Category Archives: Local Sports

Local Sports 10-11-24

Yankton Gazelles Tennis is 7th in the team standings after day one of the Class AA State Tournament with multiple athletes still able to claim State Championships. Today’s matches will begin at 8:00 AM Below are the results for day one and today’s first opponents for the Gazelles. In Singles Play: In Doubles Play: Yankton…read more »

Local Sports 10-10-24

Yankton Gazelles Tennis is in Rapid City today for the opening day of the Class AA State Tournament.  Matches are scheduled to begin at 8:00 AM this morning. Opening-round matchups for the Gazelles are listed below. In Singles Play:  In Doubles Play: Mount Marty Men’s and Women’s Soccer was swept last night by Hastings in…read more »

Local Sports 10-9-24

Yankton Gazelles Soccer had their season come to an end last night, as they were eliminated from the Class AA Playoffs by Brandon Valley 3-0. The match was scoreless after 80 minutes at the end of regulation, with the Lynx scoring all three goals in the 20-minute overtime period. Despite the loss to end the…read more »

Local Sports 10-4-24

Yankton Cross Country placed 2nd as a team in the girls’ division and 3rd in the boys’ division at yesterday’s meet in South Sioux City. Yankton’s Rilyn Jackson and Abby Johanneson finished 3rd and 4th individually in the girls’ 5,000-meter race. The Bucks had two runners post top-10 finishes, Abram Chance in 2nd and Bryton…read more »

LOCAL SPORTS 10-3-24

Mount Marty Cross Country Runner Joseph Cross has been selected as the GPAC Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week.           Cross, a freshman from Jefferson, South Dakota, took 1st place in the Wildcat Classic hosted by Wayne State College last weekend, posting a new school record for the course with a time of 26:33.69.…read more »

Local Sports 10-2-24

Mount Marty Volleyball picked up a 3-1 win over in-state rivals Dakota Wesleyan last night, improving to 11-6 on the year. Caitlin Guenther was the catalyst for the Lancers, ending the match with 13 kills and 9 blocks. Guenther’s final kill was the match-ender for the Lancers. Also for the Lancers, Julia Weber had a…read more »

Local Sports 10-1-24

Yankton Bucks Football has moved into 3rd place in the latest Class 11-AA Media Poll following their 35-7 win over Pierre last week. Watertown remains at #1 this week with Brookings in 2nd. Tea in 4th and Spearfish in 5th round out the top 5. Pierre fell out of the top 5 this week but…read more »

Local Sports 9-30-24

Yankton Bucks Football improved to 3 and 2 on the year on Friday with a 35-7 victory over the Pierre Governors. Yankton got the scoring started early as Easton Nelson found Cohen Zahrbock in the back of the endzone for the game’s first touchdown. Nelson would add another pair of touchdown passes in the win,…read more »

Local Sports 9-24-24

Yankton Bucks football is 4th in the latest South Dakota High School Football Media and tied for 3rd in the Coaches Poll following their loss to Harrisburg last week. In the Class 11-AA media poll, Watertown remains in 1st, Brookings moved into 2nd and Pierre fell to 3rd. Spearfish rounds out the top 5. Also…read more »

Local Sports 9-20-24

Yankton Bucks Football returns home tonight to host the #1 team in Class 11-AAA, the Harrisburg Tigers. Yankton is 2 and 1 on the year following last week’s 74-6 win over Douglas. Harrisburg is undefeated at 3 and 0 with an average margin of victory of 27.3 points. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM this…read more »