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Emery 12U Baseball Earns Second at State

Emery 12U baseball received second place at the SD VFW Class B State tournament. They defeated Freeman/Marion, 11-1, in the opening round of bracket play Saturday, July 13. They then defeated the Parkston Midgets, 9-1. After that, Emery 12U defeated the Montrose...

Davis leads Alexandria to win over Mudcats

ZENS CALLED OUT AT FIRST Alexandria hitter Jerrod Zens dives back to first base after hitting a single against Platte in district action. Zens was called out. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Owen Reitzel | Editor PARKSTON – Alexandria pitcher Ethan Davis has battled arm problems...

Dimock-Emery 6, Mt. Vernon 4 in District action

Owen Reitzel | Editor PARKSTON - The Dimock-Emery Raptors broke to a 6-0 lead and hung on to defeat the Mt. Vernon Mustangs, 6-4, to open the District 5B Tournament on July 25.The Raptors got things going in the first inning. Peyton Nash, Drew Kitchens, and Jason...

Salem Cubs open Districts with win

The Salem Cubs were victorious against the Hartford-Humboldt Gamecocks, 8-4, on Saturday in their opening round play of the District 4B Amateur Tournament in Canova.A sacrifice fly by Jacob Vonberge put the Cubs on the board in the top of the first.Ryan Healy lined...

A look behind the scenes at the Region 5B tournament

OPENING CEREMONIES AT REGION 5B LEGION TOURNEY Opening ceremonies at the Region 5B Legion Tournament recently held in Alexandria. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Owen Reitzel | Editor The Region 5B Legion tournament opened in Alexandria on July 23 featuring teams from...

SMC defeats Alexandria in pitcher’s duel

Salem/Montrose/Canova Region 5B Recap Both teams were strong on the mound in their opening game of Region 5B last Tuesday, July 23, in Alexandria but SMC Post 140 (Salem/Montrose/Canova) defeated Alexandria Legion Post 41, 3-0. Luke Koepsell started the game for SMC...

SMC tops Alexandria in opening round of Legion tournament

KOEPSELL TOSSES A COMPLETE GAME WIN IN REGIONS SMC’s Luke Koepsell throws a pitch in a complete game win over Alexandria at the Region 5B Tournament. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Owen Reitzel | Editor Salem/Montrose/Canova Post #140 opened the Region 5B Legion Tournament with...

Alexandria Post #41 Region 5B tourney recap

SCHROEDER PITCHES ALEXANDRIA TO WIN Hayden Schroeder pitched Alexandria to a win against Redfield at the region tournament held last week in Alexandria. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) July 24: Alexandria Post #41 2; Redfield Post #92 0After losing to Salem/Montrose/Canova in a...

Caniatota Sport Days Pickleball Winners

A pickleball tournament was held on Saturday, July 13 during Canistota Sport Days. The winners were: (l-r) Malachi Weber and Zach Anderson (third place), Curt Creegan and Jayne Anderson (second place), and Janine Nielsen and Drew Anderson (first place). There were a...

Canistota Sport Days Bean Bag Tournament

The annual Sport Days Bean Bag Tournament in Canistota was held again this year. In the Adult Division first place went to Michael Richardson and Wade Taylor with second place going to Drew Heinzmann and Lincoln DeKramer. In the Youth Division, Nash Ligtenberg and...