Local Sports 5/19/25

Yankton Bucks Baseball punched their ticket to the State Tournament on Saturday with a two-game sweep of Brookings in the Class A Super Regionals.

Yankton took game one 6 to 4. Six different Bucks recorded a hit in the win, led by Trey Sager, who finished with a pair of RBIs. Sam Gokie earned the win on the mound.

Yankton controlled game two, using a four-run first inning to claim a 9 to 1 win. Gavin Johnson and Easton Feser each recorded a home run. Beck Ryken picked up the victory on the mound.

Yankton will be the #5 seed in the Class A State Tournament. They’ll play #4 Sioux Falls Jefferson on Friday at 2:30 PM in round one. All games will be held at Sioux Falls Stadium, home of the Canaries.

Class A Super Regionals Results:

#1 Harrisburg swept #16 Sturgis two games to none.
#2 Sioux Falls Lincoln swept #15 Tea Area two games to none.
#3 O’Gorman swept #14 Aberdeen two games to none.
#4 Sioux Falls Jefferson swept #13 Spearfish two games to none.
#5 Pierre was swept by #12 Watertown two games to none.
#6 Yankton swept #11 Brookings two games to none.
#7 Brandon Valley swept #10 Sioux Falls Roosevelt two games to none.
#8 Rapid City Stevens defeated #9 Mitchell two games to one.

Class A State Tournament Opening Round (Friday):

#1 Harrisburg vs #8 Watertown at noon.
#4 Sioux Falls Jefferson vs #5 Yankton at 2:30 PM.
#2 Sioux Falls Lincoln vs #7 Rapid City Stevens at 5:00 PM.
#3 O’Gorman vs #6 Brandon Valley at 7:30 PM.

Yankton Track and Field finished third in the boys’ division and sixth in the girls’ division at this past weekend’s Eastern South Dakota Conference Championships in Harrisburg.

The Bucks picked up multiple top-3 finishes, including two event victories, with Miles Drotzmann winning the 110 hurdles, while the team of Evan Serck, Abe O’Brien, Connor Slaba, and Carson Ness won the 1600 meter relay.

Burkley Olson picked up the lone event win for the Gazelles, winning the long jump with a distance of 17-07.25.

Yankton now turns their attention to a last chance meet in Sioux Falls on Thursday. All top-3 finishers for the Bucks and Gazelles are listed below.

Yankton Track and Field ESD Top-3 Finishers:

Bucks:

Miles Drotzmann: 1st in the 110 hurdles.
Evan Serck, Abe O’Brien, Connor Slaba, and Carson Ness: 1st in the 1600 relay.
Alex Swihart, Carson Ness, Evan Serck, and Connor Slaba: 2nd in the 400 relay.
Abram Chance, 2nd in the 3200.
Connor Slaba: 3rd in the 200 meter and 3rd in the 400 meter.
Sawyer Maibaum: 3rd in the high jump.
Alex Swihart, Evan Serck, Abe O’Brien, and Bryton Olson: 3rd in the medley relay.
Carson Ness, Bryton Olson, Ethan Brenden, and Abram Chance: 3rd in the 3200 relay.

Gazelles:

Burkley Olson: 1st in the long jump.
Burkley Olson, Alivia Dimmer, Josslyn Elwood, and Rozlyn Adamson: 3rd in the 800 relay.
Burkley Olson, Tyan Beste, Rylie Moser, and Rozlyn Adamson: 3rd in the 1600 relay.
Maddie Tereshinski: 3rd in the Discus.

Yankton Gazelles Softball has their final home game of the regular season tonight, hosting Tea Area at Sertoma Park.

Yankton is 6 and 11 on the year following their 15 to 3 win over Beresford last week. Tea Area enters with a 4 and 8 overall record.

First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 PM this evening.

South Dakota Coyotes Track and Field finished 3rd in the men’s division and 2nd in the women’s division at this past weekend’s Summit League Outdoor Track Championships.

USD took home a meet-best twelve event championships, and the 2nd most total medalists at twenty-eight.

Event winners for USD are listed below. The Coyotes now await the announcement of the selections for the NCAA West Region First Rounds, which will be announced Thursday, May 22.

Summit League Event Winners (USD):

Men’s:

Ethan Baessler won the 100.
Mikael Grace won the 110 hurdles.
Tre Young won the pole vault, and USD swept the top 5 in the event.
Jaden Damiano, Tommy Nikkel, Ethan Baessler, and Jaden Guthmiller won the 400-meter relay.

Women’s:

Sara Reifenrath won the 200 and 400.
Berkeley Engelland won the 800.
Averi Schmeichel won the 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles.
Lydia Knapp won the discus.
Marleen Mulla won the pole vault, USD swept the top 5, and had 6 of the top 7 finishers.
Averi Schmeichel, Sydney Stodden, Berkeley Engelland, and Sara Reifenrath won the 1600-meter relay.

South Central League Results (5/18/25):