MITCHELL KERNELS
The South Dakota State Track and Field Championships continued Friday at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls. Mitchell’s Bryer Stach finished fourth in the Class AA discus for the Kernels, with a top throw of 154 feet, 4 inches. Teammate Logan Bessler was 13th in the event (142-9). Brandon Valley’s Jackson Witte was the winner (163-3). Audrey Miller brought home seventh place in the Class AA triple jump on Thursday while Mitchell’s 4×800-meter relay team finished in eighth place. The team of Landon Johnson, Ben Gerlach, Keniel Padilla and Hunter Patton passed the baton in a time of 8:20.48. Brandon Valley has accumulated 94 points through two days to lead the Class AA Boys’ team standings by 36 points over second place Sioux Falls Lincoln. Harrisburg leads the Class AA girls team standings with 62 points followed by Spearfish with 53.5 points.
The Mitchell Kernel girls’ golf team competes in the Class AA state tournament on Monday and Tuesday at Cattail Crossing Golf Course in Watertown. The Kernels will be in the first five groups to start the tournament at 8:20 a.m. on Monday. The Class A Girls’ Tournament is at Two Rivers Golf Course in North Sioux City. The Class B State Golf Tournaments are in Brookings. The boys will play at the Brookings Country Club while the girls be at Edgebrook Golf Course…