Local Sports – Friday, October 23, 2026

The Yankton Bucks secured the #2 seed in the Class 11AA Playoffs last night with a 35-18 win over the Tea Area Titans.

Yankton’s Miles Drotzmann scored a pair of touchdowns, one rushing and one receiving, while hauling in four catches for 135 yards. Jackson Kudera ended the night 9-for-12 passing for 217 yards and two touchdowns.

The Bucks will host Huron next Thursday in the 11AA Quarterfinals. The Bucks defeated the Tigers 14-7 during their regular season matchup.

Mount Marty Men’s and Women’s Basketball tipped-off their 2026-27 campaign with a pair of high-scoring wins last night against Maharishi.

The Lancer women started the night with a 114-61 win over the Pioneers. Six Lancers scored in double figures, Alexus Motley (25), Leah Williams (20), Claire Tereshinski (11), Sadie Marshall (10), Alyssa Moschell (10), and Lucia Gonzales (10).

The Lancer men posted 138 points in their 138-64 win in the night cap. Mac Ryken led with 22 points, followed by 21 from Sutton Arend. Also scoring in double figures were Matt Eng (16), Sawyer Schultz (13), Mande Waniemvo (13), Ali Celik (12), and Kyle Virtue (11).

Both Lancer teams are back home again on Monday. The women will host Faith Baptist while the men will face Union Adventist.

The Yankton Gazelles had five dancers and four cheerleaders announced as All-ESD honorees yesterday ahead of this weekend’s state competition.

Bethany Huff, Maya Linke, Brecken Poppe, Avery Portillo, and Maria Sayler represented the dance team, with Quinn Brinkman, Ava Dryden, Tayla Klapperich, and Mariam Touray earning cheer honors.

The Gazelles will compete in the Class AA State Championships tomorrow at the Monument in Rapid City. Competition is scheduled to begin at 11:00 AM Mountain Time.

Yankton Gazelles Volleyball will have their first three matches of this year’s East/West Tournament night in Spearfish.

The Gazelles will play Rapid City Central first at 4:00 PM Mountain, before following with matches against Rapid City Stevens and Spearfish.

Yankton will round out the tournament on Saturday, taking on Sturgis and Douglas in Sturgis.

The Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats will host West Holt tonight in their regular season finale.

The 7-1 Wildcats are coming off their first loss of the season to Crofton last week, as they look to enter the postseason with a win.

Kickoff from the Hartington Community Complex is scheduled for 7:00 PM. Pregame coverage on KYNTV begins at 6:40 with Scott Ulrich and Tehl Tanner on the call.

The Cedar Catholic Trojans are on the road against the Ord Chanticleers tonight for their final regular season game.

Cedar and Ord are two of the top-ranked teams in Class C2, with the Trojans currently 2nd in the polls and 6th on seed points at 8-0. Ord was ranked 5th in this week’s poll, while sitting 3rd on seed points.

Kickoff from Ord is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

The Yankton Bucks and Gazelles Cross Country programs will head to Rapid City tomorrow for the Class AA State Championships.

The boys are scheduled to race first at 12:30 PM Mountain time with the girls set to run at 2:00. Races will be held at Hart Ranch in Rapid City.

Mount Marty Football will host The #12 ranked Dordt Defenders tomorrow afternoon at Crane-Youngworth Field.

The 3-5 Lancers are coming off back-to-back losses to Hastings and Midland, while the Defenders are 5-2 with four straight wins. Dordt has outscored their last two opponents by a combined 87-6.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 PM tomorrow afternoon. Pregame coverage on KYNT and KYNTV begins at noon with Steve Thum and Tehl Tanner on the call.

Mount Marty Volleyball begins their three-match home stand tomorrow night, hosting the Hastings Broncos.

The Lancers are coming off a hard-fought win over Doane earlier this week, securing their second GPAC win of the season 3-2.

First serve between the Lancers and Broncos from Laddie E. Cimpl Arena is scheduled for 5:30 PM tomorrow night.

The South Dakota Coyotes host the North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks tomorrow afternoon in a top-10 matchup in the FCS.

The Coyotes and Hawks are both 6-2 on the season, with North Dakota ranked 6th and South Dakota ranked 8th in the latest FCS Stats Perform Top 25 Poll.

Kickoff from the DakotaDome in Vermillion is scheduled for 1:00 PM Saturday afternoon.

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits look to bounce back from their loss to North Dakota last week, as they host Murray State tomorrow afternoon.

Last week’s 21-10 loss was the Jacks first against an FCS opponent. Murray State will take on a South Dakota School for the second straight week, after falling to USD last Saturday 48-20.

Kickoff from Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings is scheduled for 2:00 PM Saturday afternoon.

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