MITCHELL, SD (MITCHELLNOW)

There’s a full docket of sports coming up today on this Thursday starting with Mitchell Kernels Golf team competing in a boys’ varsity invitational vs Huron @ Huron Broadland Creek GC starting at 10 am the Mitchell Kernels girls’ varsity tennis team is competing in a Varsity Invite vs Rapid City HS @ Rapid City Sioux Park starting at 1 pm.

The Mitchell Kernels Boys golfers did well in their second invite of the season finishing in 5th place as a team with a total team score of 306. Asher Dannenbring shot a great round splashing three birdies in route to -1 under 71 to finish in 8th place with a score of 71. Marshall Widstrom was 8th with a 77 score. Carter Mc Cormick finished in 31st place with 78 round score.

Mitchells Everett Morrison finished 43rd with a round total of 80. Jordan Meyerink shot an 81 and the Kernels Brady Reiners shot an 85 finished in 45th and 59th respectively. The Mitchell Kernels boys golf team now heads to Huron Today to compete in the Huron Invite starting at 10 a.m.

 the South Dakota Media Preseason Volleyball Poll for the 2024 season. Teams are listed with first place votes in parentheses, 2023 record, points and 2023 ranking in the final poll.

CLASS AA

2. O’Gorman 18-12 44 5

3. S.F. Washington 28-4 32 2

5. S.F. Jefferson 24-3 18 3

RECEIVING VOTES: Aberdeen Central (14-14) 2; S.F. Roosevelt (11-18) 1; Spearfish (16-17) 1

1. S.F. Christian (9) 35-4 57 1

2. Dell Rapids (2) 28-7 48 2

4. Miller 29-8 17 RV

5. Baltic 22-6 13 NR

CLASS B

1. Chester Area (10) 33-2 54 2

2. Warner (2) 39-1 50 1

3. Northwestern 27-8 21 3

4. Burke 34-5 18 4

RECEIVING VOTES: Colman-Egan (30-6) 13; Faith (32-4) 4; Castlewood (22-10) 2; Wolsey-Wessington (30-6) 1; Gayville-Volin (21-14) 1

The South Dakota High School Volleyball scoreboard from August 27th.

Hanson 2, Platte-Geddes 1

Andes Central/Dakota Christian 2, Freeman Academy/Marion 0 

Freeman Academy/Marion 2, Freeman 0

Platte-Geddes 2, Avon 1

Chester 3, Flandreau 0

West Central 3, Vermillion 0 

Northwestern 3, Aberdeen Roncalli 1

Ipswich 3, Highmore-Harrold 1

Centerville 3, Viborg-Hurley 2

Wolsey-Wessington 3, Arlington 0

Faulkton Area 3, Sunshine Bible Academy 0 

Sisseton 3, Wilmot 2

The Mitchell Kernels girl’s tennis team is on a roll to start the 2024 season. They won easily Friday in a home dual at Hitchcock Park beating the Harrisburg Tigers by the final of 8 to 1 as in-flight singles Megan Mastel lost her first match 6-3 7-6 (7-3) but then in-flight singles #2 Carson Weich was a big winner 6-2 6-0. The Kernels girls Katie Morgan then followed suit winning by the final of 6-1 6-0 in her flight # 3 and Elly Clement won her flight # 4 6-0 6-4 as well and winning flight singles # 5 was Matteah Graves winning by the final of 6-0 6-0 and Mia Larson won her flight # six 6-0 7-5.

The Kernel girls won three straight flights in doubles play over the Harrisburg Tigers winning by the final of 6-1 6-2, 6-2 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) 6-3. The Mitchell Kernels Tennis team is now 5-0 to start the season and 3-0 in ESD Conference play. The kernels girls’ varsity tennis team beat SF O’Gorman on Saturday at Mc Kennan Park winning by the final of 7-2.