TUESDAY SPORTS, JUNE 3, 2025
MITCHELL KERNELS
— Mitchell Kernels girls golf sits in second place after the first day of the Class AA state tournament at Prairie Green Golf Course in Sioux Falls. Mitchell shot +39 as a team and trails first place Aberdeen Central by 10 shots heading into Tuesday’s final round. Maddie Childs and Anna Eliason are in a three-way tie for second place individually with a +5 (77). Aberdeen Central’s Olivia Braun holds a six-shot lead with a -1 (71). Childs had 13 par’s on the day with five bogeys, while Eliason has 14 par’s, three bogeys and a double bogey. After being +3 through her first four holes, Eliason shot +2 over her last 14 holes. The final day of the state golf tournament starts on Tuesday at 9 am.
HIGH SCHOOL GOLF
— Hanson boys golf holds a four-shot lead over Clark/Willow Lake after day one of the Class B state tournament at Cattail Crossing Golf Course in Watertown. Will Jarding is in a five-way tie for fourth place after shooting a +1 (73). Ben Wilber is tied for 11th with a +3 (75), while A.J. Wilber is tied for 16th with a +5 (77). Alfie Henderson of Flandreau has a one-shot lead after an opening round -1 (71). Tannen Auch of Freeman is tied for second place, just one shot behind after shooting an E (72).
— Vermillion holds a one-shot lead over Sioux Falls Christian and St. Thomas More after the first round of the Class A girls golf tournament at the Madison Golf & Country Club. Claire Crawford of Aberdeen Roncalli has a four shot lead after shooting a +5 (76).
— Dell Rapids St. Mary’s has a one-shot lead over Miller in the Class B girls state golf tournament in Watertown. Brynn Roehrich of Clark/Willow Lake has a one-shot lead after shooting E (72). Claire Gerlach of Corsica-Stickney is tied for sixth overall after shooting a +15 (87).
DAKOTA WESLEYAN
Tiger Volleyball K–8th Grade Camp (June 9–10) Monday and Tuesday
This two-day camp is open to athletes entering grades K–8 (Fall 2025) and focuses on volleyball fundamentals, including passing, setting, serving, and hitting.
Grades K–5: 8:30–10:00 a.m.
Grades 6–8: 10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Football Prospect Camp (June 7 & 22) Dates: Saturday, June 7. Sunday, June 22
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Open to athletes in grades 9–12
This camp offers college evaluation and instruction, including a combine assessment. Includes lunch, dinner, and a camp T-shirt.
Men’s Basketball: Elite Camp (Saturday, June 14)
A high-intensity camp for high school athletes (classes of 2025–2028) seeking to compete at the next level. Includes drills, skill instruction, and evaluations by DWU coaching staff.
Girls’ Basketball: Tiger Team Camp (Monday, June 30)
A great opportunity for girls’ basketball teams to compete in multiple games in one day.
AMATEUR BASEBALL – THURSDAY
Alexandria vs. Platte – Tuesday
Parkston Mudcats vs. Mitchell Aces
Dimock/Emery vs. Parkston Rays
Alexandria vs. Mt. Vernon
Corsica vs. Winner/Colome
Hartford/Humboldt vs. Canova
Chamberlain vs. Plankinton
NBA PLAYOFFS – THURSDAY
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers, 7:30 pm on ABC – Game 1 of the NBA Finals
STANLEY CUP FINALS – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4
Edmonton Oilers vs. Florida Panthers, 7 pm on TNT – Game One of the Stanley Cup Finals
COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES
— Oklahoma’s run of four straight Women’s College World Series titles ended when Lauren Allred’s walk-off sacrifice fly gave Texas Tech a 3-2 victory in the semifinals on Monday night. Texas Tech, in its first trip to the Women’s College World Series, will play Texas in the best-of-three championship series starting Wednesday. The Longhorns reached the finals for the third time in the past four years. They lost to Oklahoma in 2022 and 2024.
MLB
— The Kansas City Royals have called up top prospect Jac Caglianone in the hopes of jump-starting their offense as the slugging first baseman and outfielder is expected to make his major league debut on tonight in St. Louis. The 22-year-old Caglianone was the sixth overall pick out of Florida in last year’s amateur draft. In just 50 games between Double-A and Triple-A this season, Caglianone has hit 15 homers with 56 RBIs.
— Hall of Famer Randy Johnson’s No. 51 will be retired by the Seattle Mariners during a pregame ceremony next season, the team announced Monday. Johnson threw the first no-hitter in Mariners’ history on June 2, 1990, 35 years ago Monday, and in 1995 became their first Cy Young Award winner. The 61-year-old Johnson went 130-74 with a 3.42 ERA across 10 seasons with the Mariners.
— New York Yankees, closer Luke Weaver is expected to miss four to six weeks because of a hamstring injury. Weaver suffered the injury over the weekend during the Yankees’ three-game series against the Dodgers. Weaver posted a 1.05 ERA and held opponents to a .412 OPS across 24 outings this season.
NFL
— Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders said he was “hurt” by reports that said his son Shedeur Sanders was unprepared during predraft meetings with NFL teams, but he also isn’t buying the validity of them, either. Shedeur Sanders, who had been widely expected to be a first-round pick, dropped all the way to the fifth round before he was selected by the Cleveland Browns. Shedeur Sanders is one of five quarterbacks competing for the team’s starting job, along with fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel and veterans Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Deshaun Watson. Watson, however, is rehabbing from a second tear of his right Achilles tendon so his availability is in question.
NBA
— The Phoenix Suns have whittled their coaching search down to two candidates, with Cleveland Cavaliers assistants Johnnie Bryant and Jordan Ott making the cut. The Suns are looking for their fourth coach in four seasons after firing Mike Budenholzer following a 36-46 season that ended without a trip to the playoffs. Bryant and Ott are expected to meet with Suns management later this week.
TENNIS
— Coco Gauff earned her fifth consecutive trip to the French Open quarterfinals with a straight-set victory. Top-ranked Jannik Sinner’s advanced at the French Open is a 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 victory over No. 17 Andrey Rublev. The result on Monday night put Sinner back in the quarterfinals in Paris and extended his Grand Slam winning streak to 18 matches. Sinner won the U.S. Open last September and the Australian Open this January.
COLLEGE BASEBALL – TEAMS ADVANCE TO THE SUPER REGIONALS
North Carolina 14, Oklahoma 4
LSU 10, Little Rock 6
Oregon State 9, USC 0
Murray State 12, Ole Miss 11
Tennessee 11, Wake Forest 5
Miami 5, Southern Miss 4
MLB
— Byron Buxton matched his career high with five RBIs as the Minnesota Twins extended the Athletics’ losing streak to seven games with a 10-4 win on Monday night. Buxton had a two-run double with two outs in a six-run second inning. He drove in two more with a bases-loaded single in the sixth and added a sacrifice fly in the ninth. Lawrence Butler hit a three-run homer for the Athletics, who have lost 18 of 19 overall. Game two of the four game series in Sacramento is tonight at 9 pm.
— Kerry Carpenter hit a career-high three homers and drove in five runs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 13-1. Dillon Dingler and Wenceel Pérez also went deep as Detroit became the first major league team to reach 40 wins this season.
— Christian Yelich hit his fourth home run in six games as the Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to eight games, beating the Cincinnati Reds 3-2
— Francisco Alvarez drove in his first run in four weeks with a double leading off the 10th inning as the New York Mets overcame Shohei Ohtani’s 23rd homer and tying sacrifice fly for a 4-3 win over the Dodgers. Francisco Lindor hit a leadoff homer and a 10th-inning RBI single for the Mets, with their eighth win in nine games.
— Hunter Goodman homered twice, including a go-ahead two-run shot in the fifth inning, as the Colorado Rockies beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 to snap their fourth eight-game losing streak of the season. The Rockies improve to 10-50 on the season.
— Mike Trout had three hits, including a three-run, 454-foot homer in the Angels’ six-run first inning as L.A. held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 after having a 5-0 lead.
— Jose Iglesias hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th to break a scoreless tie, scoring automatic runner Jake Cronenworth as the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 1-0.
CLASS AA STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT – THURSDAY IN SIOUX FALLS at AUGUSTANA
No. 1 SF Lincoln vs. No. 8 SF Roosevelt, 10 am
No. 4 SF Jefferson vs. No. 5 Brandon Valley, Noon
No. 2 Harrisburg vs. No. 10 O’Gorman, 2 pm
No. 3 SF Washington vs. No. 6 Rapid City Stevens, 4 pm
CLASS A STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT – JUNE 5 IN ABERDEEN
No. 1 West Central vs. No. 8 Vermillion, 10 am
No. 4 Dell Rapids vs. No. 5 Sioux Valley, Noon
No. 2 Tri-Valley vs. No. 7 Elk-Point Jefferson, 2 pm
No. 3 Dakota Valley vs. No. 6 Madison, 4 pm
CLASS B STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT – JUNE 5 IN ABERDEEN
No. 1 Deuel vs. No. 8 Avon, 10 am
No. 4 Alcester-Hudson vs. No. 5 Florence/Henry, Noon
No. 2 Bon Homme vs. No. 7 Mobridge/Pollock, 2 pm
No. 3 Castlewood vs. No. 6 Gayville-Volin, 4 pm