There will be a veterans stand down at the Gregory Lanes parking lot this morning. It will go from 10am-2pm. All armed service veterans and their families are welcome. Please bring a copy of DD214, dependent information and identification. Services provided will be food, clothing, VA benefit, housing referrals, employment services, legal assistance, counseling and plenty more.
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Schedule for Sunday
Junior Teener Baseball
Day 3 of State in Milbank
Noon- Consolation Championship, Redfield vs Wagner
2:30- 3rd place, Madison vs Milbank
5pm- Championship, Dakota Valley vs Elk Point-Jefferson
Day 3 of State in Baltic
Noon- Consolation Championship, Parkston vs Hamlin
2:30- 3rd place, Canova vs Platte/Geddes
5pm- Championship, Tyndall vs Baltic
Legion Baseball
Day 3 of State Tournament at Leahy Bowl
1pm- Miner/McCook vs Dell Rapids
3:30- Winner/Colome vs Platte/Geddes on Magic 93
7pm- Vermillion vs Spearfish
Junior Legion Baseball
Winner at Colome
Amateur Baseball
District 3 Region Tournament in Miller
Four Corners vs Kimball/White Lake at 5
Plankinton vs Miller/Wessington at 7:30
Sunshine League Tournament in Parkston
Alexandria vs Parkston at 5
Winner/Colome vs Dimock/Emery at 7
Golf
Men’s Open at Ainsworth Golf Course
Scores from Saturday
Four more games took place Saturday at the State B Legion Baseball Tournament in Winner. In game one, Platte/Geddes eliminated Groton as they were victorious, 12-4. Game two, Miner/McCook beat Milbank 6-1 in the other elimination contest. Last night, Vermillion beat Dell Rapids in nine innings, 3-2 on a walk-off steal of home! In game four, Spearfish beat Winner/Colome in six innings, 10-0. At the District 3 Amateur Tournament in Miller, Kimball/White Lake beat South Central in seven innings, 15-4. Game two saw Miller/Wessington defeat Chamberlain, 6-1.
Schedule for Saturday
State B Legion Tournament in Winner
10am- Platte/Geddes vs Groton on Magic 93
12:30- Milbank vs Miner/McCook
5pm- Vermillion vs Dell Rapids
7:30- Winner/Colome vs Spearfish on Magic 93
State B Junior Teener Tournament in Baltic
Noon- Hamlin vs Kimball/White Lake
2:30- Groton vs Parkston
5:30- Tyndall vs Canova
8- Platte/Geddes vs Baltic
Amateur Baseball
District 3 Tournament in Miller
5pm- South Central vs Kimball/White Lake
7:30- Miller/Wessington vs Chamberlain
Golf
Ladies Tournament in Murdo
Scores from Friday
Day one of the State B Legion Baseball Tournament was held Friday at Leahy Bowl. In game one, Vermillion beat Groton, 13-2. Game two saw Spearfish defeat Milbank, 4-1. In game three last night, Dell Rapids defeated Platte/Geddes in ten innings, 6-4. The nightcap was won by Winner/Colome as they took down Miner/McCook, 5-3. At the State B Junior Teener Tournament Friday in Baltic, Tyndall shutout Hamlin, 3-0. Canova beat Kimball/White Lake 15-5. Platte/Geddes won game three over Parkston, 8-3 and game four went to Baltic as they outscored Groton, 15-12. The Sunshine League Postseason Amateur Tournament continued last night at the Pond in Parkston. Parkston shutout Mt. Vernon, 1-0 and Dimock/Emery defeated Corsica/Stickney, 12-2.
Friday morning rain reports
Parts of Central South Dakota and Nebraska have seen some rain fall Thursday night into Friday morning! Val and Wade Ewing who live 27 miles southwest of Winner said they received 2 and a quarters inch of rain with windy conditions. Jayne Novotny of Joseph Angus who is 16 miles south of Carter received an inch 10 with a lot of wind. Twelve miles southwest of Winner, Liz Farley said she came away with an inch 55. Cleo Watzel received 80/100’s down Beaulieu Road. Cheryl Schroeder in Winner recieved just .05. Dennis Hansen at Carlock called in an amount of .14. Jim and Victoria Bowling, 11 miles south of Winner had 60/100’s of rain fall. Short Haley said he received .12 at the lumber yard and .85 at his house west of Colome. Fred Weidner at Dog Ear Lake called in 17/100’s. Monty Hopkins, 16 miles southwest of Winner called in an inch twenty. Pete Haukaas in Okreek received 83/100’s and Donna Howland in Winner had .25.
A few weekend reminders
Don’t forget to checkout Stella’s Food and Spirits in Burke tonight as Billy Lurken will be providing entertainment on the patio from 7 to 11pm! Also for this weekend, the Sandhills Piecemakers Quilt Guild will be at the Catholic Parish Hall in Valentine from 10am-4pm Friday and Saturday. There will be a trunk show on Saturday by Mary Lou Kerr beginning at 1:30pm. Today is the final day that nutritious summer meals will be served at the Gregory School Lunch Room from 11:30am-1pm. Kids eat for free and adults ages 19 and up eat for five dollars.
Highway and Main Street news
The Lyman County Highway Department reminds everyone about a road closure to through traffic on County Road 25 and 232nd street northwest of Presho for the Nies Bridge replacement. It will remain closed through August 16th. In other news, the City of Winner will be hosting a public meeting on July 31st at 5pm at the Council Chambers. The meeting is regarding Main Street continuing as a one way or changing it to a two way street when the state DOT will be redoing the highway through Winner in 2020.
Schedule for Friday
Junior Teener Baseball
Day 1 of State A Tournament in Milbank
Noon- Dakota Valley vs Redfield
2:30- Madison Gold vs Tea
5:30- Wagner vs Elk Point-Jefferson
8pm- Milbank vs Warner-Ipswich-Northwestern
Day 1 of State B Tournament in Baltic
Noon- Bon Homme vs Hamlin
2:30- Canova vs Kimball/White Lake
5:30- Platte/Geddes vs Parkston
8pm- Baltic vs Groton
Legion Baseball
Day 1 of State Tournament at Leahy Bowl
10am-Groton vs Vermilion
12:30: Milbank vs Spearfish
5pm- Platte/Geddes vs Dell Rapids on Magic 93
7:30- McCook/Miner vs Winner/Colome on Magic 93
Amateur Baseball
Sunshine League Tournament in Parkston
6pm- Parkston vs Mt. Vernon
8pm- Dimock/Emery vs Corsica/Stickney
Scores from Thursday
The Sunshine League Postseason Amateur Baseball Tournament got underway Thursday night in Parkston. In game one, top seeded Alexandria beat Wagner, 8-1. Game two went to Winner/Colome as the two seeded Pheasants were victorious over Platte, 11-1 in eight innings. The winning pitcher was Jared Donahue as he went the distance on the mound and struck out fifteen. Austin Richey hit a three run homerun in the victory. In teener baseball Thursday, Wagner beat Colome, 3-2. In Gregory, Tabor defeated Gregory, 10 to 6, Tabor beat the Winner Junior Legion team, 9-8 and Winner got past Gregory, 5-1.