Category Archives: Local Sports

NAIA Indoor Track & Field Begins Today at MMU

The NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships gets underway today at the Ruth Donohoe First Dakota Fieldhouse on the campus of Mount Marty University.  The Women’s national competition will be held today and Friday, with the men’s national meet this Thursday and Saturday in Yankton.read more »

Crofton, HCC and Wynot Play Today in Neb Girls Tourney

The Nebraska High School Girls Basketball State Tournament gets underway today for teams in the four smaller school classes.  Top-seed Crofton faces Centennial at 11:00 this morning in Class C-2, third-seed Hartington Cedar Catholic meets South Platte at 6:30 tonight in Class D-1, and Class D-2 defending champion Wynot takes on C-W-C at 6:30 this…read more »

Bucks and Tanagers Both Rated First in SD Media Poll

In the final regular season South Dakota Media high school basketball poll, the Yankton Bucks have moved into first place in Class AA, just ahead of Sioux Falls Washington.  Sioux Falls O’Gorman moved up to third place, followed by Roosevelt and Brandon Valley.  Vermillion is unbeaten in 20 games and the Tanagers are ranked number…read more »

Bucks to Host Douglas in SoDak 16 Playoff Saturday

For the second Saturday in a row, Yankton will host Douglas in boys basketball.  The Bucks defeated the Patriots 68-49 last Saturday to end the regular season and this Saturday second-seed Yankton will meet Douglas at 5 p-m in the SoDak 16 playoffs.read more »

Mount Marty Goes For GPAC Basketball Title Tonight

The Mount Marty men’s basketball squad plays for the G-PAC post-season title this evening with a matchup at second-seed Northwestern.  The Lancers have pulled off close victories at Morningside and Dakota Wesleyan over the past week and tonight’s winner will get an automatic bid to the N-A-I-A National Basketball Tournament.  Mount Marty is 11-16 overall,…read more »

Hartington CC and Wynot Advance to Boys State BB

Hartington Cedar Catholic shot 60 percent in the second half to rally past Wakefield 56-45 Monday in a District title game.  Carson Arens led the Trojans with 18 points as they qualified for the Class C-2 Boys state tourney next week in Lincoln. Wynot will also advance to the Boys tournament in Class D-2 in…read more »

Coyote Volleyball Sweeps SDSU in Brookings

The University of South Dakota volleyball squad swept South Dakota State 3-0 Monday in Brookings.  The Coyotes are 7 and 1 in the Summit League and will host Oral Roberts in two matches next weekend in Vermillion.read more »

USD Ranked 20th in Nation in FCS Football Poll

The USD football squad upset Illinois State 27-20 on Saturday and the Coyotes have moved into the 20th spot in this week’s FCS Stats national poll.  South Dakota will visit fourth-ranked North Dakota Thursday evening with a 5:00 kickoff. USD senior Brady Schutt was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Special Teams Player of the…read more »

Bucks Win State Bowling Championship

The Yankton Bucks Bowling team won the state championship, beating Sioux Falls Washington 2-1 in the title match.  Josh Bern led the Bucks with a 663 series, while Parker Pooler had a high game of 256.  The Yankton Gazelles ended up seventh at the state bowling tournament.read more »