Category Archives: Local Sports

Governor Softball Travels to Sioux Falls for Friday, Saturday Games

Governor Softball Travels to Sioux Falls for Friday, Saturday Games

The Pierre Governor softball team will close out the regular season this weekend with two games on Friday and a game on Saturday in Sioux Falls. Pierre will face both Harrisburg and Roosevelt today and then Washington on Saturday. Pierre faces Harrisburg first, the two seed in the AA standings at 16-2, having lost only…read more »

Governor Track and Field in Huron for Final Meet

Governor Track and Field in Huron for Final Meet

For the final time in the 2024 season, the Pierre Governor track and field team will be competing traveling to Huron today before the state meet a week from today. The Governors wrapped up the ESD Championships last weekend in Brookings and will look to fine tune everything heading into the final week of preparation…read more »

Potter County to Host Super Region Meet

Potter County to Host Super Region Meet

For the final time in the regular season five area teams will be competing in Gettysburg today as the Potter County Battlers will host the Super Region Meet. The Battlers will be joined by Sully Buttes, Stanley County, Miller and Highmore-Harrold to close out the regular season with the state championships starting a week from…read more »

Governors Travel to Brookings for Final Invite before ESD

Governors Travel to Brookings for Final Invite before ESD

The Pierre Governor golf team is in the second of its two meets this week with only the ESD and state meet left after today as the Govs will be in Brookings. Pierre competed in Watertown on Tuesday with a full squad for the first time all season as the season winds down into the…read more »

Langdeau Signs with North Dakota State College of Science Football

Langdeau Signs with North Dakota State College of Science Football

Austyn Langdeau, a senior at Riggs High School, will get to continue to play football and get an opportunity to go to college as he signed his National Letter of Intent to North Dakota State College of Science. North Dakota State College of Science plays in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference and competes as a…read more »

Ducheneaux Signs with Dakota Wesleyan Wrestling

Ducheneaux Signs with Dakota Wesleyan Wrestling

The Pierre Governor wrestling team will extend another wrestler into the college game as Jaxon Ducheneaux would sign his letter of intent to continue wrestling at Dakota Wesleyan University Wednesday morning. Ducheneaux extends more Governor wrestlers to the DWU. He is the fourth Governor over the last 10 years to go and wrestle for the…read more »

Governors Fall in Rain Shortened Game

Governors Fall in Rain Shortened Game

The Brandon Valley Lynx would shutout the Pierre Governors 13-0 on Tuesday in a game called with one out in the fourth inning due to weather. While the game didn’t get to the full conclusion, the score and where the season stands, both teams agreed upon the end of the game calling it final as…read more »

Governors Finish Seventh in Class A State Tennis Tournament

Governors Finish Seventh in Class A State Tennis Tournament

The Pierre Governor tennis team would finish the state tournament in seventh place with eight of the nine flights in place matches to close out the season. Singles began the day on Tuesday as Jacob Leiferman would have the best finish in the singles flights as he would take home third place in flight three.…read more »

Governors Fifth in Watertown Invite

Governors Fifth in Watertown Invite

The Pierre Governor golf team had a full team for the first time outside of its home invite as the Governors would score fifth as a team within 15 shots of third place. Pierre was led by Hadley Hart who would shoot a 17 over par, 89 on Tuesday which was good for 16th place.…read more »