Category Archives: Local Sports

Olson, Pugh Finishes Top Ten at Sanford Series Championship

Olson, Pugh Finishes Top Ten at Sanford Series Championship

Pierre Governor Luke Olson would finish ninth in the boys Sanford Series Championship event on Monday at the Minnehaha Country Club while Miller’s Jayce Pugh would be third in the girls event. Jake Olson of Watertown would win the championship shooting a three under par, a shot better than Riley Christiansen of Sioux Falls. It…read more »

Annual Parent, Athlete Meeting Set for July 25

Annual Parent, Athlete Meeting Set for July 25

This coming Thursday, Pierre will be hosting the annual parent and athlete meeting held at the TF Riggs High School Gym at 6:00. The meeting is for Georgia Morse Middle School and Riggs athletes, and their parents, who plan to participate in an athletic activity for the 2024-2025 school year. During this time, coaches for all fall…read more »

Lil’ Govs Fun Run Continues with Two More Runs

Lil’ Govs Fun Run Continues with Two More Runs

Once again tonight, and every Tuesday in July, Pierre Cross Country coach Jim Keyes and the cross country team will be host the Lil’ Govs Summer Cross Country Fun Run. It will happen over the next two weeks, every Tuesday in July starting at 5:30 which will be down at the Griffin Park Tennis courts.…read more »

Approval Granted for On-Site Beer Sales at Prairie Lake Ice Arena

Approval Granted for On-Site Beer Sales at Prairie Lake Ice Arena

{KXLG – Watertown, SD} Unless the Watertown City Council decides against approving the license, alcohol should be available to purchase at Watertown Shamrocks games. The Watertown Board of Adjustment considered a conditional use request on July 18, 2024, to sell alcoholic beverages at the Prairie Lakes Ice Arena. The request, submitted by the Watertown Parks,…read more »

Eights Finish Season with Sunday Sweep

Eights Finish Season with Sunday Sweep

JJ Bucholz and Cooper Terwilliger each went complete games on Sunday to help Pierre beat Renner Sultans 3-2 and Yankton Post 12 7-2 to finish the regular season on a high note, sweeping the day. The first two batters in the bottom of the first reached with a walk and a bunt single and came…read more »

Pierre Little League Eliminated Friday in State Tournament

Pierre Little League Eliminated Friday in State Tournament

The Pierre Little League wouldn’t be able to stop the Sioux Falls Little League on Friday night in the first elimination game of the tournament as Pierre would fall 16-0 going 0-2 in the state tournament. Sioux Falls went off and running in the first inning scoring eight times before scoring another eight runs in…read more »

Zap Lose Two Wild Games to Spearfish Friday and Saturday

Zap Lose Two Wild Games to Spearfish Friday and Saturday

The Spearfish Sasquatch and Oahe Zap played more of a football game than baseball game on both Friday and Saturday as the Sasquatch would win both games 21-10 over Oahe. Spearfish’s biggest inning of the weekend came on Friday night when they went from a 1-0 lead heading into the top of the fourth to…read more »

Pierre Drops Opening Game of State Tournament

Pierre Drops Opening Game of State Tournament

The Pierre Little League team would be shutout in the first round of the 2024 state tournament in Rapid City as the Rapid City Little League would get the 4-0 win. Carter Dokken, Jax Newcomer and Kingston Massa each had base hits for Pierre who couldn’t quite get a run across in its first game…read more »