The South Dakota Sportswriters have announced their annual year-end honors in 16 separate categories and the University of South Dakota earned four of those awards. The College Women’s Team of the Year was the Coyote basketball squad which had a 30-2 overall record and was unbeaten in the Summit League. Dawn Plitzuweit was named the…… read more »
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MMU Adds Football Recruits
The Mount Marty University football program has announced two more commits this week. Joshua Pickthorn was a standout 185-pound outside linebacker for the Class 11-AAA state champion Brandon Valley Lynx. Xavier Gabel is a 6’3”, 280-pound offensive lineman from Montgomery, Texas who also served as the team’s punter and was the goalkeeper on their boys…… read more »
USD and SDSU Women’s Basketball
The South Dakota women’s basketball team has added a non-conference game to its schedule next week. The Coyotes will host Midland from the G-PAC next Wednesday at 6 p-m at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion. USD is 3-3 on the season, while Midland has a 9-4 overall record. South Dakota State finished up…… read more »
Bucks Win Close, Gazelles Lose at SF O’Gorman Tuesday
The Yankton boys basketball team led by 11 points after the third quarter and held on to edge Sioux Falls O’Gorman 47-45 last night. Matthew Mors paced the fourth-ranked Bucks with 14 points and 9 rebounds, while Jaden Kral chipped in 11 points. Yankton is 3-1 on the season and will host high school teams…… read more »
Huron Downs Yankton in Wrestling on Tuesday
In ESD high school wrestling Tuesday night at the Summit Activities Center, Huron beat Yankton by a 56-18 score. Evan Nelson and Ashton Langeland each got pins for the Bucks, who don’t wrestle again until January 5th.… read more »
NAIA National Indoor T & F Meet Coming to Yankton
The NAIA National Indoor Track and Field Championship will be coming to Yankton in March. The four-day national meet will be held March 3rd through the 6th at the Ruth Donahoe First Dakota Fieldhouse on the campus of Mount Marty University. The meet had been scheduled at the SDSU campus, but was moved due to…… read more »
Gazelles and Bucks Basketball at SF O’Gorman Tonight
The Yankton Gazelles and Bucks have a basketball doubleheader at Sioux Falls O’Gorman today. The Gazelles are 1-3 overall, while the top-rated Knights are unbeaten in two games. The Bucks and O’Gorman are both 2-1 this season. Our broadcast of YHS basketball with KYNT Sports Director Bryce Ladwig begins at 4:30 on KYNT AM 1450/FM…… read more »
Jamestown Defeats MMU in Monday Women’s Basketball
The Jamestown women’s basketball team rolled past Mount Marty 65-44 in women’s basketball Monday at the Cimpl Arena. The Lancers shot only 11 percent from three-point range and fell to 3 and 8 overall. Mount Marty has a GPAC women’s game at Concordia next Wednesday night.… read more »
Sjerven and Selland Share Summit League Honor
SDSU senior Myah Selland and USD senior Hannah Sjerven shared the Summit League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week honors. Last week, Selland averaged 21 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assist per game for South Dakota State. Sjerven averaged 23 points and 14 rebounds a game for the Coyotes last week.… read more »
Bucks Rated Fourth in SD Media HS Basketball Poll
In the South Dakota Media high school basketball poll this week, the Yankton Bucks are rated fourth in Class AA as Brandon Valley has moved into the number-one spot. Vermillion is fifth in Class A boys basketball. Viborg-Hurley is rated third in the boys division and fifth in girls hoops this week in Class B.… read more »
