- The Mount Marty Lancer Softball team suffered a heartbreaking 1-0 walk-off loss after a STELLAR performance in their opening game of the NAIA Softball Championship Playoffs last night in Chickashaw, Oklahoma to the site host and #1 seed University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma. While the Lancers may have fallen short of a victory, they were kept in a position to win all game thanks to a brilliant pitching performance from Mo Vornhagen who tossed 6 and 1/3 innings, struck out five, and surrendered just 3 hits and the one game ending run. She was outdone however, by perhaps the most decorated pitcher in NAIA history, Emily Cerny, who tallied 14 strikeouts over 7 innings, and surrendering just three hits. The Lancers are still alive in the playoffs, but have a longer journey ahead, as they will need to make their way through the loser bracket beginning with their matchup today vs Ottawa University out of Kansas in an elimination game. KYNT has coverage beginning with a 2pm pregame show, 230pm first pitch.
- Day one of the Class A Boys State Tennis Championship is in the books, and the Bucks made plenty of noise with their rackets yesterday. Gage Becker, Zach Briggs, Harrison Krajewski, Keaton List, and Miles Krajewski all advanced to the semi-final round of their own flight brackets. In doubles play, the teams of Gage Becker and Zach Briggs, Ryan Schulte and Keaton List, Harrison Krajewski and Dylan Ridgway all advanced to their flights semifinal round. In the team standings, Yankton enters today tied for 2nd place with Rapid City Christian with a 287.5 score, but behind first place Mitchell who has a 300-point tally. The semi-final and final rounds conclude today, beginning at 9am.
- The 11-9 Yankton Bucks baseball squad finishes their regular season schedule tonight when they travel to Sioux Falls to face off against both Sioux Falls Jefferson and Sioux Falls Washington in a varsity double-header beginning at 5pm. This double-header wraps up the regular season, then the Bucks await their fate as they find out where they will be playing their regional playoff, which takes place on Saturday.
- Yankton Track and Field travel for the “Last Chance Meet” today in Brandon Valley, where the athletes will have their last chance to place a top 24 score or time in the state in order to qualify for the state meet in Rapid City May 26th through the 28th. Today’s meet begins at 2pm.
