PALACE CITY BASEBALL
Palace City Baseball Junior Legion Post 18 recorded two wins at the Daryl Bernard Tournament in Yankton on Friday. Mitchell defeated Vermillion Jr. Legion Post 1 7-2 in game one. Gavin Mendenhall surrendered five hits and two runs over five innings, striking out three and walking one. Owen Borgan pitched two innings of relief, allowing one hit and striking out one. Jett Krantz led Mitchell with two runs batted in. In the second game of the day, Nolan Widstrom struck out 11 and allowed just one unearned run on four hits for Mitchell in a 3-1 over Worthington. Mitchell faces the Yankton Black Sox at 10 a.m. Saturday morning.
Despite a 6-run deficit in the sixth inning, the Palace City Baseball 14U team almost came all the way back, eventually falling 9-7 to Renner Post 307 on Friday in Sioux Falls. Keniel Padilla collected three hits and drove in two runs in the loss. Padilla took the loss on the mound allowing 11 hits and nine runs (seven earned) over six innings, striking out four and walking two. Preston Maeschen and Oaklee Cwach had two hits apiece for Mitchell. Palace City plays two games today to finish pool play. Mitchell faces Buffalo, Minnesota at 1 p.m. and Bismark, North Dakota at 3:30 p.m.
Palace City Post 18 Legion baseball returns to action this weekend with three home games against Rapid City Post 320. The teams are scheduled to play one game tonight at 7 p.m. and a doubleheader on Sunday starting at 11 a.m.
AMATEUR BASEBALL
AJ Wilber allowed just three hits and one run over six innings, striking out seven and walking four in the Alexandria Angels 7-1 win over Dimock-Emery on Friday night. Alexandria seized control with four runs in the fifth inning. Peyton Smith hit a solo home run to left field, an error scored one run, and AJ Wilber doubled, scoring two runs. Carter Brown and AJ Wilber each drove in two runs while Charlie Dubanoski led Alexandria with three hits in three at bats. Josh Engquist took the loss by surrendering seven runs (three earned) on nine hits, striking out six across eight innings. Hudson Borgman had two hits for the Raptors. Alexandria, now 8-2 on the season, hosts the Parkston Mudcats Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. Dimock-Emery is at Platte Sunday for a 5 p.m. contest.
SUNDAY AMATEUR BASEBALL SCHEDULE
Flandreau Blue Teal at Canova, 2 p.m.
Baltic at Salem, 2 p.m.
Dimock-Emery at Platte, 5 pm
Mt. Vernon at Winner/Colome, 5 pm
Winner Demons at Wessington Springs, 5 pm
Parkston Mudcats at Freeman, 6 pm
Kimball/White Lake at Plankinton, 7 pm
Mitchell Kernel football is hosting a Fellowship of Christian Athletes youth football camp on Thursday, June 25, at Joe Quintal Field. The camp is open to students entering grades 5-8 this fall and costs $25 per athlete. Football activities will run from 9 a.m. to noon, and lunch will be provided for all campers afterward from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the MHS Commons. Campers need to wear T-shirts, shorts and football cleats for the camp, but are asked to bring tennis shoes for lunch or if activities need to be moved indoors due to weather. Registration forms are available online at the Kernel Activities website. For questions or more information, contact MHS football coach Pat Larson at 605-630-9069.
Registration is now open for the 2026 First Tee South Dakota youth golf program at Lakeview Golf Course in Mitchell. The program, open to kids ages 6 to 17, combines golf instruction with lessons focused on character development and life skills. Sessions will be held Mondays and Tuesdays throughout the summer, beginning June 29th, with class times divided by age group in the morning. The cost is $98, with financial assistance available to ensure all kids can participate. Equipment is provided, and families are encouraged to register early as space is limited. More information is available at First Tee South Dakota’s website or by contacting Lakeview Golf Course.
US reaches World Cup knockout round and wins its group with 2nd straight victory, 2-0 over Australia
The United States has advanced to the knockout round at the World Cup without injured forward Christian Pulisic. The Americans beat Australia 2-0 on Friday at Lumen Field in Seattle. A deep U.S. roster overcame Pulisic’s absence to clinch a knockout berth after two matches for the first time. The Americans later won Group D when Paraguay beat Turkey. Pulisic was sidelined because of a calf injury. The U.S. took a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute on an own-goal. Alex Freeman gave the Americans a 2-0 lead in the 43rd minute when he headed in a deflected shot for his first career World Cup goal.
Paraguay beats Turkey 1-0 at the World Cup despite being down a man to clinch Group D for US
Matias Galarza scored 65 seconds into the game for the fastest goal at this year’s World Cup and Paraguay held on for a 1-0 win over Turkey after playing a man down for more than half the match. Paraguay was short-handed after Miguel Almiron was issued a red card late in the first half for violating a new rule banning players from covering their mouth during a confrontation. But goalkeeper Orlando Gill made several key saves to preserve the lead. The win assured the United States would win Group D and eliminated Turkey from any chance of advancing to the knockout round with its second straight loss.
Matheus Cunha scores 2 goals as Brazil eliminates Haiti from World Cup with 3-0 win
Vinícius Júnior scored and assisted on one of Matheus Cunha’s two goals as five-time champion Brazil eliminated Haiti from the World Cup with a 3-0 victory. Haiti, the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation that qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1974, became the first team guaranteed not to reach the knockout round. Meanwhile, the Seleção got the decisive performance they needed. Cunha got the start and showed with every surf-and-slide goal celebration why he should have been in the starting lineup in Brazil’s listless 1-1 draw against Morocco.
Iran says it’s being treated unfairly. Its World Cup travel schedule isn’t unique
Iran says it unfairly is being asked to travel to World Cup matches on the day before games and return immediately after, but that schedule itself is not uncommon among teams. Team Melli made the 127-mile charter flight from Tijuana International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport the day before its opening 2-2 draw against New Zealand on Monday. Iran returned to Mexico right after the match. The team’s request to travel to LA two days before Sunday’s match against Belgium was also denied. It says it will lodge a complaint against FIFA. Many teams are traveling the day before matches.
Wyndham Clark builds 4-shot lead at US Open with lowest 36-hole score at Shinnecock
Wyndham Clark has the lowest 36-hole score ever for a U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. He finished off a 64 with two pars in the morning to complete the first round. He added a 69 in the second round and has a four-shot lead over four players. Xander Schauffele had a 66 and Matt Fitzpatrick had a 70 and were tied for second. Joining them in the afternoon were Sam Stevens and Tom Kim. Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy were lurking seven shots back. Bryson DeChambeau missed the cut in his third straight major after 5-over 75 to finish at 145 and lead an all-star cast of former U.S. Open champions who missed the cut and are going home for the weekend. He joined 2017 and ’18 winner Brooks Koepka, 2021 winner Jon Rahm and defending champion J.J. Spaun on the sideline. Koepka’s streak of 11 straight made cuts at the U.S. Open got snapped. It was the longest active streak.
Jing Yan shoots 66 at breezy Blythefield to take Meijer LPGA Classic lead
Jing Yan shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the Meijer LPGA Classic, the final event before the major KPMG Women’s PGA Championship next week at Hazeltine. Yan had a bogey-free afternoon round to get to 10 under in breezy conditions at Blythefield Country Club. The 30-year-old American is winless on the LPGA Tour. Lottie Woad of England and Cassie Porter of Australia were a stroke back. Woad shot 66, and Porter had a 68. First-round leader Yan Liu of China was 8 under with Minji Kang of South Korea. Liu had a 70, and Kang shot 68. Two-time winner Brooke Henderson was 5 under, following an opening 73 with a 66.
Nia Coffey scores 22 points as 1st-place Lynx overcome slow start to beat Valkyries 81-75
Nia Coffey scored 22 points, Courtney Williams had 21 points, a season-best 12 rebounds and five assists, and the WNBA-leading Minnesota Lynx snapped Golden State’s four-game winning streak with an 81-75 victory over the Valkyries on Friday night. After Cecilia Zandalasini made a 3-pointer following a Golden State timeout, Olivia Miles made two free throws for the Lynx (13-3), then blocked Zandalasin’s 3-point attempt moments later. Zandalasini scored a career-high 23 points and Gabby Williams had 15 points and eight rebounds for Golden State. The Lynx host Washington on Sunday.
Carroll has a 3-run triple in the 8th to help the Diamondbacks beat the Twins 9-5
Corbin Carroll had a three-run triple in the eighth inning to tie Arizona’s career triples mark and fell a homer shy of the cycle in the Diamondbacks’ 9-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Carroll matched Stephen Drew’s franchise record with his 52nd triple. He had an RBI single in the third inning and doubled in the fifth before his ninth triple of the season in the eighth. Ketel Marte hit a solo home run to left in the sixth for Arizona. Victor Caratini hit a home run for the Twins in the second. Josh Bell and Royce Lewis hit back-to-back homers in the eighth. Diamondbacks reliever Jonathan Loaisiga (2-2) threw 1 1/3 innings for the victory.
North Carolina going for 1st national title in baseball in CWS finals against surging Sooners
North Carolina will be going for its first national championship in baseball when it faces Oklahoma in the College World Series finals. The best-of-three series opens Saturday. Both teams went 3-0 in CWS bracket play. The Tar Heels have been a model of consistency. They have lost consecutive games just once this season and have been ranked no lower than No. 4 by D1Baseball.com the last two months. The Sooners lost six of nine series in Southeastern Conference play and finished 11th in the league. They are averaging 10.4 runs per game with 22 homers during their eight-game win streak. The first game of the series is tonight at 7 p.m. on ESPN. Game 2 will be Sunday afternoon at 1:30 pm on ABC. A potential Game 3 would be Monday night at 6 pm on ESPN.
MLB
Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets – 6:15 pm on Saturday on FOX
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Minnesota Twins – 9:10 pm on Saturday
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Minnesota Twins – 2:15 pm on Sunday on Peacock
Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets – 6:20 pm on Sunday on NBC
WORLD CUP – SATURDAY
Sweden vs. Netherlands – Noon on FOX
Germany vs. Ivory Coast – 3 pm on FOX
Ecuador vs. Curacao – 7 pm on FS1
Japan vs. Tunisia – 11 pm on FS1
WORLD CUP – SUNDAY
Spain vs. Saudi Arabia – 11 am on FOX
Iran vs. Belgium – 2 pm on FS1
Uruguay vs. Cape Verde – 5 pm on FS1
Egypt vs. New Zealand – 8 pm on FS1