Category Archives: Local Sports

LOCAL SPORTS 11-6-23

The Yankton Bucks football team advanced to the Class 11-AA State Championship last Friday night, as they defeated the Tea Area Titans 33 to 25.             Bucks Sophomore Carson Ness excelled on both sides of the ball, catching 6 passes for 94 yards and 2 touchdowns on offense, while tallying a pair of interceptions defensively,…read more »

LOCAL SPORTS 11-3-23

The Yankton Bucks host the Tea Area Titans tonight at Crane-Youngworth Field, in the semifinal round of the Class 11-AA Football Playoffs.             The 9 and 1 Bucks ride a six game win streak into the semifinals, including a 37 to 26 win over the Titans in Tea in the regular season. Tea, 7 and…read more »

LOCAL SPORTS 11-2-23

Yankton Bucks Football hosts Tea Area at Crane-Youngworth Field tomorrow night, in the semifinal round of the Class 11-AA State Playoffs.             The Bucks enter the matchup with a 9 and 1 record, following their 17 to 0 win last week. The Titans are 7 and 3 on the year, with one of their losses…read more »

LOCAL SPORTS 10-31-23

The Mount Marty Women’s Basketball team had a historic night last night, setting new program records for largest margin of victory, and fewest points allowed in a single game with a 100 to 9 win over Union College.             A pair of freshmen led the way for the Lancer women, as Isabelle Ellwein (El-wine) scored…read more »

LOCAL SPORTS 10-27-23

The Yankton Bucks advanced to the semifinals of the class 11-AA football playoffs last night with a 17 to 0 victory over the Huron Tigers.             The Yankton defense forced three turnovers in the win. Tucker Gilmore had a fumble recovery as well as Matthew Sheldon who ripped the ball from a Huron runner to…read more »

LOCAL SPORTS 10-26-23

The Yankton Bucks begin the Class 11-AA Football Playoffs this evening, entering the postseason as the #2 seed with an 8 and 1 record. The Bucks will square off with the Huron Tigers again tonight at Crane-Youngworth field, following the Bucks 56 to 21 win over Huron to end the regular season just last week.…read more »

LOCAL SPORTS 10-25-23

The class 11-AA football state playoffs begin tomorrow, and the Yankton Bucks enter the postseason as the #2 seed with an 8 and 1 record. The Bucks will square off with the Huron Tigers tomorrow night at Crane-Youngworth field. The two teams ended the regular season against each other just last week, with the Bucks…read more »

LOCAL SPORTS 10-24-23

The Yankton Bucks are 2nd in the final Class 11-AA football media poll of the year ahead of the opening round of the state playoffs.             Pierre remained in the top spot of the poll, as they have all season long, with Tea Area 3rd, Watertown 4th, and Aberdeen Central rounding out the poll in…read more »

LOCAL SPORTS 10-23-23

The Class 11-AA Football Playoffs begin this week, and the Yankton Bucks are the #2 seed entering their first round matchup against the Huron Tigers on Thursday.             The Bucks and the Tigers met last week to conclude the regular season, with Yankton taking a 56 to 21 win in Huron.             This week’s game…read more »

LOCAL SPORTS 10-20-23

The Yankton Bucks football team locked up the #2 seed in the class 11-AA state playoffs last night with a 56 to 21 victory over Huron. Quarterback Lucas Kampshoff led the offense with four total touchdowns, three passing and one rushing. On the defensive side of the ball, the Bucks forced four turnovers in the…read more »