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Mitchell Sports Roundup: High School State Softball Begins Today + A Heavy Slate of Amateur Baseball Tomorrow

Mitchell Sports Roundup: High School State Softball Begins Today + A Heavy Slate of Amateur Baseball Tomorrow

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Area Sports

Today’s State Softball Games:

Class A

  • No. 8 seed Elk Point-Jefferson (9-6) vs No. 1 seed Madison (14-2) at 10am – Players Softball Complex Field C in Aberdeen, SD

Class B

  • No. 8 seed Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy (11-7) vs No. 1 seed Castlewood (18-4) at 10am – Players Softball Complex Field A in Aberdeen, SD
  • No. 5 seed Avon (16-7) vs No. 4 seed Hanson (18-4) at Noon – Players Softball Complex Field B in Aberdeen, SD
  • No. 7 seed Redfield (10-7) vs No. 2 seed McCook Central/Montrose (20-2) at 2pm – Players Softball Complex Field A in Aberdeen, SD

Amateur Baseball

Tomorrow’s Games

  • Fladreau Cardinals @ Madison Broncos at 7pm
  • Parkston Rays @ Mount Vernon Mustangs at 7pm
  • Platte Killer Tomatoes @ Dimock Emery Raptors at 7:30pm
  • Menno Mad Frogs @ Freeman Blacksox at 7:30pm
  • Corsica Horned Frogs @ Parkston Mudcats at 7:30pm
  • Alexandria Angels @ Winner Colome Pheasants at 8pm
  • Colome Chaos @ Chamberlain Mallards at 8pm
  • Winner Demons @ KWL Nationals at 8pm
  • Plankinton Bankers @ Wessington Springs Owls at 8pm

MLB

The Minnesota Twins took on the Chicago White Sox in their final game of their recent three game series yesterday. The Twins did not end the series on a high note after they were shut out by the White Sox, 8-0. Erick Fedde pitched five scoreless innings for his first win in 10 months to take down the Twins. Minnesota falls to 29-34 overall. Tonight, they’ll return to the field to host the Kansas City Royals at 6:40pm on MLBTV.

WNBA

The Minnesota Lynx are scheduled to play tonight at home as they look for a sixth straight win. It will be a WNBA Commissioner’s Cup game against the Golden State Valkyries. Tipoff will be at 8pm on Prime Video.

NBA

The NBA Finals Game 1 took place last night between the No. 3 seed New York Knicks and the No. 2 seed San Antonio Spurs. It was a pretty tight battle most of the night until the Knicks pulled away in the final minutes to take Game 1 by a score of 105-95. Jalen Brunson led all scorers with 30 points. It is the first Game 1 loss for the Spurs in the NBA Finals in franchise history. They were previously 6-0. Game 2 will be tomorrow night in San Antonio at 7:30pm on ABC.

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