Hobo Day final score from Brookings: South Dakota State 31, Northern Iowa 3. #fcsfootball

Perfect Saturday for college football.

Checking at SDSU fall sports media day in Brookings. Saw a little bit of practice earlier and talking to the football team this afternoon.

SD Class B state Legion baseball first-round matchups set for Aug. 1 in Milbank:

Dell Rapids, Groton and Parkston all return as state qualifiers from 2024 but reigning state champion Elk Point-Jefferson did not qualify. #sdlegion

Find our coverage and interviews with @mattjzimmer.bsky.social from Missouri Valley Football Conference media day here: www.midwestsportsplus.com

Checking in from Missouri Valley Football Conference media day at the Pentagon in Sioux Falls. Talking with all 10 teams ahead of the new season.

A few shots of the new Mitchell High School gymnasiums in the school set to open in August, still needing seating and scoreboards.

The larger gym (image No. 1) will have seating on four sides and has drawn comparisons to the facilities at Brookings and Tea. #sdpreps

Stats from the two afternoon quarterfinal games in Rapid City.
Lincoln 55, Spearfish 33.
Mitchell 50, Huron 41.
Patriots and Kernels meet up at 7 p.m. Central on Friday in the first semifinal. #sdpreps

Big day of Class AA quarterfinals coming up at 1 p.m. Central from Rapid City:
Lincoln-Spearfish up first, with Mitchell-Huron to follow.
Night session starts at 7 with Brandon Valley-Jefferson and Harrisburg-O’Gorman to follow. #sdpreps

Posted up at Summit Arena in Rapid City for practice day ahead of the Class AA boys basketball state tournament. Talking to all eight teams and you can check out videos from each later at mitchellrepublic.com and the SD Forum sites. #sdpreps

Bennett County with the big upset in the Class B tourney, topping No. 1 Centerville 44-41.

First loss of the year for the Tornadoes (24-1). Bennett County (23-2) goes for Class B glory on Saturday night vs Dell Rapids St. Mary or Sanborn Central/Woonsocket. #sdpreps

About to tip in the Summit League women’s title game in Sioux Falls, with SDSU looking for its third straight tournament title in a row and fourth NCAA bid in the last five years. Second seeded Oral Roberts is standing in the way.

Underway with another year of coverage at the Summit League tourney in Sioux Falls. Always fun to be covering big games in March. USD women against Oral Roberts first.

March begins in Mitchell with the No. 13 DWU women hosting No. 5 Briar Cliff in the GPAC tourney semifinals.

DWU up 20-17 after one quarter.

In Watertown for the Class AA state gymnastics team championship, where Harrisburg stands as the favorite, seeking its first state title and hoping to dethrone powerhouse and reigning two-time champ Mitchell. Updates to come. #sdpreps

Halftime from the Palace: #sdpreps

Big doubleheader tonight for Mitchell at Sioux Falls Lincoln. Girls halftime right now with the No. 4 Kernels up 29-26. #sdpreps

Highly anticipated boys matchup with No. 1 Patriots and No. 4 Kernels to follow.