Category Archives: Local Sports

MMU Gets Commitments for Football and Volleyball Programs

The Mount Marty University football program has received commitments from two more student-athletes.  Austin Feddersen is a 6’2”, 205 pound tight end and outside linebacker from Lawton, Iowa while Dylan Capps is a 5’11”, 185 pound defensive back from Discovery Bay, California.  They will join the Lancers next fall for their first season of GPAC…read more »

Dakota Showcase Men’s BB Starts Tonight in the Pentagon

The three-day Dakota Showcase for men’s basketball starts this evening at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.  At 5:30, the University of South Dakota looks for their first win of the season when they face North Dakota, followed by an 8:00 matchup between South Dakota State and North Dakota State. The USD women’s basketball squad…read more »

YHS Gymnastics and Wrestling Tonight

The Yankton Gazelles gymnastics team competes in Mitchell tonight against the Kernels, Pierre and Sioux Falls O’Gorman.  The Yankton Bucks wrestling squad is in Vermillion this evening taking on the Tanagers and Dakota Valley.read more »

Gazelles Second in Gymnastics Quad in Sioux Falls

Yankton placed second in a gymnastics quadrangular last night at Sioux Falls Lincoln High School.  The host Patriots won the meet at 134.7, while the Gazelles had a 130.7 total and finished ahead of Roosevelt and Washington.  Alison Johnson led the Gazelles with a 33.75 for third place in the All-Around, while Callie Boomsma and…read more »

MMU Men’s Basketball Key Game at Concordia Tonight

The Mount Marty University men’s basketball team has a tough task tonight in looking for their fifth consecutive win.  The Lancers play at Concordia University, which is second in the G-PAC with a 5-1 record and 8-2 overall.  Mount Marty is 6-4 on the season and tied for fifth in the conference with a 3-2…read more »

YHS Wrestling and Gymnastics Compete in SF Today

The Yankton Bucks wrestling season continues today with a quadrangular meet at Sioux Falls Washington High School.  Sioux Falls Lincoln and Lennox will compete along with the Bucks and Warriors in the wrestling meet beginning at 4:00 today. The Yankton Gazelles gymnastics squad will also participate in a quad meet today in Sioux Falls.  Lincoln…read more »

Great Start for MMU Indoor Track & Field

The Mount Marty University Indoor Track and Field squad hit four national qualifying marks Saturday in their first competition of the season at Concordia.  Senior Paul Paul ran a 48.5 in the 400-meter which is the fastest time in the NAIA, while senior Dewayne Robinson hit a 49.8 to also meet the qualifying standard.  Junior…read more »

Iowa HS Running Back Commits to Mount Marty

Mount Marty University has received a football commitment from running back Jayden Horrach of Colfax, Iowa.  Horrach is 5’8” tall, weighs 185 pounds and rushed for over one-thousand yards in his junior year as one of the Iowa District 7 Players of the Yearread more »

SDSU Women’s Basketball Ranked 22nd in Nation

South Dakota State is ranked 22nd in the nation this week in Division One Women’s Basketball after knocking off  top-20 teams Iowa State and Gonzaga last week.  The Jacks were led by senior Myah Selland, who was named the Summit League Women’s Player of the Week averaging 18 points and 7 rebounds a game. Baylor…read more »

MMU Men Shock Jamestown at the Buzzer

The Mount Marty University men’s basketball team rallied from 16 points down in the final three minutes to stun Jamestown 80-79 Saturday at the Cimpl Arena.  The Lancers had the ball with four seconds to go trailing by two points.  Kade Stearns hit a 20-foot shot at the buzzer to cap off the Lancer comeback…read more »