Local Sports for Tuesday December 10th

Tuesday December 10^th, 2019

 

Congrats to three area Class B volleyball players for being named Class B All-State Volleyball this season.  Named to the Second Team Class B All-State were Jada Plastow, Senior outside hitter of Ethan, Cameryn Logan, Junior middle hitter of Ethan and Madisyn Cameron, Senior Setter from Avon.  The Class A All-State Volleyball selections will be announced Wednesday.

 

Dakota Wesleyan University’s Becky Frick continues to receive postseason honors, which is rightfully earned.

The senior outside hitter from Yankton was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American honorable mention team.  The All-American teams are selected by the NAIA Volleyball All-America Selection Committee. Frick was recently named to the West Central Region Team. Frick is the first All-American for the DWU volleyball team since 1990.  Congrats to Becky Frick.

 

Here is the Preseason South Dakota Media basketball poll for the 2019-20 season. Teams are ranked by points received and first-place votes are in parentheses.  The Prep Media Poll consists of radio, TV and newspaper members that cover and report on high school basketball across the state.

 

Boys

 

Class AA

 

1. O’Gorman (15) 84

 

2. Yankton (3) 70

 

3. Brandon Valley 52

 

4. Roosevelt 32

 

5. Huron 26

 

Receiving votes: Lincoln 4, Rapid City Central 1, Aberdeen Central 1

 

Class A

 

1. St. Thomas More (15) 87

 

2. SF Christian (3) 60

 

3. Dell Rapids 54

 

4. Lennox 27

 

5. Sioux Valley 20

 

 

Receiving votes: Tea Area 13, Crow Creek 7, Red Cloud 1, Dakota Valley 1.

 

Class B

 

1. De Smet (13) 83

 

2. Viborg-Hurley (4) 68

 

3. White River 43

 

4. Sully Buttes (1) 34

 

5. Dell Rapids St. Mary 22

 

Receiving votes: Aberdeen Christian 9, Canistota 7, Hanson 3, Northwestern 1.

 

 

Girls

 

Class AA

 

1. Lincoln (11) 83

 

2. O’Gorman (6) 75

 

3. Stevens 41

 

4. Washington 31

 

5. Brandon Valley (1) 28

 

Receiving votes: Harrisburg 10, Yankton 2.

 

Class A

 

T-1. Winner (11) 78

 

T-1. Lennox (6) 78

 

3. St. Thomas More (1) 54

 

4. SF Christian 32

 

5. West Central 13

 

Receiving votes: McCook Central/Montrose 10, Miller 3, Hamlin 1, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 1.

 

Class B

 

1. Corsica-Stickney (15) 84

 

2. Castlewood (1) 55

 

3. De Smet (1) 52

 

4. White River (1) 44

 

5. Ethan 27

 

Receiving votes: Bridgewater-Emery 7, Faith 1.

 

 

The Mitchell gymnastics teams will host Sioux Falls Lincoln and Yankton in a triangular at 6:00pm tonight at the MEGA Gymnastics Center.  Saturday the Kernels head to Aberdeen for the Golden Eagle Invite that starts at 10:00am.  The Kernels host their own Jill McCormick/Mitchell Invite on December 20^th and 21^st at the Senior High School.

 

The SDSU men will wrap up the road portion of its 2019-20 nonleague schedule tonight traveling to Fort Collins, Colorado to face Colorado State. South Dakota State and the Rams tip at 8:00pm from Moby Arena with the Jackrabbit Pre-Game Show starting tonight at 7:30pm on KORN News Radio.  South Dakota State, 6-5 overall, aims to get back in the winner’s column after a pair of setbacks in its last two games, falling 64-50 at Indiana and 77-70 at Montana State.  This is the third meeting all-time between the schools, with SDSU holding a 2-0 edge in the series. The last matchup was a 78-65 Jackrabbit win at the Gulf Coast Showcase in 2018-19.

 

The #6 ranked in NAIA DWU Tiger men, 9-1 overall and 5-1 in the GPAC, host Valley City State University at 7:00pm Wednesday at the Corn Palace.  After Wednesday the Tiger men host Doane on Saturday before heading to Florida to play in the Cruzin Classic in Fort Lauderdale Florida December 20^th and 21^st.  The Tiger men will also play in the Hoop City Classic on December 27^th and 28^th at the Palace.

 

The #13 ranked DWU Tiger women, 8-3 overall and 3-3 in the GPAC, travel to Madison for a matchup with in-state foe Dakota State University at 5:30pm Wednesday.  After Wednesday the Lady Tigers host Doane on Saturday at 2:00pm.  After Saturday the DWU Lady Tigers also head to Florida for the Cruzin Classic December 18^th and 19^th.

 

South Dakota State women’s basketball, 6-4 overall, returns home as it welcomes Chattanooga to Frost Arena on Wednesday. Tipoff is set for 7:00pm with the Jackrabbit Pregame Show starting at 6:30pm Wednesday on KORN News Radio.  After Wednesday the Jackrabbit women continue their three-game home slate with a home game on Saturday against Central Michigan at 2:00pm and next Tuesday at home against Marquette at 7:00pm.

 

The Q107-3 Basketball Game of the Week will tip-off this season on Friday in Emery between Corsica/Stickney and Bridgewater/Emery boys.  Tune in all season for a Game of the Week plus coverage of the Hanson and DWU Classic’s this season on 107.3 FM and on-line at q107radio.com.

 

The Mitchell Kernel boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will open the season at Huron on Saturday night at the Huron Arena.  The KORN News Radio Pregame Show starts at 5:00pm Saturday night with the varsity girl’s game set for 5:30pm and the boys’ varsity game to follow around 7:00pm.  Both Kernel basketball games can be heard on FM 101.3, AM 1490 and on-line at kornradio.com.  After Saturday the Kernels boys head to Rapid City Stevens and Central on December 20^th and 21^st while the Kernel girls host Stevens and Rapid City Central December 20^th and 21^st.

 

The Mitchell Kernel wrestlers, 3-2 overall in duals, competes in the two-day individual Rapid City Invite, beginning on Friday at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City.  After this weekend the Kernels return to the mats and wrestle at home against Huron on December 19th.

 

The Mitchell Marlins girl’s hockey team, 2-0 overall, travels to Brookings for a 7:00pm faceoff on Saturday at Larson Ice Center.

 

The Mitchell Marlins boy’s hockey team, 1-2 overall, faces Brookings at 8:00pm Friday at Mitchell Activity Center.

 

The 5th Quarter Scoreboard Show will start again for the winter sports season on Friday at 10:20pm on KORN News Radio and Q107-3.  Scores, highlights, stats, game wraps, special guests and more each Friday and Tuesday nights at 10:20pm.  Join Travis Kriens for the 5^th Quarter Scoreboard Show.

 

 

 

Steve Morgan

Sports Director