Local Sports 5-15-24

The Yankton Bucks Tennis team will be in Rapid City tomorrow for the Class AA State Tournament. 

Yankton finished the regular season with a 20 and 3 overall record, winning their last three duals, and ten of their last eleven to end the year. The seeding and opening-round matchup for each Buck is listed below.

In Singles Play:

  • Zachary Briggs is the 5-seed at Flight 1. He will face Aberdeen Central’s Anderson Prehn in round 1.
  • Harrison Krajewski is the 5-seed at Flight 2. He will face Rapid City Central’s Triston Ducheneaux (Do-Shen-O) in round 1.
  • Christopher Rockne is the 7-seed at Flight 3. He will face Aberdeen Central’s Dawson Pedersen in round 1.
  • Luke Moeller is the 3-seed at Flight 4. He will face Rapid City Central’s Noah McGrath in round 1.
  • Miles Krajewski is the 3-seed at Flight 5. He will face Sioux Falls Roosevelt’s Aaden Tieszen (Aiden Teez-en) in round 1.
  • Ethan Marsh is the 4-seed at Flight 6. He will face Sioux Falls Roosevelt’s Owen Hoier (Hoy-er) in round 1.

In Doubles Play:

  • Zachary Briggs and Harrison Krajewski are the 5-seed at Flight 1. They will face Brookings’ Braylon Peters and Carson Kreie in round 1.
  • Christopher Rockne and Luke Moeller are the 7-seed at Flight 2. They will face Aberdeen Central’s Gannon Pedersen and Mika Dannen in round 1.
  • Miles Krajewski and Ethan Marsh are the 3-seed in Flight 3. They will face Sioux Falls Roosevelt’s Aaden Tieszen (Aiden Teez-en) and Owen Hoier (Hoy-er) in round 1.

Game times have been set for the upcoming Class A Baseball Super Regional matchup for the Yankton Bucks and the Pierre Governors.

Yankton will face Pierre in a 3-game series. Game one will be Friday night at 7:00 PM in Pierre. Game two will take place at 11:00 AM on Saturday. Game three, if necessary, will immediately follow game two.

The winner of the series will move on to the Class A State Tournament in Sioux Falls.

Yankton Gazelles Softball was shut out by the Sioux Falls Lincoln Patriots last night, 12 to 0 in 5 innings.

Madison Evans threw a perfect game for the Patriots, tallying 10 strikeouts in the contest.

Yankton ends their regular season tomorrow with a home matchup against Sioux Falls Jefferson. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 PM at Sertoma Park.

Yankton Track and Field will be on the road tomorrow afternoon for the Harrisburg “Last Chance” Meet at Harrisburg High School.

This will be the last meet for the Bucks and Gazelles before next week’s state tournament. Events are scheduled to begin at 2:00 PM.

Yankton Gazelles Golf has a varsity invitational tomorrow at the Brookings Country Club. Tee time is scheduled for 10:00 AM.