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.

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