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Sports Roundup: Friday 1/16/26

Sports Roundup: Friday 1/16/26

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Tonight’s Basketball Games

  • Sunshine Bible Academy @ Wessington Springs at 3:30pm (boys – 281 Conference Tournament)
  • Andes Central/Dakota Christian @ Scotland/Menno at 6:15pm (DH)
  • Kimball/White Lake @ Lower Brule at 6:30pm (boys)
  • Sanborn Central/Woonsocket vs Highmore-Harrold at 6:30pm (boys – 281 Conference Tournament)
  • Sioux Falls Lincoln @ Huron at 7pm (girls)
  • Huron @ Sioux Falls Lincoln at 7pm (boys)
  • Sioux Valley @ McCook Central/Montrose at 7:15pm (boys)
  • Madison @ Flandreau at 7:30pm (girls)

Mitchell Basketball

The Kernel basketball teams will be facing Brookings today over at Brookings high school. Girls/Boys JV and freshman boys begin at 3:30pm, sophomore boys and girls will be at 4:45pm and varsity girls begin at 6pm followed by the (RV) varsity boys who begin at 7:30pm.

Mitchell Gymnastics

The Kernel gymnastics team is set to compete this evening. They’ll be on the road at Huron competing at Huron Tiger Activity Center. It all gets started at 5:30pm.

Mitchell Hockey

The Marlins boys hockey team are set for a busy weekend. It begins today as they will compete in a Varsity Tournament in Shakopee, MN through Sunday. Games will be played throughout the day.

DWU Wrestling

The Tiger women’s wrestling team is slated to compete tomorrow. They’ll be wrestling in the York Open at Tyler Phipps Wrestling Center in York, NE. The event will begin at 9am.

DWU Track & Field

The Tiger track & field teams are both in action tomorrow. They’ll be in the Dave Little Alumni Mile in Spearfish, SD. DWU is expected to begin in the morning, but time is currently listed as TBA on DWU athletics.

SDSU Basketball

The Jackrabbit women’s basketball team took on Denver last night at First Bank & Trust Arena in Brookings. They had a dominating performance from start to finish, holding Denver to a pair of single digit quarters. SDSU won the game 90-44 and Brooklyn Meyer led the team with 18 points.

NBA

The Minnesota Timberwolves return to game action tonight. They’ll be in Houston taking on the Rockets at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. The game will air on ESPN and begin at 8:30pm.

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