The pairings have been released for the opening round of the State B Amateur Baseball Tournament that gets underway Wednesday at Cadwell Park in Mitchell next week. The Winner/Colome Pheasants will play in the opening game of the tournament as they will play Dell Rapids PBR at 5:30 Wednesday. The Platte Killer Tomatoes will play on Saturday at 5:30 against Canton. Good luck to Platte and Winner/Colome at state!
All posts by Leslie Schramm
Baseball from Saturday
Junior Legion Regional Baseball was held Saturday at Leahy Bowl. Winner beat Mission in game one, 15-1. Lennox shutout Wessington Springs in game two, 10-0. Game three went to Wessington Springs as they were able to outscore Mission, 18-11. Lennox beat Winner in the nightcap, 10-0. All four teams will be playing in the state tournament that starts August 4th in Groton.
Golf from Friday
The Winner Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual golf tournament on Friday night. Winning the tournament was the team of Justin and Kara Zeigler as they shot a 33. The Wellness Center scramble took place Friday at the Lake Platte Golf Course. Joel and Casey Bailey was the winning team as they ended up shooting a 30. Way to go!
Schedule for Saturday
Golf
2 lady best ball at the Winner Country Club
Couples Tournament at the Gregory Golf Course
Ladies 2 person scramble at Ainsworth Golf Course
Murdo Ford Tournament at Murdo Golf Course
Lyman Alumni 4 person tournament at the Medicine Creek Golf Course
Junior Legion Baseball- Tournament at Leahy Bowl
Winner vs Mission at 10am
Lennox vs Wessington Springs at 12:30
Friday night baseball scores
In amateur baseball last night, the Alexandria Angels got past the Winner/Colome Pheasants, 4-3 at the Pond in Parkston to win the District 5 Championship of the Sunshine League Tournament. Tyson Gau put the Angels ahead for good in the seventh inning on a double steal. Alexandria fought back after being down 3-1 in the seventh inning. Lakin Neugebauer hit a sacrifice fly for the Pheasants, who now turn their focus to the first round of the state b tournament that starts Wednesday at Cadwell Park in Mitchell.In Regional Teener Baseball Friday, Colome was eliminated by Corsica by a final score of 5-3.
Burke news for August
The Burke “Dog Days” will be held next weekend! Dog Days will run August 4th through the 6th with events planned each of the three days, including live music, golf and the alumni parade. In other news, kids can come to the rock in Burke for some Summer Son next Thursday, August 3rd from 10:30-11:30am. It is open to kids in fourth through eighth grades. Lots of games and fun with a bible lesson!
Retirement Auction to happen Monday
Jack Clark at the Gregory Livestock Auction will be holding a retirement auction on Monday, July 31st beginning at 5pm at Gregory Livestock. He will be selling off lots of gates and panels, posts, miscellaneous livestock items, tools and more. If you have any questions you can give Jack a call at 830-0944 or you can talk to Randy Steinke at 842-2949.
Friday's Schedule
Regional Teener Baseball in Corsica
5pm- Corsica vs Colome
7:30- Tabor vs winner of game one
Amateur Baseball
7:30- Sunshine League Tournament Championship Game- Winner/Colome vs Alexandria in Parkston
Golf
Winner Area Chamber of Commerce 2 person scramble
Wellness Center two person scramble at Lake Platte Golf Course
Baseball from Thursday
Regional Teener Baseball wrapped up in Salem on Thursday. In game one, Onida defeated Kimball/White Lake, 22-20. In game two, Onida won the region championship and punched their ticket to the state tournament that starts next Friday in Gregory as they beat Kimball/White Lake, 10-8. In the District 3 Amateur Baseball Tournament Thursday, the Miller/Wessington Outlaws outlasted Kimball/White Lake, 6-5. With the win, the Outlaws are headed to the state tournament that gets underway Wednesday at Cadwell Park in Mitchell.
American Island Days coming up in Chamberlain
Don’t forget that American Island Days are coming up in the river city of Chamberlain August 19th and the 20th! There will be a 5k zombie run on Saturday the 19th at the Busted Nut parking lot along with the Mighty Mo Car Show and the Ag Olympics that weekend too. Stay tuned to KWYR AM and FM in the coming weeks to hear more about the big American Island Days weekend from Mike Normile.