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WEEKEND SPORTS: Massive slate of high school softball, Mitchell Baseball and Track stay busy, Twins finish series with Blue Jays and the NBA Playoffs first round ends

WEEKEND SPORTS: Massive slate of high school softball, Mitchell Baseball and Track stay busy, Twins finish series with Blue Jays and the NBA Playoffs first round ends

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Saturday’s Softball Games: 

  • Bon Homme vs Gayville-Volin at 8am
  • Avon vs Vermillion at 9am
  • Hanson @ Flandreau at 9:30am
  • Viborg-Hurley vs Chamberlain at 10am
  • Howards vs Avon at 10am
  • Wagner vs Hanson at 11am
  • Sioux Valley vs McCook Central/Montrose at 11am
  • Bon Homme vs Avon at 11am
  • Winner vs Chamberlain at Noon
  • Wagner @ Flandreau at 12:30pm
  • Sioux Falls Christian vs McCook Central/Montrose at 12:30pm
  • Chamberlain @ Gayville-Volin at 1pm
  • Howard vs Vermillion at 1pm
  • Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy vs Scotland/Menno at 2pm
  • Ethan/Parkston vs Bridgewater-Emery at 2pm
  • Canton @ Madison at 2pm
  • Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy vs Ethan/Parkston at 3pm
  • Scotland/Menno vs Bridgewater-Emery at 3pm
  • Bridgewater-Emery vs Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy at 4pm
  • Scotland/Menno vs Ethan/Parkston at 5pm

Tournaments this weekend: Flandreau, NEC & Gayville-Volin Invitational.

Mitchell

The Kernel baseball team will have Saturday off, but not Sunday. They are scheduled to host the Douglas Patriots at Drake Field in Mitchell. It is a doubleheader with first pitch at 11am.

The Kernel track & field teams will continue with their weekend track meet. It is the second day of a two-day event. They will be in Sioux Falls competing in the Dakota Relays at Sioux Falls Howard Wood Field. The competition will begin at 9am on Saturday. See their Facebook for updates on results over the weekend.

MLB

The Minnesota Twins will finish out their series against the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend with games three and four. Saturday they will play at 1:10pm on MLBTV and then on Sunday at 11:35am on Peacock.

NBA

The stage is set for Game 7’s this weekend to complete the first round of the playoffs. Here is the schedule:

Saturday

  • No. 7 seed Philadelphia 76ers @ No. 2 seed Boston Celtics at 6:30pm on NBC/Peacock (series tied 3-3)

Sunday

  • No. 8 seed Orlando Magic @ No. 1 seed Detroit Pistons at 2:30pm on ABC (series tied 3-3)
  • No. 5 seed Toronto Raptors @ No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers at 6:30pm on NBC/Peacock (series tied 3-3)

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