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Trujillo Selected as “Adam Vinatieri Kicker of the Year”

Yankton Bucks Kicker Josue Trujillo-Melgoza has been selected as the “Adam Vinatieri Kicker of the Year” by the South Dakota Football Coaches Association. Trujillo was selected as All-State for Class 11AA and all-Eastern South Dakota Conference as a kicker in 2023. He connected on 90% of his field goal attempts, with his longest being from…read more »

Local Sports 1-8-24

Mount Marty Men’s Basketball upset #13 ranked Northwestern over the weekend 73 to 70, thanks to a half-court buzzer beater from Cole Bowen. Before his buzzer-beater, Bowen would hit the game-tying layup to set up his heroics, ending the night with a team-high 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists. Bowen’s game-winner would end up…read more »

Local Sports 12-30-23

Mount Marty Men’s Basketball picked up their third win of the season last night, defeating Bellevue University 77 to 72. Tash Lunday led the Lancers in scoring with 21 points. After a slow start, 19 of Lunday’s points came in the 2nd half. The Lancers will be in action again today, as they take on…read more »

LOCAL SPORTS 8-22-23

The Yankton Gazelles volleyball team will play their first match of the season this evening, as they host O’Gorman at the Summit Activities Center.             Tonight’s contest will be the first under new head coach Tayler Stacey, who takes the reins of a team that ended last season 6 and 20.             First serve between…read more »

YHS Booster Club Gearing up for Fall Sports, Midco Raffle

YHS Booster Club Gearing up for Fall Sports, Midco Raffle

With the fall sports season rapidly approaching, the YHS Booster Club is preparing for their annual Midco Raffle. YHS Booster Club member Renee Tereshinski says that the funds raised by the raffle will go towards things such as new uniforms and equipment for various sports. Tereshinski says that the Midco Raffle brought in $20,000 last…read more »

Highway 52 Construction West of Yankton

The South Dakota Department of Transportation has begun closing the north lane of westbound Highway 52 between Yankton and Lewis and Clark Lake as part of the highway reconstruction project.  Concrete cutting has begun on the eastern end of the project, requiring one lane of the roadway to be closed on the concrete portion of 52 which…read more »

Weigand Beach Positive for E. Coli

The North Central District Health Department of Nebraska has announced that Weigand Beach on the Nebraska side of Lewis and Clark Lake has tested positive for E. coli. Yankton County Commissioner Dan Klimisch says that when he learned of the positive test, he called the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and National Resources to confirm…read more »

Seth Wiebelhaus Named Assistant Track & Field Coach at Mount Marty

Seth Wiebelhaus Named Assistant Track & Field Coach at Mount Marty

Yankton, SD –  Mount Marty University (MMU) has hired Seth Wiebelhaus, a Fordyce native, as the new assistant coach for the Mount Marty Lancers Track and Field programs. Wiebelhaus moves over to the track and field program as a coach after four-plus years as an athlete for the track and field program.  “We hope Lancer…read more »