Local Sports – Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Entering the final day of June, Yankton Post 12 are ranked 2nd in the latest South Dakota Legion Baseball standings with an 11-4 record.

Yankton are coming off a 4-1 stretch out west last week, with their lone loss coming to #1 Rapid City Post 22, with the two teams splitting the doubleheader.

As it stands, Yankton has six more regular-season games that count towards the league standings. Yankton would host #15 Huron in a potential first-round playoff series if the postseason began today.

SD Legion Baseball Standings (As of 6/28/26):

Rapid City Post 22
Yankton
Brandon Valley
Sioux Falls West
Rapid City Post 320
Brookings
Harrisburg Gold
Renner Royals
Pierre
Mitchell
Watertown
Sioux Falls East
Spearfish
Aberdeen
Huron

The Yankton Lakers hold a five-game lead in the South Central Amateur Baseball League standings, with less than a month remaining in the regular season.

Yankton is undefeated in SCL play thus far, holding a 12-0 record while outscoring their opponents 179-44.

Lesterville is currently second in the league at 6-4, half a game ahead of both Freeman and Tabor at 5-4.

South Central League Standings:

Yankton (12-0)
Lesterville (6-4)
Freeman (5-4)
Tabor (5-4)
Menno (5-6)
Crofton (4-6)
Wynot (3-6)
Irene (0-10)

With just under two months remaining before the start of the 2026 Coyote Football Season, the University of South Dakota has announced their six-home game promotional schedule at the DakotaDome.