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DWU's McKinnely Mull named NAIA, GPAC softball player of week

Mar. 18—MITCHELL — Following a lucrative last week at the plate, Dakota Wesleyan softball's McKinnely Mull was named the NAIA and GPAC player of the week. Mull tore it up offensively, hitting .565 over six games for the Tigers. She also drove in 15 runs and scored six times. In total, she had eight extra-base hits with four home runs, three triples and a double. She was also working hard on ...

With postseason experience, Wessington Springs boys make repeat trip to Class B state tourney

Mar. 18—WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. — For the second-straight season, the Wessington Springs boys basketball team is headed back to Aberdeen, eyeing a deep run at the Class B boys basketball state tournament. After a 24-2 and fifth-place state finish last season, the Spartans haven't missed a beat this season. With Joey Mitchell back as head coach following a two-year hiatus, Wessington Springs ...

Kernels get first races of season in at Dan Lennon indoor meet

Mar. 18—VERMILLION, S.D. — Some of the Mitchell High School track and field team was able to get some competition at the DakotaDome on Monday in the Class A Dan Lennon indoor track meet at the University of South Dakota. Among the Kernel leaders, Hunter Patton was a fifth-place finisher in the 800-meter run (2:05.86). In the 1,600-meter sprint medley relay, the Mitchell squad of Carter Lee, ...

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Grohs makes her first start since treatment for tumor

Goalkeeper Maria-Luisa “Mala” Grohs made the most of her first start for Bayern Munich since returning from treatment for a malignant tumor. The 23-year-old Grohs saved a penalty from Lyon’s Lindsey Heaps and went on to make a host of important saves during the teams’ first-leg women’s Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday.

High Point kept falling short of March Madness. Now the Panthers are finally getting their moment

Alan Huss knew High Point had been close. The Panthers had never been to the NCAA Tournament even after winning the Big South regular-season race five times previously, repeatedly being undone by losses in the conference tournament to deny them the league’s automatic bid. Maybe that explains the prevailing feeling now — beyond the joy and buzz on the private university campus in central North Carolina — after High Point finally rallied from 15 down in its league title game to punch a March Madness ticket in a year that started with being a big league favorite.
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