LOCAL SPORTS 5-20-23

The Yankton Gazelles softball team made the Class AA state tournament as the 8th overall seed, and they will open tournament action on Thursday as they face #1 Sioux Falls Lincoln.

            The Gazelles enter the tournament with a 12 and 7 overall record, one of those losses coming to Sioux Falls Lincoln on May 16th, as the Gazelles fell 5 to 4 despite a late inning rally.

All opening round games for Class AA, as well as classes A and B will be held in Aberdeen on June 1st.

Class AA Opening Round Bracket:

  • #1 Sioux Falls Lincoln vs #8 Yankton
  • #2 Harrisburg vs #7 Brandon Valley
  • #3 Brookings vs #6 O’Gorman
  • #4 Sioux Falls Jefferson vs #5 Sioux Falls Washington.

Class A Opening Round Bracket:

  • #1 Dell Rapids vs #8 Lennox
  • #2 West Central vs #7 Beresford
  • #3 Dakota Valley vs #6 Elk Point-Jefferson
  • #4 Madison vs #5 Tea Area

Class B Opening Round Bracket:

  • #1 Alcester-Hudson vs #8 Hanson
  • #2 Arlington vs #7 Viborg-Hurley
  • #3 Castlewood vs #6 Deuel
  • #4 Bon Homme vs #5 Gayville-Volin

The Yankton Gazelles golf team will wrap up their regular season today, as they take part in the Brandon Valley Invitational at 10:00 AM. The invitational will be held at the Brandon Golf Course.

The Yankton Post 12 legion baseball season begins tomorrow afternoon, as they host Aberdeen in a double header at Riverside Field, beginning at 3:00 PM. Pregame coverage on KYNT and KYNTV begins at 2:30. Bryce Ladwig and Brayden Butler will be on the call.

The Bon Homme Cavaliers advanced to the class B baseball state semi-finals yesterday, as they secured a 10 to 2 victory over Rapid City Christian.

The Cavaliers remained undefeated on the season with the win, as they’ll take on Dell Rapids at 2:35 this afternoon. The winner will face either Tea Area or Dakota Valley at 5:05 this evening for the state title.