Category Archives: Local Sports

Governors Host Stevens in Opening Day Rematch

Governors Host Stevens in Opening Day Rematch

The Pierre Governors will get a chance to avenge its first loss of the season and pick up some big seed points taking on the Stevens Raiders tonight from Hyde Stadium. The Governors dropped the first game of the season to the Stevens Raiders who have in turn been near the top of the standings…read more »

Governors Host Track and Field Capital City Qualifier

Governors Host Track and Field Capital City Qualifier

The Pierre Governor track and field team will be at home for the final time this season today as the Govs host the Capital City Qualifier as a total of 17 teams will be in Pierre. From the area, Sully Buttes, Stanley County, Miller, Lyman and Potter County will join the competition for the day.…read more »

Governors in Eight Place Through Day One of ESD

Governors in Eight Place Through Day One of ESD

The Pierre Governor tennis team will have a couple of singles competitors looking to win the consolation championship with doubles to compete in day two of the ESD tournament. Pierre finished in eighth place at the end of day one, but a couple of wins to start the day can help bump them into sixth…read more »

Augustana Heads to Pittsburg, Kansas for Regional

Augustana Heads to Pittsburg, Kansas for Regional

The Augustana Vikings will travel down to Pittsburg, Kansas for its Regional Round part of the Central 1 region which begins play on Thursday. Augustana will face Oklahoma Baptist in the first game of the Region tournament. Pittsburg State, the host team will face Southern Arkansas in the other first round game. It’s a double…read more »

Governor Softball Postponed Monday

Governor Softball Postponed Monday

The Pierre Governor softball team once again had a game postponed as Monday’s home contest against Harrisburg has been postponed to Friday, May 17. The Governors and Tigers now will play at Sherman Park in Sioux Falls on that Friday instead of playing at the Riggs Softball Field. Pierre loses a home game, but as…read more »

Agustana Cruises to NSIC Championship

Agustana Cruises to NSIC Championship

The Augustana Vikings softball team would not allow a run and only three hits in total winning the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championship on Saturday. Augustana would win 9-0 scoring six runs in the bottom of the sixth to finish off Minnesota Duluth an inning earlier. Kennedy Buckman would hit the walk off homer as…read more »

Softball Drops All Four Games on Weekend

Softball Drops All Four Games on Weekend

The Pierre Governor softball team didn’t have much luck over the weekend going 0-4 on Friday and Saturday in Sioux Falls. The Governors drop to 2-11 and the losing steak has hit 10 games. Pierre started the weekend nearly beating the Brookings Bobcats. Pierre scored all five of its runs in the top of sixth…read more »

Governors Place Six in Top Ten at Howard Wood

Governors Place Six in Top Ten at Howard Wood

The Howard Wood Dakota Relays would wrap up in Sioux Falls on Saturday with nearly 200 teams across five different states would all be competing over the weekend. The Pierre Governors would finish with six top ten finishes. Charlee Williams-Smith would have the best finish of any Governor finishing in fourth place in the 400…read more »

Hart, Mosteller Finish in Top 50 at Yankton Invite

Hart, Mosteller Finish in Top 50 at Yankton Invite

Pierre Governor golfers Hadley Hart and Annie Mosteller had a busy day on Thursday and Friday playing in both the Huron and Yankton invite on the road. On Friday in Yankton, Hart would finish in 27th place shooting a 23 over par, 95 and was only five shots back of 17th place. Mosteller would place…read more »