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Local Sports 3-27-24

Yankton Bucks Tennis had their triangular yesterday against Sioux City Heelan and Vermillion canceled due to inclement weather. Next up for the Bucks is a home duel against Mitchell scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. Matches are slated to begin at 2:00 PM. Mount Marty Senior Annika Johnson competed in the Association of College Unions International Collegiate…read more »

Local Sports 3-26-24

Yankton Bucks Tennis will host Sioux City Heelan (HE-len) and Vermillion today for a triangular. The Bucks are 4 and 0 to start the year, including three 9-0 sweeps over Rapid City Central, St. Thomas More, and Spearfish over the weekend.  Due to inclement weather, the event will now occur indoors at the NFAA Easton…read more »

Local Sports 3-21-24

Mount Marty Baseball will play the first half of a four-game series against Morningside today at Riverside Field in Yankton. The series was originally scheduled for this weekend but had to be moved up due to severe weather in the forecast. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 2:00 PM with game two to…read more »

Local Sports 2-20-24

Yankton Bucks Basketball has their final home game of the season tonight, as they host Watertown inside the Summit Activities Center. This matchup between Yankton and Watertown was originally scheduled to take place on January 12th but was postponed due to inclement weather. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM this evening, with pregame coverage on…read more »

Local Sports 2-19-24

Mount Marty Men’s Basketball fell to 6 and 19 on the year on Saturday with an 88 to 79 loss to Jamestown. Cole Bowen posted a season-high 30 points for the Lancers, adding 10 rebounds and 6 assists to end the game with a double-double. The Lancer men will have their final game of the…read more »

Woman Charged in Fatal Stabbing in Vermillion Appeared in Court Thursday

An Omaha woman charged in a fatal stabbing that occurred in Vermillion last July appeared in court Thursday. Chezayia Liggins, 20, is being charged with 2nd degree murder, and two counts of 1st degree manslaughter in relation to the death of Christopher Bartling, 47. During her appearance in court Thursday, Liggins’s defense team filed a…read more »

Local Sports 1-18-24

Mount Marty Men’s Basketball fell to 5 and 10 on the year last night with a 92 to 65 road loss to Midland University. Jared Lopez scored a game-high 28 points for the Lancers, adding 5 rebounds and a pair of assists as well. Cole Bowen was the only other Lancer to crack double digits…read more »

Totally Yankton 1.15.2024

Totally Yankton 1.15.2024

It’s Martin Luther King Jr Day and Jeff had a conversation this morning with Dr Robin Duncan from the University of South Dakota. Dr Duncan will be speaking tonight at Mount Marty University about Dr King. This event is in collaboration with the Benedictine Leadership Institute of Mount Marty and Connecting Cultures. If you missed…read more »

Local Sports 1-9-24

Mount Marty Men’s and Women’s Basketball will be at home tomorrow night, as they host Hastings College for a GPAC doubleheader. The Lancer men enter with a 5 and 8 overall record, 1 and 6 in conference play, coming off of their upset victory over top-15 ranked Northwestern on Saturday. The Hastings men are 11…read more »

Trujillo Selected as “Adam Vinatieri Kicker of the Year”

Yankton Bucks Kicker Josue Trujillo-Melgoza has been selected as the “Adam Vinatieri Kicker of the Year” by the South Dakota Football Coaches Association. Trujillo was selected as All-State for Class 11AA and all-Eastern South Dakota Conference as a kicker in 2023. He connected on 90% of his field goal attempts, with his longest being from…read more »