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Local Sports 2-20-24

Yankton Bucks Basketball has their final home game of the season tonight, as they host Watertown inside the Summit Activities Center. This matchup between Yankton and Watertown was originally scheduled to take place on January 12th but was postponed due to inclement weather. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM this evening, with pregame coverage on…read more »

Local Sports 2-19-24

Mount Marty Men’s Basketball fell to 6 and 19 on the year on Saturday with an 88 to 79 loss to Jamestown. Cole Bowen posted a season-high 30 points for the Lancers, adding 10 rebounds and 6 assists to end the game with a double-double. The Lancer men will have their final game of the…read more »

Woman Charged in Fatal Stabbing in Vermillion Appeared in Court Thursday

An Omaha woman charged in a fatal stabbing that occurred in Vermillion last July appeared in court Thursday. Chezayia Liggins, 20, is being charged with 2nd degree murder, and two counts of 1st degree manslaughter in relation to the death of Christopher Bartling, 47. During her appearance in court Thursday, Liggins’s defense team filed a…read more »

Local Sports 1-18-24

Mount Marty Men’s Basketball fell to 5 and 10 on the year last night with a 92 to 65 road loss to Midland University. Jared Lopez scored a game-high 28 points for the Lancers, adding 5 rebounds and a pair of assists as well. Cole Bowen was the only other Lancer to crack double digits…read more »

Totally Yankton 1.15.2024

Totally Yankton 1.15.2024

It’s Martin Luther King Jr Day and Jeff had a conversation this morning with Dr Robin Duncan from the University of South Dakota. Dr Duncan will be speaking tonight at Mount Marty University about Dr King. This event is in collaboration with the Benedictine Leadership Institute of Mount Marty and Connecting Cultures. If you missed…read more »

Local Sports 1-9-24

Mount Marty Men’s and Women’s Basketball will be at home tomorrow night, as they host Hastings College for a GPAC doubleheader. The Lancer men enter with a 5 and 8 overall record, 1 and 6 in conference play, coming off of their upset victory over top-15 ranked Northwestern on Saturday. The Hastings men are 11…read more »

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 »