Mitchell
The Kernel basketball teams will host the SoDak 16 games at home this weekend in the World’s Only Corn Palace. The girls will play Friday, and the boys will play on Saturday.
Dakota Wesleyan
The Tiger softball team will see action again on Wednesday. It’ll be a road trip for your Tigers. They’ll travel to Tucson, AZ to play in the Tucson Invitational this Wednesday. They’ll be down there for nearly a week for a variety of games. The games on Wednesday will be against Benedictine Mesa (AZ) in a doubleheader beginning at 6pm.
The Tiger baseball team played yesterday afternoon here in Mitchell at Drake Field against Division 2 Northern State. The Tigers were unable to emerge victorious in either game. Losing Game 1, 4-0 and losing Game 2, 8-6. Next, they will also travel to Tuscon, AZ for the Tucson Invitational where their first games will be on Thursday against Bethany Lutheran.
The Tiger men and the women’s basketball teams await their seeding for the National Tournament. The Selection Show is scheduled for Thursday, March 6 at 6pm for the women & 7pm for the men.
South Dakota State
The Jackrabbit men’s and women’s basketball teams will have Summit League Tournament action later this week. The women enter as the 1 seed and will face the winner of a Wednesday matchup between Omaha and Denver and the winner will be the 8 seed then will face the Jackrabbit women at about 2:30pm on Thursday, Mar. 6 at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. The men enter as the 3 seed and will host 6 seed North Dakota on Friday, Mar. 7 at approximately 8:15pm.
NBA
The Minnesota Timberwolves got a win over the Phoenix Suns, 116-98, behind 44 points from Anthony Edwards. The NBA returns with game action again today. National TV games include the Houston Rockets at the Oklahoma City Thunder at 7pm and the Detroit Pistons at the Utah Jazz at 8pm. Both games will be on NBATV.