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.
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