Category Archives: Local Sports

Local Sports 9-30-24

Yankton Bucks Football improved to 3 and 2 on the year on Friday with a 35-7 victory over the Pierre Governors. Yankton got the scoring started early as Easton Nelson found Cohen Zahrbock in the back of the endzone for the game’s first touchdown. Nelson would add another pair of touchdown passes in the win,…read more »

Local Sports 9-24-24

Yankton Bucks football is 4th in the latest South Dakota High School Football Media and tied for 3rd in the Coaches Poll following their loss to Harrisburg last week. In the Class 11-AA media poll, Watertown remains in 1st, Brookings moved into 2nd and Pierre fell to 3rd. Spearfish rounds out the top 5. Also…read more »

Local Sports 9-20-24

Yankton Bucks Football returns home tonight to host the #1 team in Class 11-AAA, the Harrisburg Tigers. Yankton is 2 and 1 on the year following last week’s 74-6 win over Douglas. Harrisburg is undefeated at 3 and 0 with an average margin of victory of 27.3 points. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM this…read more »

Local Sports 9-18-24

Yankton Bucks Football is 4th in the latest South Dakota Football Coaches Association polls for Class 11-AA. Watertown moved into the top spot with their win over Pierre. The Governors fall to 2nd with Spearfish 3rd. Brookings rounds out the top 5. Full Coaches Polls for all classes are available at the end. Yankton Bucks…read more »

Local Sports 9-17-24

Yankton Bucks Football remains 4th in the latest Class 11-AA Media Polls, released on Monday. Watertown is the new #1 team in the polls following their win over Pierre last week. Pierre falls to 2nd while Spearfish holds in 3rd. Brookings rounds out the top 5 in 5th. Avon is the top team in the…read more »

Local Sports 9-10-24

Yankton Gazelles Volleyball was defeated by the Watertown Arrows last night, 3 sets to 0. Sophomore Setter Alaina Nelson recorded six aces for the Gazelles in the win, earning praise from head coach Taylor Stacey. The Gazelles return to action tonight, on the road against Sioux Falls Roosevelt. First serve is scheduled for 7:00 PM.…read more »

Local Sports 9-9-24

Mount Marty Lancers Football is 2 and 0 to start their season following a 24-17 overtime victory on Saturday over Dakota Wesleyan. The Lancers would recover a fumble late in the game and kick a field goal as time expired to force the extra period. After a score on their offensive possession, the Lancers would…read more »

Local Sports 9-6-24

Yankton Bucks and Gazelles Soccer was swept by O’Gorman last night in their Class AA doubleheader. The Gazelles fell 2 to 1 to the Lady Knights. Yankton’s lone goal came from Eden Wolfgram on a penalty kick after Iyana Becker drew a foul in the box. O’Gorman would answer with a penalty kick a few…read more »

Ryken Brothers Looking to Make Long Lasting Impact on MMU Football

Ryken Brothers Looking to Make Long Lasting Impact on MMU Football

Mount Marty football kicked off the season in a big way last weekend with a 42-14 win over Culver-Stockton. One of the key contributors in the victory was Yankton native Rugby Ryken, the Lancers Redshirt Freshman Quarterback, who made his first career start. Rugby isn’t the only Ryken on the team, as his brother Rex,…read more »

Local Sports 9-5-24

Mount Marty Volleyball fell to #3 Concordia last night three sets to one in their first GPAC match of the season. Julia Weber led the Lancers with 19 kills in the loss. Tevan Erickson recorded 35 assists while Yankton alum Macy Drotzzmann had a pair of aces. The Lancers are back home on Saturday, as…read more »