WEDNESDAY SPORTS, SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
MITCHELL KERNELS
— Mitchell Kernels boys golf defeated Yankton on Tuesday 17.5 to 6-5 in the annual Marchand Cup at Fox Run Golf Course in Yankton. In the Ryder Cup style dual, Mitchell had a 9.5 to 2.5 advantage in the 12 singles matches. Mitchell will compete in the Parkston Invite on Thursday at 1:30 pm.
— Mitchell Kernels football, 1-0 on the season, will be at Brookings on Friday at 7 pm. The KORN pregame show starts at 6 pm.
— Mitchell Kernels volleyball, 1-4 on the season, will be at Sioux Falls Washington on Thursday at 7 pm.
— Mitchell Kernels girls tennis will host Pierre on Friday at 10 am at Hitchcock Park, followed by a 4 pm match against Spearfish.
— Mitchell Kernels girls soccer will be at Huron next week on Thursday, September 12th at 4 pm.
— Mitchell Kernels boys soccer will be at Huron next week on Thursday, September 12th at 6 pm.
DAKOTA WESLEYAN
— Dakota Wesleyan football will host Mt. Marty on Saturday at 6 pm. The Tigers opened the season last Thursday with a 34-3 loss at Dakota State.
— Dakota Wesleyan volleyball, 4-5 on the season, will be at Waldorf on Wednesday at 7:30 pm to start its GPAC conference schedule.
— Dakota Wesleyan women’s soccer head to New Ulm, Minnesota, on Wednesday to face Martin Luther College at 4:30 pm.
— Dakota Wesleyan men’s soccer, 0-2-1 on the season, will be at Martin Luther College on Wednesday at 2 pm.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
— South Dakota State football will host Incarnate Word on Saturday at 6 pm. The pregame show starts at 4 pm on KORN News Radio FM 101.3/AM 1490 and KORNRadio.com
— South Dakota State women’ soccer, 4-2 on the season, hosts Drake on Sunday at 1 pm.
— South Dakota State volleyball will have three matches at the Western Illinois Invitational this weekend, starting with UIC and Western Illinois on Friday, followed by a single match on Saturday vs. Fort Wayne.
— South Dakota State’s Sylvie Zgonc was named the Summit League Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week Tuesday. Zgonc, a sophomore, was named MVP of the Georgia State Invitational and totaled 56 total kills and 5.6 kills per set this weekend. Zgonc also led the Jackrabbits on the defensive end with 3.3 digs per set. SDSU is 3-0 to start the season for the first time since 2010.
SOUTH DAKOTA
— USD football will be at Wisconsin on Saturday at 2:30 pm. The Coyotes started the season with a 45-3 win last Thursday vs. Northern State.
— USD volleyball will compete at the Northern Kentucky Invite starting on Friday vs. Louisville and matches against Missouri and Northern Kentucky on Saturday.
— USD women’s soccer, 2-2-1 on the season, will be at Central Michigan on Thursday at Noon.
— USD returner Keyondray Jones-Logan earned the first Missouri Valley Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week honor for the 2024 season after returning at kickoff for 98-yards for a touchdown.
MINNESOTA TWINS
— Tampa Bay’s Jeffrey Springs pitched a season-high six innings, while Logan Driscoll hit a run-scoring single in his big-league debut as the Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1. Springs gave up one run and four hits in his seventh start since returning from elbow surgery. Carlos Santana homered for the Twins, who hold the second AL wild card spot. Game three of the four game series in Tampa is tonight at 5:50 pm.
NFL
— San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch expects rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall to make a full recovery after he was shot last weekend during an attempted robbery. Pearsall was hit in the chest and hospitalized overnight after the shooting in central San Francisco on Saturday. He was released from the hospital Sunday and was already back at the team facility Monday. The Niners placed Pearsall on the non-football injury list, which will sideline him for at least four weeks, giving him time to recover from the shooting and a shoulder injury that had limited him all summer.
— All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams ended his contract holdout and reported to the San Francisco 49ers to finalize a new deal that have him a significant raise and guaranteed money. Williams’ new deal will pay him $82 million over three years with a $25 million signing bonus and $48 million guaranteed at signing. The 36-year-old Williams was owed $20 million this season under the six-year, $138 million deal he signed in 2021 that had no guaranteed money remaining. Williams joins Tristan Wirfs, Penei Sewell and Christian Darrisaw as tackles getting deals this offseason worth at least $26 million a year.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
— Florida State fell out of The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll on Tuesday after starting the season 0-2, becoming just the third team to go from preseason top 10 to unranked in the first regular-season poll since the rankings expanded to 25 in 1989. Georgia remained No. 1, receiving 57 first-place votes after starting the season with a blowout of then-No. 14 Clemson. The Tigers hung on at No. 25, but it was the second straight year they dropped at least 10 spots after losing their season opener. Ohio State was No. 2 with five first-place votes. No. 3 Texas and No. 4 Alabama each moved up a spot, putting three Southeastern Conference teams in the top four along with Georgia. No. 5 Notre Dame jumped two spots after opening the season with a victory at then-No. 20 Texas A&M, which fell out of the rankings.
NBA
— Seeking to lure the Philadelphia 76ers across the river, New Jersey is offering up to $400 million in tax credits and outlining plans for a sprawling mixed-use waterfront development. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration said it envisioned a multibillion- dollar plan in the city of Camden featuring residential, commercial and retail properties, with the Sixers as an anchor. The pitch comes as the team and Philadelphia negotiate over a future $1.3 billion arena the team had announced near the city’s Chinatown neighborhood. The team has said it doesn’t plan to stay at the Wells Fargo Arena in the city’s stadium district past 2031 when its lease is up.
TENNIS
— Frances Tiafoe has reached the U.S. Open semifinals for the second time in three years when his quarterfinal opponent stopped playing because of an injury in the fourth set. Tiafoe was leading 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, 4-1. Tiafoe advances to an all-American semifinal against Taylor Fritz, guaranteeing the United States a representative in the men’s final. Fritz eliminated the No. 4 seed in four sets earlier Tuesday to get to a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time.
MLB
— Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI triple in his first regular-season game back at Angel Stadium, and he scored on Mookie Betts’ three-run homer in the 10th inning of the Dodgers’ 6-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Ohtani went 1 for 4 with his tying triple in the third inning after he received a warm welcome back to the stadium where he excelled for the Angels over the past six years. Ohtani won two AL MVP awards and a Rookie of the Year trophy with L.A. Angels rookie reliever Ben Joyce threw a 105.5 mph fastball on Tuesday night that was the fastest pitch in the majors this season and the third-fastest in the pitch-tracking era since 2008.
— Texas rookie outfielder Wyatt Langford hit a game-ending grand slam for a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees, for the Rangers third consecutive win that came in walk-off fashion. Texas won twice in the final at-bat against Oakland right before losing the series opener against New York.
— Chris Sale reached 200 strikeouts for the first time since 2019 and earned his 16th win of the season, pitching seven innings to lead the Atlanta Braves past the Colorado Rockies 3-0. Sale allowed six hits and struck out nine to push his season total to 206. He became the first left-hander in Braves franchise history to post 200 Ks.
— The Mets David Peterson struck out a career-high 11 on his 29th birthday and Francisco Lindor drove in three runs as New York beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 for their sixth straight victory. The Mets remained a half-game behind Atlanta for the final NL wild card playoff spot.
— Cade Povich struck out 10 while pitching into the eighth inning as the Baltimore Orioles took a big early lead on their way to a 9-0 victory over the White Sox, sending Chicago to its 12th consecutive loss. The White Sox dropped to 31-109 and became the first team since 1900 with at least three losing streaks of 12 games in the same season.
— No. 9 hitter Brayan Rocchio drove in four runs as the Cleveland Guardians beat Kansas City 7-1, extending the Royals’ losing streak to a season-high seven. Since tying Cleveland for the AL Central lead on Aug. 27, the Royals have dropped 5 1/2 games behind the Guardians. Kansas City maintained a 4 1/2-game lead for the final AL wild card.
— Kyle Schwarber’s third homer of the game was a go-ahead, three-run drive in the ninth inning, as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 after allowing six runs in the first. Schwarber hit his 12th leadoff homer of the season and went deep again in the fourth before his blast with no outs in the ninth.
— Paul Skenes pitched five effective innings while struggling with his location as the Pittsburgh Pirates handed the Chicago Cubs a 5-0 loss. Skenes worked out of bases-loaded jams in the first two innings. The rookie right-hander allowed four hits and walked four, matching his season high, while striking out six.
— Oakland’s Seth Brown homered in the fourth inning and hit a game-ending single in the ninth that led the Athletics over the Seattle Mariners 3-2 for their second straight walk-off win.
— Arizona’s Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer in the first and a solo shot in the fifth to move within one of 300 for his career as the Diamondbacks held off the San Francisco Giants 8-7 for their seventh straight road win.
— Michael Siani hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the 12th inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4.
— Washington’s Keibert Ruiz was a triple shy of the cycle and Jacob Young had three hits as the Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 6-2. The Nationals are 8-0 against the Marlins this season after going 6-26 against Miami the previous two seasons.
TUESDAY VOLLEYBALL
Corsica-Stickney 3, Freeman Academy/Marion 2 – The Jaguars won the final two sets 25-15 and 15-13. Sophie DeLange had 28 kills, 12 assists and 5 ½ blocks. Harli Ross had 67 assists and 16 digs for Freeman Academy/Marion.
Bridgewater-Emery 3, Howard 0 – Oakley Weber with 16 kills
Ethan 3, Kimball/White Lake 1 – Taziah Hawkins had 14 kills for Ethan
Hanson 3, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 1 – Jazzlyn Campbell had 17 kills for Hanson
Mount Vernon/Plankinton 3, Wagner 0 – Reagan Rus had 19 kills
Parkston 3, Avon 0
Andes Central/Dakota Christian 3, Bon Homme 2 – AC/DC won the final set 15-13. Josie Brouwer finished with 15 kills
No. 1 Chester 3, McCook Central/Montrose 0
Freeman 3, Irene-Wakonda 0
Menno 3, Tripp-Delmont/Armour 1 – Mia Reiner with 14 kills for TDA
Winner 3, No. 4 Burke 0
Alcester-Hudson 3, Scotland 0
No. 2 O’Gorman 3, Brandon Valley 0
No. 3 Sioux Falls Washington 3, Sioux Falls Lincoln 0
No. 4 Sioux Falls Jefferson 3, Roosevelt 1
Marshall (Minn.) 3, No. 5 Watertown 2 – Marshall won the final set 17-15
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL – WEEK 1
CLASS AA
1. Harrisburg (14) 1-0 70 1
2. O’Gorman 2-0 54 2
3. S.F. Washington 1-0 39 3
4. S.F. Jefferson 1-0 31 5
5. Watertown 3-2 12 4
RECEIVING VOTES: S.F. Lincoln (4-1) 4
CLASS A
1. Dell Rapids (6) 6-0 62 2
2. S.F. Christian (8) 2-3 60 1
3. Miller 3-0 33 4
4. Baltic 5-0 30 5
5. Dakota Valley 1-0 16 RV
RECEIVING VOTES: R.C. Christian (2-3) 4; Hill City (5-0) 3; St. Thomas More (5-2) 1; Hanson (3-0) 1
CLASS B
1. Chester Area (13) 6-0 69 1
2. Warner (1) 5-0 55 2
3. Northwestern 5-1 38 3
4. Burke 1-0 27 4
5. Hitchcock-Tulare 0-0 11 5
RECEIVING VOTES: Edgemont (5-0) 4; Colman-Egan (0-1) 3; Faith (1-0) 2; Bennett County (3-0) 1
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL – WEEK 2
Class 11AAA
1. Harrisburg (17) 1-0 104 1
2. Lincoln (5) 1-0 90 2
3. Brandon Valley 1-0 66 3
4. O’Gorman 0-1 33 4
5. Jefferson 1-0 28 RV
Receiving votes: Washington 6, Roosevelt 3.
Class 11AA
1. Pierre (21) 1-0 109 1
2. Yankton (1) 1-0 89 2
3. Spearfish 1-0 47 NR
4. Watertown 0-1 26 4
5. Aberdeen Central 0-1 22 5
Receiving votes: Tea Area 18, Brookings 10, Mitchell 9.
Class 11A
1. Canton (13) 1-0 99 1
2. SF Christian (8) 1-0 93 T2
3. Dakota Valley 1-0 51 RV
4. Lennox (1) 1-0 48 5
5. RC Christian 0-1 14 RV
Receiving votes: Dell Rapids 13, Tri-Valley 8, Madison 2, West Central 2.
Class 11B
1. Winner (16) 2-0 103 1
2. Elk Point-Jefferson (4) 1-0 89 2
3. Sioux Valley (2) 1-0 69 3
4. Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central 2-0 47 4
5. Beresford 2-0 13 RV
Receiving votes: Mount Vernon/Plankinton 5, Wagner 3, Hot Springs 1.
Class 9AA
1. Parkston (18) 2-0 106 1
2. Hamlin (4) 2-0 91 2
3. Elkton-Lake Benton 2-0 64 3
4. Hill City 2-0 30 RV
5. Viborg-Hurley 1-1 18 5
Receiving votes: Hanson 8, Kimball/White Lake 6, Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy 5, Bennett County 2.
Class 9A
1. Howard (21) 2-0 109 1
2. Wall (1) 2-0 81 2
3. Warner 2-0 69 3
4. Wolsey-Wessington 2-0 48 4
5. Harding County/Bison 1-1 13 5
Class 9B
1. Avon (22) 2-0 110 1
2. Faulkton Area 1-0 73 2
3. Corsica-Stickney 2-0 67 3
4. Dell Rapids St. Mary 2-0 46 4
5. Sully Buttes 2-0 14 RV
Receiving votes: Kadoka Area 8, Canistota 6, Herreid/Selby Area 6.