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 and beyond.

Mitchell Kernels Football

Mitchell’s football season ended Thursday night with a 47-7 loss to undefeated, top-seeded Pierre T.F. Riggs in the Class 11AA quarterfinals.

Pierre scored on its first three possessions and built a 34-0 halftime lead.

Senior Kyson Herrmann scored Mitchell’s lone touchdown on a 3-yard fourth-quarter run. He finished with 62 rushing yards.

The Kernels close the season at 4-6 after earning their first postseason appearance since 2021. Pierre advances to the semifinals at 10-0.

Area High School Football Playoff Results

Several eastern South Dakota teams advanced in Thursday’s state quarterfinals.

Class 11AA

  • Yankton 42, Huron 20

Class 11B

  • Elk Point-Jefferson 35, McCook Central/Montrose 8
  • Clark/Willow Lake 22, Wagner 8
  • Winner 7, Deuel 0

Class 9AA

  • Parkston 44, Bon Homme 2
  • Platte-Geddes 23, Garretson 15

Class 9A

  • Kimball/White Lake 38, Timber Lake 0
  • Freeman 58, Howard 6

Class 9B

  • Avon 44, Hitchcock-Tulare 0

Parkston and Platte-Geddes advance to next Friday’s Class 9AA semifinals, while Kimball/White Lake and Avon also remain in championship contention.

Full South Dakota playoff scoreboard.

Dakota Wesleyan Basketball

Both DWU basketball teams open regular-season play Friday at the Corn Palace during the inaugural CorTrust Classic.

Women’s basketball: DWU faces William Penn at 5:30 p.m.

Men’s basketball: The Tigers meet Bethany College of Kansas at 7:30 p.m.

Both teams return Saturday against Valley City State at the same respective times.

Dakota Wesleyan Football

The Tigers (4-4, 4-3 GPAC) host Northwestern Saturday at 1 p.m. at Joe Quintal Field.

Dakota Wesleyan Volleyball

DWU (17-9, 6-8 GPAC) visits No. 15 Midland Saturday at 5 p.m.

Mitchell Kernels Volleyball

Mitchell (8-13) returns to action Tuesday, Nov. 3, visiting Sioux Falls O’Gorman at 7 p.m.