Local Sports – Friday, October 17, 2025

Yankton Gazelles Volleyball picked up their fifth win of the season last night, defeating the Pierre Governors 3-1.

Tyan Beste led the Gazelles in the win, posting 16 kills and 11 digs. Freshman Libero Jordyn Kudera recorded 24 digs in the win.

The Gazelles travel to Beresford on Monday for an interclass matchup with the Watchdogs.

Yankton Cross Country had their final regular-season race canceled yesterday, due to heavy rainfall in Huron.

Yankton will travel to Huron for the State Championships on October 25th at Broadland Creek National Golf Course.

Yankton Competitive Cheer and Dance finished 3rd and 4th, respectively, at yesterday’s ESD Championship meet in Brookings.

Yankton Dance edged out Pierre on a tiebreaker to take the #3 spot in dance, as the Gazelles posted 37 standings points, led by a 2nd place finish in Pom.

The Gazelles Cheer squad posted a score of 245 to take home 4th. Harrisburg claimed the cheer title with a score of 295.5

Next up for both teams is the State Championships next week in Watertown.

The Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats picked up their 6th win of the season last night, defeating the Bloomfield Bees 49-14.

The win moves the Wildcats to 6-2 on the season, as they prepare for the start of the Class D2 playoffs next week. The Bees also finish the regular season at 6-2.

Mount Marty Men’s and Women’s Basketball have both been picked 8th in this season’s GPAC Basketball preseason poll.

The Lancer men, who finished with a 10-17 record last season, received 36 poll points to finish ahead of Hastings (9th), Doane (10th), and Waldorf (11th). Northwestern took all but 1 first-place vote to earn the #1 spot, followed by Morningside in 2nd.

The Lancer women earned 51 poll points this season, placing ahead of Doane (9th), Midland (10th), Waldorf (11th), and the College of Saint Mary (12th). Dordt were picked as the preseason #1 with 10 of 12 first-place votes. Dakota Wesleyan and Hastings round out the top 3.

Both Lancer teams open their season with a doubleheader against Kansas Christian on October 23rd.

GPAC Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll:

1. Northwestern
2. Morningside
3. Dordt
4. Concordia
5. Midland
6. Briar Cliff
7. Dakota Wesleyan
8. Mount Marty
9. Hastings
10. Doane
11. Waldorf
    

GPAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll:

1. Dordt
2. Dakota Wesleyan
3. Hastings
4. Briar Cliff
5. Morningside
6. Concordia
7. Northwestern
8. Mount Marty
9. Doane
10. Midland
11. Waldorf
12. College of Saint Mary
    

Yankton Bucks Football has their regular-season home finale tonight, as they host the Tea Area Titans at Crane-Youngworth Field.

Yankton is 5-2 on the year, following a hard-fought 14-7 win over Brookings last week. The Titans are also 5-2, as they look to bounce back from a 15-7 loss to the Watertown Arrows last week.

Kickoff from Crane-Youngworth Field is set for 7:00 PM. Pregame coverage on KYNT and KYNTV begins at 6:00. Brayden Butler and Josh Boelter will be on the call.

The Crofton Warriors wrap up their regular season tonight in the Northeast Nebraska Football Game of the Week on Riverfront Sports.

The 5-2 Warriors will return home for the first time since September 26th to host the 3-4 Boyd County Spartans. 

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

The Nebraska Cornhuskers travel to Minneapolis, Minnesota, tonight for a special Friday Night Big 10 Football matchup with the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

The 5-1 Huskers look to match their regular-season win total from last season, while the 4-2 Gophers are trying to build off their 27-20 win over Purdue last week.

Kickoff from Huntington Bank Stadium is set for 7:00 PM this evening. Pregame coverage on Riverfront Broadcasting 93.1 FM begins at 3:00 courtesy of the Husker Radio Network.

The Mount Marty Lancers travel to Sioux Center, Iowa, tomorrow afternoon for a GPAC football matchup with the Dordt Defenders.

The 4-2 Lancers are coming off a 31-14 win over Doane last week in Crete. The Defenders enter the weekend undefeated at 5-0, ranked #10 in the country.

Kickoff from Sioux Center is set for 1:00 PM tomorrow afternoon. Pregame coverage on KYNT and KYNTV begins at noon. Steve Thum and Tehl Tanner will be on the call.

The South Dakota Coyotes are on the road again this week, as they travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa, tomorrow afternoon to take on the UNI Panthers.

The Coyotes are back over .500 this week after a 19-14 win over Indiana State last Saturday. The Panthers are 2-4 on the year, with three straight losses.

Kickoff from Cedar Falls is scheduled for 1:00 PM tomorrow.

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits look to remain undefeated tomorrow afternoon, as they take on Murray State.

The Jackrabbits are 6-0 to start the season, following a dominant 31-3 win over Northern Iowa last week.

Kickoff from Murray, Kentucky, is set for 1:00 PM tomorrow afternoon.