Friday, October 14, 2011

Rod's Friday Sports Blog

The Pierre Governor boys won the Huron 5 Star Invitational Cross Country meet yesterday while the Lady Govs finished second in the team standings. The Governors scored 24 points to finish 18 points ahead of runnter up Aberdeen Central. Tyler Propst led a 2-3-4 finish by Governors runners. Propst finished runner up to Adam Kastigar of Aberdeen Central finishing the course in a time of 17:31. Matt Monfore finished third in a time of 17:39 and Steven Gordon was 4th in 17:47. Weston Christensen finished 6th in a time of 18:03 and two other Governor runners Roman Spaid and Brayden Espeland finished 9th and 10th individually. The Lady Govs were second with a 45 point team score, 3 points behind team champion Aberdeen Central. Rachel Propst was the top finisher for the Lady Govs coming in runnter up to Hannah Kastigar of the Golden Eagles. Propst was two seconds behind Kastigar in a time of 15:39. Aspen Iverson finished 4th in a time of 16:22 and Allison Mientsma was 5th with a 16:23 time. They were the 3 top 10 place winners for the Lady Govs. Next up for the Governor and Lady Governor Cross County teams is the State Meet a week from tomorrow in Sioux Falls.

The Pierre Lady Governor volleyball team entertains a pair of ESD Conference opponents this weekend beginning tonight when they host Brandon Valley. The Lynx have only two wins on the season and one of those is over Pierre, a 5 game match two weeks ago in Brandon. The Lady Govs are still winless in ESD matches on the season and have dropped 6 straight as they sport a 3 and 11 overall record going into tonight's contest. Tomorrow night, the Lady Govs entertain Watertown who brings a 5-11 record into Riggs High Gym. Prelimnary matches are scheduled to begin at 4:30 pm both days with the varsity match scheduled for 7:00 pm both nights.

The Pierre Governor football team travels for the final time during the regular season tonight when they head to Brandon to face Brandon Valley in an ESD Conference contest. The Governors are coming off a victory over Rapid City Stevens last week and are 2 and 5 on the season. Brandon Valley's win over Aberdeen Central was their second straight win and improved the Lynx to 4-3. Kickoff in Brandon tonight is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

The Stanley County Buffalo football team travels to Gettysburg tonight for a matchup against Gettysburg-Hoven. Both teams are coming off losses last week, Stanley County to Eureka-Bowdle and Gettysburg-Hoven to Sully Buttes. Kickoff tonight is scheduled for 7:00 pm.

The third annual Oahe YMCA Tackle Football Tail Gate Party will be held next Friday, October 21st from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm at Phil Trautner Stadium at Hollister Field. The games are scheduled at 6:00pm for the 3rd-5th grade teams and 7:15pm for the 6th and 7th grade games. The Oahe YMCA, along with the help of the Lion’s Club, will be serving a hot dog combo. Combo includes: hotdog, chips, pop and a cookie for $4.00. This event is sponsored by Sutley’s Markets, Old Dutch, Coca Cola and private individuals. All proceeds will go into the Oahe YMCA Tackle football fund. This fund is only used to purchase player equipment for the league. The 2010 total according to officials was $1,200!

Anyone interested in joining the Pierre Area Winter Cornhole League should attend an organizational meeting scheduled for Monday. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce Community Room. The Winter League will is scheduled to begin on Monday, November 7th and will finish with the playoffs on Monday, January 23rd. Cost is $60 per team with a team consisting of 2 players. Call Tony Jockheck at 224-7361 for more information.

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