Yankton High School Senior Aliya Fluke signed with Mount Marty University on Wednesday to continue her athletic and academic career as a Lancer Cheerleader. Fluke says her journey as a cheerleader started outside of Yankton as a 5th grader in Pierre. Fluke added that the community around Mount Marty was a key factor in her…… read more »
Mount Marty Cross Country runners Logan Ferrari and Joseph Cross have qualified for the NAIA National Meet on November 22nd. Ferrari and Cross are the first Lancers to qualify for the National Championship since Brian Santiago in 2020-21. It’s also the first year since 2012 that MMU will have two runners in the National Meet.…… read more »
Mount Marty Football guaranteed their first winning season in program history on Saturday with a 24-21 win over Hastings. Quarterback Rugby Ryken had a pair of touchdowns in the win, one passing and one rushing. Running Back Kyle Hirsch recorded 61 yards rushing and a touchdown. His score plus the extra point gave the Lancers…… read more »
Mount Marty Women’s Basketball remained undefeated last night, picking up a 56-49 win over York University. Sidney Thue led the Lancers with a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double. Kyra Griese added 9 points for the Lancers, finishing 3 for 4 on three-point shots. The Lancers are now 3-0 on the year. They will be back in action…… read more »
Yankton Gazelles Volleyball wraps up their regular season tonight with a road match against the Brookings Bobcats. Yankton enters tonight’s match 17th in Class AA, 0.111 seed points outside of the SoDak 16. Brookings is currently locked into the SoDak in 12th. First serve from Brookings High School is scheduled for 7:00 PM. Mount Marty…… read more »
Mount Marty Football completed a 12-point comeback in the last two minutes of their game against Midland on Saturday to secure a 28-27 victory. Quarterback Rugby Ryken threw for 247 yards and 3 touchdowns, including the deciding score to Trevor Fitzgerald with 18 seconds remaining. As time expired the Lancers would seal the win as…… read more »
Yankton Bucks Football advanced to the Class 11-AA Playoff Semi-Finals last night with a 28-6 win over Aberdeen Central. Yankton senior Matthew Sheldon recorded two touchdowns in the win, one rushing and another on a pick-6. The top-seeded Bucks will host the #4 seed Pierre Governors next Friday night in a rematch of last year’s…… read more »
Yankton’s Ava Gilbertson and Melania Enfield have been selected as All-State honorees for Competitive Dance by the South Dakota Dance Coaches Association. Gilbertson and Enfield are both seniors for the Gazelles. They helped lead the competitive dance team to a third-place finish at the state meet. Mount Marty Volleyball fell three sets to two to…… read more »
Yankton Gazelles Volleyball swept the Tea Area Titans last night, three sets to zero in Tea. Jade Jere (Jerry) and Bella Koerner (Kerner) led the Gazelles with 9 kills each. Alaina Nelson recorded 29 assists and two aces. Yankton ends their regular season on November 5th with a road match against Brookings. Yankton Cross Country…… read more »
Yankton Bucks Football was picked 1st in the final Class 11-AA Media polls this week, earning 16 of 18 first-place votes. Yankton ended the regular season with an 80-14 win over Mitchell last week. Watertown is 2nd in the poll, followed by Brookings and Pierre, with Spearfish rounding out the top 5. Tea Area was…… read more »
