MITCHELL, SD (Mitchell Now) — Welcome to the Palace City Sports Roundup, your daily source for scores, highlights and standout performances from Mitchell-area athletics.
With no new varsity scores confirmed Wednesday, attention turns to Thursday’s Kernels volleyball finale and a busy weekend of Dakota Wesleyan athletics.
Mitchell Kernels Volleyball
Mitchell (8-14) hosts Tea Area (4-15) Thursday, Nov. 5, for Senior Night and its final regular-season match.
First serve is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Mitchell High School.
The Kernels are preparing for the Class AA SoDak 16 on Thursday, Nov. 12, with postseason pairings still to be finalized.
Dakota Wesleyan Volleyball
The Tigers earned the No. 7 seed in the Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament and will visit second-seeded, nationally third-ranked Concordia on Saturday.
The quarterfinal match begins at 7:30 p.m. in Seward, Nebraska.
DWU enters the postseason at 18-10 overall and 7-9 in conference play.
Dakota Wesleyan Men’s Soccer
Sophomore Evan Bolster earned GPAC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the third time this season.
Bolster has 12 goals and 27 points, helping DWU reach its first GPAC tournament semifinal in 15 years.
The fourth-seeded Tigers visit top-seeded Concordia Friday at 7 p.m. in Seward, Nebraska.
Dakota Wesleyan Women’s Basketball
The second-ranked Tigers (2-0) face No. 3 Dakota State Friday at 2 p.m. in Seward during the Cattle Classic.
Dakota Wesleyan Football
DWU (4-5) hosts No. 12 Dordt Saturday at 1 p.m. at Joe Quintal Field in Mitchell.
Dakota Wesleyan Men’s Basketball
The Tigers (2-1) travel to York, Nebraska, Saturday to face York University at 2 p.m.