FRIDAY SPORTS, FEBRUARY 13, 2026
MITCHELL KERNELS
— Mitchell will host the Class A and AA state gymnastics meet today and tomorrow. In Class AA, the Mitchell Kernels will compete in the team event at 3:30 p.m., looking for a strong finish behind top-ranked Harrisburg. The team includes seniors Kyanna Gropper, Olivia Prunty. In Class A, the Parkston/Ethan/Hanson/Mount Vernon Royals compete in the team event at 10 a.m., seeking their first state title. Individual championships for both classes are scheduled for Saturday at Mitchell High School.
— Mitchell Kernels basketball takes on Sioux Falls Washington on Tuesday. The boys will be in Sioux Falls, while the Kernel girls will be at home vs. the No. 3 ranked Warriors. Coverage of the girls game starts at 6 pm with the KORNer Booth pregame show with tip-off at 7 pm.
— Mitchell Kernels girls wrestling finished eighth overall at the ESD conference meet on Thursday in Brandon. Pierre won the team title with 168 points. Danny Borja took home first at 120 pounds, while McKyla Linke finished third at 100 pounds. The Mitchell girls will compete at the Region 3A Tournament on Friday, February 20 at 3 pm at the Mitchell High School.
DAKOTA WESLEYAN
— No. 9 Dakota Wesleyan women’s basketball returns to action on Saturday with a 2 p.m. road game at Mount Marty. The Tigers won at Waldorf on Wednesday 115-46. DWU shot better than 74% in the first half and finished the night at 64% from the field. Taliyah Hayes led DWU with 19 points, while Emma Yost added 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting
— Dakota Wesleyan men’s basketball will be at Mt. Marty on Saturday at 3:45 pm. The Tigers are coming off a 94-87 road win at Waldorf on Wednesday. Oliver Vincent led five Tigers in double figures with 20 points. Easton Neuendorf added 19 points and seven assists, while Steele Morgan had a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
— Dakota Wesleyan softball, 4-0 on the season, travels to Aberdeen to take on Northern State for a doubleheader on Saturday at 1 pm.
— Dakota Wesleyan baseball, 2-2 on the season, travel to Joplin, Missouri, this weekend as they take on Clark (Iowa) on Saturday at Noon.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
— South Dakota State women’s basketball outscored North Dakota 77-32 over the final three quarters on Thursday night to pick up a 94-48 victory. Brookly Meyer had her sixth double-double of the season, finishing with 21 points and 15 rebounds and 9-of-13 shooting in just 23 minutes. SDSU got points from 12 different players, including eight Jackrabbits with at least seven points. SDSU is 19-6 overall and 9-2 in the Summit League. They host Kansas City on Saturday afternoon at 2 pm. The Jackrabbit pregame show starts at 1:30 pm on KORN News Radio.
— South Dakota State men’s basketball lost at Denver on Thursday night 79-61 to fall to 11-15 on the season and 4-7 in the Summit League. Damon Wilkinson had a team-high 18 points, while Joe Sayler added 15 points. SDSU will be at Oral Roberts on Saturday night at 7 pm. The Jackrabbit pregame show starts at 6:30 pm on KORN News Radio.
— South Dakota State baseball begins its season this weekend with a three-game series at UTSA (Texas-San Antonio). Game one is Friday at 4 pm, followed by a Saturday game a Noon and Sunday at 1 pm.
— South Dakota State softball, 6-2 on the season, have five games this weekend in Stephenville, Texas, starting on Friday vs. Stephen F. Austin at 10 am and Tarleton State at 3 pm.
— South Dakota State wrestling hosts the Jackrabbit Open in Brookings on Sunday at 11 am.
SOUTH DAKOTA
— USD women’s basketball picked up a 70-65 overtime win vs. Kansas City on Thursday night. Tori Schlagel had a team-high 17 points off the bench, while Molly Joyce added 15 points. USD, 20-6 on the season and 10-2 in the Summit League, host Omaha on Thursday at 7 pm.
— USD football has announced its 2026 non-conference schedule. The Coyotes will open the season at home on August 29 against Central Connecticut State. USD will be at Northern Colorado on September 5, followed by a home game against Eastern Washington on September 12. The non-conference schedule concludes with a September 19 trip to Boise State. The Missouri Valley Football Conference schedule will be adjusted in the coming weeks after North Dakota State announced a move to the FBS.
— USD softball travels to Phoenix for five games starting on Friday against Northern Colorado and Sacramento State.
— USD men’s basketball will be at Denver on Thursday at 8 pm CST.
MLB
— Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is optimistic that major leaguers will be able to participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Manfred spoke to reporters at the league’s owners meetings Thursday in Palm Beach, Florida. He said there are still issues to resolve with the Player’s Association but is confident MLB players will participate.
— The Philadelphia Phillies released outfielder Nick Castellanos on Thursday after the team was unable to make a deal to trade him. The team wanted the situation resolved before its first full-squad workout at spring training, which is Monday. The soon to be 34-year-old Castellanos spent four season with Philadelphia, hitting .250 with 17 HR’s in 147 games last year.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
— North Carolina has lost freshman star Caleb Wilson to a fracture in his left hand. It’s unclear exactly how long he’ll be out. The 6-foot-10 forward exited UNC loss on Tuesday at Miami for a stretch after halftime and returned later with his left wrist heavily taped. The school said X-rays during the game were negative. But additional imaging after the team’s return home revealed a fracture. Wilson is averaging nearly 20 ppg and 9 rpg and is expected to be a top pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
— The Big 12 Conference will play its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments on a high-tech glass floor embedded with LED technology that will allow the conference to feature data-driven graphics, advertising and even games for fans during timeouts. The floors have been used for events at the 2024 NBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis and in Europe, but ASB GlassFloor and the Big 12 said Wednesday that the March tournaments in Kansas City, will be the first time that official competitions in the United States will be played on one. The courts have an aluminum and steel spring-action design that allows them to mimic the flexibility of a hardwood floor. The LED panels have a ceramic coating with dots etched into the glass for grip and a consistent surface without “dead spots” or other quirks that can occur with natural wood.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
— A Mississippi judge granted Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss a preliminary injunction that gives him another year of eligibility after a fight with the NCAA. On Thursday, the judge said the NCAA ignores its own rules and failed to weigh Chambliss’ medical history. The NCAA denied his waiver on Jan. 9. The NCAA also rejected his appeal on Feb. 4. Chambliss has spent five years in college but played only three healthy seasons. He started at Division II Ferris State and then transferred to Ole Miss. Ole Miss finishes 13-2 this past season and lost to Miami in the college football playoff semifinals.
— The University of Minnesota has revised head football coach P.J. Fleck’s contract to include an annual raise and additional incentives. Fleck, who is entering his 10th season with the Gophers, will get a $700,000 bonus on top of his existing $6 million salary and $1.2 million retention bonus to bring his total compensation for 2026 to $7.9 million. That ranks 10th among head coaches in the 18-team Big Ten. Fleck is 66-44 at Minnesota, including 7-0 in bowl games. He’s the fifth-longest tenured coach in program history.
SPORTS BETTING
— FanDuel Sportsbook says it will stop accepting credit card deposits starting March 2, following a similar move by DraftKings last year. The company says the change comes after reviewing payment options and is aimed at improving the deposit experience, noting many bettors already avoid credit cards because of added fees. Other major sportsbooks, including BetMGM and Caesars, still allow credit card deposits.
NASCAR
— Joey Logano and Chase Elliott both won their Daytona 500 qualifying races on Thursday night to earn starting spots on the second row for Sunday’s season-opener. Casey Mears and Anthony Alfredo earned the final two spots in the field as the highest finishing “open” drivers in each race, but NASCAR later disqualified Alfredo. His spot goes to B.J. McLeod.
NBA
— The NBA has fined the Utah Jazz $500,000 for sitting healthy stars late in close games. The league announced the decision on Thursday. The Jazz kept key players out of recent fourth quarters, even though games were close. The NBA said the players could have kept playing. Utah has also faced past fines tied to resting Lauri Markkanen. The Pacers were fined $100,000 for holding out Pascal Siakam and other starters. The policy targets teams that chase better draft odds by losing on purpose.
— LeBron James became the oldest player in NBA history with a triple-double when he put up 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in the Lakers’ 124-104 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. At 41 years and 44 days old, James broke the record held by Karl Malone, who recorded a triple-double for the Lakers when he was 40 years and 127 days old.
— Former Thunder forward Ousmane Dieng had 19 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and four blocks as the Milwaukee Bucks beat Oklahoma City 110-93.
— Jrue Holiday scored a season-high 31 points and Donovan Clingan added 23 points, 18 rebounds and seven assists as the Portland Trail Blazers beat Utah 135-119.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL – THURSDAY
No. 4 Freeman 70, Corsica-Stickney 27 (boys)
No. 8 Wessington Springs 60, Hitchcock-Tulare 46 (boys)
Avon 62, Tripp-Delmont/Armour 46 (boys)
Burke 62, Kimball/White Lake 46 (boys)
Avon 43, Tripp-Delmont/Armour 33 (girls)
Wessington Springs 48, Hitchcock-Tulare 41 (OT)
AA BASKETBALL – THURSDAY
No. 4 Huron 64, Aberdeen Central 40 (Boys)
No. 5 Aberdeen Central 56, Huron 44 (Girls)
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL – FRIDAY
Chamberlain vs. Wagner (DH)
Highmore-Harrold vs. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket (DH)
Platte-Geddes vs. Bon Homme (DH)
Gregory vs. Scotland/Menno (DH)
No. 7 Chester vs. Canistota (Girls)
Arlington vs. Howard (Girls)
AA GIRLS BASKETBALL – FRIDAY
No. 1 Brandon Valley vs. Marshall (Minn.)
No. 2 O’Gorman vs. No. 3 SF Washington
Yankton vs. No. 4 Rapid City Stevens
Harrisburg vs. Rapid City Central
Sioux City East vs. Tea Area
Watertown vs. SF Roosevelt
Brookings vs. SF Jefferson
AA GIRLS BASKETBALL – FRIDAY
No. 1 SF Lincoln vs. Brandon Valley
Watertown vs. No. 2 SF Roosevelt
No. 3 Harrisburg vs. Rapid City Central
Sioux City East vs. No. 5 Tea Area
O’Gorman vs. SF Washington
SF Jefferson vs. Brookings
Yankton vs Rapid City Stevens
COLLEGE BASKETBALL – SATURDAY
No. 4 Duke vs. No. 20 Clemson, 11 am on ESPN
No. 2 Michigan vs. UCLA, 11:45 am on CBS
No. 7 Nebraska vs. Northwestern, Noon on Big Ten Network
No. 11 North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh, 1 pm on ESPN
No. 14 Florida vs. No. 25 Kentucky, 2 pm on ABC
Iowa vs. No. 13 Purdue, 4 pm on FOX
No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 16 Texas Tech, 5:30 pm on ESPN
Ohio State vs. No. 15 Virginia, 7 pm on FOX
No. 8 Illinois vs. Indiana, Noon on CBS (Sunday)
2026 DWU/Culver’s Girls Classic Schedule
Friday, Feb. 13 — Corn Palace
- 9:00 a.m. — Freeman vs. Gettysburg
- 10:30 a.m. — Kadoka vs. Bridgewater-Emery
- 12:00 p.m. — Florence/Henry vs. Flandreau
- 1:30 p.m. — Lemmon vs. Wall
- 3:00 p.m. — No. 10A St. Thomas More vs. No. 6A Clark/Willow Lake
- 4:30 p.m. — No. 2A Hamlin vs. No. 5A Sioux Falls Christian
- 6:00 p.m. — No. 10B Corsica-Stickney vs. Dell Rapids St. Mary
- 7:30 p.m. — No. 1B Lyman vs. No. 2B Parkston (Broadcast on Q107.3 FM and Q107Radio.com)
- 9:00 p.m. — No. 3B Bennett County vs. No. 5B Ethan (Broadcast on Q107.3 FM and Q107Radio.com)
2026 DWU/Culver’s Boys Classic Schedule
Saturday, Feb. 14 — Corn Palace
- 9:00 a.m. — Philip vs. Howard
- 10:30 a.m. — McCook Central/Montrose vs. Gregory
- 12:00 p.m. — No. 4A Hamlin vs. Pine Ridge
- 1:30 p.m. — Aberdeen Christian vs. Dell Rapids St. Mary
- 3:00 p.m. — Bridgewater-Emery vs. White River
- 4:30 p.m. — No. 4B Freeman vs. No. 5B Wall (Broadcast on Q107.3 FM and Q107Radio.com)
- 6:00 p.m. — No. 2A Sioux Falls Christian vs. No. 6A St. Thomas More
- 7:30 p.m. — No. 2B Viborg-Hurley vs. No. 8B Wessington Springs
- 9:00 p.m. — No. 7B Parkston vs. Ethan (Broadcast on Q107.3 FM and Q107Radio.com)