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.