Category Archives: Local Sports

Former Trapper Expected to be Drafted this Weekend
The 2025 MLB Draft is Sunday and Monday this coming weekend and a former Pierre Trapper will most likely be drafted, which would be the second Trapper ever to be drafted. Cooper McMurray looks to join...
Jon Winkler Jul 09, 2025

Zap Host Hastings for Three Games in Two Days
The Oahe Zap get back on the field tonight after two days off as they host the Hastings Sodbusters for a three game series being played over the next two days. Thursday will be a straight doubleheader...
Jon Winkler Jul 09, 2025

Post 8 Begins Final Two Weeks of Season Hosting Post 320
After finishing 3-1 in games last week, Pierre Post 8 will be back home tonight in just its third home doubleheader of the season as the Eights host Rapid City Post 320. Over the last two weeks Pierre...
Jon Winkler Jul 08, 2025

Capital City Little League Hosts State Tournament Beginning Today
This year the South Dakota Little League state tournament will take place in Pierre as the Capital City Little League will look to qualify for the Midwest Regional in front of the home fans. It's now ...
Jon Winkler Jul 08, 2025

Cross Country to Have Second Summer Fun Run Tonight
Every Tuesday in the month of July, the Pierre Governor Cross Country team is hosting the Lil' Govs Summer Cross Country Fun Run at Griffin Park at the tennis courts. Every Tuesday which started on Ju...
Jon Winkler Jul 08, 2025

Zap Hold Off Bison for Sweep
The Oahe Zap would hold on for a 4-3 win over the Bison Baseball Team on Sunday at Hyde Stadium to finish off a four game sweep and now have won 11 of the last 13. Oahe would get wins 15-0, 10-4, 11-4...
Jon Winkler Jul 06, 2025

Eights Split Doubleheader with Aberdeen in Two Ten Run Games
Pierre Post 8 had vastly different outcomes against the Aberdeen Smittys on Wednesday on the road as the Eights would take game one 14-3 but lose in game two 11-1 in five innings. Pierre jumped out ea...
Jon Winkler Jul 03, 2025

Zap Fail to Sweep Spearfish, Split Two Game Set
The Oahe Zap couldn't find enough runs on Wednesday in Spearfish as the Sasquatch would split the two game series winning 10-3 as the Zap will return home for two straight weeks. In the second road ga...
Jon Winkler Jul 03, 2025

Post 22 Forced to Forfeit Second Game of Doubleheader to Yankton
KYNT Yankton (By Brayden Butler) - The second game of Yankton Post 12's recent Legion baseball doubleheader against Rapid City Post 22 has now been ruled a forfeit due to a rule infraction. The rule i...
Jon Winkler Jul 03, 2025

Post 8 Honors Shirley Raue as Hometown Hero
Starting in 2011, Pierre Post 8 baseball hands out an award known as the Hometown Hero to a member of the community who has dedicated time and effort to helping Post 8. This year, the late Shirley Rau...
Jon Winkler Jul 02, 2025




