Articles by Travis Kriens

TUESDAY SPORTS, NOVEMBER 4, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels volleyball will be at No. 3 Brandon Valley on Tuesday at 7 pm. Mitchell is 15-6 on the season and currently seventh in Class AA [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State nearly watched a second-half lead slip away, but a scoring run and clutch made shots late propelled the Jackrabbits to a 75-66 victory over Merrimack on Monday, Nov. 3, [Read More…]

OMAHA, Neb. – South Dakota State senior Brooklyn Meyer put together one of the best nights of her career Monday as the Jackrabbits topped Creighton 78-62 in the season opener for both sides. Meyer dropped 33 points, one [Read More…]

VERMILLION, S.D. — South Dakota basketball fell in its season opener Monday night 81-79 to Utah Tech in overtime in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. Isaac Bruns paced the Coyotes with 23 points on the night and [Read More…]

VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota women’s basketball took care of business in its season opener Monday night, defeating NAIA York University (Neb.) 104-33. It’s South Dakota’s 45th home-opening win in 55 seasons of women’s basketball, and [Read More…]

Here is the final South Dakota Media Volleyball Poll for the 2025 season. Teams are listed with first place votes in parentheses, record, points and previous ranking. CLASS AA 1. Harrisburg (9) 29-2 45 1 [Read More…]

MITCHELL S.D. — In his lone season of high school football, Mitchell senior linebacker Colton Smith made a lasting impression. Smith was named to the 2025 Eastern South Dakota Conference (ESD) Class AA All-Conference Team [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State volleyball took down in-state rival South Dakota in a five-set thriller Saturday night in front of 2,563 fans at First Bank & Trust Arena. The Jackrabbits have now won both [Read More…]

Rashad Rochelle scored all three Indiana State touchdowns on a kickoff return and two on pass plays to lead the Sycamores to a 24-12 upset of South Dakota State Saturday afternoon at Dana J. Dykhouse [Read More…]

VERMILLION, S.D. — The University of South Dakota football put a well-rounded effort on display Saturday afternoon from the DakotaDome with a safety and an 80-yard scoop-and-score as the Coyotes handed No. 8 North Dakota their [Read More…]

YANKTON, S.D. — Dakota Wesleyan Football traveled down to Yankton to square off against the Mount Marty Lancers in the CorTrust Bank Dakota Railroad Rivalry game. The Tiger defense forced a Lancer punt on the contest’s [Read More…]

FRIDAY SPORTS, OCTOBER 31, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels volleyball lost to SF Washington on Thursday night, 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-12). Kenzie Hetland led the Kernels with seven blocks on the night and was [Read More…]

GAME 9: Indiana State (2-6, 0-4 MVFC) at #4/5 South Dakota State (7-1, 3-1 MVFC)  When  Saturday, Nov. 1 | 2 p.m. [Military Appreciation]  Where  Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium | Brookings, South Dakota | Order Tickets [Read More…]

OMAHA, NEB. – South Dakota State extended its Summit League unbeaten streak to 11 matches Thursday night with a five-set victory over Omaha at Baxter Arena. This is the Jackrabbits’ second five-set win over the Mavericks [Read More…]

CLASS 11AAA QUARTERFINALS – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30 No. 1 Brandon Valley 41, No. 8 SF Roosevelt 14 No. 5 Harrisburg 17, No. 4 O’Gorman 3 No. 2 SF Lincoln 60, No. 7 Rapid City Central [Read More…]

WEDNESDAY SPORTS, OCTOBER 29, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels volleyball swept Huron Tuesday night 3-0 (27-25, 25-17, 25-23) to improve to 15-5 on the season. The win also ended a streak of six consecutive [Read More…]

Travis Kriens, KORN News Radio Sports Director The road to the DakotaDome continues Thursday night with the Class 9AA football quarterfinals, featuring a mix of familiar contenders and upstart challengers looking to keep their championship [Read More…]

Travis Kriens, KORN News Radio Sports Director The South Dakota Class 11B high school football playoffs continue Thursday, Oct. 30, with several rematches and storylines connecting some of the state’s most successful programs. Eight teams [Read More…]