MONDAY SPORTS, MARCH 9, 2026
MITCHELL KERNELS
— No. 7 Mitchell Kernels girls basketball will face No. 2 O’Gorman at 6 pm CST in the AA state tournament quarterfinals in Rapid City. The Kernels defeated No. 10 seed Spearfish on Friday 52-42 in the SoDAK 16.
— Mitchell Kernels boys basketball had its season come to an end on Saturday night with a 57-43 loss at Watertown in the AA SoDAK 16. Colton Smith led the way with 17 points and nine rebounds in his final career game. The Kernels end the season with an 8-12 record. Watertown moves on to the AA State Tournament where they will face the No. 5 seed Harrisburg in the quarterfinals.
— Mitchell Marlins girls hockey had its season come to an end on Friday with a 3-1 loss to Rushmore in the consolation semifinals of the state tournament at the Mitchell Activities Center. Mitchell ends the season with a 7-16 record. Rushmore advances to face No. 5 Aberdeen in the fifth-place game at 1 p.m. Saturday in Mitchell.
DAKOTA WESLEYAN
— Dakota Wesleyan will host an opening-round site of the NAIA Women’s Basketball Tournament beginning Friday, March 13 at the Corn Palace. The Tigers earned the No. 2 seed in their quadrant and will face No. 15 St. Francis (Illinois) at 6 p.m. in Mitchell. The other first-round game features No. 7 Eastern Oregon vs. No. 10 the College of the Ozarks. The winners meet on Saturday, March 14 for a trip to the round of 16 in Sioux City.
— Dakota Wesleyan had three wrestlers compete at the NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championships in Wichita, Kansas, last week and junior Jagger Tyler led the way with an All-American finish. Tyler went 4-3 at nationals and placed eighth at 174 pounds to earn All-America honors. He opened with a major decision win, then battled through the consolation bracket with three straight victories to secure a top-eight finish. Two other Tigers also competed: Kipp Cordes went 1-2 at 133 pounds, while Teagan Foreman finished 1-2 at 174. As a team, Dakota Wesleyan placed 34th out of 63 schools.
— Dakota Wesleyan baseball takes on Southwest Minnesota State on Monday at Noon in Tucson, Arizona. The Tigers start GPAC play on Saturday at Northwestern with a 1 pm doubleheader.
— Dakota Wesleyan softball split two games in Tucson, Arizona, on Sunday, losing to Carroll (Mont.) 7-4, before defeating Valley City State 3-2. The Tigers, 12-9 on the season, have Monday off before taking on Providence (Mont.) and Dickinson State on Tuesday starting at 2 pm.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
— South Dakota State women’s basketball defeated No. 1 seed North Dakota State 64-51 on Sunday to win its 13th Summit League Tournament championship. Brooklyn Meyer was named tournament MVP, finishing with 26 points, nine rebounds and four blocks. SDSU now awaits its opponent, seed and location for this year’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament on Sunday.
— South Dakota State softball split four games over the weekend in Greeley, Colorado, setting numerous teams record on Saturday in a 24-2 win over Northern Colorado. The Jacks scored 12 runs on 12 hits in the first inning, all with two outs. SDSU’s 24 runs in just five innings are four more than their previous record of 20. The Jacks tallied 28 hits, nine more than their previous record in a game of 19. The Jacks also set new single-game records in RBIs (24), doubles (7) and total bases (46). SDSU, 14-13 on the season, travel to Arlington, Texas, this weekend for three games vs. Columbia and two vs. UT-Arlington.
— South Dakota State baseball lost two of three games over the weekend at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. SDSU picked up a 5-4 win vs. Northwestern on Friday, before losing to Minnesota on Saturday 3-2 in 10 innings. On Sunday, the Jacks would lose another one run game, 5-4, to Southern Illinois. SDSU, 5-10 on the season, will be at Kansas State on Wednesday at 6 pm.
SOUTH DAKOTA
— USD softball split a pair of doubleheaders over the weekend in Greeley, Colorado, with Colorado State on Saturday and Northern Colorado on Sunday. The Coyotes, 6-17 on the season, will host Mt. Marty on Tuesday at 4 pm.
NFL
— The L.A. Rams and cornerback Trent McDuffie reached agreement Sunday on a record four-year, $124 million extension that includes $100 million guaranteed. The new contract makes the 25-year-old McDuffie the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history. On Wednesday, the Rams agreed to acquire McDuffie from the Kansas City Chiefs for a package of draft picks that includes the No. 29 pick in this year’s NFL Draft. McDuffie was entering the final season of his rookie deal.
— Five-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby is heading to the Baltimore Ravens. The Las Vegas Raiders will receive two first-round picks from the Ravens, including the No. 14 overall pick in next month’s NFL draft. The 28-year-old Crosby had 10 sacks last season and has reached double digits four times in his seven seasons.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
— Former Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore has pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors in a criminal case that arose immediately after he was fired for having an inappropriate relationship with his executive assistant. The deal was struck Friday, the same day that a judge planned to hear a challenge to Moore’s arrest in December on three charges, including felony home invasion. Those charges were dropped in exchange for Moore pleading no contest to trespassing and malicious use of a telecom device.
NASCAR
— Ryan Blaney won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday. Blaney overcame several tire problems and passed Ty Gibbs with 10 laps left to earn his 18th career victory. The win also snapped Tyler Reddick’s record start to the season after three straight wins. Christopher Bell finished second, Kyle Larson was third, and Gibbs placed fourth.
NBA
— Victor Wembanyama had 29 points, while De’Aaron Fox added 20 points and 10 assists as the San Antonio Spurs won their fourth straight, rolling to a 145-120 victory over the Houston Rockets. San Antonio has won 15 of 16. Kevin Durant and Amen Thompson had 23 points each for Houston, which allowed a season high in points.
— Jaylen Brown scored 23 points and Jayson Tatum had 20 in his second game back from a torn right Achilles, giving the Boston Celtics to a 109-98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.. Payton Pritchard added 18 points and Baylor Scheierman had 16 points and 10 rebounds as Boston moved within three games of East-leading Detroit.
— Luka Doncic had 35 points and eight rebounds, while Austin Reaves added 25 points as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New York Knicks 110-97.
— Devin Booker had 30 points and 10 assists as the Phoenix Suns ended the Charlotte Hornets’ road winning streak at 10 games with a 111-99 victory. Charlotte’s road winning streak was the NBA’s longest since the Lakers won 11 straight away from home in 2019-20.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL – SUNDAY
No. 3 Michigan 90, No. 8 Michigan State 80 – Michigan improves to 29-2 on the season and 19-1 in the Big Ten.
No. 9 Nebraska 84, Iowa 75 (OT) – Nebraska finishes the regular season 26-5 and will be the No. 2 seed in this week’s Big Ten Tournament.
North Dakota State 70, North Dakota 62 – Summit League Tournament Championship
COLLEGE BASKETBALL – SATURDAY
No. 1 Duke 76, No. 17 North Carolina 61
No. 2 Arizona 89, Colorado 79
Marquette 68, No. 4 UConn 62
No. 7 Florida 84, Kentucky 77
No. 6 Iowa State 86, Arizona State 65
BYU 82, No. 10 Texas Tech 76
CLASS AA BOYS SoDAK 16 – SATURDAY, MARCH 7
No. 1 Sioux Falls Lincoln 88, No. 16 Sturgis 44
No. 2 SF Roosevelt 67, No. 15 Rapid City Central 38
No. 3 Huron 68, No. 14 Pierre 40
No. 4 Harrisburg 69, No. 13 Yankton 59
No. 5 Watertown 57, No. 12 Mitchell 43
No. 6 O’Gorman 74, No. 11 SF Washington 48
No. 7 Brandon Valley 72, No. 10 SF Jefferson 58
No. 9 Tea Area 66, No. 8 Spearfish 56
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL – SATURDAY
REGION 2B
No. 1 De Smet 53, No. 4 Deubrook Area 51
No. 2 Castlewood 55, No. 3 Wessington Springs 53
REGION 3B
No. 4 Sioux Falls Lutheran 52, No. 1 Bridgewater-Emery 43
No. 2 Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 51, No. 3 Ethan 47 (OT)
REGION 4B
No. 1 Viborg-Hurley 58, No. 4 Centerville 35
No. 3 Freeman 63, No. 2 Parkston 54
REGION 5B
No. 1 Lyman 61, No. 5 Corsica-Stickney 39
No. 3 Lower Brule 87, No. 7 Andes Central/Dakota Christian 62
The Class B Girls Basketball State Tournament is set for March 12-14 at First Bank & Trust Arena in Brookings
No. 1 Lyman (21-2) vs. No. 8 Corsica-Stickney (17-5) – 11 am – Q107.3 FM and Q107Radio.com
No. 4 Ethan (21-2) vs. No. 5 Colman-Egan (22-1) – 12:45 pm – Q107.3 FM and Q107Radio.com
No. 2 Parkston (20-3) vs. No. 7 Centerville (21-2) – 5 pm – Q107.3 FM and Q107Radio.com
No. 3 Bennett County (20-3) vs. No. 6 Harding County (22-1) – 6:45 pm
The Class A Girls Basketball State Tournament is set for March 12-14 at the Watertown Civic Arena
No. 1 Hamlin (21-1) vs. No. 8 Lakota Tech (19-4) – 11 am
No. 4 Sioux Valley (21-2) vs. No. 5 Lennox (19-3) – 12:45 pm
No. 2 Mahpiya Luta (21-0) vs. No. 7 West Central (18-4) – 5 pm
No. 3 Wagner (19-2) vs. No. 6 Sioux Falls Christian (19-4) – 6:45 pm
The Class AA Girls Basketball State Tournament is set for March 12-14 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City
ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL
No. 1 Brandon Valley (21-0) vs. No. 8 Tea Area (12-9) – Noon
No. 4 Rapid City Stevens (17-4) vs. No. 5 Aberdeen Central (15-6) – 1:45 pm
No. 2 O’Gorman (20-1) vs. No. 7 Mitchell (13-8) – 6 pm
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No. 3 Sioux Falls Washington (17-4) vs. No. 6 Sioux Falls Jefferson (14-7) – 7:45 pm
CLASS B BOYS SoDAK 16 – Tuesday, March 10
Winners advance to the State Tournament, March 19-21 at the Barnett Center in Aberdeen
No. 1 Viborg-Hurley (19-3) vs. No. 16 White River (12-10) – 5:30 pm at Mitchell High School
No. 2 Freeman (20-2) vs. No. 15 Lower Brule (12-10) – 7 pm at Mitchell High School on KORN Country 92.1
No. 3 De Smet (18-4) vs. No. 14 Ipswich (14-8) – 5:30 pm at Huron Arena
No. 4 Aberdeen Christian (19-3) vs. No. 13 Sioux Falls Lutheran (16-6) – 6 pm at Watertown
No. 5 Castlewood (19-3) vs. No. 12 Timber Lake (15-7) – 5:30 pm at Miller
No. 6 Wall (18-4) vs. No. 11 Sanborn Central/Woonsocket (17-5) – 7 pm at Kadoka on Q107.3
No. 7 Leola-Frederick Area (17-5) vs. No. 10 Lyman (16-6) – 7 pm at Huron Arena
No. 8 Sully Buttes (17-5) vs. No. 9 Dupree (18-4) – 7 pm at Gettysburg
CLASS A BOYS SoDAK 16 – Tuesday, March 10
Winners advance to the State Tournament, March 19-21 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City
No. 1 West Central (21-0) vs. No. 16 Webster Area (14-8) – 7 pm at Madison High School
No. 2 Sioux Falls Christian (19-1) vs. No. 15 Wagner (16-6) – 5:30 pm at Madison High School
No. 3 Clark/Willow Lake (19-2) vs. No. 14 McCook Central/Montrose (15-6) – 8 pm at Watertown
No. 4 Hamlin (19-3) vs. No. 13 Rapid City Christian (14-8) – 7 pm at Chamberlain
No. 5 Groton Area (17-4) vs. No. 12 Pine Ridge (14-8) – 5:30 pm at Chamberlain
No. 6 Stanley County (19-2) vs. No. 11 Flandreau (15-7) – 7:30 pm at Miller
No. 7 Lennox (17-5) vs. No. 10 St. Thomas More (16-5) – 7 pm at Winner
No. 8 Mahpiya Luta (18-3) vs. No. 9 Cheyenne-Eagle Butte (19-3) – 7 pm at Sturgis
The Class AA Boys Basketball State Tournament is set for March 19-21 at the Monument Ice Arena in Rapid City
All times are Central
No. 1 Sioux Falls Lincoln (21-0) vs. No. 9 Tea Area (13-8) – Noon
No. 4 Harrisburg (16-5) vs. No. 5 Watertown (16-5) – 1:45 pm
No. 2 Sioux Falls Roosevelt (17-4) vs. No. 7 Brandon Valley (13-8) – 6 pm
No. 3 Huron (17-4) vs. No. 6 O’Gorman (13-8) – 7:45 pm