WEDNESDAY SPORTS, MARCH 11, 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.
DAKOTA WESLEYAN
— Dakota Wesleyan will host an opening-round site of the NAIA Women’s Basketball Tournament beginning Friday 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 baseball, 9-7 on the season, start GPAC play on Saturday at Northwestern with a 1 pm doubleheader.
— Dakota Wesleyan softball takes on Ottawa University (Arizona) on Wednesday at 6:30 pm in Tucson, Arizona. The Tigers had both of its games on Tuesday vs. Dickinson State and Providence (Mont.) cancelled. DWU is 12-9 on the season.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
— South Dakota State women’s basketball awaits its opponent, seed and location for this year’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament on Sunday. The Jackrabbits will host an NCAA Tournament Selection Show watch party at First Bank & Trust Arena on Sunday. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the selection show begins at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
— South Dakota State men’s golf won its home Jackrabbit Invitational for the third straight year on Tuesday at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Nevada. The Jackrabbits finished 17-under par as a team, beating Youngstown State by four shots. Tyler Seeling led SDSU with a 6-under score, tying for second individually, while Ty Adkins and Jacob Wilson also finished in the top ten. The Jackrabbits’ next event is the Cowboy Classic, hosted by Wyoming, March 31st through April 1st in Phoenix.
— South Dakota State softball, 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, 5-10 on the season, will be at Kansas State on Wednesday at 6 pm.
SOUTH DAKOTA
— USD softball picked up a 14-0, five inning win vs. Mt. Marty on Tuesday, with all 14 runs coming in the first three innings. The Coyotes travel to Columbia, Missouri this weekend for four games against Iowa State, Minnesota and host Missouri.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL – TUESDAY
Hofstra 75, Monmouth 69 – (CAA)
Long Island 79, Mercyhurst 70 – (Northeast)
Wright State 66, Detroit Mercy 63 – (Horizon)
No. 12 Gonzaga 79, Santa Clara 68 – (WCC)
Siena 64, Merrimack 54 – (MAAC)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL – WEDNESDAY
McNeese vs. Stephen F. Austin – 4 pm on ESPN2 (Southland)
Boston vs. Lehigh – 6 pm on CBS Sports Network (Patriot League)
Montana vs. Idaho – 9:30 pm on ESPN2 (Big Sky)
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
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
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 70 No. 16 White River 57 – Brady Schroedermeier had 28 points on 13-for-15 shooting, along with nine rebounds and five assists. Viborg-Hurley shot 63% from the field for the game.
No. 2 Freeman 62, No. 15 Lower Brule 40 – David Walter with 15 first half points and 11 rebounds. Freeman has won 19 games in a row.
No. 3 De Smet 56, No. 14 Ipswich 45 – Grant Wilkinson had 24 points and 16 rebounds on 12-for-14 shooting.
No. 4 Aberdeen Christian 67, No. 13 Sioux Falls Lutheran 52
No. 5 Castlewood 69, No. 12 Timber Lake 43
No. 6 Wall 72, No. 11 Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 66
No. 10 Lyman 59, No. 7 Leola-Frederick Area 46 – Lyman advances to the State Tournament as a double-digits seed out of the SoDAK 16 for the second straight year.
No. 8 Sully Buttes 42, No. 9 Dupree 40
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The Class B Boys Basketball State Tournament is set for March 19-21 in Aberdeen.
No. 1 Viborg-Hurley (20-3) vs. No. 8 Lyman (17-6) – 11 am
No. 4 Aberdeen Christian (20-3) vs. No. 5 Castlewood (20-3) – 12:45 pm
No. 2 Freeman (21-2) vs. No. 7 Sully Buttes (18-5) – 5 pm – Q107.3 and Q107Radio.com
No. 3 De Smet (19-4) vs. No. 6 Wall (19-4) – 6:45 pm
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 73, No. 16 Webster Area 39 – Will Kuhl with 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting.
No. 2 Sioux Falls Christian 89, No. 15 Wagner 68 – Brant Wassenaar had a game-high 32 points and 14 rebounds. For Wagner, Jesse Zephier had 20 points, six rebounds, four steals and four assists. Ky with added 16 points on four 3-pointers.
No. 3 Clark/Willow Lake 71, No. 14 McCook Central/Montrose 41 – Chris Bevers had 27 points on 11-for-14 shooting and seven rebounds.
No. 4 Hamlin 65, No. 13 Rapid City Christian 33
No. 5 Groton Area 62, No. 12 Pine Ridge 54 – Marvin Richard III finished with a game-high of 27 points and six three-pointers. He ends his high school career with 2,689 points, the sixth highest scorer in South Dakota boys basketball history.
No. 6 Stanley County 54, No. 11 Flandreau 45 – First trip to State for Stanley County since 1997.
No. 10 St. Thomas More 57, No. 7 Lennox 55 (OT)
No. 9 Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 70, No. 8 Mahpiya Luta 57
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The Class A Boys Basketball State Tournament is set for March 19-21 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City
No. 1 Sioux Falls Christian (20-1) vs. No. 8 St. Thomas More (16-5)
No. 4 Hamlin (20-3) vs. No. 5 Groton Area (18-4)
No. 2 West Central (22-0) vs. No. Cheyenne-Eagle Butte (20-3)
No. 3 Clark/Willow Lake (20-2) vs. No. 6 Stanley County (20-2)
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
— Italy pulled off a major upset at the World Baseball Classic Tuesday night, defeating the United States 8–6 and putting the Americans’ tournament hopes in jeopardy. Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two home runs and drove in four runs for Team USA, but the comeback fell short when Aaron Judge struck out with a runner on to end the game. Italy built an early 8–1 lead behind strong pitching from Michael Lorenzen and home runs from Kyle Teel and Jac Caglianone. The U.S. has finished pool play and now needs Italy to beat Mexico to guarantee a spot in the quarterfinals or have Mexico win and score at least five runs in the victory.
WNBA
— The WNBA and its players’ union held nearly 12 hours of negotiations on Tuesday in an effort to reach a new collective bargaining agreement before the upcoming season. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and union director Terri Carmichael Jackson said discussions are “going in the right direction,” but more work remains. The biggest issue is revenue sharing between the league and players. A deal is needed soon to keep the offseason schedule on track and allow the season to begin as planned on May 8.
NFL
— A blockbuster NFL trade has fallen apart after a failed physical. The Baltimore Ravens have backed out of a deal to acquire star pass rusher Maxx Crosby from the Las Vegas Raiders. Baltimore had agreed to send two first-round draft picks for Crosby, but the trade was canceled after h did not pass his physical. Crosby had knee surgery in January to repair a torn meniscus. He had 10 sacks last season and has recorded double-digit sacks four times in his career.
— Veteran quarterback Geno Smith is headed back to the New York Jets, the team that originally drafted him in 2013. The Jets acquired Smith from the Raiders in a trade that swaps late-round draft picks, with New York sending a sixth-rounder and receiving a seventh. Smith, 35, started for a Raiders team that went 3–14 last season and had two years left on his contract, though the deal is expected to be renegotiated. The move comes as Las Vegas prepares for the NFL Draft, where the Raiders are expected to select Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza with the number one overall pick.
NBA
— Bam Adebayo delivered a historic performance Tuesday night, scoring 83 points in the Miami Heat’s 150–129 win over the Washington Wizards. It’s the second-highest scoring game in NBA history, trailing only the 100 points by Wilt Chamberlain in 1962, and passing the 81-point game by Kobe Bryant. Adebayo went 20-for-43 from the field and was 36-of-43 from the foul line, setting a new NBA record for free throw attempts in a game.
— Luka Doncic had 31 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds in his seventh triple-double of the season as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-106. Austin Reaves scored 29 of his 31 points in the second half. Julius Randle scored 14 points and Anthony Edwards finished with 14 points on a 2-for-15 shooting night for Minnesota.
— Victor Wembanyama matched a career-high with eight 3-pointers, scoring 39 points and grabbing 11 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs beat Boston 125-116. Derrick White had 34 points to lead Boston.
— Kevin Durant scored 29 points as the Houston Rockets beat the Toronto Raptors 113-99. Durant shot 12 of 16 from the field with seven rebounds. He scored 22 of his points in the first half.
— Jalen Duren scored 26 points, while Cade Cunningham had 21 points and 15 assists as the Detroit Pistons snapped a season-worst four-game losing streak, beating the Brooklyn Nets 138-100.
— Matas Buzelis scored a career-high 41 points, while Josh Giddey had a triple-double of 21 points, 17 assists and 13 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls beat the Golden State Warriors 130-124.
— Brandon Miller had 21 points and eight rebounds as the Charlotte Hornets overcame a 19-point deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 103-101.
— Devin Booker scored 27 points as the Phoenix Suns pulled away in the fourth quarter to win a 129-114 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Phoenix shot 53% from the field and made a season-high 24 3-pointers on 51 attempts.