Ainsworth will hold their FFA Banquet on Monday, April 27th. The banquet will take place inside the Ainsworth School Gym, beginning with a meal at 6:30pm, and an awards program will follow. The banquet is free and open to the public.
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Saturday morning rain reports
SATURDAY MORNING RAIN REPORTS-HERE’S WHAT PEOPLE REPORTED AS OF SATURDAY MORNING
.75 FOR BRENT RING AT THE TURTLE BUTTES
.70 FOR CHRIS PHILLIPS IN CHAMBERLAIN
.45 FOR PETE HAUKAAS IN OKREEK
.35 FOR DELBERT KLEIN, 4 MILES EAST OF BURKE
.90 FOR STAN BICEK, 10 MILES SOUTH OF COLOME
.88 FOR CHERYL SCHROEDER IN WINNER
.83 FOR BEV KEEGAN IN GREGORY
.80 FOR BRIAN HOFELDT IN MILBORO
.93 FOR SHORT HALEY IN COLOME
INCH 14 FOR JOHN FISHER, A MILE SOUTH OF WINNER
.70 FOR ELAINE LARSEN IN CHAMBERLAIN
.95 FOR JEFF FARNER IN WINNER
.78 FOR BRUCE VENARD IN MURDO
1.05 FOR BOB SHAFFER IN DIXON
.84 FOR FRED WEIDNER AT DOG EAR LAKE
Results from Friday
Girls Golf
At the Parkston Invite in Mitchell on Friday, Chamberlain’s Trey Speer was the medalist shooting a 78. Natalie Nelson of Chamberlain tied for second shooting an 88. Gracie Root of Winner Area with fourth with an 89. Jayde McQuirk of Chamberlain was fifth with a 92. Winner Area’s Payton Sargent was 9th with a 96, while Reese Halligan and Claire Pravecek for Winner Area tied for 10th shooting a 99. Chamberlain won the team title with 364 points, Mitchell’s JV team was second with a 371, while Winner Area was third with a 381.
At the Burke Girls Golf Tournament on Friday, Bella Guthrie of Ethan was the medalist shooting an 86. Mallory Gant of Platte/Geddes was runner up with an 86. Leah Schuman of Platte/Geddes was fourth with a 91 while Paige Beckers of Burke was fifth with a 96. Platte/Geddes won the team title, while Burke was fourth.
At the Gregory Boys Golf Tournament, Bryson One Star of White River was the medalist shooting a 75. Brody Indahl of Burke was runner up shooting a 76. Maddux Van Zee of Platte/Geddes was fourth with a 79. Bon Homme won the boys team title with 239 points, while Platte/Geddes was runner up with 243 points, and Burke was third with 250 points.
Track and Field
At the Greenway Relays in Mount Vernon, Lincoln Kranig of Kimball/White Lake won the boys 100 in 11.33. Breckynn Pistulka of Burke won the girls 200 in 26.97. Isaac Shepherd of Chamberlain won the boys 400 in 51.90. Grace Phillips of Chamberlain won the girls 800 in 2:20:42. Amelia LaPointe of Chamberlain won the girls two mile in 13:12:14. Darron Moeller of Kimball/White Lake won the boys 2 mile in 10:40:01. Kimball/White Lake won the boys 4 x 1 relay in 45:02. Kimball/White Lake also won the boys 4 x 4 relay in 3:36:79.
At the West Holt Invite, Dominic Beebout of Valentine won the boys 100 in 11:12. Jekhi Williams of Valentine won the boys 200 in 23:03. Clarrah Beebout of Valentine won the girls 400 in 1:03:10. Regan Moody of Ainsworth won the girls 800 in 2:29:77. Moody also won the girls 2 mile in 12:02:92. Trey Anthony of North Central won the boys 110 hurdles in 15:22. North Central won the boys 4 x 8 relay in 8:53:53. Karlene Kepler of North Central won the girls shot put with a throw of 44 2.75. Kepler also won the girls discus with a throw of 136’7.Valentine’s Lane Shelbourn won the boys high jump with a leap of 5’8. Dominic Beebout of Valentine won the boys long jump with a leap of 20′ 10.25.Noah Seberger of North Central won the boys triple jump with a meet best, 45′ 7.25. Ireland Buell of North Central won the girls triple jump with a leap of 32′ 11.5
MLB
Rays 6, Twins 2.
NFL Draft
During night two of the NFL Draft, the Vikings traded former pro bowl linebacker Jonathan Greenard to the Eagles in exchange for a third round pick, and a third round pick in 2027.Minnesota last night drafted Linebacker Jake Golday, Defensive Tackle Domonique Orange, Tackle Caleb Tiernan and Safety Jakobe Thomas.
Be sure to attend the Fireman’s Dance at the Winner Armory tonight!
The Winner Volunteer Fire Department will hold their annual Fireman’s Dance tonight at the Winner Armory. Doors will open at 8pm, and the dance will begin at 9pm. Weston Frank will provide the music. You must be 21 to attend. Rides will be available to and from the dance within Winner City limits.
Friday’s Schedule
Track and Field
Canton, Chamberlain, Burke at Greenway Relays in Mount Vernon
Ainsworth and Valentine at West Holt Invite
Girls Golf
Chamberlain and Winner Area at Parkston Invite in Mitchell
Brandon Valley and Tea Area at Brandon Meet
Kimball/White Lake, Burke, Gregory and Platte/Geddes at Burke
Boys Golf
White River, Kimball/White Lake, Platte/Geddes, Burke and Gregory at Gregory
Club Baseball
Garretson at Dell Rapids, doubleheader beginning at 5:30
Parker at SF Christian
Vermillion at Lennox
Brandon Valley at Harrisburg
Hanson/Bridgewater Emery at West Central
McCook at Baltic
Softball
West Central at Harrisburg
Lincoln at Yankton
Gayville Volin at Lennox
SF Christian at Beresford
Roosevelt at Tea Area
MLB
Twins at Rays at 6:10
Results from Thursday
Boys Golf
At the O’Neill Invite, James Eby of O’Neill was the medalist shooting a 74. Tanner Two Strike and Caden Stankoski each shot an 83 for Valentine. North Central’s Keian Fischer shot an 80. Jaxon Rucker, Bear Rea and Robert Rudnick each shot 92’s for Ainsworth. O’Neill won the team title, Valentine was fifth, North Central seventh and Ainsworth was ninth.
Track and Field
At the Pierre Legion Relays, Lyman’s Brooke Montgomery finished runner up in the girls 100. Chloe Collins of Lyman was third in the girls 300 hurdles. Cole Keiffer of Lyman finished runner up in the boys 110 hurdles.
Softball
Chamberlain over Mobridge/Pollock, 11-1
Club Baseball
Gregory County over Chamberlain, 13-12
Platte over Winner/Colome, 10-6
MLB
Mets over the Twins, 10-8.
NFL Draft
With the 18th pick in the first round of the NFL Draft last night, the Vikings selected Florida Defensive Tackle, Caleb Banks. The Vikings tonight will have pick number 49 in the second round, before they make two selections in the third round at picks 82 and 97.
Chicken Supper to happen May 30th in Colome
The Colome Volunteer Fire Department will hold their annual chicken supper on May 30th from 5:30 to 8pm at the Colome Fire Hall. Stop by for a delicious supper and show your support for the hard working firemen!
Several fires reported in South Dakota and Nebraska on Wednesday
There were several fires in South Dakota and Nebraska last night, and into the overnight, including two large grass fires. One of those fires was northeast of Reliance, and the other east of Alexandria. The Reliance, Chamberlain, Lyman, Kennebec and Presho Fire Departments were paged out last night to the fire northeast of Reliance. There were also wildfires reported in Bon Homme County. Last evening, there were also severe thunderstorms for Stanley and Jones Counties. Multiple fires also broke out across Nebraska. A wildfire was reported burning across parts of Grant, Hooker and Cherry Counties, that saw an evacuation order for Whitman and the surrounding area. Multiple fire departments also responded, and were on the scene at two grassfires in northeast Nebraska. One fire was reported in Hubbard, that began shortly after 4pm. Authorities shut down Highway 11, south of Atkinson. A fire was located eight miles south of Atkinson on Wednesday evening. We will continue to update you on any further updates as they become available.
Thursday’s Schedule
Track and Field
Dell Rapids, Lennox, SF Christian, Tea Area and West Central at Titan Invite in Tea
Lyman, Brandon Valley, Lyman, SF Christian, Jefferson, Lincoln and Washington at Pierre Legion Relays
Softball
Mobridge Pollock at Chamberlain
Mitchell at Brandon Valley
Harrisburg at Watertown
Yankton at O’Gorman
Jefferson at Washington
Lincoln at Roosevelt
Tea Area at Brookings
Dell Rapids at Tri Valley
Boys Golf
North Central, Valentine and Ainsworth at O’Neill Tournament
Girls Golf
Harrisburg and Washington at Yankton Invite
Canton, Dell Rapids, Lennox, SF Christian and West Central at Elk Point Invite
Club Baseball
Gregory County at Chamberlain
Madison at SF Christian
Washington at Harrisburg
Tea at Brandon Valley
Winner/Colome at Platte
Tri Valley at Baltic
Tri County at Canton
MLB
Twins at Mets at 6:10
Pops Concert in Winner tonight
Winner Middle and High School band and choir members will hold their Pops Concert tonight beginning at 7pm in the Winner National Guard Armory. Stop by and enjoy some cowboy and Disney themed pieces of music!