As one area athlete leaves his high school career to play Big 10 basketball at Wisconsin, another enters. The USD Coyote Men’s Basketball program has announced an incoming transfer for next season, 6’3 guard Walt McGory, who has spent the last four seasons in Badger red. McGory played his high school ball at Edina High…… read more »
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Mo Earns GPAC Softball Pitcher of the Week
Mount Marty University pitcher Maureena “Mo” Vornhagen has been named the Great Plains Athletic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week. Vornhagen has posted a 3-0 record along with 21 strikeouts over 13 innings of work for the Lancers this week. Mount Marty, 14-9 overall and 5-3 in GPAC play. The Lancers travel to Dakota Wesleyan…… read more »
Yankton Track and Field Performed Well on the Road
Yankton Track & Field brought home 11 victories from the Quadrangular at Sioux Falls Washington yesterday. The Gazelles won three relays, the 800, 1600, and medley. Josie Jensen won the 400 with a time of 1:05.90, Keira Christ won the 100-meter hurdles, setting a 18.15 time. For the Bucks, Cody Oswald won the 110 Hurdles…… read more »
Yankton Bucks Tennis Split Triangular
The Yankton Bucks were dealt their first loss of the season as they fell short to Brandon Valley 5-4, and defeated Sioux Falls Roosevelt 8-1 in boys tennis action yesterday afternoon in a triangular in Brandon Valley. The Bucks are now 5-1 on the young season and now focus on their April 13th match at…… read more »
Concordia Sweeps MMU in GPAC Baseball
Concordia held off Mount Marty 10-9 in the second game of a baseball twin bill to complete a sweep over the Lancers Saturday at Riverside Field. The 20th-ranked Bulldogs won the opener 10-3 as Jesse Garcia led their attack with three homers and five RBI’s on the day. Colin Muth of Yankton paced the Lancers…… read more »
Bucks Baseball at Mitchell Today
The Yankton Bucks high school club baseball team plays their first road games of the season today. The Bucks are winless in three games and will travel to Mitchell for a doubleheader this afternoon.… read more »
USD Has Big Rally to Win Summit League Volleyball
The University of South Dakota volleyball squad rallied from two sets behind to pick up a 3-2 victory over Denver in the Summit League post-season title match on Saturday in the Pentagon in Sioux Falls. The Coyotes staved off three match points and won the deciding fifth set by a 19-17 score. Elizabeth Juhnke led…… read more »
MMU Baseball Splits with Hastings on Friday
Mount Marty scored four runs in the fifth inning of the baseball opener yesterday and defeated Hastings 4-2, while the Broncos shut out the Lancers 1-0 in the nightcap. Josh Roemen had two doubles and two singles on the day for Mount Marty. Tyler Priest pitched the complete-game win in game one, while Blake Swoboda…… read more »
USD Edges KC In Summit League Volleyball Semis
The USD volleyball team edged Kansas City 3 to 2 last night in the Summit League tournament semifinals, winning the fifth set 15-11. Elizabeth Juhnke led the Coyotes with 21 kills and 19 digs, while Madison Jurgens recorded 50 assists. USD will take on Denver today at 2:00 in the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls,…… read more »
Bucks drop two in First Class A Baseball Matchup
The Yankton Bucks baseball squad dropped a pair of home games to Brookings yesterday in a double-header at Riverside field by a 7-6 and 10-1 score. In the first game, the Bucks lost the lead in the ninth after a run scored due to an error. Drew Ryken took the loss for the Bucks. In…… read more »
