Yankton High School will host a Fall Sports Kickoff on Thursday at the Yankton High School Commons.
Food will be served at 6:00, with Fall Sports coaches speaking at 6:30. There is no cost for admission, and the public is invited to attend.
The Fall sports season officially begins on Friday with Soccer and Gazelles’ Tennis. Opening events for all fall sports are available below.
YHS Fall Sports Openers:
- Bucks Football kicks off on Friday, August 29th, at Huron. Kickoff is set for 5:00 PM.
- Bucks and Gazelles Soccer begins on Friday, August 15th, at home against Rapid City Stevens. The Gazelles play first at 5:00 PM, with the Bucks to follow.
- Gazelles Volleyball begins on Tuesday, August 26th, with a home match against O’Gorman. First serve is scheduled for 6:30 PM.
- Gazelles Tennis will be in Pierre on Friday for a triangular. Yankton will face Pierre at 1:00 PM and Rapid City Central at 4:00 PM.
- Bucks and Gazelles Cross Country runs their first race on Thursday, August 28th at Pasley Park in Sioux Falls. The race begins at 4:00 PM
- Competitive Cheer and Dance has their first competition on Saturday, August 30th, at Aberdeen Central High School. Events begin at 10:00 AM.
The Tabor Bluebirds play their second game of the Class B Amateur Baseball State Tournament tomorrow night against the Hartford-Humboldt Gamecocks.
Tabor, the District 6B Champions, advanced to tomorrow’s game with an 11-1 win over Wessington Springs on Saturday.
First pitch from Brandon is scheduled for 5:30 PM tomorrow night.
The Freeman Black Sox will take on the Dell Rapids Mudcats tomorrow night in their second game of the Class B Amateur Baseball State Tournament.
Freeman is coming off an emphatic victory over Burke on Sunday, winning 19-4 to advance to tomorrow’s game.
First pitch from Brandon is scheduled for 7:30 PM tomorrow night.
The South Dakota Coyotes and the South Dakota State Jackrabbits are both ranked in the top five of the Preseason AFCA FCS Coaches Poll.
The Jackrabbits rank third in the initial poll, earning 581 points. SDSU finished the 2024 season with a 12-3 record and has won two of the last three FCS National Championships.
The Coyotes rank fifth in the polls, earning 521 points. USD is coming off of their best season at the FCS level, finishing 11-3 with a FCS Playoff Semifinal appearance.
Both USD and SDSU have new coaches for this year’s campaign. Dan Jackson takes over for SDSU following the departure of Jimmy Rogers to Washington State, while Travis Johansen takes over at USD following the retirement of Bob Nielson.
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