The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball doubleheader with Rapid City Post 22 was rained out yesterday in Pierre. The games have not been rescheduled.. Pierre, with their 2-2 record on the season, is scheduled to travel to Sturgis for a doublehader tomorrow night before heading to the Lewis and Clark Tournament hosted by Yankton. Pierre will play their round robin portion of the tournament in Hartington, Nebraska on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The scheduled doubleheader tomorrow between Pierre's two 15-16 teams, the Green Teeners and the White Teeners, has been postponed indefinitely because of the flooding situation in Pierre. Missouri River flows are scheduled to increase substantially starting on Thursday, and Wednesday is the final opportunity for community preparation against flooding. A new date will be announced later. At this time the preliminary plan calls for the Green-White game during the Stephens tournament to serve as the substitute. Changes in practice schedules will be announced to players by each team's coaches at the 15-16 and 13-14 levels while flood preparations continue this week.
The 4th-7th grade volleyball clinic, scheduled for June 1-3 from 9:00-11:00 at the Georgia Morse Middle School new gym has been moved to Jefferson Elementary gym due to the Red Cross use of GMMS. The cost is $30 and players can register at the door. For more information, contact Laura Weber via email at Laura.Weber@k12.sd.us or call 945-2735.
There will be an end of the season track and field awards banquet/ ice cream social on Thursday, June 2nd at 6:00 pm at the Riggs cafeteria. Sophomores / seniors --> bring 1/2 gallon of vanilla ice cream and Freshmen / juniors --> bring your favorite ice cream topping. All athletes who participated in high school track and field during the 2011 season are encouraged to attend. Families of track and field athletes are also welcome.
Rain again washed out yesterday's drag races at Oahe Speedway north of Pierre. The Coca Cola Points Series races from Sunday and Monday were both rained out and track officials have not determined how they will be made up. All 3 of the points series races this season have been rained out. The next scheduled races at the Speedway are in two weekends on June 11th and 12th.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Rod's Tuesday Sports Blog
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball doubleheader with Rapid City Post 22 was rained out yesterday in Pierre. The games have not been rescheduled.. Pierre, with their 2-2 record on the season, is scheduled to travel to Sturgis for a doublehader tomorrow night before heading to the Lewis and Clark Tournament hosted by Yankton. Pierre will play their round robin portion of the tournament in Hartington, Nebraska on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The scheduled doubleheader tomorrow between Pierre's two 15-16 teams, the Green Teeners and the White Teeners, has been postponed indefinitely because of the flooding situation in Pierre. Missouri River flows are scheduled to increase substantially starting on Thursday, and Wednesday is the final opportunity for community preparation against flooding. A new date will be announced later. At this time the preliminary plan calls for the Green-White game during the Stephens tournament to serve as the substitute. Changes in practice schedules will be announced to players by each team's coaches at the 15-16 and 13-14 levels while flood preparations continue this week.
The 4th-7th grade volleyball clinic, scheduled for June 1-3 from 9:00-11:00 at the Georgia Morse Middle School new gym has been moved to Jefferson Elementary gym due to the Red Cross use of GMMS. The cost is $30 and players can register at the door. For more information, contact Laura Weber via email at Laura.Weber@k12.sd.us or call 945-2735.
Rain again washed out yesterday's drag races at Oahe Speedway north of Pierre. The Coca Cola Points Series races from Sunday and Monday were both rained out and track officials have not determined how they will be made up. All 3 of the points series races this season have been rained out. The next scheduled races at the Speedway are in two weekends on June 11th and 12th.
The scheduled doubleheader tomorrow between Pierre's two 15-16 teams, the Green Teeners and the White Teeners, has been postponed indefinitely because of the flooding situation in Pierre. Missouri River flows are scheduled to increase substantially starting on Thursday, and Wednesday is the final opportunity for community preparation against flooding. A new date will be announced later. At this time the preliminary plan calls for the Green-White game during the Stephens tournament to serve as the substitute. Changes in practice schedules will be announced to players by each team's coaches at the 15-16 and 13-14 levels while flood preparations continue this week.
The 4th-7th grade volleyball clinic, scheduled for June 1-3 from 9:00-11:00 at the Georgia Morse Middle School new gym has been moved to Jefferson Elementary gym due to the Red Cross use of GMMS. The cost is $30 and players can register at the door. For more information, contact Laura Weber via email at Laura.Weber@k12.sd.us or call 945-2735.
Rain again washed out yesterday's drag races at Oahe Speedway north of Pierre. The Coca Cola Points Series races from Sunday and Monday were both rained out and track officials have not determined how they will be made up. All 3 of the points series races this season have been rained out. The next scheduled races at the Speedway are in two weekends on June 11th and 12th.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Rod's Saturday Sports Blog
Pierre American Legion Baseball head coach Bob Sullivan contacted me this morning. The games for Monday against Rapid City Post 22 are still on as scheduled with a doubleheader set to begin at 2 pm at Hyde Stadium. He says that because of the flooding and everything going on Pierre he knows it will be tough for some to come to the ball game. But for those that do come to the game, they can come and watch the games for free. No admission on Monday. So if you want to get away for a couple of hours and watch some Legion baseball, your invited to do that on Monday at Hyde Stadium. Again, No Admission will be charged on Monday for the Pierre and Rapid City Post 22 American Legion baseball doubleheader scheduled to begin at 2 pm.
The Pierre Governor senior sprinter and hurdler Parker McKittrick is a two time state champion and placed in 4 events today at the State High School Track and Field meet in Sioux Falls. McKittrick won the 110 meter high hurdles in a time of 14:28 and won the 300 meter hurdles in a time of ;38.24 setting a new state high school Class AA meet record in the process. McKittrick, who will be headed to North Dakota State to compete in track and field next year had a 6th place finish in the 100 meter dash and he finished 3rd in the 200 meter dash. That is 29 points that McKittrick picked up for the Governors just by himself today. Stephan Nielsen finished 6th in the 800 meter run at the state meet and the Governors placed 6th in the 4x800 meter relay. The Governors finished with 40 points and a 8th place finish at the state meet. The Lady Governors meanwhile had a tough two days at the state meet and finish 16th.. Gena Burley finished in a 3 way tie for 8th place in the high jump to be the Lady Govs only place winner in the two day meet.
The Pierre Governor senior sprinter and hurdler Parker McKittrick is a two time state champion and placed in 4 events today at the State High School Track and Field meet in Sioux Falls. McKittrick won the 110 meter high hurdles in a time of 14:28 and won the 300 meter hurdles in a time of ;38.24 setting a new state high school Class AA meet record in the process. McKittrick, who will be headed to North Dakota State to compete in track and field next year had a 6th place finish in the 100 meter dash and he finished 3rd in the 200 meter dash. That is 29 points that McKittrick picked up for the Governors just by himself today. Stephan Nielsen finished 6th in the 800 meter run at the state meet and the Governors placed 6th in the 4x800 meter relay. The Governors finished with 40 points and a 8th place finish at the state meet. The Lady Governors meanwhile had a tough two days at the state meet and finish 16th.. Gena Burley finished in a 3 way tie for 8th place in the high jump to be the Lady Govs only place winner in the two day meet.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Rod's Friday Sports Blog
The Pierre Rattlers amateur baseball team was to have opened the season tomorrow against Four Corners. Four Corners field was not ready so the doubleheader was moved to Pierre. Was is the key word. Rattlers General Manager Tom Magedanz says that with the emergency in Pierre and Ft. Pierre with the impending flooding, the doubleheader has been postponed at least. And no make up date has been determined or even talked about between the two teams. The two were are scheduled for 4 games during the season so we will have to wait and see.
With the flooding that is coming it is hard to think about sports in Pierre-Ft. Pierre. There is a pretty good chance that flood waters might reach the softball fields at the Oahe Complex and the little league field there. If that happens, the entire season may have to be cancelled. And two golf course in Pierre and Ft. Pierre, Hillsview and The Dunes are right along the river and in danger of being flooded and shut down. Hopefully the Levee's that are going to be built will help and do what they are supposed to do.
The Pierre Governor boys basketball camp is scheduled to be run next week and it will be but at a different location. Instead of being held at Riggs High Gym, the camp has been moved to the Oahe Family YMCA. Everything else about the camp remains the same with the elementary camp running to 9 am to 11:30 am. The Middle School camp going from 1 to 3:30 pm and the high school camp running from 5 to 8 pm all 4 days. But the camp has been moved to the Oahe YMCA and will not be held at Riggs High Gym.
I have not visited with Legion Baseball head coach Bob Sullivan about Monday's doubleheader with Rapid City Post 22 at Hyde Stadium but as of right now, it is still on as scheduled for a 2 pm start time. But thanks to the flooding and the Army Corp of Engineer's and some of their thought process and decisions, sports this summer in Pierre-Ft. Pierre isn't painting a very pretty picture at the present time anyway.
With the flooding that is coming it is hard to think about sports in Pierre-Ft. Pierre. There is a pretty good chance that flood waters might reach the softball fields at the Oahe Complex and the little league field there. If that happens, the entire season may have to be cancelled. And two golf course in Pierre and Ft. Pierre, Hillsview and The Dunes are right along the river and in danger of being flooded and shut down. Hopefully the Levee's that are going to be built will help and do what they are supposed to do.
The Pierre Governor boys basketball camp is scheduled to be run next week and it will be but at a different location. Instead of being held at Riggs High Gym, the camp has been moved to the Oahe Family YMCA. Everything else about the camp remains the same with the elementary camp running to 9 am to 11:30 am. The Middle School camp going from 1 to 3:30 pm and the high school camp running from 5 to 8 pm all 4 days. But the camp has been moved to the Oahe YMCA and will not be held at Riggs High Gym.
I have not visited with Legion Baseball head coach Bob Sullivan about Monday's doubleheader with Rapid City Post 22 at Hyde Stadium but as of right now, it is still on as scheduled for a 2 pm start time. But thanks to the flooding and the Army Corp of Engineer's and some of their thought process and decisions, sports this summer in Pierre-Ft. Pierre isn't painting a very pretty picture at the present time anyway.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Rod's Thursday Morning Sports Blog
Pierre Post 8 Baseball head coach Bob Sullivan and his American Legion team players will be hosting the annual camp for Little League players again this spring. The two-day camp will be today and tomorrow afternoon from 1 to 5 p.m. both days at the CCBA compleX at the Oahe Softball Complex. Late registrations will be taken with sign in beginning at 12:15 pm. There is a $45 late registration fee.
The South Dakota High School Activities Associations' Boy' and Girls' State High School Track and Field Meet will be held tomorrow and Saturday in Sioux Falls, Brandon, and Madison. Preliminary events will be held on Friday, May 27th at three sites. The Class "B" preliminaries will be held at Sioux Falls – Howard Wood Stadium, the Class "A" prelims at Madison, and the Class "AA" prelims at Brandon. Final events for all three classes are scheduled in Sioux Falls on Saturday. A total of 2440 boys and girls have qualified to compete at this two-day event representing 151 member schools. Pierre has 22 girls and 18 boys entered in the state meet.
The West River Jackrabbit boosters is organizing a bus for the South Dakota State at University of Illnois football game on Saturday, September 10th in Champaigne, Illinois. The game time and departure time is still to be determined. For more information on the bus trip, call Joe at 605-381-4541 or Allen at 605-484-4009.
The Pierre Governor boys basketball camp is scheduled for next week at Riggs High Gym. The dates for the camps will be Tuesday, May 31st thru Friday, June 3rd with the elementary camp running from 9 am to 11:30 am. The Middle School Camp will run from 1 to 3:30 pm and the high school camp will go from 5 to 8 pm all 4 days. Cost of the camp is $50 and you can register for the camps through the Pierre Park and Recreation website at www.pierreparkandrec.com. Pierre Governor head boys basketball coach Terry Becker is in charge of the camp.
The local Hershey Track Meet will be held Saturday June 4, 9:00am at Hollister Field. Registration forms can be found in the Summer Activities Guide or participants can register on-line at http://www.hersheystrackandfield.com. Registration deadline is Monday May 30 at 5:00pm. The meet is for children ages 9-14 and is the qualifying event for the state meet which will also be held in Pierre. Registrations can be dropped off at the Recreation Office at the Aquatic Center, City Hall or mailed to 222 E. Dakota, Pierre, SD 57501. For more information contact Mindy Cheap 773-7445.
And Oahe Speedway kicks off its Armed Forces Appreciation Weekend tomorrow with racing action continuing on through Monday afternoon. In honor of all our veterans, active service, and retired military personnel will be admitted free, all weekend, as we celebrate Armed Forces Appreciation Weekend at Oahe Speedway. The first Street Legal races of the season will be held tomorrow with on track action begins at 6pm and will continue until dark. Shootout races are scheduled for Saturday and Coca Cola Points Series races number 3 and 4 will be held Sunday and Monday at the Speedway located 14 miles north of Pierre on Highway 1804.
The South Dakota High School Activities Associations' Boy' and Girls' State High School Track and Field Meet will be held tomorrow and Saturday in Sioux Falls, Brandon, and Madison. Preliminary events will be held on Friday, May 27th at three sites. The Class "B" preliminaries will be held at Sioux Falls – Howard Wood Stadium, the Class "A" prelims at Madison, and the Class "AA" prelims at Brandon. Final events for all three classes are scheduled in Sioux Falls on Saturday. A total of 2440 boys and girls have qualified to compete at this two-day event representing 151 member schools. Pierre has 22 girls and 18 boys entered in the state meet.
The West River Jackrabbit boosters is organizing a bus for the South Dakota State at University of Illnois football game on Saturday, September 10th in Champaigne, Illinois. The game time and departure time is still to be determined. For more information on the bus trip, call Joe at 605-381-4541 or Allen at 605-484-4009.
The Pierre Governor boys basketball camp is scheduled for next week at Riggs High Gym. The dates for the camps will be Tuesday, May 31st thru Friday, June 3rd with the elementary camp running from 9 am to 11:30 am. The Middle School Camp will run from 1 to 3:30 pm and the high school camp will go from 5 to 8 pm all 4 days. Cost of the camp is $50 and you can register for the camps through the Pierre Park and Recreation website at www.pierreparkandrec.com. Pierre Governor head boys basketball coach Terry Becker is in charge of the camp.
The local Hershey Track Meet will be held Saturday June 4, 9:00am at Hollister Field. Registration forms can be found in the Summer Activities Guide or participants can register on-line at http://www.hersheystrackandfield.com. Registration deadline is Monday May 30 at 5:00pm. The meet is for children ages 9-14 and is the qualifying event for the state meet which will also be held in Pierre. Registrations can be dropped off at the Recreation Office at the Aquatic Center, City Hall or mailed to 222 E. Dakota, Pierre, SD 57501. For more information contact Mindy Cheap 773-7445.
And Oahe Speedway kicks off its Armed Forces Appreciation Weekend tomorrow with racing action continuing on through Monday afternoon. In honor of all our veterans, active service, and retired military personnel will be admitted free, all weekend, as we celebrate Armed Forces Appreciation Weekend at Oahe Speedway. The first Street Legal races of the season will be held tomorrow with on track action begins at 6pm and will continue until dark. Shootout races are scheduled for Saturday and Coca Cola Points Series races number 3 and 4 will be held Sunday and Monday at the Speedway located 14 miles north of Pierre on Highway 1804.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Rod's Wednesday Morning Sports Blog
The Pierre Lady Governor golf wrapped up the golf season with a 4th place finish at the State AA girls golf state tournament at Brookings yesterday. The Lady Govs fired a 357 during the second day of the tournament to finish with a two round total 711, two shots better than fifth place finishing Huron, but 40 shots behind tournament champion Sioux Falls O'Gorman. Sophomore Hallie Getz fired a second round 83 for a two round total of 165 and finished in a tie for 6th individually. Getz was 9 shots behind individual medalist Dani Selberg of Brookings. Paige Erickson had a second round of 84 for a two round total 170 and finished in a tie for 10th. Both Getz and Erickson earned All State honors for their finishes. Karissa Guthrie and Katie Bartlett both finished with a 188 over the two rounds and tied for 42nd. Tatum Richards 212 two day score tied her for 72nd. Paige Lonbakken had a 214 and a 74th place finish. Congratulation to head coach John Knox and the Lady Govs for an excellent season that included 3 tournament champios and top 5 finish at the state tournament. And everybody will be back next year!!!!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Rod's Tuesday Sports
The Pierre Lady Governor golf team fired a first round 354 and sits 16 shots back of first round leaders Brookings and Sioux Falls O'Gorman going into the second day of the State Class AA girls golf tournament being golfed at the Brookings Country Club. Hallie Getz fired a first round 82 and is 3 shots behind first round leader Dani Selberg of Brookings. Getz is tied for 5th. Paige Erickson fired an opening round 86 and is in a tie for 15th. Karissa Guthrie had a 90, Katie Bartlett a 96, Tatum Richards fired a 105 and Paige Lonbakken had a 106 for the Lady Governors first round scores.
Freshman golfer Madison Hand of Stanley County fired a first round 98 at the Class A girls state golf tournament being played at the Bluffs County Club course in Vermillion.
And on a another note, from the Associated Press Wire this morning......
The Mitchell boys basketball program has been put on probation for a year. Mitchell
Activities Director Geoff Gross says that the penalty stems from a rule violation by longtime head coach Gary Munsen, who coached at least one Mitchell player out of season at a tournament camp in mid-April. The state High School Activities Association handed down the discipline at its meeting last month in Pierre. It carries a $200 fine and a letter of reprimand. Coaches will not be able to organize four team activities this summer, and the district must detail steps to ensure similar violations don't happen in the future. The Mitchell boys team finished second at the Class AA state tournament in March.
Freshman golfer Madison Hand of Stanley County fired a first round 98 at the Class A girls state golf tournament being played at the Bluffs County Club course in Vermillion.
And on a another note, from the Associated Press Wire this morning......
The Mitchell boys basketball program has been put on probation for a year. Mitchell
Activities Director Geoff Gross says that the penalty stems from a rule violation by longtime head coach Gary Munsen, who coached at least one Mitchell player out of season at a tournament camp in mid-April. The state High School Activities Association handed down the discipline at its meeting last month in Pierre. It carries a $200 fine and a letter of reprimand. Coaches will not be able to organize four team activities this summer, and the district must detail steps to ensure similar violations don't happen in the future. The Mitchell boys team finished second at the Class AA state tournament in March.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Rod's Monday Sports in Things
Pierre finished 5th in the State ESD Tennis tournament that wrapped up on Saturday in Sioux Falls. Pierre finished ahead of all the other 7 ESD teams in the final standings, edging out ESD champion Watertown. It was the second best finish since Governor head coach Jeff Schlekeway took over the program behind last year's 4th place. Nathan Ellenbecker had a 4th place finish at number 3 singles for the top finish of the tournament for any of the 6 singles players and he and teammate Jerrod Smith finished 4th at number 2 doubles. Number 1 player Conner Forney, one of two seniors on the team finished 5th as he recorded 73 victories in his career for the Governors, placing him in 4th place ahead of Steven Cordts who recorded 68 victories from 1982 to 85. Chris Williams is the all time leader with 111 wins from 1999 to 2005. Tj Kracht has 86 wins to be second on the all time list Mike Trautner with 83 wins is third.
The Pierre Governor and Lady Governor Track and Field teams are gearing up for the State Track and Field meet this weekend in Brandon and Sioux Falls. 22 girls have qualified while 18 Governor boys have qualified. The 22 girls qualifying for the state meet is the most that has gone in several years for the Lady Govs. We will have live reports from the State Track and Field meet Friday and Saturday on 1060 AM KGFX.
And it has been almost a week since Harmon Killebrew passed and still he is being honored as one of the great players all time in major league baseball history. His 573 homes runs ranks him 11th on the all time list. While growing up in southeast Nebraska back in the 60's, Harmon Killebrew was one of my favorite players. Even though I am a Cubs fan, the only time I could see them was on Sundays on the one of the Omaha TV stations. But I listened to the Twins on the radio and Killebrew was always as big as life. Players like pitchers Jim Kaat and Jim "Mudcat" Grant and players like Killebrew and Bob Allison and Rich Reece and Tony Oliva just to name a few were household names. At least in our household they were. He was truly one of the last breed of players spending his entire major league career with the Twins and Washington Senators before they moved to Minneapolis. And a player that always treated the fans with respect and always was there to autograph, always smiling and never turning anyone away. While I did not see Killebrew play in a Twins uniform, I did see him as a Kansas City Royal and I was in attendance in 1975 when I was going to school in Minneapolis. It was Harmon Killebrew day on that Sunday. His first at bat, hit a towering home run into the upper deck of left field. The stadium gave him a standing ovation. It is something I will never forget.
The Pierre Governor and Lady Governor Track and Field teams are gearing up for the State Track and Field meet this weekend in Brandon and Sioux Falls. 22 girls have qualified while 18 Governor boys have qualified. The 22 girls qualifying for the state meet is the most that has gone in several years for the Lady Govs. We will have live reports from the State Track and Field meet Friday and Saturday on 1060 AM KGFX.
And it has been almost a week since Harmon Killebrew passed and still he is being honored as one of the great players all time in major league baseball history. His 573 homes runs ranks him 11th on the all time list. While growing up in southeast Nebraska back in the 60's, Harmon Killebrew was one of my favorite players. Even though I am a Cubs fan, the only time I could see them was on Sundays on the one of the Omaha TV stations. But I listened to the Twins on the radio and Killebrew was always as big as life. Players like pitchers Jim Kaat and Jim "Mudcat" Grant and players like Killebrew and Bob Allison and Rich Reece and Tony Oliva just to name a few were household names. At least in our household they were. He was truly one of the last breed of players spending his entire major league career with the Twins and Washington Senators before they moved to Minneapolis. And a player that always treated the fans with respect and always was there to autograph, always smiling and never turning anyone away. While I did not see Killebrew play in a Twins uniform, I did see him as a Kansas City Royal and I was in attendance in 1975 when I was going to school in Minneapolis. It was Harmon Killebrew day on that Sunday. His first at bat, hit a towering home run into the upper deck of left field. The stadium gave him a standing ovation. It is something I will never forget.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Rod's Wednesday Sports N Things
The Pierre Rattlers amateur baseball team will open their season with their traditional double header at Four Corners a week from Saturday. Team general manager Tom Magedanz released the final Rattlers schedule yesterday. It includes playing in the Brookings tournament June 4th and 5th and the home opener on Wednesday, June 8th against Winner. The Regional tournament at a still be named location will be held July 29th through the 31st with the first weekend of the State Class A amateur tournament being hosted by the Rattlers at Hyde Stadium August 5th through the 7th. I have a complete listing of the Rattlers schedule in Wednesday edition of My Daily News available at Dakota Radio Group Dot Com and by subscription to your email in-box.
The Pierre Area Coaches Association awarded the Silver P award to 6 athletes for the 2010-2011 athletic year. This award is given to Riggs HS athletes who earn varsity letters in 3 Pierre Public School sponsored sports in one athletic year. These athletes are commended for their hard work and dedication to Governor & Lady Governor athletics.
· Tanner Johnson (FB, BBB, Tennis)
· Gena Burley (Comp. Cheer, BBB Cheer, Track)
· Kaitlyn Severyn (VB, GBB, Track)
· Joe Tetzlaff (FB, BBB, Track)
· Allison Guindon (Volleyball, BBB Cheer, Track)
· Shelby Spelbring (Comp Cheer, Gymnastics, Track)
The PACA Senior Career Athlete Award and Scholarship was also awarded. Athletes are nominated by head coaches and voted on by all coaches in the district. This award and scholarship recognizes the accomplishments of a senior male and a senior female athlete during their years of wearing a Governor or Lady Governor uniform.
MALE Athlete: Parker McKittrick
2010 110 m hurdle champ (gold medal winner) at state track meet; part of 2009 gold medal and state champion Medley Relay; shares state record in the 110 m high hurdles; Part of 2008 State and ESD championship track and field team, 2009 ESD champion team; All- Conference in football in 2010; Most Valuable track athlete in 2010.
FEMALE Athlete: Amber Olson
Lettered in GBB 4 yrs; All-conference honorable mention - 2 yrs; Team MVP - 2011;
South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association Academic All State - award only given to seniors - 3.5 GPA or better. Amber has a 4.0 GPA. Amber also was a letter winner in Volleyball multiple times.
The Pierre Governor football camp for boys entering the 8th through 12th grades next year has been scheduled for July 12th through the 14th. The camp director is Pierre Governor head football coach Joe Kramer. Equipment checkout at the equipment shed at Riggs High School will be on Monday evening July 11th with seniors at 7 pm. Juniors at 7:10 pm. Sophomores at 7:20 pm. Freshman at 7:40 pm and 8th graders at 7:50 pm. There is a $50 partipant fee per player with the camp to be held at the Upper Practice Field at Riggs High School all 3 days. Intersted partipants can register for the camp at the Oahe Family YMCA.
The Pierre Governor boys basketball camp will be held May 31st through June 3rd at Riggs High Gym under the direction of Pierre Governor head boys basketball coach Terry Becker and members of the Governor coaching staff as well as players of the Governor varsity squad. The elementary camp for ages 7 through 12 will be run from 9 am to 11:30 am all 4 days. The Middle School camp will run from 1 to 3:30 pm and the high school camp will be run from 5 to 8 pm for that 4 day camp. There is a $50 partipant fee for all 3 camps. If you have any questions, contact coach Becker at Riggs High School at 773-7350 or email him at Terry.Becker@k12.sd.us. You can register for the camp at the Pierre Park and Recreation departments website at www.pierreparkandrec.com.
There has been a change in the starting time for the Region 6A boys and girls track and field meet scheduled to be held Thursday in Miller. Meet director Charlie Sizer says the field events are scheduled to begin at 10 am with the running events now scheduled to begin at 11:15 am. Stanley County is one of the teams competing in that track and field meet tomorrow.
Sioux Falls O'Gorman holds down the number 1 rating in South Dakota high school tennis heading into the state tournament that begins tomorrow in Sioux Falls. O'Gorman, undefeated in duals and the GDC Confernce tournament champion has held the number 1 ranking all season long. The Pierre Governors are rated 4th following an 11-1 season in dual matches and a 3rd place finish in the ESD Conference tournament. Sioux Falls Washington is second with Rapid City Stevens 3rd ahead of the Governors. Sioux Falls Lincoln is rated 5th. The number 1 doubles team for the Governors of Conner Forney and Hans Leong are rated 5th in the indidivudal ratings.
Parkston and Mobridge-Pollock qualified yesterday for the Class A team portion of the State Class A girls golf tournament next week. Parkston won the Region 5A girls golf tournament played at Hillsview Golf Course with a 349 team score far outdistancing runner up Mobridge-Pollock's 395. Chamberlain scored a 424 for third place. Stanley County finished 7th with a 498 team score. Talia Peters of Wagner was individual medalist with a 39-39-78. Madison Hand of Stanley County finished 15th and teammate Amanda Lounsberry was 19th in the final standings to both qualify individually for the state tournament next week. You can view all of the scores and results in today's edition of My Daily News
The Pierre Area Coaches Association awarded the Silver P award to 6 athletes for the 2010-2011 athletic year. This award is given to Riggs HS athletes who earn varsity letters in 3 Pierre Public School sponsored sports in one athletic year. These athletes are commended for their hard work and dedication to Governor & Lady Governor athletics.
· Tanner Johnson (FB, BBB, Tennis)
· Gena Burley (Comp. Cheer, BBB Cheer, Track)
· Kaitlyn Severyn (VB, GBB, Track)
· Joe Tetzlaff (FB, BBB, Track)
· Allison Guindon (Volleyball, BBB Cheer, Track)
· Shelby Spelbring (Comp Cheer, Gymnastics, Track)
The PACA Senior Career Athlete Award and Scholarship was also awarded. Athletes are nominated by head coaches and voted on by all coaches in the district. This award and scholarship recognizes the accomplishments of a senior male and a senior female athlete during their years of wearing a Governor or Lady Governor uniform.
MALE Athlete: Parker McKittrick
2010 110 m hurdle champ (gold medal winner) at state track meet; part of 2009 gold medal and state champion Medley Relay; shares state record in the 110 m high hurdles; Part of 2008 State and ESD championship track and field team, 2009 ESD champion team; All- Conference in football in 2010; Most Valuable track athlete in 2010.
FEMALE Athlete: Amber Olson
Lettered in GBB 4 yrs; All-conference honorable mention - 2 yrs; Team MVP - 2011;
South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association Academic All State - award only given to seniors - 3.5 GPA or better. Amber has a 4.0 GPA. Amber also was a letter winner in Volleyball multiple times.
The Pierre Governor football camp for boys entering the 8th through 12th grades next year has been scheduled for July 12th through the 14th. The camp director is Pierre Governor head football coach Joe Kramer. Equipment checkout at the equipment shed at Riggs High School will be on Monday evening July 11th with seniors at 7 pm. Juniors at 7:10 pm. Sophomores at 7:20 pm. Freshman at 7:40 pm and 8th graders at 7:50 pm. There is a $50 partipant fee per player with the camp to be held at the Upper Practice Field at Riggs High School all 3 days. Intersted partipants can register for the camp at the Oahe Family YMCA.
The Pierre Governor boys basketball camp will be held May 31st through June 3rd at Riggs High Gym under the direction of Pierre Governor head boys basketball coach Terry Becker and members of the Governor coaching staff as well as players of the Governor varsity squad. The elementary camp for ages 7 through 12 will be run from 9 am to 11:30 am all 4 days. The Middle School camp will run from 1 to 3:30 pm and the high school camp will be run from 5 to 8 pm for that 4 day camp. There is a $50 partipant fee for all 3 camps. If you have any questions, contact coach Becker at Riggs High School at 773-7350 or email him at Terry.Becker@k12.sd.us. You can register for the camp at the Pierre Park and Recreation departments website at www.pierreparkandrec.com.
There has been a change in the starting time for the Region 6A boys and girls track and field meet scheduled to be held Thursday in Miller. Meet director Charlie Sizer says the field events are scheduled to begin at 10 am with the running events now scheduled to begin at 11:15 am. Stanley County is one of the teams competing in that track and field meet tomorrow.
Sioux Falls O'Gorman holds down the number 1 rating in South Dakota high school tennis heading into the state tournament that begins tomorrow in Sioux Falls. O'Gorman, undefeated in duals and the GDC Confernce tournament champion has held the number 1 ranking all season long. The Pierre Governors are rated 4th following an 11-1 season in dual matches and a 3rd place finish in the ESD Conference tournament. Sioux Falls Washington is second with Rapid City Stevens 3rd ahead of the Governors. Sioux Falls Lincoln is rated 5th. The number 1 doubles team for the Governors of Conner Forney and Hans Leong are rated 5th in the indidivudal ratings.
Parkston and Mobridge-Pollock qualified yesterday for the Class A team portion of the State Class A girls golf tournament next week. Parkston won the Region 5A girls golf tournament played at Hillsview Golf Course with a 349 team score far outdistancing runner up Mobridge-Pollock's 395. Chamberlain scored a 424 for third place. Stanley County finished 7th with a 498 team score. Talia Peters of Wagner was individual medalist with a 39-39-78. Madison Hand of Stanley County finished 15th and teammate Amanda Lounsberry was 19th in the final standings to both qualify individually for the state tournament next week. You can view all of the scores and results in today's edition of My Daily News
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Rod's Sunday Morning Sports This N That
The word is that the Pierre Governors 4th place finish yesterday in the ESD Conference Track and Field Meet was good enough to push Pierre to win the ESD Conference All Sports title for the 2010-11 sports season. The Governors finished one point ahead of the second place finisher. Pierre had a co-championship this year in football. A conference title in boys golf. A 2nd place finish in Cross Country. Tied for second in basketball and was third in boys tennis and 3rd in boys track and field. That is consistent success. Congratulations to all of the coaches and the athletes of Pierre Governor boys sports this school season.
And one of Pierre's Division 1 track and field athletes helped North Dakota State to another Summit League men's track and field championship. Matt Tetzlaff won the 110 meter hurdles and he finished second in the 300 meter hurdles. Another Governor athlete at NDSU, Alec Espland, had a 4th place finish in the 1500 meters for the Bison.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team allowed 6 runs in the top of the 7th inning as Aberdeen defeated Pierre 14-7 in the season opener for both teams last night in Pierre. The second game was tied in the 5th when the game was called due to weather conditions. That game will be picked up at 11 am followed by Pierre against Aberdeen at noon. Aberdeen against Rapid City Post 320 at 2 pm and then Pierre against Post 320 at 4. All games are at Hyde Stadium.
And one of Pierre's Division 1 track and field athletes helped North Dakota State to another Summit League men's track and field championship. Matt Tetzlaff won the 110 meter hurdles and he finished second in the 300 meter hurdles. Another Governor athlete at NDSU, Alec Espland, had a 4th place finish in the 1500 meters for the Bison.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team allowed 6 runs in the top of the 7th inning as Aberdeen defeated Pierre 14-7 in the season opener for both teams last night in Pierre. The second game was tied in the 5th when the game was called due to weather conditions. That game will be picked up at 11 am followed by Pierre against Aberdeen at noon. Aberdeen against Rapid City Post 320 at 2 pm and then Pierre against Post 320 at 4. All games are at Hyde Stadium.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Rod's Saturday Morning Sports
The Pierre Governor tennis team finished 3rd yesterday at the ESD Conference tennis tournament that was won by defending champion Watertown. Mitchell was second in the final team standings with Aberdeen Central 4th. Connor Forney lost in the title match at number 1 singles. Hans Leong also lost in the championship match at number 2 singles. Nathan Ellenbecker took third place at number 3 singles. Jarred Smith was 5th at number 4 singles. And Connor Shoup was runner up at number 6 singles. Forney and Leong won third place at number 1 doubles. Ellenbecker and Smith won the number 2 doubles flight title and Shoop and Vockrodt took 5th place at number 3 doubles. Pierre tallied 227 points. Watertown scored 277 to win the title. Pierre has not won a ESD title since 1991.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Rod's Friday Sports Thoughts
The ESD Conference Track and Field meet will be run tomorrow and hosted by Watertown. The Pierre Governor and Lady Governor squads will compete in the meet. Head coach Misty Larson says Watertown should win both the boys and girls team titles. She says Pierre does not have the depth it has had in the past, especially in the girls division. The boys lack of sprinters will probably keep the Governors from a shot at winning the title. Field events are scheduled to begin at 11:30 am with the running events on the track expected to begin at 12 noon. And we will be having reports throughout the afternoon on KGFX tomorrow as well.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team will open it's season with a pair of doubleheaders tomorrow and Sunday at Hyde Stadium. Pierre will host Aberdeen and Rapid City Post 320 in a pair of triangulars. Post 8, with 21 players on it's Legion varsity roster and nearly everybody back from last year's squad, will play Aberdeen in the days first game at 2 pm tomorrow. After Aberdeen and Post 320 play at 4pm, Post 8 will take on Region 3 opponent Post 320 at approximatly 6 pm. On Sunday, Pierre will play Aberdeen once again at 10 am. Pierre will take on Post 320 at 2 pm after Rapid City and Aberdeen play at noon. Bob Sullivan will begin his third season as head coach of the Post 8 program.
Monday's scheduled Region 3A girls golf tournament scheduled for Hillsview Golf Course in Pierre has been postponed already. The Region tournament has been moved back one day and will now be played on Tuesday with the tournament scheduled to tee off at 8 am. Stanley County and Chamberlain are among the teams scheduled to play in that tournament that will decide spots and teams in the State Class A tournament the following week.
And.....The first weekend of racing at Oahe Speedway is scheduled to be held tomorrow and Sunday after two rainouts the first two weekends. Spectator gates open at 12 noon both days with races begining at 1 pm and elimination rounds at 5 pm both days. Shootout races are scheduled tomorrow with the Coca Cola Points Series 2nd scheduled races to be held on Sunday. The first series was rained out two weekends ago and rescheduled for July 31st. Oahe Speedway is located 14 miles north of Pierre along highway 1804.
The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team will open it's season with a pair of doubleheaders tomorrow and Sunday at Hyde Stadium. Pierre will host Aberdeen and Rapid City Post 320 in a pair of triangulars. Post 8, with 21 players on it's Legion varsity roster and nearly everybody back from last year's squad, will play Aberdeen in the days first game at 2 pm tomorrow. After Aberdeen and Post 320 play at 4pm, Post 8 will take on Region 3 opponent Post 320 at approximatly 6 pm. On Sunday, Pierre will play Aberdeen once again at 10 am. Pierre will take on Post 320 at 2 pm after Rapid City and Aberdeen play at noon. Bob Sullivan will begin his third season as head coach of the Post 8 program.
Monday's scheduled Region 3A girls golf tournament scheduled for Hillsview Golf Course in Pierre has been postponed already. The Region tournament has been moved back one day and will now be played on Tuesday with the tournament scheduled to tee off at 8 am. Stanley County and Chamberlain are among the teams scheduled to play in that tournament that will decide spots and teams in the State Class A tournament the following week.
And.....The first weekend of racing at Oahe Speedway is scheduled to be held tomorrow and Sunday after two rainouts the first two weekends. Spectator gates open at 12 noon both days with races begining at 1 pm and elimination rounds at 5 pm both days. Shootout races are scheduled tomorrow with the Coca Cola Points Series 2nd scheduled races to be held on Sunday. The first series was rained out two weekends ago and rescheduled for July 31st. Oahe Speedway is located 14 miles north of Pierre along highway 1804.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Rod's Thursday Sports N Things
Another camp is coming up for youngsters in Pierre-Ft. Pierre and central South Dakota. The Pierre Post 8 American Legion's Little League baseball camp will be held on Thursday and Friday May 26th and 27th at the Oahe Softball Complex. The camp is being run by Pierre Post 8 head coach Bob Sullivan and the Legion baseball team. The camp will run from 1 to 5 pm both days and is for both boys and girls ages 9 to 13. There is a $40 fee per camp participant which includes a T-Shirt and snacks. Players will need to bring their own bats, gloves, caps, baseball shoes and pants along with catchers gear. Applications for the camp are available on the Post 8 baseball website www.post8baseball.com. Pre registration is preferred with that deadline set for May 19th. Players must have signed permission from a parent or legal guardian to participate in the camp.
As I mentioned earlier this week, Post 8 is ready to open it's season this weekend hosting Aberdeen and Rapid City Post 320. Aberdeen only has 12 players on it's Legion Varsity squad and a new head coach as Mark Gulseth stepped down. Post 320 won't be the same team that they will be later this season towards regional tournament time. They have players that are currently playing high school baseball in Rapid City. Post 8 has 21 players listed on it's Legion Varsity roster as they have almost everybody back from last year's squad. They only lost 2 players in Ryan Lauseng and Kris Hewlett. Pierre and Aberdeen will play at 2 pm on Saturday followed at around 4 pm by Aberdeen and Rapid City Post 320. Then Post 320 and Pierre will play at about 6 pm. On Sunday the schedule is the same except that the first game with Pierre and Aberdeen is scheduled for 10 am with the other two games at noon and 2 pm.
And after this weekend, Tuesday night of next week will be Post 8 Night where fans can come to Hyde Stadium and watch all of the Post 8 teams play capped off by an exhibition game between the Post 8 Legion squad and the Pierre Rattlers amateur team.
As I mentioned earlier this week, Post 8 is ready to open it's season this weekend hosting Aberdeen and Rapid City Post 320. Aberdeen only has 12 players on it's Legion Varsity squad and a new head coach as Mark Gulseth stepped down. Post 320 won't be the same team that they will be later this season towards regional tournament time. They have players that are currently playing high school baseball in Rapid City. Post 8 has 21 players listed on it's Legion Varsity roster as they have almost everybody back from last year's squad. They only lost 2 players in Ryan Lauseng and Kris Hewlett. Pierre and Aberdeen will play at 2 pm on Saturday followed at around 4 pm by Aberdeen and Rapid City Post 320. Then Post 320 and Pierre will play at about 6 pm. On Sunday the schedule is the same except that the first game with Pierre and Aberdeen is scheduled for 10 am with the other two games at noon and 2 pm.
And after this weekend, Tuesday night of next week will be Post 8 Night where fans can come to Hyde Stadium and watch all of the Post 8 teams play capped off by an exhibition game between the Post 8 Legion squad and the Pierre Rattlers amateur team.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Rod's Wednesday Morning Sports
The Pierre Lady Governor golf team fired a 354 to finish in 4th place 9 strokes behind the winners yesterday at the Watertown Invitational girls golf tournament. Aberdeen Central shot a 345 to win the tournament title. The Lady Govs had 3 girls shoot 86 yesterday to tie for 5th place. Karissa Guthrie, Hallie Getz and Paige Erickson. Tatum Richards shot a 96, Paige Lonbakken a 97 and Katie Bartlett had a 104. Dani Selberg fired a 77 to claim individual medalist honors. Selberg is from Brookings.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Rod's Tuesday Sports Thoughts
On Friday I posted girls basketball camp information for the Pierre Lady Governors this summer. I unfortunatly missed the elementary camp for girls who will be heading into grades 2 through 5 next year. The camp fee is $40 of which girls will recieve a pair of shorts. The camp dates are June 20th thru the 23rd and time of the camp is from 10:30 am to noon all 3 days. For information on the other camps for Junior High and High School refer back to Friday's blog. Also there will be a girls basketball summer league at Riggs High Gym on Thursday night's this summer from 6 to 10 pm consisting of teams from area high schools. Stanley County, Sully Buttes, Gettysburg, Miller, Highmore-Harrold and Philip will be joining Pierre.
Next. The Pierre Governor Tennis team will play in the ESD Conference Tennis Tournament on Friday in Aberdeen and this year, Pierre is probably the favorite to win the title. Pierre has not won an ESD title in 20 years. 1991 was the last ESD Conference champion. Coach Jeff Schlekeway says that along with Pierre.........
Watertown, Aberdeen Central and Mitchell should challenge for the title. The seeding meeting is Friday morning at 7:45 am with the tournament beginning at 9 am. And with the way the weather has been this spring, the seeding meeting may be as interesting of an event as the tournament itself. Pierre should have high seeds in at least the number 1 through 4 singles spots and possibly at number 6. The doubles teams at the 1 and 2 flights should seed out high on Friday as well. The most points in a tournament are gained at the top at number 1 and 2 singles and 1 and 2 doubles and Pierre has been strong in both positions so far this year. So perhaps this will be the year that Pierre breaks through. Pierre finished 2nd in 2000 and 2001 but that is the highest they have been able to get in the ESD tournament as Watertown has pretty much dominated the conference over the course of the last 10 years. Last year, the Governors were a 4th place finisher, the highest finish since Jeff Schlekeway took over the reigns of head coach in 2005. So the best of luck to the Governor tennis squad on Friday.
And speaking of tennis, a Lil' Lady Govs Tennis Camp is being held for Girls in grades 1-8 on Monday, May 23 from 6-8 pm and Tuesday, May 24 from 3:30-5:30. Join the Girls Varsity Tennis team for 2 nights of fun while learning about the basics of tennis plus get a FREE t-shirt! Racquets will be provided but if you have one please bring it. Call Megan Vockrodt at 295-1503 or 224-6776 with questions or to register by May 18th.
Next. The Pierre Governor Tennis team will play in the ESD Conference Tennis Tournament on Friday in Aberdeen and this year, Pierre is probably the favorite to win the title. Pierre has not won an ESD title in 20 years. 1991 was the last ESD Conference champion. Coach Jeff Schlekeway says that along with Pierre.........
Watertown, Aberdeen Central and Mitchell should challenge for the title. The seeding meeting is Friday morning at 7:45 am with the tournament beginning at 9 am. And with the way the weather has been this spring, the seeding meeting may be as interesting of an event as the tournament itself. Pierre should have high seeds in at least the number 1 through 4 singles spots and possibly at number 6. The doubles teams at the 1 and 2 flights should seed out high on Friday as well. The most points in a tournament are gained at the top at number 1 and 2 singles and 1 and 2 doubles and Pierre has been strong in both positions so far this year. So perhaps this will be the year that Pierre breaks through. Pierre finished 2nd in 2000 and 2001 but that is the highest they have been able to get in the ESD tournament as Watertown has pretty much dominated the conference over the course of the last 10 years. Last year, the Governors were a 4th place finisher, the highest finish since Jeff Schlekeway took over the reigns of head coach in 2005. So the best of luck to the Governor tennis squad on Friday.
And speaking of tennis, a Lil' Lady Govs Tennis Camp is being held for Girls in grades 1-8 on Monday, May 23 from 6-8 pm and Tuesday, May 24 from 3:30-5:30. Join the Girls Varsity Tennis team for 2 nights of fun while learning about the basics of tennis plus get a FREE t-shirt! Racquets will be provided but if you have one please bring it. Call Megan Vockrodt at 295-1503 or 224-6776 with questions or to register by May 18th.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Rod's Monday Sports
Dont' forget about the meetings and fund raising events on the schedule today and tomorrow for several of our athletic squads in Pierre. This Saturday and Sunday the Post 8 Legion baseball team begins play for the upcoming season hosting Aberdeen and Rapid City Post 320 at Hyde Stadium in a pair of triangulars both days. Pierre plays Aberdeen on Saturday at 2 pm. Aberdeen and Rapid City Post 320 will play at 4 pm and then Pierre and Post 320 will meet up at 6 pm. Sunday's schedule is the same as Saturday except that games begin at 10 am, noon and 2 pm. As I mentioned a couple of week's ago, we have decided not to broadcast Legion baseball games this year. It was a decision that did not come easy but came from the top. The economy is not as good as it could be as you probably know and we must sell a certain amount of advertising to make games on the radio work. That has been getting harder and harder over the course of the last couple of years. Last year, we wound up with more expenses during the Legion baseball season than we did profit. So the boss told me that we were not going to broadcast this year. Hopefully we can try again next year and see what happens. As I looked back, it will be the first time in some 25 years that the Dakota Radio Group has not broadcast Legion baseball games and the first time since I began here in 1992. It's unfortunate but our rule is that we have to make some money to do things. Other stations have their own rules. So go out, support the Legion and Teeners and baseball in Pierre because the kids deserve it.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Rod's Sunday Morning Sports Things
The Pierre Lady Governors shot a 359 to finish 4th at the ESD Conference Girls Golf tournament on Saturday in Mitchell. Yankton won the team title with a 341. Hallie Getz shot an 84 to finish 6th for the highest individual placement for Pierre. Paige Erickson shot an 89 to finish in a 6 way tie for 12th. Karissa Guthrie had a 92 to tie for 19th. Katie Bartlett shot a 94. Paige Lonbakken had a 97 and Tatum Richards shot a 104.
Parker McKittrick won the 110 meter high hurdles for Pierre’s only first place finish at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays Saturday in Sioux Falls. McKittrick won the event in a time of :14.34. He finished 4th in the 300 meter hurdles. Gena Burley finished 4th for the Lady Govs in the High Jump clearing 5 feet 4 inches. Austin Lemieux cleared 13 feet to finish 7th in the Pole Vault and a couple of Pierre relay teams finished 5th in the 1600 meter Sprint Medley Relay in 3:38.89 and 8th in the 4x800 meter relay in 8:26.55.
At the Georgia Morse Middle School track meet on Tuesday Pierre 8th grader Caelie Williams broke the middle school high jump record of 1989. Caelie jumped 5'0. The previous record was 4'9.
The Pierre Post 8 Baseball organization is proud to offer the first ever 300+ recipe cookbook compiled, composed, and published by the families, friends, and fans of Post 8 baseball! This first time fund raiser is sure to be a "hit" with all cookbook and recipe collectors. Pick up your copy Tuesday night, May 10, at the American Legion cabin from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Can't make it Tuesday? Books will also be available at Hyde Stadium and throughout town a $10 per copy. All proceeds go directly to the Post 8 baseball organization.
Parker McKittrick won the 110 meter high hurdles for Pierre’s only first place finish at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays Saturday in Sioux Falls. McKittrick won the event in a time of :14.34. He finished 4th in the 300 meter hurdles. Gena Burley finished 4th for the Lady Govs in the High Jump clearing 5 feet 4 inches. Austin Lemieux cleared 13 feet to finish 7th in the Pole Vault and a couple of Pierre relay teams finished 5th in the 1600 meter Sprint Medley Relay in 3:38.89 and 8th in the 4x800 meter relay in 8:26.55.
At the Georgia Morse Middle School track meet on Tuesday Pierre 8th grader Caelie Williams broke the middle school high jump record of 1989. Caelie jumped 5'0. The previous record was 4'9.
The Pierre Post 8 Baseball organization is proud to offer the first ever 300+ recipe cookbook compiled, composed, and published by the families, friends, and fans of Post 8 baseball! This first time fund raiser is sure to be a "hit" with all cookbook and recipe collectors. Pick up your copy Tuesday night, May 10, at the American Legion cabin from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Can't make it Tuesday? Books will also be available at Hyde Stadium and throughout town a $10 per copy. All proceeds go directly to the Post 8 baseball organization.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Rod's Saturday Morning
Pierre won twice yesterday in Aberdeen to finish the dual part of their tennis season with an 11-1 record. Pierre beat Aberdeen Central 5-4 and Aberdeen Roncalli 6-3. Connor Forney won twice at number 1 singles and Connor Shoop win twice at number 6 singles. They were the only double winners on the day and none of the doubles teams won both of their matches.
At the Sioux Falls O'Gorman Inv. Track and Field meet yesterday, Elizabeth Raecke of the Lady Govs won the 200 meters in a time of :27.34. Steven Gordon of the Governors won the 1600 meter run in a time of 4:40.06. They were the only individual or relay champions for the Governors on the day. The meet featured 31 teams. The Pierre girls 400 meter relay team finished 2nd to Mitchell. Joe Tetzlaff finished second in the Long Jump and Stephen Nielsen was second in the 400 meters for the Governors.
At the Sioux Falls O'Gorman Inv. Track and Field meet yesterday, Elizabeth Raecke of the Lady Govs won the 200 meters in a time of :27.34. Steven Gordon of the Governors won the 1600 meter run in a time of 4:40.06. They were the only individual or relay champions for the Governors on the day. The meet featured 31 teams. The Pierre girls 400 meter relay team finished 2nd to Mitchell. Joe Tetzlaff finished second in the Long Jump and Stephen Nielsen was second in the 400 meters for the Governors.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Rod's Friday Sports Thoughts
The Pierre Area Coaches Association named Co-Athletes of the Week this week at Riggs High School. Lady Governor junior golfer Paige Erickson and senior tennis player Connor Forney were selected from nominations sent in from the varsity head coaches. Erickson, also known as "Big Paige" by head coach John Knox (there are two girls with the first name of Paige on the team) earned her honor after taking 3rd place at the Mitchell Invitational firing an 82. Forney had runner up finishes at number 1 singles and doubles for the Governor tennis team at the Rapid City Invitational tournament. Forney's efforts helped the Governors to a second place finish in the tournament behind tournament champion Sioux Falls O'Gorman. It was the highest finish the Governors had obtained at that tournament in 10 years according to head coach Jeff Schlekeway.
State Class A 125 lb. wrestling champion Dusty Paulsen will attend Dakota Wesleyan and wrestle collegiately next year. Paulsen was 41-4 this season and had a career record to 85-30 for the Governor wrestling team.
Pierre Lady Governor head basketball coach Lisa Kannegeiter-Bahe has released the dates and times of this summer girls basketball camps in Pierre. The elementary camp for girls entering grades 2 through 5 next school year will be June 20th through the 23rd from 10:30 am to noon all 3 days with a $40 camp fee. The camps for girls who will be entering the 6th through 8th grades is scheduled for June 7 through the 10th and 13th through the 15th. The camps run from 10:30 am to noon those days and has a $55 camp fee. The High School girls camps will be June 7th through the 10th, June 14th and 15th as well as June 21st through the 23rd, June 28th through the 30th and July 5th through the 7th will run from 7:30 am to 8:45 am with a $75 camp fee. Players can register online for the camps at the Pierre Park and Recreation departments website www.pierreparkandrec.com.
Southwest Minnesota State and head basketball coach Allison Krueger will have a Satellite basketball camp for girls at Riggs High Gym June 16th and 17th. There will be 3 different camps with the 3rd through 5th grade camp on June 16th from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. The 6th through 8th grade camp will run from noon to 2 pm on the 16th and 10:30 am to noon on June 17th. The High School camp will run from 8 to 11 am on the 16th and 8 to 10 am on the 17th. Cost is $15 for the 3rd through 5th grade camp and $20 for the other two divisions. There is a June 10th deadline to register for the camp. If there are any questions about any of the camps, you can contact Coach Kannegetier-Bahe had 605-295-1997 or email her at Lisa.Kannegieter@k12.sd.us.
Lady Governor assistant basketball coach Skip Kurth was named the Region 3 Assistant Coach of the Year by the South Dakota High School Basketball Coaches Association.
There will be an informational meeting for all girls who are interested in playing volleyball next fall at Pierre Riggs High School Monday evening at 5:30 in the cafeteria at the high school. Camp information will also be available. Players are encouraged to bring their parents along with them to the meeting.
The Pierre Athletic Development summer workout program is being offered this summer once again at Riggs High School. This program will help to improve strength, agility, flexibility and quickness. Pierre Athletic Development is open to athletes entering grades 8 to 12 & college freshmen in the 2011-2012 school year. Registrations are available now. See Coach Terry Becker, Coach Beata Ferris, or Coach Shawn Schnable for more information.
And the Pierre Governor Wrestling team will be having a fund raising event at the Pizza Ranch in Ft. Pierre Monday evening between 5 and 8 pm. Proceeds made during that 3 hour period will be donated to the Governor wrestling team.
State Class A 125 lb. wrestling champion Dusty Paulsen will attend Dakota Wesleyan and wrestle collegiately next year. Paulsen was 41-4 this season and had a career record to 85-30 for the Governor wrestling team.
Pierre Lady Governor head basketball coach Lisa Kannegeiter-Bahe has released the dates and times of this summer girls basketball camps in Pierre. The elementary camp for girls entering grades 2 through 5 next school year will be June 20th through the 23rd from 10:30 am to noon all 3 days with a $40 camp fee. The camps for girls who will be entering the 6th through 8th grades is scheduled for June 7 through the 10th and 13th through the 15th. The camps run from 10:30 am to noon those days and has a $55 camp fee. The High School girls camps will be June 7th through the 10th, June 14th and 15th as well as June 21st through the 23rd, June 28th through the 30th and July 5th through the 7th will run from 7:30 am to 8:45 am with a $75 camp fee. Players can register online for the camps at the Pierre Park and Recreation departments website www.pierreparkandrec.com.
Southwest Minnesota State and head basketball coach Allison Krueger will have a Satellite basketball camp for girls at Riggs High Gym June 16th and 17th. There will be 3 different camps with the 3rd through 5th grade camp on June 16th from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. The 6th through 8th grade camp will run from noon to 2 pm on the 16th and 10:30 am to noon on June 17th. The High School camp will run from 8 to 11 am on the 16th and 8 to 10 am on the 17th. Cost is $15 for the 3rd through 5th grade camp and $20 for the other two divisions. There is a June 10th deadline to register for the camp. If there are any questions about any of the camps, you can contact Coach Kannegetier-Bahe had 605-295-1997 or email her at Lisa.Kannegieter@k12.sd.us.
Lady Governor assistant basketball coach Skip Kurth was named the Region 3 Assistant Coach of the Year by the South Dakota High School Basketball Coaches Association.
There will be an informational meeting for all girls who are interested in playing volleyball next fall at Pierre Riggs High School Monday evening at 5:30 in the cafeteria at the high school. Camp information will also be available. Players are encouraged to bring their parents along with them to the meeting.
The Pierre Athletic Development summer workout program is being offered this summer once again at Riggs High School. This program will help to improve strength, agility, flexibility and quickness. Pierre Athletic Development is open to athletes entering grades 8 to 12 & college freshmen in the 2011-2012 school year. Registrations are available now. See Coach Terry Becker, Coach Beata Ferris, or Coach Shawn Schnable for more information.
And the Pierre Governor Wrestling team will be having a fund raising event at the Pizza Ranch in Ft. Pierre Monday evening between 5 and 8 pm. Proceeds made during that 3 hour period will be donated to the Governor wrestling team.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Rod's Sunday Morning Sports
The Pierre Governor Tennis team finished 2nd in the Rapid City Invitational tournament yesterday that was won by Sioux Falls O'Gorman which won all 6 singles and all 3 doubles titles. The Governors had a good tournament though scoring 195.5 points to O'Gormans 300. Rapid City Stevens had a 185.5 score to finish 3rd. Connor Forney finished runner up at number 1 singles losing in the championship match. Nathan Ellenbecker also got to the championship of number 3 singles before losing. On Friday night, Forney and Hans Leong at number 1 doubles got to the championshp match before losing. Pierre host Rapid City Stevens in an important dual on Tuesday at the Griffin Park Courts. Pierre is rated number 5 in the latest tennis rankings and Stevens is ranked number 4. The second place finish in the Rapid City tournament was the highest finish for a Governor team since Jeff Schlekeway became head coach.
Both Track and Field meets that the Governors and Lady Governors were scheduled to compete in yesterday were called off due to the weather. The Aberdeen Hub City Invitational has not been rescheduled. The Black Hills Relays in Sturgis will be run on Tuesday.
The Lady Gov golf team will play in the Sioux Falls Invitational girls golf tournament tomorrow at Willow Run as they prepare for the ESD tournament that will be golfed next Saturday at the Lakeview Golf Course in Mitchell. Coach John Knox was planning on having his players play a round in Mitchell once again today as they head to Sioux Falls for tomorrow mornings tournament. But they may go to Sioux Falls and play a practice round at Willow Run also.
Both Track and Field meets that the Governors and Lady Governors were scheduled to compete in yesterday were called off due to the weather. The Aberdeen Hub City Invitational has not been rescheduled. The Black Hills Relays in Sturgis will be run on Tuesday.
The Lady Gov golf team will play in the Sioux Falls Invitational girls golf tournament tomorrow at Willow Run as they prepare for the ESD tournament that will be golfed next Saturday at the Lakeview Golf Course in Mitchell. Coach John Knox was planning on having his players play a round in Mitchell once again today as they head to Sioux Falls for tomorrow mornings tournament. But they may go to Sioux Falls and play a practice round at Willow Run also.
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