Yankton Post 12 Legion baseball is back in action this afternoon, hosting the Rapid City Post 22 Hardhats at Riverside Field.
Post 12 is coming off a doubleheader sweep of Brookings on Tuesday. After the game, head coach Drew Lawrence said that Post 22 is a tough team to beat, but so is Yankton.
First pitch between Yankton and Rapid City Post 22 is scheduled for 6:00 PM this evening at Riverside Field. Pregame coverage on KYNT and KYNTV begins at 5:15.
Yankton native Ellia Homstad competed in a local qualifying event for the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship yesterday, taking first place in the girls’ 16-18 division.
Homstad shot a 77 at Elkhorn Ridge Golf Course in Spearfish, seven strokes clear of Anna Eliason of Mitchell, who placed 2nd.
Golfers advance to regional championships at sites across the country later this summer. Winners of the Regional Championships advance to the National Championship in November in Louisiana.
Yankton United 16u Boys soccer took home the top spot at the Tonka Splash boys’ soccer tournament in Minnetonka, Minnesota, earlier this month.
Yankton went undefeated in their group, picking up wins over Tonka United 6-0, Fusion Soccer Club 4-0, and Minneapolis United 6-1.
Yankton would meet Sartell United in the finals, winning the match 5-1. Yankton outscored their opponents 21-2 throughout the tournament.
The top three teams in the South Central Amateur Baseball League will be in action tonight, including a matchup between first and third place.
The current top team in the SCL, Yankton, will travel to Wynot tonight to face the third-place Expos. Yankton is the lone undefeated team remaining in SCL play with an 8-0 record, while Wynot is 2.5 games behind the Lakers at 6-3. Yankton defeated Wynot when the two teams met on June 8th, 12-6.
The second-place Tabor Bluebirds will host the Menno Mad Frogs this evening. Tabor is 1.5 games out of first place with a 6-1 league record, while Menno is 1-6 in SCL games. Tabor won the previous matchup between the two teams, 10-5, on May 29th.
Both games are scheduled to begin at 7:30 tonight.
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