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Amateur Baseball from Tuesday

Two more games were held at the State B Amateur Baseball Tournament in Mitchell on Tuesday. In game one, Harrisburg was able to shutout Tabor, 6-0. Drew Sweeter threw a complete game shutout on the mound to grab the victory as he struck out six and allowed six hits. In game two, Crofton, Nebraska beat the Dell Rapids Mudcats, 6-1. Cameron Kerkhove was the winning pitcher as he scattered five hits and and walked a couple batters. Crofton will now play Harrisburg in the quarterfinal round at 5:30 on Friday at Cadwell Park.

 

Classes to start at St. Mary's Hall next week

Just a reminder that Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University classes will be offered at St. Mary’s Hall in Winner beginning Tuesday, August 15th. The classes will be two hours long once a week and will go for nine weeks. If you happen to have any questions in regards to the classes feel free to give Tom a call at 605-519-8009.

Blood drives coming up later this month

A blood drive will take place in Butte, Nebraska on Tuesday, August 22nd from 2-5:45pm at the Butte Community Center. If you would like to make an appointment you can call Phyllis at 402-832-5777.  Another blood drive will happen at the Burke Civic Center on Wednesday, August 23rd running from Noon to 5pm. To make an appointment call Lexi at 605-775-2621.

Amateur Baseball from Monday night

At the State ‘B’ Amateur Baseball Tournament last night in Mitchell, Larchwood defeated Freeman in game one, 7-4. Irene won the nightcap over Mt. Vernon by a final score of 6-5. Irene will take on Larchwood in the quarterfinal round Thursday night at Cadwell Park after Winner/Colome plays Garretson. The Winner/Colome game will start at 5:30 and can be heard on 93.7FM as Doski will have the call.

 

Mens Open results from Sunday in Winner

The Mens Singles Open Golf Tournament took place at the Winner Country Club on Sunday. Winning the championship flight was Justin Ziegler as he shot a 105. Ryan Radant was second with a 114. The winner of  the first flight was Eric Diehm as he shot a 121, three shots ahead of KWYR owner Scott Schramm. John Halverson won the second flight as he shot an 88, one shot ahead of Rusty Arthur.

State baseball from Sunday

The State B VFW Teener Baseball Tournament came to a close last night in Gregory as Parker beat Tyndall in the championship game, 9-0. The winning pitcher was Trey Christensen as he went six innings and allowed just two hits to go along with three strike outs. Chase Mason hit a three run homerun in the win for the state champions. The third place game was won by Garretson as they were victorious over Alexandria, 5-1. Lucas Fitzgerald was the winning pitcher. The Gregory teeners were crowned consolation champions Sunday afternoon as they beat Onida, 12-2. Aaron Sundquist picked up the win on the mound. Coy Determan led the offense for Gregory as he had four hits and Aaron had three. At the state b amateur baseball tournament in Mitchell Sunday, Winner/Colome broke out the bats in a big way as they beat the Vermillion Greysox, 21-8 in seven innings. Austin Calhoon, Austin Richey and Derek Graesser led the Pheasants offense as each of the three guys had four hits while Reed Harter had three and Dillon Lambley and Jared Donahue had two hits at the dish. Winner/Colome advances to play Garretson on Thursday. Garretson defeated Lake Norden Sunday, 8-5. Garretson beat the Pheasants in the quarterfinal round a season ago. At the state b junior legion tournament in Groton Sunday, Lennox won the state championship over Groton, 10-0. The third place game went to Redfield as they beat Warner, 10-8. Winner was crowned consolation champions as they took down Wessington Springs, 15-0. Cameron Meiners picked up the win on the mound.

 

Wall that Heals to be in Chamberlain this week

The Wall that Heals, a Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica and mobile education center will be on display this week in Central South Dakota. You will be able to check it out Wednesday, August 9th through Sunday, August  the 13th at the rest area off I-90 in Chamberlain. The display will be open to the public 24 hours a day. If you would like to volunteer to offer visitor assistance at the wall, please contact Ann Thiel at 234-6049.