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2024 Senior Legion State Tournament First Round Schedule

2024 Senior Legion State Tournament First Round Schedule

The Senior Legion state tournament begins in Brookings today as all eight teams are guaranteed to play both Tuesday and Wednesday. Here’s a look at the first round schedule with times in order along with a bracket. #4 Sioux Falls East vs. #5 Watertown – 10:00 AM #3 Renner Royals vs. #6 Yankton – 1:00…read more »

Post 8 13U State Begins State Tournament with High Hopes

Post 8 13U State Begins State Tournament with High Hopes

One of the top teams in the state will begin the state tournament on Thursday as Pierre Post 8 13U will be in Sioux Falls playing Thursday through Saturday with Sunday being championship day. The Eights 13U team is 29-7-1 on the season and have won five in a row and 12 of 14 heading…read more »

Final Lil’ Govs Fun Run Tonight

Final Lil’ Govs Fun Run Tonight

For the final time tonight which had happened every Tuesday in July, Pierre Cross Country coach Jim Keyes and the cross country team is hosting the Lil’ Govs Summer Cross Country Fun Run. This is the final of four Tuesdays in July and it starts at 5:30 down at the Griffin Park Tennis courts. The…read more »

Ringstmeyer to Help Host All Girls Wrestling Camp

Ringstmeyer to Help Host All Girls Wrestling Camp

Dani Ringstmeyer, who is a two time Fargo qualifier, three time state place and three time state team state champion, will be one of three hosts at an All Girls Wrestling Camp in Pierre on Tuesday, August 13. Ringstmeyer will be hosting the camp with Regina Stoeser of Harrisburg who has been a Fargo All-American…read more »

Miller’s Pugh Win Adult Junior Championship

Miller’s Pugh Win Adult Junior Championship

Miller’s Jayce Pugh and Riley Pugh would shoot a two over par, 74 to win the Adult Junior Championship on Sunday at the Bluffs Golf Course in Vermillion, part of the South Dakota Golf Association tour. The Pugh’s were one shot better than Pierre Governor Sawyer Sonnenschein and Taylor Sonnenschein who tied for second at…read more »

Capital City Crushers 10U Finish Second at State Tournament

Capital City Crushers 10U Finish Second at State Tournament

Capital City Crushers 10U finished as runner-up in the Championship Game on the weekend of July 19-21 at the 2024 SD class A State Tourney.  The Capital City Crushers started their tournament with a win on Friday against Yankton Bombers 11-5. Saturday’s games stared much like Friday with wins over Harrisburg Tigers 10-3 followed by another win…read more »

Zap Hang on for Final Regular Season Win

Zap Hang on for Final Regular Season Win

The season would come to an end for the Oahe Zap on Sunday night, but came to an end with a win over the best team in the Independence League this summer with a 8-7 win over the Casper Spuds. After dropping Friday and Saturday’s games 8-4 and 20-5, the Zap had to hold on…read more »

Canaries Fall as Division Gets Tied up

Canaries Fall as Division Gets Tied up

The Winnipeg Goldeyes would get a 3-1 win over the Sioux Falls Canaries in 11 innings on Sunday to take the series as Sioux Falls is now tied for first in the West Division of the American Association. Winnipeg would get the first run of the game in the top of the second before Sioux…read more »

Eights Shutout as Watertown Sweeps Advancing to State Tournament

Eights Shutout as Watertown Sweeps Advancing to State Tournament

The Pierre Post 8 Senior Legion season would come to an end on Friday afternoon as Watertown Post 17 would shutout Pierre 3-0 sweeping the best-of-three series. The Eights had just two hits in the loss as seniors Nolan Petersen and Miles Doyle each would have a hit, but it would Talan Jurgens who be…read more »