After dropping the opening set of the night, the Dakota Wesleyan University volleyball team never looked back as they dominated the final three sets to defeat in-state rival, (RV) Dakota State University last night at the Christen Family Athletic Center on the DWU campus. Set scores in favor of the Tigers were 24-26, 25-9, 25-18, and 25-20. The win was the 20th on the season for DWU volleyball. The Tigers are now 20-9 overall. As a team, DWU finished with 45 kills, 44 assists and 68 digs. Becky Frick led the charge with 22 kills and seven digs, while Bridgett Knobbe poured in 42 assists and 10 digs and Emily Brunsing chipped in nine kills and 2.5 total blocks on the night. DWU hits the road for a pair of games against No. 24 Midland University at 3:00pm on Saturday in Fremont Nebraska and at No. 17 Concordia University at 3:00pm Sunday in Seward Nebraska.
The Mitchell Kernel volleyball team hosted their rivals from the North, the Huron Tigers last night and the Tigers came to town and swept the Kernels in straight sets. Huron, ranked #3 in Class AA, won by the scores of 25-17, 25-15 and 25-18. Mitchell fell to 4-20 overall while Huron improved to 15-6 overall. Regan Waddell and Kaspen Alm led the team with three kills apiece as Mitchell did not have much offense. Waddell added eight digs to her night. Katy Sebert dished out 12 assists and Sarah Sebert recorded 14 digs as well. Mya Voelzke added four aces as well. The Kernels host Pierre on Tuesday and then head to Harrisburg to close the regular season.
The Mitchell Christian Golden Eagles volleyball team split their tri-angular last night at Baas Auditorium. Mitchell Christian took down Freeman Academy/Marion in straight sets, winning 25-14, 25-10 and 25-14. The Golden Eagles then fell to James Valley Christian in straight sets losing by the scores of 25-16, 25-18 and 25-12. Mitchell Christian is now 7-12 overall and will play next in the Region 4B Tourney.
The #7 ranked team in NAIA WBB will tip-off their season tonight against Valley City State of North Dakota. Tip-off time tonight at the Palace will be at 6:00pm. After tonight, both DWU Tiger basketball teams will battle in the NAIA Sanford Pentagon Classic on November 2nd and 3rd. DWU plays Dakota State University at 6:00pm and 8:00pm on Saturday and will square off against Presentation College at 4:00pm and 6:00pm on Sunday in Sioux Falls.
Coming up this week on the Wednesday Night Coaches Corner Show from the Depot will be two special guests from Augustana University. Josh Morton, Director of Athletics, and Jerry Olszewski, head football coach for Augustana University will be the guests. They will also speak to the Mitchell QB Club Meeting tonight as well. The WNCC Show airs from 6:30pm to 7:30pm and it is followed by the QB Club Meeting also at the Freight Room of the Depot.
The SDSU men and women basketball teams will open the exhibition season tonight in Brookings as the Jackrabbit women host St. Cloud State at Frost Arena with tip-off slated for 6:00pm followed by the Jackrabbit men hosting Mount Marty at 8:15pm. Tuesday the SDSU men will host Rio Grande Valley at 7:00pm while the SDSU women will be at Drake in Des Moines Iowa on November 8th at 7:00pm. Tune into KORN News Radio all season for the SDSU women and men basketball starting next week.
The USD Coyote men will tip-off on Saturday against Concordia/St. Paul at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion with tip-off slated for 6:00pm. The Coyote men will then head to Hawaii for three games November 8th-11th. The USD women will open on the road at Northeastern in Boston on November 5th at 11:00am and then play at Green Bay on November 9th at 1:00pm. The home opener for the Coyote women will be November 13th against Drake at the SCSC with tip-off set for 7:00pm.
After a couple of lopsided losses to end the regular season, the Mitchell Kernel football team, stayed in the #5 seed of Class 11AA and will hit the road for the Quarterfinal Round of the Class 11AA High School Football Playoffs. Mitchell will be at Sturgis Thursday night with KORN News Radio Pre-Game starting at 6:30pm and kick-off slated for 7:00pm Central Time. The Kernels beat Sturgis 42 to 23 in Mitchell back on October 12th. Pierre is the top seed in the 11AA playoffs and will host Spearfish. Brookings, the second seed, hosts Douglas and third-seed Huron will host Yankton in the other quarterfinal round games Thursday night. For a look at all the quarterfinal round matchups for all seven classes of high school football, go to kornradio.com.
The Dakota Wesleyan University Tiger football team, 1-8 overall and 0-7 in the GPAC, have a bye this week and will end the season against Jamestown and Hastings on November 9th and 16th with both games at home at Joe Quintal.
The John Stiegelmeier Radio Show airs every Monday night from Cubby’s Sports Bar and Grill in downtown Brookings from 6:00pm to 7:00pm on KORN News Radio. The hour-long show, hosted by Tyler Merriam, can be heard on FM 101.3, AM 1490 and on-line at kornradio.com. The program airs LIVE throughout the season every Monday night. In addition to Coach Stig, guests will include other Jackrabbit football coaches and student-athletes all season.
Earlier this month, the Game, Fish and Parks Commission moved forward with a proposal to increase state park entrance fees for the first time since 2014. The Commission also took action to raise select camping fees, many of which had also been unchanged for several years. Pending approval from the Interim Rules Committee, fee increases will go into effect January 1, 2020. This year, several parks have faced considerable damage from flooding, with repair costs upwards of $9 million. Additionally, revenue has been impacted by decreased visitation because of weather and weather-related damage. Some campgrounds had to be closed as a result of flooding. Annual passes to state parks will be $36 with a daily fee of $8. A 7-day motorcycle pass to Custer State Park will be $20. In campgrounds, prime campsites increase to $26, preferred sites to $23 and modern to $20. Fees for non-electric, tent-only sites will be going down in some cases. These sites will now be consistently $15 statewide to ensure park opportunities are affordable for everyone. The increase is in line with the rate of inflation and with fees in surrounding states. The revenue raised from this increase will directly support repairs and upkeep in state parks in South Dakota.
Quarterfinal Round Pairings for South Dakota High School Football Playoffs
All games will be played Thursday, Oct. 31. Times and locations are to be determined.
Class 11AAA
No. 8 Watertown (2-7) at No. 1 Sioux Falls Roosevelt (8-1)
No. 7 Sioux Falls Washington (3-6) at No. 2 Sioux Falls Lincoln (8-1)
No. 6 Rapid City Stevens (3-6) at No. 3 Brandon Valley (7-2)
No. 5 Harrisburg (5-4) at No. 4 Sioux Falls O’Gorman (7-2)
Class 11AA
No. 8 Spearfish (0-9) at No. 1 Pierre (9-0)
No. 7 Douglas (1-8) at No. 2 Brookings (8-1)
No. 6 Yankton (3-6) at No. 3 Huron (5-4)
No. 5 Mitchell (4-5) at No. 4 Sturgis (4-5) 7:00pm at Sturgis
Class 11A
No. 8 West Central (3-6) at No. 1 Dell Rapids (9-0)
No. 7 Tri-Valley (5-4) at No. 2 Tea Area (7-2)
No. 6 Dakota Valley (6-3) at No. 3 Canton (7-2)
No. 5 Madison (5-4) at No. 4 Lennox (5-4)
Class 11B
No. 8 Sioux Valley (6-3) at No. 1 Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan (9-0) 7:00pm at Bridgewater
No. 5 McCook Central/Montrose (8-1) at No. 4 Mobridge-Pollock (8-1) 6:00pm at Mobridge
No. 6 Mount Vernon/Plankinton (7-2) at No. 3 Webster Area (9-0) 7:00pm at Webster
No. 7 St. Thomas More (8-1) at No. 2 Winner (9-0)
Class 9AA
No. 8 Platte-Geddes (4-5) at No. 1 Viborg-Hurley (9-0) 7:00pm at Viborg (Game can be heard on Q107-3)
No. 5 Hamlin (7-2) at No. 4 Lemmon/McIntosh (8-1)
No. 6 Baltic (6-3) at No. 3 Deuel (8-1)
No. 7 Jones County/White River (5-4) at No. 2 Bon Homme (8-1) 6:00pm at Tyndall
Class 9A
No. 8 Burke (7-2) at No. 1 Britton-Hecla (8-0)
No. 5 Howard (8-1) at No. 4 Gregory (8-1) 6:00pm at Gregory
No. 6 Wall (7-2) at No. 3 Canistota/Freeman (8-1) 7:00pm at Freeman
No. 7 Warner (7-2) at No. 2 Sully Buttes (9-0)
Class 9B
No. 8 Irene-Wakonda (4-5) at No. 1 Colman-Egan (9-0)
No. 5 Scotland (6-3) at No. 4 Wolsey-Wessington (7-2) 7:00pm at Wolsey
No. 6 Herreid/Selby Area (7-2) at No. 3 Dell Rapids St. Mary (8-1)
No. 7 Kadoka Area (4-5) at No. 2 Harding County (8-1)
The South Dakota Prep Media football polls for the week of Oct. 28 are listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and last week’s ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in parentheses.
Class 11AAA
- SF Roosevelt (17) 8-1 85 1
- SF Lincoln 8-1 67 2
- Brandon Valley 7-2 51 3
- SF O’Gorman 7-2 35 4
- Harrisburg 5-4 17 5
Class 11AA
- Pierre (17) 9-0 85 1
- Brookings 8-1 68 2
- Huron 5-4 51 4
T-4. Mitchell 4-5 25 3
T-4. Sturgis 4-5 25 5
Receiving votes: Yankton 1.
Class 11A
- Dell Rapids (17) 9-0 85 2
- Tea Area 7-2 66 1
- Canton 7-2 53 3
- Dakota Valley 6-3 29 4
- Lennox 5-4 17 5
Receiving votes: Tri-Valley 3, Madison 2.
Here is the South Dakota Media volleyball poll for the week of Oct. 28. Teams are listed with first place votes in parenthesis, record, points and previous ranking.
Class AA
- Watertown (14) 22-1 70 1
- O’Gorman 19-4 56 2
- Huron 14-6 39 3
- S.F. Washington 16-7 24 5
- S.F. Roosevelt 15-10 15 4
Receiving Votes: Aberdeen Central (12-7) 5; S.F. Lincoln (11-7) 1
Class A
- S.F. Christian (8) 23-9 61 1
- Miller (6) 29-2 57 2
- Dakota Valley 27-3 47 3
- McCook Central-Montrose 21-3 26 4
- Winner 23-4 13 5
Receiving Votes: St. Thomas More (29-5) 5; Hill City (26-3) 1
Class B
- Northwestern (14) 33-0 70 1
- Faulkton Area 18-4 50 2
- Faith 25-3 37 3
- Chester Area 20-7 33 4
- Ethan 22-6 12 5
Receiving Votes: Warner (23-9) 6; Castlewood (21-4) 1; Burke (27-5) 1
Sports Director
Steve Morgan