Articles by Travis Kriens
SDSU Defense Takes Center Stage in Hobo Day Win
South Dakota State forced five turnovers in once again holding Northern Iowa out of the end zone and quarterback Chase Mason accounted for all four Jackrabbit touchdowns in a 31-3 Hobo Day victory Saturday afternoon at Dana [Read More…]
Coyotes Claw Out a 19-14 Victory at Indiana State
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The defense shined for No. 23-ranked South Dakota on a picture-perfect fall Saturday afternoon on Homecoming afternoon at Indiana State, clawing out a 19-14 victory, holding the Sycamores to just 210 total [Read More…]
Dakota Wesleyan Outpaced by No. 4 Morningside at Home
MITCHELL, S.D. — Dakota Wesleyan Football squared off against the fourth-ranked Morningside Mustangs at Joe Quintal Field for the third home contest of the 2025 season. The Tigers were the first to strike with a 42-yard [Read More…]
Mitchell Kernels Outlast No. 5 Rapid City Stevens in Five-Set Thriller
MITCHELL, S.D. — Mitchell Kernels volleyball secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory over No. 5 Rapid City Stevens on Saturday afternoon, pushing their win streak to five matches. The Kernels won 27-25, 28-26, 18-25, 20-25, 16-14. [Read More…]
South Dakota High School Football Scores – Week Seven, October 10, 2025
Class 11AAA 1. Brandon Valley 49, Mitchell 7 2. Lincoln 55, Rapid City Central 28 3. Harrisburg at 5. SF Jefferson SF Washington 20, 4. O’Gorman 17 SF Roosevelt 30, Rapid City Stevens 22 Class 11AA [Read More…]
Mitchell Kernels Volleyball Defeats Rapid City Central in Three-Set Sweep
MITCHELL — Mitchell Kernels volleyball extended their winning streak to four games with a 3-0 (25-11, 25-10, 26-24) victory over Rapid City Central on Friday night. The win improves Mitchell’s record to 10-4 and keeps [Read More…]
‘Tunnel farming’ extends growing season by 4 months
Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch OKATON, S.D. – When snow covers the frozen ground, and most South Dakota farmers have sold or stored their products for the season, the operators of Cedar Creek Gardens are [Read More…]
Noem’s South Dakota neighbors hit with an immigration audit that decimates their workforce
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight LAKE NORDEN — The names on the list included some of Dorothy Elliott’s best employees: hardworking, reliable, honest. Most had been working at Drumgoon Dairy for years. Some worked there for [Read More…]
Boyd and Happ lead the Cubs past the Brewers 6-0 to send the NLDS to a deciding Game 5
CHICAGO (AP) — Matthew Boyd pitched two-hit ball into the fifth inning, and the Chicago Cubs shut down the Milwaukee Brewers for a 6-0 victory Thursday night that pushed their NL Division Series all the [Read More…]
Dodgers advance to NLCS, beat Phillies 2-1 on Kerkering’s 11th-inning error
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t blink as the pressure built, inning after scoreless inning. Both teams pushed a single run across, forcing extra innings. Then came one of postseason baseball’s craziest endings. [Read More…]
Friday Sports: October 10, 2025
FRIDAY SPORTS, OCTOBER 10, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels girls tennis sits in fourth place after the first day of the Class AA State Tournament in Sioux Falls. The Kernels have accumulated 247.5 points, [Read More…]
SDSU Sees Unbeaten Streak End at Denver
DENVER — Lilly Lund scored a 21st minute goal off a Denver corner kick opportunity and it served as the eventual game-winner as the Pioneers defeated South Dakota State, 1-0, at University of Denver Soccer Stadium [Read More…]
USD Earns 3-1 Win over St. Thomas in Pink Out Match
VERMILLION, S.D. — South Dakota volleyball earned its second win in conference play Thursday night with a 3-1 victory over St. Thomas in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The Yotes had three players reach double-digit kills [Read More…]
South Dakota State Sweep Kansas City, Picks Up 1,000 Win in School History
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State volleyball team swept Kansas City 25-16, 25-18, 25-18 Thursday night at First Bank & Trust Arena. The Jackrabbits held the Roos to a .041 hitting percentage and posted a [Read More…]
Mitchell in Fourth Place After Day One of AA Girls State Tennis Tournament
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Mitchell Kernels girls tennis sits in fourth place after the first day of the Class AA State Tournament in Sioux Falls. The Kernels have accumulated 247.5 points, with Rapid City Stevens [Read More…]
Thursday Sports: October 9, 2025
THURSDAY SPORTS, OCTOBER 9, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels girls tennis competes at the Class AA state tournament in Sioux Falls on Thursday and Friday. Mitchell finished second behind Harrisburg at the ESD conference [Read More…]
USD Heads to Terre Haute for MVFC Clash
VERMILLION, S.D. — No. 23 South Dakota heads east into the eastern time zone for a Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) clash with the Indiana State Sycamores on Saturday, October 11 from Memorial Stadium. The game [Read More…]
Jackrabbits Host Northern Iowa For Hobo Day
GAME 6: Northern Iowa (2-3, 0-1 MVFC) at #2/2 South Dakota State (5-0, 1-0 MVFC) When Saturday, Oct. 11 | 2 p.m. | Game is sold out Where Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium | Brookings, South [Read More…]
Average residential bill would go up $21 monthly if regulators approve Xcel electric rate increase
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight Xcel Energy is requesting a rate increase that would cause electric bills for the company’s average South Dakota residential customer to go up by 19%, which equates to $21 per month. [Read More…]
Sinkhole victims ask Supreme Court to help them seek compensation from state
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight Landowners forced from their homes five years ago by a sinkhole asked the South Dakota Supreme Court on Wednesday to hold the state accountable. The Hideaway Hills development in Black Hawk [Read More…]
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