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WEDNESDAY SPORTS, APRIL 2, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels track and field finished second on Tuesday at an indoor meet at Dakota Wesleyan. Hunter Patton won the 800-meters in 2:04.88, while Floyd Korzan finished [Read More…]

Here are the 2025 South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association All-State boys basketball teams: CLASS AA First Team Markus Talley, Mitchell, 6-1, sr. (17.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.0 apg) Blake Ellwein, Huron, 6-9, jr. (21.4 ppg, [Read More…]

Mitchell, S.D. — Dakota Wesleyan sophomore Emma Yost continues to build an impressive basketball resume, earning NAIA Third-Team All-American honors on Monday, March 31. She was also named to the GPAC First-Team All-Conference, solidifying her status as one [Read More…]

Mitchell, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan University proudly partnered with South Dakota Special Olympics for an exciting two-day event that brought together athletes from all over the state. More than 100 DWU student-athletes volunteered their time and [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State Director of Athletics Justin Sell announced Saturday that Bryan Petersen, who has worked on the Jackrabbit men’s basketball staff as an assistant the previous six seasons, has been promoted to head coach of [Read More…]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The South Dakota State softball team completed two drastically different games versus Kansas City on Friday, March 28, but came out on top in both in a Summit League doubleheader. The Jackrabbits [Read More…]

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State pushed an unearned run across in the bottom of the ninth inning to complete a sweep of a Summit League baseball doubleheader against South Dakota State Friday afternoon at [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University men’s basketball head coach Eric Henderson resigned Friday from his position after accepting the same role at Drake University. South Dakota State accumulated a 129-60 record with Henderson as head coach. [Read More…]

Here are the 2025 South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association All-State girls basketball teams: CLASS AA First Team Alyvia Padgett, Brandon Valley, 5-7, jr. (19.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.2 apg) Taaliyah Porter, RC Stevens, 5-8, sr. (21.7 ppg, [Read More…]

Mitchell, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan has finalized the football schedule for the 2025 season.  The Tigers will open their 2025 season in Week 0, hosting Dakota State on August 30 under the lights at Joe Quintal [Read More…]

Aberdeen, S.D. – South Dakota native Matt Wilber will become the 23rd head coach in Northern State University men’s basketball history heading into the 2025-26 season. Northern State University Director of Athletics Nate Davis made the [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota hired Colorado State’s Niko Medved on Monday, agreeing to a six-year contract with the Twin Cities-area native and former student manager for the Gophers who had the Rams within one basket [Read More…]

STORRS, Conn. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team’s season came to an end with a 91-57 loss at No. 2 Connecticut Monday night in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. The Jackrabbits got [Read More…]

STORRS, Conn. – The No. 10 seed South Dakota State women’s basketball team won a game at the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in program history as it defeated No. 7 Oklahoma State, 74-68, Saturday [Read More…]

Class AA Boys State Tournament, Thursday, March 20th in Sioux Falls No. 1 Sioux Falls Lincoln 55, No. 8 Spearfish 33 Lincoln outscored Spearfish 29-13 in the second half after holding a six point halftime [Read More…]

Class A Boys State Tournament, Thursday, March 20th in Sioux Falls No. 1 Sioux Falls Christian 66, No. 8 Groton Area 41 Brant Wassenaar leads SF Christian with 17 points and 8-of-11 shooting, while Griffen [Read More…]

Class B Boys State Tournament, Thursday, March 20th in Aberdeen No. 1 Castlewood 64, No. 8 Lyman 38 Luke Baumberger had a game-high 15 points for Castlewood, while Bryon Laue finished with a double-double of [Read More…]

MITCHELL, SD — Brian Eliason has been appointed as the new head coach for the Mitchell School District girls’ golf team, succeeding Jeff Meyerink, who is now the head golf coach at Dakota Wesleyan University. [Read More…]

#13 South Dakota State at the NCAA Championships Date  Thursday March 20th – Saturday March 22nd Time (CT)     Session 1: Pigtails & First Round – 11 a.m. Session 2: Second Round & Consolation First Round [Read More…]

INDIANAPOLIS – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team was chosen as a No. 10 seed and will take on No. 7 Oklahoma State in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on a neutral floor [Read More…]