Yankton High School Senior Track and Field Athlete Jenilea Olivier officially signed with Mount Marty University on Wednesday to continue her academic and athletic careers in Yankton. Olivier, a thrower at YHS, says that staying close to home was a major factor in her decision to sign with MMU. Oliveir’s best performance last season came…… read more »
Yankton High School Senior Track and Field athlete Shae Rumsey officially signed with the Minnesota State Mavericks Track and Field program on Wednesday. Rumsey said that positive meetings with the coaching staff at Minnesota State swayed her decision to join the Mavericks. Rumsey also spoke highly of her current coaches at YHS, crediting them for…… read more »
The Great Plains Athletic Conference announced their All-Conference teams for Men’s and Women’s Basketball Wednesday morning, with Cole Bowen, Sidney Thue, and Jadyn Jensen earning honorable mentions for Mount Marty. Cole Bowen, the lone honoree for the Lancer men, averaged a team-high 13.7 points per game, shooting 49.3% from the field and 35.7% from beyond…… read more »
Mount Marty Lancers’ Center Fielder Autumn Porter was honored by the GPAC yesterday as the Conference Softball Player of the Week. Porter hit for a .688 average over four games, collecting 11 hits, 2 home runs, and 8 RBI, leading the Lancers to a 3 and 1 record in those games. Both home runs came…… read more »
Mount Marty Baseball will play a pair of games in Orlando, Florida today against Ave Maria. The Lancers enter at 12 and 4 on the year, winning seven of their last eight games. Ave Maria is 5 and 7 on the year, with their losses coming to teams ranked in the top 25 in the…… read more »
Edwin Nyamutswa and Mason Schleis became the first two NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Champions in Mount Marty History over the weekend. Schleis claimed his title in the Men’s Heptathlon on Friday, the first in school history, beating out Treshawn Roberts of Dakota State by 3 points, with a final score of 5,157. Nyamutswa,…… read more »
Yankton Gazelles Basketball will be on the road in Mitchell today for a SoDak 16 matchup with the Kernels. The winner of tonight’s game will earn a spot in the Class AA State Tournament. Mitchell defeated Yankton earlier this year 51 to 41. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:00 PM this evening. Pregame coverage on KYNT…… read more »
Yankton Gazelles Basketball travels to Mitchell tomorrow night for a SoDak 16 matchup with the Kernels. Yankton fell to Mitchell 51 to 41 when the two teams met earlier this season. The winner of Friday’s affair will advance to the Class AA State Tournament. Tipoff from the Corn Palace is set for 8:00 PM tomorrow,…… read more »
Mount Marty Pitcher Slayder Watterson was honored by the GPAC on Tuesday as the first GPAC Pitcher of the Week for the 2024 season. Watterson went 1 and 0 across two starts on the mount against Saitn Ambrose and Mayville State last week. Across the two games, he threw for 11 innings, allowing 2 hits,…… read more »
Tipoff times have officially been set for the SoDak 16 in Class AA, as both the Bucks and Gazelles will be in Mitchell on back-to-back days with a spot in the state tournament on the line. The Gazelles will take on the Kernels on Friday night with tipoff set for 8:00 PM. Pregame coverage on…… read more »
