MITCHELL, SD (MITCHELLNOW)

The 2024 South Dakota Preseason Prep Media Football Poll has been released for the week of August 19th and here are the polls. Which includes the preseason rankings of the top five teams and points received. First-place votes are listed in parentheses.

Class 11AAA

  1. Harrisburg (9) 65
  2. Lincoln (6) 61
  3. Brandon Valley 52
  4. O’Gorman (1) 38
  5. Washington 15

Receiving votes: Jefferson 9.

Class 11AA

  1. Pierre (16) 80
  2. Yankton 59
  3. Tea Area 50
  4. Watertown 26
  5. Aberdeen Central 20

Receiving votes: Sturgis 5.

 Class 11A

  1. Canton (6) 56

T-2. SF Christian (5) 52

T-2. Dell Rapids (3) 52

  1. West Central (2) 34
  2. Lennox 23

Receiving votes: Rapid City Christian 16, Tri-Valley 4, Dakota Valley 3.

Class 11B

  1. Winner (10) 72
  2. Elk Point-Jefferson (4) 60
  3. Sioux Valley (2) 53
  4. Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central 25
  5. Hot Springs 13

Receiving votes: Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 10, Wagner 4, Deuel 2, Aberdeen Roncalli 1.

Class 9AA

  1. Parkston (12) 74
  2. Hamlin (3) 58
  3. Elkton-Lake Benton 39
  4. Hanson (1) 29
  5. Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy 15

Receiving votes: Gregory 11, Viborg-Hurley 9, Stanley County 3, Kimball/White Lake 2.

Class 9A

  1. Howard (15) 79
  2. Wall 41
  3. Wolsey-Wessington 36
  4. Warner (1) 35
  5. Harding County/Bison 17

Receiving votes: Alcester-Hudson 14, Platte-Geddes 10, Deubrook Area 7, Potter County 1.

Class 9B

  1. Avon (10) 74
  2. Canistota (5) 52
  3. Faulkton Area (1) 47
  4. Corsica-Stickney 25
  5. Dell Rapids St. Mary 19

Receiving votes: Kadoka Area 8, Colman-Egan 7, Sully Buttes 4, Hitchcock-Tulare 3, Herreid/Selby Area 1.

Friday night is our KOOL 98.3 FM Mcleods Printing High School football game of the week as our 2024 season coverage begins as we will be in Emery to kick off the season for the 2024 season opening game featuring Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central vs the Bridgewater-Emery/ Ethan at 7:00 pm. Please join Todd Mosher and Paul Lasley from the Frontier Motors of Winner Broadcast Booth with the KOOL 98.3 FM Pregame Show starting at 6:45 pm with the first kick set for 7:00 pm on KOOL 98.3 FM or online at KOOL98.DOT COM.

Mitchell Kernels girl’s tennis team is on a roll to start the 2024 season. They won easily yesterday in a triangular at Brookings beating the Bobcats in a road triangular by the final of 9 to nothing as in-flight singles Megan Mastel won 6-5 6-4 then in-flight singles #2 Carson Weich was a big winner 6-3 6-4. The Kernels girls Katie Morgan then followed suit winning by the final of 6-1 6-1 in her flight and Ava Prunty won her flight 6-1 6-1 as well and winning flight singles # 6 was Matteah Graves winning by the final of 6-0 6-0.

The Kernel girls won three straight flights in doubles play over the Brookings Bobcats winning by the final of 6-0 6-0, 6-1 6-4, 6-1 6-0. Then they took down the SF Jefferson Cavaliers next winning the overall match by the final of 6 to 3. The Mitchell Kernels Tennis team is now 4-0 the start the season and 2-0 in ESD Conference play. The Kernel girls return home on Thursday to face the Harrisburg Tigers in a home dual at Hitchcock Park starting at 4 p.m.

Mitchell Football is selling Kernel Cards again this year.  Blitz Day is Saturday, August 24th from 10 AM to 3 PM.  Contact an MHS football player or Head Coach Pat Larson (605-630-9069) to purchase.  Sales end on August 24th.

Mitchell Football will be holding their annual Gatorade Scrimmage at 7 PM on Saturday, August 24th at Joe Quintal Field.  This scrimmage is open to the public.  A donation of Gatorade or Powerade is the price of admission.  Donations are used for road games of all high school football squads

The Mitchell Kernels boys gol3f team opened their Class AA golfing season attending the Warrior /Lynx Invite on Tuesday with a morning and afternoon session first beginning at Brandon Golf Course then wrapping up at Willow Run Golf Course. There was 17 Class AA Schools in attendance and over 100 boys’ area high school golfers.

The Mitchell Kernels Boys golfers did well in their opening invite of the season finishing in 8th place as a team with a total team score of 638. Mitchells Everett Morrison finished in 19th place with a two-round total of 152. Asher Dannenbring finished in 28th place with a score of 157. Marshall Widstrom was 48th with a 163 score. Carter Mc Cormick finished in 63rd place with a 168 two round score. Dawson Adams and the Kernels Sam Titze finished in 84th and 87th respectively. The Mitchell Kernels boys gol3f team now heads to Pierre next Tuesday to compete in the Pirre Invite starting at 10 a.m.