The Yankton boys basketball team led by 11 points after the third quarter and held on to edge Sioux Falls O’Gorman 47-45 last night. Matthew Mors paced the fourth-ranked Bucks with 14 points and 9 rebounds, while Jaden Kral chipped in 11 points. Yankton is 3-1 on the season and will host high school teams…… read more »
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Huron Downs Yankton in Wrestling on Tuesday
In ESD high school wrestling Tuesday night at the Summit Activities Center, Huron beat Yankton by a 56-18 score. Evan Nelson and Ashton Langeland each got pins for the Bucks, who don’t wrestle again until January 5th.… read more »
NAIA National Indoor T & F Meet Coming to Yankton
The NAIA National Indoor Track and Field Championship will be coming to Yankton in March. The four-day national meet will be held March 3rd through the 6th at the Ruth Donahoe First Dakota Fieldhouse on the campus of Mount Marty University. The meet had been scheduled at the SDSU campus, but was moved due to…… read more »
Gazelles and Bucks Basketball at SF O’Gorman Tonight
The Yankton Gazelles and Bucks have a basketball doubleheader at Sioux Falls O’Gorman today. The Gazelles are 1-3 overall, while the top-rated Knights are unbeaten in two games. The Bucks and O’Gorman are both 2-1 this season. Our broadcast of YHS basketball with KYNT Sports Director Bryce Ladwig begins at 4:30 on KYNT AM 1450/FM…… read more »
Jamestown Defeats MMU in Monday Women’s Basketball
The Jamestown women’s basketball team rolled past Mount Marty 65-44 in women’s basketball Monday at the Cimpl Arena. The Lancers shot only 11 percent from three-point range and fell to 3 and 8 overall. Mount Marty has a GPAC women’s game at Concordia next Wednesday night.… read more »
Sjerven and Selland Share Summit League Honor
SDSU senior Myah Selland and USD senior Hannah Sjerven shared the Summit League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week honors. Last week, Selland averaged 21 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assist per game for South Dakota State. Sjerven averaged 23 points and 14 rebounds a game for the Coyotes last week.… read more »
Bucks Rated Fourth in SD Media HS Basketball Poll
In the South Dakota Media high school basketball poll this week, the Yankton Bucks are rated fourth in Class AA as Brandon Valley has moved into the number-one spot. Vermillion is fifth in Class A boys basketball. Viborg-Hurley is rated third in the boys division and fifth in girls hoops this week in Class B.… read more »
MMU Men’s Basketball Over the Weekend
The Dordt Defenders scorched the nets for 83 percent field goal shooting in the second half to rally past Mount Marty 97-80 in men’s G-PAC basketball Saturday in Yankton. Dordt had five players score at least 14 points, while senior Elijah Pappas topped the Lancers with 27 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals. …… read more »
MMU Women Edged by Dordt; Host Jamestown Today
Dordt University scored the final nine points to edge Mount Marty 62-56 in women’s basketball Saturday at the Cimpl Arena. The Lancers led most of the game before the Defenders rallied in the final three minutes. Karlee McKinney topped Mount Marty with 18 points and 4 assists, while Aubrey Twedt had 10 points and 5…… read more »
Gazelles Gymnasts Finish Sixth at Mitchell Invite
Yankton placed sixth out of 12 teams at the Mitchell Gymnastics Invitational on Saturday. The host Kernels won the meet with a 146.1 total, while the Gazelles scored a 135.5. Yankton was led by junior Alison Johnson who had a 9.5 on the vault, tying for first place out of 55 competitors in that event.… read more »
