Class AA semifinals with a straight-set win [Read More…]
Class A State Volleyball Tournament – Quarterfinals Results
Class A State Volleyball Tournament – Thursday, November 20 in Rapid City No. 1 Dakota Valley 3, No. 8 Wagner 0 (25-8, 25-11, 25-18) Dakota Valley opened the Class A State Volleyball Tournament with a [Read More…]
Class B State Volleyball Tournament – Quarterfinals Results
Class B State Volleyball Tournament – Thursday, November 20 in Rapid City No. 1 Chester 3, No. 8 Herreid/Selby Area 0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-13) Chester advanced to the Class B state semifinals with a dominant [Read More…]
Wednesday Sports: November 19, 2025
WEDNESDAY SPORTS, NOVEMBER 19, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — The Mitchell Kernels volleyball will face top-seeded Harrisburg on Thursday at Noon CST in the quarterfinals of the Class AA State Tournament in Rapids City. The KORNer [Read More…]
South Dakota State Completes Perfect 16-0 Summit League Slate
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State volleyball team completed an unbeaten Summit League season Tuesday night with a 3-0 sweep of North Dakota at First Bank & Trust Arena. At 16-0 against conference opponents, SDSU [Read More…]
Coyotes Sweep Bison in Regular Season Finale
VERMILLION, S.D. — The Coyotes hit a season-best .394 in a 3-0 sweep of North Dakota State Tuesday night to close out the regular season in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. With the win, South Dakota [Read More…]
Parkston and Bennett County Set for Clash in Class B State Volleyball Quarterfinals
Parkston (30-6) and Bennett County (36-5) face off in the Class B state volleyball quarterfinals Thursday afternoon in Rapid City. Parkston’s leading attackers—Finley Bogenreif, Kendall Herrmann, and Berkley Ziebart—have all played 110 sets this season [Read More…]
South Dakota governor bets on policy over politics while launching campaign to keep his job
Seth Tupper, South Dakota Searchlight RAPID CITY — South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden launched a campaign to keep his job with an expression of his philosophy. “Good policy makes good politics,” he said. The comment [Read More…]
Candidates could pay their way onto ballot under idea proposed by South Dakota’s top election official
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s top election official floated potential legislation Tuesday that would allow prospective candidates to pay their way onto the ballot. Some members of the state Board of Elections responded during [Read More…]
NorthWestern Energy plans second natural gas plant in Aberdeen as electricity demand grows
Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight NorthWestern Energy is planning to build a second natural gas plant to generate electricity in Aberdeen. The company has filed a notice of its intent to apply for a construction permit to [Read More…]
USDA ‘crunching numbers’ for potential tariff relief, official says ‘lots’ changed during shutdown
Cassandra Stephenson, Tennessee Lookout The U.S. Department of Agriculture is “crunching numbers” as it considers potential relief for farmers from tariff-related losses, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen A. Vaden said Monday. President Donald Trump’s [Read More…]
SDSU’s Meyer Again Named Summit League Player of the Week
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State senior forward Brooklyn Meyer earned the Summit League Women’s Basketball Kwik Star Peak Performer of the Week award, League officials announced Tuesday. Meyer garnered her eighth career weekly honor and second [Read More…]
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