Rod's Friday Sports Thoughts

The ESD Conference Track and Field meet will be run tomorrow and hosted by Watertown. The Pierre Governor and Lady Governor squads will compete in the meet. Head coach Misty Larson says Watertown should win both the boys and girls team titles. She says Pierre does not have the depth it has had in the past, especially in the girls division. The boys lack of sprinters will probably keep the Governors from a shot at winning the title. Field events are scheduled to begin at 11:30 am with the running events on the track expected to begin at 12 noon. And we will be having reports throughout the afternoon on KGFX tomorrow as well.

The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team will open it's season with a pair of doubleheaders tomorrow and Sunday at Hyde Stadium. Pierre will host Aberdeen and Rapid City Post 320 in a pair of triangulars. Post 8, with 21 players on it's Legion varsity roster and nearly everybody back from last year's squad, will play Aberdeen in the days first game at 2 pm tomorrow. After Aberdeen and Post 320 play at 4pm, Post 8 will take on Region 3 opponent Post 320 at approximatly 6 pm. On Sunday, Pierre will play Aberdeen once again at 10 am. Pierre will take on Post 320 at 2 pm after Rapid City and Aberdeen play at noon. Bob Sullivan will begin his third season as head coach of the Post 8 program.

Monday's scheduled Region 3A girls golf tournament scheduled for Hillsview Golf Course in Pierre has been postponed already. The Region tournament has been moved back one day and will now be played on Tuesday with the tournament scheduled to tee off at 8 am. Stanley County and Chamberlain are among the teams scheduled to play in that tournament that will decide spots and teams in the State Class A tournament the following week.

And.....The first weekend of racing at Oahe Speedway is scheduled to be held tomorrow and Sunday after two rainouts the first two weekends. Spectator gates open at 12 noon both days with races begining at 1 pm and elimination rounds at 5 pm both days. Shootout races are scheduled tomorrow with the Coca Cola Points Series 2nd scheduled races to be held on Sunday. The first series was rained out two weekends ago and rescheduled for July 31st. Oahe Speedway is located 14 miles north of Pierre along highway 1804.