Monday, June 20, 2011

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.

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