The South Dakota Coyote Women Basketball Team have had an historic season to this point, and are looking to further their momentous campaign by punching a ticket to the Elite Eight by defeating Michigan this Saturday. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30pm at Intrust Arena in Wichita, Kansas and can viewed on ESPN2. Tickets are available…… read more »
Category Archives: Local Sports
LOCAL SPORTS REPORT 3-23-22
The gametime for Saturday’s Sweet 16 matchup between the South Dakota Coyote Women and the Michigan Wolverines has been set. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30pm at Intrust Arena in Wichita, Kansas. Tickets are available through the Coyote Ticket Office. In western South Dakota, a Cinderella story is unfolding in the Division II Men’s Bracket. Black…… read more »
LOCAL SPORTS REPORT 3-22-22
Matthew Mors, former Yankton Bucks Basketball Star and Wisconsin Badger Red-Shirt Freshman, has entered the transfer portal. Mors, a three-star recruit was heavily recruited after a high school career that saw a Class AA State Title in 2018, five All-State and five All-ESD Conference Selections, and three South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year Awards.…… read more »
LOCAL SPORTS REPORT 3-21-22
How sweet it is! South Dakota women’s basketball led wire-to-wire in a 61-47 win over 2nd seeded Baylor inside the Ferrell Center in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history. SWEET 16: 17 Seconds The Coyotes (29-5) are just the second Summit…… read more »
LOCAL SPORTS REPORT 3-19-22
The Yankton Bucks sought to avenge a regular season loss and secure a state tournament victory yesterday afternoon vs the Mitchell Kernels at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, but ultimately fell short 66-56. The Bucks now turn their attention and effort into ending their season with not only a victory, but a…… read more »
LOCAL SPORTS REPORT 3-18-22
The 9th seeded Yankton Bucks entered the opening game of the Class AA Boys Basketball State Tournament as heavy underdogs vs the 1st seeded SF Roosevelt, but gave a tremendous effort despite a 57-49 loss. Bucks Head coach Chris Haynes noted that one underwhelming quarter of play became too much for the Bucks to come…… read more »
LOCAL SPORTS REPORT 3-14-22
The South Dakota Girls Basketball State Tournaments wrapped up on Saturday, and three new champions were crowned across the three classes. In Class B at the Watertown Civic Arena 8th seeded Viborg-Hurley upset 1st seeded Aberdeen Roncalli in the opening round 69-58, then 4th seeded Corsica-Stickney 43-38, and finally 2nd seeded De Smet 58-53 Saturday…… read more »
LOCAL SPORTS REPORT 3-10-22
Both the Class D1 Hartington-Cedar Catholic and Class C2 Crofton Girls continue their push towards a state title in their class today. The #8 Trojans now face off vs 4th seeded Shelton at 9am. The #4 Crofton Warriors square up with #1 seed St. Cecilia at 130pm. You can listen to the action live on…… read more »
Ellie Karolevitz Feature
Yankton Gazelle Ellie Karolevitz has wanted to play college basketball since a young age, and her production on the court over her high school career has turned that dream into a reality. Karolevitz recently announced her commitment to continue her academic and athletic journey with Northwestern College out of the GPAC Conference. To her, it…… read more »
LOCAL SPORTS REPORT 3-9-22
It was a blue state Monday night, but a red state all yesterday afternoon as the South Dakota Coyote women’s basketball team secured their third straight Summit League Title, defeating in-state rival South Dakota State 56-45. According to coach Plitzuweit, the Coyotes relied on toughness and fearlessness to take the rubber match between the two…… read more »
