Yankton Post 12 Legion Baseball enters the postseason as the #2 seed in the Class A standings, and are two wins away from the state tournament.
Yankton is 14-5 against Class A opponents this season, winning 10 of their last 12 Class A games after starting 4-3.
Yankton will host #14 Sturgis in a three-game series beginning on Wednesday with the winner earning a spot in the state tournament. Sturgis enters the postseason with a 2-16 Class A record.
Game one of the series is scheduled for 5:00 PM on Wednesday. Game two will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, with game three, if necessary, to follow. Pregame coverage on KYNT and KYNTV begins forty-five minutes before first pitch. Bryce Ladwig and Brayden Butler will be on the call.
Full first-round matchups in Class A are available below. The higher seed will host the lower seed in a best-of-three series.
Class A Legion Baseball First Round Matchups:
- #1 Rapid City Post 22 vs #15 Spearfish.
- #2 Yankton vs #14 Sturgis.
- #3 Watertown is an automatic qualifier as this year’s hosts.
- #4 Brandon Valley vs #13 Aberdeen.
- #5 Renner vs #12 Sioux Falls West.
- #6 Sioux Falls East vs #11 Rapid City Post 320.
- #7 Pierre vs #10 Huron.
- #8 Harrisburg Gold vs #9 Brookings.
The Tabor Bluebirds enter the District 6B Amateur Baseball Tournament as the #1 overall seed, earning a first-round bye.
Tabor finished the regular season 2nd in the South Central League with an 11-3 league record. Finishing only behind Yankton, who went undefeated.
Tabor will play their first game on July 29th. They will face the winner of Thursday night’s matchup between #4 Lesterville and #5 Crofton.
The top four teams at the end of the tournament will represent District 6B in the Class B State Tournament in Brandon, August 6th through the 17th. First-round matchups of the double-elimination tournament are available below. Remaining matchups will be determined based on the results of round one.
Thursday, July 24th:
- #4 Lesterville vs #5 Crofton.
Friday, July 25th:
- #3 Freeman vs #6 Irene.
- #2 Wynot vs #7 Menno.
The Yankton Boys’ Golf Team will hold a preseason registration meeting on Thursday, July 24th, in room 235 of Yankton High School.
Boys entering grades 7-12 are eligible to attend. Those who can’t attend in person are asked to contact head coach Brett Sime at brett.sime@k12.sd.us.
The 2025 Bucks Golf season is scheduled to begin on August 18th with an invitational at Spearfish Canyon Golf Course.
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