MITCHELL, SD (Mitchell Now) — Welcome to the Palace City Sports Roundup, your daily source for scores, highlights and standout performances from Mitchell-area athletics.
Here’s the latest action from around the Palace City.
Dakota Wesleyan Women’s Basketball
The second-ranked Tigers opened their season with two victories at the inaugural CorTrust Classic at the Corn Palace.
DWU defeated William Penn 93-39 Friday, led by Emma Yost’s 16 points.
Saturday, the Tigers overcame a two-point halftime deficit to defeat Valley City State 73-65.
DWU begins the season 2-0.
Dakota Wesleyan Men’s Basketball
The Tiger men also opened 2-0, defeating Bethany College 99-68 Friday and Valley City State 75-56 Saturday.
Steele Morgan scored 20 points against Bethany, while Braelyn Dale led Saturday’s victory with 12 points.
Dakota Wesleyan Men’s Soccer
DWU advanced to the GPAC semifinals Saturday following a dramatic penalty shootout against Briar Cliff.
The teams finished tied 2-2 after double overtime before the Tigers won the shootout 2-1.
Evan Bolster scored DWU’s opening goal, while Luis Waeschle converted a late penalty kick to force overtime.
Dakota Wesleyan Football
The Tigers fell 38-3 to No. 14 Northwestern Saturday at Joe Quintal Field.
Joel Hallgren connected on a 24-yard field goal for DWU’s only points.
The Tigers dropped to 4-5 overall.
Dakota Wesleyan Volleyball
No. 14 Midland swept DWU Saturday, 25-22, 25-20 and 25-18.
Evy Knoblock led the Tigers with 13 kills. DWU dropped to 17-10 overall.
Upcoming Mitchell and DWU Action
Mitchell Kernels volleyball visits Sioux Falls O’Gorman Tuesday at 7 p.m.
DWU volleyball hosts Waldorf Tuesday for Senior Night, while women’s soccer visits Morningside at 7 p.m. in the GPAC quarterfinals.