FRIDAY SPORTS, FEBRUARY 20, 2026
MITCHELL KERNELS
— Mitchell Kernels girls basketball hosts Pierre at the Corn Palace on Friday at 7 pm. Coverage starts at 6:45 pm on KORN News Radio.
— Mitchell Kernels boys basketball travels to Pierre on Friday night at 7 pm.
— Mitchell Kernels girls wrestling will compete at the Region 3A Tournament on Friday at 3 pm at Mitchell High School. The boys also host the Region 3A Tournament on Saturday at 10 am at Mitchell High School.
— Mitchell Marlins boys hockey will be at Aberdeen on Friday at 8:30 pm.
— Mitchell Marlins girls hockey host Sioux Center, Iowa on Saturday at Nonn, followed by the regular season finale on Sunday vs. Brookings at Noon.
DAKOTA WESLEYAN
— No. 9 Dakota Wesleyan women’s basketball lost at home on Wednesday night to No. 1 Dordt 65-59. The Tigers held a 31-22 halftime lead before getting outscored by 15 points in the second half. Macy Sievers led Dordt with a game-high 27 points, while Emma Yost lead DWU with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Avery Broughton also finished with a double-double of 11 points and 13 rebounds. The Tigers fall to 21-6 on the season and 17-4 in the GPAC. They end the regular season on Saturday at Northwestern at 5 pm.
— Dakota Wesleyan men’s basketball lost its home finale on Wednesday night to Dordt, 92-91 in overtime. Steele Morgan led the Tigers with 26 points and six rebounds on 10-fo-14 shooting, while Anthony Riggans added 22 points and seven rebounds. With the loss, DWU falls to 9-10 in the GPAC into seventh place. The Tigers end the regular season on Saturday at Northwestern at 6:45 pm.
— Dakota Wesleyan softball heads to Jamestown, N.D., this weekend for four games. DWU takes on Minot State on Friday at 3:30 pm, followed by Dickinson State at 6 pm.
— Dakota Wesleyan baseball will be at York (Neb.) for a pair of doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday starting at Noon.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
— Brooklyn Meyer set a school record with 44 points as South Dakota State won at Oral Roberts 95-93 on Thursday night. The previous school record was 39 points from Karla Stevenson during the 1986-87 season. Meyer was 15-of-22 from the field and 14-of-17 from the foul line. In total, the game featured 25 ties and 18 lead changes. Madison Mathiowetz added 23 points and had the game-winning layup in the final seconds. SDSU will be at Denver on Saturday at 2 pm.
— South Dakota State men’s basketball lost to Summit League leading North Dakota State on Wednesday night 74-66. The Jackrabbits are now 12-16 on the season and 5-8 in the Summit League. Matthew Mors and Damon Wilkinson led SDSU with 18 points. The Jacks host North Dakota on Saturday at 2 pm.
— South Dakota State softball travels to Murray, Kentucky, this weekend for four games. SDSU takes on Green Bay on Friday at 10 am, followed by Murray State at 3 pm.
— South Dakota State baseball starts a three-game series at Tarleton State on Friday at 3 pm.
SOUTH DAKOTA
— USD women’s basketball won its sixth game in a row with a 69-66 victory over Omaha on Thursday. Angelina Robles finished with a team-high 31 points, while Josie Hill eclipsed 1,000 points for her USD career. The Coyotes host North Dakota State on Saturday at 1 pm. The Bison lead the Summit League with a 13-0 conference record.
— USD men’s basketball lost at Denver on Thursday night 90-70 as the Pioneers outscored the Coyotes by 17 points in the second half. Cameron Fens led USD with 22 points and 10 rebounds on 8-of-10 shooting. The Coyotes will be at Oral Roberts on Saturday at 7 pm.
— USD softball travels to Arlington, Texas this weekend with five games on the schedule. The Coyotes face Wichita State on Friday at 10 am, followed by Creighton at 12:30 pm.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL – THURSDAY
No. 2 Hamlin 53, No. 7 Clark/Willow Lake 48
No. 2 Parkston 44, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 31 – Keeara Oakley with 22 points and 11 rebounds.
No. 4 Ethan 76, Tripp-Delmont/Armour 39 – Marrisa Storm with 24 points. Kinley Spaans with 16 points and seven rebounds for TDA.
No. 7 Chester 58, No. 3 Colman-Egan 35
Bridgewater-Emery 52, Hanson 36 – Oakley Weber with 21 points and eight rebounds.
Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 49, Iroquois/Lake Preston 19
McCook Central/Montrose 66, Madison 38
Freeman 59, Gayville-Volin 51
Howard 40, Viborg-Hurley 34
Andes Central/Dakota Christian 46, Kimball/White Lake 14
Scotland/Menno 33, Parker/Marion 31
Irene-Wakonda 54, Canistota 28
SF Jefferson 70, SF Lincoln 26
Marshall (Minn.) 70, Tea Area 42
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL – THURSDAY
No. 3 Clark/Willow Lake 58, No. 4 Hamlin 50
No. 3 Freeman 63, Gayville-Volin 46
No. 4 Viborg-Hurley 51, Howard 31
No. 7 Parkston 59, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 44
No. 9 Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 72, Iroquois/Lake Preston 50 – Sam Baruth with 24 points.
Bridgewater-Emery 52, Hanson 39 – Ben Weber with 30 points.
Ethan 71, Tripp-Delmont/Armour 48 – Davin Hohn with a game-high 20 points, Jaxx Kurtenbach added 17, while Tuff Martin had 16 points.
Andes Central/Dakota Christian 78, Kimball/White Lake 46
Canistota 45, Irene-Wakonda 39
Parker/Marion 69, Scotland/Menno 53 – Izayah Ulmer with 27 points and seven rebounds for Scotland/Menno.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL – FRIDAY
Wagner vs. Platte-Geddes (DH)
Wessington Springs vs. James Valley Christian (DH)
Parker-Marion vs. Gregory (DH)
Bridgewater-Emery vs. Mitchell Christian (Boys)
Elk Point-Jefferson vs. McCook Central/Montrose (Boys)
Arlington vs. Howard (Boys)
Colman-Egan vs. Canistota (Boys)
OLYMPICS
— The United States has won its third Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey. Megan Keller backhanded in a shot 4:07 into overtime as the Americans beat Canada 2-1 on Thursday night. American captain Hilary Knight forced overtime by tipping in Laila Edwards’ shot from the blue line with 2:04 remaining. The U.S. previously won gold in 1998 and 2018.
NBA
— The NBA is pushing new rules to cut down on tanking and keep teams trying to win. On Thursday, people familiar with the talks say Commissioner Adam Silver outlines options in a call with general managers. Silver has said he wants every remedy on the table. Sources say the league considers locking in draft lottery odds by a set date. The league has fined teams for sitting healthy players, including Utah and Indiana. The NBA is likely to discuss it further at a Board of Governors meeting next month.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
— The NCAA won’t discuss expanding the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments until after this season. That’s what NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt told a group of reporters on Thursday in Indianapolis. There has been talk for the past few months that the NCAA could expand the tournament field to 72 or 76 starting in 2027. NCAA President Charlie Baker said last year that adding teams could add value to the tournament, and he said the NCAA already has had “good conversations” with TV partners CBS and Warner Bros., whose deal runs through 2032 at the cost of around $1.1 billion a year.
NFL
— The Chicago Bears’ potential move to Indiana took another step forward when a key committee approved a plan to create an agency that would help get a stadium built. The Indiana House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee passed a bill establishing a Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority to finance, construct and lease a stadium by a 24-0 margin. The Bears are looking at a tract of land near Wolf Lake in Hammond, Ind. The team calls it “the most meaningful step forward in our stadium planning efforts to date.” Republican Gov. Mike Braun and lawmakers in Indiana have been aggressive in trying to lure the Bears amid a yearslong effort to build an enclosed stadium in Illinois.
AA GIRLS BASKETBALL – FRIDAY
No. 1 Brandon Valley vs. Spearfish
SF Roosevelt vs. No. 3 SF Washington
Rapid City Christian vs. No. 4 Rapid City Stevens
Brookings vs. No. 5 Aberdeen Central
Huron vs. Watertown
Harrisburg vs. Douglas
Yankton vs. Tea Area
AA BOYS BASKETBALL – FRIDAY
SF Jefferson vs. No. 1 SF Lincoln
No. 2 SF Roosevelt vs. SF Washington
Yankton vs. No. 3 Tea Area
No. 4 Huron vs. No. 5 Watertown
Aberdeen Central vs. Brookings
Brandon Valley vs. Spearfish
Harrisburg vs. Douglas
NBA
— Jaylen Brown had 23 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists for his third triple-double of the season as the Boston Celtics defeated the Golden State Warriors without Steph Curry, 121-110. Payton Pritchard added 26 points and Sam Hauser scored 16 to help Boston win for the seventh time in eight games.
— Paolo Banchero scored 30 points as the Orlando Magic beat Sacramento 131-94 for the Kings’ franchise-record 15th straight loss. Orlando made a team-record 27 3-pointers on 50 attempts. Banchero was 5 of 7 from 3-points range and had six assists and five rebounds.
— Cade Cunningham had 42 points and 13 assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 126-111 win over the New York Knicks. Jalen Brunson led New York with 30 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds.
— Kevin Durant made two free throws with 3.2 seconds left for the last of his 35 points as the Houston Rockets held on to beat the Charlotte Hornets 105-101.
— Bennedict Mathurin scored 38 points in his home debut for Los Angeles as the Clippers held off the Denver Nuggets 115-114. Nikloa Jokic had 22 points and 17 rebounds for Denver.
— Stephon Castle scored 20 points and Victor Wembanyama added 17 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Phoenix Suns 121-94 for their seventh straight victory..
— Jalen Johnson had 32 points and 10 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 117-107. Tyrese Maxey scored 28 points for Philadelphia.
— Brandon Ingram scored 31 points as the Toronto Raptors beat the Chicago Bulls 110-101.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL – SATURDAY
No. 17 St. John’s vs. Creighton, 11 am on FOX
No. 8 Kansas vs. Cincinnati, Noon on CBS
Syracuse vs. No. 16 North Carolina, Noon on ABC
No. 9 Nebraska vs. Penn State, 1 pm on Big Ten Network
No. 2 Houston vs. No. 4 Arizona, 2 pm on CBS
No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 3 Duke, 5:30 pm on ESPN, Washington D.C.
UCLA vs. No. 10 Illinois, 7 pm on FOX
No. 23 BYU vs. No. 6 Iowa State, 9:30 pm on ESPN
No. 15 Michigan State vs. Ohio State, Noon on CBS, Sunday
No. 24 Wisconsin vs. Iowa, 3 pm on FS1, Sunday