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

Five-Run Inning Sends PBR to Victory over Madison

July 4, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids PBR had a five-run second inning and held on to defeat the Madison Broncos 6-5 on Thursday, July 2nd in Madison.

PBR got their first three hitters on base with singles to start the game in top of the first inning. Carter Gullickson drove home a run on a groundout, but that was the only run PBR could get in the inning. Madison used the momentum of getting out of the jam defensively and score two times in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-1 lead.

PBR rallied again in the second inning. With one running on base and two outs, PBR drew two walks to load the bases again. This time, Matt Gillogly cleared the bases with a three-run double. He later scored on a double by Gullickson. Teigen Lindner followed with a double of his own bringing home another run to give PBR a 6-2 lead. Madison chipped away at the lead scoring two runs in the fifth inning and one more in the sixth, but PBR was able to held them scoreless over the last three innings for the win.

Gillogly finished the game with three hits and three RBIs. Gullickson had two hits and two RBIs. Lindner had a hit and RBI. Riley Hoffman, Tanner Solberg, Adrian Juba, and Trey Randel all had hits in the game as well. Hoffman pitched eight innings giving up five runs, four earned, on 11 hits with three walks and six strikeouts to earn the win. Gillogly pitched the final inning striking out two batters for the save.

PBR (6-4) will play the Dell Rapids Mudcats on Sunday, July 5th at Rickeman Field. First pitch is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dell Rapids PBR	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	2
Madison	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	5	11	2

Dell Rapids Legion Posts Another Big Win

July 1, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

Dell Rapids Post 65 put together another big win at home on Wednesday, July 1st. Dell Rapids hosted Volga for their third game in as many days, and for the second day in a row, picked up a win on the 10-run rule. Dell Rapids defeated Volga 16-4 in five innings.

Dell Rapids scored in every inning getting five runs in the first inning, one run in the second, on run in the third, and nine runs in the fourth inning. They were also able to take advantage of eight Volga errors.

Jake Steineke had two hits and three RBIs. Drew Van Regenmorter and Noah Swartwout both had two hits and two RBIs. Logan Stone and Ty Wood had a hit and an RBI. Brandon Geraets, Kaeden Eastman, and Zeb Schumaker all had a hit.

Brandon Kubly started the game on the mound pitching two innings giving up two runs, both unearned, on two hits with three walks and a strikeout. Stone picked up in the win in relief pitching three innings giving up two runs, one earned, on three hits with five strikeouts.

Dell Rapids (6-6) will host Vermillion on Monday, July 6th.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Volga	2	0	2	0	0	X	X	4	5	8
Dell Rapids	5	1	1	9	X	X	X	16	11	4

PBR Falls to Colman in Make-up Game

July 1, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Playing in a make-up game that was supposed to be held on Thursday, June 25th, the Colman A’s defeated Dell Rapids PBR 7-4 on Tuesday, June 30th in Colman.

PBR scored first in the top of the first inning on an RBI single by Weston Hanson. Colman tied the game in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by J Sehr. Colman would take the lead 3-1 in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI hit-by-pitch of Tim Kuphal and RBI single by Adam Fritz.

PBR cut the lead to 3-2 in the top of the fourth inning on an RBI groundout by Beau Behrend. Colman responded with a run in the bottom of the inning off of a PBR error. Again Dell Rapids cut the lead to one run in the top of the fifth on an RBI sacrifice flyout by Tanner Solberg, but Colman extended the lead again after getting a run on a wild pitch. Colman led 5-3 after the fifth inning.

Colman picked up two more runs in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Colt Hawkins and RBI walk to Hemmer. PBR’s final run came in the top of the eighth inning on an RBI single by Teigen Lindor.

Lindor had three hits and an RBI in the game for PBR. Hanson had a hit and RBI. Trey Randel picked up two hits. Riley Hoffman and Carter Gullickson each had a hit. Tanner Olmstead pitched five innings giving up five runs, three earned, on six hits with four walks and seven strikeouts. Randel pitched two innings giving up two runs, both unearned, on one hit with one walk and two strikeouts. Tanner Solberg pitched one inning striking out one.

PBR (5-4) will travel to Madison on Thursday, July 2nd, and then play the Dell Rapids Mudcats at Rickeman Field on Sunday, July 5th at 8:00 p.m.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dell Rapids PBR	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	8	4
Colman	1	0	2	1	1	0	2	0	X	7	7	3

Mudcats Win Five in a Row

July 1, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Mudcats have won five straight games after getting two more wins during the week. The Mudcats beat the Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks 6-3 on Sunday, June 28th, and then followed that with a 12-1 win over the Salem Cubs on Tuesday, June 30th.

The Mudcats took a 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth innings against the Gamecocks after a two-run double by Chad Hunt. They extended their lead to 4-0 after solo homeruns in the top of the fifth and sixth innings. The Gamecocks got within a run after a two-run homerun in the bottom of the eighth, but a two-run single by Mark Houck in the top of the ninth sealed the victory for the Mudcats.

Mark Abrahamson had three hits in the ballgame for Dell Rapids. Jimmy Bauer had two hits. Houck, Hunt, Elijah Story, Grant Olson, Dalton Allen, and Josh Roemen all had hits in the game as well.

Allen earned the victory on the mound pitching eight innings striking out nine batters. John Spaeth got the save by pitching a scoreless ninth inning.

Two days later, the Mudcat offense went to work against Salem. Dell Rapids scored five runs in the first inning on an RBI single by Bauer and a grand slam homerun by Abrahamson. Roemen added a solo homerun in the third inning. The Mudcats scored six more runs in the sixth inning on an RBI single by Bauer, RBI sacrifice fly by Houck, a two-run single by Kris King, and an RBI single by Dan Gacke.

Bauer had two hits and two RBIs. Roemen had two hits and an RBI, and Story had two hits in the game. Abrahamson had one hit and four RBIs, King had a hit with two RBIs, Olson had a hit with an RBI, Gacke had a hit with an RBI, and Houck and Hunt each also had a hit.

The Mudcats (6-2) will host the Humboldt/Hartford Wood Ducks on Thursday, July 2nd, at 7:30 p.m. and then will play Dell Rapids PBR on Sunday, July 5th, at 8:00 p.m.

Dell Rapids Legion Gets Big Win over Tea

July 1, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

A day after taking a road loss in Madison, the Dell Rapids legion baseball team bounced back in a big way in Tea on Tuesday, June 30th. Playing in their second of three straight days, Dell Rapids picked up a 13-3 road win against Tea ending the game in the sixth inning on the 10-run rule.

Dell Rapids wasted no time as they scored two runs in the top of the first inning. Landon Ruesink and Jake Steineke both had RBI singles in the inning. Tea tied the game in the bottom of the first getting two runs on three hits to make the score 2-2 after the first inning.

Dell Rapids then exploded for five runs in the top of the second inning and never looked back. Bryce Sommerfeld had an RBI single, Steineke added an RBI groundout, Drew Van Regenmorter brought home two runs on a double, and Noah Swartwout had an RBI single. Logan Stone added an RBI single in the top of the third inning to extend the lead to 8-2. Tea got their last run in the bottom of the third inning on a dropped third strike. They had a total of three base runners the rest of the game.

Kaeden Eastman scored on an error, Stone had an RBI groundout, and Ruesink added another RBI single in the top of the fourth to push the Dell Rapids lead to 11-3. Ruesink brought home another run in the top of the sixth on an RBI triple and later scored on a wild pitch for the final two runs of the game.

Ruesink finished with four hits and three RBIs in the game. Van Regenmorter had three hits and two RBIs. Stone had two hits and two RBIs. Steineke had a hit with two RBIs. Swartwout and Sommerfeld both had a hit and an RBI in the game. Logan Ellingson also finished the game with two hits.

Brady Larson pitched his second straight complete game to earn his third win of the season on the mound. Larson gave up three runs, one earned, on six hits with one walk and six strikeouts in six innings of work.

Dell Rapids (5-6) will host Volga on Wednesday, July 1st for their third straight game in as many days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dell Rapids	2	5	1	3	0	2	X	13	14	0
Tea	2	0	1	0	0	0	X	3	6	2

New Cell Phone and Driving Laws Take Effect July 1st in South Dakota

June 30, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

A couple of new driving laws will take effect on July 1st in South Dakota. The most prominent driving change is around cell phones.

The use of cell phones except for emergency purposes, using a GPS app, or reading/entering a phone number will now be a Class 2 misdemeanor that will carry a $122.50 fine.

Texting and driving was a secondary offense in South Dakota already. That meant a driver had to be stopped for another reason before being ticketed for the texting and driving offense. With the change on July 1st, texting and driving, taking photos, using the internet, posting to social media, reading emails, and using phone apps is now a primary offense and drivers can be stopped just for doing those actions.

Talking on the phone can still be done in either a hands-free mode or by holding the phone up to the ear.

Another driving law change that will go into effect on July 1st is disruption of a funeral procession with a vehicle that isn’t part of the procession. This would include joining the procession to get the right-of-way, passing the procession on any two-lane highway or roadway, passing the procession on the left on any highway with two or more lanes traveling in the same direction, or entering an intersection where a procession is proceeding through a red light unless the driver can do so without crossing the procession’s path. These actions will also be a Class 2 misdemeanor.

The move over law is also getting an update. If a driver fails to move over and causes a crash with an emergency vehicle, the offense is a Class 1 misdemeanor and the fine is now set at $270. Along with moving over for emergency vehicles that are displaying flashing amber lights, drivers are now required to move over for authorized vehicles that use a blue light while working on a highway. All vehicles must still stop for emergency vehicles flashing red lights.

Madison Beats Dell Rapids Legion for Second Time

June 29, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Madison defeated the Dell Rapids legion baseball team for the second time this season on Monday, June 29th in Madison. After a 19-3 win in the first game of the year, Madison earned a 13-3 win on the 10-run rule in five innings.

Madison scored 12 of their 13 runs in the first three innings of the game. They put four runs on the board in the bottom of the first inning. Madison then followed with six runs before recording an out in the bottom of the second inning. They then scored two more runs in the bottom of the third to take a 12-0 lead.

Dell Rapids got three runs in the top of the fourth inning. Drew Van Regenmorter had a two-run triple in the inning, and then later scored on an RBI groundout by Ty Wood. The game ended on the 10-run rule in the bottom of the fifth inning after one run scored for Madison.

Along with the RBI triple by Van Regenmorter, Noah Swartwout, Jake Steineke, Riley Peter, and Logan Ellingson all had hits in the game. Swartwout pitched the first inning giving up six runs, four earned, on three hits with three walks and a strikeout. Bryce Sommerfeld came into the game in the second inning giving up four runs, all earned, on five hits. Kaeden Eastemen pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up three runs, one earned, on three hits with three walks and three strikeouts.

Dell Rapids (4-6) will travel to Tea on Tuesday, June 30th.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dell Rapids	0	0	0	3	0	X	X	3	5	2
Madison	4	6	2	0	1	X	X	13	11	0

PBR Gets League Win over Flandreau

June 29, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

Dell Rapids PBR used two big innings to earn a Cornbelt League win over Flandreau on Sunday, June 28th at Rickeman Field in Dell Rapids.

Flandreau put together a big first inning getting their first five hitters on base with four of them scoring to start the game. Flandreau extended the lead to 6-0 with two more runs in the top half of the fifth inning.

PBR rallied to take the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning scoring seven times. PBR took advantage of four Flandreau errors and got hits from Beau Behrend, Riley Hoffman, and Aaron Hansen in the inning. Flandreau regained the lead in the top of the seventh by scoring two runs for an 8-7 advantage. PBR took the lead for good in the bottom of the eighth inning scoring four times on RBIs from Hansen, Nate McKee, and Carter Gullickson.

Hansen finished the game with three hits and two RBIs. Gullickson had two hits and three RBIs. Matt Gillogly had a hit with two RBIs. Tanner Solberg had a hit and RBI. Hoffman, Behrend, and Trey Randel also all had a hit in the game.

Brett Mogen pitched five innings giving up six runs, five earned, on eight hits with one walk and four strikeouts. Randel pitched three innings giving up two earned runs on three hits with a walk and four strikeouts. Gillogly pitched the final inning for the save giving up a hit and a walk and earning one strikeout.

PBR (5-3) will travel to Colman on Tuesday, June 30th and travel to Madison on Thursday, July 2nd.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Flandreau	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	8	12	8
Dell Rapids PBR	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	4	X	11	10	2

Last Inning Rally Falls Short for Dell Rapids Legion

June 28, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Legion baseball team scored two times and had the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh, but the late inning rally was not enough to make the comeback against McCook/Miner on Friday, June 26th. McCook/Miner held on for a 5-2 win at Rickeman Field.

McCook/Miner rallied for a big first inning. After two of the first three hitters were retired, McCook/Miner followed with a double and two singles to score three runs for an early 3-0 lead. Another run was added in the top of the third inning after a triple and an overthrow to make the score 4-0. McCook/Miner added one more run in the top of the fifth inning to push their lead to 5-0.

Dell Rapids made the game interesting in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jake Steineke starting the inning with a single, but the next two batters were retired on fly balls. Ty Wood kept the inning alive with a single. Riley Peter brought home the first run on an RBI single. Mason Goeken added a single to load the bases with two outs for Dell Rapids. Logon Stone added an RBI single to score another run and keep the bases loaded with two outs, but the final out was recorded on a strikeout to stop the comeback.

Stone had two hits and an RBI. Goeken also had two hits in the game. Peter finished with one hit and an RBI. Steineke and Wood each had one hit. Stone started the game pitching going four innings while giving up five runs, two earned, on six hits with four walks and two strikeouts. Brandon Kubly pitched the final three innings giving up no runs and no hits with four strikeouts.

Dell Rapid (4-5) will travel to Madison on Monday, June 29th, then head to Tea on Tuesday, June 30th, and finish a three-straight day stretch with a home game against Volga on Wednesday, July 1st.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
McCook/Miner	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	6	1
Dell Rapids	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	7	3

Jerome “Jerry” Kerns

June 27, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Jerome “Jerry” Kerns passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020 at home surrounded by family after a courageous, long-fought battle with cancer.

Jerry was born October 15, 1964 in Dell Rapids, SD to Jerome Kerns and Carrie (Reurink) Hanneman. He was raised in Dell Rapids, SD and graduated from Dell Rapids High School in 1983. He attended South Dakota State University where he met his wife Lynn (Mueller) Kerns. They were married on August 29, 1987 in Tripp, SD, and resided in Dell Rapids, SD. The couple had 3 children: Elizabeth, Emily, and Jordan.

Jerry was employed by Wells Fargo Bank for 32 years in various departments. He started his career with Norwest Financial in 1987. The majority of Jerry’s career was spent with Wells Fargo Financial where he held multiple senior leadership roles in credit and sales departments. After Financial, Jerry took on multiple leadership roles in Consumer Lending, and also worked in underwriting for several years during the end of his career. Jerry’s enthusiasm, dedication, and commitment for excellence for himself and his employees was evident throughout his career.

Jerry was active in his community and in the church. He served many roles in the church as deacon, elder, and on various committees. He ran the Dell Rapids girls softball program for several years. He and Lynn were active members of the Dell Rapids Booster club, serving as board members and president. He was actively involved in United Way, Junior Achievement, and Habitat for Humanity for many years throughout his time at Wells Fargo.

Jerry was an avid sports fan. On any given weekend you could find him cheering on the Jackrabbits, Huskers, and Vikings, decked out head to toe in his team’s gear. He and Lynn were regular attendees at SDSU basketball games, and the whole family could be found tailgating in Brookings or Minneapolis regularly. He was never too far from a TV and radio on game days, and the whole house could tell the status of the game based on the yelling and cheers from the basement.

Jerry’s true passion throughout his life was his family. He spent many years coaching various basketball, softball, and football teams for his children. He was so extremely proud of his children and their accomplishments. He never missed a game, program, ceremony, or recital. He spent many weekends out at the golf course, sharing his love of the game with his family and his children. His grandson, Connor was also a huge light in his life. He would brag about him any chance he got. He cherished the title of “Boppa.”

Grateful for sharing his life are his wife, Lynn of Dell Rapids, SD; 3 children: Elizabeth (Alex) Jones of Harrisburg, SD; Emily (Andrew) Ahrendt of Dell Rapids, SD; and Jordan Kerns of Dell Rapids, SD; grandson Connor Jones; and parents, Carrie (Don) Hanneman of Dell Rapids, SD.

Jerry was preceded in death by his father Jerome Kerns of Dell Rapids, SD; mother and father in law, Marvin and Helen (Nolz) Mueller of Tripp, SD; half sister Sharon (Kerns) Koopman of Baltic, SD; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Visitation for Jerry will be held at Minnehaha Funeral Home in Dell Rapids, SD on Sunday, June 28 from 1-4 pm. A celebration of life will be held at Dell Rapids Reformed Church on Monday, June 29 at 10:30 am. The service will be live streamed on the Minnehaha Funeral Home & Cremation Services Facebook Page. Jerry and his family request that guests attending wear their gameday attire of his favorite teams: Vikings, Huskers, Jackrabbits, and Twins.

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