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Kernels baseball team hosts Class A wildcard game today
In its last chance to qualify for the state tournament, the Mitchell high school baseball team is hosting Sioux Falls Roosevelt at 6 p.m. today at Cadwell Park in Mitchell.
RELATED CONTENTMitchell baseball team loses to Huron in region playoff game
Mitchell falls to Huron 5-1 in Region 3A playoffs
RELATED CONTENTMitchell playing for state berth today at Region 3A tourney
In five of six region games this year, the Mitchell high school baseball team hasn’t had problems scoring runs.
RELATED CONTENTJaguar boys claim championship for third straight year; Dethlefsen leads team to first girls’ title as co-op
The cooperative between Corsica and Stickney has especially been beneficial for the boys’ track and field team.
RELATED CONTENTBurnell Glanzer retiring from coaching
ARMOUR — At an athletic banquet Tuesday night, Tripp-Delmont/Armour boys’ basketball coach Burnell Glanzer announced his retirement from coaching. He called it a somber moment.
RELATED CONTENTDWU’s Johnson named to GPAC first-team list 
Dakota Wesleyan University junior Travis Johnson was named to the all-Great Plains Athletic Conference first team, it was announced by the league Friday.
RELATED CONTENTMitchell baseball team's bats go cold in 3-1 loss
After two Mitchell batters stepped to the plate, the Kernels were threating to take an early lead on Sioux Falls Roosevelt.
RELATED CONTENTSchmidt's walk-off blast lifts Mount Marty to win
Jason Schmidt wasn’t about to let a third fastball get past him. The Mitchell native and senior shortstop for Mount Marty College hit a 1-2 pitch just over the right-center field fence for a walk-off home run Thursday at the NAIA regional baseball tournament in Oklahoma City.
RELATED CONTENTJason Schmidt wrapping up baseball career
Jason Schmidt’s college baseball career at Mount Marty is nearing an end. Last week, the Mitchell native and senior shortstop/pitcher for the Lancers was two losses away from wrapping up four stellar seasons in blue and gold.
RELATED CONTENTMitchell relay team ready for Saturday's USF Relays
Mitchell track and field coach Geoff Gross is anticipating Saturday. The Mitchell boys’ 1,600-meter relay team will be competing at the University of Sioux Falls Relays track and field meet, which starts today at USF Stadium and goes through Friday.
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HAGEN: Glanzer should be considered state’s greatest small-town coach of all time
Armour hasn’t changed much since 1975, in Burnell Glanzer’s opinion. He moved to the town for a job, his first year out of college. He has stayed there ever since.
RELATED CONTENTHAGEN: Taking a look at the final quarter of Coach Munsen’s storied career
RAPID CITY — There wasn’t much passion from the normally high-intense Gary Munsen in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s state championship game.
RELATED CONTENTHAGEN: Young Kernels ‘weather the storm’ in title win
BROOKINGS — Wes Morgan continued to call timeouts, and the message was the same. It’s the same thing he has told his team all year, and it’s a saying he’ll keep in his pocket until he quits coaching.
HAGEN: Wagner’s loss leads to lessons learned
Wagner girls’ basketball coach Mike Koupal didn’t sleep much Monday night.
Hart, Voss important parts of Wesleyan basketball
Amanda Hart and Jalen Voss will be honored by the Great Plains Athletic Conference today. No official announcement has been made by league officials, but Hart will be named to the all-GPAC second team. Voss is being named honorable mention and will earn co-freshman of the year honors. Their coaches confirmed the honors Tuesday night, and it will be officially announced today by the GPAC.
RELATED CONTENTDWU’s Opsahl getting pro looks
Ethan Opsahl’s best quality is his ability to keep a calm mind, Dakota Wesleyan University baseball coach Steve Gust said. Opsahl is a 6-foot-1 senior left-handed pitcher for the Tigers, and his knack for keeping cool on the diamond may lead to a career in baseball after college.
RELATED CONTENTHAGEN: Kernels play inspired for coach
Did Watertown ever really have a chance Tuesday night at the Corn Palace? In a day that was specifically set aside for Mitchell boys’ basketball coach Gary Munsen, players from several decades showed up to see the longtime coach in his last regular-season home game. The large crowd of 2,220 was not disappointed.
RELATED CONTENTHAGEN: Plenty of reasons to be interested in Mitchell basketball
For Mitchell High School basketball fans, the start of the season can’t come soon enough.
RELATED CONTENTHAGEN: Comparing dominance: Freeman or Canistota?
One of the noteworthy plays in Friday’s 9A state high school football championship game was a record-breaking 81-yard touchdown pass Canistota quarterback Cody Bunger threw to Trevor Schroeder early in the fourth quarter.
HAGEN: Failing to win ESD crown tough on coach
There was a definite frustration from Mitchell football coach Kent VanOverschelde after Friday night’s 34-29 loss to Yankton.
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