Category Archives: Local Sports

Yankton Bucks Finish Third at AA State Tournament

The Yankton Bucks used a 22-point first quarter Saturday night and beat top-seed Sioux Falls Washington 62-55 to claim third-place in Class AA basketball.  Matthew Mors led the Bucks with 19 points. 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Trevor Fitzgerald added 16 points and Rugby Ryken scored 13 points.  Mors and Ryken each made the Class…read more »

Vermillion 7th at A, Viborg-Hurley 4th in B State Tourneys

After losing two games by a total of four points, top-seed Vermillion routed Winner 78-49 to finish seventh Saturday at the Class A state tournament. Fourth-seed Viborg-Hurley took fourth place at the Class B state tourney as Dell Rapids St. Mary defeated the Cougars 76-58 in the third place game on Saturday. All of the…read more »

MMU Baseball and Softball Weekend Action

The Mount Marty baseball team downed Morningside 8-5 last night to salvage one game out of four in the opening weekend of G-PAC baseball. The Lancer softball squad swept Briar Cliff on Saturday and split with Jamestown Sunday, winning three of four total, to start the G-PAC schedule.read more »

USD and SDSU Weekend Sports Results

Eighth-seed Syracuse defeated South Dakota State 72-55 in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tourney as the Jacks ended up 21-4 this season. The USD women are an 11th seed in the NCAA Tournament and will take on sixth-seed Oregon tonight at 9:00 in first round action. Two nights in a row, Kansas…read more »

Roosevelt Has Big Game to Defeat Bucks in AA Semis

Sioux Falls Roosevelt scored the first ten points last night and put together a big second half to defeat the Yankton Bucks 69-43 in the Class AA semifinals last night in Rapid City.  Roosevelt shot 50 percent from the floor, while the Bucks hit only ten percent from three-point range.  Senior Matthew Mors led Yankton…read more »

SD High School Boys Title Games Saturday Night

The South Dakota High School Boys Basketball championship games will be held tonight.  In Class AA in Rapid City, SF Roosevelt takes on SF O’Gorman for the title…it will be Sioux Valley against SF Christian for the Class A championship in Sioux Falls…and DeSmet will face Aberdeen Christian for the first place trophy in Class…read more »

MMU Baseball and Softball Start GPAC Play Today

Mount Marty starts their G-PAC baseball schedule this afternoon by hosting Morningside in a doubleheader at Riverside Field.  The Lancers were selected for third place in the Conference Pre-Season Coaches Poll.  Mount Marty is 12-6 overall this season and Morningside has an 8-14 record.  We’ll have the broadcast of the Lancer doubleheader Sunday at 1:00…read more »

Dell Rapids Stuns Vermillion at Buzzer in Class A Boys

Dell Rapids nailed a three-point shot at the buzzer on Thursday to upset top-seed Vermillion 53-52 in the opening game of the Class A state tourney.  The Tanagers will take on St. Thomas More at noon today in the consolation bracket.  In the Class A semifinals this evening, Dell Rapids faces Sioux Falls Christian followed…read more »

Viborg-Hurley Wins to Reach the Class B Boys Semi

Viborg-Hurley downed Lyman 53-45 on the first day of the Class B boys tournament as Gradee Sherman led the Cougars with 19 points and 17 rebounds.  In the Class B semifinals tonight, Viborg-Hurley faces top-seed DeSmet followed by Aberdeen Christian against Dell Rapids St. Mary.read more »