Yankton Cross Country finished 4th and 10th as a team at this past weekend’s Class AA State Meet in Rapid City.
Nora Youmans (7th) and Abby Johanneson (15th) earned All-State honors for the Gazelles in their 4th place finish. Rounding out the Gazelles scoring were Avery Wuestewald (17th), Rilyn Jackson (42nd), Ella Vogt (65th) and Lacey Taylor (106th).
The Bucks were led to 10th by a 20th-place individual finish for Luke Feimer, followed by 36th and 37th place finishes for Luke Jacobson and Isaac Larrington respectively. Rounding out the Bucks runners were Isaac Paulson (88th), Jacob Feimer (109th), Gram Messler (110th), and Owen Holstein (117th).
Yankton Competitive Dance earned a 5th place finish, with Competitive Cheer taking home 13th, at this past weekend’s Class AA State Championships in Rapid City.
The Gazelles Dance squad scored a 35 as a team, posting the second best Pom score of the meet with a 288. Yankton Cheer tallied 217 points to take home 13th.
O’Gorman claimed the Cheer title with a 295, while Brandon Valley posted a 40 to take home the dance championship.
Mount Marty Women’s Soccer clinched their first ever home GPAC Tournament match last night, while the Lancer men kept their postseason hopes alive in their doubleheader against Dakota Wesleyan.
Rhyli Grim and Julianne Donnelly both scored for the Lancer women in their 2-2 draw with DWU. The Lancers now have 22 points on the season, guaranteeing a top-4 seed in the GPAC Tournament.
The Lancer men grabbed a crucial point in their 1-1 draw with DWU, now sitting three points off of 8th-place heading into their final match on Wednesday, a win would put MMU joint on points with Doane, with the Lancers holding the tiebreaker.
Both Lancer squads host Hastings on Wednesday in their final doubleheader on Wednesday. The women play first at 5:00 PM with the men to follow.
Yankton Gazelles Volleyball improved to 13-10 over the weekend, finishing 3-2 at the East/West Duals.
Day one (Friday) saw the Gazelles sweep Rapid City Central and Spearfish 2-0, while falling to Rapid City Stevens 2-0.
Day two (Saturday) ended with a win and a loss for Yankton, defeating Douglas 2-0 while suffering a loss to Sturgis 2-0.
The Gazelles are now 13-10 on the season heading into their final 3 matches. Their first comes against four-time defending state champions Harrisburg on Tuesday.
Mount Marty Football fell to 3-6 on Saturday with a 41-13 loss to the #12 ranked Dordt Defenders.
The Lancers led 13-3 early on, before the Defenders scored 38 unanswered points. Rugby Ryken tallied both of MMU’s touchdowns, one rushing and one passing to Jackson Wachholtz.
The Lancers are on a bye this week, before they return to action on November 7th, on the road against Waldorf.
Mount Marty Volleyball celebrated Senior Day on Saturday with a 3-1 win over the Hastings Broncos.
Grace Nesdahl and Jaya Wachholtz led the Lancer attack with 12 kills each, while Lexi Eichoff tallied 5 blocks in the win.
The Lancers are back home this Saturday for their penultimate GPAC match of the season against Northwestern. First serve scheduled for 1:30 PM.
The Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats capped off their regular season last Friday night with a 55-34 win over West Holt.
The Wildcats rushed for 349 yards as a team, led by 204 yards and 3 touchdowns from senior Jason Heimes.
The Wildcats end the regular season with an 8-1 record. The Wildcats are the #6 seed in the D1 State Playoffs, as they prepare to host #11 Centura on Friday.
The Cedar Catholic Trojans completed a perfect regular season last night with a 52-6 road win over Ord.
The Trojans end the regular season with a 9-0 record, outscoring their opponents 432-54, an average margin of victory of 42 points.
The Trojans enter the postseason as the #3 seed in Class C2. They will host #14 Lincoln Lutheran on Friday night.
The South Dakota Coyotes outlasted the North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks on Saturday, winning their top-10 matchup 26-23 in overtime.
Quarterback Austyn Modrzewski (Muh-jess-key) threw for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns in the win, including the game winner to Brayden White in overtime. White ended the day with 6 catches for 101 yards and a score.
The Coyotes travel to Brookings on Halloween for their next game. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:00 PM Wednesday.
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits got back into the win column on Saturday, defeating Murray State 42-9.
Josiah Johnson led the ground attack for SDSU, rushing for 92 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Quarterback Chase Mason threw for 197 yards and a score in the win.
SDSU hosts in-state rivals USD on Saturday at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:00 PM.
Mount Marty Basketball will host Union Adventist and Faith Baptist tonight in a doubleheader at Cimpl Arena.
Both Lancer squads are coming off impressive wins over Maharishi last week, with the men setting new records for points in a single game (138), field goals made in a single game (58), and field goal percentage (77.3%).
The women play first against Faith Baptist at 5:30 PM this evening, before the men follow against Union. Pregame coverage on KYNT and KYNTV begins at 4:45 with Tehl Tanner on the call.
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