FRIDAY SPORTS, FEBRUARY 27, 2026
MITCHELL KERNELS
— Mitchell Kernels boys basketball would lose in the final seconds on Thursday night, 59-56 at O’Gorman on a three pointer by Chace Hermanson. Hermanson finished with 15 points, while O’Gornan’s Mason Clark scored a game-high 23 points. Mitchell’s Carter McCormick had a good look at a potential game tying three from the right elbow that was just long as time expired. Colton Smith led the Kernels with 22 points and seven rebounds before hurting his left ankle with one minute remaining. Collin Weier finished with a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds, while Lincoln Bottom tied the game with a three pointer with 40 seconds left. Mitchell ends the regular season with an 8-11 record and will be the No. 12 seed in next week’s SoDAK 16. The Kernels most likely opponent is No. 5 seed Watertown next Saturday night. Mitchell lost at Watertown in the first game of the season, 59-55 in overtime on December 16.
— Mitchell Kernels girls basketball ended the regular season with a 65-34 loss to No. 2 O’Gorman on Thursday night. Sydney Terveen had a game-high 30 points, surpassing 1,000 for her career in the fourth quarter. Addie Siemsen led the Kernels with 16 points. Mitchell, 12-8 on the season, gets ready to host next Friday’s SoDAK 16 game as the No. 7 seed against either Huron or Spearfish.
DAKOTA WESLEYAN
— Dakota Wesleyan women’s basketball host No. 3 seed Hastings in the GPAC tournament semifinals on Saturday at 3 pm at the Corn Palace. The winner advanced to the GPAC tournament final on Tuesday.
— Dakota Wesleyan baseball picked up a 10-3 win at York (Neb.) on Thursday, added five runs in the top of the ninth inning. The Tigers face York (Neb.) on Friday in a Noon doubleheader.
— Dakota Wesleyan softball travels to Sioux Center, Iowa, for four games this weekend. The Tigers face Dickinson State on Friday at 4 pm, followed by Haskell at 6:30 pm.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
— South Dakota State men’s basketball held Kansas City to its lowest point total of the season in a 73-59 road win on Thursday night. Joe Sayler scored a game-high 22 points along on 4-of-8 shooting from three, while Damon Wilkinson added 19 points. Kalen Garry finished with 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. SDSU will be at USD on Saturday at 1 pm in Vermillion with the loser being the No. 7 seed in next week’s Summit League Tournament.
— South Dakota State women’s basketball ends the regular season on Saturday when they host USD at 6 pm. The winner secures the No. 2 seed for next week’s Summit League Tournament.
— South Dakota State softball, 12-4 on the season, heads to Tulsa, Oklahoma, next weekend with two games on Friday and two on Saturday.
— South Dakota State baseball will be at Central Arkansas on Friday for the start of a four-game series.
SOUTH DAKOTA
— USD women’s basketball will be at SDSU on Saturday night at 6 pm with the winner securing the No. 2 seed for next week’s Summit League tournament.
— USD men’s basketball host SDSU on Saturday at 1 pm in Vermillion to end the regular season.
— USD softball travel to Miami this weekend for five games, starting on Friday at 9 am vs. Harvard.
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING
— Mitchell’s Rocky Clark and Noah Bennett both advanced to the semifinals at the AA State Wrestling Tournament in Sioux Falls on Thursday. On the girls side, Mitchell’s Taylor DeJong finished 1-1 on the season, while Kaylynn Fick and Danny and Diane Borja all went 0-1 on the first day of competition. Day two of the three day state wrestling tournament continues today in Sioux Falls.
NCAA
— The NCAA football oversight committee is recommending emergency legislation to protect the transfer portal window by issuing penalties for schools and coaches who circumvent the rules. The committee on Wednesday proposed legislation to penalize schools who add players who did not make public their interest in transferring during the January transfer portal window. The proposed legislation would become effective immediately if approved at the Division I cabinet meeting in April. The head coach who accepts a transfer who did not properly enter the January portal would be prohibited from all recruiting, on-field coaching and team meetings for six games.
NBA
— Anthony Edwards scored 31 points and Donte DiVincenzo added 18 as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat Los Angeles Clippers 94-88. The Timberwolves improve to 5-1 since Feb. 9 and 3-1 since the All-Star break. Minnesota will be at Denver on Sunday at 2:30 pm on ABC.
AA BOYS BASKETBALL – THURSDAY
No. 5 Harrisburg 60, No. 4 Watertown55
Marshall (Minn.) 53, No. 5 Tea Area 51
O’Gorman 59, Mitchell 56
AA GIRLS BASKETBALL – THURSDAY
No. 2 O’Gorman 65, Mitchell 34
Harrisburg 49, Watertown 26
CLASS B REGION GIRLS TOURNAMENT – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26
WINNERS ADVANCE TO THE SoDAK 16 – THURSDAY, MARCH 5
REGION 1B
No. 1 Waubay/Summit 52, No. 5 Hitchcock-Tulare 41
No. 3 Warner 36, No. 2 Northwestern 34 (OT)
REGION 2B
No. 5 De Smet 87, No. 1 Arlington 80 (2 OT)
No. 3 Deubrook Area 39, No. 2 Castlewood 37
REGION 3B
No. 1 Ethan 43, No. 4 Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 36 – Taziah Hawkins and Rachel Klock finished with 13 points for Ethan who trailed 16-6 at halftime after shooting just 2-of-25 in the first half and 0-of-16 from three.
No. 2 Colman-Egan 49, No. 3 Chester 32
REGION 4B
No. 1 Parkston 58, No. 4 Freeman 48 – Keeara Oakley with 19 points and 13 rebounds, Berkley Ziebart with 17 points.
Freeman’s Rylee Peters had a game-high 24 points, seven rebounds and six steals.
No. 2 Centerville 43, No. 3 Gayville-Volin 33
REGION 5B
No. 1 Lyman 58, No. 5 Burke 28
No. 2 Corsica-Stickney 70, No. 3 Gregory 46 – Braylee Bordewyk had 34 points, nine rebounds and six assists.
REGION 6B
No. 1 Highmore-Harrold 53, No. 4 North Central 41
No. 3 Ipswich 63, No. 2 Herreid/Selby Area 48
REGION 7B
No. 1 Bennett County 57, No. 4 Kadoka Area 40
No. 3 Jones County 45, No. 2 Wall 43
REGION 8B
No. 1 Harding County 63, No. 5 Timber Lake 13
No. 3 McIntosh 33, No. 7 Faith 31
CLASS B SoDAK 16 – THURSDAY, MARCH 5
TIMES AND LOCATIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27
No. 1 Lyman (20-2) vs. No. 16 McIntosh (14-7)
No. 2 Parkston (19-3) vs. No. 15 De Smet (11-11)
No. 3 Bennett County (19-3) vs. No. 14 Ipswich (15-7)
No. 4 Ethan (20-2) vs. No. 13 Deubrook Area (13-9)
No. 5 Colman-Egan (21-1) vs. No. 12 Warner (16-6)
No. 6 Harding County (21-1) vs. No. 11 Jones County (15-5)
No. 7 Centerville (20-2) vs. No. 10 Highmore-Harrold (18-4)
No. 8 Waubay/Summit (20-2) vs. No. 9 Corsica-Stickney (16-5)
CLASS A REGION GIRLS TOURNAMENT – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26
WINNERS ADVANCE TO THE SoDAK 16 – THURSDAY, MARCH 5
REGION 1A
No. 4 Sisseton 45, No. 1 Aberdeen Roncalli 36
No. 2 Groton Area 54, No. 3 Milbank 52 (2 OT)
REGION 2A
No. 1 Hamlin 55, No. 4 Florence/Henry 17
No. 2 Sioux Valley 55, No. 3 Clark/Willow Lake 32
REGION 3A
No. 1 West Central 57, No. 4 Tri-Valley 45
No. 2 Dell Rapids 43, No. 3 Flandreau 35
REGION 4A
No. 1 Lennox 68, No. 4 Canton 29
No. 2 Sioux Falls Christian 67, No. 3 Vermillion 39
REGION 5A
No. 1 Wagner 65, No. 4 Mount Vernon/Plankinton 34 – Ashlyn Koupal with 25 points, 14 rebounds, eights assists and five blocks.
No. 2 McCook Central/Montrose 53, No. 3 Hanson 39
REGION 6A
No. 1 Mobridge-Pollock 77, No. 5 Platte-Geddes 28
No. 2 Miller 57, No. 3 Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 34
REGION 7A
No. 1 Mahpiya Luta 74, No. 4 St. Francis Indian 28
No. 2 Lakota Tech 71, No. 3 Winner 42
REGION 8A
No. 1 Rapid City Christian 54, No. 5 Belle Fourche 19
No. 2 St. Thomas More 47, No. 3 Hill City 14
CLASS A SoDAK 16 – THURSDAY, MARCH 5
TIMES AND LOCATIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27
No. 1 Hamlin (20-1) vs. No. 16 Sisseton (11-10)
No. 2 Mahpíya Lúta (20-0) vs. No. 15 McCook Central/Montrose (15-7)
No. 3 Wagner (18-2) vs. No. 14 Dell Rapids (15-7)
No. 4 Sioux Valley (20-2) vs. No. 13 St. Thomas More (16-5)
No. 5 Lennox (18-3) vs. No. 12 Miller (17-5)
No. 6 Sioux Falls Christian (18-4) vs. No. 11 Groton Area (16-6)
No. 7 West Central (17-4) vs. No. 10 Mobridge-Pollock (17-4)
No. 8 Rapid City Christian (17-4) vs. No. 9 Lakota Tech (18-4)