Local Sports – Tuesday, October 13, 2026

The Mount Marty Lancers have been picked 5th in the 2026-27 GPAC Men’s Basketball preseason poll.

The Lancers finished last season with a 16-11 overall record, including a 13-7 mark in GPAC play.

The Lancers open their 2026-27 season at home against Maharishi on October 22nd, inside Cimpl Arena.

2026-27 GPAC Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll:

Concordia
Morningside
Dordt
Dakota Wesleyan
Mount Marty
Northwestern
Briar Cliff
Midland
Donae
Hastings
Waldorf

The Yankton Bucks remained 3rd in the latest Class 11AA Football Media Poll, released on Monday.

The Bucks are 5-2 on the year following their 35-14 win over Brookings last week. They will host the Douglas Patriots this Friday for Senior Night.

Elsewhere in the polls, Freeman received 22 of 23 first place votes in class 9A, and Avon remained 4th in 9B.

The Yankton Gazelles travel to Harrisburg tonight for the Class AA Girls’ Soccer State Semifinals.

The Gazelles are the #6 seed in the tournament while the Tigers are ranked #2. Yankton and Harrisburg played to a 0-0 draw during the regular season.

Kickoff from Harrisburg is scheduled for 6:00 PM this evening. Pregame coverage on KYNT and KYNTV begins at 5:15 with Brayden Butler and Gage Becker.

Yankton Gazelles Volleyball will travel to Sioux Falls tonight to take on the Roosevelt Roughriders.

The Gazelles are 7-8 on the season following last week’s 3-0 sweep of Huron. The Gazelles have won 3 of their last 5 matches heading into tonight.

First serve from Roosevelt High School is scheduled for 6:30 PM.

Mount Marty Volleyball travels to Seward, Nebraska, tomorrow night to take on the #3 ranked Concordia Bulldogs.

The Lancers picked up their first GPAC win of the season on Saturday, defeating Briar Cliff 3-2. Concordia swept the Lancers when the teams met in Yankton last month.

First serve from Seward is scheduled for 7:30 PM Wednesday evening.

Mount Marty Men’s Soccer will host Maharishi tomorrow night in a non-conference matchup at Crane-Youngworth Field.

The Lancers are 4-7-1 on the season following a loss on Sunday to Briar Cliff. The Explorers of Maharishi are 1-7-1.

Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 PM tomorrow night. Pregame coverage on KYNTV begins at 5:30.

Mount Marty Women’s Golf is 7th after shooting an opening day 374 at the “Battle at the Dance” in Windsor, Colorado.

Abigail Greenhoff leads the Lancers individually, as she is tied for 8th after shooting 81 yesterday. Trinity Palmquist follows tied for 22nd with an opening round 88.

The tournament is scheduled to conclude today.

Mount Marty Men’s Golf shot a 669 yesterday in the opening two rounds of the Battle at the Dance in Windsor, Colorado.

The Lancers are 9th as a team, led individually by Breckun Metcalf’s opening day 155 to tie him for 19th.

The tournament is scheduled to conclude today.

SD High School Football Media Polls (10/12/26):

Class 11AAA