The Yankton Gazelles placed 12th as a team at the Class AA State Championships this past week in Rapid City.
Yankton finished with 70 points, while the Rapid City Stevens Raiders won the event with 479 points.
Yankton graduates two seniors this season, Karalyn Koerner and Sienna Cuka.
Full Results:
Singles:
- F1: Karalyn Koerner was a consolation semifinalist, finishing 1-2
- F2: Mary Rounds was a consolation semifinalist, finishing 1-2
- F3: Sienna Cuka was eliminated in the consolation quarterfinals, finishing 0-2
- F4: Harper Anderson earned the consolation championship to place 9th (3-1)
- F5: Harper Weisenburger placed 6th, finishing 2-2, with an upset over the 7 seed in round one. Weisenburger entered as the #10 seed
- F6: Ramsey Anderson placed 6th, finishing the tournament 2-2
Doubles:
- F1: Koerner and Rounds fell in the consolation championship match, ending the tournament 2-2
- F2: H. Anderson and Weisenburger fell in both matches, eliminated in the consolation quarterfinals
- F3: R. Anders and Cuka fell in the consolation championship match, ending the tournament 2-2
Yankton Bucks Football defeated Brookings on Friday 35-14, earning their first win this season at Crane-Youngworth Field.
Emmett Hirschman led the Yankton rushing attack, running for 125 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown. The Bucks defense combined for 4 sacks in the win.
This Friday is Senior Night for the Bucks, as they host the Douglas Patriots at Crane-Youngworth Field.
The Hastings Broncos topped the Mount Marty Lancers on Saturday, securing a 35-31 win with a last minute touchdown.
MMU QB Rugby Ryken threw for 297 yards and 4 touchdowns in the loss, 1 TD each to Moshe Richmond, Michael Coleman, Rodney Broadnax, and Jordan Anderson.
The Lancers are now 3-4 on the year. They return home this Saturday to host Midland for their Lancer Days game at Crane-Youngworth Field.
Yankton Gazelles Soccer advanced to the Class AA Semifinals on Saturday with a 3-2 win over Rapid City Stevens.
Iyana Becker and Eden Wolfgram tallied a goal and an assist each. Auviana Seiler added a goal, while Elaina Mohnen made 5 saves in net.
Yankton will travel to Harrisburg tomorrow night to take on the Tigers in the Semifinals. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 PM, pregame coverage on KYNT and KYNTV begins at 5:15.
Yankton Bucks and Gazelles Cross Country placed 2nd and 3rd respectively at Saturday’s ESD Conference Meet in Pierre.
The Bucks placed 2nd, led by All-ESD honorees Luke Jacobson and Isaac Larrington, both placing in the top-15.
The Gazelles were led by Avery Wuestewald (9th) and Abby Johanneson (13th) who earned All-ESD honors. Rilyn Jackson just missed All-ESD, placing 20th.
Yankton will travel to Huron on Thursday for the Roger Loecker Invitational to conclude their regular season.
Mount Marty Volleyball picked up their first GPAC win of the season on Saturday, defeating Briar Cliff 3-2 in Sioux City.
Four different Lancers recorded 10+ kills, Jaya Wachholtz (14), Peyton Ostenson (13), Anna Suljuzovic (Sol-yoo-zo-vitch) (12), and Andrea Renkly (11).
The Lancers travel to Seward, Nebraska, on Wednesday to take on #3 ranked Concordia.
Mount Marty Women’s Soccer picked up their first ever win over Briar Cliff yesterday, winning 2-1 in Yankton.
The Lancers were led by goals from Angelina Hopwood and Hailey Tinsley. The Lancers were previously 0-20-2 against the Chargers.
The Lancer women are off until Saturday when they travel to Sioux City, Iowa, to take on Morningside.
Mount Marty Men’s Soccer fell to 1-4 in GPAC play on Sunday with a 4-2 loss to the Briar Cliff Chargers.
James Starkey bagged both goals for the Lancers. Scoring a penalty in the first half, before capping off a brace in the second.
The Lancers host Maharishi on Wednesday in a non-conference match at Crane-Youngworth Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 PM.
The Cedar Catholic Trojans continued their run of dominance on Friday with a 61-7 win over Summerland.
Trojan QB Grady Haberer completed 80% of his passes for 169 yards and 2 touchdowns. Easton Hochstein ran for 4 touchdowns on the ground on 10 carries.
The 7-0 Trojans are on the road for the remainder of the regular season, beginning this Friday against Plainview/Osmond.
The Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats improved to 7-0 on Friday with a 63-6 win over Lutheran High Northeast.
The Wildcats eclipsed 50 points for the 5th time this season, and 60 points for the 3rd time this season, with the win.
The Wildcats rushed for 257 yards and 7 touchdowns as a team, led by 115 yards and 3 scores from Jason Heimes.
The Wildcats will host Crofton this week in a battle of two of the top teams in Class D1. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM in Hartington.
Area High School Football Scores:
South Dakota:
- Yankton defeated Brookings 35-14
- Avon defeated Tripp-Delmont-Armour-AC-DC 60-6
- Irene-Wakonda defeated Gayville-Volin 52-14
- Freeman defeated De Smet 50-0
- Sioux Falls Christian defeated Vermillion 35-8
Nebraska:
- Cedar Catholic defeated Summerland 61-7
- Hartington-Newcastle defeated 63-6
- Crofton defeated West Holt 80-10
- Bloomfield defeated Ainsworth 18-2
- Wynot defeated North Central 43-0
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