Mitchell football leads Republic’s top sports stories of 2016
BRANSON MO NEWS: It was the Kernels success and all of the captivating stories around the team that made it The Daily Republic’s top sports story in 2016. The honor is decided upon by the newspaper’s sports staff at the end of each calendar year.It was an electric season for Mitchell, which rebounded from an early season loss to those same Tigers. But the team with 24 seniors rebounded with a win over then-No. 1 Yankton 35-6. Mitchell went to Watertown, Sturgis and Spearfish for wins to improve to 4-1. Then, for the first time in more than a decade, Mitchell won in Sioux Falls, topping Lincoln 28-7, followed by blowout wins over Brookings, Pierre and Huron.One of the season’s top highlights came against Sturgis in a 79-22 blowout during a Class 11AA quarterfinal. Senior Tayler Reichelt scored a touchdown on the game’s final play, rushing 58 yards for a Kernel score. Reichelt, who has Down syndrome, was voted the school’s homecoming king earlier in the season. The moment went viral around the state and online, with many feeling joy for Reichelt and thanking Sturgis coach Chris Koletzky for helping to make the play happen.Mitchell avenged its 2015 semifinal loss to Pierre on Nov. 4 …
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