Category Archives: Local Sports

A Different Drive as Governor Football Inches Closer
It was after the first year of Steve Steele's tenure as head coach of the Pierre Governors the team entered the year not looking to defend a state title. After that year, Pierre rattled off seven stra...
Jon Winkler Aug 04, 2025

Sasquatch Win First Independence League Title
The Spearfish Sasquatch would finish off the sweep of the Oahe Zap on Friday as the Sasquatch would win 6-3 Friday night in Spearfish winning its first Independence League Championship in team history...
Jon Winkler Aug 02, 2025

Zap Need All Three Games in Spearfish to Win Title
The Oahe Zap and Spearfish Sasquatch move the Independence League Championship Series to Spearfish starting tonight and will run through Sunday if necessary. The Sasquatch won both games one and two i...
Jon Winkler Aug 01, 2025

Excitement Surrounds New Turf Field
The Stanley County football team cannot wait for its second game of the season which is the first home game to be played on the new Turf Field at Ole Williamson in Fort Pierre. The groundbreaking woul...
Jon Winkler Aug 01, 2025

Sanderson Wraps up Prospect Camp in Pittsburgh, Ready for Second USHL Season
Carter Sanderson was drafted in late June in the sixth round to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the first ever South Dakotan drafted. He continues his summer before heading back to Muskegon in August for t...
Jon Winkler Jul 31, 2025

Sasquatch Hold On to Put Zap on Brink
The Oahe Zap would not be able to make the comeback against the Spearfish Sasquatch losing 5-3 Wednesday night in Pierre as the Sasquatch take a 2-0 series lead heading to Spearfish. The Zap will have...
Jon Winkler Jul 31, 2025

Walk Off Single Ends Eights Season
Post 8 senior legion's season would come to an end with a 3-2 nine inning walk off loss to Yankton on Wednesday at the state tournament in Watertown going 0-2. Unfortunately for Pierre, it was a story...
Jon Winkler Jul 30, 2025

Late Inning Surge Propels Spearfish to Opening Game Win
The Spearfish Sasquatch would get 10 of its 14 runs in the final three innings to win 14-7 over the Oahe Zap in the first game of the 2025 Independence League Championship series. Oahe would jump out ...
Jon Winkler Jul 30, 2025

Costly Errors Doom Eights in State Tournament Opener
With a combined five hits between the two teams, Watertown scored three unearned runs beating Pierre 5-2 in the first round of the state tournament on Tuesday. Watertown would score first in the botto...
Jon Winkler Jul 30, 2025

Kienholz Still in Battle for Starter Heading into Fall
The defending champion, Ohio State Buckeyes are gearing up for a title defense which will be against the team they beat in the semifinals last season, the Texas Longhorns. Pierre's Lincoln Kienholz is...
Jon Winkler Jul 30, 2025




