Rod's Friday Sports Post

Pierre Governor juniors Lane Severyn and Zach Hanson each earned all-state honors for the second consecutive year. The team was chosen by the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association and the South Dakota Sportswriters Association. The 6-9 Hanson averaged 17.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 2.3 assists this season and shooting 52 percent from the field despite missing six games with a stress fracture but returned for the state "AA" tourney to help the Governors to a third-place finish. Last Week, Hanson was named the Gatorade Circle of Champions Player of the Year in boys basketball in the state. Severyn heads up the second team All State squad. Severyn averaged 13.9 points a contest to go along with 6.5 rebounds a game.

The Pierre Lady Governor golf team returned to Meadowbrook Golf Course in Rapid City and won their second tournament in as many visits. The Lady Govs fired a 356 and recorded a 21 stroke victory over runnerup Spearfish in the firs 18 hole tournament of the season for Pierre. Junior Hallie Getz won for the second time this season firing a 79 to take individual medalist honors. Senior Paige Erickson finished 3rd individuall firing a 88. Katie Barlett had a 92 for a 7th place finish and Paige Lonbakken had a 97 which landed her a 8th place finish in the four team tournament. Rapid City Stevens and Central were the other teams taking part. The Lady Govs are off until April 19th when they compete in the Huron Invitational.

The Pierre Governor Track and Field team had 18 place winners and the Lady Govs had 11 yesterday at the Huron Invitational Track and Field meet. Connor Berg cleared 8-2 in winning the high jump for the Governor. Cody Kuehl won the Triple Jump and Tyler Propst won the 3200 meter run winning the event in a time of 10:45.0 for the Governor First place winners on the day. The Lady Govs had two individual winners. Tess Johnson won the 100 meter hurdles and Rachel Propst won the 800 meter run. The Govs and Lady Govs return to the track on Tuesday when they travel to Miller for a quadrangular with Huron, Winner and Miller.