On Tuesday, May 13th, the Winner Legion Auxiliary will be putting poppies on all the crosses that will be put on veterans’ graves. The poppies will be done at 1pm at the Avenue of Flags building, which is 2 blocks north of First Fidelity Bank. Please come and help if you are able.
All posts by Leslie Schramm
Scores from Sunday
MLB Sunday, the Twins defeated the Red Sox, 5-4 to take 2 of 3 in the series in Boston. Byron Buxton homered in the victory while Ryan Jeffers drove in a couple of runs for Minnesota, who will now begin a series on Tuesday at home against Baltimore.
Club Baseball
Winner/Colome over Belle Fourche, 15-0.
Winner/Colome over Bennett County, 16-1
Chamberlain 6, Hot Springs 0
Gregory County 6, St. Thomas More 2
Lennox 8, Hanson Bridgewater Emery 2
Flandreau 14, Canton 2
Dell Rapids 10, McCook Central Montrose 0
Harrisburg over Aberdeen 2-0 and 6-2
Tea over Rapid City Central, 11-2
Stevens over Tea, 13-3
Cottonwood Creek Animal and Rescue looking for folks to adopt/foster dogs
Cottonwood Creek Animal Rescue is looking for foster and adoptive homes for several dogs they have brought into the rescue. For more information, please go to their Facebook page, Cottonwood Creek Animal Rescue, or contact Katie at 840-4329.
Sunday’s Schedule
Club Baseball
Winner/Colome at Belle Fourche vs Belle Fourche and Bennett County
Hot Springs at Chamberlain
Tea at Rapid City Central
St. Thomas More at Gregory
Hanson at Lennox
McCook Central at Dell Rapids
Custer at Platte
Harrisburg at Aberdeen
Flandreau at Canton
Scotland/Menno at Parker
MLB
Twins at Red Sox at 12:35
Ringling’s win Platte Chamber Fishing Tournament
The Platte Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual fishing tournament on Saturday at Platte Creek Recreation Area. The team of Reggie, Ross and Jack Ringling were the winning team. It was the 29th year that the Chamber held the tournament.
Highlights from Howard Wood Relays Saturday
The Howard Wood Relays came to a close Saturday in Sioux Falls. Here’s a look at some of the highlights:
Girls Discus- Burke’s Paige Bull placed third
Bennett County’s Peyson O’Neill won the girls 300 hurdles in 43.36.
Gregory was runner up in the boys Class B sprint medley relay. Jones County was third, Kimball/White Lake was fifth.
Winner was fourth in the boys Class A sprint medley relay
The Winner girls placed fourth in the class A 4 X 1 relay
Winner’s Shawn Hammerbeck placed sixth in the boys discus
In the boys class B 4X 1 Relay, Gregory was 8th.
In the boys Class A 4 X 1 relay, Platte/Geddes placed fifth
In the girls class B 4X4 relay, Burke placed fourth
In the boys class B 4X 4 relay, Jones County was runner up
In the boys class A 4×4 relay, Winner placed sixth.
Saturday’s Schedule
Track and Field
Howard Wood Relays in Sioux Falls, Day 2
Softball
Sturgis at Jefferson
Madison at Canton
West Central at Beresford Tournament
Club Baseball
Tea at Stevens
Centerville at Lennox
Huron at Jefferson
Lincoln at Watertown
Aberdeen at Roosevelt
Baltic at Vermillion
Golf
Early Bird 2 person scramble at Lenkota Country Club in Lennox
MLB
Twins at Red Sox at 3:10
Results from Friday
Track and Field
Local highlights from Friday’s Howard Wood Relays in Sioux Falls
Girls Javelin
Gregory’s Dani VanDerWerff placed seventh with a throw of 115-05
Girls Class B 4 X 8 Relay
Kimball/White Lake placed third while Burke was ninth.
Boys Class B 4 X 8 Relay
Jones County placed fourth in 8:45:02
Boys Class A 4 X 8 Relay
Winner was sixth in a time of 8:32:92
Girls Class B 4 X 2 Relay
Burke was third in a time of 1:48:76
Girls Class A 4 X 2 Relay
Winner was third in a time of 1:47:78
Boys High Jump
Gregory’s Colt Keiser placed sixth with a leap of 6-4
Girls Shot Put
Burke’s Paige Bull placed 8th with a throw of 38-10
Boys Class B 4 X 2 Relay
Gregory was sixth, Jones County was seventh and Kimball/White Lake was 8th.
Special events
Boys 800
Taylor Wanner of Bowman County victorious in a time of 1:52:64
Girls 200
Anya Olson of Velva-Drake/Anamoose victorious in a time of 23.94. Bennett County’s Reagan O’Neill runner up in a time of 24.10.
Amateur Baseball
Winner/Colome 8, Irene 2
Softball
Chamberlain 18, Stanley County 0
MLB
Red Sox 6, Twins 1
Golf
Avon/Scotland Meet
Boys
Centerville won the team title, Platte/Geddes was second.
Landon Schmidt of Bon Homme was the medalist while Jye Bailey of Platte/Geddes was 7th.
In the Great Plains Conference Meet, Corbin Tople of Centerville was the medalist, while Burke’s Brody Indahl was fourth. Centerville won the team title while Burke was third.
Girls
Burke won the Great Plains Conference team title. Olivia Bull was the medalist. Burke was runner up in the Avon/Scotland Meet.
Rummage Sale happening today at St. John Lutheran Church in Gregory
The Gregory Lutheran Youth are hosting a Rummage Sale today from 8AM-3PM at St. John Lutheran Church in Gregory. All proceeds go toward sending the youth to the national youth gathering in New Orleans this summer. Many donations of things such as clothing for everyone, luggage, baskets, housewares, furniture, decor, toys, exercise equipment and much more will be accepted.
Friday morning rain reports
Thanks to everyone below who called in rain reports this morning:
DELBERT KLEIN RECEIVED AN INCH 20, 4 MILES EAST OF BURKE
VIVIAN SWEENEY, 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF BASSETT, RECEIVED .30
SHORT HALEY IN COLOME RECEIVED .67
PETE HAUKAAS IN OKREEK REPORTED .45
JEFF SCHRAMM ON EAST 10TH STREET IN WINNER REPORTED .45
JEFF FARNER IN WINNER RECEIVED .65
STEVE MEYER, EAST OF WINNER ,REPORTED .70
BLAINE KROGMAN, 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHITE RIVER, REPORTED .70
VIVIAN SWEENEY, 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF BASSETT, RECEIVED .30
JUSTIN ZEIGLER AT THE WINNER COUNTRY CLUB REPORTED .50
BRIAN HOFELDT IN MILLBORO REPORTED .85
STAN BICEK, 10 MILES SOUTH OF COLOME, RECEIVED .60
BEV KEEGAN IN GREGORY REPORTED AN INCH 10 IN GREGORY
LINDA SYFIE RECEIVEED AN INCH 20, 12 AND A HALF MILES SOUTH OF DALLAS