Category Archives: Local Sports

Canaries Win Rubber Match to Take Series over Cougars

Canaries Win Rubber Match to Take Series over Cougars

The Sioux Falls Canaries would win Sunday’s rubber match over the Kane County Cougars at home with a 7-4 victory to claim the series win. The Canaries would do the damage in the sixth and seventh innings as the Birds scored twice in the sixth to take a 2-1 lead and five times in the…read more »

Watertown Debating New Baseball Stadium

Watertown Debating New Baseball Stadium

{KXLG – Watertown, SD} Watertown’s city officials have discussed the future of baseball in the city and the importance of advisory boards. A discussion centered around the potential design of a new baseball field and the role of advisory boards within the city. City Manager Amanda Mack explained that the city has multiple volunteer advisory…read more »

Eights Dominate Spearfish to Doubleheader Sweep

Eights Dominate Spearfish to Doubleheader Sweep

Pierre would score a total of 22 runs on 24 hits in two games winning 11-1 and 11-0 over Spearfish at home on Wednesday. Charlie Simpson would have an RBI double in the first to get the Eights off and running as Carter Schiefelbein would return to the lineup going 2-4 in game one with…read more »

Pierre Jr. Shooters to Compete at Daisy Nationals

Pierre Jr. Shooters to Compete at Daisy Nationals

The Pierre Jr. Shooters will head to Rogers, Arkansas to compete at the Daisy National BB and Air Gun Championships which begins on Sunday. The National championships will begin on Sunday, June 30 with registration and run through Wednesday, July 3 at various locations around Rogers, Arkansas. Teams will get registered and equipment checked prior…read more »

Post 8 Travels to Watertown for Makeup Doubleheader

Post 8 Travels to Watertown for Makeup Doubleheader

What was supposed to be the first games of the season for Pierre was moved back to the end of June and now Pierre Post 8 will travel to Watertown to face Post 17 this evening. The Eights will face a dominant Watertown team who is currently 19-7 in South Dakota games and in fourth…read more »

Zap Open Second Half with Dominating Win

Zap Open Second Half with Dominating Win

The Oahe Zap would score multiple runs in four straight innings to beat the Plainsmen 12-2 on Monday to open up the second half of the Independence League. The Zap would score two runs in the fourth, three in the fifth, five in the sixth and another two in the seventh to route the Plainsmen…read more »

Panthers Win First Cup in Franchise History

Panthers Win First Cup in Franchise History

Would there be a collapse? The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers were tied 1-1 late in the second period… Then with the goalie pulled, Edmonton would try one last push… Calls courtesy of John Ahlers and Sports USA heard on KCCR. Carter Verhaeghe scored the game’s first goal and Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves and…read more »

Nine Oahe Lady Capitals Selected to Team South Dakota

Nine Oahe Lady Capitals Selected to Team South Dakota

A total of nine Oahe Lady Capitals across four different teams will represent Team South Dakota this coming season with two playing on two teams. Ainsley Reiss was selected to the 12U SD team. There is no 12U National tournament, but Reiss will be a part of Developmental team who will compete in tournaments and…read more »

Swim Team Competes in Aberdeen

Swim Team Competes in Aberdeen

Pierre swim team would compete in Aberdeen with a total of seven swimmers. In the Girls 13-14 Division, we had 1 swimmers: In the Boys 6 & Under, we had 1 swimmer: 1st place High Point winner In the Boys 7-8 Division, we had 2 swimmers: In the Boys 9-10 Division, we had 1 Swimmer:…read more »

Zap Drop Both Games to Casper

Zap Drop Both Games to Casper

The Oahe Zap would fall both 10-3 and 12-6 on Saturday and Sunday to the Casper Spuds after taking the finale of the five game set with Spearfish on Friday. Leandro Guevara would get two of the three RBIs in the 10-3 loss on Sunday as Aiden Johnson and Noah Wiggins would each double for…read more »