The West Central Boys Golf Invite was held today in Hartford. Ben Akin of Elk Point/Jefferson was the medalist shooting a 66. Chase McQuirk of Chamberlain was fourth shooting a 73. Brody Calhoon of Winner was 11th shooting a 75. Dakota Valley won the team title by one stroke over Vermillion, while Winner tied for 9th.
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Harvest Festival set for September 19th in Gregory
The Gregory/Dallas Chamber has their Harvest Festival coming up on September 19th at the Gregory City Park. Events will get underway at 2pm. Soup and pie tasting will run from 5 to 7. If you would like to make a soup or bake a pie, call the Chamber at 835-8270.
Tuesday’s Schedule
Boys Golf
Winner, Chamberlain, Canton, Dell Rapids, Lennox and West Central at West Central Invite at 9am
Brandon Valley, Harrisburg, O’Gorman, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Washington and Tea Area at Invite at Willow Run
MLB
Braves at Twins at 6:40
Preseason High School Media Football Poll
Preseason High School Media Football Poll:
Class 11AAA
- Lincoln (16) 95
- Brandon Valley (3) 69
- Jefferson (1) 67
- Harrisburg 42
- O’Gorman 23
Receiving votes: Washington 4.
Class 11AA
- Pierre (19) 97
- Huron 62
- Yankton 59
- Tea Area 37
- Sturgis (1) 24
Receiving votes: Watertown 12, Spearfish 9.
Class 11A
- SF Christian (20) 100
- Lennox 72
- Dell Rapids 60
- West Central 38
- Madison 19
Receiving votes: Dakota Valley 9, Canton 1, Tri-Valley 1.
Class 11B
- Elk Point-Jefferson (13) 87
- St. Thomas More (4) 79
- Winner (2) 48
- Deuel (1) 37
- Sioux Valley 24
Receiving votes: Clark/Willow Lake 15, Mobridge-Pollock 5, Rapid City Christian 3, McCook Central/Montrose 1, Hot Springs 1.
Class 9AA
- Parkston (19) 99
- Hamlin (1) 74
- Bon Homme 47
- Platte-Geddes 28
- Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 15
Receiving votes: Viborg-Hurley 10, Hanson 8, Hill City 8, Britton-Hecla 7, Garretson 2, Sioux Falls Lutheran 2.
Class 9A
- Freeman (14) 84
- Howard (4) 75
- Elkton-Lake Benton (1) 45
- Kimball/White Lake 28
- Castlewood (1) 25
Receiving votes: Faulkton Area 14, Alcester-Hudson 13, Lyman 7, Philip 5, Harding County/Bison 2, Ipswich 1, Sully Buttes 1.
Class 9B
- Dell Rapids St. Mary’s (11) 89
- Wall (9) 87
- Warner 54
- Avon 41
- Colman-Egan 23
Receiving votes: Herreid/Selby Area 6.
Scores from Sunday
Amateur Baseball
State A Championship in Mitchell
Harrisburg over Renner, 3-1
State B Championship in Mitchell
Alexandria over Clark, 12-2. Dakota Munger of Chamberlain was the winning pitcher as he struck out eight over seven innings and was named the tournament’s MVP.
Golf
The team of Karson Keiser and Jackson Remmers won the Championship Flight of the Member Guest Tournament at the Winner Country Club as they shot a 134.
At the Lake Platte Golf Course 2 person tournament on Sunday, the team of Jaden Peters and Nick Dion won the championship flight as they shot a 62.
MLB
Phillies over the Twins, 7-5. Minnesota is now 60-65 on the season and are six games back of the White Sox for the lead in the AL Central, and Minnesota is 1.5 games back of the final wild card spot.
South Dakota State 4-H Rodeo highlights
The South Dakota State 4H Rodeo Finals wrapped up over the weekend in Fort Pierre. Ash Kaiser of Millboro was the Reserve Champion (2nd place) steer wrestler and also was 2nd in go round #2, Bailey Shelbourn of Winner who teamed up with JJ Sturkel were champion senior team ropers and also got 2nd place in the 2nd go of senior girls ribbon roping, Kasen Kartak of Clearfield was 4th place in junior boys breakaway roping, Bridger Stirling was 3rd place in junior boys cattle riding in the 1st go round and 3rd overall for the state, Seth Heath was 4th place in tie down and was 4th in go round #2 of the steer wrestling, Charlee Shippy of Colome was champion senior barrel racer and was first in go round #1 senior girls barrels. Reven Moss of Clearfield won 1st in the 2nd go round of tie down, Owen Petersek was 4th place in the 2nd go round of junior boys goats, Rope Reis of Chamberlain was 1st in the 1st go round of tie down, Ryken Lambley of Burke got 4th in the 1st go of junior bareback steer riding and 3rd in the second go setting him as reserve state champ.
Sunday’s Schedule
Golf
Day 2 of Member Guest at the Winner Country Club
2 person scramble/Chapman at the Lake Platte Golf Course at 1pm
Day 2 of BGC Gauntlet Championship at the Brandon Golf Course
Day 2 of River Ridge Invite at River Ridge in Garretson
Amateur Baseball
State Championships in Mitchell
State A Championship at Noon- Harrisburg vs Renner
State B Championship at 2:45- Clark vs Alexandria
MLB
Phillies at Twins at 1:10
Scores from Saturday
State B Amateur Baseball in Mitchell- Semifinals
Alexandria over Dell Rapids PBR, 14-5.
Clark over the Hartford/Humboldt Wood Ducks, 7-6
State A Amateur Baseball in Mitchell
Tea over Brookings, 14-13
Semis- Harrisburg over Tea, 8-2
Golf
In the West Central Electric 3 person tournament on Saturday at the Murdo Golf Course, the team of Brian O’Reilly, Larry Ball and Denny Moore won the championship flight shooting a 63.
NFL Preseason
Vikings 13, Giants 10
MLB
Phillies 9, Twins1
Final Day at Murdo Pool is Tuesday
The final day of the summer at the Murdo Swimming Pool is Tuesday, August 18th. The pool is open from 1 to 4:45, and they also have adult swim from 5-6. Manager Sophie Dowling and the entire staff want to thank the public for a great summer!
Saturday’s Schedule
Golf
Day 1 of 2 of Member Guest at the Winner Country Club
4 person Vegas Scramble at Lenkota Country Club in Lennox
Day 1 of 2 of BGC Gauntlet Championship at the Brandon Golf Course
Day 1 of 2 of River Ridge Invite at River Ridge in Garretson
Memorial 4 person tournament at the Canton Golf Course
West Central Electric 3 person scramble at the Murdo Golf Course at Noon
NFL Preseason
Vikings at Giants at Noon
MLB
Phillies at Twins at 6:10
State B Amateur Baseball in Mitchell-Semi-Finals
5:30-Dell Rapids PBR vs Alexandria
8pm-Hartford/Humboldt Wood Ducks vs Clark
State A Amateur Baseball in Mitchell
11am- Tea vs Brookings
1:30- Harrisburg vs winner of game 1