TUESDAY SPORTS, AUGUST 12, 2025
AMATEUR BASEBALL – SECOND ROUND
Monday, August 11
Parkston Devil Rays 5, Dell Rapids PBR 3 – The Parkston Devil Rays advanced to the state tournament quarterfinals with a 5-3 win over defending champion Dell Rapids PBR. Carter Sommer got the win, throwing eight innings vs. PBR, allowing one unearned run and six hits. Dells scored first in the bottom of the fifth inning on a error by SS Dylan Soulek. Parkston responded in the top of the sixth inning with a run scoring double by Soulek. The Devil Rays put up three runs in the inning and never trailed the rest of the way. PBR scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning against Jake Helleloid, before Drew Sweeter struck out representing the tying run. Ty Neugebauer went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI’s.
Kimball/White Lake 10, Milbank 0 (8 innings) – Ethan Price threw 7 2/3 shutout innings, allowing only one hit with five walks and 12 strikeouts. Kimball/White Lake put the game away with eight runs in the eighth inning. Carter Lenz had a bases clearing double with two-outs in the eighth. Lenz finished with four RBI’s. Milbank would have scoring opportunities with the bases loaded in the fourth and fifth innings but were unable to score.
Tuesday, August 12
Castlewood vs. Clark, 5:30 pm
Platte vs. Four Corners, 8 pm – KORN NEWS RADIO
Wednesday, August 13
Tabor vs. Hartford-Humboldt, 5:30 pm
Freeman vs. Dell Rapids Mudcats, 8 pm
Thursday, August 14
Alexandria vs. Canova, 5:30 pm – KORN NEWS RADIO
Parkston Devil Rays vs. Kimball/White Lake, 8 pm – KORN NEWS RADIO
LEGION BASEBALL
— Team Black swept Team Red in the South Dakota American Legion All-Star games in Brandon on Monday. Team Black won game one 5-3 and game two 10-6.
— Parkston won the Class B Legion Junior baseball championship on Sunday in Milbank defeating Belle Fourche in the final 12-2 in five innings. Parkston defeated Sioux Falls in the semifinals 17-8, while also eliminating Clark Area in the first round 5-4 in 10 innings on Friday.
MITCHELL KERNELS
— Mitchell Kernels girls tennis starts its season on Tuesday when they travel to Huron to face St. Thomas More at Noon, followed by Aberdeen Roncalli at 2 pm. The Kernels will head to Sioux Falls later in the week to compete in the Sioux Falls Christian Invite on Thursday and Friday. Mitchell finished fifth last season at the Class AA state tournament, while going 16-2 in duals.
— Mitchell Kernels soccer starts its season on Friday when they travel to Harrisburg. The girls varsity match is at 4 pm, followed by the boys at 6 pm. The Kernels host Tea Area in their home opener on Saturday with the girls match at 11 am, followed by the boys at 1 pm at Joe Quintal Field.
DAKOTA WESLEYAN
— Dakota Wesleyan women’s soccer played to a 2-2 tie vs. Gillette Community College in an exhibition match on Monday at the Pepsi Cola Soccer Complex. The Tigers travel to Wisconsin next Saturday, August 23 for an exhibition vs. St. Norbert College.
— Dakota Wesleyan men’s soccer defeated Gillette Community College 4-0 in an exhibition match on Monday at the Pepsi Cola Soccer Complex. The Tigers host Southeast Community College on Saturday at 5 pm.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
— South Dakota State women’s soccer starts the 2025 regular season this Thursday at Missouri.
SOUTH DAKOTA
— USD women’s soccer starts the regular season on Thursday, August 14 vs. Northern Iowa.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
— Texas is No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 for the first time. The Longhorns narrowly edged out Penn State in the closest preseason vote since 1998. Texas received 25 first-place votes, while Penn State received 23. The Nittany Lions have their highest preseason ranking since they were No. 1 to open 1997. Ohio State came in at No. 3, followed by Clemson and Georgia rounding out the top 5. Also in the top 10 is Notre Dame, Oregon, Alabama, LSU and Miami. The Southeastern Conference leads with 10 teams in the Top 25. The Big Ten has two of the top three teams for the third straight year. The Big 12 has four ranked teams and the ACC has three.
— Ty Simpson will open the 2025 season as Alabama’s starting quarterback. Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer and offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb said multiple times this summer that Simpson would be the starter if the Crimson Tide were to play a game right then. Simpson is in his fourth year on campus. He served as Alabama’s backup quarterback each of the past two seasons.
NFL
— A Nevada court has apparently cleared the way for a 2021 lawsuit filed by former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden to proceed against Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL. Gruden’s lawsuit alleges that a “malicious and orchestrated campaign” was used to destroy his career by leaking old emails he had sent that included racist, misogynistic and homophobic comments. In 2022, the NFL appealed to Nevada’s high court after a Las Vegas judge rejected league bids to dismiss Gruden’s claim outright or to order out-of-court talks that could be overseen by Goodell. The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the NFL’s arbitration clause does not apply to Gruden.
— Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was issued a citation for speeding on the interstate in a Cleveland suburb early Saturday morning after he was clocked going 100 mph in a 60 mph zone. Garrett was pulled over at 2:01 a.m., given a $250 fine and does not have to appear in court Thursday morning if he pays it. The Browns played their preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte on Friday night.
MLB
— A Hawaii real estate investor and broker are suing baseball star Shohei Ohtani. They claim the Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player and his agent got them fired from a $240 million luxury housing development on the Big Island’s coveted Hapuna Coast that they brought him in to endorse. According to the lawsuit filed in Hawaii Circuit Court, Ohtani’s agent increasingly demanded concessions before ultimately demanding that their business partner drop them from the deal. The development includes 14 houses averaging $17 million apiece. Ohtani was advertised as the first resident.
GOLF
— U.S. Open winner J.J. Spaun and two-time major champion Xander Schauffele will join world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler on the U.S. team when it takes on Europe in next month’s Ryder Cup. Spaun moved to No. 2 in the U.S. team points standings and qualified for the team with his third runner-up finish of the season in Sunday’s FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis. Spaun, ranked eighth in the Official World Golf Ranking, lost to Justin Rose on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff at TPC Southwind in the first leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs.
MLB
— Will Warren gave up three hits and two runs in 6 2/3 innings to become the first New York Yankees starting pitcher to get an out in the seventh inning in a month in a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins. Warren, who allowed homers to Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach, struck out seven. Cody Bellinger, Giancarlo Stanton and Ben Rice homered against Minnesota starter Zebby Matthews. Matthews allowed three runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings with nine strikeouts.
— The Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night became the first MLB team since 2019 with multiple winning streaks of 10 or more games with a 7-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Earlier in the season, Milwaukee won 11 straight.
— Ramón Urías had three hits with a two-run homer, while Chas McCormick hit his first homer this season as the Houston Astros built a big lead and held on for a 7-6 win over the Boston Red Sox. Carlos Correa hit an RBI single in his first home game since rejoining the team in a trade from the Twins. Houton hold a one game lead over Seattle for first place in the AL West.
— Brice Turang hit his first career leadoff home run, while Jose Quintana allowed three hits over six innings as the Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 7-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
— Salvador Perez and Kyle Isbel hit two-run homers in the sixth inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the Washington Nationals 7-4.
— Zach Neto hit his eighth leadoff home run of the season and added another homer in the sixth as the Los Angeles Angels overcame Shohei Ohtani’s 42nd home run in their 7-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Angels are 4-0 this season vs. the Dodgers.
— Kyle Schwarber hit his 42nd homer of the season, a two-run shot that highlighted a four-run eighth inning, as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-1. Schwarber’s 42nd homer moved him past Shohei Ohtani and into the NL lead. He also has 97 RBIs this season.
— Spencer Torkelson hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth to give the Detroit Tigers a 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox.
— Jake Croneworth hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh and Freddy Fermin followed with a two-run homer as the San Diego Padres picked up a 4-1 win over the San Francisco Giants. The Padres are just one game back of the Dodgers for first place in the NL West.
—Texas Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi’s dominant streak ended Monday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks, though he avoided a loss. After going 6-0 with a 0.47 ERA in his previous six starts, Eovaldi allowed season highs of five runs and eight hits, including three home runs, over five innings. The Rangers would win 7-6 in 10 innings on a Jake burger pinch-hit RBI single.
— Brendan Donovan hit a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning, while Miles Mikolas didn’t give up a hit through 5 1/3 innings, as the St. Louis Cardinals sent the Colorado Rockies to their eighth straight loss, 3-2.
— Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero hit back-to-back home runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Athletics 7-4.