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.

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