Monday Sports: October 20, 2025 – KORN News Radio

MONDAY SPORTS, OCTOBER 20, 2025
MITCHELL KERNELS
— Mitchell Kernels football lost on Friday to No. 1 Huron 27-3. With the loss, Mitchell is officially eliminated from playoff contention. The Kernels end the season at home vs. No. 2 Yankton on Thursday night at 7 pm. The KORNer Booth pregame show starts at 6 pm on KORN News Radio.
— Mitchell Kernels volleyball, 13-4 on the season, will be at Aberdeen Central on Tuesday at 6:30 pm. The Kernels have won seven matches in a row and are currently fifth in Class AA seed points with six matches remaining in the regular season.
DAKOTA WESLEYAN
— Dakota Wesleyan volleyball was swept by No. 4 Concordia on Saturday 3-0, (25-15, 25-22, 25-17). The Tigers hit .079 for the match compared to Concordia’s .289. Karly VanDerWerff finished with a match-high 11 kills for DWU. Dakota Wesleyan will be at Waldorf on Wednesday at 7:30 pm.
— Dakota Wesleyan men’s soccer lost to Concordia on Saturday 2-1. The loss drops the Tigers to 5-2-1 on the season and third in the conference. DWU will be at Briar Cliff on Wednesday at 1 pm with three matches remaining in the regular season.
— Dakota Wesleyan women’s soccer lost to Concordia on Saturday 1-0 on a goal in the 68^th minute. DWU will be at Briar Cliff on Wednesday at 2:30 pm.
— Dakota Wesleyan football hosts Waldorf for homecoming on Saturday at 2 pm.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
— Redshirt freshman Luke Marble and Jack Smith connected on two touchdown passes as the South Dakota State defense came up with five stops deep in its own territory as the second-ranked Jackrabbits pulled away for a 35-14 victory over at Murray State on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Jackrabbits improved to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Murray State remained winless, falling to 0-7 and 0-3, respectively. Marble entered the game after the Jackrabbits’ starting quarterback, Chase Mason, was injured on SDSU’s initial drive of the game. Mason hobbled off the field after ending a 14-play, 82-yard drive with a 6-yard touchdown run. The Jackrabbits return home to meet top-ranked North Dakota State in the annual Dakota Marker matchup next Saturday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
— South Dakota State volleyball improved to 7-0 in the Summit League with a 3-1 win on Saturday at USD. Set scores were 22-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-19. SDSU’s Sylvie Zgonc (Guntz) had a match-high 21 kills, while Lauren Medick led the Coyotes with 14 kills. Setter SDSU set a new program record for a four-set match with 17 blocks as a team, with Sydni Schetnan leading the way with nine. Rylee Martin finished with 46 assists for the Jacks. SDSU will be at North Dakota on Tuesday at 7 pm, while USD will be at North Dakota State.
— South Dakota State women’s soccer played to a 0-0 tie vs. USD on Saturday. The Jackrabbits are now 9-2-5 on the season and 3-1-2 in the Summit League. SDSU will be at Kansas City on Thursday at 7 pm, while USD will be at Omaha.
SOUTH DAKOTA
— USD football improved to 5-3 on the season and 3-1 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference with a 17-14 win on Saturday at Northern Iowa. L.J. Phillips Jr. became the third Coyote in the USD FCS Division I era to hit 1,000 rushing yards in a single season, accomplishing the feat in the first quarter. Phillips Jr. had 73 yards on 15 carries. USD hosts Illinois State next Saturday at 1 pm.
GIRLS STATE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP – RAPID CITY on SATURDAY
No. 2 Sioux Falls Christian 2, No. 1 Dakota Valley 1 – Class A
No. 2 Harrisburg 3, No. 4 O’Gorman 1 – Class AA
BOYS STATE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP – RAPID CITY on SATURDAY
No. 1 James Valley Christian 2, No. 3 Freeman Academy 0 – Class A
No. 1 Sioux Falls Lincoln 6, No. 2 Sioux Falls Jefferson 0 – Class AA
MLB
Seattle Mariners vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 7 pm on FOX, Game 7 of the American League Championship Series
— Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his sixth home run this postseason and rookie Trey Yesavage struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings as the Blue Jays forced a Game 7 in the American League Championship Series by beating the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Sunday night. The series will be decided Monday night in Toronto, the second Game 7 in Blue Jays history. Toronto lost to Kansas City in the 1985 ALCS. Seattle, the only big league team without a World Series appearance, will play in a Game 7 for the first time. The winner faces the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series beginning Friday. Addison Barger homered and drove in three early runs, and the Blue Jays turned three double plays behind Yesavage — two of them to escape bases-loaded jams.
— Shohei Ohtani hit three HR’s and threw six innings on Friday night in leading the Dodgers back to the World Series for a second straight year with a 5-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the NLCS. Ohtani hit three solo home runs and struck out 10 batters.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
— Vanderbilt is a top-10 team in college football for the first time since 1947 in an Associated Press poll that got a nearly complete makeover Sunday after a weekend when nine Top 25 teams lost. Ohio State was the only team to hold its spot, remaining No. 1 for an eighth straight week after shutting out Wisconsin 34-0 on the road. No. 2 Indiana pulled away from Michigan State and improved its school-record ranking by one spot. Texas A&M’s one spot promotion to No. 3 gives the Aggies their highest ranking since 1995. No. 4 Alabama has its highest ranking of the season and No. 5 Georgia returned to the top five after a three-week absence. Oregon, Georgia Tech, Mississippi, Miami and Vanderbilt round out the top 10.
— Florida fired head football coach Billy Napier on Sunday, dumping him a day after an error-filled 23-21 win against Mississippi State. Napier went 22-23 in four seasons at Florida, including 12-16 in SEC Conference play. He was 5-17 against ranked opponents, including 0-14 away from home. He will be paid a $21 million buyout.
— Colorado State fired head football coach Jay Norvell on Sunday, a day after the Rams dropped to 2-5 with a loss to Hawaii. Norvell was in his fourth season at Colorado State. He is owed a $1.5 million buyout. He finished 18-26 with the Rams, including an appearance in the Arizona Bowl last season.
— Montie Quinn of Division III Curry College ran for 522 yards in a 71-27 win over Nichols College to set the NCAA all-division rushing record on Saturday. Quinn carried the ball 20 times, and eight of them went for more than 25 yards. His school-record seven touchdowns came on runs of 85, 84, 76, 64, 58, 30 and 2 yards. Quinn became the first college football player in recorded history to rush for more than 500 yards in a game.
NASCAR
— Chase Briscoe clinched a spot in NASCAR’s championship finale with a dramatic overtime win at Talladega, helped by a push from teammate Ty Gibbs. The victory, combined with teammate Denny Hamlin’s strong performance, gives Joe Gibbs Racing two spots in the championship field with one race left to decide the final two positions. The final race to set the championship four is next Sunday at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia.
NBA
— Kevin Durant has signed a two-year, $90 million contract extension with the Houston Rockets, keeping him with the team through the 2028 NBA season. By signing this deal, Durant leaves more than $30 million on the table, giving the Rockets additional salary cap flexibility. The extension comes after Durant’s trade to the Rockets this summer from Phoenix.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23
CLASS 11B
No. 1 Elk Point Jefferson (8-0) vs. No. 16 Flandreau (2-6)
No. 8 Sioux Valley (4-4) vs. No. 9 Parker (5-3)
No. 4 Deuel (7-1) vs. No. 13 McCook Central/Montrose (5-3)

No. 5 Wagner (6-2) vs. No. 12 Chamberlain (4-5)
No. 2 St. Thomas More (8-0) vs. No. 15 Hot Springs (4-4)
No. 7 Mt. Vernon/Plankinton (4-4) vs. No. 10 Mobridge-Pollock (6-2)
No. 3 Clark/Willow Lake (7-1) vs. No. 14 Groton Area (3-5)
No. 6 Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central (7-1) vs. No. 11 Winner (5-4)
CLASS 9AA
No. 1 Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy (8-0) vs. No. 16 Garretson (3-5)

No. 8 Britton-Hecla (6-2) vs. No. 9 Kimball/White Lake (5-3)
No. 4 Hamlin (7-1) vs. No. 13 Great Plains Lutheran (4-4)
No. 5 Hill City (7-1) vs. No. 12 Scotland/Menno (4-4)
No. 2 Elkton-Lake Benton (7-1) vs. No. 15 Bennett County (3-5)
No. 7 Viborg-Hurley (6-2) vs. No. 10 Hanson (4-4)
No. 3 Parkston (7-1) vs. No. 14 De Smet (3-5)
No. 6 Bon Homme (6-2) vs. No. 11 Gregory (4-4)
CLASS 9A
No. 1 Wall (8-0) vs. No. 16 Lemmon/McIntosh (3-5)
No. 8 Castlewood (7-1) vs. No. 9 Dupree (6-2)
No. 4 Phillip (6-1) vs. No. 12 Estelline/Hendricks (4-4)
No. 5 Ipswich (7-1) vs. No. 12 Harding County/Bison (5-3)
No. 2 Warner (8-0) vs. No. 15 Timber Lake (3-5)
No. 7 Howard (6-2) vs. No. 10 Centerville (5-3)
No. 3 Alcester-Hudson (6-2) vs. No. 15 Deubrook Area (3-5)
No. 6 Platte-Geddes (7-2) vs. No. 11 Lyman (4-4)
CLASS 9B
No. 1 Dell Rapids St. Mary’s (8-0) vs. No. 16 Irene-Wakonda (1-7)
No. 8 Kadoka Area (4-4) vs. No. 9 Corsica-Stickney (5-3)
No. 4 Faulkton Area (5-3) vs. No. 13 Burke (3-5)
No. 5 Sully Buttes (7-1) vs. No. 12 Hitchcock-Tulare (3-5)
No. 2 Avon (7-1) vs. No. 15 Oldham-Ramona-Rutland (2-6)
No. 7 Sioux Falls Lutheran (5-2) vs. No. 10 Iroquois/Lake Preston (5-3)
No. 3 Colman-Egan (5-3) vs. No. 14 Arlington (3-5)
No. 6 Herreid/Selby Area (6-2) vs. No. 11 Canistota (3-5)

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL – FRIDAY SCORES, OCTOBER 17
Class 11AAA
1. Brandon Valley 24, 4. Harrisburg 0
2. SF Lincoln 58, Aberdeen Central 14
3. SF Jefferson 52, Rapid City Central 10
5. O’Gorman 41, Rapid City Stevens 0
SF Washington 28, SF Roosevelt 7
Class 11AA
1. Huron 27, Mitchell 3
2. Yankton 31, 5. Tea Area 7
3. Pierre 45, 4. Spearfish 28
Watertown 29, Sturgis 15
Brookings 59, Douglas 8
Class 11A
1. SF Christian 41, 2. Dell Rapids 15
Milbank 22, 3. West Central 21
4. Lennox 41, Tri-Valley 0
5. Madison 47, Canton 12
Class 11B
1. Elk Point-Jefferson 41, Sioux Valley 26
2. St. Thomas More 55, Lead-Deadwood 0
Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 30,  3. Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central 6
4. Clark/Willow Lake 50, Webster Area 0
5. Wagner 52, Miller/Highmore-Harrold 0
Parker 34, Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 28
Winner 24, Chamberlain 0

Class 9AA
1. Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy 58, No. 1B Avon 8
3. Elkton-Lake Benton 46, 2. Hamlin 14
4. Parkston 42, Gregory 20
5. Hill City – BYE
Hanson 50, Canistota 12
Kimball/White Lake 55, Wolsey-Wessington 8
Gayville-Volin 40, Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian 0
Class 9A
1. Wall 55, Lyman 0
2. Warner 33, Leola/Frederick Area 6
Viborg-Hurley 32, 3. Howard 22
4. Alcester-Hudson 64, Scotland/Menno 16
5. Ipswich 54, North Central 24
Platte-Geddes 28, Corsica-Stickney 22
Class 9B
No 1AA. Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy 58, 1. Avon 8
2. Dell Rapids St. Mary’s 52, Sioux Falls Lutheran 0
3. Herreid/Selby Area – BYE
4. Sully Buttes 6, Sunshine Bible 12
5. Faulkton Area 53, Northwestern 6
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