The 2021 Bucks and Gazelles soccer campaigns swing into action TONIGHT at Crane-Youngworth Field, hosting Sioux Falls Lincoln in a girls/boys double-header. The first game is scheduled for 6pm for the Gazelles, and coach Tyler Schuring really doesn’t know what to expect from the visiting Patriots, realizing tonight will be a welcomed test. The Bucks…… read more »
Category Archives: Local Sports
Gazelles Tennis Starts Season Perfect
The Fall Sports Season got underway for Yankton High School, with the Gazelles tennis squad securing two victories at a triangular vs Milbank (9-0), and the host, Brookings (9-0). The Gazelles, now (2-0), take on Vermillion and Lennox in a triangular starting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the USD Tennis Courts.… read more »
MMU Coaching Addition
The Mount Marty Athletic Department announced yesterday the hiring of Kayla Bryant as the interim Softball Coach. Coach Bryant, who is originally from Martinsburg, TN, spent her playing career at Cincinnati Christian University. Bryant will be replacing former head coach Tate Bruckner who has resigned and taken a job outside of coaching. Bruckner had led…… read more »
GPAC Coaches Poll
The Great Plains Athletic Conference has announced the preseason football coaches’ poll for the 2021 season. Morningside is the preseason pick to win the GPAC championship. The GPAC will add a football team this year with Mount Marty officially starting play. Northwestern finished as the 2020 NAIA Runner-up. Morningside advanced to the semifinals of the…… read more »
Tappers Season Ends
A 2021 campaign that started with an undefeated regular season for the Yankton Tappers, ended with three consecutive losses in postseason play, the last two of which came over the weekend in the South Dakota Amateur Baseball State Tournament. The Tappers opened up state play with a 14-2 loss vs Renner on Saturday night, then…… read more »
YHS Soccer Ready to Swing into Action
The 2021 Bucks and Gazelles soccer campaigns swing into action at Crane-Youngworth Field Friday evening, hosting Sioux Falls Lincoln in a girls/boys double-header. The first game is scheduled for 4pm for the Gazelles, and the Bucks will immediately follow. You can catch all the action LIVE on all of the KYNT radio platforms, but also…… read more »
Nilsen Brings Home Silver
South Dakota alumnus Chris Nilsen captured an Olympic silver medal in the pole vault, clearing a new personal best of 19 feet, 7 inches, on Tuesday at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The field remained in full-strength through 19-0 ¼ inside the Olympic Stadium, but it quickly dwindled to only four men after Nilsen cleared 19-3.…… read more »
Local Youth Baseball Wraps Up
Local youth baseball wrapped up for the season yesterday, and with a great deal of success as the Yankton Lakers finished 3rd in the State 14U Tournament in Yankton yesterday, and the Yankton Reds finished 4th in the State 13U Tournament in Brookings.… read more »
Vermillion Season Ends, Tabor Moves On
The fourth day of the Class B South Dakota Legion State Tournament in Groton was eventful for area teams yesterday as Vermillion and Tabor squared off. Tabor effectively ended Vermillion’s season by securing the 4-3 victory. Vermillion’s season ends with a 24-6 record, and Tabor now turns their attention towards their next opponent, Redfield, for…… read more »
Amateur Baseball Tournaments are Set
The South Dakota Amateur Baseball Association’s Class A & B State Tournament brackets are set! The entirety of the Class B bracket will be held at Caldwell Park in Mitchell, while the first half of the Class A tournament will be held in Brookings. The Yankton Tappers first pitch of the tournament is slated for…… read more »
