Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media, Author at Big Sioux Media Sports Network

West Central Defeats Tri-Valley in 16U Action

June 9, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The West Central and Tri-Valley 16U teams did battle in Humboldt on Monday, June 7th. West Central scored in every inning and got the 14-1 win in five-innings.

Mason Berens scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the first to give West Central a 1-0 lead. Duece Sherard had a two run single in the bottom of the second, and West Central increased the lead to 3-0.

Cole Focken got Tri-Valley on the board with an RBI single in the top of the third inning to cut the lead to 3-1. West Central scored six times in the bottom of the inning. Braydon Odegaard scored on an error, Gage Nelson drew a bases loaded walk, Derek Renken had an RBI single, Nelson then scored on a wild pitch, and Justin Zirpel hit a sacrifice fly giving West Central a 9-1 lead.

West Central added five more runs in the bottom of the fourth. Camden Mc Donald had a sacrifice fly, Renken had an RBI single, Sherard had an RBI double, and Zirpel had a two-run single.

Focken finished with a hit and an RBI for Tri-Valley. Tanner Van Asselt and Everett Althoff also had hits in the game. Beau Keith pitched two innings giving up seven runs, six earned, on four hits with five walks and five strikeouts. Holden Rise pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing five runs, four earned, on two hits with three walks. Mason Hendrixson pitched 2/3 of an inning allowing two earned runs on three hits.

Sherard had two hits, one double, and three RBIs. Renken had two hits and two RBIs. Dylan Stromer had two hits. Zirpel had one hit and three RBIs. Nelson had a hit and RBI. Cade Vander Woude had a hit, and Mc Donald had an RBI. Andrew Zimmer pitched three innings allowing a run, which was unearned, on a hit with two walks and five strikeouts. Renken pitched two innings allowing two hits and struck out one.

Hartford Sparx 18U Softball 4-2 in June

June 9, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Hartford Sparx 18U softball team has gone 4-2 in their six games in June so far and has an overall record of 14-5-1 on the season.

The Sparx played two games at Aspen Park in Brandon on Saturday, June 5th. They defeated SD Midwest Speed by a score of 5-1. They then defeated the Luverne Blaze 12-1. They picked up two more wins on Sunday, June 6th. They defeated the Luverne Blaze Fastpitch team 8-4, and then finished the weekend with another win over SD Midwest Speed 8-0.

On Tuesday, June 8th, the Sparx had a double-header against the Yankton Fury Red team in Yankton.

In the first game, Yankton scored 10 times in the second inning and then held stopped a last inning rally to get a 10-7 win over West Central.

Grace Harden and Jenna Lueth both had three hits and an RBI in the game. McKenna Sichmeller had two hits, including a double. Brooke Opitz had a triple and two RBIs. Caitlyn Maa had a triple and an RBI. Olivia Brown also had a hit and an RBI. Taylor Kunzweiler pitched four innings allowing 10 runs, but only two earned, on eight hits with three walks and three strikeouts.

In the second game, the two teams were tied 1-1 heading into the bottom of the third inning. Yankton scored three times, and then added another run in the bottom of the fourth inning for a 5-1 victory.

Lueth had a hit and an RBI. Addy Kramer, Riley Morrison, and Brown all had hits. Harden pitched five innings allowing five runs, four earned, on five hits with one walk and two strikeouts.

West Central Gold 14U Takes Second at I-29 Tournament

June 9, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The West Central Gold 14U teener team played four games at the I-29 League Tournament in Flandreau, finishing 3-1 and placing second.

West Central had two games on Friday, June 4th. In their opening game, they defeated Tea White 13-3. West Central scored two runs in the bottom of the second, but Tea plated three in the top of the third. West Central responded with seven in the third, and four more in the fourth to win on the 10-run rule.

Caden Alfson had two home runs and two RBIs. Carter Evans had two hits and two RBIs. Jacob Kono had two hits, one double, and two RBIs. Keaton Vessells had two hits, including a home run, and an RBI. Jack Sebert had a double and a RBI. Cain Grocott and Nick Lorang both had two hits. Sebert pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up two runs, both unearned, on one hit, one walk, and two strikeouts. Kono pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing an earned run on a hit and a strikeout.

In the second game of the day, West Central defeated Castlewood 25-3 in three innings. They held Castlewood to just three hits. West Central scored six in the first, 12 in the second, and seven more in the third.

Vessells had a grand slam home run as one of his three hits and had four RBIs. Alfson had two hits, including a home run and a double, with four RBIs. Lorang had three hits and an RBI. Sebert had a hit with two RBIs. Grocott had a double and two RBIs. Seth Lind had a hit and three RBIs. Carter Evans and Zach Lorang each had a hit. Kono had three RBIs, and Evan Jaton had an RBI. Vessells pitched one inning allowing two runs, one earned, on one hit with three strikeouts. N. Lorang pitched two innings allowing an unearned run on one walk and three strikeouts.

West Central played one game on Saturday, June 5th. Alfson pitched a no-hitter as West Central defeated Hills-Beaver Creek Red 12-0 to send them to the championship game.

Grocott had three hits, one double, with two RBIs. Alfson had two hits, one of those a triple, with two RBIs. Sebert also had a hit. Alfson pitched four innings with nine strikeouts and three walks.

In the championship game on Sunday, June 6th, West Central ran into a tough Madison Gold team. Madison scored five runs in the top of the first inning and cruised from their as they defeated West Central 20-2 in six innings.

Alfson had a double with two RBIs. N. Lorang had the other hit. Vessells pitched one inning allowing five runs, none of them earned, on two hits with three walks and two strikeouts. Sebert pitched three innings allowing five runs, two earned, on six hits with two walks. Grocott pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing nine runs, one earned, on no hits with eight walks and a strikeout. Lind pitched the final 1/3 of an inning allowing an earned run on a hit and three walks.

West Central Royal 14U Places 3rd at I29 Tourney

June 9, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The West Central Royal 14U teener team placed third after splitting a couple of games in Flandreau at the I-29 League Tournament on Saturday, June 5th and Sunday, June 6th.

West Central’s first game was a close 4-2 victory over Hamlin on Saturday. Cooper Mulder got West Central on the board in the first inning after scoring on a passed ball. West Central added three more in the bottom of the third. Gavin DeHaven, Mulder, and Landen Holewa all scored on Hamlin errors to give West Central a 4-0 lead. Hamlin scored two in the top of the fourth, but West Central hung on for the win.

Holewa had a double, and Mulder had the other hit for West Central. Anthony Lanham pitched 4 1/3 innings allowing two runs, one earned, on three hits with one walk and eight strikeouts. Holewa pitched 2/3 of an inning and had one strikeout.

West Central faced Dell Rapids in the 3rd/4th place game on Sunday. The two teams went back and forth, but Dell Rapids ended up with the 14-11 victory.

Dell Rapids scored four runs in the top of the first and two more in the top of the second for an early 6-0 lead. Quincy Stephens scored on a wild pitch and Lanham scored on a passed ball to cut the lead to 6-2. Cody Opitz stole home later in the inning, and Lando Whiting scored on an error to make the score 6-4 after the second inning. After Dell Rapids scored one run in the top of the third, West Central scored three times in the bottom of the inning. Stone Loof scored on a wild pitch, Stephens scored on a passed ball, and Tyler Warne had an RBI single to tie the game 7-7.

Dell Rapids regained the lead with a run in the top of the fourth inning, but West Central took the lead in the bottom of the fourth with three more runs. Mulder drove home two with a double, and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Holewa for a 10-8 lead. Dell Rapids, though, scored three more in the top of the fifth and three in the top of the seventh for a 14-10 lead. Whiting brought home a run in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI ground-out, but that was all West Central could get in the final inning.

Mulder had two hits, one double, with two RBIs. Loof had two hits. Warne had a hit and an RBI. Whiting and Holewa both had RBIs. Holewa pitched three innings allowing seven runs, six earned, on eight hits with four walks and six strikeouts. Whiting pitched three inings allowing six runs, five earned, on three hits with eight walks and three strikeouts. Stephens pitched one inning allowing one earned run on a hit and a walk.

Tri-Valley White 14U Drops Two Games at League Tournament

June 9, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Tri-Valley White 14U team played in two games in Flandreau at the I-29 League Tournament. They played one game on Friday, June 4th, and one game on Saturday, June 5th.

Tri-Valley faced Tea Navy in the game on Friday. Tea scored eight runs in the first two innings and eventually held on for the 10-4 victory.

Gage Egger had two hits and an RBI. Benjamin Myhre had a double and an RBI. Grant Schlueter had a hit and an RBI. Landon Schenkel had a triple, Parker Hemme had a double, and Levi Kretzschmar had a hit. Denton Bicknase pitched two innings allowing eight runs, two earned, on four hits with two walks. Egger pitched three innings allowing two runs, both unearned, on two hits with two walks and a strikeout.

Tri-Valley then played Madison Gold, but fell by a score of 11-6. Madison scored a run in the first inning and the second inning for a 2-0 lead. Egger had an RBI single in the top of the third inning to cut the lead in half, but Madison scored four more runs in the bottom of the third for a 6-1.

Tri-Valley put together a rally in the top of the fourth inning. Dylan Christensen and Matthew Cypher both had an RBI single. Egger drove home two with a single, and Myhre was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to bring home another run as Tri-Valley scored five times to tie the game 6-6. Madison, however, scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth and then held Tri-Valley scoreless in the fifth for the 11-6 win.

Egger had two hits and three RBIs in the game. Christensen had a hit and an RBI. Cypher had a hit with an RBI as well. Myhre had an RBI. Kretzschmar had a double. Schlueter had a hit.

Myhre pitched three innings giving up six runs, three earned, on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Christensen pitched 1/3 of an inning allowing five runs on three hits with two walks. Schenkel pitched 2/3 of an inning allowing a hit with one strikeout.

Wood Ducks Ninth Inning Rally Sinks Gamecocks

June 8, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

For eight innings, the Wood Ducks and Gamecocks were locked in a pitcher’s dual on Sunday, June 6th. The Wood Ducks were held hitless in those eight innings, and the Gamecocks only had two hits on the board.

But with the game tied 1-1 heading into the final inning, the Wood Ducks finally got their first hit of the game, a bunt single, after the lead-off hitter reached on an error. The Gamecocks looks as though they were going to get out of the jam, getting two of the next three batters out. With two outs and the bases loaded, the next six batters for the Wood Ducks reached safely on five hits, and all the sudden the Wood Ducks had scored eight times for a 9-1 lead. The Gamecocks were only able to get two batters on base in the bottom of the inning.

For the Wood Ducks, Logan Larsen had a double with two RBIs. Tyler Lundborg had a hit with three RBIs. Drew Eldeen, Blake Svoboda, and Auedin King all had a hit with an RBI. Austin Smith also had a hit. Eldeen pitched the complete game allowing one run, which was unearned, on two hits with four walks and eight strikeouts.

Broc Haldeman and Drew DeMers had the hits for the Gamecocks. Cam Quigley had an RBI. Tyler Renken had a no-hitter going through eight innings, but finished the game allowing three runs, one earned, on one hit with three walks and seven strikeouts. Haldeman allowed six runs, all earned, on five hits with two walks and two strikeouts.

Quarrier Girls Golf Team Finishes 9th at State

June 8, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls golf team completed their 2021 season at the two-day State A Golf Tournament at Spearfish Canyon Country Club Monday, June 7th and Tuesday, June 8th.

The team finished ninth overall with a two-day total of 838.

Sami Schmidt finished in tie for 26th overall with a total of 196 (98, 98). Abby Greenhoff finished 38th with a total of 204 (96, 108). Jayme Schmidt placed 42nd with a 211 (108, 103). Emma Taubert finished tied for 60th with a two-day score of 227 (116, 111).

Dells 14U Finishes 3rd in I-29 League Tournament

June 6, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids 14U team finished third at the I-29 League Tournament in Flandreau held Friday, June 4th through Sunday, June 6th. Dell Rapids played a total of four games in Flandreau over the three days, finishing 3-1 for the third place finish.

The first game was against Garretson on Friday afternoon. Dell Rapids had no trouble in the game. They scored 11 times in just the first inning and ended the game in three innings by a score of 20-2.

Dell Rapids’ second game was Saturday morning. Dell Rapids used two eight-run innings to defeat Tea Navy 14U 18-6. Dell Rapids scored two runs in the top of the first inning, but Tea rallied to take a lead by the bottom of the second. Tea led 3-2 heading into the third inning, but Dell Rapids scored eight times in the third and eight times in the fourth for their second win in the tournament.

Tri-Valley Maroon kept the Dell Rapids offense off-balance Saturday afternoon. Tri-Valley led 2-0 after the top of the first inning, but Dell Rapids did score three times in the bottom of the first to take a 3-2 lead. Tri-Valley regained the lead in the top of the third at 5-3, and then added another run in the top of the fourth for a 6-3 advantage. Dell Rapids was only able to scratch across one run in the bottom of the fifth in the loss.

Despite the loss to Tri-Valley, Dell Rapids qualified for the 3rd/4th place game against West Central Royal. The two teams combined for 25 runs, and it was Dell Rapids that took the win 14-11.

Dell Rapids scored four times in the top of the first inning and then two more in the top of the second for an early 6-0 lead. West Central came back with four in the bottom of the second to cut the lead to 6-4. After a single run by Dell Rapids in the top of the third, West Central scored three more times in the bottom of the inning to tie the game 7-7. Dell Rapids got one more run in the top of the fourth inning for an 8-7 lead, but West Central again scored three times in their half of the inning for a 10-8 lead. Dell Rapids took the lead for good in the top of the fifth inning. They added three runs to pull ahead 11-10. They scored three more times in the top of the seventh for a 14-10 lead before West Central scored just one run in the bottom of the inning.

Twelve players collected at least one hit over the four games. Brandon Schmidt had six hits, one double, with eight RBIs. Cooper Frost had five hits, one a double, and six RBIs. Cole Ruesink had four hits, one a double, and an RBI. Talan Millage also had four hits, with one double, and three RBIs. Kenny Swanson had three hits. Tad Tjaden finished with three hits, two of them doubles. Carson Crosby and Ethan Vanderwerf both had two hits and an RBI. Grady Lamer had two hits and two RBIs. Lincoln Fersdahl finished with two hits and four RBIs. Matthew Nelson had a hit and two RBIs. Quinn Carr also had a hit and an RBI. Nick Snyder had two RBIs. Atticus Miles, Carson Maeschen, and Jack Patereson all had an RBI as well.

Ruesink pitched five innings over the games allowing six runs, four earned, on nine hits with six strikeouts and two walks. Schmidt pitched four innings giving up 10 runs, but only two earned, on three hits with six walks and six strikeouts. Fersdahl had three innings pitched allowing two runs, neither earned, on one hit with two walks and four strikeouts. Millage pitched 2 1/3 innings allowing three runs, none earned, on one hit with three walks and two strikeouts. Crosby finished with two innings pitched allowing one earned run on one hit with five walks and a strikeout. Frost had 1 2/3 innings pitched with three earned runs on two hits, two walks, and three strikeouts. Lamer pitched one inning giving up just one walk.

Dell Rapids 16U Wins Two to Start Season

June 4, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids 16U season started with a double-header win over Flandreau on Thursday, June 3rd. Dell Rapids won the first game 7-4 and then then second game 9-1.

Dell Rapids scored two times in the bottom of the first on RBI singles by Dylan Mathis and CJ Smith. They added two more in the bottom of the third after Will Jaton scored on an error and Mathis stole home. That 4-0 lead was enough to keep them in front the entire game. Flandreau picked up a run in the top of the fourth, but Dell Rapids added three more in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by Mathis and a two-run double by Smith for a 7-1 lead. Flandreau did pick up a run in the fifth and two more in the sixth.

As the visiting team in the second game, Dell Rapids wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. Braden Fersdahl scored on a passed ball, Evan Nelson had a two-run single, and Joe Rechtenbaugh had an RBI double to give Dell Rapids a 4-0 lead after the top of the first inning. Two more runs scored in the top of the second after an RBI single by Pankonen and RBI double by Jaton. The final three runs came in the top of the fourth inning. Pankonen had an RBI sacrifce fly, Smith had an RBI single, and Rechtenbaugh drove home another run on a ground out. Dell Rapids lead 9-0 after four innings and won the five-inning game 9-1.

Game 1: Dell Rapids 7, Flandreau 4

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Flandreau	0	0	0	1	1	2	X	4	7	1
Dell Rapids	2	0	2	3	0	X	X	7	10	1

Lineup	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Braden Fersdahl	2	0	1	0	1	0
Brayden Pankonen	3	2	1	0	0	0
Will Jaton	2	2	1	0	1	0
Dylan Mathis	3	2	3	2	0	0
CJ Smith	3	0	2	3	0	1
Evan Nelson	2	0	0	0	1	1
Joe Rechtenbaugh	3	0	1	0	0	1
Kade Kremer	2	0	0	0	0	2
Sam Schmitt	0	0	0	0	1	0
Braeden Nirva	3	0	0	0	0	3
Jace Entringer	2	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	25	7	10	5	4	8

Batting 2B: CJ Smith
TB: Will Jaton, Brayden Pankonen, CJ Smith 3, Dylan Mathis 3, Jace Entringer, Joe Rechtenbaugh, Braden Fersdahl
RBI: CJ Smith 3, Dylan Mathis 2
FC: Brayden Pankonen
HBP: Jace Entringer
SB: Brayden Pankonen 2, CJ Smith, Dylan Mathis 3, Joe Rechtenbaugh

Totals Team LOB: 8

Fielding E: Jace Entringer

Pitching	IP	#P	S%	H	R	ER	SO	BB
Will Jaton	3.0	66	.576	3	1	1	4	4
CJ Smith	3.0	63	.571	4	3	1	3	3
Totals	6.0	129	.574	7	4	1	7	7

Pitching W: Will Jaton
Pitches-Strikes: Will Jaton 66-38, CJ Smith 63-36
Groundouts-Flyouts: Will Jaton 1-4, CJ Smith 4-2
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Will Jaton 13-17, CJ Smith 10-17

Game 2: Dell Rapids 9, Flandreau 1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dell Rapids	4	2	0	3	0	X	X	9	12	1
Flandreau	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	1	3	3

Lineup	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Braden Fersdahl	4	2	2	0	0	1
Brayden Pankonen	3	1	2	2	0	0
Will Jaton	2	2	2	1	1	0
Dylan Mathis	2	1	1	0	0	0
Sam Schmitt	0	1	0	0	1	0
CJ Smith	3	0	1	1	0	2
Evan Nelson	2	1	1	2	1	1
Joe Rechtenbaugh	3	0	2	2	0	0
Kade Kremer	3	0	0	0	0	2
Jace Entringer	3	2	1	0	0	1
Kamren Koster	3	0	0	0	0	0
Braeden Nirva	–	–	–	–	–	–
Totals	28	9	12	8	3	7

Batting 2B: Will Jaton, Joe Rechtenbaugh
3B: Braden Fersdahl
TB: Will Jaton 3, Brayden Pankonen 2, CJ Smith, Dylan Mathis, Evan Nelson, Jace Entringer, Joe Rechtenbaugh 3, Braden Fersdahl 4
RBI: Will Jaton, Brayden Pankonen 2, CJ Smith, Evan Nelson 2, Joe Rechtenbaugh 2
SF: Brayden Pankonen
ROE: Jace Entringer, Kamren Koster
FC: Joe Rechtenbaugh
SB: Will Jaton 3, CJ Smith, Dylan Mathis, Evan Nelson, Joe Rechtenbaugh, Braden Fersdahl
CS: Kamren Koster

TotalsTeam LOB: 7

Fielding E: CJ Smith

Pitching	IP	#P	S%	H	R	SO	BB
Brayden Pankonen	1.0	15	.667	0	0	3	0
Joe Rechtenbaugh	3.0	50	.480	3	1	2	2
Braden Fersdahl	1.0	26	.423	0	0	1	2
Totals	5.0	91	.495	3	1	6	4

Pitching W: Brayden Pankonen
HBP: Braden Fersdahl
WP: Joe Rechtenbaugh 4, Braden Fersdahl
Pitches-Strikes: Brayden Pankonen 15-10, Joe Rechtenbaugh 50-24, Braden Fersdahl 26-11
Groundouts-Flyouts: Brayden Pankonen 0-0, Joe Rechtenbaugh 3-3, Braden Fersdahl 0-2
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Brayden Pankonen 1-3, Joe Rechtenbaugh 5-14, Braden Fersdahl 3-6

Mudcats Win First Match-up Against PBR

June 4, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Mudcats and Dell Rapids PBR played their first of two regularly scheduled league games against one another at Rickeman Field on Thursday, June 3rd. The Mudcats, as the visiting team, won 14-0 in seven innings.

Neither team scored in the opening inning, but the Mudcats then scored three times in the top of the second inning. Grant Olson had an RBI double, and Ty Hoglund had an RBI single to give the Mudcats a 3-0 lead. They would add four more runs in the top of the fourth. Olson brought home two runs on his second double of the game. Nate Henry plated two more with a single for a 7-0 lead. Jimmy Bauer scored on a wild pitch in the top of the fifth inning to add to the Mudcat lead.

PBR didn’t get their first base runner and hit of the game until the bottom of the fifth inning. Jake Rechtenbaugh had a one-out single, but only made it as far as second base. PBR finished with just three hits in the game as they got two more hits in the bottom of the seventh inning by Carter Gullickson and Riley Hoffman.

The Mudcats added six more runs in the top of the seventh. Olson had an RBI single, Chad Hunt had a two-run double, and Josh Roemen had an RBI double. The Mudcats finished with a total of 14 hits.

Dalton Lehnen pitched four innings for the Mudcats giving up no hits and strikeout nine batters. Dalton Allen pitched two innings allowing one hit and two strikeouts. John Spaeth pitched the final inning allowing two hits with three strikeouts. Hoffman took the loss for PBR pitching four innings giving up seven runs on nine hits while recording three strikeouts. David Kirby pitched two innings allowing one hit with three strikeouts. Tanner Solberg pitched one inning giving up six runs on five hits.

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