Local Sports – Friday, October 3, 2025

Yankton Gazelles Soccer ended their regular season with a 4-2 win over Sioux Falls Washington last night in Sioux Falls.

With the win, the Gazelles are 8-3-3 entering the postseason. As it stands, the Gazelles would enter the AA Playoffs as the #7 seed, hosting Rapid City Central in the first round.

Official playoff matchups will be decided following the conclusion of the AA season on Saturday.

Yankton Bucks Soccer ended their regular season on Thursday with a 3-2 loss to Sioux Falls Washington.

The loss drops the Bucks to 9th in the Class AA standings with an 8-5-1 record. As it stands, the Bucks would travel to Sturgis on Tuesday for an opening-round playoff matchup with the Scoopers.

Official playoff matchups will be decided following the conclusion of the AA season on Saturday.

Yankton Gazelles Volleyball was defeated by Sioux Falls Christian last night, 3-0, in Sioux Falls.

The Chargers claimed the match 25-15, 25-14, 25-13 over the three sets. Burkley Olson led the Gazelles with 4 kills. Alaina Nelson and Brenna Elwood each recorded 10 assists.

The Gazelles are off until October 9th, when they wrap up their five-match road trip against Brandon Valley.

Yankton Bucks Cross Country took first place in the South Sioux City Cross Country meet yesterday.

Harrison Krajewski led the Bucks with a 2nd-place finish, followed by Bryton Olson in 3rd. Yankton put four more runners in the top dozen finishers, Gabe Rock, Isaac Paulson, and Luke Feimer in 8th through 10th, with Ethan Brenden 12th.

The Gazelles placed 3rd as a team in the girls’ race. Yankton had two of the top three individual finishers with Rilyn Jackson 2nd and Abby Johanneson 3rd. Fellow Gazelle Delaney Youmans rounded out the top 5.

Next up for Yankton are the ESD Championships on October 11th in Mitchell.

Mount Marty Volleyball is back in action tonight, taking on the Dordt Defenders in Sioux Center, Iowa.

First serve from Sioux Center is set for 7:30 PM tonight.

Yankton Bucks Football makes their longest road trip of the year today, as they take on Sturgis Brown at Woodle Field.

The Bucks are 4-1 entering their matchup with the Scoopers, sitting 1st in both the media and coaches polls for Class 11AA. Sturgis is 3-2 on the year, ranked 5th in the media poll, and receiving votes in the coaches poll.

Kickoff from Sturgis is set for 7:00 PM Central. Pregame coverage with Brayden Butler and Josh Boelter begins at 6:00 PM tonight on KYNT and KYNTV.

The Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats host Wausa/Osmond tonight in the Northeast Nebraska Game of the Week on KYNTV.

The Wildcats enter the contest with a 4-1 record following last week’s 52-30 loss to Crofton. On the opposite side of the field, the Vikings are perfect to start their season at 5-0.

Kickoff from Hartington is set for 7:00 PM. Pregame coverage on KYNTV begins at 6:45. Tehl Tanner and Scott Ulrich will be on the call.

Mount Marty Football looks to rebound coming off their bye week, as they welcome the #19-ranked Concordia Bulldogs to Yankton on Saturday.

The Lancers are 3-1 on the year, coming off a loss to Briar Cliff two weeks ago. The Bulldogs are coming off a dominant performance last week in a 54-0 shutout win over Waldorf.

Kickoff from Crane-Youngworth Field is set for 1:00 PM Saturday, with pregame coverage on KYNT and KYNTV beginning at noon. Steve Thum and Tehl Tanner will be on the call.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers return to the field tomorrow afternoon, hosting the Michigan State Spartans at Memorial Stadium.

The Huskers are coming off a bye last week, as they look to get back on track after suffering their first loss of the season two weeks ago to Michigan.

Kickoff from Lincoln is set for 3:00 PM. Pregame coverage on Riverfront Station 93.1 FM begins at 11:00 AM.

The South Dakota Coyotes welcome the Murray State Racers to Vermillion tomorrow afternoon for their annual Dakota Days game.

The Coyotes are 2-3 on the year, 0-1 in conference play, following a 51-13 loss to #1-ranked North Dakota State last week.

Kickoff from Vermillion is set for 2:00 PM tomorrow.

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits begin Missouri Valley Football Conference play this week, as they travel to Youngstown, Ohio, tomorrow for a matchup with Youngstown State.

The Jacks are 4-0 to start their 2025 season, coming off a 51-7 win over Mercyhurst last week.

Kickoff from Youngstown is set for 6:00 PM Eastern, 5:00 PM Central tomorrow night.

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