Monday, March 26, 2012

Rod's Monday Sports Post

The Pierre Governor and Lady Governor Track and Field team will have their first outside meet of the season this weekend. The Class AA portion of the Al Sahli Invitational Track and Field Meet in Aberdeen set for this Saturday has been moved outdoors. The meet was originally scheduled to take place at the Barnett Center, but will now start at noon at Swisher Field that day. Teams expected to compete include Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Roncalli, Brookings, Huron, Mitchell, Pierre and Watertown. The Class A and B portion of the Al Sahli Invitational scheduled for March 30 will remain indoors at the Barnett Center.


The Pierre Athletic Booster Club will be hosting it's annual Spring Fling this evening. The Spring Fling is a chance for the Booster Club to show it's appreciation to all of the coaches and members of the organization. This year's Spring Fling will be held at The Pub at View 34 East of Pierre. It will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 pm and will feature a cash bar and d'oeuvres. There will be Door Prizes and the drawing for the 46 inch TV that the Booster Club has been selling tickets for since last fall. Persons can also purchase their membership to the PABC for next year at the event. The night will also serve as the kickoff for the 2012 football season's "Lay It on the Line" fundraiser. It is an adult only function and no one under 21 will be admitted.

A couple of Pierre Governor soccer players asked their Governor football and basketball buddies to join them in forming a team for the Watertown Futsal Flurry indoor soccer tournament on March 24,25.  The result was a weekend of fun and a championship trophy.  They had appropriately named themselves The Shockers. Team members included Austin Christopherson, Matt Blaseg, Garrett Pochop, Shay Reinke, Ethan Case, Graham Protexter and Alex Gray. The team was coached by Jeff Pochop.

The Pierre Jr. Shooters BB Gun team participated in the Parkston Jr. Shooters Invitational held on Saturday in Parkston. The Pierre 10-11 age division team won their competion while the 8-9 year old and 12-15 year divison finished runner up. Adam Foreman had a third place finish overall lin the 10-11 age group while Zane Schuchard finished 6th and Nathan Schnabel was 9th. Teams participating in the competiton along with Pierre were Davsion Co., Douglas Co., Humboldt, Kirley, Marshall Co., Parkston and Spink Co.

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