Local Sports 4/10/25
Mount Marty Baseball swept Mayville State in a non-conference doubleheader yesterday, outscoring the Comets 27-14 over two games. The Lancers took game one 14-6. Jalen Owens went 3 for 3 with 3 RBIs, 4 runs, and a home run. Aidan Chang, Shugo Kondo, and Andrew Ramirez added 2 RBIs each. Game two ended 13-8 for the Lanc...
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Local Sports 4/9/25
Yankton Bucks Baseball split their doubleheader with Sioux Falls Jefferson last night, losing game one 4-1 before winning game two 1-0. Owen Wishon tallied the only Yankton hit of game one. Matthew Sheldon drove in the winning run in game two in his lone at-bat of the day. Beck Ryken earned the win on the mound, striki...
Apr 09, 2025
Local Sports 4/8/25
Yankton Gazelles Softball picked up their first win of the season last night, defeating Aberdeen Central 17-2. Madison Girard led the Gazelles with multiple hits at the plate while striking out nine batters for the win in the circle. Hailey Schulte posted a team-high three RBIs. The Gazelles are now 1-1 on the season. ...
Apr 08, 2025
Local Sports 4/7/25
Yankton Bucks Baseball split their doubleheader with the Brookings Bobcats last night at Riverside Field. Yankton took game one 6-1 over Brookings. Gavin Johnson led the team with four RBIs and a pair of hits. In game two, Yankton was held to four hits as a team and fell to the Bobcats 1-0. After the loss, Yankton is n...
Apr 07, 2025
Local Sports 4/3/25
Mount Marty Softball swept the College of Saint Mary in a GPAC doubleheader yesterday afternoon. The Lancers won game one 3-2. Abby Johnson, Janeah Castro, and Olivia Valdez each had two hits and an RBI. Alyssa Sosky scored two runs and McKenzie Gray pitched a complete game for the win on the mound, striking out eleven...
Apr 03, 2025
Local Sports 3/28/25
Yankton Sophomore Eden Wolfgram has been selected as a Class AA All-State Honorable Mention by the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association. Wolfram led the Gazelles in scoring this past season. She averaged 16.6 points per game, as well as 4 rebounds per game. Vermillion's Taylor Reuvers and Brooke Jensen were also...
Mar 28, 2025
Local Sports 3/26/25
Mount Marty Baseball returns to action this afternoon for a GPAC doubleheader against the Dordt Defenders. Today's games were initially scheduled for this weekend but were moved up due to forecasted weather. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 3:00 PM at Riverside Field with game two to follow. Pregame coverage on...
Mar 27, 2025
Local Sports 3/26/25
Mount Marty Baseball has had their four-game series with Dordt adjusted due to forecasted weather this weekend. Saturday's doubleheader in Yankton will now be played tomorrow at Riverside Field. Friday's doubleheader in Sioux Center will proceed as scheduled. First pitch of game one is set for 3:00 PM tomorrow. Pregam...
Mar 26, 2025
Local Sports 3/25/25
Yankton Bucks Baseball opened their 2025 season last night with a 13-1 win over Irene-Wakonda. Mark Kathol got the win on the mound, striking out four batters over two innings of work. Samuel Gokie, Tate Beste, and Trey Sager recorded two hits in the win. Yankton returns to the diamond on Friday, taking on Lennox at R...
Mar 25, 2025
Local Sports 3/24/25
Mount Marty Baseball swept Briar Cliff on Saturday in their GPAC doubleheader at Riverside Field. The Lancers shut out the Chargers in game one, 3-0. Ryan Bachman and Jalen Owens each scored a run for the Lancers. Slayder Watterson earned the win on the mound with Zach Hegge picking up the save. MMU claimed the sweep w...
Mar 24, 2025
Local Sports 3/21/25
Yankton coach Robyn Murphy has been selected as the Dance Coach of the Year by the South Dakota High School Coaches Association. Murphy led Yankton to a 3rd place finish at the state championships this past fall in her first season as Gazelles' head coach. Coach of the Year honorees will be recognized at the SDHSCA awa...
Mar 21, 2025
Local Sports 3/20/25
Mount Marty Softball hits the road for the first time in nearly two weeks tomorrow afternoon, taking on the Briar Cliff Chargers in Sioux City. The Lancers are 9-13 overall, 0-4 in GPAC play, coming off a pair of losses to Morningside last Sunday, 3-1 and 10-7. The first pitch of game one is currently scheduled for 3:0...
Mar 20, 2025
Local Sports 3/19/25
Mount Marty Baseball's Slayder Watterson has been named the Great Plains Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week. Watterson pitched a 7-inning complete game in an 8-2 win over Doane for the Lancers on Sunday, allowing only 3 hits and striking out 10 batters. Watterson also pitched 2 innings against Mayville State on M...
Mar 19, 2025
Local Sports 3/18/25
Yankton Track and Field boasted several top-6 finishes and had a school record broken at yesterday's Dan Lennon Invitational in Vermillion. Setting a new school record was Connor Slaba in the 60-meter, finishing his semifinal race with a time of 7.08 seconds. Slaba would finish 5th in the finals. Also for the Bucks, Ca...
Mar 18, 2025
Local Sports 3/17/25
Mount Marty Baseball split their GPAC doubleheader against Doane yesterday, winning game one 8-2 before losing 2-1 in game two. Jalen Owens went 3 for 3 at the plate with 3 runs scored in game one. Slayder Watterson won on the mound, throwing a complete game and striking out 10 batters. The Lancers were held to five hi...
Mar 17, 2025
Local Sports 3/14/25
The Mount Marty Lancers were swept by Northwestern last night in their first GPAC baseball games of the year. The Lancers fell 3-2 in game one. Will Gardner and Aidan Chang drove in the two runs for MMU. Game two ended 5-3 in favor of the Red Raiders. Lucas Kampshoff went 3 for 3 with an RBI double in the loss. The Lan...
Mar 14, 2025
Local Sports 3/13/25
Mount Marty Baseball has had their GPAC opener moved up a day due to forecasted weather this weekend. Their four-game series against Northwestern will now begin today at Riverside Field in Yankton. The Lancers are 11-5 on the year, 4-0 at home, following their doubleheader sweep of Mayville State on Monday in Norfolk. ...
Mar 13, 2025
Local Sports 3/12/25
Mount Marty Softball was victorious in their home opener last night, defeating Dakota State 10-2 at Sertoma Park. Kayleen Jacinto went 3 for 3 at the plate for the Lancers, tallying 3 RBI and scoring 2 runs. Jacey Hayen struck out 5 batters over 3 innings for the win on the mound. The win snaps a two-game skid for the ...
Mar 12, 2025
Local Sports 3/10/25
Yankton Bucks Basketball had their season come to an end on Saturday, losing in the SoDak 16 to Sioux Falls Lincoln, 48-26. The Bucks held the Patriots to their lowest points total of the season in the loss. Austin Conway led Yankton in scoring with 7 points, followed by 6 from Miles Drotzmann. Yankton ends their seaso...
Mar 10, 2025
Local Sports 3/7/25
Yankton Bucks Basketball travels to Sioux Falls tomorrow night for a SoDak 16 matchup with the Lincoln Patriots. Yankton is the #16 seed with a 5-15 record, while Lincoln is 19-1 on the year as the #1 seed in Class AA. The Patriots defeated the Bucks in the regular season, 69-29 on December 20th. Tip-off from Sioux Fal...
Mar 07, 2025