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THURSDAY SPORTS, DECMEBER 11, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels gymnastics host O’Gorman for a dual at the high school gym on Friday at 6 pm. — Mitchell Kernels boys and girls wrestling will compete at [Read More…]

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Dakota Wesleyan Men’s Basketball faced the Dordt Defenders in a conference contest down in Iowa. The Defenders jumped out to a fast 12-2 lead in the first five minutes of the contest, [Read More…]

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — No. 14 Dakota Wesleyan Women’s Basketball traveled south to take on the top team in the country in the Dordt Defenders in Wednesday night GPAC action. Both teams were able to find [Read More…]

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team escaped with a 59-57 win over Northern Iowa Wednesday night at the McLeod Center. The Jackrabbits overcame a lengthy cold spell and a nine-point halftime [Read More…]

PEORIA, Ill. – South Dakota women’s basketball outscored Bradley 24-16 in the fourth quarter, but its comeback falls short, losing 65-62 at Bradley Wednesday morning. The Coyotes cut the Bradley lead, that was as large [Read More…]

WEDNESDAY SPORTS, DECMEBER 10, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels gymnastics host O’Gorman for a dual at the high school gym on Thursday at 5 pm. — Mitchell Kernels boys and girls wrestling will compete at [Read More…]

MUNCIE, Ind. – South Dakota State used a second-half run to pull ahead of Ball State, then withstood a rally by the host Cardinals, en route to a 68-64 victory on Tuesday at Worthen Arena. Ball [Read More…]

LARAMIE, Wyo. — South Dakota basketball fell on the road at Arena-Auditorium Tuesday night 106-79 to Wyoming. Isaac Bruns paced the Yotes in scoring with 22 points, his fourth straight game with 20+, and had four rebounds [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – For the fourth time in five weeks this season, South Dakota State forward Brooklyn Meyer was named the Summit League Women’s Basketball Kwik Star Peak Performer of the Week, league officials announced Tuesday. The weekly [Read More…]

TUESDAY SPORTS, DECMEBER 9, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels gymnastics host O’Gorman for a dual at the high school gym on Thursday at 5 pm. — Mitchell Kernels boys and girls wrestling will compete at [Read More…]

The Preseason South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll has been released. Teams are ranked by points received and first-place votes are in parentheses.  Boys Class AA 1. Lincoln (11) 78 2. Brandon Valley (6) 58 3. Huron 43 [Read More…]

MONDAY SPORTS, DECMEBER 8, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell senior Kyanna Gropper won the balance beam and finished runner-up in the all-around to lead Kernels gymnastics to a second-place team finish on Saturday at the [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — J.J. McCarthy threw a career-high three touchdown passes in his first turnover-free game, returning from his latest injury absence in prime form for the Minnesota Vikings in a 31-0 victory on Sunday that sent [Read More…]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – South Dakota state seniors Madison Mathiowetz and Brooklyn Meyer scored 28 points each Saturday afternoon in an 88-72 win over Northern Arizona at Rolle Activity Center. The Jackrabbits improve to 8-2 on the season. Meyer and Mathiowetz [Read More…]

VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota women’s basketball converted one field goal in the fourth quarter, leading to a 67-63 loss to Eastern Washington Saturday in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion. Three Coyotes scored [Read More…]

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana quarterback Keali’i Ah Yat threw for 360 yards and four touchdowns to lead the third-seeded Grizzlies to a 50-29 victory over South Dakota State in the second round of the Football [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State had an opportunity with the clock winding down to force its contest on Saturday to overtime, but a late 3-pointer was unsuccessful as Idaho defeated the Jackrabbits 84-81 in First [Read More…]

MACON, Ga. — The No. 11-seeded South Dakota Coyotes dominated from start to finish in the program’s first-ever FCS Playoff shutout with a 47-0 victory over the No. 6-seeded Mercer Bears Saturday afternoon from a rain-filled [Read More…]

ST. LOUIS — South Dakota State defensive lineman Kobe Clayborne was honored Friday as the Missouri Valley Football Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year and four other Jackrabbits were selected to the MVFC Scholar-Athlete Team by a vote [Read More…]

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kayleigh Hybertson and Elizabeth Tyler have been named NAIA First Team All-Region (mid-north) for their efforts throughout the 2025 season. Hybertson and Tyler both continue to earn conference and national recognition for their outstanding seasons. Hybertson, [Read More…]