MITCHELL, SD (MITCHELLNOW)

The South Dakota Prep Media football poll for the week of Sept. 2 is listed below, ranking the top five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in parentheses.

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

Receiving votes: Alcester-Hudson 5, Gayville-Volin 3, Chester 1.

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.

The Twins bats experienced a brief power outage at Tropicana Field on Tuesday night which may have been some foreshadowing for the Minnesota Twins’ bats as the Tampa Bay Rays took the second game of a four-game series, 2-1. Twins starter David Festa put in another solid start but was dealt the loss, the second straight game he’s pitched well without the offense doing much to support him.

David Festa went five innings, allowing two runs, five hits, a walk and striking out seven. In Festa’s last eight games, he has a 3.13 ERA in 37.1 innings of work while striking out 50. He entered Tuesday’s game with the sixth-best strikeout percentage in the league (minimum 30 innings) since that stretch of outings began on July 24. The only offense for Minnesota came in the top half of the second inning, as Carlos Santana hit his 19th homer of the season to left to give the Twins an early 1-0 lead. The Rays would hold on and win by the final of 2 to 1.
The second meeting of the season of the Mitchell Quarterback Club will be held at Blarneys Sports Bar and Grill tonight Wednesday September 4thstarting at 6:30 pm. The Mitchell Quarterback Club will meet every Wednesday night going forward for the entire 2024-2025 season. The doors open at 5:30 and the meeting will begin at 6:30 pm. The membership dues for the Mitchell Quarterback Club are $30 and are good for the entire 2024-2025 season. Speaking this week at the Mitchell Quarterback Club will be the Fall coaches for Mitchell High School and the Fall coaches for DWU. Tonight’s special guest speakers include the head football coach of Kimble White Lake Ryan Sluzak and the Parkston head football coach Matt Grave. The Mitchell Quarterback Club meetings are open to the public but does require a membership starting this Wednesday night at 6:30 pm at Blarneys Sports Bar and Grill.
The 2-3 Mitchell Kernels boys’ varsity soccer team was in action on the road Monday in Groton taking on the Groton Area boys soccer team. It was all Mitchell Kernels as the Kernels jumped out to a big first half lead scoring 5 1st half goals and had a big 5 to nothing lead at halftime. They would score five more 2nd half goals and win this game by the final of 10 to nothing. The Mitchell Kernels boys’ varsity soccer team is now 3-3 on the season.
The 1-4 Mitchell Kernels girls’ varsity soccer team was also in action on the road Monday in Groton taking on the Groton Area girls soccer team in a defensive first half as the first half ended in a 0-0 tie. The Kernels girls would rally the offense scoring a late 2nd half goal and would win the game by the final of 1 Nil. The Mitchell Kernels girls’ varsity soccer team is now 2-4 on the season.

Mitchell Kernels Volleyball team kicked off their 2024 season at home on Friday night at Mitchell HS’s main gym in a very impressive performance beating the visiting Sturgis Scoopers volleyball team winning in straight sets 3 to nothing to win the match. The set scores for the Mitchell Kernels were 25-11, 29-27 and 25-18. The Mitchell Kernels volleyball team is now 1-0 to start the season and take the court next on Thursday September 6TH at SF Washington starting at 7 pm.

The Mitchell Kernels girl’s tennis team is on a roll to start the 2024 season. They won easily in a road dual in on Friday in Rapid City beating Rapid City Christian by the final of 9 to 0. Starting in-flight singles # 1 Megan Mastel won her first match 10 to 7 then in-flight singles #2 Carson Weich was a big winner 10 to 7. The Kernels girls Katie Morgan then followed suit winning by the final of 10 to 5 in her flight # 3 and Elly Clement won her flight # 4 10 to 7 and winning flight singles # 5 was Matteah Graves winning by the final of 10 to nothing and Mia Larson won her flight # six 10 to 1.

The Tigers have now won three matches in a row and are now 3-4 on the season. The DWU Tigers Volleyball team continued their hot play on Saturday dominating Mayville State and winning the match three sets to one. The set wins were 28-26, 25-12, they dropped the 3rd set 25-21 but rallied to take the fourth set and the match winning 25-15. The 2nd match on Saturday was won by Benedictine as they won the match 3 sets to one. The DWU Tigers Volleyball team had a great showing in the Siouxland Invite in Sioux City Iowa on Friday and Saturday going 3 and 1 for the tournament.

The DWU Tigers Womens Golf team opened their 2024 season at the University of Wisconsin River Fall Invite and took home the 3rd place team prize. The DWU Tigers Womens Golf team opened the event on Saturday and continued the event on Sunday. The Tigers Allison Meyerink had a great Invite as she tied for 7th with rounds of 80, and 82 for both days.

The DWU Tigers Womens Soccer team played an exhibition match against the University of Minnesota-Crookston on September 1, 2024. The final score was 1-1. The lone score comes from #3 Deandra Johnson with a solid high kick resulting in a score for the Womens Tiger’s. Johnson who scored her goal with 8 minutes left in the 2nd half.

The Tigers pack their bags and hit the road to play in another exhibition match against Martin Luther College. The game is set for September 4th at 4:30p.m.