The American Legion Baseball Central Plains Regional Tournament begins tomorrow in Fargo, North Dakota, and Yankton Post 12 is one of two South Dakota representatives in this year’s tournament.
Yankton finished 2nd at the South Dakota State Tournament this past week, with their only losses coming against the state champions, Harrisburg Post 45.
Eight teams from South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, and Minnesota are competing in this year’s event, with the winner advancing to the American Legion World Series in Shelby, North Carolina.
Yankton and Harrisburg represent South Dakota, Elkhorn and Lincoln represent Nebraska, Fargo and West Fargo represent North Dakota, and Shakopee and Grand Rapids represent Minnesota.
Yankton will face the hosts, Fargo Post 400, in their first game at 7:00 PM tomorrow night. Games will be held at Starion Bank Field in Fargo. A full schedule for day one is available below.
Central Plains Regional Tournament Schedule (Day One – 8/6/25):
- G1: Harrisburg vs Lincoln @ 9:30 AM.
- G2: Elkhorn vs Shakopee @ noon.
- G3: Grand Rapids vs West Fargo @ 3:30 PM.
- G4: Yankton vs Fargo @ 7:00 PM.
The Class B Amateur Baseball State Tournament officially begins tomorrow in Brandon, with four South Central League teams competing this year.
Two games will be played tomorrow night to begin the tournament. Parkston vs Flandreau at 5:30 PM, and Lake Norden vs Alexandria at 7:30 PM.
No SCL teams will begin tournament play until day three of the tournament. Wynot will play Milbank on Friday at 11:00 AM, Crofton will play Castlewood at 7:30 PM Friday night, Tabor will face Wessington Springs at 7:30 PM Saturday, and Freeman will play Burke at 11:00 AM on Sunday.
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits and the South Dakota Coyotes are both ranked in the top 5 of the STATS Perform FCS Football Preseason poll.
The Jackrabbits are 3rd in the poll following their 12-3 campaign last season. The 2025 season will be the first under new head coach Dan Jackson.
The Coyotes are just behind their in-state rival at 4th in the poll. USD finished 11-3 last season, and are also entering a new era at head coach, with former defensive coordinator Travis Johansen taking over for Bob Nielson.
USD and SDSU are two of the five Missouri Valley Football Conference teams in the top-25 of the preseason poll. North Dakota State leads the conference at #1, Illinois State is #6, and Southern Illinois is #20. The conference also has two teams receiving votes, North Dakota and Youngstown State.
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