Jebben Keyes of Pierre may be the next Pierre track standout. Keyes finished 13th in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10 minutes, 15.92 seconds at the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympic meet in Wichita, Kan. yesterday.
The Pierre 15-16 White Teener Baseball team split a doubleheader with Brookings yesteerday losing the opening league contest 13-3 but came back to win the nightcap 8-5. In the second game, Alex Meagher went the distance allowing 10 hits and 5 runs. A 5 run 4th inning was the big inning. Ben Liedholt had 3 of Pierre's 8 hits. In the opener, which counted in the league standings, Liedholt was the losing pitcher allowing 7 runs in 4.1 innings pitched. Graham Protexter had 2 of Pierre's 5 hits in the contest. The Whites wrap up the regular season by playing the Pierre Green Teener squad in a doubleheader at Hyde Stadium this evening.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Rod's Friday Sports Blog
Former Pierre baseball player Landon Busch struck out 15 batters in seven strong innings as the Brookings Bandits edged two-time defending champion Rapid City Post 22 2-1 in a pitchers duel late Thursday night at the S.D. State Legion Tournament at Riverside Field. In other games yesterday during day 2 of the State Tournament, Sioux Falls West downed Pierre 9-5 and Yankton defeated Garretson 11-2 in elimination games at the tournament. Last night, Sioux Falls East pounded Watertown 19-8. Today's 3 games at the tournament have Yankton facing Watertown at 12:30 pm in an elimination game and Rapid City Post 22 takes on Sioux Falls West at 5 pm in another elimination contest. Brookings and Sioux Falls East face off in the winners bracket game at 7:30pm with the winner assured a spot in Sunday's title game.
The South used a strong defense and a powerful rushing attack Thursday night to defeat the North 38-0 in the football game, the final event of the 2011 South Dakota High School All-Star Games. The South defense held the North to a minus 14 yards rushing on the night. The South led 14-0 at halftime. Pierre's Terelle Walker had 2carries for a minus 7 yards rushing for the North. Sully Buttes Tate Seftner had 1 carry for a minus 6 yards.
Onida natives Curt and Tom Byrum, longtime players on the PGA Tour, will be inducted into the South Dakota Golf Hall of Fame during a ceremony Aug. 8 at Westward Ho Country Club. The induction ceremony and reception begins at 5 p.m. following completion of the Orion Classic at Westward Ho. The Byrum brothers become the 40th and 41st members of the South Dakota Golf Hall of Fame, which was established in 1977.
The Pierre Athletic Booster Club will be holding it's 6th annual Golf Tournament tomorrow at the Oahe Trails Golf Course north of Pierre. The tournament will consist of 6 person teams with a $20 entry fee per person. Cart rental and green fees are extra. Registration begins at 10:30 am with the 9 hole tournament scheduled to tee off at 12 noon.
The Oahe Hockey Association will once again show "Oahe Capitals, The Dream Season", a fundraiser and movie tribute to the first Varsity State Hockey Champions in Pierre-Ft. Pierre. There will be a second showing of the movie tomorrow morning at 11:00 am at the State Theater of Pierre. Admission is a free-will donation, which will be divided between flood relief and the Oahe Hockey Association.
This weekend will be the Junior Jam Weekend at Oahe Speedway north of Pierre. The third of four Street Legal races will be held tonight at the Speedway with the race gates opening at 5 pm and racing running from 6 pm to dark. Countdown to the Jam is tomorrow with two special junior dragster shootout races to be run leading up to Sunday's Junior Jam bringing the areas best junior dragsters to the track. Also on Sunday it is the 2011 National Dragster Challange and the make up of the second Coca Cola Points Series races that were rained out in May. Oahe Speedway is located 14 miles north of Pierre, just off SD Hwy1804.
The South used a strong defense and a powerful rushing attack Thursday night to defeat the North 38-0 in the football game, the final event of the 2011 South Dakota High School All-Star Games. The South defense held the North to a minus 14 yards rushing on the night. The South led 14-0 at halftime. Pierre's Terelle Walker had 2carries for a minus 7 yards rushing for the North. Sully Buttes Tate Seftner had 1 carry for a minus 6 yards.
Onida natives Curt and Tom Byrum, longtime players on the PGA Tour, will be inducted into the South Dakota Golf Hall of Fame during a ceremony Aug. 8 at Westward Ho Country Club. The induction ceremony and reception begins at 5 p.m. following completion of the Orion Classic at Westward Ho. The Byrum brothers become the 40th and 41st members of the South Dakota Golf Hall of Fame, which was established in 1977.
The Pierre Athletic Booster Club will be holding it's 6th annual Golf Tournament tomorrow at the Oahe Trails Golf Course north of Pierre. The tournament will consist of 6 person teams with a $20 entry fee per person. Cart rental and green fees are extra. Registration begins at 10:30 am with the 9 hole tournament scheduled to tee off at 12 noon.
The Oahe Hockey Association will once again show "Oahe Capitals, The Dream Season", a fundraiser and movie tribute to the first Varsity State Hockey Champions in Pierre-Ft. Pierre. There will be a second showing of the movie tomorrow morning at 11:00 am at the State Theater of Pierre. Admission is a free-will donation, which will be divided between flood relief and the Oahe Hockey Association.
This weekend will be the Junior Jam Weekend at Oahe Speedway north of Pierre. The third of four Street Legal races will be held tonight at the Speedway with the race gates opening at 5 pm and racing running from 6 pm to dark. Countdown to the Jam is tomorrow with two special junior dragster shootout races to be run leading up to Sunday's Junior Jam bringing the areas best junior dragsters to the track. Also on Sunday it is the 2011 National Dragster Challange and the make up of the second Coca Cola Points Series races that were rained out in May. Oahe Speedway is located 14 miles north of Pierre, just off SD Hwy1804.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Rod's Thursday Afternoon Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion Baseball team was the first team eliminated from the State American Legion Championship tournament in Yankton today losing to Sioux Falls West 9-5. Pierre committed 4 errors in the game but they outhit their opponents 10-9. Post 8 spotted Sioux Falls West a 6-0 lead but started to chip away at it and by the 8th inning had cut the West lead to 6-5 before Sioux Falls scored 3 runs in the top of the ninth inning to win by the final score. Nolan Merrill and Tanner Wolf each had 2 hits apeice for Pierre which saw their season end 2 games over the .500 mark at 28 and 26. Adam Deneke pitch 8.1 innings in the start for Pierre allowing 5 earned runs and gave up all 9 hits to Sioux Falls West who avenged a loss to Pierre in early June in the Yankton Lewis and Clark Tournament.
Rod's Thursday Morning Sports Blog
The Class A State Baseball Tournament kicked off this afternoon in Yankton, S.D. The top teams from across the state descended upon Riverside Ballpark to compete for the right to be called South Dakota's best. In early game action, Sioux Falls East defeated Pierre 14-4 and Brookings topped Garretson 8-2. At night, Watertown rallied to top Sioux Falls West 10-6 and Rapid City Post 22 knocked off Yankton 11-1. Today's games have Pierre facing Sioux Falls West at 10 am and Garretson taking on Yankton at 12:30 pm in elimination games of the double elimination tournament. Tonight in the winners bracket, Watertown takes on Sioux Falls East and Rapid City Post 22 faces Brookings.
The Pierre White 15-16 Teener baseball team lost both ends of a doubleheader to the Watertown Red Sox last night at Hyde Stadium. Watertown won the first game 14-10 to gain a league victory. Watertown then swept the doubleheader with a 4-3 win in 6 innings in the nightcap. Watertown scored 2 runs in the fifth and the go ahead run in the 6th in the 2nd game leaving reliever Shay Reinke with the loss. He was the third Pierre pitcher used in the contest. Alex Meagher had 2 of Pierre's 6 hits. In the opener, Watertown outhit Pierre 11-6 as they scored 8 runs in the 2nd inning. Pierre had a 5 run 4th inning to cut the lead to 10-8 but would get no closer. Ben Liedholt and Bo Atkins each had 2 of Pierre's 6 hits. Atkins allowed 13 runs on 10 hits to take the loss on the mound.
The final All Star game of the week is tonight in Aberdeen. The high school all star football game will be played at Swisher Field with a 6 pm kickoff. Pierre's Terelle Walker is one of the athletes who will be competing on the North Squad. Terry Keller, Todd Palmer and Louis Young of Pierre will be 3 of the 5 officials working the game tonight.
51 members of the Pierre Swim Team have qualfied for the State Long Course Championship Meet to be held in Sioux Falls this Friday through Sunday. Swim team members recently competed in 3 meets in Sioux Falls, Brookings and the B/C Long Course State Championships in Mitchell. In the meet in Brookings, Talia Jorgenson won 6 of the 8 events she swam in, in the girls 9-10 age division for the best performance by a Pierre swimmer in that meet. In Sioux Falls, Wyatt Rumrill had 3 first place finishes in 10 events he competed in, in the Boys 13-14 division for Pierre's top performance at that meet. In the B/C State meet at Mitchell, Kaitlynn Axtell had the best peformance from Pierre swimmers finishing first in 3 of the 6 events she competed in, in the girls 8 and under age division.
The Pierre White 15-16 Teener baseball team lost both ends of a doubleheader to the Watertown Red Sox last night at Hyde Stadium. Watertown won the first game 14-10 to gain a league victory. Watertown then swept the doubleheader with a 4-3 win in 6 innings in the nightcap. Watertown scored 2 runs in the fifth and the go ahead run in the 6th in the 2nd game leaving reliever Shay Reinke with the loss. He was the third Pierre pitcher used in the contest. Alex Meagher had 2 of Pierre's 6 hits. In the opener, Watertown outhit Pierre 11-6 as they scored 8 runs in the 2nd inning. Pierre had a 5 run 4th inning to cut the lead to 10-8 but would get no closer. Ben Liedholt and Bo Atkins each had 2 of Pierre's 6 hits. Atkins allowed 13 runs on 10 hits to take the loss on the mound.
The final All Star game of the week is tonight in Aberdeen. The high school all star football game will be played at Swisher Field with a 6 pm kickoff. Pierre's Terelle Walker is one of the athletes who will be competing on the North Squad. Terry Keller, Todd Palmer and Louis Young of Pierre will be 3 of the 5 officials working the game tonight.
51 members of the Pierre Swim Team have qualfied for the State Long Course Championship Meet to be held in Sioux Falls this Friday through Sunday. Swim team members recently competed in 3 meets in Sioux Falls, Brookings and the B/C Long Course State Championships in Mitchell. In the meet in Brookings, Talia Jorgenson won 6 of the 8 events she swam in, in the girls 9-10 age division for the best performance by a Pierre swimmer in that meet. In Sioux Falls, Wyatt Rumrill had 3 first place finishes in 10 events he competed in, in the Boys 13-14 division for Pierre's top performance at that meet. In the B/C State meet at Mitchell, Kaitlynn Axtell had the best peformance from Pierre swimmers finishing first in 3 of the 6 events she competed in, in the girls 8 and under age division.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Rod's Wednesday Sports Blog
Sioux Falls East banged out 21 hits and scored 10 runs in the second and third inning to cruise to a 14-4 win over Pierre Post 8 in a game called after 8 innings on the 10 run mercy rule the opening round of the State American Legion Baseball tournament in Yankton Wednesday. Pierre starter Scott Cichos was in trouble from the start loading the bases in the first inning but pitching out of it with no runs allowed. But the walls came crashing in on Cichos and Post 8 in the second and third innings. Cichos allowed 8 earned runs on 11 hits in 3 innings of work. Pierre had 6 hits including a 3 run home run from Adam Deneke and a solo shot from Jarred Nielan. With the loss, Pierre drops into the losers bracket of the tournament will play an elimination game Thursday morning at 10 am.
The Pierre White 15-16 Teener baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader yesterday to Sioux Falls West losing the opening league contest 21-6 and then was outscored 17-16 in the second game. Alex Meagher had 2 of Pierre’s 6 hits in the opener. He also allowed the first 10 runs of the game as he was the losing pitcher. In the nightcap, Sioux Falls pushed across the winning run in the bottom of the 7th inning as Jon Albright took the loss in relief of starter Shay Reinke. 5 Pierre batters had 2 hits apiece as the Whites had 14 hits in the game.
The Pierre 15-16 Green Teener team swept a doubleheader from Aberdeen last night at Hyde Stadium. The Green squad won the opener 11-7 in the league contest between the two teams. In the nightcap, Pierre had an easier time of it by besting Aberdeen 20-7. In the opener, Willie Welch went 2 for 2 with a 2 RBI's and Alex Gray added 3 RBI's. Cody Honeywell struggled but won on the mound. In the nightcap, the Green's got a pair of doubles and 3 RBI's from Tyler Sarringer. Welch weas the winning pitcher in the 5 inning contest. The Green Teeners will play Brookings Friday in a doubleheader beginning at 5 p.m. and then they close the regular season with a doubleheader agains the Pierre 15-16 White Teeners at 5:30 on Sunday. Both doubleheaders are in Pierre.
Pierre's Zach Smalley fired a second round 79 to finish with a 36 hole score of 160 at the South Dakota Golf Association's Austad's Junior Golf tour's State Championship tournament played at the Brandon Golf Course yesterday. Smalley finished 21 shots behind the winner in the boys 16-18 division tournament Chris Gaher of Sioux Falls. In the girls 16-18 division tournament that wrapped up yesterday, Hallie Getz of Pierre fired a 76, 9 strokes lower than her opening round score to record a 36 hole total 161 and finished in 7th place. Getz was 7 shots off the pace of the winner of the tournament, Haliee Piper of Watertown.
Another summer camp is being held in Pierre Thursday thru Saturday. A Pierre Governor Wrestling Camp is being held in the wrestling room at Riggs High Gym with the guest clinician, former North Dakota State wrestling standout Gabe Mooney. Mooney was a 4 time state champion in high school in Minnesota and this will be the fourth consecutive year that he had held a camp in Pierre over the summer. Pierre Governor head coach Ryan Noyes says the camp for those entering high school next year will be from 9 am to 11 am. The camp for group one wrestlers will be from Noon to 1 pm and for Group two wrestlers will run from 1 to 3 pm. The camp is free to all Pierre wrestlers and any one who wants to take part in the camp should just show up at the wrestling room. This week's camp is the third wrestling camp that has been held in Pierre this summer.
The Pierre White 15-16 Teener baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader yesterday to Sioux Falls West losing the opening league contest 21-6 and then was outscored 17-16 in the second game. Alex Meagher had 2 of Pierre’s 6 hits in the opener. He also allowed the first 10 runs of the game as he was the losing pitcher. In the nightcap, Sioux Falls pushed across the winning run in the bottom of the 7th inning as Jon Albright took the loss in relief of starter Shay Reinke. 5 Pierre batters had 2 hits apiece as the Whites had 14 hits in the game.
The Pierre 15-16 Green Teener team swept a doubleheader from Aberdeen last night at Hyde Stadium. The Green squad won the opener 11-7 in the league contest between the two teams. In the nightcap, Pierre had an easier time of it by besting Aberdeen 20-7. In the opener, Willie Welch went 2 for 2 with a 2 RBI's and Alex Gray added 3 RBI's. Cody Honeywell struggled but won on the mound. In the nightcap, the Green's got a pair of doubles and 3 RBI's from Tyler Sarringer. Welch weas the winning pitcher in the 5 inning contest. The Green Teeners will play Brookings Friday in a doubleheader beginning at 5 p.m. and then they close the regular season with a doubleheader agains the Pierre 15-16 White Teeners at 5:30 on Sunday. Both doubleheaders are in Pierre.
Pierre's Zach Smalley fired a second round 79 to finish with a 36 hole score of 160 at the South Dakota Golf Association's Austad's Junior Golf tour's State Championship tournament played at the Brandon Golf Course yesterday. Smalley finished 21 shots behind the winner in the boys 16-18 division tournament Chris Gaher of Sioux Falls. In the girls 16-18 division tournament that wrapped up yesterday, Hallie Getz of Pierre fired a 76, 9 strokes lower than her opening round score to record a 36 hole total 161 and finished in 7th place. Getz was 7 shots off the pace of the winner of the tournament, Haliee Piper of Watertown.
Another summer camp is being held in Pierre Thursday thru Saturday. A Pierre Governor Wrestling Camp is being held in the wrestling room at Riggs High Gym with the guest clinician, former North Dakota State wrestling standout Gabe Mooney. Mooney was a 4 time state champion in high school in Minnesota and this will be the fourth consecutive year that he had held a camp in Pierre over the summer. Pierre Governor head coach Ryan Noyes says the camp for those entering high school next year will be from 9 am to 11 am. The camp for group one wrestlers will be from Noon to 1 pm and for Group two wrestlers will run from 1 to 3 pm. The camp is free to all Pierre wrestlers and any one who wants to take part in the camp should just show up at the wrestling room. This week's camp is the third wrestling camp that has been held in Pierre this summer.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Rod's Tuesday Sports Blog
The first round of the Class A Men's Amatuer State Baseball tournament is scheduled for Friday through Sunday, August 5th through the 7th at Hyde Stadium in Pierre. There will be two games on Friday night at 5 pm and 7:30 pm. 4 games will be played on Saturday at 11:00 am, 1:30 pm, 5:00 pm and 7:30 pm and 2 games on Sunday at 11:00 am and 1:30 pm. 6 teams out of 8 will advance to the second and final weekend of the State "A" Amateur Tournament in Mitchell the following weekend. Amatuer baseball teams move into Region Tournament play this weekend to qualify for the State "A" Tournament. The Pierre Rattlers Region tournament is Saturday and Sunday in Brookings with Brookings, Castlewood, Huron and Pierre making up the district tournament field. Two teams will qualify for the first weekend of the State tournament in Pierre.
Pierre youth golfer Zach Smalley fired an 81 yesterday during the first day of the South Dakota Golf Association Junior Championship tournament being golfed at the Brandon Country Club Golf Course. Smalley, golfing in the Boys 16-18 division is 6 shots behind the first round leaders going into today's second and final round. In the girls 16-18 age division tournament, Hallie Getz of Pierre fired an 85 and is 9 shots behind the leader going into today's second round. In the boys 12-13 age divison tournament which golfed only one round of 18 holes yesterday, Cody Kuehl of Pierre fired an 87 to finish in 8th place in the tournament. Kade McTighe of Ft. Pierre fired a 9 hole score of 48 to finish 6th in the boys 11 and under division. No girls from Pierre golfed in either the 11 and under or 12-13 age division tournament.
Several central South Dakota players and Pierre Lady Governor head girls basketball coach Lisa Kannegeiter-Bahe will be competing tonight in the girls All Star basketball game during the 25th annual South Dakota High School All Star games in Aberdeen. The north squad has Baily Kusser of Highmore-Harrold on it. She is joined by Erin Rabenberg of Mobridge-Pollock, Kelsey Hunter of Miller and Roni Moore of Cheyenne Eagle Butte. Sharee Galbraith of Winner is on the South Roster.
A 12 year old athlete from Pierre has qualifed for the Hershey National Track and Field North American GAmes Final next month in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Bradley Dean qualified in the 200 meter dash. Dean won the 200 meter dash at the State Hershey Track and Field meet held in Pierre last month. Dean will be one of 400 athletes who qualified for the Hershey North American Finals meet which will be held August 6th in Hershey, Penn.
Pierre youth golfer Zach Smalley fired an 81 yesterday during the first day of the South Dakota Golf Association Junior Championship tournament being golfed at the Brandon Country Club Golf Course. Smalley, golfing in the Boys 16-18 division is 6 shots behind the first round leaders going into today's second and final round. In the girls 16-18 age division tournament, Hallie Getz of Pierre fired an 85 and is 9 shots behind the leader going into today's second round. In the boys 12-13 age divison tournament which golfed only one round of 18 holes yesterday, Cody Kuehl of Pierre fired an 87 to finish in 8th place in the tournament. Kade McTighe of Ft. Pierre fired a 9 hole score of 48 to finish 6th in the boys 11 and under division. No girls from Pierre golfed in either the 11 and under or 12-13 age division tournament.
Several central South Dakota players and Pierre Lady Governor head girls basketball coach Lisa Kannegeiter-Bahe will be competing tonight in the girls All Star basketball game during the 25th annual South Dakota High School All Star games in Aberdeen. The north squad has Baily Kusser of Highmore-Harrold on it. She is joined by Erin Rabenberg of Mobridge-Pollock, Kelsey Hunter of Miller and Roni Moore of Cheyenne Eagle Butte. Sharee Galbraith of Winner is on the South Roster.
A 12 year old athlete from Pierre has qualifed for the Hershey National Track and Field North American GAmes Final next month in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Bradley Dean qualified in the 200 meter dash. Dean won the 200 meter dash at the State Hershey Track and Field meet held in Pierre last month. Dean will be one of 400 athletes who qualified for the Hershey North American Finals meet which will be held August 6th in Hershey, Penn.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Rod's Monday Morning Sports Blog
Pierre qualified for the State American Legion Championship tournament that begins Wednesday in Yankton with their runnerup finish last week in the Region 3A tournament. Post 8 dropped a 17-7 verdict in 8 innings to Rapid City Post 22 Friday night in the championship game. Pierre will open the tournament at 9:30 am against Sioux Falls East, the only team that Pierre did not play this year over the course of the regular season. Pierre is 28 and 24 on the season. Sioux Falls East won the Region 2A tournament. The other pairings for the first day of the tournament have Brookings taking on Class B champion Garretson at 12:30 pm. Watertown will face Sioux Falls West at 4:30 pm and Rapid City Post 22, the defending state champions, will take on the host team Yankton in the final game of the first day of the double elimination tournament at 7:30 pm. The double elimination tournament continues through Sunday with the State Champion qualifying for the Central Plains Region Championship tournament in Dickinson, North Dakota.
The Pierre White 15-16 Teener baseball team won an important league contest yesterday as the split a doubleheader with Aberdeen in the Hub City. The White's won game 1 11-6 before dropping the second 5 inning contest 15-7. In the opener, Pierre banged out 16 hits in the game with Ben Liedholt leading the way with 4 hits and Graham Protexter had 3 RBI's for Pierre. Protexter pitched 4 innings of shutout relief for starter Bo Atkins. Protexter allowed 3 hits. In the nightcap, The Whites outhit Aberdeen 8-7 but committed 9 errors in the loss. Aberdeen scored 10 runs in the first inning off of starting and losing pitcher Taylor Dowling. Dowling did have 2 hits to lead the offense. With the victory in game 1, the Pierre Whites have won 3 league games in a row and are still in contention to make the State AA Teener Tournament field.
The Pierre 13-14 Teener baseball team swept a doubleheader yesterday and went 4-0 over the weekend with victories over Sioux Falls East and Sioux Falls South in Pierre. After Saturday's 12-4 win over East and 14-4 win over South, yesterday the 13-14 Teeners posted a 12-2 win over Sioux Falls East and then had to outscore Sioux Falls South 11-10 scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 7th inning. The 13-14 Teeners are back in action on Friday when they travel to Mitchell with a 5 pm first pitch of the doubleheader.
The Big Dakota Conference will be losing a pair of teams when Stanley County and Miller make the move to nine-man classes this year. The conference included Winner, Chamberlain and Mobridge-Pollock as well. Mobridge-Pollock was the defending champion of the Big Dakota, compiling a 4-0 conference record last season. For basketball the conference will remain in-tact with the members Mobridge-Pollock, McLaughlin, Miller, Winner, Cheyenne Eagle Butte, Chamberlain, Todd County and Stanley County.
The Pierre White 15-16 Teener baseball team won an important league contest yesterday as the split a doubleheader with Aberdeen in the Hub City. The White's won game 1 11-6 before dropping the second 5 inning contest 15-7. In the opener, Pierre banged out 16 hits in the game with Ben Liedholt leading the way with 4 hits and Graham Protexter had 3 RBI's for Pierre. Protexter pitched 4 innings of shutout relief for starter Bo Atkins. Protexter allowed 3 hits. In the nightcap, The Whites outhit Aberdeen 8-7 but committed 9 errors in the loss. Aberdeen scored 10 runs in the first inning off of starting and losing pitcher Taylor Dowling. Dowling did have 2 hits to lead the offense. With the victory in game 1, the Pierre Whites have won 3 league games in a row and are still in contention to make the State AA Teener Tournament field.
The Pierre 13-14 Teener baseball team swept a doubleheader yesterday and went 4-0 over the weekend with victories over Sioux Falls East and Sioux Falls South in Pierre. After Saturday's 12-4 win over East and 14-4 win over South, yesterday the 13-14 Teeners posted a 12-2 win over Sioux Falls East and then had to outscore Sioux Falls South 11-10 scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 7th inning. The 13-14 Teeners are back in action on Friday when they travel to Mitchell with a 5 pm first pitch of the doubleheader.
The Big Dakota Conference will be losing a pair of teams when Stanley County and Miller make the move to nine-man classes this year. The conference included Winner, Chamberlain and Mobridge-Pollock as well. Mobridge-Pollock was the defending champion of the Big Dakota, compiling a 4-0 conference record last season. For basketball the conference will remain in-tact with the members Mobridge-Pollock, McLaughlin, Miller, Winner, Cheyenne Eagle Butte, Chamberlain, Todd County and Stanley County.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Rod's Sunday Morning Sports Blog
The struggles continue for the Pierre Rattlers amateur baseball team as the Rattlers were swept in a doubleheader at Redfield on Saturday losing the opener 10-3 and then dropping the nightcap 3-1 to fall to 4 and 12 on the season. Tyson Lindekugel hit a pair of home runs for Pierre in the opener but after scoring 2 runs in the first, Redfield answered with 3 in their half of the inning and never trailed the rest of the way. Allen Goodman started and took the loss for the Rattlers who were outhit 15-10 in the game. In the nightcap, Redfield scored 3 runs in the bottom of the first and made it stick as Harry Decker took the loss on the mound allowing 6 hits over 7 innings of work. Pierre had 8 hits, all singles in the game.
It looks like Pierre will play Sioux Falls East in the first game of the State American Legion Baseball tournament Wednesday in Yankton at 9:30 am instead of 10:00 am if you believe what was reported in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Sunday morning. In the past, the tournament began at 10 am. We are not sure why the American Legion Sports Commission decided to move the start time up a 1/2 an hour but apparently they did. And unlike what I said yesterday morning, Pierre did not play Sioux Falls East during the regular season. It was Sioux Falls West who Pierre beat in the Yankton tournament back in early June. My apologies. Sioux Falls East swept the Region 2A tournament winning the championship. Pierre was the runner up of Region 3A.
The Pierre 13-14 Teener baseball team is hosting another triangular today when Sioux Falls South and Sioux Falls East play along with Pierre in Pierre. Pierre won twice yesterday beating Sioux Falls East 12-4 and Sioux Falls South 14-4. And the Pierre White 15-16 Teener baseball team play in Aberdeen in a doubleheader today. Pierre has won it's last two League openers and another win is vitally important in the first game today for Pierre to make the State AA Tournament field. The Pierre Green squad is in the tournament having won a number of league contest earlier in the season.
As we told you earlier this week, Pierre Lady Governor Tennis Head Coach Jeff Bloomberg recieved the South Dakota Tennis Association Achievement Award this weekend in Sioux Falls during the South Dakota Open Tennis Classic. Bloomberg has also been the president of the Pierre Tennis Association and has been the organizer of the Pierre Capital City Open Tennis Tournament in recent years. Congratulations go out to Coach Bloomberg.
And apparently we will have NFL football to talk about. ESPN, also known as the NFL Channel Number 2, is reporting this morning that the players are expected to vote on the Collective Bargaining Agreement already okayed by the NFL owners. If they vote yes, and they need 50 percent plus 1 vote out of their 1500 plus members to ratify the agreement, team facilities could open Wednesday, then the free agent flury of signings will take place and finally training camp will open. So far only one game has been cancelled. That one is the NFL Hall of Fame game between the Rams and the Bears.
And congratulations to Bert Blyleven, the former Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels, Cleveland Indian and I lost track of any other teams pitcher for his enshrinement into Baseball's Hall of Fame. After 14 years, he finally made it and with over 3700 strikeouts over the course of his career, well deserved. Just 200 and sixty some days until his birthday I think.
It looks like Pierre will play Sioux Falls East in the first game of the State American Legion Baseball tournament Wednesday in Yankton at 9:30 am instead of 10:00 am if you believe what was reported in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Sunday morning. In the past, the tournament began at 10 am. We are not sure why the American Legion Sports Commission decided to move the start time up a 1/2 an hour but apparently they did. And unlike what I said yesterday morning, Pierre did not play Sioux Falls East during the regular season. It was Sioux Falls West who Pierre beat in the Yankton tournament back in early June. My apologies. Sioux Falls East swept the Region 2A tournament winning the championship. Pierre was the runner up of Region 3A.
The Pierre 13-14 Teener baseball team is hosting another triangular today when Sioux Falls South and Sioux Falls East play along with Pierre in Pierre. Pierre won twice yesterday beating Sioux Falls East 12-4 and Sioux Falls South 14-4. And the Pierre White 15-16 Teener baseball team play in Aberdeen in a doubleheader today. Pierre has won it's last two League openers and another win is vitally important in the first game today for Pierre to make the State AA Tournament field. The Pierre Green squad is in the tournament having won a number of league contest earlier in the season.
As we told you earlier this week, Pierre Lady Governor Tennis Head Coach Jeff Bloomberg recieved the South Dakota Tennis Association Achievement Award this weekend in Sioux Falls during the South Dakota Open Tennis Classic. Bloomberg has also been the president of the Pierre Tennis Association and has been the organizer of the Pierre Capital City Open Tennis Tournament in recent years. Congratulations go out to Coach Bloomberg.
And apparently we will have NFL football to talk about. ESPN, also known as the NFL Channel Number 2, is reporting this morning that the players are expected to vote on the Collective Bargaining Agreement already okayed by the NFL owners. If they vote yes, and they need 50 percent plus 1 vote out of their 1500 plus members to ratify the agreement, team facilities could open Wednesday, then the free agent flury of signings will take place and finally training camp will open. So far only one game has been cancelled. That one is the NFL Hall of Fame game between the Rams and the Bears.
And congratulations to Bert Blyleven, the former Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels, Cleveland Indian and I lost track of any other teams pitcher for his enshrinement into Baseball's Hall of Fame. After 14 years, he finally made it and with over 3700 strikeouts over the course of his career, well deserved. Just 200 and sixty some days until his birthday I think.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Rod's Saturday Morning Sports Blog
A 10 run second inning by Rapid City Post 22 was to much to overcome for the Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team as Post 22 won another Region 3A championship with a 17-7 win in the title game called after 8 innings due to the 10 run mercy rule. Nolan Merrill took the loss allowing 9 runs on 10 hits and did not get out of the second inning. Jarred Nielan led the Post 8 offensive attack again with 3 hits out of the leadoff spot. Pierre still qualifies for the State American Legion Championship tournament that begins Wednesday in Yankton. Pierre will open the tournament at 10 am against Sioux Falls East, a team that Pierre beat earlier this season in the Lewis and Clark Wood Bat Classic in Yankton. Pierre is 28 and 24 on the season. Sioux Falls East won the Region 2A tournament. The other pairings for the first day of the tournament have Brookings taking on the still to be determined Class B champion. Watertown will face Sioux Falls West and Rapid City Post 22, the defending state champions, will take on the host team Yankton in the final game of the first day of the double elimination tournament.
The Pierre 15-16 White Teener baseball team split a doubleheader with Huron last night. The Whites won the first game 9-4 picking up their second straight win in league play. Huron won the nightcap 6-5. Alec Norwick was the winning pitcher in the opener limiting Huron to just 3 hits. Pierre was also assisted by 7 Huron errors. Pierre had 12 hits in the opener with Shay Reinke and Ben Liedholt each getting 3 hits apeice. In the nightcap, Huron scored the winning run in the bottom of the fifth inning off of losing pitcher Ben Liedholt. Pierre had only 4 hits in the nightcap with 4 different players getting them.
The Pierre 15-16 White Teener baseball team split a doubleheader with Huron last night. The Whites won the first game 9-4 picking up their second straight win in league play. Huron won the nightcap 6-5. Alec Norwick was the winning pitcher in the opener limiting Huron to just 3 hits. Pierre was also assisted by 7 Huron errors. Pierre had 12 hits in the opener with Shay Reinke and Ben Liedholt each getting 3 hits apeice. In the nightcap, Huron scored the winning run in the bottom of the fifth inning off of losing pitcher Ben Liedholt. Pierre had only 4 hits in the nightcap with 4 different players getting them.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Rod's Friday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team plays for the Region 3A Championship this afternoon but more importantly, qualified for the State American Legion Championship tournament next week in Yankton. Pierre dropped a 5-4 verdict to Rapid City Post 22 yesterday afternoon but bounced back with a 16-5 victory over Rapid City Post 320 in an elimination game of the tournament. In the afternoon contest, Pierre scored 3 runs in the top of the 8th to take a 4-3 lead but Post 22 answered with 2 in the bottom of the 8th and then held on for the victory. Nolan Merrill took the loss in an inning of relief of starter Adam Deneke. Merrill allowed the 2 runs in the 8th. Both teams had 7 hits. Jaren Nielan had 3 hits to pace Pierre. In the elimination game against Rapid City Post 320, Nielan and Brandon Heckenliable each had 3 hits of the 12 Pierre amassed during the game. Pierre erupted for 8 runs in the 6th inning to put the game away as it was called on the 10 run mercy rule. Jordan Smith allowed 11 hits in picking up the win. Pierre must beat Post 22 twice today to win the championship game. the first title game is scheduled for 6:30 pm central time tonight in Rapid City.
The Pierre Green 15-16 Teener baseball team swept a doubleheader from the Mitchell Gold squad last night at Hyde Stadium. The Green squad won the opener 11-1 and then swept the doubledip with a 17-7 win. The win in the first game counted for the Green squad in the state league standings.
Two Pierre youth baseball teams are competing in the State 12 and Under State tournament that begins today in Mitchell. The Pierre Bombers are in the AA Majors Division round robin tournament that begins pool play today. The Pierre Rattlers are in the AA Minor Division tournament. The tournament wraps up with the championship games in 4 divisions on Sunday. A total of 28 teams are playing in Mitchell in the tournament this weekend.
Rapid City’s Jade Blackwell scored 68 in saddle bronc at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette on Thursday to win the event’s eighth performance. Fort Pierre’s Jace Melvin dominated the steer wrestling field on Wednesday night with a run of 3.82 seconds to win the event by more than two seconds. The National High School Finals Rodeo will continue through the weekend in Gillette, Wyoming.
The Pierre Green 15-16 Teener baseball team swept a doubleheader from the Mitchell Gold squad last night at Hyde Stadium. The Green squad won the opener 11-1 and then swept the doubledip with a 17-7 win. The win in the first game counted for the Green squad in the state league standings.
Two Pierre youth baseball teams are competing in the State 12 and Under State tournament that begins today in Mitchell. The Pierre Bombers are in the AA Majors Division round robin tournament that begins pool play today. The Pierre Rattlers are in the AA Minor Division tournament. The tournament wraps up with the championship games in 4 divisions on Sunday. A total of 28 teams are playing in Mitchell in the tournament this weekend.
Rapid City’s Jade Blackwell scored 68 in saddle bronc at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette on Thursday to win the event’s eighth performance. Fort Pierre’s Jace Melvin dominated the steer wrestling field on Wednesday night with a run of 3.82 seconds to win the event by more than two seconds. The National High School Finals Rodeo will continue through the weekend in Gillette, Wyoming.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Rod's Thursday Afternoon Sports Blog
The EXPO Center in Ft. Pierre will be the site of the 2012 State Boys Varsity Hockey Championship tournament. Oahe Hockey Association officials say that the state awarded the tournament to Pierre-Ft. Pierre. The Pierre-Ft. Pierre Capitals won the State Championship last year and will now have a chance to defend their title on their home ice. The tournament is schedule for March 9th, 10th and 11th and Pierre officials say it will be a economical boost to the area as the tournament will bring a couple of thousand people to Pierre-Ft. Pierre. The last time Pierre hosted the Boys Varsity Hockey State Tournament was 2004. 10 teams will be involved in the State Tournament.
Rod's Thursday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team erased a 7-0 2nd inning deficit to rally and defeat Spearfish 11-8 in the first round of the Region 3A baseball tournament in Rapid City yesterday. Pierre scored 6 runs in the 7th inning to take the lead and then hold on to give starter Scott Cichos the win. Cichos went 8 innings 8 runs on 9 hits. Taylor Owens allowed 2 hits in pitching the 9th inning and picking up the save. Spearfish outhit Pierre 12-11 in the game. Post 8 was led by Jarred Nielan's 3 hits and 2 RBI's. Brandon Heckenliable had 2 hits and 3 RBI's and Tanner Wolf had 3 RBI's for Pierre who faces Rapid City Post 22 this afternoon at 3 pm central time. A win would put Post 8 in the championship game and earn them one of the two Region 3A spots in next week's State Legion Tournament in Yankton.
The Pierre Rattlers dropped a 9-8 verdict to Miller-Wessington Outlaws in the final home game of the regular season for the Rattlers last night at Hyde Stadium. The Outlaws scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to record their second win over Pierre this season. Rattler batters struck out 16 times over the course of the game. Tyson Lindekugel led the Rattlers with 3 hits and 2 RBI's. Pierre falls to 4 and 8 on the season. The Rattlers travel to Redfield for a Saturday afternoon doubleheader for their next action.
The Pierre Rattlers dropped a 9-8 verdict to Miller-Wessington Outlaws in the final home game of the regular season for the Rattlers last night at Hyde Stadium. The Outlaws scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to record their second win over Pierre this season. Rattler batters struck out 16 times over the course of the game. Tyson Lindekugel led the Rattlers with 3 hits and 2 RBI's. Pierre falls to 4 and 8 on the season. The Rattlers travel to Redfield for a Saturday afternoon doubleheader for their next action.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Rod's Wednesday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team begins it's post season run today at the Region 3A tournament in Rapid City and hosted by Rapid City Post 22 at Fitzgerald Stadium. Pierre's first game is at 2 pm mountain time when they face Spearfish. Sturgis and Rapid City Post 320 open the tournament with the winner of that game facing Post 22 tonight. The championship is scheduled for Friday. The top two teams in the 5 team Region advance to next week's State American Legion Championship tournament in Yankton.
The Pierre White 15-16 Teener baseball team swept a doubleheader from Yankton yesterday winning 11-5 and 5-4 on a hot afternoon and evening in Pierre yesterday. In the opener, which was the league contest, Pierre banged out 13 hits with Shay Rienke leading the way with 3 hits. Pierre scored 5 runs in the 6th inning to pull away. Bo Atkins and Ben Liedholt combined on a 7 hitter on the mound with Atkins getting the win. The nightcap was shortened to 5 innings due to the heat with Pierre prevailing. Pierre outhit Yankton 10-7 with Reinke and Liedholt each getting two hits apiece. Pierre scored 3 runs in the 4th to erase a 4-2 Yankton lead. Alex Meagher pitched the 5 innings in getting the win.
Tel Schaack of Hermosa won the Tuesday morning tie-down roping performance with a time of 9.17 seconds at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyo. Team ropers Levi Lord of Rapid City and Jade Nelson of Midland clocked a 7.63 to finish third in the performance. Highmore’s Drew Cowan tallied 180 points in boys cutting and Steven DeWolfe of Buffalo Gap recorded a 57-point bareback ride. For the cowgirls, Chesney Nagel of Springfield clocked an 11.06 in the goat tying while Kimball’s Jill Jandreau had a 3.56 in breakaway roping.
The Pierre Senior Olympics are coming up on Friday and Saturday August 5th and 6th in Pierre. The yearly event begins at 1 pm on the 5th with Bridge at the Pierre Area Senior Center. Registration will be from 5 to 7 pm at the Oahe Family YMCA with Friday evening events including Horsehoes at Griffin Park and Bean BAg, Basketball and Table Tennis at the YMCA. Saturday's events include Track and Field that morning at the Track at Hollister Field at Phil Trautner Stadium. Pickle Ball at the YMCA and Bowling, Darts and 8 Ball Pool at the Lariet Lanes. Registration forms and more information on the Pierre Senior Olympics are available at the Oahe Family YMCA.
The Pierre White 15-16 Teener baseball team swept a doubleheader from Yankton yesterday winning 11-5 and 5-4 on a hot afternoon and evening in Pierre yesterday. In the opener, which was the league contest, Pierre banged out 13 hits with Shay Rienke leading the way with 3 hits. Pierre scored 5 runs in the 6th inning to pull away. Bo Atkins and Ben Liedholt combined on a 7 hitter on the mound with Atkins getting the win. The nightcap was shortened to 5 innings due to the heat with Pierre prevailing. Pierre outhit Yankton 10-7 with Reinke and Liedholt each getting two hits apiece. Pierre scored 3 runs in the 4th to erase a 4-2 Yankton lead. Alex Meagher pitched the 5 innings in getting the win.
Tel Schaack of Hermosa won the Tuesday morning tie-down roping performance with a time of 9.17 seconds at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyo. Team ropers Levi Lord of Rapid City and Jade Nelson of Midland clocked a 7.63 to finish third in the performance. Highmore’s Drew Cowan tallied 180 points in boys cutting and Steven DeWolfe of Buffalo Gap recorded a 57-point bareback ride. For the cowgirls, Chesney Nagel of Springfield clocked an 11.06 in the goat tying while Kimball’s Jill Jandreau had a 3.56 in breakaway roping.
The Pierre Senior Olympics are coming up on Friday and Saturday August 5th and 6th in Pierre. The yearly event begins at 1 pm on the 5th with Bridge at the Pierre Area Senior Center. Registration will be from 5 to 7 pm at the Oahe Family YMCA with Friday evening events including Horsehoes at Griffin Park and Bean BAg, Basketball and Table Tennis at the YMCA. Saturday's events include Track and Field that morning at the Track at Hollister Field at Phil Trautner Stadium. Pickle Ball at the YMCA and Bowling, Darts and 8 Ball Pool at the Lariet Lanes. Registration forms and more information on the Pierre Senior Olympics are available at the Oahe Family YMCA.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Rod's Tuesday Afternoon Sports Blog
Oahe FC Verdebianco, the U13 Boys team of the club, won its second straight tournament this last weekend in Brookings. In the extreme Heat, playing the final day with just one substitute, the resilient group outscored opponents 20 to 6 over the weekend. The Pierre squad defeated Grand Forks, N.D. 8-0, Norfolk, Neb. 4-3 and the Dakota Alliance team from Sioux Falls 5-1 in pool play in the tournament. In the championship match, Isai Rodriguez scored the game winner with approximatly 3 minutes left in regulation to give Pierre a 3-2 victory over Norfolk, Neb. The team played in four tournaments this summer finishing as runner up once and taking two championships. The team had an overall record of 10-4 for the summer, running off 8 straight victories at the end of the season. The team defeated teams from South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas.
Pierre junior golfer Hallie Getz continues to have as hot a summer on the golf course competing in the South Dakota Golf Association's Austad's Junior Tour as the thermometer is recording the heat. Getz fired an 84 to tie for the championship of the Tour Stop golfed Monday at the Hart Ranch Golf Course near Rapid City. Getz tied with Skye Wetzel of Hot Springs, but lost a playoff to Wetzel and had to settle for second place in the girls 16-18 age division tournament. Pierre's other golfer Monday in the tournament, Karissa Guthrie had a tougher time of it on the course. Guthrie fired a 107 to finish in the back of the pack of the girls 14-15 age division tournament. Guthrie was 23 shots off the pace of the winner of the division. Getz and Guthrie were the only two Pierre youth golfers to compete at Hart Ranch on Monday.
The Oahe Mens Golf Association 2011 Championship tournament will be held on Sunday August 7th at the Murdo Golf Course in Murdo due to flooding having closed the facility at Hillsview Golf Course in Pierre. The 27 hole tournament will have six flights including Senior and Super Senior divisions. Low gross and low net champion awards will also be given out. The tournament fee is $65 which does includd green fees, cart, skins, a deuce pot and a steak dinner provided by the Murdo Golf Course. To register for the tournament or get more information contact Boyd Conzemius at his Insurance Agency next to Zesto or call 224-6271. The deadline to register for the tournament is August 1st.
A former head boys basketball coach for the Harrold Cardinals passed away at his home this week. Dennis Bauer was the head coach of the Harrold Cardinals in 1992 when they defeated Warner in one of the most memorable Class B Boys Basketball Tournament championship games ever played. (I had a chance to broadcast that State B with Roger Gilmore when I first started at KGFX and it is still the greatest high school basketball game I have been involved with to date. Harrold was down 13 points with just over a minute to go and they wound up winning by 6 points or so). In over 20 years of coaching, Bauer amassed over 200 career wins, one region, three district and one State Title. Bauer was 57 years old.
Pierre junior golfer Hallie Getz continues to have as hot a summer on the golf course competing in the South Dakota Golf Association's Austad's Junior Tour as the thermometer is recording the heat. Getz fired an 84 to tie for the championship of the Tour Stop golfed Monday at the Hart Ranch Golf Course near Rapid City. Getz tied with Skye Wetzel of Hot Springs, but lost a playoff to Wetzel and had to settle for second place in the girls 16-18 age division tournament. Pierre's other golfer Monday in the tournament, Karissa Guthrie had a tougher time of it on the course. Guthrie fired a 107 to finish in the back of the pack of the girls 14-15 age division tournament. Guthrie was 23 shots off the pace of the winner of the division. Getz and Guthrie were the only two Pierre youth golfers to compete at Hart Ranch on Monday.
The Oahe Mens Golf Association 2011 Championship tournament will be held on Sunday August 7th at the Murdo Golf Course in Murdo due to flooding having closed the facility at Hillsview Golf Course in Pierre. The 27 hole tournament will have six flights including Senior and Super Senior divisions. Low gross and low net champion awards will also be given out. The tournament fee is $65 which does includd green fees, cart, skins, a deuce pot and a steak dinner provided by the Murdo Golf Course. To register for the tournament or get more information contact Boyd Conzemius at his Insurance Agency next to Zesto or call 224-6271. The deadline to register for the tournament is August 1st.
A former head boys basketball coach for the Harrold Cardinals passed away at his home this week. Dennis Bauer was the head coach of the Harrold Cardinals in 1992 when they defeated Warner in one of the most memorable Class B Boys Basketball Tournament championship games ever played. (I had a chance to broadcast that State B with Roger Gilmore when I first started at KGFX and it is still the greatest high school basketball game I have been involved with to date. Harrold was down 13 points with just over a minute to go and they wound up winning by 6 points or so). In over 20 years of coaching, Bauer amassed over 200 career wins, one region, three district and one State Title. Bauer was 57 years old.
Rod's Tuesday Morning Sports Blog
Significant changes could be coming to class “B” American Legion baseball next year. State athletic chair Dan Sudbeck says all of the “B” coaches responding to a survey favor the changes, designed to lengthen the season. If implemented, the “B” champion would not qualify for the “A” state tournament – rather, the “B” state tourney would be held the weekend after the “A”. But Sudbeck says a “B” team would still have the option to play for the “A” championship if it so chooses. Sudbeck says the state commission may experiment with the changes for a couple of years – and if it is not satisfactory, the current system could be restored.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team puts in their final day of practice today as they prepare for the Region 3A baseball tournament that begins tomorrow in Rapid City and hosted by Rapid City Post 22 at Fitzgerald Stadium. Pierre's first game is at 2 pm mountain time when they face Spearfish. Sturgis and Rapid City Post 320 open the tournament with the winner of that game facing Post 22 tomorrow night. The top two teams in the 5 team Region advance to next week's State American Legion Championship tournament in Yankton.
The Pierre Green 15-16 Teener baseball had plenty of offense last night as they swept Huron in a doubleheader at Hyde Stadium. Pierre won the opener 15-0 and then outscored Huron 18-8 in the nightcap for the sweep. Pierre won the opener in 4 innings and the nitecap in 5. The Pierre Green Teeners host Mitchell Thursday at Hyde Stadium in their next contest.
The Pierre White 15-16 Teener baseball team dropped the championship game of the Webster Tournament on Sunday when they lost to Flandreau 12-0 in the title game. Pierre White had a 1 hitter thrown at them by Flandreau hurler Mitch Hanson as Graham Protexter. Pierre had recorded victories over the Watertown White Sox in the opening game of the tournament on Friday by a 10-1 score. Alec Norwick was the winning pitcher throwing a 4 hitter. Protexter and Ben Liedholt each had 3 hits in that one to lead Pierre offensivly. On Saturday, the White squad downed Webster 4-3 with Protexter getting the victory allowing 7 hits and striking out 8. 4 players had 2 hits apeice for the White. Pierre White host Yankton in a 4 pm doubleheader today at Hyde Stadium.
Highmore’s Drew Cowan had the fastest tie-down roping time in Monday morning’s performance with a time of 10.27 seconds at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyo. South Dakotan Tate Cowan of Fort Pierre had a 56-point ride om Bareback Riding on Sunday.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team puts in their final day of practice today as they prepare for the Region 3A baseball tournament that begins tomorrow in Rapid City and hosted by Rapid City Post 22 at Fitzgerald Stadium. Pierre's first game is at 2 pm mountain time when they face Spearfish. Sturgis and Rapid City Post 320 open the tournament with the winner of that game facing Post 22 tomorrow night. The top two teams in the 5 team Region advance to next week's State American Legion Championship tournament in Yankton.
The Pierre Green 15-16 Teener baseball had plenty of offense last night as they swept Huron in a doubleheader at Hyde Stadium. Pierre won the opener 15-0 and then outscored Huron 18-8 in the nightcap for the sweep. Pierre won the opener in 4 innings and the nitecap in 5. The Pierre Green Teeners host Mitchell Thursday at Hyde Stadium in their next contest.
The Pierre White 15-16 Teener baseball team dropped the championship game of the Webster Tournament on Sunday when they lost to Flandreau 12-0 in the title game. Pierre White had a 1 hitter thrown at them by Flandreau hurler Mitch Hanson as Graham Protexter. Pierre had recorded victories over the Watertown White Sox in the opening game of the tournament on Friday by a 10-1 score. Alec Norwick was the winning pitcher throwing a 4 hitter. Protexter and Ben Liedholt each had 3 hits in that one to lead Pierre offensivly. On Saturday, the White squad downed Webster 4-3 with Protexter getting the victory allowing 7 hits and striking out 8. 4 players had 2 hits apeice for the White. Pierre White host Yankton in a 4 pm doubleheader today at Hyde Stadium.
Highmore’s Drew Cowan had the fastest tie-down roping time in Monday morning’s performance with a time of 10.27 seconds at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyo. South Dakotan Tate Cowan of Fort Pierre had a 56-point ride om Bareback Riding on Sunday.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Rod's Monday Afternoon Sports Blog
The pairings have been released for the State Class B American Legion Baseball tournament that will run Wednesday through Sunday in Winner. The tournament begins Wednesday at 10 am with Region 4B champion Tabor meeting Region 3B champion Beresford. At 12:30 pm it will be Region 1B champion Milbank taking on Region 5B champion Howard-Salem. At 5 pm Region 7B champion Lead-Deadwood takes on Region 6B champion Redfield and the final game of the first day at around 7:30 pm has Region 2B champion Garretson taking on the host team from Winner. The double elimination tournament's champion will advance to the State American Legion Championship tournament that begins July 27th in Yankton.
Rod's Monday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Rattlers amateur baseball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader Saturday at Rapid City against the Rapid City Angels. Pierre was outscored in the first game 10-8 then lost the nightcap 5-2 to fall to 4 and 9 on the season. In the first game, Allen Goodman allowed 6 runs on 7 hits in taking the loss. The Rattlers also had 7 hits in the game with Harry Decker getting 4 of them. In the nightcap, Decker went the first five innnings allowing all 5 runs on 10 hits in taking the loss on the mound. He struck out 3. Brian Graves and John Richter each had 2 hits apeice to pace Pierre. The Rattlers play their final home game of the season Wednesday night when they entertain Miller at Hyde Stadium.
The Pierre 13-14 Teener baseball team went 3 and 1 over the weekend in winning the championship of the Joe Kirley Memorial Baseball Tournament. The lone setback came yesterday when the Teeners were outscored by Huron 10-7 at Hyde Stadium. Pierre committed 6 errors in the loss. Pierre posted victories over Aberdeen, the Rapid City Post 22 Cadets and Watertown on Friday and Saturday in the tournament. The 13-14 Teeners travel to Brookings Wednesday for their next action.
The Pierre Green 15-16 Teener baseball team returns to the field tonight after taking the weekend off. The Greens host Huron in a doubleheader at Hyde Stadium with the first pitch of game 1 at 5:30 pm. The first game of the doubleheader will count towards the league standings with two weeks left to play in the regular season.
Cliff Bakx of Grunthal, Manitoba set a new track record yesterday at Oahe Speedway during the Midwest Wild Bunch racing. Bakx, who set a new record on Saturday going 209.59 mph, beat his record less than 24 hours later by posting a time of 214.33 mph mark. He also broke the Estimated Time record with a ET of 6.380. Bakx beat the old record of 203.2 mph set last year by Les Feist of Clearwater, Minnesota. In the Midwest Wild Bunch finals yesterday at the speedway, Bill Fuchs of Paynesville, Minnesota won the title defeating Wally Stelmach of Winnipeg, Manitoba in the finals.
Tim Sullivan of Sioux Falls and Chris Boom of Pierre were winners of the first annual Bike/Drag Sled Run for the Money held Saturday at Oahe Speedway north of Pierre. Sullivan won the Street Bike Division defeating Roger Valandra of Fort Yates, N.D. in the finals. Boom captured the Drag Bike/Sled title by defeating Don Gurnon of Huron in the finals.
Chad Uhrig of Pierre won the Super Pro Series Race of the 6th Coca Cola Points Series Races yesterday at Oahe Speedway north of Pierre. Other winners yesterday in the 6th points race were Paul Berger of Huron in the Pro Series. Chris Boom of Pierre won the Bike Race. Jay Tjerrdsma of Springfield took the Sportsman Class while Diane Soper of Gettysburg won the Street Trophy Division. James Morris of Pierre captured the High School division while the Junior Division winner was Carly Ellingson of Rapid City. Jonathan Huse of Onida took the Oahe Speedway Junior Minor race Jonathan Guether of Ft. Pierre was the winner of the Junior Gamblers Race. On Saturday, Terry Henrikson of Rapid City was the Box Shootout winner while James Morris of Pierre was the No Box Shootout winner. Jay Tjeerdsma of Springfield won the Trophy Shootout and Jonathan Guether of Ft. Pierre won the Junior Shootout.
Dustin Christopherson and Adam Jost of Pierre won the Governors Cup Walleye fishing tournament over the weekend. A 17.90-pound catch yesterday gave them a 35.97-pound total, less than a pound better than runners-up Bob Stalley and Nick Fosness, also of Pierre, who were first after the opening day. Christopherson and Jost won $10,360 for their championship. Lee Pulse and Scott Handel of Chamberlain had the largest fish both days, with a 7.10-pounder on Saturday and an 8.08-pounder on Sunday as the duo finished 5th in the team standings.
The Pierre 13-14 Teener baseball team went 3 and 1 over the weekend in winning the championship of the Joe Kirley Memorial Baseball Tournament. The lone setback came yesterday when the Teeners were outscored by Huron 10-7 at Hyde Stadium. Pierre committed 6 errors in the loss. Pierre posted victories over Aberdeen, the Rapid City Post 22 Cadets and Watertown on Friday and Saturday in the tournament. The 13-14 Teeners travel to Brookings Wednesday for their next action.
The Pierre Green 15-16 Teener baseball team returns to the field tonight after taking the weekend off. The Greens host Huron in a doubleheader at Hyde Stadium with the first pitch of game 1 at 5:30 pm. The first game of the doubleheader will count towards the league standings with two weeks left to play in the regular season.
Cliff Bakx of Grunthal, Manitoba set a new track record yesterday at Oahe Speedway during the Midwest Wild Bunch racing. Bakx, who set a new record on Saturday going 209.59 mph, beat his record less than 24 hours later by posting a time of 214.33 mph mark. He also broke the Estimated Time record with a ET of 6.380. Bakx beat the old record of 203.2 mph set last year by Les Feist of Clearwater, Minnesota. In the Midwest Wild Bunch finals yesterday at the speedway, Bill Fuchs of Paynesville, Minnesota won the title defeating Wally Stelmach of Winnipeg, Manitoba in the finals.
Tim Sullivan of Sioux Falls and Chris Boom of Pierre were winners of the first annual Bike/Drag Sled Run for the Money held Saturday at Oahe Speedway north of Pierre. Sullivan won the Street Bike Division defeating Roger Valandra of Fort Yates, N.D. in the finals. Boom captured the Drag Bike/Sled title by defeating Don Gurnon of Huron in the finals.
Chad Uhrig of Pierre won the Super Pro Series Race of the 6th Coca Cola Points Series Races yesterday at Oahe Speedway north of Pierre. Other winners yesterday in the 6th points race were Paul Berger of Huron in the Pro Series. Chris Boom of Pierre won the Bike Race. Jay Tjerrdsma of Springfield took the Sportsman Class while Diane Soper of Gettysburg won the Street Trophy Division. James Morris of Pierre captured the High School division while the Junior Division winner was Carly Ellingson of Rapid City. Jonathan Huse of Onida took the Oahe Speedway Junior Minor race Jonathan Guether of Ft. Pierre was the winner of the Junior Gamblers Race. On Saturday, Terry Henrikson of Rapid City was the Box Shootout winner while James Morris of Pierre was the No Box Shootout winner. Jay Tjeerdsma of Springfield won the Trophy Shootout and Jonathan Guether of Ft. Pierre won the Junior Shootout.
Dustin Christopherson and Adam Jost of Pierre won the Governors Cup Walleye fishing tournament over the weekend. A 17.90-pound catch yesterday gave them a 35.97-pound total, less than a pound better than runners-up Bob Stalley and Nick Fosness, also of Pierre, who were first after the opening day. Christopherson and Jost won $10,360 for their championship. Lee Pulse and Scott Handel of Chamberlain had the largest fish both days, with a 7.10-pounder on Saturday and an 8.08-pounder on Sunday as the duo finished 5th in the team standings.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Rod's Sunday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 13-14 Teener baseball team won two games yesterday at the Joe kirley Memorial baseball tournament. Pierre beat the Rapid City Post 22 Cadets 6-5 and Watertown 17-9 to improve to 3-0 in the tournament and for all intents and purposes has won the tournament title. They play Huron this afternoon in the final game of the tournament at 3 pm. A win would solidify the tournament title and keep the 13-14 Teeners winning streak alive.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Rod's Saturday Morning Sports Blog
Pierre Lady Governor head tennis coach Jeff Bloomberg will be honored by the South Dakota Tennis Association next Saturday in Sioux Falls. Bloomberg will be given the South Dakota Tennis Achievement Award. Along with being the head coach of the Lady Govs, Bloomberg has been the head of the Pierre Tennis Association and has been the tournament director of the Capital City Open Tennis tournament in the summer among others. The induction ceremony begins at noon and is preceded by a brunch/reception at 10:30 at McKennon Park in Sioux Falls.
The Pierre 13-14 Teener baseball team is 1-0 in the Joe Kirley Memorial baseball tournament at Hyde Stadium. Pierre defeated Aberdeen 10-2 on the 8 run rule after 5 innings last night. It was Pierre's second consecutive win over Aberdeen after beating them in their own tournament last weekend. Pierre plays Rapid City Post 22 Cadets and Watertown in games that are scheduled to begin around 5 pm this afternoon.
The Pierre 13-14 Teener baseball team is 1-0 in the Joe Kirley Memorial baseball tournament at Hyde Stadium. Pierre defeated Aberdeen 10-2 on the 8 run rule after 5 innings last night. It was Pierre's second consecutive win over Aberdeen after beating them in their own tournament last weekend. Pierre plays Rapid City Post 22 Cadets and Watertown in games that are scheduled to begin around 5 pm this afternoon.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Rod's Friday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team wrapped up the 2011 regular season on the losing end of a doubleheader to Aberdeen last night in Aberdeen. Pierre saw their 6 game winning streak snapped in game 1 losing a 1-0 contest. Then Aberdeen made it a sweep in the nightcap by defeating Pierre 8-2 leaving Pierre with a 26-22 record going into next week's Region 3A tournament in Rapid City. In game one last night, Michael Weigehop RBI single off of losing pitcher Royce Pease brought home the games lone run in the bottom of the 7th. Pease came in relief of Scott Cichos who threw the first 6 innings allowing just 4 hits. Pierre could muster only 3 hits off of two Aberdeen pitchers with John Breckinridge getting two of them. In the nightcap, Aberdeen scored 7 runs in the second inning off of losing pitcher Tyler Ness to put the game away. Ness went the distance allowing 14 hits and 8 earned runs. Pierre could get only 5 hits on the game with 5 different players. Adam Deneke had an RBI for Post 8.
The Pierre Post 8 Split Squad split a doubleheader last night at Hyde Stadium with the Rapid City Post 320 Shooting Stars. The Rapid City squad won the opener 8-7 but Pierre prevailed in the nightcap with a 4-3 win. Pierre had 6 errors in the opening game that saw Pierre scored 3 times in the bottom of the 7th only to fall short. Alex Gray's walk off RBI single in the 7th provided Pierre with the winning run as the Split Squad got 9 hits in the nightcap.
The Pierre Athletic Booster Club will be holding it's 6th annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, July 30th at the Oahe Trails Golf Course north of Pierre. The tournament will consist of 6 person teams with a $20 entry fee per person. Cart rental and green fees are extra. Registration begins at 10:30 am with the 9 hole tournament scheduled to tee off at 12 noon. Following the tournament the Booster Club will have a meal at the Outpost Events Center. For more information on the tournament or to pre-register, contact Randy Vance in Pierre. All monies raised will go to help assist Pierre Governor and Lady Governor athletes.
Onida native Tom Byrum fired a first round 67 at the Viking Classic on the PGA Golf Tour in Mississippi. He is 2 shots behind the leaders. 6 different golfers shot 65's yesterday. Byrum' daughter also served as his caddy yesterday at the tournament.
The Pierre Post 8 Split Squad split a doubleheader last night at Hyde Stadium with the Rapid City Post 320 Shooting Stars. The Rapid City squad won the opener 8-7 but Pierre prevailed in the nightcap with a 4-3 win. Pierre had 6 errors in the opening game that saw Pierre scored 3 times in the bottom of the 7th only to fall short. Alex Gray's walk off RBI single in the 7th provided Pierre with the winning run as the Split Squad got 9 hits in the nightcap.
The Pierre Athletic Booster Club will be holding it's 6th annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, July 30th at the Oahe Trails Golf Course north of Pierre. The tournament will consist of 6 person teams with a $20 entry fee per person. Cart rental and green fees are extra. Registration begins at 10:30 am with the 9 hole tournament scheduled to tee off at 12 noon. Following the tournament the Booster Club will have a meal at the Outpost Events Center. For more information on the tournament or to pre-register, contact Randy Vance in Pierre. All monies raised will go to help assist Pierre Governor and Lady Governor athletes.
Onida native Tom Byrum fired a first round 67 at the Viking Classic on the PGA Golf Tour in Mississippi. He is 2 shots behind the leaders. 6 different golfers shot 65's yesterday. Byrum' daughter also served as his caddy yesterday at the tournament.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Rod's Thursday Afternoon Sports Blog
The Joe Kirley Memorial baseball tournament, hosted by the Pierre 13-14 Teener baseball team begins it's 3 day run at Hyde Stadium tomorrow. The Pierre squad will be joined by Aberdeen, Huron, the Rapid City Post 22 Cadets and Watertown in the round robin tournament. The tournament opens tomorrow afternoon with Watertown facing Huron at 3 p.m., followed by Watertown playing the Rapid City Cadets at 5:15 p.m. and then Aberdeen and Pierre at 7:30 pm. Saturday games start at noon with Huron vs. Rapid City, followed at 2:30 p.m. with Huron v. Aberdeen. Pierre faces the Rapid City Cadets in a 5 p.m. game, followed at 7:30 p.m. with Watertown taking on Pierre. The Sunday round starts at 10 a.m. with Aberdeen vs. Rapid City, followed at 12:30 by Huron taking on Watertown. Pierre plays the final game of the tournament at 3 p.m. against Huron. Standard tournament admission of $5 per adult daily will be charged. Post 8 passes don't apply to tournaments.
The Pierre White 15-16 Teener baseball team will be competing in a tournament in Webster this weekend. At 3 pm tomorow afternoon, the White squad will face the Watertown White Sox. Saturday night at 7 pm, the White team will take on their host from Webster in their first two games of the tournament. Depending on how the White team does will determine the start time for their game on Sunday.
The Pierre Governor basketball team will go to their last team camp of the summer tomorrow and Saturday as they travel to Aberdeen to compete in the Northern State team camp. It is the 4th camp the Governors have attended this summer and it is a camp that Governor head coach Terry Becker has taken his squad to every year he has been in Pierre since 2004. Coach Becker said that despite the fact that 5 or 6 players that play summer AAU basketball won't be there this weekend, some 23 kids expressed a desire to go to the Northern Camp.
Pierre Athletic Director Dan Whalen says that the Parent and Athlete meetings with coaches of the fall sports is scheduled for Monday, August 1st at Riggs High School. Parents and Athletes that plan to participate in Athletics at Riggs High School for the 2011-12 school year can come in and get their Required Athletic Paperwork completed for any sport for any season – fall, winter or spring. The Fall Sports Meetings (with the exception of Girls Tennis which will be held on Thursday Aug. 4th @ 7:00 pm at Riggs HS Cafeteria) will follow the general information session and paperwork explanation. Athletes will NOT be able to participate until all of the required paperwork is turned in. Parents may also go online at www.pierre.k12.sd.us and click on the “Governors Sports” link then click on the “Required Athletic Forms” link and complete the forms either online and email them or print them off and drop them off at the Riggs High School main office or athletic office. All required forms are also available at Riggs High School in both offices as well and can be picked up there between 8:00 am and 3:00 pm. And this year the school district is also making available a heart screening by Transmed Inc. at a cost of $60 per student athlete. Transmed will be conducting the heart screenings at Riggs High School on Monday August 1st starting at 8:00 am until finished and on Friday August 12th starting at 8:00 am until finished. Appointments are necessary and those may be made by calling Transmed at 605-520-6560. The first practices are scheduled for August 2nd for the Competitive Cheer and Dance teams. August 8th for the Governor Golf and Lady Governor Tennis team and August 15th for the Football and Volleyball teams. The football equipment checkout will be Sunday evening the 14th at 7 pm at Riggs High.
The Pierre White 15-16 Teener baseball team will be competing in a tournament in Webster this weekend. At 3 pm tomorow afternoon, the White squad will face the Watertown White Sox. Saturday night at 7 pm, the White team will take on their host from Webster in their first two games of the tournament. Depending on how the White team does will determine the start time for their game on Sunday.
The Pierre Governor basketball team will go to their last team camp of the summer tomorrow and Saturday as they travel to Aberdeen to compete in the Northern State team camp. It is the 4th camp the Governors have attended this summer and it is a camp that Governor head coach Terry Becker has taken his squad to every year he has been in Pierre since 2004. Coach Becker said that despite the fact that 5 or 6 players that play summer AAU basketball won't be there this weekend, some 23 kids expressed a desire to go to the Northern Camp.
Pierre Athletic Director Dan Whalen says that the Parent and Athlete meetings with coaches of the fall sports is scheduled for Monday, August 1st at Riggs High School. Parents and Athletes that plan to participate in Athletics at Riggs High School for the 2011-12 school year can come in and get their Required Athletic Paperwork completed for any sport for any season – fall, winter or spring. The Fall Sports Meetings (with the exception of Girls Tennis which will be held on Thursday Aug. 4th @ 7:00 pm at Riggs HS Cafeteria) will follow the general information session and paperwork explanation. Athletes will NOT be able to participate until all of the required paperwork is turned in. Parents may also go online at www.pierre.k12.sd.us and click on the “Governors Sports” link then click on the “Required Athletic Forms” link and complete the forms either online and email them or print them off and drop them off at the Riggs High School main office or athletic office. All required forms are also available at Riggs High School in both offices as well and can be picked up there between 8:00 am and 3:00 pm. And this year the school district is also making available a heart screening by Transmed Inc. at a cost of $60 per student athlete. Transmed will be conducting the heart screenings at Riggs High School on Monday August 1st starting at 8:00 am until finished and on Friday August 12th starting at 8:00 am until finished. Appointments are necessary and those may be made by calling Transmed at 605-520-6560. The first practices are scheduled for August 2nd for the Competitive Cheer and Dance teams. August 8th for the Governor Golf and Lady Governor Tennis team and August 15th for the Football and Volleyball teams. The football equipment checkout will be Sunday evening the 14th at 7 pm at Riggs High.
Rod's Thursday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team will end it's regular season tonight on the road when they travel to Aberdeen for a doubleheader against the Aberdeen Smittys. Post 8 takes a 6 game winning streak into tonight's double dip at Fossum Field. Post 8 is 2 and 2 this season against Aberdeen but they have not played each other since the Yankton tournament in early June. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 5:30 pm.
The Pierre Post 8 Split Squad baseball team is at Hyde Stadium tonight as they entertain the Rapid City Post 320 Shootng Stars. First pitch for game one is scheduled at 5:30 pm. The Pierre White 15-16 Teener baseball team will not travel to Aberdeen today to play Aberdeen in a doubleheader. The field that the games were going to be played on are unplayable due to recent rain fall in the Aberdeen area. The doubleheader has been rescheduled for July 24th. Also the Pierre Green 15-16 baseball team defeated Webster 14-3 yesterday. Drew Leif was the winning pitcher for the Green squad.
The Pierre Rattlers amatuer baseball team had their game with Four Corners scheduled at Hyde Stadium last night rained out. It is not known if the game will be rescheduled. The Rattlers, 4 and 7 on the season are scheduled to go to Rapid City to play a doubleheader Saturday, but Rapid City cancelled their scheduled trip to Pierre last month. Otherwise, Pierre host Miller next Wednesday for their next game.
In conjunction with Sanchez Productions and the State 1-2-3 Theater of Pierre, the Oahe Hockey Association presents "Oahe Capitals, The Dream Season", a fundraiser and movie tribute to the first Varsity State Hockey Champions in Pierre-Ft. Pierre. There will be showings on Saturday July 23, 2011 at 11:00 am at the State Theater of Pierre. A second showing will take place Saturday July 30, 2011 at 11:00 am. Admission is a free-will donation, which will be divided between flood relief and the Oahe Hockey Association.
The Midwest Wild Bunch will be running at Oahe Speedway north of Pierre this weekend. Along with the Wild Bunch running both Saturday and Sunday, No Box, Box, Trophy and Junior Shootout races will be run on Saturday at the track along with the first annual Bike / Drag Sled Run for the Money races. Qualifying begins at 1 pm with Elimination Rounds beginning at 5 pm. Sunday features the finals of the Midwest Wild Bunch races and the 7th Coca Cola Points Series races. Qualifying begins at 9 am for the Coca Cola Points Series races and 11 am for the Midwest Wild Bunch. Finals for both categories is scheduled to begin at 1 pm. Oahe Speedway is located some 15 miles north of Pierre along Highway 1804.
Pierre swimmers have been busy competing in meets this month. PST swimmers have swam in meets in Huron, Mitchell, Yankton and Rapid City. The top performer at the Huron meet June 25th and 26th was Caleb Huizenga in the 9-10 boys divison with 3 first place finishes in 6 events. In the Mitchell meet July 1st through the 3rd, Madison Hyde had the only first place finish in the girls 11-12 age division. In Yankton JUne 24 and 25, Talia Jorgenson had 7 first place finishes in 7 events in the girls 9-10 age group while Tessa Jorgenson had one first place finish in 5 events in the girls 7-8 age division. And in Rapid City Ashley Theobold had 4 first place finishes in 9 events in the girls 11-12 age division and Talia Jorgenson had 2 first place finishes in 9 events in the 9-10 girls age group. Congratulations to all of the Pierre swimmers.
The Pierre Post 8 Split Squad baseball team is at Hyde Stadium tonight as they entertain the Rapid City Post 320 Shootng Stars. First pitch for game one is scheduled at 5:30 pm. The Pierre White 15-16 Teener baseball team will not travel to Aberdeen today to play Aberdeen in a doubleheader. The field that the games were going to be played on are unplayable due to recent rain fall in the Aberdeen area. The doubleheader has been rescheduled for July 24th. Also the Pierre Green 15-16 baseball team defeated Webster 14-3 yesterday. Drew Leif was the winning pitcher for the Green squad.
The Pierre Rattlers amatuer baseball team had their game with Four Corners scheduled at Hyde Stadium last night rained out. It is not known if the game will be rescheduled. The Rattlers, 4 and 7 on the season are scheduled to go to Rapid City to play a doubleheader Saturday, but Rapid City cancelled their scheduled trip to Pierre last month. Otherwise, Pierre host Miller next Wednesday for their next game.
In conjunction with Sanchez Productions and the State 1-2-3 Theater of Pierre, the Oahe Hockey Association presents "Oahe Capitals, The Dream Season", a fundraiser and movie tribute to the first Varsity State Hockey Champions in Pierre-Ft. Pierre. There will be showings on Saturday July 23, 2011 at 11:00 am at the State Theater of Pierre. A second showing will take place Saturday July 30, 2011 at 11:00 am. Admission is a free-will donation, which will be divided between flood relief and the Oahe Hockey Association.
The Midwest Wild Bunch will be running at Oahe Speedway north of Pierre this weekend. Along with the Wild Bunch running both Saturday and Sunday, No Box, Box, Trophy and Junior Shootout races will be run on Saturday at the track along with the first annual Bike / Drag Sled Run for the Money races. Qualifying begins at 1 pm with Elimination Rounds beginning at 5 pm. Sunday features the finals of the Midwest Wild Bunch races and the 7th Coca Cola Points Series races. Qualifying begins at 9 am for the Coca Cola Points Series races and 11 am for the Midwest Wild Bunch. Finals for both categories is scheduled to begin at 1 pm. Oahe Speedway is located some 15 miles north of Pierre along Highway 1804.
Pierre swimmers have been busy competing in meets this month. PST swimmers have swam in meets in Huron, Mitchell, Yankton and Rapid City. The top performer at the Huron meet June 25th and 26th was Caleb Huizenga in the 9-10 boys divison with 3 first place finishes in 6 events. In the Mitchell meet July 1st through the 3rd, Madison Hyde had the only first place finish in the girls 11-12 age division. In Yankton JUne 24 and 25, Talia Jorgenson had 7 first place finishes in 7 events in the girls 9-10 age group while Tessa Jorgenson had one first place finish in 5 events in the girls 7-8 age division. And in Rapid City Ashley Theobold had 4 first place finishes in 9 events in the girls 11-12 age division and Talia Jorgenson had 2 first place finishes in 9 events in the 9-10 girls age group. Congratulations to all of the Pierre swimmers.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Rod's Wednesday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team made quick work of Spearrfish last night winning 11-1 and 12-1 with game 1 called after 6 innings and game 2 after 5 on the 10 run mercy rule. In the opener, Pierre scored 7 times in the 5th inning to break the game open. Adam Deneke, John Breckinridge and Mac Mercer each had 2 hits apeice and 4 players drove in two runs apiece. Deneke fired a complete game 3 hitter striking out 5 and walking only 1. In the nightcap, Pierre scored 6 times in the 4th after building a 6-1 lead after 3. Jordan Smith picked up the win on the mound firing a 3 hitter while allowing just 1 run. Tyler Ness had 3 hits to pace Pierre while Deneke and Orin Burke had 2 hits apiece. Dylan Schiltz had 3 RBI's. Pierre has won 6 straight and is 6 games over the .500 mark at 26-20 as they close out the regular season tomorrow night with a road trip to Aberdeen.
The Pierre Green 15-16 Teener baseball team split a doubleheader yesterday in Watertown winning the first game, the league contest, 12-0 behind the 9 strikout shutout performance from Cooper Walton on the mound. Watertown rallied for a 9-5 victory in the nightcap. Pierre Green is 20-11 overall and 4 and 2 in league play. The Pierre Green plays a doubleheader at Webster today. The Pierre White plays a doubleheader in Brookings this evening.
The Pierre Rattlers amateur baseball team returns to the field tonight when they host Four Corners in a non league game at Hyde Stadium. It will be the third and final meeting between the two squads this season and it is the rubber game. Each team has won, on the others home field with Four Corners pulling out a 13-5 10 inning win over the Rattlers two weeks ago in the most recent game between the two teams. First pitch is scheduled for 7 pm tonight.
South Dakota's first and only professional soccer player and Pierre native, Chris Houser, will be in Pierre tomorrow to conduct a Free Soccer Clinic in association with the Capital Area Soccer Association at the Pierre Indian Learning Center Soccer Fields. The Clinic is being held from 9 am to 12 noon. A Free Will Donation will be taken with all proceeds donated to the Bankwest Flood Relief Fund. The Clinic itself will center on Soccer skills, Education on Sports & Family and Environmental Awareness. The clinic is for all players ages 4 to 19. Houser says that the group he works for, Re-Think Soccer, is hoping that these clinics become a yearly occurance. So far, Houser has conducted clinics in Sioux Falls earlier this week and he is in Parker and Yankton today. For any questions on tomorrow's clinic in Pierre, contact CASA president Kim Lieferman in Pierre.
The MidWest Wild Bunch returns to Oahe Speedway for the 6th time this weekend. The group of racers always puts on a great show for drag racing fans. Anything from a blown alcohol funny car to a turbocharged, to the max, 8-second Ford Probe could be in competition. The current track speed record, 203.02 mph, could be in jeopardy this coming weekend. Les Feist, of Clearwater, MN, set the top speed at last years event. Another Wild Bunch contender. Rick Schmidt, of Dickinson, ND, set the ET and MPH records for door cars, with an ET of 7.276 seconds, at 187.93 MPH, back in 2008. The Midwest Wild Bunch will be at the speedway running both Saturday and Sunday.
The Pierre Green 15-16 Teener baseball team split a doubleheader yesterday in Watertown winning the first game, the league contest, 12-0 behind the 9 strikout shutout performance from Cooper Walton on the mound. Watertown rallied for a 9-5 victory in the nightcap. Pierre Green is 20-11 overall and 4 and 2 in league play. The Pierre Green plays a doubleheader at Webster today. The Pierre White plays a doubleheader in Brookings this evening.
The Pierre Rattlers amateur baseball team returns to the field tonight when they host Four Corners in a non league game at Hyde Stadium. It will be the third and final meeting between the two squads this season and it is the rubber game. Each team has won, on the others home field with Four Corners pulling out a 13-5 10 inning win over the Rattlers two weeks ago in the most recent game between the two teams. First pitch is scheduled for 7 pm tonight.
South Dakota's first and only professional soccer player and Pierre native, Chris Houser, will be in Pierre tomorrow to conduct a Free Soccer Clinic in association with the Capital Area Soccer Association at the Pierre Indian Learning Center Soccer Fields. The Clinic is being held from 9 am to 12 noon. A Free Will Donation will be taken with all proceeds donated to the Bankwest Flood Relief Fund. The Clinic itself will center on Soccer skills, Education on Sports & Family and Environmental Awareness. The clinic is for all players ages 4 to 19. Houser says that the group he works for, Re-Think Soccer, is hoping that these clinics become a yearly occurance. So far, Houser has conducted clinics in Sioux Falls earlier this week and he is in Parker and Yankton today. For any questions on tomorrow's clinic in Pierre, contact CASA president Kim Lieferman in Pierre.
The MidWest Wild Bunch returns to Oahe Speedway for the 6th time this weekend. The group of racers always puts on a great show for drag racing fans. Anything from a blown alcohol funny car to a turbocharged, to the max, 8-second Ford Probe could be in competition. The current track speed record, 203.02 mph, could be in jeopardy this coming weekend. Les Feist, of Clearwater, MN, set the top speed at last years event. Another Wild Bunch contender. Rick Schmidt, of Dickinson, ND, set the ET and MPH records for door cars, with an ET of 7.276 seconds, at 187.93 MPH, back in 2008. The Midwest Wild Bunch will be at the speedway running both Saturday and Sunday.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Rod's Tuesday Noon Sports Blog
Pierre youth golfers continue to play well this summer in the South Dakota Golf Association's Austads Junior Golf Tour. Yesterday, at the Lake Region Golf Club at Arlington, Pierre's Karissa Guthrie won the girls 14-15 age division tournament firing an 86 to post a 5 shot victory over her nearest opponent. Katie Bartlett fired a 91 to finish in 2nd place in the girls 12-13 age division tournament. Bartlett finished 2 shots behind the leader. In the boys 12-13 age division tournament, Andrew Van Gerpen fired a 92 to finish 5th in the division. Connor Lonbakken had a 104. At the Spring Creek Golf Course in Harrisburg yesterday, Kade McTighe fired a 50 in the boys 11-12 age division tournament. That 50 was a 9 hole score. A third tournament at the Southern Hills Golf Course in Hot Springs was also played yesterday but no Pierre golfers were entered in that tournament.
The next scheduled monthly meeting of the Pierre Athletic Booster Club will be held this evening at 5:45 pm at Pier 347 in downtown Pierre. Plans for the Booster Clubs annual golf tournament scheduled for July 30th at Oahe Trails Golf Course north of Pierre will be finalized at the meeting. And, the booster club is still in need of a chairperson to take the Sports Book project. If any members are interested contact any of the current officers, or past chair Sara Hermanson. Past minutes and a current membership form can be found on the Pierre Athletic Booster Club link at the school website www.pierre.k12.sd.us and you can follow the booster club on facebook!
The next scheduled monthly meeting of the Pierre Athletic Booster Club will be held this evening at 5:45 pm at Pier 347 in downtown Pierre. Plans for the Booster Clubs annual golf tournament scheduled for July 30th at Oahe Trails Golf Course north of Pierre will be finalized at the meeting. And, the booster club is still in need of a chairperson to take the Sports Book project. If any members are interested contact any of the current officers, or past chair Sara Hermanson. Past minutes and a current membership form can be found on the Pierre Athletic Booster Club link at the school website www.pierre.k12.sd.us and you can follow the booster club on facebook!
Rod's Tuesday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team begins it's last week of the regular season tonight when they travel to Spearfish in a match-up of inter-region foes. Pierre takes a 4 game winning streak into the contest against a team they swept a doubleheader from nearly two weeks ago in Pierre. It also will be a sneak peak of an opening round game in next week's Region 3A tournament as Pierre plays Spearfish in their first game of that double elimination tournament. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 6:30 pm central time in Spearfish.
The Pierre 15-16 Green Teener baseball team is back in action tonight as the Green's travel to Watertown for a doubleheader scheduled for a 5:30 pm first pitch. The first game of the doubleheader will count in the league standings. Tomorrow, the Green's will travel to Webster for a doubleheader.
The first of 3 days of the Pierre Governor football camp begins this afternoon on the Upper Practice field at Riggs High School. The camp, under the direction of Pierre Governor head football coach Joe Kramer and his Governor football coaching staff is the only camp the Governor football team is taking part in this summer. The camp is for 8th through 12th grade players this coming school year and any player who did not register at the Oahe YMCA but would like to take part in the camp should come to the camp before 4 pm and they will be able to take part in it. Camp hours are 4 to 8 pm all 3 days. It will also be a chance for the players to meet new Governor assistant head coach Jason Poppinga. Poppinga, whose brother Shannon who is the defensive coordinator of the Governors, will be working with coach Kramer on the offense this year.
The Pierre Governor and Lady Governor athletic programs will have a full time athletic trainer beginning this season. Last night at the Pierre School Board meeting, the Board and Avera Medical entered into a 3 year agreement that will see Avera provide a full time trainer to the school. Pierre Athletic Director Dan Whalen says that it did not take long for the two sides to reach an agreement. Avera is the process of hiring a person who will be on board as of August 1st. The new trainer will be there for all high school students, freshman through senior. With the hiring, Pierre becomes one of the final, if not the last, ESD school to have a full time athletic trainer on staff.
Sideline Cheering Tryouts for the Pierre Riggs High School Football team for the coming season will be held on July 19th in Pierre. Girls interested in the tryouts should come to Riggs High Gym by 9 am next Tuesday. There is no registration fee to tryout. For more information, contact Sideline Cheer head coach Jill Caauwe at Riggs High School at jill.caauwe@k12.sd.us.
The Pierre 15-16 Green Teener baseball team is back in action tonight as the Green's travel to Watertown for a doubleheader scheduled for a 5:30 pm first pitch. The first game of the doubleheader will count in the league standings. Tomorrow, the Green's will travel to Webster for a doubleheader.
The first of 3 days of the Pierre Governor football camp begins this afternoon on the Upper Practice field at Riggs High School. The camp, under the direction of Pierre Governor head football coach Joe Kramer and his Governor football coaching staff is the only camp the Governor football team is taking part in this summer. The camp is for 8th through 12th grade players this coming school year and any player who did not register at the Oahe YMCA but would like to take part in the camp should come to the camp before 4 pm and they will be able to take part in it. Camp hours are 4 to 8 pm all 3 days. It will also be a chance for the players to meet new Governor assistant head coach Jason Poppinga. Poppinga, whose brother Shannon who is the defensive coordinator of the Governors, will be working with coach Kramer on the offense this year.
The Pierre Governor and Lady Governor athletic programs will have a full time athletic trainer beginning this season. Last night at the Pierre School Board meeting, the Board and Avera Medical entered into a 3 year agreement that will see Avera provide a full time trainer to the school. Pierre Athletic Director Dan Whalen says that it did not take long for the two sides to reach an agreement. Avera is the process of hiring a person who will be on board as of August 1st. The new trainer will be there for all high school students, freshman through senior. With the hiring, Pierre becomes one of the final, if not the last, ESD school to have a full time athletic trainer on staff.
Sideline Cheering Tryouts for the Pierre Riggs High School Football team for the coming season will be held on July 19th in Pierre. Girls interested in the tryouts should come to Riggs High Gym by 9 am next Tuesday. There is no registration fee to tryout. For more information, contact Sideline Cheer head coach Jill Caauwe at Riggs High School at jill.caauwe@k12.sd.us.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Rod's Monday Afternoon Sports Blog
The Pierre 15-16 White Teener baseball team lost both ends of a doubleheader today at Hyde Stadium to Brandon Valley. They dropped a 10-2 verdict in the first game and then lost 6-4 in the nightcap. Alex Meagher allowed 6 runs on 9 hits over 3 innings to take the loss in game 1. Pierre had only 4 hits in the opener that also counted towards the league standings leaving Pierre White 0 and 5. In the nitecap, Pierre had 5 hits. Ben Liedholt went the distance allowing 6 runs on 8 hits.
Rod's Monday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team went 3-0 to win the annual Doug Koester Memorial baseball tournament yesterday by beating Winner 11-3 yesterday. Following victories over Brandon Valley and Mandan, N.D. on Saturday, Post 8 took care of business early scoring 5 runs in the first inning and crusing the rest of the way. Dylan Schiltz led Pierre's 7 hit attack with two hits and 4 RBI's and Jared Nielan hit a 3 run home run for Pierre. The game was called after 5 innings on the 8 run rule. Scott Cichos pitched the first 4 innings in picking up the win. Cichos allowed 3 runs on 5 hits. John Breckenridge pitched the 5th inning for Pierre walking 1. Pierre won 4 games over the weekend and had one called with Pierre batting in the bottom of the 5th inning on Friday, to improve to 24-20 on the season. Post 8 is off today as they begin the final week of the regular season tomorrow with a doubleheader visit to Spearfish tomorrow night.
The Pierre Rattlers amateur baseball team downed Winner/Colome 11-2 last night in Winner. John Richter, Bret Graves and Tyson Lindekugel all had 3 hits apeice for the Rattlers while Lonnie Moody, Brian Graves and Charlie Magedanz had two apeice. Richter had 3 RBI's for Pierre and Harry Decker pitched 8 innings allowing 1 earned run on 8 hits while striking out 3 for the Rattlers. Pierre is now 4 and 7 on the season with their next game on Wednesday night when they entertain 4 Corners at Hyde Stadium.
A boys basketball team from Crow Creek prevailed as champions of the Native American Invitational Basketball Tournament held over the weekend in Phoenix, Arizona. The Crow Creek team went 5-0 in the tournament winning the championship on Saturday downing the Native Boys 59-51 to win the NABI Silver Division tournament. Crow Creek was the only South Dakota squad in the national tournament.
Lowell Somsen and Cody Somsen both of Pierre finsished 3rd in the 31st annual West Whitlock Amrican Legion Fishing tournament west of Gettysburg over the weekend, with a total catch of 35.65 pounds. The duo sat in the lead after the first day with 19.80 pounds. The biggest fish of the tournament came on Saturday from Corey Heien and Michael Warren of Pierre, with a weight of 7.5 pounds. 600 fish were brought in on the weekend with a total weight of 1,329.95 pounds—about 300 pounds more than the 2010 tournament total.
The Pierre Rattlers amateur baseball team downed Winner/Colome 11-2 last night in Winner. John Richter, Bret Graves and Tyson Lindekugel all had 3 hits apeice for the Rattlers while Lonnie Moody, Brian Graves and Charlie Magedanz had two apeice. Richter had 3 RBI's for Pierre and Harry Decker pitched 8 innings allowing 1 earned run on 8 hits while striking out 3 for the Rattlers. Pierre is now 4 and 7 on the season with their next game on Wednesday night when they entertain 4 Corners at Hyde Stadium.
A boys basketball team from Crow Creek prevailed as champions of the Native American Invitational Basketball Tournament held over the weekend in Phoenix, Arizona. The Crow Creek team went 5-0 in the tournament winning the championship on Saturday downing the Native Boys 59-51 to win the NABI Silver Division tournament. Crow Creek was the only South Dakota squad in the national tournament.
Lowell Somsen and Cody Somsen both of Pierre finsished 3rd in the 31st annual West Whitlock Amrican Legion Fishing tournament west of Gettysburg over the weekend, with a total catch of 35.65 pounds. The duo sat in the lead after the first day with 19.80 pounds. The biggest fish of the tournament came on Saturday from Corey Heien and Michael Warren of Pierre, with a weight of 7.5 pounds. 600 fish were brought in on the weekend with a total weight of 1,329.95 pounds—about 300 pounds more than the 2010 tournament total.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Rod's Sunday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team won twice yesterday during the opening day of the Koester Memorial tournament in Pierre. Pierre defeated Valley Springs 10-2 and then recorded a walk off 14-13 win over Mandan, N.D. Pierre can win the title of the Koester tournament with a victory over Winner this afternoon at approximatly 2:30 pm. It will be the final home game for head coach Bob Sullivan who is leaving the program at the end of the season.
The Pierre 13-14 Teener bassball team won twice in the first day of a tournament in Aberdeen. Pierre defeated Brookings 7-3 and Aberdeen 9-6 in games yesterday. The win over Aberdeen was the first in 5 trys this season for Pierre. Pierre faces Brookings and Groton in games today at the tournament.
The Pierre White 15-16 Teener baseball team's doubleheader scheduled to be played at Huron last night was cancelled as Huron apparenlty scheduled to many games? Leave it to Huron is all I can say.
Pierre golfers Taylor Smalley and Hallie Getz were both beaten in the first round of the South Dakota State Women's Match Play championshp tournament yesterday in Brandon at the Brandon Valley County Club. Smalley was beaten by Paige Osterloo 4 and 3. Getz was defeated by Kelli Sinkson of the Northern Links Golf Club 2 and 1.
The Pierre 13-14 Teener bassball team won twice in the first day of a tournament in Aberdeen. Pierre defeated Brookings 7-3 and Aberdeen 9-6 in games yesterday. The win over Aberdeen was the first in 5 trys this season for Pierre. Pierre faces Brookings and Groton in games today at the tournament.
The Pierre White 15-16 Teener baseball team's doubleheader scheduled to be played at Huron last night was cancelled as Huron apparenlty scheduled to many games? Leave it to Huron is all I can say.
Pierre golfers Taylor Smalley and Hallie Getz were both beaten in the first round of the South Dakota State Women's Match Play championshp tournament yesterday in Brandon at the Brandon Valley County Club. Smalley was beaten by Paige Osterloo 4 and 3. Getz was defeated by Kelli Sinkson of the Northern Links Golf Club 2 and 1.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Rod's Saturday Morning Sports Blog
Two Pierre golfers are competing in the State Women's Match Play Golf tournament in Brandon at the Brandon Valley Golf Club. Yesterday was seeding day and Taylor Smalley and Hallie Getz each fired 82's to be seeded 24th and 25th. Smalley is facing Paige Osterloo of Rapid City in a first round match today. Osterloo is the 9th seed. And Getz, the 25th seed is paired up against 8th seed Kelli Sinkson of the Northern Links Country Club. Both players were scheduled for tee off's before 8 am this morning.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team defeated Valley Springs 6-5 yesterday in a baseball triangular at Hyde Stadium. They were trailing Mandan in the final game of the day in the bottom of the 5th when the game was halted due to the rain and thunderstorm that moved through the Pierre area last night. Pierre is hosting the annual Koester Memorial tournament today at Hyde Stadium with games beginning at 12 noon. Pierre plays Valley Springs again at 4:45 pm and Mandan at 7 pm. The Pierre Split Squad plays at 2:30 pm. Games tomorrow begin at 10 am with the Post 8 varsity playing Winner in the tournaments final game at 2:30 pm. The Split Squad plays Winner at 12:15 pm.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team defeated Valley Springs 6-5 yesterday in a baseball triangular at Hyde Stadium. They were trailing Mandan in the final game of the day in the bottom of the 5th when the game was halted due to the rain and thunderstorm that moved through the Pierre area last night. Pierre is hosting the annual Koester Memorial tournament today at Hyde Stadium with games beginning at 12 noon. Pierre plays Valley Springs again at 4:45 pm and Mandan at 7 pm. The Pierre Split Squad plays at 2:30 pm. Games tomorrow begin at 10 am with the Post 8 varsity playing Winner in the tournaments final game at 2:30 pm. The Split Squad plays Winner at 12:15 pm.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Rod's Friday Morning Sports Blog
The annual Doug Koester Memorial Baseball tournament begins at noon tomorrow at Hyde Stadium when Valley Springs and Winner play at 12 noon followed at approximatly 2:15 pm by the Pierre Split Squad taking on Mandan, N.D. Valley Springs and the Pierre Post 8 Varsity will play at 4:45 pm and the Post 8 Varsity wraps up the first day at 7 pm against Mandan. Sunday's schedule has Valley Springs and Mandan opening up the day's play at 10 am followed by Winner taking on the Post 8 Split Squad at 12:15 pm. Sunday's final game at 2:45 pm has the Post 8 Varsity taking on Winner. Season passes are good for the Friday triangular, while regular tournament daily admission of $5 per adult will be charged for the Saturday and Sunday slates.
The Pierre Split Squad lost a doubleheader last night to the Rapid City Post 22 Expo's at Hyde Stadium. The Split Squad lost by scores of 10-7 and 16-9.
While the Pierre Split Squad is busy playing in the Koester Memorial tournament and using several Pierre 15-16 Green Teener team players, the other two teener teams are in action this weekend as well. The 13-14 Teeners will travel to Aberdeen to compete in a 3 day tournament and the Pierre 15-16 White Teener team will travel to Huron for a doubleheader tomorrow night.
The Pierre Rattlers amatuer baseball team is scheduled to go to Winner Sunday night for their next game. Winner handed the Rattlers a 1 run setback in Pierre's home opener back in early June. Since then the Rattlers have a had a number of games cancelled or postponed and are 3 and 7 on the season. First pitch Sunday night in Winner is scheduled for 7 pm.
The next scheduled monthly meeting of the Pierre Athletic Booster Club will be held Tuesday at 5:45 pm at Pier 347 in downtown Pierre. Plans for the Booster Clubs annual golf tournament scheduled for July 30th at Oahe Trails Golf Course north of Pierre will be finalized at the meeting. And, the booster club is still in need of a chairperson to take the Sports Book project. If any members are interested contact any of the current officers, or past chair Sara Hermanson. Past minutes and a current membership form can be found on the Pierre Athletic Booster Club link at the school website www.pierre.k12.sd.us and you can follow the booster club on facebook!
The Pierre Split Squad lost a doubleheader last night to the Rapid City Post 22 Expo's at Hyde Stadium. The Split Squad lost by scores of 10-7 and 16-9.
While the Pierre Split Squad is busy playing in the Koester Memorial tournament and using several Pierre 15-16 Green Teener team players, the other two teener teams are in action this weekend as well. The 13-14 Teeners will travel to Aberdeen to compete in a 3 day tournament and the Pierre 15-16 White Teener team will travel to Huron for a doubleheader tomorrow night.
The Pierre Rattlers amatuer baseball team is scheduled to go to Winner Sunday night for their next game. Winner handed the Rattlers a 1 run setback in Pierre's home opener back in early June. Since then the Rattlers have a had a number of games cancelled or postponed and are 3 and 7 on the season. First pitch Sunday night in Winner is scheduled for 7 pm.
The next scheduled monthly meeting of the Pierre Athletic Booster Club will be held Tuesday at 5:45 pm at Pier 347 in downtown Pierre. Plans for the Booster Clubs annual golf tournament scheduled for July 30th at Oahe Trails Golf Course north of Pierre will be finalized at the meeting. And, the booster club is still in need of a chairperson to take the Sports Book project. If any members are interested contact any of the current officers, or past chair Sara Hermanson. Past minutes and a current membership form can be found on the Pierre Athletic Booster Club link at the school website www.pierre.k12.sd.us and you can follow the booster club on facebook!
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Rod's Thursday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre 13-14 Teener baseball doubleheader scheduled for yesterday at Hyde Stadium had to be cancelled due to the late afternoon thunderstorm that moved through the area yesterday. The 1/2 inch or so of rain that fell in a short time left the field unplayable. No make up date has been set.
The Pierre 15-16 White Teener baseball team lost both ends of a doubleheader to Mitchell yesterday in Mitchell. Pierre dropped the opener of the doubleheader 8-7 as Mitchell scored in the bottom of the 7th. In the nightcap, Mitchell prevailed 14-4. The loss in the opening game of the doubleheader counts in the league standings leaving Pierre White 0 and 4 in the league.
The Pierre Rattlers amatuer baseball team will not be traveling to Huron for their scheduled game tonight. Huron did not come to Pierre last month when the two teams were first scheduled to play, so Pierre will not make the return trip to Huron. The Rattlers, who are 3 and 7 on the season had have a number of games cancelled during the first month of the season. They were scheduled to go to Chamberlain on Sunday afternoon and then travel to Winner for a Sunday night game. The Chamberlain game scheduled in Pierre last week was cancelled due to rain and field conditions and head coach Tyson Lindekugel says that the Rattlers trip to Chamberlain on Sunday is off now as well so the only game this weekend will be Sunday night at Winner.
Hallie Getz of Pierre won another South Dakota Golf Association Austad's Junior Tour golf tournament earlier this week. Getz, who will be a junior for the Pierre Lady Governor golf team next season, fired a 80 and claimed a 28 stroke victory in the girls 16-18 division tournament Tuesday at Meadowbrook Golf Course in Rapid City. Another Pierre youth golfer, Katie Bartlett also won her division tournament on Tuesday. Bartlett fired a 50 in the 9 hole tournament to claim a 6 shot victory. In the girls 13-14 age division tournament, Karissa Guthrie fired a 18 hole score 99 to claim 5th place and finish 4 shots behind the winner of that division. In the boys tournaments, Cody Kuehl of Pierre had a fourth place finish in the 12-13 age division tournament. Kuehl fired a 98 finishing 7 shots behind the champion.
The Pierre Governor football camp for boys who will be entering the 8th through 12th grades next school year will be held next week, Tuesday through Thursday, at the upper Riggs High School practice field. The camp runs from 4 to 8 pm all 3 days with a $50 camp partipant fee. That includes each participant recieving a T-Shirt and Shorts. Players should pick up equipment for the camp Monday evening at the equipment shed with seniors picking up equipent at 7 pm. Juniors at 7:15 pm. Sophomores at 7:30 pm. Freshman at 7:45 pm and 8th graders at 8 pm. The camp will be run by Governor head football coach Joe Kramer and the Governor football coaching staff. The deadline to register for the camp is tomorrow (Friday) at the Oahe Family YMCA. You can also register online at www.oaheymca.org.
The Pierre 15-16 White Teener baseball team lost both ends of a doubleheader to Mitchell yesterday in Mitchell. Pierre dropped the opener of the doubleheader 8-7 as Mitchell scored in the bottom of the 7th. In the nightcap, Mitchell prevailed 14-4. The loss in the opening game of the doubleheader counts in the league standings leaving Pierre White 0 and 4 in the league.
The Pierre Rattlers amatuer baseball team will not be traveling to Huron for their scheduled game tonight. Huron did not come to Pierre last month when the two teams were first scheduled to play, so Pierre will not make the return trip to Huron. The Rattlers, who are 3 and 7 on the season had have a number of games cancelled during the first month of the season. They were scheduled to go to Chamberlain on Sunday afternoon and then travel to Winner for a Sunday night game. The Chamberlain game scheduled in Pierre last week was cancelled due to rain and field conditions and head coach Tyson Lindekugel says that the Rattlers trip to Chamberlain on Sunday is off now as well so the only game this weekend will be Sunday night at Winner.
Hallie Getz of Pierre won another South Dakota Golf Association Austad's Junior Tour golf tournament earlier this week. Getz, who will be a junior for the Pierre Lady Governor golf team next season, fired a 80 and claimed a 28 stroke victory in the girls 16-18 division tournament Tuesday at Meadowbrook Golf Course in Rapid City. Another Pierre youth golfer, Katie Bartlett also won her division tournament on Tuesday. Bartlett fired a 50 in the 9 hole tournament to claim a 6 shot victory. In the girls 13-14 age division tournament, Karissa Guthrie fired a 18 hole score 99 to claim 5th place and finish 4 shots behind the winner of that division. In the boys tournaments, Cody Kuehl of Pierre had a fourth place finish in the 12-13 age division tournament. Kuehl fired a 98 finishing 7 shots behind the champion.
The Pierre Governor football camp for boys who will be entering the 8th through 12th grades next school year will be held next week, Tuesday through Thursday, at the upper Riggs High School practice field. The camp runs from 4 to 8 pm all 3 days with a $50 camp partipant fee. That includes each participant recieving a T-Shirt and Shorts. Players should pick up equipment for the camp Monday evening at the equipment shed with seniors picking up equipent at 7 pm. Juniors at 7:15 pm. Sophomores at 7:30 pm. Freshman at 7:45 pm and 8th graders at 8 pm. The camp will be run by Governor head football coach Joe Kramer and the Governor football coaching staff. The deadline to register for the camp is tomorrow (Friday) at the Oahe Family YMCA. You can also register online at www.oaheymca.org.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Rod's Wednesday Afternoon Sports Blog
The Pierre 15-16 White Teener baseball team has rescheduled a rained out doubleheades from earlier this season as well as a rescheduling a doubleheader with Brookings. The White squad will travel to Brookings on July 13, with first pitch at 5:30 p.m. This doubleheader replaces the previously scheduled July 20 date. The White squad will travel to Aberdeen on July 14 and will play on Aberdeen's secondary field, which doesn't have lights. This doubleheader will start at 4 p.m.
Drivers in the Pierre and Ft. Pierre area are being reminded that there will be a number of bicyclist in the two towns on Saturday taking part in the Tour de Oahe. Over 60 riders will taking part in the event which will use Highway 1806 in Ft. Pierre to the Oahe Dam and then come back to Pierre on Highway 1804. Riders will be leaving the Americinn in Ft. Pierre in 3 different stages at 7 am, 8 am and 9 am. The riders will be ending their route on 1804 in Pierre from 10:30 am to 1 pm go through Pierre and back to the Americinn in Ft. Pierre.
A free cheer camp is scheduled for Pierre on Thursday, August 4th. The Capital Cheer Camp is for girls and boys ages 3 and up on the Park on Seneca Street. The camp for ages 3 to 10 will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 pm and the camp for those ages 11 and up will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. No registration is neccesary for the cheer camp. For more information or if you have questions, contact Jill Caauwe at jill.caauwe@k12.sd.us or Tina Glissendorf at tina.glissendorf@k12.sd.us. In case of rain, the camps will be held at the First Lutheran Church in Pierre.
Drivers in the Pierre and Ft. Pierre area are being reminded that there will be a number of bicyclist in the two towns on Saturday taking part in the Tour de Oahe. Over 60 riders will taking part in the event which will use Highway 1806 in Ft. Pierre to the Oahe Dam and then come back to Pierre on Highway 1804. Riders will be leaving the Americinn in Ft. Pierre in 3 different stages at 7 am, 8 am and 9 am. The riders will be ending their route on 1804 in Pierre from 10:30 am to 1 pm go through Pierre and back to the Americinn in Ft. Pierre.
A free cheer camp is scheduled for Pierre on Thursday, August 4th. The Capital Cheer Camp is for girls and boys ages 3 and up on the Park on Seneca Street. The camp for ages 3 to 10 will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 pm and the camp for those ages 11 and up will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. No registration is neccesary for the cheer camp. For more information or if you have questions, contact Jill Caauwe at jill.caauwe@k12.sd.us or Tina Glissendorf at tina.glissendorf@k12.sd.us. In case of rain, the camps will be held at the First Lutheran Church in Pierre.
Rod's Wednesday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team was swept in a doubleheader by Watertown last night at Hyde Stadium. Pierre lost the opener 14-4 and then dropped the nightcap 5-2 to even their season record at 20-20 on the season. Nolan Merrill had a 2 run home run for Pierre in the nightcap as he lead the Post 8 squad at the plate with 3 hits. Scott Cichos, despite pitching well in the nightcap, took the loss. Adam Deneke started and took the loss in game 1 as he battled control walking 9 Watertown batters. Jared Nielan had 3 hits and a RBI to lead Pierre offensivly at the plate. Pierre takes a coule of days off before hosting Brandon Valley and Mandan, North Dakota in a triangular Friday at Hyde Stadium. On Saturday and Sunday, Winner will join the 3 teams for the Doug Koester Memorial Tournament.
Several members of last year's Pierre Governor and Lady Governor track and field teams were honored as Academic All State performers from the South Dakota Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches Association. Drake Hagen, Taylor Larson, Alex McLain, Stephen Nielson, Aaron Propst and Courtney Ziebart were all seniors for the Governors and Lady Governors this past year and had participated in the sport for at least three years, had an overall GPA of 3.5 or better and were nominated by their head coach Misty Larson.
Several members of last year's Pierre Governor and Lady Governor track and field teams were honored as Academic All State performers from the South Dakota Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches Association. Drake Hagen, Taylor Larson, Alex McLain, Stephen Nielson, Aaron Propst and Courtney Ziebart were all seniors for the Governors and Lady Governors this past year and had participated in the sport for at least three years, had an overall GPA of 3.5 or better and were nominated by their head coach Misty Larson.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Rod's Tuesday Afternoon Sports Blog
The Pierre 15-16 Green Teener Baseball team's scheduled doubleheader at Aberdeen scheduled for tonight has been cancelled due to unplayable field conditions at Fossom Field in Aberdeen. Aberdeen recieved over 4 inches of rain a short time last night. No make up date has been made.
Next week will be a busy camp week for Pierre Governor and Lady Governor athletes. The Lady Govs Volleyball camp will be held Monday through Wednesday at Riggs High Gym. The elementary camp for girls who will be entering the third through 6th grades this coming school year will be held in the mornings from 9 am to 11:30 am with registration a 1/2 hour prior to the beginning of camp on Monday. Girls entering the 7th through 12th grades this coming school year will have their camp in the afternoon from 1 to 4 pm during the 3 days. There is no cost to take part in the camp for Pierre athletes. Out of town athletes will assesed a $25 fee. There will be a $10 fee for camp partipants for T-Shirts. If you have any questions or would like to register for the camp, contact Lady Gov head coach Kacy Kienholz at 222-1210.
The next Pierre Governor wrestling camp is scheduled for next week Thursday and Friday, July 14th and 15th at Riggs High School. The guest camp clinician will be Philip High School head coach Matt Donnelly. Donnelly is a 5 time coach of the year award winner in the sport of wrestling at Phlip and his teams have a 117-17 dual record during his tenure. Next week's camp will be split up into 3 different sessions for the two days. The camp for wrestlers who will be entering the 9th through 12th grades this school year will be held from 9 am to 11 am both days while the camp for elementary and middle school wrestlers next year will be split up with Group 1 from noon to 1 pm and Groups 2 and 3 going from 1 to 3 pm both days. There is no cost for Pierre wrestlers to compete in the camps. For more information on next week's camp and the two camps still scheduled for late July and early August, contact Governor head wrestling coach Ryan Noyes at 224-6984 or his cell phone at 280-3500.
Next week will be a busy camp week for Pierre Governor and Lady Governor athletes. The Lady Govs Volleyball camp will be held Monday through Wednesday at Riggs High Gym. The elementary camp for girls who will be entering the third through 6th grades this coming school year will be held in the mornings from 9 am to 11:30 am with registration a 1/2 hour prior to the beginning of camp on Monday. Girls entering the 7th through 12th grades this coming school year will have their camp in the afternoon from 1 to 4 pm during the 3 days. There is no cost to take part in the camp for Pierre athletes. Out of town athletes will assesed a $25 fee. There will be a $10 fee for camp partipants for T-Shirts. If you have any questions or would like to register for the camp, contact Lady Gov head coach Kacy Kienholz at 222-1210.
The next Pierre Governor wrestling camp is scheduled for next week Thursday and Friday, July 14th and 15th at Riggs High School. The guest camp clinician will be Philip High School head coach Matt Donnelly. Donnelly is a 5 time coach of the year award winner in the sport of wrestling at Phlip and his teams have a 117-17 dual record during his tenure. Next week's camp will be split up into 3 different sessions for the two days. The camp for wrestlers who will be entering the 9th through 12th grades this school year will be held from 9 am to 11 am both days while the camp for elementary and middle school wrestlers next year will be split up with Group 1 from noon to 1 pm and Groups 2 and 3 going from 1 to 3 pm both days. There is no cost for Pierre wrestlers to compete in the camps. For more information on next week's camp and the two camps still scheduled for late July and early August, contact Governor head wrestling coach Ryan Noyes at 224-6984 or his cell phone at 280-3500.
Rod's Tuesday Morning Sports Blog
After taking 3 days off for the 4th of July holiday, the Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team begins it's second to last week of the regular season tonight when they host Watertown at Hyde Stadium. Tonight's doubleheader will be the only time the two teams play during the course of the regular season. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 5:00 pm. Note that the starting time is a half hour earlier than normal.
The Pierre 15-16 Green Teener baseball team has a doubleheader tonight as they travel to Aberdeen for a pair of games scheduled for a 5:30 pm first pitch. The first game of the doubleheader will count towards the league standings. While the Greens head to Aberdeen, the Pierre White Teener baseball team will travel to Watertown for a doubleheader tonight with the first game of the doubledip counting towards the league standings. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 pm. And the Pierre 13-14 Teener baseball is on the road today as well. The 13-14 squad heads west to Rapid City for a doubleheader against the Rapid City Post 22 Cadets. First pitch of game 1 is scheduled for 6 pm central time at Fitzgerald Stadium.
The Pierre 15-16 Green Teener baseball team has a doubleheader tonight as they travel to Aberdeen for a pair of games scheduled for a 5:30 pm first pitch. The first game of the doubleheader will count towards the league standings. While the Greens head to Aberdeen, the Pierre White Teener baseball team will travel to Watertown for a doubleheader tonight with the first game of the doubledip counting towards the league standings. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 pm. And the Pierre 13-14 Teener baseball is on the road today as well. The 13-14 squad heads west to Rapid City for a doubleheader against the Rapid City Post 22 Cadets. First pitch of game 1 is scheduled for 6 pm central time at Fitzgerald Stadium.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Rod's Monday Morning Sports Blog
Here are the race winners from the weekend at Oahe Speedway North of Pierre. Saturday's winners included Box Shootout winner Curt Humann of Pierre. Randy Hirsch of Pierre won the No Box Shootout. Travis Olson of Bath, S.D. took the Trophy Shootout and Kimberlee Guether of Ft. Pierre won the Junior Shootout. Yesterday's Coca Cola Points Series race winners included Rick Meier of Rapid City winning the Super Pro Series points race. Larry Iverson of Pierre was the Pro Series winner. Charles Snyder of Selfridge, N.D. took the Bike Points race while Travis Falcon of Pierre won the Sportsman Class, Ron Winterberg of Timber Lake, S.D. took the Street Trophy Points race, James Morris of Pierre took the High School Divisoin race while Alyssa Oberlander of Box Elder, S.D. won the Junior Major points class. The Junior Minor points class winner was Jonathan Huse of Onida. Dan Mohr of Mitchell won the Gamblers point race while Jake Miller of Ft. Pierre won the Junior Gamblers Points race. The next scheduled weekend of racing at Oahe Speedway is in two weekends. Have a fun and safe 4th of July.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Rod's Sunday Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team split a doubleheader with Brookings yesterday at Hyde Stadium winning the first game 7-6 in walkoff fasion in the bottom of t he 7th and then losing the nightcap 2-0 in 9 innings. Tyler Ness took the loss in the nightcap despite going the distance. Ness and former Pierre pitcher Landon
Busch dueled through 8 innings with neither giving up a run and both giving up 6 hits. Hunter Mouw pitched in the 9th for Brookings allowing 1 hit in picking up the win. In the opener, Pierre trailed 6-5 going into the bottom of the 7th before scoring two runs to secure Post 8's 20th win of the season against 18 setbacks. Taylor Owens picked up the win in relief of starter Mac Mercer for Pierre who host Watertown Tuesday night at Hyde Stadium.
Pierre will play Spearfish in their first game of the Region 3A tournament July 20th through the 22nd at Rapid City and hosted by Rapid City Post 22. Sturgis and Rapid City Post 320 open the tournament at 11 am on the 20th with the winner to face Post 22 that night at 8 pm. Pierre and Spearfish play at 2 pm. The winner advances to play the winner of the Rapid City Post 22 contest on the 21st. The loser will play the loser of the Sturgis and Post 320 game in an elimination game at 5 pm on the 20th. The top two teams advance to the State Legion tournament in Yankton that begins on July 27th.
Busch dueled through 8 innings with neither giving up a run and both giving up 6 hits. Hunter Mouw pitched in the 9th for Brookings allowing 1 hit in picking up the win. In the opener, Pierre trailed 6-5 going into the bottom of the 7th before scoring two runs to secure Post 8's 20th win of the season against 18 setbacks. Taylor Owens picked up the win in relief of starter Mac Mercer for Pierre who host Watertown Tuesday night at Hyde Stadium.
Pierre will play Spearfish in their first game of the Region 3A tournament July 20th through the 22nd at Rapid City and hosted by Rapid City Post 22. Sturgis and Rapid City Post 320 open the tournament at 11 am on the 20th with the winner to face Post 22 that night at 8 pm. Pierre and Spearfish play at 2 pm. The winner advances to play the winner of the Rapid City Post 22 contest on the 21st. The loser will play the loser of the Sturgis and Post 320 game in an elimination game at 5 pm on the 20th. The top two teams advance to the State Legion tournament in Yankton that begins on July 27th.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Rod's Friday Afternoon Sports Blog
Rain has forced the cancellation of the Chamberlain at Pierre Rattlers amatuer baseball game for tonight in Pierre. The game will not be rescheduled and the Rattlers are now off for a week. They are scheduled to go to Huron on Thursday and then to Chamberlain and Winner for games a week from Sunday.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion team knows who will be their first round opponent in the Regional Tournament later this month. Spearfish, the same team that Pierre beat twice last night will be the first opponent Pierre will play in the Region 3A tournament that will be hosted by Rapid Cit Post 22. The tournament begins on July 20th. Pierre also travels to Spearfish to play their second to last scheduled doubleheader on July 12th.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion team knows who will be their first round opponent in the Regional Tournament later this month. Spearfish, the same team that Pierre beat twice last night will be the first opponent Pierre will play in the Region 3A tournament that will be hosted by Rapid Cit Post 22. The tournament begins on July 20th. Pierre also travels to Spearfish to play their second to last scheduled doubleheader on July 12th.
Rod's Friday Sports Morning Blog
Kaitlyn Severyn, who will be a sophomore next season for the Pierre Lady Governor basketball team gave a verbal commitment Thursday to play her collegiate basketball at South Dakota State. The 5'10" Severyn - whose dad, Shane, played football for the Jackrabbits - has played two years of varsity basketball, earning all-ESD honors last year as a freshman.
One day after surrendering 21 runs in a doubleheader loss to Mitchell and Yankton, the Pierre Post 8 American Legion Baseball team got stellar pitching in a doubleheader sweep of Spearfish at Hyde Stadium. Pierre won the doubledip by 11-0 and 6-2 scores. In the opener which ended after 5 innings on the 10 run mercy rule, Nolan Merrill fired a 4 hit shutout and get plenty of run support as they crossed the plate in each of the 4 innings they hit. Adam Deneke led the offense with 3 hits and 4 RBI's in the opener. In the nightcap, Jordan Smith went the distance scattering 4 hits and 2 runs, both in the 7th inning after Pierre had built a 6-0 lead. Merrill had 2 hits and walked twice to lead Pierre offensivly. With the wins, Pierre pulled themselve above the .500 mark once again as they are 19-17 on the season.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion Baseball team has something it has not had in a week today. A day off. After playing 11 games in 7 days, the Post 8 squad does not have a game scheduled for today or tonight. But the day off will be short lived as Post 8 returns to the field tomorrow. Pierre will entertain Brookings in a doubleheader at Hyde Stadium. Brookings beat Pierre in their only other meeting of the season last month in the championship game of the Yankton tournament. First pitch for game 1 is scheduled for 2 pm. Tomorrow's doubleheader will be sponsored by the American State Bank of Pierre. Several drawings will be held throughout the games for prizes from American State Bank.
The Pierre Split Squad baseball team returns to the field tonight as they travel to Spearfish to face the Spearfish JV's. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 pm central time. The 15-16 White Teener squad is also in action tonight when they travel to Aberdeen for a doubleheader that is scheduled to begin at 5:30 pm. Again, the first game of the doubleheader will count towards the league standings. The White squad split a doubleheader with Aberdeen their last games on Tuesday night in Pierre. The 13-14 Teener baseball team is also in action tonight as they travel to Spearfish for a 6:30 pm doubleheader.
Still stinging from their 10 inning 13-5 loss to Four Corners on Wednesday night, the Pierre Rattlers amatuer baseball team returns to the field tonight when they host Chamberlain in another non-league game at Hyde Stadium. Pierre brings a 3 and 7record into the game that is scheduled for an 8 pm first pitch.
One day after surrendering 21 runs in a doubleheader loss to Mitchell and Yankton, the Pierre Post 8 American Legion Baseball team got stellar pitching in a doubleheader sweep of Spearfish at Hyde Stadium. Pierre won the doubledip by 11-0 and 6-2 scores. In the opener which ended after 5 innings on the 10 run mercy rule, Nolan Merrill fired a 4 hit shutout and get plenty of run support as they crossed the plate in each of the 4 innings they hit. Adam Deneke led the offense with 3 hits and 4 RBI's in the opener. In the nightcap, Jordan Smith went the distance scattering 4 hits and 2 runs, both in the 7th inning after Pierre had built a 6-0 lead. Merrill had 2 hits and walked twice to lead Pierre offensivly. With the wins, Pierre pulled themselve above the .500 mark once again as they are 19-17 on the season.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion Baseball team has something it has not had in a week today. A day off. After playing 11 games in 7 days, the Post 8 squad does not have a game scheduled for today or tonight. But the day off will be short lived as Post 8 returns to the field tomorrow. Pierre will entertain Brookings in a doubleheader at Hyde Stadium. Brookings beat Pierre in their only other meeting of the season last month in the championship game of the Yankton tournament. First pitch for game 1 is scheduled for 2 pm. Tomorrow's doubleheader will be sponsored by the American State Bank of Pierre. Several drawings will be held throughout the games for prizes from American State Bank.
The Pierre Split Squad baseball team returns to the field tonight as they travel to Spearfish to face the Spearfish JV's. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 pm central time. The 15-16 White Teener squad is also in action tonight when they travel to Aberdeen for a doubleheader that is scheduled to begin at 5:30 pm. Again, the first game of the doubleheader will count towards the league standings. The White squad split a doubleheader with Aberdeen their last games on Tuesday night in Pierre. The 13-14 Teener baseball team is also in action tonight as they travel to Spearfish for a 6:30 pm doubleheader.
Still stinging from their 10 inning 13-5 loss to Four Corners on Wednesday night, the Pierre Rattlers amatuer baseball team returns to the field tonight when they host Chamberlain in another non-league game at Hyde Stadium. Pierre brings a 3 and 7record into the game that is scheduled for an 8 pm first pitch.
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