Articles by Travis Kriens

MONDAY SPORTS, OCTOBER 6, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels volleyball defeated Spearfish 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-17) and Douglas 3-1 (25-17, 25-18, 23-25, 25-2) on Saturday. Addie Siemsen led the Kernels with 50 assists over [Read More…]

Both the Mitchell Kernels girls and boys soccer teams are gearing up for their SoDak16 matchups on Tuesday, with the winners advancing to the state tournaments. The girls team, seeded No. 14 in Class AA, [Read More…]

SPEARFISH, S.D. — Mitchell Kernel volleyball made the long road trip to the Black Hills worthwhile Saturday, earning a pair of victories over Spearfish and Douglas in a doubleheader. Mitchell opened the day with a [Read More…]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Second-ranked South Dakota State blitzed Youngstown State with 21 points in the third quarter, overcoming a 10-point halftime deficit and coming away with a 35-30 victory in the Missouri Valley Football Conference [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan quarterback Jed Jenson threw five touchdown passes as the Tigers dominated Doane University 33–7 on Saturday afternoon at Memorial/Papik Field in Crete, Nebraska. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for Dakota Wesleyan [Read More…]

VERMILLION, S.D. — Another offensive clinic for the South Dakota football team on Saturday afternoon in front of nearly 8,000 fans on Dakota Days as L.J. Phillips erupts for 244 yards and four touchdowns as the [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Mitchell Kernels volleyball stormed back for a dramatic 3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-12) victory at Sioux Falls Roosevelt on Thursday night in a back-and-forth, five-set thriller. After dropping the second [Read More…]

GAME 5: #2/2 South Dakota State (4-0, 0-0 MVFC) at #18/24 Youngstown State (3-1, 0-0)  When  Saturday, Oct. 4 | 6 p.m. Eastern Time (5 p.m. Central)  Where  Stambaugh Stadium | Youngstown, Ohio  TV  ESPN+ [Read More…]

DENVER – South Dakota State volleyball improved to 2-0 in Summit League action Thursday night with a 3-1 win over Denver at Hamilton Gymnasium. The Jackrabbits improve to 8-3 on the season while Denver moves to [Read More…]

THURSDAY SPORTS, OCTOBER 2, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels volleyball will be at SF Roosevelt on Thursday at 7 pm. Senior setter Addie Siemsen is just four assists shy of 1,000 for her career. [Read More…]

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Allison Meyerink has been named the GPAC’s Women’s Golfer of the Week for the second time this season following an strong results at two events over the course of the week. Meyerink placed [Read More…]

WEDNESDAY SPORTS, OCTOBER 1, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels girls tennis finished in second place on Tuesday at the ESD conference meet in Yankton over two days with 275 team points. Harrisburg won the [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS — A fast start on the road wasn’t enough for the Mitchell Kernels volleyball team, which fell in four sets to Sioux Falls Lincoln on Tuesday night. Mitchell grabbed an early lead with [Read More…]

YANKTON, S.D. — Mitchell Kernels girls tennis team closed out its regular season with a strong performance at the Eastern South Dakota Conference tournament Tuesday in Yankton, finishing second in the team standings. The Kernels [Read More…]