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.
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