LOCAL SPORTS 7-20

  • The playoffs are set for South Dakota Legion Baseball, as the top eight Class A seeds prepare to host the next eight in a best of three play-in-series, with the winner advancing to the state tournament July 27th-July 31st in Rapid City. The play-in-series will take place Friday and Saturday, and #10 Yankton (11-10) is looking to punch its first ticket to the state tournament since 2019, but will have to go through #7 Harrisburg (9-7). You can catch the Yankton on KYNT listening platforms with Bryce Ladwig, beginning this Friday, pregame 530pm, first pitch 6pm from Harrisburg Baseball Stadium.
  • Freeman is the host site for the District 6B Amateur Baseball Tournament beginning this Friday. South Central League Champion #1 Lesterville, and #2 Tabor each receive a first-round bye, but Lesterville will face the winner of Friday’s Wynot vs Crofton matchup slated to begin at 6pm, and Tabor will take on the winner of Friday’s Freeman vs Menno matchup slated for 8pm. The second-round games are scheduled for Sunday evening.
  • Yankton Fury Fire (18U) and Yankton Fury Red (18U) Softball clubs are competing in the Northern American Fastpitch Association National Tournament in the Twin Cities next week the 28th through the 31st. The two Yankton clubs are amongst 70 other teams competing. Bracket play on the 30th follows two days of pool play. Fury Red begins play at 8am versus Badger Blitz, while Fury Fire takes on the Minnesota Snocatz at 945am.