WEDNESDAY SPORTS, OCTOBER 16, 2024
MITCHELL KERNELS
— Mitchell Kernels football will be at Huron this Friday night at 7 pm. The KORN pregame show starts at 6 pm.
— Mitchell Kernels volleyball was swept at No. 2 SF Jefferson on Tuesday night 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-18). The Kernels will host Aberdeen Central on Tuesday at 7 pm with just five matches remaining in the regular season. The KORN pregame show starts at 6:45 pm. Mitchell drops to 2-16 with the loss.
DAKOTA WESLEYAN
— Dakota Wesleyan volleyball ended a five-match losing streak with a 3-0 win vs. Valley City State on Tuesday (25-17, 25-22, 25-22). DWU hosts the College of St. Mary on Saturday at 5 pm.
— Dakota Wesleyan football, 2-4 on the season, host Dordt on Saturday at 1 pm at Joe Quintal Field.
— Dakota Wesleyan women’s soccer host Midland on Saturday at 2 pm.
— Dakota Wesleyan men’s soccer host Midland on Saturday at 4:30 pm.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
— South Dakota State’s Sydni Schetnan was named the Summit League Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday. Schetnan totaled 18 kills, 13 blocks, and a .545 hitting percentage as the Jackrabbits went 2-0 during the third week of conference play.
— South Dakota State football, 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, travels to No. 2 North Dakota State for the annual Dakota Marker game on Saturday. Kickoff on ESPN2 is at 7 p.m. at the Fargodome.
— South Dakota State volleyball, 16-0 on the season and 5-0 in the Summit League, play at North Dakota State Thursday night in Fargo at 7 pm.
— South Dakota State women’s soccer, 10-2-2 on the season, plays at North Dakota State on Thursday at 6 pm.
SOUTH DAKOTA
— USD football, 5-1 on the season, will be at Youngstown State on Saturday at 5 pm.
— USD volleyball, 11-5 on the season, will be host Kansas City on Thursday at 7 pm.
MLB
— Aaron Judge hit a two-run HR, his first of this postseason, as the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 to take a 2-0 AL Championship Series lead. Judge, who entered with just one RBI in the playoffs, hit a sacrifice fly in a two-run second that put the Yankees ahead 3-0. With New York leading 4-2 lead in the seventh, Judge drove a fastball 414 feet to center for his 14th career postseason home run. Game three is in Cleveland on Thursday afternoon.
MLB PLAYOFFS – NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
New York Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, Game 3 on Wednesday, 7 pm on FS1
NFL
— The Las Vegas Raiders received a conditional third-round draft pick in sending WR Davante Adams to the New York Jets to reunite with his former Packers QB Aaron Rodgers. in the trade. That pick could improve to a second-round selection if Adams is a first- or second-team All-Pro this season or is on the Jets’ active roster for the AFC Championship Game or Super Bowl. Adams, who turns 32 on Dec. 24, is a six-time Pro Bowl selection who achieved his greatest success with Rodgers as his quarterback with Green Bay from 2014 to 2021.
— The Buffalo Bills acquired Amari Cooper in a trade Tuesday with the Cleveland Browns, adding a No. 1 wide receiver for star quarterback Josh Allen. The Bills received Cooper and a sixth-round draft pick for a third-round pick and a seventh-round selection. The 30-year-old Cooper fills the No. 1 receiver void for the Bills that was opened when Buffalo traded Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans before the season.
— The Minnesota Vikings have acquired running back Cam Akers for the second time in 12 months, this time from the Houston Texans in an exchange of 2026 conditional draft pick. Akers started two games this season for the Texans, including one against the Vikings in Week 3. He has rushed for 147 yards and one touchdown on 40 carries this season.
— The Super Bowl will return to Atlanta in 2028 at the home of the Falcons, after a vote of approval by NFL team owners Tuesday at the league’s annual fall meeting. This will be the fourth time the Super Bowl will be played in Atlanta and the second at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which was the site when the New England Patriots beat the L.A. Rams in 2019. New Orleans will host the Super Bowl this season. It then goes to California for two years, with the San Francisco Bay Area hosting in 2026 and Los Angeles in 2027.
— NFL team owners on Tuesday voted to approve Tom Brady’s purchase of a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders. Raiders owner Mark Davis declined to provide details on Brady’s role with the Raiders, out of respect for Brady’s job as a broadcaster for Fox. Davis said one of the sticking points in the 17-month process was Brady’s dual role as broadcaster and potential team owner.
— Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alim McNeill has agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $97 million, including $55 million guaranteed. McNeill is the third member of Detroit’s 2021 draft class to sign an extension, joining All-Pro wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and offensive tackle Penei Sewell.
— NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league is still reviewing the latest claims of sexual assault and battery against Deshaun Watson. The Cleveland Browns quarterback resolved the civil lawsuit filed against him by the woman but that doesn’t preclude him from being disciplined by the league. Watson was suspended for the first 11 games in 2022 for violating the league’s personal conduct policy after more than two dozen women accused him of sexual assault and inappropriate conduct during massage therapy sessions.
TUESDAY HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 3, Kimball/White Lake 0 (31-29, 25-15, 25-20), Reagan Rus with 18 kills and 19 digs. Alyssa Johnson had 32 assists and 12 digs
Hanson 3, Menno 0 – Claire Bridge had her 1,000 career dig, Jazzlyn Campbell added 11 kills
Ethan 3, Howard 0
Parkston 3, Wagner 2
Colman-Egan 3, Bridgewater-Emery 2
Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 3, Iroquois/Lake Preston 1 – Kaylie Robinson had 14 kills and seven aces
Tripp-Delmont/Armour 3, Marty 0 – Sara Bertram with seven kills and seven aces for TDA
Wessington Springs 3, Sunshine Bible 0 – Ashlyn Weber with nine kills and five aces
Garretson 3, McCook Central/Montrose 0
Miller 3, Platte-Geddes 0
Freeman 3, Oldham/Ramona/Rutland 0
No. 2 Burke 3, Andes Central/Dakota Christian 0
Freeman Academy/Marion 3, Viborg-Hurley 2
No. 4 SF Washington 3, Brookings 0
No. 5 Watertown 3, SF Lincoln 0
SF Roosevelt 3, Huron 1
CLASS AA STATE GIRLS SOCCER TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS – TUESDAY
No. 1 Harrisburg 2, No. 4 Tea Area 0
No. 2 Rapid City Stevens 1, No. 14 Aberdeen Central 0
No. 1 Harrisburg (17-0) vs. No. 2 Rapid City Stevens (15-0), Saturday in Yankton at 3 pm
CLASS A STATE GIRLS
No. 1 SF Christian vs. No. 2 Groton Area, Saturday in Yankton at 5 pm
CLASS AA STATE BOYS SOCCER TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS – TUESDAY
No. 2 SF Lincoln 2, No. 6 Aberdeen Central 0
No. 8 O’Gorman 4, No. 5 Watertown 0
No. 2 SF Lincoln vs. No. 8 O’Gorman, Saturday in Yankton at 1 pm
CLASS A STATE BOYS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 1 Vermillion vs. No. 2 James Valley Christian, Saturday in Yankton at 7 pm
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL – FRIDAY
Class 11AAA
1. Harrisburg at 2. Brandon Valley
3. SF Lincoln at Aberdeen Central
4. SF Jefferson at RC Central
5. O’Gorman vs. RC Stevens
SF Washington vs. SF Roosevelt
Class 11AA
1. Yankton at 5. Tea Area
2. Spearfish at Pierre
3. Watertown at Sturgis
4. Brookings at Douglas
Huron vs. Mitchell – KORN
Class 11A
1. SF Christian at 3. Dell Rapids
2. Lennox vs. Tri-Valley
4. West Central at Milbank
5. Dakota Valley at Vermillion
Class 11B
1. Winner at Chamberlain
2. Sioux Valley at 3. Elk Point-Jefferson
4. Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central at 5. Mount Vernon/Plankinton
Parker vs. Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan
Miller/Highmore-Harrold vs. Wagner
Class 9AA
1. Parkston at Gregory
2. Hamlin at 3. Elkton-Lake Benton
4. Viborg-Hurley vs. 1A. Howard
5. Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian vs. Alcester-Hudson
Scotland/Menno vs. Platte-Geddes
Class 9A
1. Howard at 4AA. Viborg-Hurley
2. Wall vs. Lyman
3. Warner vs. Leola/Frederick Area
4. Wolsey-Wessington at Kimball/White Lake -Q107.3
5. Harding County/Bison
Class 9B
1. Avon vs. Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy
2. Faulkton Area vs. Northwestern
3. Dell Rapids St. Mary at Sioux Fall Lutheran
4. Sully Buttes at Sunshine Bible
5. Canistota at Hanson
Corsica-Stickney vs. Centerville