The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team dropped a pair of games in Mitchell yesterday to fall below the .500 mark for the first time since the beginning the season. Pierre could not hold a lead as they lost 13-12 to Mitchell in 9 innings in the first game and then were disposed of by Yankton 8-1 in the second game last night. In the game against Mitchell, Pierre had a 12-6 lead over Mitchell at one point and took a 12-11 lead to the bottom of the ninth but Mitchell answered with 2 runs to claim the win. Jared Nielan took the loss in relief pitching 2/3rds of an inning but giving up 2 runs on 2 hits. Nielan was the 5th Pierre pitcher used in the game. Post 8 outhit Mitchell 18-14 in the game and did not commit an error. Brandon Heckenliable and Adam Deneke each had 3 hits to pace Pierre. In the Yankton game, Pierre was limited to just 4 hits as Yankton scored 5 runs in the 7th inning to break open a close contest. Adam Deneke started and took the loss for Pierre pitching 6 and 1/3 innings allowing all 8 runs, 5 earned. Heckenliable had 2 of Pierre's 4 hits in the game. With the sweep, Pierre is now 16 and 17 on the season.
The grueling schedule of the last week for the Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team wraps up today with a doubleheader at Hyde Stadium. Region tournament foe Spearfish comes to Pierre for the double dip scheduled to begin with a 5:30 pm first pitch for game one. It will be the first meeting of the season between the two squads. Tonight's games will be the 10th and 11th in the last 7 days for Post 8. After a day off tomorrow, Pierre returns to the field hosting Brookings in a Saturday afternoon doubleheader scheduled to begin with a 2 pm first pitch for game one.
Pierre Post 8's Teeners Green team beat Brookings 13-11 last night. With the win, Green improved to a 3-2 record in the State VFW 15-16 League standings used for post-season tournament seeding. Brookings slipped to a 3-2 record. Alex Gray picked up the win on the mound for Green in relief of starter Cooper Walton. Pierre had 17 hits in the seven-inning contest, led by Ryan Goodwin's four, three apiece from Austin Wagner and Alex Gray, and two each by Carson Eisenbeisz, Cash Anderson and Drew Leif. In the non-conference nightcap, Brookings prevailed 17-16. Pierre had 11 hits with Willie Welch, Ryan Goodwin and Cody Honeywell each getting two hits to lead the way. A.J. Dorschner pitched some key innings of relief to help keep Pierre in the game after Brookings wore down starter Drew Leif. Brookings won in the final at-bat.
The Four Corners amateur baseball team avenged a 20 run loss a week and a half ago when they defeated the Pierre Rattlers in a game last night at Hyde Stadium. Four Corners erupted in the top of the 10th inning and defeated the Rattlers 13-5 in the extra frame. Four Corners scored twice in the ninth to tie the game at 5 and then Jay Thaler hit a grand slam for the big blow in the 8 run 10th inning. Brian Graves took the loss in releif of Harry Decker who pitched the first 9 innings. Keith Schwartz, Tyson Lindekugel and Graves each had two hits to pace the Rattlers. The loss was the third straight for the Rattlers as they dropped their record to 3 and 7 on the season. Pierre entertains Chamberlain tomorrow night.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Rod's Wednesday Afternoon Sports Blog
A Pierre youth golfer placed in the top 5 of the standings at the South Dakota Golf Association's Austad's Junior Tour golf tournament today at the Rocky Ridge Golf Course in Dell Rapids. Kade McTighe fired a 9 hole score 49 and finished 4th in the boys 11-12 age division tournament. McTighe was the only youth golfer from Pierre and Hillsview Golf Course entered in the tournament.
The format for next month's Doug Koester Memorial Baseball tournament has changed for the Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team. With several teams dropping out of the tournament, a revised schedule has been set up by Post 8. The tournament will be on Saturday and Sunday July 9th and 10th but there will still be 3 days of baseball beginning on Friday July 8th. Winner along with Mandan, North Dakota and Brandon Valley will join Post 8 in the tournament field. Friday will be a triangular with Pierre playing Brandon Valley at 3 pm and Mandan, N.D. at 7:30 pm. Valley Springs and Brandon Valley will play at approximatly 5:15 pm. On Saturday, the tournament begins with Winner facing Valley Springs at noon followed by the Pierre Split Squad taking on Mandan at 2:30 pm. Valley Springs will play the Post 8 varsity at 4:45 pm and Mandan and the Pierre varsity will play at 7 pm. Sunday features 3 games beginning at 10 am with Mandan taking on Valley Springs. Winner will play the Pierre Split Squad at 12:30 pm and Winner and Pierre will wrap up the tournament at 2:45 pm. Fans are reminded that Post 8 season passes will be honored for games on Friday but they won't on Saturday and Sunday. The regular $5 per day admission will apply.
The format for next month's Doug Koester Memorial Baseball tournament has changed for the Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team. With several teams dropping out of the tournament, a revised schedule has been set up by Post 8. The tournament will be on Saturday and Sunday July 9th and 10th but there will still be 3 days of baseball beginning on Friday July 8th. Winner along with Mandan, North Dakota and Brandon Valley will join Post 8 in the tournament field. Friday will be a triangular with Pierre playing Brandon Valley at 3 pm and Mandan, N.D. at 7:30 pm. Valley Springs and Brandon Valley will play at approximatly 5:15 pm. On Saturday, the tournament begins with Winner facing Valley Springs at noon followed by the Pierre Split Squad taking on Mandan at 2:30 pm. Valley Springs will play the Post 8 varsity at 4:45 pm and Mandan and the Pierre varsity will play at 7 pm. Sunday features 3 games beginning at 10 am with Mandan taking on Valley Springs. Winner will play the Pierre Split Squad at 12:30 pm and Winner and Pierre will wrap up the tournament at 2:45 pm. Fans are reminded that Post 8 season passes will be honored for games on Friday but they won't on Saturday and Sunday. The regular $5 per day admission will apply.
Rod's Wednesday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre 15-16 White Teeners split a doubleheader with Aberdeen last night at Hyde Stadium losing the first game 9-6 but bouncing back to win the nightcap 13-1via the 10 run mercy rule after 5 innings. Bo Atkins fired a 3 hitter in the nightcap for the White squad while Alex Norwick and Graham Protexter each had 3 hits apeice. In the opener, which counts in the league standings, Protexter took the loss allowing 7 runs on 7 hits in 4.1 innings. He also had 3 hits in the opener.
The Pierre Rattlers amatuer baseball team will return to the field tonight as they host Four Corners in a non league game at Hyde Stadium. The Rattlers are 3-6 on the season coming off getting swept a doubleheader by the Sioux Falls Saints on Sunday. Pierre holds a victory over Four Corners this season winning 21-1 in 3 innings a week and a half ago. First pitch tonight at Hyde Stadium is scheduled for 7 pm. The Pierre "Little Rattlers" traveling Little League baseball team will also be recognized tonight prior to the game. The Rattlers fell out of the top 5 rankings of the state amatuer baseball poll today although they did recieve some votes.
Pierre youth golfer, Paige Lonbakken, fired an 88 yesterday to finsih in a tie for second in the girls 14-15 age division tournament of the South Dakota Golf Association's Austad Junior Golf Tour stop in Mitchell at Lakeview Golf Course. Lonbakken tied with Sarah Metz of Sioux Falls and finished 6 shots behind the division tournament champion Sydney Bortman of Parkston. In the boys divisions, Kade McTighe fired a 9 hole score 57 in the boys 11 and under division. Connor Lonbakken had a 18 hole score of 106 in the 12-13 age division tournament and Tyson Green of Ft. Pierre had a round of 114 in the boys 14-15 age tournament.
Pierre's Connor Forney got to the championship match of the Open division of the Capital City Tennis Open Sunday in Aberdeen but had to settle for runner up. Forney was defeated by Brad Entwistle of Sioux Falls in the championship match 6-2, 6-0. The Capital City Open was moved to Aberdeen when Griffin Park was shut down do to flooding in Pierre-Ft. Pierre. Forney and his dad, John also got to the championship match of the open doubles before losing Jordan Boehm and Paul Christen of Mandan, N.D. 6-2, 7-5.
Two days of drag racing is scheduled for this Independence Day Holiday weekend at Oahe Speedway North of Pierre. Beginning on Saturday, the Oahe Speedway Shotouts will be held Box, No Box, Trophy and Junior shootout races being run with qualifying beginning at 1 pm and the elimination rounds beginning at 5 pm. There will also be a Test and Tune Saturday from 1 to 5 pm. On Sunday it is the Coca Cola Points Series races. It will be the scheduled 6th points races although it will actually only be the third series of races run at the speedway as three of the first four were rained out and rescheduled for later in the season. Qualifying is scheduled to begin at 9 am on Sunday with the elimination rounds beginning at 1 pm. Oahe Speedway is located approximatly 15 miles north of Pierre along highway 1804.
The Pierre Rattlers amatuer baseball team will return to the field tonight as they host Four Corners in a non league game at Hyde Stadium. The Rattlers are 3-6 on the season coming off getting swept a doubleheader by the Sioux Falls Saints on Sunday. Pierre holds a victory over Four Corners this season winning 21-1 in 3 innings a week and a half ago. First pitch tonight at Hyde Stadium is scheduled for 7 pm. The Pierre "Little Rattlers" traveling Little League baseball team will also be recognized tonight prior to the game. The Rattlers fell out of the top 5 rankings of the state amatuer baseball poll today although they did recieve some votes.
Pierre youth golfer, Paige Lonbakken, fired an 88 yesterday to finsih in a tie for second in the girls 14-15 age division tournament of the South Dakota Golf Association's Austad Junior Golf Tour stop in Mitchell at Lakeview Golf Course. Lonbakken tied with Sarah Metz of Sioux Falls and finished 6 shots behind the division tournament champion Sydney Bortman of Parkston. In the boys divisions, Kade McTighe fired a 9 hole score 57 in the boys 11 and under division. Connor Lonbakken had a 18 hole score of 106 in the 12-13 age division tournament and Tyson Green of Ft. Pierre had a round of 114 in the boys 14-15 age tournament.
Pierre's Connor Forney got to the championship match of the Open division of the Capital City Tennis Open Sunday in Aberdeen but had to settle for runner up. Forney was defeated by Brad Entwistle of Sioux Falls in the championship match 6-2, 6-0. The Capital City Open was moved to Aberdeen when Griffin Park was shut down do to flooding in Pierre-Ft. Pierre. Forney and his dad, John also got to the championship match of the open doubles before losing Jordan Boehm and Paul Christen of Mandan, N.D. 6-2, 7-5.
Two days of drag racing is scheduled for this Independence Day Holiday weekend at Oahe Speedway North of Pierre. Beginning on Saturday, the Oahe Speedway Shotouts will be held Box, No Box, Trophy and Junior shootout races being run with qualifying beginning at 1 pm and the elimination rounds beginning at 5 pm. There will also be a Test and Tune Saturday from 1 to 5 pm. On Sunday it is the Coca Cola Points Series races. It will be the scheduled 6th points races although it will actually only be the third series of races run at the speedway as three of the first four were rained out and rescheduled for later in the season. Qualifying is scheduled to begin at 9 am on Sunday with the elimination rounds beginning at 1 pm. Oahe Speedway is located approximatly 15 miles north of Pierre along highway 1804.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Rod's Tuesday Afternoon Sports Blog
Two Pierre Girls won titles Monday in the South Dakota Golf Association's Austad Junior Golf Tour stop at the Golf Club at Red Rock in Rapid City. Hallie Getz of Pierre won the girls 16-18 division tournament after firing a 86 and then winning playoff over Skye Wetzel of Hot Springs. Karissa Guthrie of Pierre won the girls 14-15 age division tournament firing a 87 and posting a two shot victory over Cassidy Volmer of Hot Springs. Jenna Johnson shot a 119 in that tournament. Katie Bartlett fired a 49 in the 9 hole 12-13 age girls tournament to finish 2nd 3 shots behind the winner Sydney Owen of Rapid City.
Pierre's Hillsview Golf Course is still partially flooded and will remain closed the remainder of the year. City Park and Recreation Director Tom Farnsworth said yesterday that the hope is that the golf course will re-open next June. Pierre golfers have had a tough summer so far having to drive to other cities and courses for the chance to play. The Golf Club at Red Rock in Rapid City, Spearfish Canyon Country Club, Sutton Bay and Murdo all have special deals for Pierre golfers. And of course the Oahe Trails north of Pierre is still open. The Dunes in Ft. Pierre is closed but Cullen Deis, the owner of the course, is hoping to get the back nine open once again after he gets rid of the water that stood around after recieving 9 plus inches of rain last week.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball made quick work of Huron this afternoon scoring 8 runs in 2 of the first 4 innings and they went on to defeat Huron 12-2 in game called after 7 innings due to the 10 run mercy rule. Royce Pease got the start for Post 8 and went the distance allowing just 2 runs. Several Pierre players had at least 2 hits apeice as Pierre improved to 17-16 on the season. Post 8 plays a double header tomorrow at Mitchell against Mitchell and Yankton.
A fourth cowboy from the Pierre-Ft. Pierre area qualified for Team South Dakota for the National High School Finals Rodeo by finishing in the top 4 of average at the State High School Finals Rodeo that wrapped up Sunday in Belle Fourche. Tate Cowan of Ft. Pierre finished 4th in Bareback Riding to make the South Dakota team that will compete at the National Finals rodeo in Gillette, Wyo. next month. Also, a Pierre girl earned the honor of being South Dakota's High School Finals Rodeo Queen on Sunday. Brielle Yackley was selected as Rodeo Queen.
A summer football camp sponsored by the Oahe Family YMCA and conducted by the Pierre Governor football coaching staff is coming up in less than 2 weeks. The skills camp is for all Governor football players who will be entering the 8th through 12th grades next year. The 3 day camp runs from Tuesday, July 12th thru Thursday the 14th at the upper Riggs High School practice field. There is a $50 fee per camp particpant. Players can register at the Oahe Family YMCA or online at www.oaheymca.org. The deadline to enter the camp is Friday, July 8th.
Pierre's Hillsview Golf Course is still partially flooded and will remain closed the remainder of the year. City Park and Recreation Director Tom Farnsworth said yesterday that the hope is that the golf course will re-open next June. Pierre golfers have had a tough summer so far having to drive to other cities and courses for the chance to play. The Golf Club at Red Rock in Rapid City, Spearfish Canyon Country Club, Sutton Bay and Murdo all have special deals for Pierre golfers. And of course the Oahe Trails north of Pierre is still open. The Dunes in Ft. Pierre is closed but Cullen Deis, the owner of the course, is hoping to get the back nine open once again after he gets rid of the water that stood around after recieving 9 plus inches of rain last week.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball made quick work of Huron this afternoon scoring 8 runs in 2 of the first 4 innings and they went on to defeat Huron 12-2 in game called after 7 innings due to the 10 run mercy rule. Royce Pease got the start for Post 8 and went the distance allowing just 2 runs. Several Pierre players had at least 2 hits apeice as Pierre improved to 17-16 on the season. Post 8 plays a double header tomorrow at Mitchell against Mitchell and Yankton.
A fourth cowboy from the Pierre-Ft. Pierre area qualified for Team South Dakota for the National High School Finals Rodeo by finishing in the top 4 of average at the State High School Finals Rodeo that wrapped up Sunday in Belle Fourche. Tate Cowan of Ft. Pierre finished 4th in Bareback Riding to make the South Dakota team that will compete at the National Finals rodeo in Gillette, Wyo. next month. Also, a Pierre girl earned the honor of being South Dakota's High School Finals Rodeo Queen on Sunday. Brielle Yackley was selected as Rodeo Queen.
A summer football camp sponsored by the Oahe Family YMCA and conducted by the Pierre Governor football coaching staff is coming up in less than 2 weeks. The skills camp is for all Governor football players who will be entering the 8th through 12th grades next year. The 3 day camp runs from Tuesday, July 12th thru Thursday the 14th at the upper Riggs High School practice field. There is a $50 fee per camp particpant. Players can register at the Oahe Family YMCA or online at www.oaheymca.org. The deadline to enter the camp is Friday, July 8th.
Rod's Tuesday Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team dropped a 15-6 verdict to Coon Rapids, Minnesota last night at Hyde Stadium in a single 9 inning game. Coon Rapids scored at least two runs in each of the first 5 innings and scored in 7 of the 9 innings played. Tyler Ness started and took the loss working the first four innings allowing 9 runs, 4 earned. A total of 4 pitchers took the mound for Pierre which saw it's record drop to 16 and 16 on the season. Orin Burke hit a solo home run to lead off the second inning for Post 8 which got outhit in the game 21-7. Jared Nielen had 2 hits for Post 8.
Courtney Dowling won the girls 13-14 200 meter dash Saturday at the State Hershey Track and Field meet held in Pierre. Dowling won the event in a time of 27.54 seconds. She was the only individual state champion from Pierre on the day. The 4x100 Relays team also finished first to claim a state title. That team consiting of Emma Keith, Taryn Senger, Kyla Keyes and McKenna Larson won the girls 9-10 division in a winning time of 1:05.13. There were several runner up finishers from Pierre in the girls division during Saturday's meet. In the boys division, Bradley Dean of Pierre was a two time winner on the track as he won the boys 11-12 age division 200 meter dash in a time of 28.81 seconds and the 400 meter run in a time of 1:06.56. Caleb Lusk won the boys 11-12 age 800 meter run in a time of 2:38.94. Jebben Keyes won the boys 13-14 age 1600 meter run in a time of 5:15.90 and Grey Zabel of Pierre won the 9-10 age softball throw with a toss of 132 feet 9 inches. And two Pierre relay teams won state championships. The 9-10 age 4x100 relay team of Grey Zabel, Justin Dowling, Alec Miller and River Iverson won in a time of 1:07.12 and 11-12 age team of Cade Larson, Marcus Hluchy, Ty Bolton and Dean Bradley won the 4x100 relay in a time of 59.22 seconds.
Several cowboys and cowgirls from central South Dakota earned a spot on Team South Dakota for the upcoming National Finals High School Rodeo that will be held in Gillette, Wyo. next month. The cowboys and cowgirls qualified by finishing in the top four of average at the recently concluded State High School Finals Rodeo that wrapped up in Belle Fourche over the weekend. 3 members of the team are from the Pierre and Ft. Pierre Area. They are Carson Musick of Pierre in Calf Roping, Jacob Etzkorn of Pierre in Bull Riding and Jace Melvin of Ft. Pierre in Steer Wrestling.
The first Tour de Oahe bicycle ride scheduled for Saturday, July 9 is still on despite the extensive flooding in the Pierre / Fort Pierre area. Originally scheduled to be based out of the Oahe Marina, the location has been changed to the Americinn Hotel in Fort Pierre. The 5-mile Family Fun Ride is the only ride to be cancelled. It was to be held at the Oahe Downstream campgrounds, which have been closed due to the flooding. Riders do, however, have the option of 3 other rides of varying distances (19 mile, 38 mile and a metric century ride of 62 miles). All routes will include a loop around the Oahe Dam. Entry fee is $25 which includes 2 meals plus snacks. Registration is open until Tuesday, July 5th with riders from Pierre, Rapid City, Nebraska and Illinois already entered. Anyone with a bicycle and the ability to ride a minimum of 19 miles is encouraged to participate Details, including entry form, can be found at www.tourdeoahe.com .
Courtney Dowling won the girls 13-14 200 meter dash Saturday at the State Hershey Track and Field meet held in Pierre. Dowling won the event in a time of 27.54 seconds. She was the only individual state champion from Pierre on the day. The 4x100 Relays team also finished first to claim a state title. That team consiting of Emma Keith, Taryn Senger, Kyla Keyes and McKenna Larson won the girls 9-10 division in a winning time of 1:05.13. There were several runner up finishers from Pierre in the girls division during Saturday's meet. In the boys division, Bradley Dean of Pierre was a two time winner on the track as he won the boys 11-12 age division 200 meter dash in a time of 28.81 seconds and the 400 meter run in a time of 1:06.56. Caleb Lusk won the boys 11-12 age 800 meter run in a time of 2:38.94. Jebben Keyes won the boys 13-14 age 1600 meter run in a time of 5:15.90 and Grey Zabel of Pierre won the 9-10 age softball throw with a toss of 132 feet 9 inches. And two Pierre relay teams won state championships. The 9-10 age 4x100 relay team of Grey Zabel, Justin Dowling, Alec Miller and River Iverson won in a time of 1:07.12 and 11-12 age team of Cade Larson, Marcus Hluchy, Ty Bolton and Dean Bradley won the 4x100 relay in a time of 59.22 seconds.
Several cowboys and cowgirls from central South Dakota earned a spot on Team South Dakota for the upcoming National Finals High School Rodeo that will be held in Gillette, Wyo. next month. The cowboys and cowgirls qualified by finishing in the top four of average at the recently concluded State High School Finals Rodeo that wrapped up in Belle Fourche over the weekend. 3 members of the team are from the Pierre and Ft. Pierre Area. They are Carson Musick of Pierre in Calf Roping, Jacob Etzkorn of Pierre in Bull Riding and Jace Melvin of Ft. Pierre in Steer Wrestling.
The first Tour de Oahe bicycle ride scheduled for Saturday, July 9 is still on despite the extensive flooding in the Pierre / Fort Pierre area. Originally scheduled to be based out of the Oahe Marina, the location has been changed to the Americinn Hotel in Fort Pierre. The 5-mile Family Fun Ride is the only ride to be cancelled. It was to be held at the Oahe Downstream campgrounds, which have been closed due to the flooding. Riders do, however, have the option of 3 other rides of varying distances (19 mile, 38 mile and a metric century ride of 62 miles). All routes will include a loop around the Oahe Dam. Entry fee is $25 which includes 2 meals plus snacks. Registration is open until Tuesday, July 5th with riders from Pierre, Rapid City, Nebraska and Illinois already entered. Anyone with a bicycle and the ability to ride a minimum of 19 miles is encouraged to participate Details, including entry form, can be found at www.tourdeoahe.com .
Monday, June 27, 2011
Rod's Monday Mid Day Sports Blog
Josh Monroy of Pierre has signed a national letter of intent to play for Otero Junior College in La Junta, Colo., this upcoming season. The 7-foot-2 post player prepped at T.F. Riggs thru his junior year and played summer AAU basketball with the South Dakota Heat. Monroy was heavily recruited in the early signing period by many Division I schools. He made official visits to Utah State and South Dakota State and also received interest from Brigham Young and North Dakota State among Division I schools. Monroy was also recruited by Northeast (Neb.) and Colby (Kan.) community colleges. The coach at Otero Junior College is Houston Reed, who played at Northern State from 2000-02.
The Pierre Athletic Booster Club will be be meeting Wednesday evening at 7 pm at the offices of Stulken, Peterson and Associates to send out letters to businesses and they are still looking for someone to volunter to become the new chairperson for the Sports Book project. The next Booster Club meeting is scheduled for July 12th at 5:45 pm at Pier 347 in downtown Pierre. Booster Club officials also want to remind all golfers that the Booster Club's annual Golf Tournament will be held as scheduled on July 30th at the Oahe Trails Golf Course north of Pierre. You can follow the Pierre Athletic Booster Club on Facebook and on their link on the Pierre school website at www. pierre.k12.sd.us and click on the Governor Sports link.
The Pierre Swim team has had a busy month as swimmers competed at 3 different meets at Chamberlain, Aberdeen and Bismarck, North Dakota. At Chamberlain on June 11th 4 Pierre swimmers won races. At Bismark, June 10th through the 12th, Sydney Theobold had 7 first place finishes and one second place finish in 8 races to have the top meet for the Pierre contingent. In Aberdeen, Talia Jorgenson had 6 first place finishes in 7 events, for the best meet by any of the Pierre swimmers.
The Pierre Athletic Booster Club will be be meeting Wednesday evening at 7 pm at the offices of Stulken, Peterson and Associates to send out letters to businesses and they are still looking for someone to volunter to become the new chairperson for the Sports Book project. The next Booster Club meeting is scheduled for July 12th at 5:45 pm at Pier 347 in downtown Pierre. Booster Club officials also want to remind all golfers that the Booster Club's annual Golf Tournament will be held as scheduled on July 30th at the Oahe Trails Golf Course north of Pierre. You can follow the Pierre Athletic Booster Club on Facebook and on their link on the Pierre school website at www. pierre.k12.sd.us and click on the Governor Sports link.
The Pierre Swim team has had a busy month as swimmers competed at 3 different meets at Chamberlain, Aberdeen and Bismarck, North Dakota. At Chamberlain on June 11th 4 Pierre swimmers won races. At Bismark, June 10th through the 12th, Sydney Theobold had 7 first place finishes and one second place finish in 8 races to have the top meet for the Pierre contingent. In Aberdeen, Talia Jorgenson had 6 first place finishes in 7 events, for the best meet by any of the Pierre swimmers.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Rod's Sunday Afternoon Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion basesball team ended thier 3 days of play at the Fargo-Moorhead Invitational baseball tournament by dropping a 8-7 decision to Wayzata, Minnesota in the 7th place game today. Pierre went 1-4 in the tournament with their only victory a deciding win over Bloomington, Minnesota Gold which won Pierre's bracket and is playing for the championship this afternoon in Moorhead. Pierre is now 16-14 on the season.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Rod's Saturday Afternoon Sports Blog
The Piere Post 8 American Legion baseball split games today at the Fargo-Moorhead Invitational baseball tournament. Pierre dropped a 6-3 verdict to Tri City Red of Minnesota in their opener but then came back in the second game and recorded a 10-1 win over Bloomington Gold of Minnesota. Pierre is 1 and 3 in the tournament and will play one game tomorrow, probably at 12:30 pm at Fargo's Jack Williams Stadium. We say probably because it depends on the other teams still playing and we will know later this evening. Post 8 head coach Bob Sullivan said that the team played better today than yesterday.
Rod's Saturday Sports Blog
The Oahe FC 13 and under boys soccer team recently brought home the title of the Dakota Alliance Invitational soccer tournament in Sioux Falls. The Pierre club went undefeated in pool play beating teams from Sioux Falls, Norfolk, Neb., Des Moines, Iowa and Elk River, Minnesota outscoring thier opponents 16-5. They capped the tournament with a 1-0 win in the championship game over the TRSA squad out of Minnesota. The Oahe FC team was the state runner up in the tournament played in Pierre this spring. They have one tournament left to play this summer and that will be July 15th in Brookings.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball lost both games they played yesterday in the first day of the Fargo-Moorhead Invitational baseball tournament. Pierre dropped a 3-2 verdict to Moorhead on a sacrafice fly in the bottom of the 7th inning to start the tournament and then last night were beaten by Mandan, North Dakota 12-1 to bring the Post 8 losing streak to 4 straight. Pierre plays Tri City, Minnesota and Bloomington Gold Minnesota at 11:30 am and 2 pm this afternoon to finish pool play in the tournament. Tri City is 1-1 after the first day while Bloomington Gold won their first two games yesterday beating Mandan and Tri City. Tri City defeated Moorhead for their win yesterday. Pierre is now 15-12 on the season.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball lost both games they played yesterday in the first day of the Fargo-Moorhead Invitational baseball tournament. Pierre dropped a 3-2 verdict to Moorhead on a sacrafice fly in the bottom of the 7th inning to start the tournament and then last night were beaten by Mandan, North Dakota 12-1 to bring the Post 8 losing streak to 4 straight. Pierre plays Tri City, Minnesota and Bloomington Gold Minnesota at 11:30 am and 2 pm this afternoon to finish pool play in the tournament. Tri City is 1-1 after the first day while Bloomington Gold won their first two games yesterday beating Mandan and Tri City. Tri City defeated Moorhead for their win yesterday. Pierre is now 15-12 on the season.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Rod's Friday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre 15-16 "White' Teener baseball team split a doubleheader last night with Rapid City Post 320 Rising Stars. The White squad won the opener 17-2 where Pierre pitcher Alex Norwick threw a 3 inning no-hitter. Post 320 came back in the nightcap though winning 7-4 in 9 innings. The Pierre White has a record of 6-6 on the season.
The Pierre Green and White 15-16 Teener baseball teams host the Kris Stephans Memorial baseball tournament tomorrow and Sunday at Hyde Stadium. Mitchell, Groton and the Rapid City Post 320 Shooting Stars join the two Pierre teams in the tournament that is the major home tournament of the year for the Teeners. There will be 5 games played both days beginning at 11 am tomorrow and 10 am on Sunday. The Pierre Geen and White Teams will each play 2 games per day in the tournament. The Pierre 13-14 Teener teams travels to Sioux Falls tomorrow to play a doubleheader at the Harmonden Complex.
The Pierre Rattlers amatuer baseball team returns to the field this week. After beating 4 Corners last Sunday, the Rattlers take their 3-4 record to Sioux Falls on Sunday for a doubleheader against the Sioux Falls Saints. Two of Pierre's 3 victories this season have been over Sioux Falls two weekends ago. The games will be played at the Harmonden Complex with the first pitch of game one on Sunday scheduled for 1 pm.
Miller Speedway has cancelled its races tonight due to wet conditions. Four of its five race nights have been cancelled this season due to rain. Last season, the speedway had to cancel nine of 17 races. Racing at Miller Speedway will resume next Friday, July 1st.
And as you might have guessed, the rains from earlier this week put an end to golf at the Dunes Golf Course in Ft. Pierre as the parts of the course and the parking lot as well as the clubhouse got flooded. So Dunes Golf officials and the city of Ft. Pierre have been working on pumping the water and getting the course ready to go. Right now, Cullen Deis, the owner of the Dunes, isn't sure when he will get the back nine open for play again. Hopefully it won't rain anymore this week and next week and they can get the course up and going again by maybe next weekend.
Speaking of closed golf courses, there is a meeting of folks at 5:15 pm at the Hillsview Golf Course Clubhouse between city officials and those that live on Fairway Drive for a proposed Fairway Addition Levee.
The Pierre Green and White 15-16 Teener baseball teams host the Kris Stephans Memorial baseball tournament tomorrow and Sunday at Hyde Stadium. Mitchell, Groton and the Rapid City Post 320 Shooting Stars join the two Pierre teams in the tournament that is the major home tournament of the year for the Teeners. There will be 5 games played both days beginning at 11 am tomorrow and 10 am on Sunday. The Pierre Geen and White Teams will each play 2 games per day in the tournament. The Pierre 13-14 Teener teams travels to Sioux Falls tomorrow to play a doubleheader at the Harmonden Complex.
The Pierre Rattlers amatuer baseball team returns to the field this week. After beating 4 Corners last Sunday, the Rattlers take their 3-4 record to Sioux Falls on Sunday for a doubleheader against the Sioux Falls Saints. Two of Pierre's 3 victories this season have been over Sioux Falls two weekends ago. The games will be played at the Harmonden Complex with the first pitch of game one on Sunday scheduled for 1 pm.
Miller Speedway has cancelled its races tonight due to wet conditions. Four of its five race nights have been cancelled this season due to rain. Last season, the speedway had to cancel nine of 17 races. Racing at Miller Speedway will resume next Friday, July 1st.
And as you might have guessed, the rains from earlier this week put an end to golf at the Dunes Golf Course in Ft. Pierre as the parts of the course and the parking lot as well as the clubhouse got flooded. So Dunes Golf officials and the city of Ft. Pierre have been working on pumping the water and getting the course ready to go. Right now, Cullen Deis, the owner of the Dunes, isn't sure when he will get the back nine open for play again. Hopefully it won't rain anymore this week and next week and they can get the course up and going again by maybe next weekend.
Speaking of closed golf courses, there is a meeting of folks at 5:15 pm at the Hillsview Golf Course Clubhouse between city officials and those that live on Fairway Drive for a proposed Fairway Addition Levee.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Rod's Thursday Afternoon Sports Blog
Several Pierre youth golfers competed in the South Dakota Golf Association's Austad's Junior Golf Tour stop at the Edgebrook Golf Course in Brookings today. In the girls 12-13 age division, Katie Bartlett fired a 99 to finish runner up 3 strokes behind the tournament champion. In the girls 14-15 divison tournament, four Pierre girls finished 2nd through 5th with Paige Lonbakken firing a 94 to finish 11 shots behind the tournament champion and a runner up spot. Jenna Johnson finished 3rd with a 103. Tatum Richards had a 106 to finish 4th and Karissa Guthries 108 landed her a 5th place finish. In the girls 16-18 division tournament, Hallie Getz shot a 82 to win that tournament by 4 shots. Paige Erickson was third with a 95. And in the boys tournament, Connor Lonbakken fired a 117 to finish in the back of the pack of the 12-13 age tournament. The next scheduled tournament on the Junior tour is Monday at the Golf Club at Red Rock in Rapid City.
Officials at Oahe Speedway north of Pierre have announced make up dates for the Coca Cola Points Series races that have been rained out so far this year. The first points race that was rained out on May 1st will be made up on Sunday, July 31st, the same date of the National Dragster Challange at the Speedway. Points race number 3 from May 29th will now be run on Saturday, September 3rd. And the 4th Points Series races from May 30th will be made up on Sunday September 25th. The 2011 Coca Cola Points Series Champions will be determined on September 25th.
Officials at Oahe Speedway north of Pierre have announced make up dates for the Coca Cola Points Series races that have been rained out so far this year. The first points race that was rained out on May 1st will be made up on Sunday, July 31st, the same date of the National Dragster Challange at the Speedway. Points race number 3 from May 29th will now be run on Saturday, September 3rd. And the 4th Points Series races from May 30th will be made up on Sunday September 25th. The 2011 Coca Cola Points Series Champions will be determined on September 25th.
Rod's Thursday Sports Blog
The Pierre 15-16 "Green" Teener baseball team split a doubleheader with Sioux Falls West last night at Hyde Stadium. In the opener, Sioux Falls rolled to a 14-3 win in 5 innings. The "Green's" battled back in the nightcap for a 12-5 win. The Green Teeners next action is this weekend when they host the Kris Stephans Memorial Baseball Tournament along with the Pierre "White" 15-16 Teener baseball squad.
The 2011 South Dakota Hershey State Track and Field meet will be held in Pierre this Saturday with up to 1,000 partipants possibly taking part. Field Events begin at 9:00 am with the Running Events beginning at 11:30 am. All partipants must check in and register between 8:00 am and 11:00 am. Athletes who will take part in this weekends meet qualified through local Hershey meets held throughout the state over the course of the last 3 weeks. State champions may become eligible to compete in the National Hershey Track and Field meet scheduled for Hershey, Pennsylvania in August. Pierre officals stress that Pierre is open despite the flooding and the State Hershey meet will be held at Hollister Field in Pierre.
This summer, four members of the Pierre Jr. Shooters Air Rifle Team, Jake Trautman, Amanda Erickson, Brittney Kirkpatrick and Roberta Forman, will be traveling to Port Clinton (Camp Perry), Ohio to compete in the National Junior Olympics 3 Position Air Rifle Championships. Last year, the Pierre team placed fifth in the nation, in the sporter air rifle, club division. Three members of last year’s team are on this year’s team, so the team is hoping to do as well or better than last year’s team. These four Pierre kids have been shooting air rifle together since they were 12 years old. This will be the last competition for three members of this team as they have graduated from high school this year. This year’s team qualified by winning the South Dakota Junior Olympics Championships held in Pierre in March. The National Championship will be held from June 30 through July 2. This year the squad has also won the South Dakota State American Legion Championship.
The 2011 South Dakota Hershey State Track and Field meet will be held in Pierre this Saturday with up to 1,000 partipants possibly taking part. Field Events begin at 9:00 am with the Running Events beginning at 11:30 am. All partipants must check in and register between 8:00 am and 11:00 am. Athletes who will take part in this weekends meet qualified through local Hershey meets held throughout the state over the course of the last 3 weeks. State champions may become eligible to compete in the National Hershey Track and Field meet scheduled for Hershey, Pennsylvania in August. Pierre officals stress that Pierre is open despite the flooding and the State Hershey meet will be held at Hollister Field in Pierre.
This summer, four members of the Pierre Jr. Shooters Air Rifle Team, Jake Trautman, Amanda Erickson, Brittney Kirkpatrick and Roberta Forman, will be traveling to Port Clinton (Camp Perry), Ohio to compete in the National Junior Olympics 3 Position Air Rifle Championships. Last year, the Pierre team placed fifth in the nation, in the sporter air rifle, club division. Three members of last year’s team are on this year’s team, so the team is hoping to do as well or better than last year’s team. These four Pierre kids have been shooting air rifle together since they were 12 years old. This will be the last competition for three members of this team as they have graduated from high school this year. This year’s team qualified by winning the South Dakota Junior Olympics Championships held in Pierre in March. The National Championship will be held from June 30 through July 2. This year the squad has also won the South Dakota State American Legion Championship.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Rod's Tuesday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 Split Squad baseball games against Rapid City Post 22 Expos scheduled for tonight in Pierre has been cancelled due to the rain. The games have been rescheduled. They will be played Thursday July 7th in Pierre beginning at 5 pm.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team is scheduled to travel to Rapid City this evening for a Legion doubleheader against Rapid City Post 320. Pierre is coming off a pair of losses Saturday in Valley Springs. Post 320 is coming off a loss in their final game at a tournament in Williston, North Dakota on Sunday. It will be the second and thrid games the two have played against each other this season and a matchup of inter-region teams. Pierre won the first game between the two back on May 15th. First pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 6:30 pm this evening. It was raining in Rapid City this morning however.
The 2nd Annual South Dakota Cornhole State Championship was held at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center in Pierre, SD on Saturday, June 18th. Teams from Sioux Falls, Brandon, Spearfish, Redfield, Pierre/Ft.Pierre and Rapid City competed for the right to call themselves State Champs and earn an entrance into the ACO’s World Championships in Tunica, MS. The Championship match was between Hicks from the Sticks of Spearfish and Corndog Millionaires from Rapid City. In the Championship round, the Hicks from the Sticks took the title with a 2 games-to 1 victory. Kenner Cihak and Rrichie Cordell won their first tournament together as a team. Cordell also took home $120 for winning the Long Toss Competition with a cornhole from 41 feet.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team is scheduled to travel to Rapid City this evening for a Legion doubleheader against Rapid City Post 320. Pierre is coming off a pair of losses Saturday in Valley Springs. Post 320 is coming off a loss in their final game at a tournament in Williston, North Dakota on Sunday. It will be the second and thrid games the two have played against each other this season and a matchup of inter-region teams. Pierre won the first game between the two back on May 15th. First pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 6:30 pm this evening. It was raining in Rapid City this morning however.
The 2nd Annual South Dakota Cornhole State Championship was held at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center in Pierre, SD on Saturday, June 18th. Teams from Sioux Falls, Brandon, Spearfish, Redfield, Pierre/Ft.Pierre and Rapid City competed for the right to call themselves State Champs and earn an entrance into the ACO’s World Championships in Tunica, MS. The Championship match was between Hicks from the Sticks of Spearfish and Corndog Millionaires from Rapid City. In the Championship round, the Hicks from the Sticks took the title with a 2 games-to 1 victory. Kenner Cihak and Rrichie Cordell won their first tournament together as a team. Cordell also took home $120 for winning the Long Toss Competition with a cornhole from 41 feet.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Rod's Monday Afternoon Sports Blog
It's raining as I write this and we have had around 2 inches. Obviously, it is not good golf weather. Yesterday, my wife and I played 9 holes at the Dunes Golf Course in Ft. Pierre. Considering what has happened over the course of the last 3 weeks, I thought the course was in pretty good shape. Really, only 3 of the holes are affected. Number 10 and 11 and the 18th hole. They were pumping water out of the lake on the back nine but the lake still was as full as I have seen it in recent years. Holes number 12 through 17 were unaffected and only the area in the approach to the green on 18 was affected. I did not have a stellar round but I got to hit the ball quite a bit and that was fun. So it was with Mrs. Fisher as well. But I would just like to take time to thank Dunes course owner Cullen Deis for doing everything he can to get the back nine open. Cullen has done alot and obviously worked very hard to get the course into playing condition. So thanks Cullen, hopefully the golfers of Pierre will take advantage of your work and come out and play at least a round. Even if we have to wait a few days for the course to dry out some.
Rod's Monday Morning Sports Blog
Pierre Governor head boys tennis coach Jeff Schlekeway was named the Boys Tennis Coach of the Year by the South Dakota Coaches Association. Schlekeway guided the Governor boys to a 11-1 dual record this season and a 5th place finish at the State boys tennis tournament. During the season, Schlekeway's Governors defeated Rapid City Stevens for the first time in 20 plus years. Also, the Dakota Radio Group's Brian Oakland was nominated for the groups Sportscaster of the Year award.
The Pierre Post 8 13-14 Teener baseball team won a fathers day doubleheader at Hyde Stadium yesterday sweeping both games from Huron by scores of 11-2 and 16-9. Pierre scored 7 times in the 6th inning of the nightcap to break open the contest. Huron led 9-3 earlier in the game. And the Pierre 15-16 Teener teams went undefeated over the weekend to bring home a couple of tournament titles. The Pierre Green Teeners won twice in Sioux Falls to win the title of that tournament and the Pierre White Tenners defeated Valentine, Nebraska 11-1 in the title game of the Winner Fathers Day Tournament.
And The Pierre Rattlers downed Four Corners 21-1 yesterday at Four Corners in a amatuer baseball game called after 3 innings on the mercy rule yesterday. Tyson Lindekugel had the biggest day at the plate had a Home Run among his 3 hits and 6 RBI’s. Keith Schwartz also had 3 hits for the Rattlers. Harry Decker won his second game of the season allowing 3 hits, all singles as Pierre improved to 3-4 on the season. They travel to Sioux Falls on Sunday for their next games, a doubleheader against the Sioux Falls Saints.
The Pierre Post 8 13-14 Teener baseball team won a fathers day doubleheader at Hyde Stadium yesterday sweeping both games from Huron by scores of 11-2 and 16-9. Pierre scored 7 times in the 6th inning of the nightcap to break open the contest. Huron led 9-3 earlier in the game. And the Pierre 15-16 Teener teams went undefeated over the weekend to bring home a couple of tournament titles. The Pierre Green Teeners won twice in Sioux Falls to win the title of that tournament and the Pierre White Tenners defeated Valentine, Nebraska 11-1 in the title game of the Winner Fathers Day Tournament.
And The Pierre Rattlers downed Four Corners 21-1 yesterday at Four Corners in a amatuer baseball game called after 3 innings on the mercy rule yesterday. Tyson Lindekugel had the biggest day at the plate had a Home Run among his 3 hits and 6 RBI’s. Keith Schwartz also had 3 hits for the Rattlers. Harry Decker won his second game of the season allowing 3 hits, all singles as Pierre improved to 3-4 on the season. They travel to Sioux Falls on Sunday for their next games, a doubleheader against the Sioux Falls Saints.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Rod's Saturday Blog
The red hot Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team got cooled down a bit today as they lost twice in Valley Springs. Pierre dropped a 4-3 verdict to Brandon Valley in the first game and then were beaten by Harrisburg 10-9. Post 8 head coach
Bob Sullivan said they committed 7 errors. Pierre is 15-10 on the season and they are off until Tuesday night when they travel to Rapid City Post 320. Remember, Monday night's scheduled doubleheader against Huron got called off and has been rescheduled for Tuesday, June 28 at 1 pm. It will be a single 9 inning game.
Bob Sullivan said they committed 7 errors. Pierre is 15-10 on the season and they are off until Tuesday night when they travel to Rapid City Post 320. Remember, Monday night's scheduled doubleheader against Huron got called off and has been rescheduled for Tuesday, June 28 at 1 pm. It will be a single 9 inning game.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Rod's Friday Afternoon Sports Blog
The Pierre Rattlers amateur baseball team's doubleheader scheduled for tomorrow against Rapid City has been cancelled. Rapid City can not get enough players together to field a team. The same for Huron which was originally scheduled to play Pierre tomorrow and 4 Corners at 4 Corners on Sunday. So to fill the void, the Rattlers and 4 Corners will play each other in a single 9 inning game at 4 Corners Sunday afternoon at 3 pm. The game will be a partial make-up to the doubleheader that was not played between the two teams on May 28th.
Pierre Post 8 will take part in the 39th annual Fargo-Moorhead Invitational American Legion baseball tournament next weekend. Pierre will play 2 games each on Friday and Saturday and then a single game on Sunday. Pierre will play in Moorhead, Minnesota at Matson Field during the first two days of the tournament. On Friday they will open the tournament against the host Moorhead squad at 9 am and play Mandan, North Dakota in the days final game at 7 pm. On Saturday, Pierre will play Tri-City, Minnesota at 11:30 am and then face the Bloomington Gold from Minnesota at 2 pm. Depending on how they do in the pool play portion of the tournament they will either play at 10:00 am, 12:30 pm or if they are in the championship game they will play at 4 pm on Sunday. This is the second consecutive year that Pierre had competed in the Fargo-Moorhead tournament. Tommorrow, Post 8 plays at Valley Springs with two games. They play Brandon Valley at 2 pm and then face Harrisburg at 4:30 pm
The Pierre 13-14 Teener baseball team dropped a 12-6 verdict to Aberdeen last night at Hyde Stadium. Pierre jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the first inning, but it was all downhill from there as Aberdeen won for the 15th time this season against no setbacks. The second game of the doubleheader was not played due to weather. The 13-14 Teeners return to action Sunday when they host Huron in a doubleheader at 2 pm at Hyde Stadium. Huron beat Pierre 18-17 in their first contest of the season back on June 7th. The second game that night was called due to lightning.
Another sports camp is next week. This is a wrestling camp in Ft. Pierre. The annual Nebraska Wrestling Camp returns to Parkview Gym featuring Nebraska head coach Mark Manning and former 3 time state champion Robert Kokesh of Wagner who is a redshirt freshman at Nebraska. The camp runs Monday through Wednesday of next week. The camp for 7 year old through 6th grade has a cost of $65 and will be held from 9 am to 11 am all 3 days. The camp for 7th through 12th grades will be held in the afternoons from 1 to 3 pm with a cost of %80. Registration starts Monday at 8:15am. If you have any questions contact Craig Heller at 280-0674 or John Lathem at 430-8157.
The Capital Area Soccer Association and South Dakota's only only Major League Soccer Player, Chris Houser, will be conducting a soccer clinic in Pierre-Ft. Pierre on July 14th in Pierre. Houser is a former Pierre resident who retired from Major League Soccer in 2001. The clinics are free with a free will donation being taken and money raised given back to the local flood relief fund. All soccer players ages 4 to 19 are encouraged to come to the clinic, both boys and girls. Registration should be done on the Pierre Soccer page at www.pierresoccer.com and follow the summer clinic page.
Pierre Post 8 will take part in the 39th annual Fargo-Moorhead Invitational American Legion baseball tournament next weekend. Pierre will play 2 games each on Friday and Saturday and then a single game on Sunday. Pierre will play in Moorhead, Minnesota at Matson Field during the first two days of the tournament. On Friday they will open the tournament against the host Moorhead squad at 9 am and play Mandan, North Dakota in the days final game at 7 pm. On Saturday, Pierre will play Tri-City, Minnesota at 11:30 am and then face the Bloomington Gold from Minnesota at 2 pm. Depending on how they do in the pool play portion of the tournament they will either play at 10:00 am, 12:30 pm or if they are in the championship game they will play at 4 pm on Sunday. This is the second consecutive year that Pierre had competed in the Fargo-Moorhead tournament. Tommorrow, Post 8 plays at Valley Springs with two games. They play Brandon Valley at 2 pm and then face Harrisburg at 4:30 pm
The Pierre 13-14 Teener baseball team dropped a 12-6 verdict to Aberdeen last night at Hyde Stadium. Pierre jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the first inning, but it was all downhill from there as Aberdeen won for the 15th time this season against no setbacks. The second game of the doubleheader was not played due to weather. The 13-14 Teeners return to action Sunday when they host Huron in a doubleheader at 2 pm at Hyde Stadium. Huron beat Pierre 18-17 in their first contest of the season back on June 7th. The second game that night was called due to lightning.
Another sports camp is next week. This is a wrestling camp in Ft. Pierre. The annual Nebraska Wrestling Camp returns to Parkview Gym featuring Nebraska head coach Mark Manning and former 3 time state champion Robert Kokesh of Wagner who is a redshirt freshman at Nebraska. The camp runs Monday through Wednesday of next week. The camp for 7 year old through 6th grade has a cost of $65 and will be held from 9 am to 11 am all 3 days. The camp for 7th through 12th grades will be held in the afternoons from 1 to 3 pm with a cost of %80. Registration starts Monday at 8:15am. If you have any questions contact Craig Heller at 280-0674 or John Lathem at 430-8157.
The Capital Area Soccer Association and South Dakota's only only Major League Soccer Player, Chris Houser, will be conducting a soccer clinic in Pierre-Ft. Pierre on July 14th in Pierre. Houser is a former Pierre resident who retired from Major League Soccer in 2001. The clinics are free with a free will donation being taken and money raised given back to the local flood relief fund. All soccer players ages 4 to 19 are encouraged to come to the clinic, both boys and girls. Registration should be done on the Pierre Soccer page at www.pierresoccer.com and follow the summer clinic page.
Rod's Friday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team won their 5th and 6th straight games last night sweeping a doubleheader from Huron 3-2 in 8 innings and 9-3. In the opener, Orin Burke singled home Adam Deneke with the winning run the 8th inning and Tyler Ness went the distance in picking up the win. Ness scattered 5 hits and struck out 5 as Pierre was outhit in the game 5-4. No one for Pierre had more than 1 hit. In the nightcap, Pierre had a 5 run 4th inning to take an 8-0 lead and coasted to the win. PIerre had 11 hits with 4 players getting 2 hits apiece with Nolan Merrill getting a double and Tyler Ness picking up 2 RBI's. Jordan Smith went the distance on the mound to pick up the win scattering 4 hits with 5 strikeouts and 4 walks. The sweep improves Pierre record to 15-8 on the season as Pierre has won 13of their last 15. They travel to Valley Springs tomorrow for a doubleheader against Brandon Valley.
Some misunderstanding within the Huron organization has led to a change in Pierre Post 8's American Legion baseball schedule. The doubleheader planned for Monday at Hyde Stadium has been canceled. Huron will instead come to Pierre on Tuesday, June 28for a 1 p.m. nine-inning game at the stadium. The Pierre White Teeners will then play a 5:30 pm doubleheader that night hosting Aberdeen.
The Pierre 15-16 White Teener Baseball team will travel to Winner to play a pair of games today in the annual Winner Fathers Day Baseball tournament. Pierre will play Burke at 3 pm and then face Winner at 7 pm. After not playing a game tomorrow, Pierre will return to Winner on Sunday to play a another game in the annual tournament.
The 3rd annual Dave Graves Memorial Corvette/Mustang rally will be held Saturday at Oahe Speedway north of Pierre. Named in honor of Graves who was a Corvette and Mustang enthusiast who died in November of 2008, the day begins with a Poker Run that will leave the Dakotamart Parking lot in Pierre at 10 am and ends at Oahe Speedway at 1 pm. Activities at Oahe Speedway will be from 1 to 5 pm before retuning to the Crossing Casino in Pierre for an evening social. Registration will be held from 8 am to 10 am at the Dakotamart Parking lot with the registration fee $35 that includes the car, driver and passenger, and also includes the Poker Run. For more information on Saturday you can contact Oahe Speedway at 223-9885.
Some misunderstanding within the Huron organization has led to a change in Pierre Post 8's American Legion baseball schedule. The doubleheader planned for Monday at Hyde Stadium has been canceled. Huron will instead come to Pierre on Tuesday, June 28for a 1 p.m. nine-inning game at the stadium. The Pierre White Teeners will then play a 5:30 pm doubleheader that night hosting Aberdeen.
The Pierre 15-16 White Teener Baseball team will travel to Winner to play a pair of games today in the annual Winner Fathers Day Baseball tournament. Pierre will play Burke at 3 pm and then face Winner at 7 pm. After not playing a game tomorrow, Pierre will return to Winner on Sunday to play a another game in the annual tournament.
The 3rd annual Dave Graves Memorial Corvette/Mustang rally will be held Saturday at Oahe Speedway north of Pierre. Named in honor of Graves who was a Corvette and Mustang enthusiast who died in November of 2008, the day begins with a Poker Run that will leave the Dakotamart Parking lot in Pierre at 10 am and ends at Oahe Speedway at 1 pm. Activities at Oahe Speedway will be from 1 to 5 pm before retuning to the Crossing Casino in Pierre for an evening social. Registration will be held from 8 am to 10 am at the Dakotamart Parking lot with the registration fee $35 that includes the car, driver and passenger, and also includes the Poker Run. For more information on Saturday you can contact Oahe Speedway at 223-9885.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Rod's Thursday Afternoon Sports Blog
After over 3 weeks of no golf, golf will return to the immediate Pierre-Ft. Pierre area beginning on Saturday. The Back 9 holes at Dunes Golf Course in Ft. Pierre will be reopening on Saturday. That gives Pierre, 2 9-hole courses that are open. Along with Dunes, Oahe Trails North of Pierre is open. The ownership at Dunes Golf due recommend that you call the club house and get a tee time and that number is 223-2525. The Dunes will be open at 7 am until dark.
Rod's Thursday Morning Sports Blog
The red hot Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team goes on the road tonight as they travel to Huron for a 5 pm doubleheader. Pierre, winners of 11 of their last 13games, go into the doubleheader coming off a 3-0 homestand earlier this week. After tonight, Post 8 will travel to Valley Springs on Saturday for a doubleheader against Brandon Valley and then return home for home games Monday night against Huron and Tuesday against Rapid City Post 320.
The Pierre Split Squad won twice last night beating the Spearfish Split Squad with a pair of shutouts. Pierre won the opener 10-0 and then capped the evening with a 15-0win in 3 innings.
The Pierre 13-14 Teener baseball team returns to action tonight as they host Aberdeen in a doubleheader tonight at Hyde Stadium. Aberdeen is undefeated so far this season and is coming off a victory of Pierre last Sunday in the championship game of a tournament in Watertown. First pitch tonight is scheduled for 5:30 pm.
The Pierre Rattlers amateur baseball team was beaten by Miller last night by a 8-7 score. Tyson Lindekugel hit a home run for the Rattlers who saw their record fall to 2 and 4 on the season.
A two day girls basketball camp conducted by Southwest Minnesota State University and head coach Allison Kruger will be held at Riggs High Gym today and tomorrow. The camp is for elementary age girls entering the 3rd through 5th grades this afternoon from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. The Middle School and High School Camps will be held mornings today and tomorrow with the High School Camp going from 8 am to 10 am and the Middle School Camp from 10:30 am to noon.
The Oahe Summer Basketball League has 4 games tonight at Riggs High Gym in Pierre. The league is in it's third week of games and features two teams from Pierre as well as squads from Sully Buttes, Highmore-Harrold, Stanley County, Gettysburg, Miller and Philip to make up the 8 team league. Games are an hour long and begin at 6 pm with 4 games each Thursday night.
Pierre head boys basketball Terry Becker is a busy guy these days. The last two weekends he has been coaching the Governors at team camps at USD and at Northern Iowa. At USD, the team went 6-0 over the two days and at Northern Iowa the Governors went 4-2. Coach Becker, who is in Mitchell this week doing some coaching at the Hansen and Anderson Basketball Camp, said that at UNI, Pierre was the smallest school in the division. This weekend, the Governors travel to Omaha to compete in the Creighton team camp. Pierre has made Creighton a stop every summer since 2005. They have one other camp in July at Northern State.
The Pierre Area Running Club will be holding it's annual 5K and 10K Race and Walk on Saturday. Registration will be from 7 am to 7:45 am at the parking lot of the Hillsview Golf Course with the races beginning at 8 am. The race will be a loop run on the bike path along Highway 34 plus there will be a free children's race for kids under the age of 12 at the conclusion of the 5K and 10K races. For more information go to the Pierre Running Club's website at www.pierrerunningclub.org. The entry fee is $20 with partipants recieing a dri-fit T-Shirt.
The Pierre Split Squad won twice last night beating the Spearfish Split Squad with a pair of shutouts. Pierre won the opener 10-0 and then capped the evening with a 15-0win in 3 innings.
The Pierre 13-14 Teener baseball team returns to action tonight as they host Aberdeen in a doubleheader tonight at Hyde Stadium. Aberdeen is undefeated so far this season and is coming off a victory of Pierre last Sunday in the championship game of a tournament in Watertown. First pitch tonight is scheduled for 5:30 pm.
The Pierre Rattlers amateur baseball team was beaten by Miller last night by a 8-7 score. Tyson Lindekugel hit a home run for the Rattlers who saw their record fall to 2 and 4 on the season.
A two day girls basketball camp conducted by Southwest Minnesota State University and head coach Allison Kruger will be held at Riggs High Gym today and tomorrow. The camp is for elementary age girls entering the 3rd through 5th grades this afternoon from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. The Middle School and High School Camps will be held mornings today and tomorrow with the High School Camp going from 8 am to 10 am and the Middle School Camp from 10:30 am to noon.
The Oahe Summer Basketball League has 4 games tonight at Riggs High Gym in Pierre. The league is in it's third week of games and features two teams from Pierre as well as squads from Sully Buttes, Highmore-Harrold, Stanley County, Gettysburg, Miller and Philip to make up the 8 team league. Games are an hour long and begin at 6 pm with 4 games each Thursday night.
Pierre head boys basketball Terry Becker is a busy guy these days. The last two weekends he has been coaching the Governors at team camps at USD and at Northern Iowa. At USD, the team went 6-0 over the two days and at Northern Iowa the Governors went 4-2. Coach Becker, who is in Mitchell this week doing some coaching at the Hansen and Anderson Basketball Camp, said that at UNI, Pierre was the smallest school in the division. This weekend, the Governors travel to Omaha to compete in the Creighton team camp. Pierre has made Creighton a stop every summer since 2005. They have one other camp in July at Northern State.
The Pierre Area Running Club will be holding it's annual 5K and 10K Race and Walk on Saturday. Registration will be from 7 am to 7:45 am at the parking lot of the Hillsview Golf Course with the races beginning at 8 am. The race will be a loop run on the bike path along Highway 34 plus there will be a free children's race for kids under the age of 12 at the conclusion of the 5K and 10K races. For more information go to the Pierre Running Club's website at www.pierrerunningclub.org. The entry fee is $20 with partipants recieing a dri-fit T-Shirt.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Rod's Wednesday Afternoon Sports Blog
The South Dakota High School Activities Association has recognized various high school athletic teams and fine arts groups in the schools throughout the state that have acieved the "Academic Achievement Team Award" for the spring season. Three teams from Pierre Riggs High earned the team award. The Governor Boys Tennis team and Girls and Boys Track and Field teams! The award was given out after the teams completed achieving a combined grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The "Academic Achievement Team Award" program is sponsored by the High School Activities Association to encourage the members of athletic and fine arts teams in every school to excel in the classroom as well as to profice recognition for the academic success of the teams.
Rod's Wednesday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team shutout Sturgis 4-0 in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader at Hyde Stadium last night. The second game was rained out. Scott Cichos went the distance for Pierre in the first game allowing 9 strikeouts and walking only 1 while allowing 5 hits. Nolan Merrill had 3 hits including a 2 run homer in the third inning to pace Pierre while driving in 3 runs. Post 8 had 10 hits on the night. Jared Nielan and Garrett Weber each had a pair of hits as Pierre improved to 13-8 on the season and has won 11 of their last 13 games. Pierre takes today off and then travels to Huron for a doubleheader tomorrow night and Valley Springs to face Brandon Valley on Saturday.
The Pierre Rattlers, coming off a 2 game winning streak this past weekend, is on the road tonight as they travel to Miller to face the Miller-Wessington Outlaws in an amatuer baseball contest. First pitch is scheduled fdor 7:30 pm. The Rattlers retun home this weekend to face Rapid City on Saturday afternoon and Huron Saturday night. The Rattlers are tied for fifth with the Vermillion Red Sox in the latest Class A South Dakota Amatuer baseball rankings.
The Pierre 15-16 "Greens" Teener baseball team are in action tonight at Hyde Stadium. The Greens, coming off a doubleheader sweep of Huron Monday night host the Spearfish Split Squad in a doubleheader scheduled to begin at 5 pm.
The 15th annual Capitol City Tennis Open will be June 25-26 at the Northern State courts in Aberdeen. The tournament was moved to Aberdeen due to the flooding conditions at the Griffin Park Courts in Pierre. There will be divisions for singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Entry Fees are $18 per player for one event, $21 for two events and $24 for three with the registration deadline set for Monday. For details, contact Jeff Bloomberg at 605-280-7524 in Pierre or email him at jeffbloomberg@pie.midco.net or you can enter the tournament at www.tennislink.usta.com.
After missing last year due to flooding in the Chamberlain Area, River City Racin will go on as scheduled this Saturday and Sunday. This year’s races are scheduled to take place at the American Creek Campground on the river’s east side on Saturday and Sunday. In addition to races, the event will also feature comedians, musical acts and at least 14 vendors, a number double that of 2009 vendor numbers. River City Racin chairman Tom Davis sayss he expects between 5,000 and 8,000 people to attend the event his weekend. Approximatly 6,000 people attended the event last held in 2009. Davis said there are roughly 35 teams registered, a substantial jump from the 15 to 16 that usually sign up. Part of the proceeds from this weekend’s event will be donated to support relief efforts for flood victims in the state, including Pierre-Ft. Pierre and Dakota Dunes.
The Pierre Rattlers, coming off a 2 game winning streak this past weekend, is on the road tonight as they travel to Miller to face the Miller-Wessington Outlaws in an amatuer baseball contest. First pitch is scheduled fdor 7:30 pm. The Rattlers retun home this weekend to face Rapid City on Saturday afternoon and Huron Saturday night. The Rattlers are tied for fifth with the Vermillion Red Sox in the latest Class A South Dakota Amatuer baseball rankings.
The Pierre 15-16 "Greens" Teener baseball team are in action tonight at Hyde Stadium. The Greens, coming off a doubleheader sweep of Huron Monday night host the Spearfish Split Squad in a doubleheader scheduled to begin at 5 pm.
The 15th annual Capitol City Tennis Open will be June 25-26 at the Northern State courts in Aberdeen. The tournament was moved to Aberdeen due to the flooding conditions at the Griffin Park Courts in Pierre. There will be divisions for singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Entry Fees are $18 per player for one event, $21 for two events and $24 for three with the registration deadline set for Monday. For details, contact Jeff Bloomberg at 605-280-7524 in Pierre or email him at jeffbloomberg@pie.midco.net or you can enter the tournament at www.tennislink.usta.com.
After missing last year due to flooding in the Chamberlain Area, River City Racin will go on as scheduled this Saturday and Sunday. This year’s races are scheduled to take place at the American Creek Campground on the river’s east side on Saturday and Sunday. In addition to races, the event will also feature comedians, musical acts and at least 14 vendors, a number double that of 2009 vendor numbers. River City Racin chairman Tom Davis sayss he expects between 5,000 and 8,000 people to attend the event his weekend. Approximatly 6,000 people attended the event last held in 2009. Davis said there are roughly 35 teams registered, a substantial jump from the 15 to 16 that usually sign up. Part of the proceeds from this weekend’s event will be donated to support relief efforts for flood victims in the state, including Pierre-Ft. Pierre and Dakota Dunes.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Rod's Tuesday Afternoon Sports Blog
With the flood waters in the Pierre and Ft. Pierre area, both golf courses, Hillsview in Pierre and the Dunes in Ft. Pierre are closed. The only golf course within 15 miles of Pierre that is open is the Oahe Trails north of Pierre near Cow Creek and Spring Creek. Hillsview looks like it will remain closed the remainder of the summer. The Hillsview Golf Association Board will be meeting Monday night to discuss the situation. Yesterday I heard that Dunes has opened the Back 9. So I asked one of the owners and found out that is NOT True. The Dunes is still closed. They are hopefully going to be open this weekend but they are not holding their breath. Number 1, the road into the parking lot has been lost due to the levee that has been built. So a different road and way in to the clubhouse has to be built. And they are trying to dewater the pond between number 10 and 11 and dry down the 10th hole currently. So while they are shooting for the weekend to hopefully be open, that decision is still on hold so both courses in Pierre and Ft. Pierre are still closed due to the flooding.
Rod's Tuesday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team swept a doubleheader from Mitchell last night at Hyde Stadium in Pierre. Pierre won the opener 5-4 scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 7th in the opener. In the nightcap, Pierre had an easier time of it winning 14-1 to improve the Post 8 record to 12-8. In the opener Garrett Weber's third ht of the game was a single that drove in Nolan Merrill with the winning run in the 7th off of losing pitcher Kirby Feurst. Taylor Owens picked up the win in relief of starter Adam Deneke. Pierre outhit Mitchell 12-4 in the game. In the nightcap, Mac Mercer picked up the win allowing 3 hits in the game called after 5 innings. Pierre jumped on Mitchell starter Micheal Sadler scoring 5 runs in the first and adding another in the second. Sadler allowed all 14 runs in taking the loss. 5 Post 8 batters had two hits each while Deneke had 3 RBI's in the game 2 win. Pierre has won 10 of their last 12 games dating back to the Yankton tournament. They host Sturgis in a doubleheader tonight with first pitch of game one at 5:30 pm.
Pierre youth golfer Hallie Getz fired a 93 and then won a playoff from Sklyer Wetzel of Hot Springs to win the girls 16-18 divison tournament of the Austad's Junior Golf Tour stop at Spearfish Canyon Country Club yesterday. Getz was the only Pierre golfer to compete in the South Dakota Golf Association sponsored event.
Pierre youth golfer Katie Bartlett scored a tournament win firing a 94 and a 4 stroke victory in the Austad's Junior Golf Tour Stop at the Moccasin Creek Country Club in Aberdeen. Bartlett won the girls 12-13 age division tournament. Pierre also had entries in the 14-15 girls division with Paige Lonbakken finishing second with a 96. Karissa Guthrie was third with a 96. Tatum Richards and Jenna Johnson finished 4th and fifth with Richards firing a 102 and Johnson a 122. Allie Hedman also competed and fired a 131 for a 6th place finish. Paige Erickson won the girls 16-18 division with a winning score of 89. In the boys tournaments, Reed Feller of Hillsview Golf Course shot a 130 in the boys 14-15 age division tournament.
Due to Hillsview Golf Course being closed due to the flood, the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament will be played this year at the Oahe Trails Course north of Pierre. The tournament has been rescheduled to Friday, June 24th with registration scheduled to begin at 11 am and a noon shotgun start. To sign up a team, contact the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce at 605-224-7361, stop by their office at 800 W. Dakota Ave or just come out to Oahe Trails with your team to the golf course and register on the spot. If you have any questions contact Natalie Likness at the Chamber office at 224-7361.
Pierre youth golfer Hallie Getz fired a 93 and then won a playoff from Sklyer Wetzel of Hot Springs to win the girls 16-18 divison tournament of the Austad's Junior Golf Tour stop at Spearfish Canyon Country Club yesterday. Getz was the only Pierre golfer to compete in the South Dakota Golf Association sponsored event.
Pierre youth golfer Katie Bartlett scored a tournament win firing a 94 and a 4 stroke victory in the Austad's Junior Golf Tour Stop at the Moccasin Creek Country Club in Aberdeen. Bartlett won the girls 12-13 age division tournament. Pierre also had entries in the 14-15 girls division with Paige Lonbakken finishing second with a 96. Karissa Guthrie was third with a 96. Tatum Richards and Jenna Johnson finished 4th and fifth with Richards firing a 102 and Johnson a 122. Allie Hedman also competed and fired a 131 for a 6th place finish. Paige Erickson won the girls 16-18 division with a winning score of 89. In the boys tournaments, Reed Feller of Hillsview Golf Course shot a 130 in the boys 14-15 age division tournament.
Due to Hillsview Golf Course being closed due to the flood, the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament will be played this year at the Oahe Trails Course north of Pierre. The tournament has been rescheduled to Friday, June 24th with registration scheduled to begin at 11 am and a noon shotgun start. To sign up a team, contact the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce at 605-224-7361, stop by their office at 800 W. Dakota Ave or just come out to Oahe Trails with your team to the golf course and register on the spot. If you have any questions contact Natalie Likness at the Chamber office at 224-7361.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Rod's Monday Afternoon Sports Blog
Due to Hillsview Golf Course being closed due to the flood, the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament will be played this year at the Oahe Trails Course north of Pierre. The tournament has been rescheduled to Friday, June 24th with registration scheduled to begin at 11 am and a noon shotgun start. To sign up a team, contact the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce at 605-224-7361, stop by their office at 800 W. Dakota Ave or just come out to Oahe Trails with your team to the golf course and register on the spot. If you have any questions contact Natalie Likness at the Chamber office at 224-7361.
Highmore mayor Matt Semmler prevailed on Saturday as the top drag racer winning the Mayors Challange at Oahe Speedway. Semmler defeated Sonnie Boke who was representing the town of Gettysburg in the finals. Saturday's other winners at the track were David Rae of Gillette, Wyoming winning the Box Shootout races. Butch Monson of Groton won the No Box Shootout. Duane Soper of Gettsyburg captured the Trophy Shootout and Carly Ellingson of Rapid City was the Junior Shootout winner. In yesterday's 5th Coca Cola Points Series races, the winners were Rick Meier of Rapid City in the Super Pro Series and Joe Harry of Ferney, South Dakota in the Pro Series race. Chris Boom of Pierre won the Bike race while Ann Hirsch of Pierre was the winner in the Sportsman Class. Duane Soper won the Street Trophy race while Ashley Holm of Pierre took the the High School Class race. Carly Ellingson won the Junior Division race. Jonathan Geuther of Ft. Pierre was the winner of the Junior Minor division and Jim Jakeway of Timber Lake was the winner of the Oahe Speedway Half Track Attack.
The Pierre 13-14 Teeners baseball team team finished in second place Sunday at the Watertown tournament, defeating Madison 20-5 to reach the championship before falling 6-4 to Aberdeen for the title. Aberdeen beat Pierre twice in the tournament.
The Pierre Post 8 Split Squad also took second place at Rapid City Post 320's Jim Scull tournament over the weekend. Pierre finished 3-1 in the tournament, losing 7-4 to Casper, Wyoming in the title game Sunday afternoon.
Highmore mayor Matt Semmler prevailed on Saturday as the top drag racer winning the Mayors Challange at Oahe Speedway. Semmler defeated Sonnie Boke who was representing the town of Gettysburg in the finals. Saturday's other winners at the track were David Rae of Gillette, Wyoming winning the Box Shootout races. Butch Monson of Groton won the No Box Shootout. Duane Soper of Gettsyburg captured the Trophy Shootout and Carly Ellingson of Rapid City was the Junior Shootout winner. In yesterday's 5th Coca Cola Points Series races, the winners were Rick Meier of Rapid City in the Super Pro Series and Joe Harry of Ferney, South Dakota in the Pro Series race. Chris Boom of Pierre won the Bike race while Ann Hirsch of Pierre was the winner in the Sportsman Class. Duane Soper won the Street Trophy race while Ashley Holm of Pierre took the the High School Class race. Carly Ellingson won the Junior Division race. Jonathan Geuther of Ft. Pierre was the winner of the Junior Minor division and Jim Jakeway of Timber Lake was the winner of the Oahe Speedway Half Track Attack.
The Pierre 13-14 Teeners baseball team team finished in second place Sunday at the Watertown tournament, defeating Madison 20-5 to reach the championship before falling 6-4 to Aberdeen for the title. Aberdeen beat Pierre twice in the tournament.
The Pierre Post 8 Split Squad also took second place at Rapid City Post 320's Jim Scull tournament over the weekend. Pierre finished 3-1 in the tournament, losing 7-4 to Casper, Wyoming in the title game Sunday afternoon.
Rod's Monday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Rattlers Amateur baseball team won twice this weekend as they defeated the Sioux Falls Saints in a pair of games at Hyde Stadium. On Saturday Night, Harry Decker tossed a complete game for Pierre in a 2-0 shutout. Decker struck out 15 in picking up his first win of the season while tossing a 1 hitter. He also had a double and a triple at the plate. Then yesterday, Rattler pitching dominated again as Dalton Decker got the win in a 10-0 victory over the Saints. Decker allowed only two hits in the game called after 5 innings on the 10 run rule. John Richter had 3 hits and 2 RBI's in the win. The Rattlers are 2 and 3 on the season as they travel to Miller Wednesday night in a non league game.
Jennifer Stalley of Pierre and Krista Young of Rapid City won the second flight of the state two woman golf tournament that wrapped up yesterday at the Golf Club of Red Rock in Rapid City. Stalley and Young fired a two round total 127 to win the flight by 3 strokes.
A Coed Flood Relief slowpitch softball tournament will be played at the 4 Corners Field west of Hayes on the June 24th, 25th and 26th Weekend beginning on Friday and wrapping up Sunday Afternoon. The tournament is being orgainized by Tate Gabriel and will be limited to 10 or 11 teams. The tournament will begin on Friday night at 6 pm with 3 games to be played. Tournament games on Saturday begin at 8 am and again at 8 am on Sunday with the tournament championship game scheduled for either noon or 1 pm. The tournament will be over in time for the 2:30 pm amatuer baseball game between Four Corners and Chamberlain. If there are any questions or to register your team for the tournament questions please feel free to contact Gabriel at 605.280.2917
The Pierre Area Running Club will be holding it's annual 5K and 10K Race and Walk on Saturday. Registration will be from 7 am to 7:45 am at the parking lot of the Hillsview Golf Course with the races beginning at 8 am. The race will be a loop run on the bike path along Highway 34 plus there will be a free children's race for kids under the age of 12 at the conclusion of the 5K and 10K races. For more information go to the Pierre Running Club's website at www.pierrerunningclub.org. The entry fee is $20 with partipants recieing a dri-fit T-Shirt.
The flooding in the Pierre/Ft. Pierre area will likely continue for a couple of months. Officials of a Pierre area Bicycle race therefore are making plans to change the location and modify the routes for the Tour de Oahe. The Tour de Oahe is scheduled to be held on Saturday July 9th. It was scheduled to begin and end at the Oahe Marina, but that area is facing flooding problems.
Jennifer Stalley of Pierre and Krista Young of Rapid City won the second flight of the state two woman golf tournament that wrapped up yesterday at the Golf Club of Red Rock in Rapid City. Stalley and Young fired a two round total 127 to win the flight by 3 strokes.
A Coed Flood Relief slowpitch softball tournament will be played at the 4 Corners Field west of Hayes on the June 24th, 25th and 26th Weekend beginning on Friday and wrapping up Sunday Afternoon. The tournament is being orgainized by Tate Gabriel and will be limited to 10 or 11 teams. The tournament will begin on Friday night at 6 pm with 3 games to be played. Tournament games on Saturday begin at 8 am and again at 8 am on Sunday with the tournament championship game scheduled for either noon or 1 pm. The tournament will be over in time for the 2:30 pm amatuer baseball game between Four Corners and Chamberlain. If there are any questions or to register your team for the tournament questions please feel free to contact Gabriel at 605.280.2917
The Pierre Area Running Club will be holding it's annual 5K and 10K Race and Walk on Saturday. Registration will be from 7 am to 7:45 am at the parking lot of the Hillsview Golf Course with the races beginning at 8 am. The race will be a loop run on the bike path along Highway 34 plus there will be a free children's race for kids under the age of 12 at the conclusion of the 5K and 10K races. For more information go to the Pierre Running Club's website at www.pierrerunningclub.org. The entry fee is $20 with partipants recieing a dri-fit T-Shirt.
The flooding in the Pierre/Ft. Pierre area will likely continue for a couple of months. Officials of a Pierre area Bicycle race therefore are making plans to change the location and modify the routes for the Tour de Oahe. The Tour de Oahe is scheduled to be held on Saturday July 9th. It was scheduled to begin and end at the Oahe Marina, but that area is facing flooding problems.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Rod's Saturday Night Sports Blog
The Pierre Rattlers amateur baseball team picked up their first win of the season tonight as the Rattlers shutout the Sioux Falls Saints 2-0. The story of the game, starting and winning pitcher Harry Decker who went the distance striking out 15! The Rattlers will play around 3:30 pm tomorrow afternoon hosting Redfield Dairy Queen at Hyde Stadium. Redfield and Sioux Falls wills play at 1:30 pm. The Rattlers are now 1 and 3 on the season.
Rod's Saturday Sports Blog
Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team split a doubleheader in Bismarck last night winning the second game 3-2 after losing the opener 11-1. Pierre won 3 of the 4 games played in Mandan and Bismarck. In the second game, Pierre won the game in the top of the 7th when Jared Nielan doubled and Taylor Owens hit a sacrifice fly to score Nielan from third. Owen pitched the final two innings in relief to pick up the win. Pierre had 9 hits in the game. In the opener, Bismarck scored 5 times in the first inning and 4 more in the second to set the pace of the game that was called on the 10 run rule after 5 innings. Tyler Ness was the losing pitcher allowing 8 runs through the first 3 innings. Garrett Weber drove in Adam Deneke with Pierre’s only run in the 4th inning. Pierre is now 10-8 on the season as they host Mitchell Monday in a doubleheader at Hyde Stadium
Pierre youth golfer Cody Kuehl fired a 89 to finish in a 3 way tie for first but after the playoff, Kuehl settled for third place in the boys 12-13 age division tournament of the Austad’s Junior Golf tour on the South Dakota Golf Association’s tournament stop in Rapid City yesterday at Meadowbrook Golf Course. In the girls 16-18 division tournament, Hallie Getz finished second as she fired a 86 to finish one shot back of the tournament champion. Katie Bartlett also finished second in the girls 12-13 age division as she fired a 101 to finish two strokes back of the tournament champion. The 3 golfers were the only ones from Pierre to compete in the tournament.
Bob Lowery, an assistant executive director of the South Dakota High School Activities Association, will resign and retire from the position on June 30th in 2012. Lowery submitted his letter of resignation to the SDHSAA Board of Directors during their meeting this week in Pierre. Lowery has served as an assistant executive director on the SDHSAA for the last 17 years where he was the lead administrator for the sports of cross country, football, wrestling, golf and track and field. He has also overseen the development of soccer, which becomes a sanctioned sport in the 2012-13 school year.
Pierre youth golfer Cody Kuehl fired a 89 to finish in a 3 way tie for first but after the playoff, Kuehl settled for third place in the boys 12-13 age division tournament of the Austad’s Junior Golf tour on the South Dakota Golf Association’s tournament stop in Rapid City yesterday at Meadowbrook Golf Course. In the girls 16-18 division tournament, Hallie Getz finished second as she fired a 86 to finish one shot back of the tournament champion. Katie Bartlett also finished second in the girls 12-13 age division as she fired a 101 to finish two strokes back of the tournament champion. The 3 golfers were the only ones from Pierre to compete in the tournament.
Bob Lowery, an assistant executive director of the South Dakota High School Activities Association, will resign and retire from the position on June 30th in 2012. Lowery submitted his letter of resignation to the SDHSAA Board of Directors during their meeting this week in Pierre. Lowery has served as an assistant executive director on the SDHSAA for the last 17 years where he was the lead administrator for the sports of cross country, football, wrestling, golf and track and field. He has also overseen the development of soccer, which becomes a sanctioned sport in the 2012-13 school year.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Rod's Friday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball swept a doubleheader from Mandan, N.D. last night winning 8-4 and 11-5 in a game called after 5 innings due to weather conditions. In the opener, Scott Cichos went the distance scattering 9 hits while striking out 4. Pierre's 4 run 6th inning proved to be the big inning of the game. Tyler Ness and Garrett Weber each had 2 hits in game 1 while Nolan Merrill and Adam Deneke each had a pair of RBI's. In the nightcap, Pierre pulled away scoring 5 runs in the 4th and 3 in the 5th inning. Merrill led the way with 3 hits and 3 RBI's. Ness also had 3 hits and Deneke had 4 RBI's in the game. Jordan Smith went the full 5 innings in picking up the win on the mound. With the sweep, Pierre improves to 9-7 on the season. Pierre plays Bismarck in a doubleheader tonight in Bismarck.
The Pierre Green Teeners baseball team will compete in the Jim Skull tournament hosted by Rapid City Post 320 today through Sunday. The Pierre scheduled has been revised and Pierre will play 4 games over the course of the weekend. Spearfish is the first opponent at 1:30 pm and the Rapid City Post 320 squad play Pierre at 6:30 pm. The Green's lone game on Saturday will be at 8:30 am against another Post 320 squad. Pierre will also play one game on Sunday in the tournament.
UPDATED
The Pierre Rattlers amateur baseball team will NOT PLAY Martin tonight at Hyde Stadium. Martin can't get enough players together to field a team. And it doesn't look like the game will be made up. The Rattlers are off to a 0 and 3 start on the season following their 10-6 setback to the hands of Winner-Colome on Wednesday night. Tomorrow night the Rattlers host the Sioux Falls Saints in a 7:00 pm first pitch and Sunday will play Redfield Dairy Queen at 3:30 pm Sioux Falls and Redfield will play the first game at 1:30 pm.
A fund raising event, an online silent auction, will run til June 22nd with proceeds going to the Pierre Junior Shooters in order to support the teams heading to nationals. The Pierre 12-15 year old team claimed first place at the American Legion State BB Gun Championship held in Britton, SD, and in doing so qualified for the Daisy National Championships to be held in Rogers, Arkansas, July 1-3. The Air Rifle team also qualified for the National Junior Olympic 3 Position Air Rifle Championships to be held in Port Clinton (Camp Perry), Ohio on June 29-July 1 by placing first in the Sporter Division. Auction items include a variety of donated items from individuals and businesses. The address to log onto for the auction is www.biddingforgood.com/pierrejuniorshooters/.
The Pierre Green Teeners baseball team will compete in the Jim Skull tournament hosted by Rapid City Post 320 today through Sunday. The Pierre scheduled has been revised and Pierre will play 4 games over the course of the weekend. Spearfish is the first opponent at 1:30 pm and the Rapid City Post 320 squad play Pierre at 6:30 pm. The Green's lone game on Saturday will be at 8:30 am against another Post 320 squad. Pierre will also play one game on Sunday in the tournament.
UPDATED
The Pierre Rattlers amateur baseball team will NOT PLAY Martin tonight at Hyde Stadium. Martin can't get enough players together to field a team. And it doesn't look like the game will be made up. The Rattlers are off to a 0 and 3 start on the season following their 10-6 setback to the hands of Winner-Colome on Wednesday night. Tomorrow night the Rattlers host the Sioux Falls Saints in a 7:00 pm first pitch and Sunday will play Redfield Dairy Queen at 3:30 pm Sioux Falls and Redfield will play the first game at 1:30 pm.
A fund raising event, an online silent auction, will run til June 22nd with proceeds going to the Pierre Junior Shooters in order to support the teams heading to nationals. The Pierre 12-15 year old team claimed first place at the American Legion State BB Gun Championship held in Britton, SD, and in doing so qualified for the Daisy National Championships to be held in Rogers, Arkansas, July 1-3. The Air Rifle team also qualified for the National Junior Olympic 3 Position Air Rifle Championships to be held in Port Clinton (Camp Perry), Ohio on June 29-July 1 by placing first in the Sporter Division. Auction items include a variety of donated items from individuals and businesses. The address to log onto for the auction is www.biddingforgood.com/pierrejuniorshooters/.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Rod's Thursday Afternoon Sports Blog
Clayton Etzkorn of Ft. Pierre has qualified to compete in the College National Finals Rodeo next week in Caspar, Wyoming. Etzkorn, a Stanley County High School graduate and Ft. Pierre Native, just concluded his sophomore year at Miles City, Montana Community College and has qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo in Saddle Bronc Riding. This is the first time that Etzkorn has qualified for the College National Finals. This years Rodeo will be the 63rd annual CNFR and the 13th straight year that the Rodeo has been held in Caspar, Wyoming.
Several Pierre youth golfers competed in the South Dakota Golf Association's Austads Junior Golf Tour at Brookings today. Karissa Guthrie and Tatum Richards each fired 105's to finish 2nd and third in the girls 14-15 age division and Paige Lonbakken had a 114 to finish 4th in the division. Paige Erickson had an 88 to finish third in the girls 16-18 division. In the boys 12-13 age group, Andrew Van Gerpan fired an 84 to finish second. Connor Lonbakken had a 126 in that age division.
The South Dakota High School Activities Association Board of Directors gave a first reading approval to a proposal to reduce the maximum number of contests varsity teams can play at it's meeting this week in Pierre. Assistant Executive Secretary Bob Lowery says a majority of administrators responding to a survey want to schedule fewer games to save money. Second reading, and action, on the proposal is scheduled for the August 31st – September first meeting: Lowery says a lower percentage of athletic directors, and coaches, responding to the survey favored dropping the number. A few years ago, the board voted to increase the number of basketball games and volleyball matches from 18 to 20.
At 5:30 p.m., at the beginning of Monday’s Post 8 doubleheader against Mitchell, Pierre Post 8 head coach Bob Sullivan will present a $1,374 donation from Rapid City Post 22 to the Oahe Flood Relief Fund. The money was generated through a pass-the-hat fundraiser during the June 7th doubleheader between Post 8 and Post 22 at Fitzgerald Stadium in Rapid City. Laura Schoen Carbonneau, CEO of the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce will be on hand to accept the check. The chamber set up the Oahe Flood Relief fund through Bankwest in Pierre to provide financial assistance to people as they deal with the affects of the Missouri River flood. Once the water recedes, a task force will be assembled to review and disperse funds to those with unmet needs in the communities.
Several Pierre youth golfers competed in the South Dakota Golf Association's Austads Junior Golf Tour at Brookings today. Karissa Guthrie and Tatum Richards each fired 105's to finish 2nd and third in the girls 14-15 age division and Paige Lonbakken had a 114 to finish 4th in the division. Paige Erickson had an 88 to finish third in the girls 16-18 division. In the boys 12-13 age group, Andrew Van Gerpan fired an 84 to finish second. Connor Lonbakken had a 126 in that age division.
The South Dakota High School Activities Association Board of Directors gave a first reading approval to a proposal to reduce the maximum number of contests varsity teams can play at it's meeting this week in Pierre. Assistant Executive Secretary Bob Lowery says a majority of administrators responding to a survey want to schedule fewer games to save money. Second reading, and action, on the proposal is scheduled for the August 31st – September first meeting: Lowery says a lower percentage of athletic directors, and coaches, responding to the survey favored dropping the number. A few years ago, the board voted to increase the number of basketball games and volleyball matches from 18 to 20.
At 5:30 p.m., at the beginning of Monday’s Post 8 doubleheader against Mitchell, Pierre Post 8 head coach Bob Sullivan will present a $1,374 donation from Rapid City Post 22 to the Oahe Flood Relief Fund. The money was generated through a pass-the-hat fundraiser during the June 7th doubleheader between Post 8 and Post 22 at Fitzgerald Stadium in Rapid City. Laura Schoen Carbonneau, CEO of the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce will be on hand to accept the check. The chamber set up the Oahe Flood Relief fund through Bankwest in Pierre to provide financial assistance to people as they deal with the affects of the Missouri River flood. Once the water recedes, a task force will be assembled to review and disperse funds to those with unmet needs in the communities.
Rod's Thursday Morning Sports Blog
Kade McTighe of Pierre and Hillsview Golf Course finished 5th with a score of 48 in the 11 under boys division of the South Dakota Golf Association Junior Golf Tour tournament yesterday at Bakers Crossing Golf Course in Sioux Falls. McTighe was the only golfer from Pierre taking part in the tournament that featured 8 different divisons in 4 age groups.
Tomorrow is the deadline for girls to enter the Southwest Minnesota State Instructional Day Camp that will be held next week on Thursday and Friday June 16th and 17th. Southwest Minnesota head women's basketball coach Allison Kruger is the camp clinician. The elementary camp is the 16th from 2:30 to 4:30 pm with a cost of $15 per particapant. The middle school and high school camps will be held both days with the middle school camp in the morning from 10:30 am to noon and the high school camp during the mornings of both days from 8 am to 11 am on the 16th and 8 am to 10:00 am on the 17th. Anyone with questions should contact Pierre Lady Governor head girls basketball coach Lisa Kannegeiter-Bahe at 605-295-1997.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team takes a 7-7 record out of state tonight as they travel to Mandan and Bismarck, North Dakota for a doubleheaders tonight and tomorrow night. Tonight, Post 8 faces Mandan and tomorrow night Pierre will take on Bismarck. Scott Cichos and Jordan Smith will get the starts on the mound tonight for Pierre who is looking to break a 3 game losing streak after winning 5 straight.
The Capital City Baseball Association suspended its season two weeks ago in response to the flooding issues which have affected the communities of Pierre and Fort Pierre. Earlier this week, the CCBA board met and decided to move forward with a modified schedule that deals with the loss of five of the seven fields that the group uses for games. All CCBA teams will restart play next week and play through the end of July. Starting on Monday, June 13, the pee wee division (7 and 8 year olds) will play on two fields built on the grass lot south of Jefferson School. The minors division (9 and 10 year olds) will play all their games at the Riggs field. The majors division (11 and 12 year olds) will play all their games at LaBarge Park and the pony division (13 and 14 year olds) will play games at Hyde Stadium on dates that don’t conflict with the Post 8 program. Revised schedules for each division have been distributed to the teams and coaches in each division. The CCBA board decided to not hold end of season playoffs in the three upper divisions and decided to cancel the traditional BankWest majors division tournament this year. Anyone having questions or concerns can contact a CCBA board member.
Tomorrow is the deadline for girls to enter the Southwest Minnesota State Instructional Day Camp that will be held next week on Thursday and Friday June 16th and 17th. Southwest Minnesota head women's basketball coach Allison Kruger is the camp clinician. The elementary camp is the 16th from 2:30 to 4:30 pm with a cost of $15 per particapant. The middle school and high school camps will be held both days with the middle school camp in the morning from 10:30 am to noon and the high school camp during the mornings of both days from 8 am to 11 am on the 16th and 8 am to 10:00 am on the 17th. Anyone with questions should contact Pierre Lady Governor head girls basketball coach Lisa Kannegeiter-Bahe at 605-295-1997.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team takes a 7-7 record out of state tonight as they travel to Mandan and Bismarck, North Dakota for a doubleheaders tonight and tomorrow night. Tonight, Post 8 faces Mandan and tomorrow night Pierre will take on Bismarck. Scott Cichos and Jordan Smith will get the starts on the mound tonight for Pierre who is looking to break a 3 game losing streak after winning 5 straight.
The Capital City Baseball Association suspended its season two weeks ago in response to the flooding issues which have affected the communities of Pierre and Fort Pierre. Earlier this week, the CCBA board met and decided to move forward with a modified schedule that deals with the loss of five of the seven fields that the group uses for games. All CCBA teams will restart play next week and play through the end of July. Starting on Monday, June 13, the pee wee division (7 and 8 year olds) will play on two fields built on the grass lot south of Jefferson School. The minors division (9 and 10 year olds) will play all their games at the Riggs field. The majors division (11 and 12 year olds) will play all their games at LaBarge Park and the pony division (13 and 14 year olds) will play games at Hyde Stadium on dates that don’t conflict with the Post 8 program. Revised schedules for each division have been distributed to the teams and coaches in each division. The CCBA board decided to not hold end of season playoffs in the three upper divisions and decided to cancel the traditional BankWest majors division tournament this year. Anyone having questions or concerns can contact a CCBA board member.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Rod's Wednesday Afternoon Sports Blog
Two South Dakota Golf Association State Tournaments scheduled at Dakota Dunes and Hillsview Golf Course in Pierre have been moved to different courses due to flooding conditions in the two locations. The Women's State Match Play tournament scheduled for Hillsview Golf Course in Pierre scheduled for July 8th through the 11th has been moved to Brandon and the State Men's Match Play tournament scheduled for Dakota Dunes July 6th through the 10th has been moved to the Moccasin Creek Country Club in Aberdeen. SDGA Executive Director Wade Merry says that flood waters are expected to remain on the Hillsview Course in Pierre for most of the summer. He says the decision to move the men's tournament from Dakota Dunes was made on May 31st.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team came home with two losses Tuesday night to Rapid City Post 22, but they also came home with some additonal cash that will go to flood relief in the Pierre-Ft. Pierre Area. Post 8 head coach Bob Sullivan says that Rapid City Post 22 donated over $1300 to the Pierre area by passing a hat at the games as well as the Post 22 Legion home also donating cash. Sullivan says that the team planned to take the cash to Bankwest to deposit it in the Oahe Flood Relief Fund that was set up.
Basketball camps have been on the sports scene in Pierre over the course of the last two weeks. Last week was the Governor boys camps. This week the Lady Govs camps are being conducted during the mornings at Riggs High Gym. And yesterday, wrestling began the first of it's camps this summer. Friday and Saturday, Dakota Wesleyan head coach Matt Sedivy and former Governor standout wrestler and current DWU grappler Tyler Sarringer will be in Pierre to be guest clinicians. Camps are being held in the wrestling practice room at Riggs High Gym.
Friday is the deadline for girls to enter the Southwest Minnesota State Instructional Day Camp that will be held next week on Thursday and Friday June 16th and 17th. Southwest Minnesota head women's basketball coach Allison Kruger is the camp clinician. The elementary camp is the 16th from 2:30 to 4:30 pm with a cost of $15 per particapant. The middle school and high school camps will be held both days with the middle school camp in the morning from 10:30 am to noon and the high school camp during the mornings of both days from 8 am to 11 am on the 16th and 8 am to 10:00 am on the 17th. Anyone with questions should contact Pierre Lady Governor head girls basketball coach Lisa Kannegeiter-Bahe at 605-295-1997.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team came home with two losses Tuesday night to Rapid City Post 22, but they also came home with some additonal cash that will go to flood relief in the Pierre-Ft. Pierre Area. Post 8 head coach Bob Sullivan says that Rapid City Post 22 donated over $1300 to the Pierre area by passing a hat at the games as well as the Post 22 Legion home also donating cash. Sullivan says that the team planned to take the cash to Bankwest to deposit it in the Oahe Flood Relief Fund that was set up.
Basketball camps have been on the sports scene in Pierre over the course of the last two weeks. Last week was the Governor boys camps. This week the Lady Govs camps are being conducted during the mornings at Riggs High Gym. And yesterday, wrestling began the first of it's camps this summer. Friday and Saturday, Dakota Wesleyan head coach Matt Sedivy and former Governor standout wrestler and current DWU grappler Tyler Sarringer will be in Pierre to be guest clinicians. Camps are being held in the wrestling practice room at Riggs High Gym.
Friday is the deadline for girls to enter the Southwest Minnesota State Instructional Day Camp that will be held next week on Thursday and Friday June 16th and 17th. Southwest Minnesota head women's basketball coach Allison Kruger is the camp clinician. The elementary camp is the 16th from 2:30 to 4:30 pm with a cost of $15 per particapant. The middle school and high school camps will be held both days with the middle school camp in the morning from 10:30 am to noon and the high school camp during the mornings of both days from 8 am to 11 am on the 16th and 8 am to 10:00 am on the 17th. Anyone with questions should contact Pierre Lady Governor head girls basketball coach Lisa Kannegeiter-Bahe at 605-295-1997.
Rod's Wednesday Sports Blog
Defending State Champion Rapid City Post 22 swept a doubleheader from Pierre Post 8 last night in Rapid City by winning game one 11-8 and then dominating game two winning 14-1 in a game called after 5 innings on the 10 run rule. In the opener, Adam Deneke hit a grand slam home run to tie the game at 8 for one of his two hits on the game. 3 others, Jared Nielan, Scott Cichos and Brandon Heckenliable also had two hits on the game. Royce Pease started and allowed 8 runs on 8 hits. John Breckenridge allowed 3 runs in relief. In the nightcap, Mac Mercer lasted only 3 innings allowing 11 runs on 8 hits in taking the loss. Pierre had just 5 hits in the nightcap. Pierre is now 7-7 on the season as they are scheduled to go to Mandan and Bismarck, North Dakota for doubleheaders tomorrow and Friday nights.
The Pierre 15-16 "Green" Teener baseball team split a doubleheader yesterday with Watertown at Hyde Stadium. The Greens won the nightcap of the doubleheader 17-7 in six innings but dropped the opener to Watertown 13-6. The first game is the only the game that counted in the league standings so Pierre Green is 1-1 in league play and is 2-2 overall. The squad heads to Rapid City to compete in a Rapid City Post 320tournament this weekend and then travel to Huron as they return to league play on Monday.
After opening their season with two losses in the Brookings tournament over the weekend, the Pierre Rattlers amatuer baseball team has their home opener tonight when they host Winner at Hyde Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 8 pm. Pierre will also be at home on Friday when the Rattlers entertain Martin. The Rattlers will also have Hyde Stadium this weekend when they host the Sioux Falls Saints and Redfield Dairy Queen in games on Saturday and Sunday.
South Dakota ASA Men's Slowpitch Softball Commissioner Gary Harrington of Huron announced yesterday that due to the flooding situiation in Pierre the State ASA Men's Slowpitch D1 and D2 State Championships has been moved to Brookings this year. The tournamnent will be held on the same dates August 6&7.
The annual Mayor's Challange races will highlight Saturday's drag race card at Oahe Speedway north of Pierre. Mayors from around the area have been invited to compete for the bragging rights for another year. There will also be shootout races Saturday at Oahe Speedway. On Sunday, the fifth Coca Cola Points Series races will be run at the speedway. Billed as the 5th points race of the 2011 season, this race will actually be only the second of the ten scheduled points races for 2011. points chase. The first points race, scheduled for May 1, was cancelled due to weather, and will be run on July 31. Weather cancelled the 3rd and 4th Points Races over Memorial day weekend. All Speedway classes will be run. Rescheduling of the missed races will be determined by this weekend. Friday night will be another Street Legal race night from 6 pm til dark at the Speedway located some 15 miles north of Pierre on Highway 1804.
The Pierre 15-16 "Green" Teener baseball team split a doubleheader yesterday with Watertown at Hyde Stadium. The Greens won the nightcap of the doubleheader 17-7 in six innings but dropped the opener to Watertown 13-6. The first game is the only the game that counted in the league standings so Pierre Green is 1-1 in league play and is 2-2 overall. The squad heads to Rapid City to compete in a Rapid City Post 320tournament this weekend and then travel to Huron as they return to league play on Monday.
After opening their season with two losses in the Brookings tournament over the weekend, the Pierre Rattlers amatuer baseball team has their home opener tonight when they host Winner at Hyde Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 8 pm. Pierre will also be at home on Friday when the Rattlers entertain Martin. The Rattlers will also have Hyde Stadium this weekend when they host the Sioux Falls Saints and Redfield Dairy Queen in games on Saturday and Sunday.
South Dakota ASA Men's Slowpitch Softball Commissioner Gary Harrington of Huron announced yesterday that due to the flooding situiation in Pierre the State ASA Men's Slowpitch D1 and D2 State Championships has been moved to Brookings this year. The tournamnent will be held on the same dates August 6&7.
The annual Mayor's Challange races will highlight Saturday's drag race card at Oahe Speedway north of Pierre. Mayors from around the area have been invited to compete for the bragging rights for another year. There will also be shootout races Saturday at Oahe Speedway. On Sunday, the fifth Coca Cola Points Series races will be run at the speedway. Billed as the 5th points race of the 2011 season, this race will actually be only the second of the ten scheduled points races for 2011. points chase. The first points race, scheduled for May 1, was cancelled due to weather, and will be run on July 31. Weather cancelled the 3rd and 4th Points Races over Memorial day weekend. All Speedway classes will be run. Rescheduling of the missed races will be determined by this weekend. Friday night will be another Street Legal race night from 6 pm til dark at the Speedway located some 15 miles north of Pierre on Highway 1804.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Rod's Tuesday Sports Blog
The Pierre Governor and Lady Governor Track and Field team held their post season awards banquet last Thursday night in Pierre. Awards were handed out to the Governors and Lady Governors by head coach Misty Larson. Among the award winners: Record Breakers: Parker McKittrick in the 110 m hurdles (tied) and 300 m hurdles (38.24); Rachel Propst in 3200 m run (11:48.09). "PIG" Award winners: Stephen Nielson and Eileen Leong. Up and coming athlete: Shay Reinke and Rachel Propst. Most Improved: Connor Berg and Liz Raecke. Most Valuable Athlete: Parker McKittrick and Taylor Larson Academic All- State: Aaron Propst, Stephen Nielson, Drake Hagen, Taylor Larson, Alex McLain, and Courtney Ziebart. "Friend of Track and Field": Wanda McKittrick.
The Pierre Athletic Booster Club will hold its monthly meeting this evening at Pier 347 in downtown Pierre at 545pm. Anyone interested in Pierre Governor and Lady Governor athletics is invited and encouraged to attend. Booster Club officials are also asking that if anyone is interested in taking over the Sports Book Project, please plan to attend, or contact one of the current officers.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team, winners of 5 of their last 6, travel west tonight. Post 8 will take on defending state champion Rapid City Post 22 in a scheduled doubleheader tonight at Fitzgerald Stadium. Pierre is coming off a second place finish at the Yankton Lewis and Clark Wood Bat Classic on Sunday. It will be the only time during the regular season that Pierre and Post 22 will play each other. The scheduled doubleheader between the two on Memorial Day in Pierre was cancelled due to weather. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 5 pm mountain time.
The Pierre Athletic Booster Club will hold its monthly meeting this evening at Pier 347 in downtown Pierre at 545pm. Anyone interested in Pierre Governor and Lady Governor athletics is invited and encouraged to attend. Booster Club officials are also asking that if anyone is interested in taking over the Sports Book Project, please plan to attend, or contact one of the current officers.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team, winners of 5 of their last 6, travel west tonight. Post 8 will take on defending state champion Rapid City Post 22 in a scheduled doubleheader tonight at Fitzgerald Stadium. Pierre is coming off a second place finish at the Yankton Lewis and Clark Wood Bat Classic on Sunday. It will be the only time during the regular season that Pierre and Post 22 will play each other. The scheduled doubleheader between the two on Memorial Day in Pierre was cancelled due to weather. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 5 pm mountain time.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Rod's Monday Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team went 5-1 over the weekend at the Yankton Lewis and Clark Wood Bat Tournament. Pierre went 1-1 yesterday getting to the championship game before losing to Brookings 7-1. In the Semi Finals, Pierre defeated Aberdeen 3-1. Pierre is now 7-5 on the season as they travel to Rapid City to face Rapid City Post 22 tomorrow night for a doubleheader against the Post 22 Split Squad and Post 22 varsity.
The Pierre 15-16 Teener "Green" are 1 and 1 on the season after a doubleheader split with Sioux Falls yesterday. The first game of doubleheaders are the only ones that count in the standings and that is the game that Pierre won. 6-5 was the final before Sioux Falls won the nightcap 23-9. The Greens are home hosting Watertown in a 5 pm doubleheader tomorrow.
The Pierre 13-14 Teeners open their season this afternoon at Hyde Stadium entertain Brookings with the first game scheduled to begin at 4 pm. Brookings is the defending 13-14 Teener State champion.
The Pierre Athletic Booster Club will hold it's next regularly scheduled meeting tomorrow evening at 5:45 pm at Pier 347 in downtown Pierre. Everyone interested in Governor and Lady Gov athletics is encouraged and invited to attend. Also, anyone who is interested in taking over the Booster Club's sports book publication is invited to attend the meeting as well.
The Pierre 15-16 Teener "Green" are 1 and 1 on the season after a doubleheader split with Sioux Falls yesterday. The first game of doubleheaders are the only ones that count in the standings and that is the game that Pierre won. 6-5 was the final before Sioux Falls won the nightcap 23-9. The Greens are home hosting Watertown in a 5 pm doubleheader tomorrow.
The Pierre 13-14 Teeners open their season this afternoon at Hyde Stadium entertain Brookings with the first game scheduled to begin at 4 pm. Brookings is the defending 13-14 Teener State champion.
The Pierre Athletic Booster Club will hold it's next regularly scheduled meeting tomorrow evening at 5:45 pm at Pier 347 in downtown Pierre. Everyone interested in Governor and Lady Gov athletics is encouraged and invited to attend. Also, anyone who is interested in taking over the Booster Club's sports book publication is invited to attend the meeting as well.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Rod's Sunday Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team will play Aberdeen today at 11 am in Yankton in one semifinal game of the Yankton Wood Bat Classic. Pierre is 4-0 on the tournament after sweeping Sioux Falls West, Brandon Valley, Hartington and Creighton, Nebraska in their pool play. Pierre is 1 and 2 so far this season against Aberdeen. If Pierre wins the 11 am game, they will play for the tournament championship at 3:30 pm. If they lose, their tournament is over.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Rod's Saturday Blog
Pierre won two more times in the Hartington, Nebraska bracket of the Yankton Lewis and Clark Wood Bat tournament today. Pierre defeated Hartington 17-4 in 4 innings and then downed Creighton, Nebraska 11-4 in their final pool play game today. Pierre went 4-0 in pool play and now awaits to find out who they play tomorrow in a semi final game of the tournament in Yankton. Pierre improved to 6-4 on the season with the sweep this afternoon.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Rods Friday Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 Legion baseball team won twice Friday in the first round of the Lewis and Clark baseball tournament hosted by Yankton, Vermillion and Hartington, Nebraska. Playing in the Hartington bracket, Post 8 defeated Sioux Falls West 9-1 and Brandon Valley 11-4. In the win over Brandon Valley, Jordan Smith went the distance on the mound allowing 4 runs on 6 hits and striking out 3. Tanner Wolf had 2 hits and 2 RBI's. In the win over Sioux Falls West Jared Nieland and Orin Burke each had 3 hits apiece and Scott Cichos allowed just 5 hits while striking out 4. Tomorrow, Pierre will play Hartington and Creighton, Nebraska. Pierre is now 4-4 on the season.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Rod's Thursday Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team was swept last night by Sturgis by scores of 4-3 and 9-8 in 8 innings to drop their early season record to 2-4. They begin play in the Lewis and Clark baseball tournament in Yankton, Vermillion and Hartington, Nebraska tomorrow. Pierre will open pool play today with a doubleheader against Sioux Falls West and Brandon Valley. Saturday, Pierre will play the host Hartington squad and then Crieghton, Nebraska. If Pierre advances out of the pool play portion of the tournament, they are scheduled to play either a 3rd place or championship game on Sunday in Yankton.
All three of Pierre’s VFW Teener teams are scheduled for home doubleheaders over the course of the next few days. The White 15-16 team hosts Huron Saturday in a 4 p.m. doubleheader. The Green 15-16 team hosts Sioux Falls West on Sunday in a 1 p.m. doubleheader. The first games of both twin bills count in the South Dakota VFW League standings. The 13-14 teams hosts Brookings on Monday in a 4 p.m. doubleheader. It will be the season openers for all 3 of the Teener teams.
Citizens wanting to know any changes in the Pierre Recreation Departments summer recreation programs can go to the city of Pierre web site at http://ci.pierre.sd.us or www.pierre.sd.gov and a link will take them to the information. The first session of summer recreation programs will begin on Monday.
With the great cooperation of the Northern State University and the Aberdeen Park and Rec department and the staff of USTA Northern, the Capital City Open Tennis Tournament will be held in Aberdeen at the Northern St. courts on Saturday June 25 and Sunday the 26th. As in the past there will be both junior and adult divisions. The proceeds from the tournament will help us with clean up efforts at the Pierre tennis facility once the water recedes. Because of logistics entries will only be taken online. Registrations will be taken at the following http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=101038
All three of Pierre’s VFW Teener teams are scheduled for home doubleheaders over the course of the next few days. The White 15-16 team hosts Huron Saturday in a 4 p.m. doubleheader. The Green 15-16 team hosts Sioux Falls West on Sunday in a 1 p.m. doubleheader. The first games of both twin bills count in the South Dakota VFW League standings. The 13-14 teams hosts Brookings on Monday in a 4 p.m. doubleheader. It will be the season openers for all 3 of the Teener teams.
Citizens wanting to know any changes in the Pierre Recreation Departments summer recreation programs can go to the city of Pierre web site at http://ci.pierre.sd.us or www.pierre.sd.gov and a link will take them to the information. The first session of summer recreation programs will begin on Monday.
With the great cooperation of the Northern State University and the Aberdeen Park and Rec department and the staff of USTA Northern, the Capital City Open Tennis Tournament will be held in Aberdeen at the Northern St. courts on Saturday June 25 and Sunday the 26th. As in the past there will be both junior and adult divisions. The proceeds from the tournament will help us with clean up efforts at the Pierre tennis facility once the water recedes. Because of logistics entries will only be taken online. Registrations will be taken at the following http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=101038
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