Category Archives: Local Sports

LOCAL SPORTS REPORT 4-7-22

Yankton Bucks Tennis (10-0) is riding an undefeated start to their season, most recently defeating SF Roosevelt and Brandon Valley this past Tuesday. Tomorrow, the Bucks travel to Sioux Falls Jefferson tomorrow for a varsity triangular vs Milbank and the Cavaliers beginning at 1pm. Yankton Track and Field is preparing to travel to Brandon Valley…read more »

LOCAL SPORTS REPORT 4-5-22

The Yankton Bucks rode two exceptional pitching performances en-route to a 6-2 and 10-0 double-header sweep of O’Gorman in varsity baseball action at Riverside Field in Yankton last night. The Bucks were given a complete 7 inning game performance on the mound from Samuel Kampshoff in game one, in which he tallied 7 strikeouts and…read more »

TEAM SOUTH DAKOTA ARE CHAMPS

TEAM SOUTH DAKOTA ARE CHAMPS

South Dakota’s team of 14-and-under hockey players have WON the 2022 USA Hockey Tier II 14U National Championship earlier today in Kalamazoo, MI. Yankton’s own Luke Moeller and Team South Dakota defeated the Alaska Oilers 6-3. South Dakota managed 29 shots on goal offensively, while Watertown’s Carson Hundstad allowed just three scores on 16 shots…read more »

LOCAL SPORTS REPORT 4-4-22

Very few teams have the opportunity to end its season with a championship game victory on home court in April. The South Dakota State Women Jackrabbits are one of them. Behind five players in double figures, including double-double performances from Kallie Theisen and WNIT MVP Myah Selland, the Jackrabbits came out on top of a…read more »

BREAKING NEWS

South Dakota women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit announced today that she has accepted the head coaching position at West Virginia University. Plitzuweit compiled a 158-36 record over six seasons with the Coyotes. South Dakota captured three Summit League regular season titles and three-straight Summit League Tournament crowns. The program qualified for four-straight NCAA Tournaments and…read more »

LOCAL SPORTS REPORT 3-31-22

The season opener for Yankton Bucks Baseball was scheduled for today, but weather conditions have forced a re-scheduling of the varsity double-header vs Harrisburg to April 22nd. The new season opener will now be a double-header Saturday vs Brookings at 230pm at Riverside Field in Yankton. You can listen or watch the game on KYNT…read more »

LOCAL SPORTS REPORT 3-30-22

LOCAL SPORTS REPORT 3-30-22

Yankton Bucks Tennis continued the hot start to their 2022 campaign by hosting and completing a clean sweep of Sioux City Bishop Heelan 9-0 and Vermillion 9-0 in varsity action yesterday at the NFAA Easton Yankton Archery Complex. In the first flight of the Vermillion matchup, Yankton senior Gage Becker defeated Caden Mandernach 10-1 to…read more »

LOCAL SPORTS REPORT 3-29-22

The All-State Selections have been released for South Dakota High School Boy’s Basketball, while the Girl’s selections were released last week. Girls Class AA Selections First Team                                Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda – Sioux Falls Washington HS (Sr) (Jack-Uh-Lang-Guh  Men-en-tawnda)                          Hannah Ronsiek – Sioux Falls O’Gorman HS (Sr) (Ron-Seck) Hilary Behrens – Brandon Valley HS (Jr) Jayda McNabb…read more »

LOCAL SPORTS REPORT 3-28-22

South Dakota Women’s Basketball cinderella run came to an end in the Sweet 16 as the Coyotes fell 52-49 to Michigan in front of 8,540 fans inside INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. South Dakota (29-6) was just the second team in Summit League women’s basketball history to reach the Sweet 16 and one of…read more »

LOCAL SPORTS REPORT 3-25-22

The University of South Dakota women’s basketball team will make their first ever appearance in the NCAA Sweet 16 this Saturday vs Michigan. The Yotes reached the game after a 61-47 win over Baylor in the round of 32.  USD Coach Dawn Plitzuweit talked about what she took away about her team from that game.…read more »