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      Friday Sports: May 23, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels boys’ tennis is in seventh place after day one of the Class AA state tournament in Sioux Falls. Sutton Thompson advances to [Read More…]

VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota track and field once again paced the Summit League in entries to the NCAA West First Rounds, held in College Station, Texas next week. South Dakota sends 19 individuals to [Read More…]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points a day after being named the NBA’s MVP, and the Oklahoma City Thunder overwhelmed the Minnesota Timberwolves again, winning 118-103 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 [Read More…]

OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha’s Drew Borner hit a two-run single in the bottom of the 10th inning to finish off a 7-6, Maverick comeback victory against South Dakota State in an elimination game Thursday afternoon at [Read More…]

        THURSDAY SPORTS, MAY 22, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels boys tennis competes at the Class AA state championship in Sioux Falls on Thursday and Friday. — Mitchell Kernels girls golf will compete [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gavin Williams pitched six strong innings and José Ramírez had three more hits to extend his hitting streak to 14 games as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Wednesday. [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State earned its fifth straight Summit League Commissioner’s Cup and set a new league record with its 10th overall, the conference office announced Monday. The Jackrabbits claimed the top spot by earning [Read More…]

Mitchell, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan University will be represented by two Tiger athletes at the upcoming NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships, set to take place in Marion, Indiana, and hosted by Indiana Wesleyan University.   [Read More…]

OMAHA, Neb. — Top-seeded Oral Roberts scored seven times in the bottom of the second inning and never looked back in an 11-2 victory over South Dakota State in the opening round of the Summit [Read More…]

      WEDNESDAY SPORTS, MAY 21, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels boys tennis competes at the Class AA state championship in Sioux Falls on Thursday and Friday. — Mitchell Kernels girls golf will compete at [Read More…]

 No. 4 South Dakota State (16-34) at Summit League Baseball Championship  When  Wednesday-Saturday (four-team, double-elimination tournament) • vs. No. 1 Oral Roberts, noon Wednesday • vs. No. 2 North Dakota State/No. 3 Omaha, noon/6 p.m. Thursday [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State volleyball team has released its schedule for the upcoming 2025 season. The Jackrabbits’ slate features two home weekends during the non-conference season and 13 total matches at First Bank [Read More…]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half, and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-88 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rain prevented the Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins from playing again on Tuesday, following the suspension of the series opener the previous night. The Twins called off what would’ve been a de facto doubleheader [Read More…]

FRIDAY SPORTS, MAY 16, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels boys tennis finished third at the ESD conference tournament on Tuesday in Watertown, led by a Flight 6 championship for Sutton Thompson. Mitchell ends the season [Read More…]

BALTIMORE (AP) — DaShawn Keirsey Jr. and Byron Buxton hit Minnesota’s first back-to-back homers this season, Chris Paddack pitched seven shutout innings and the Twins extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 4-0 [Read More…]

Ypsilanti, Mich. – Dakota Wesleyan University freshman standout Allison Meyerink continues to shine on the national stage, delivering a resilient performance in Round 2 of the NAIA Women’s Golf Championship. Allison carded a +3 round of 75 despite [Read More…]

 Oral Roberts (30-20, 17-9 Summit) at South Dakota State (16-30, 12-14 Summit)  When  Thursday-Saturday (four-game series) noon Thursday (doubleheader) | 1 p.m. Friday | 1 p.m. Saturday  Where  Erv Huether Field | Brookings, South Dakota  TV   Summit League [Read More…]

      THURSDAY SPORTS, MAY 15, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — For the third straight year, Mitchell Kernels head basketball coach Ryker Kreutzfeldt was named the Tom Maxwell/KORN Mitchell Coach of the Year at the Mitchell [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards approached for a handshake during Julius Randle’s postgame TV interview, the duo putting a seal on another dominant series for Minnesota in these NBA playoffs. Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 [Read More…]