Congratulations to the Dell Rapids’ Minnehaha Funeral Home LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM. They took 1st Place at the Brandon Sunshine Tournament held June 16-17, 2012. Coaches – Mike Ellingson and Greg Gullickson
Mogen 13-14 Teeners Defeat Flandreau
Dell Rapids scored four runs in the top of the 7th to break open a close game and defeat Flandreau 7-3 June 19.
Casey Hansen picked up the win after pitching the first three innings and giving up just one unearned run. Hansen allowed two hits, one walk and struck out one. Elijah Story followed with 1 1/3 innings of solid middle relief. Story allowed one run, two hits, one walk and struck out one. Ty Hoglund picked up the save with 2 2/3 innings of relief. He struck out five and gave up three hits and one run.
Hoglund, Brett Mogen and Mason Peter each collected two hits. Ross Wiebenga, Josh Parrott and Eric Klein all singled.
Dell Rapids is 6-1 on the season and plays Colton tonight.
Mudcats still #1 in Class B Amateur Baseball
The Dell Rapids Mudcats remained the top team in the Class B Amateur Baseball polls again this week. Canova (#3) and Salem (#5) also remained in the polls this week, and another Cornbelt League team, Harrisburg, entered the polls tied at #10.
Brandon Valley jumped ahead of Renner this week to take the top spot in Class A.
Class B
1. Dell Rapids Mudcats
2. Crofton, NE
3. Canova
4. Redfield
5. Salem
6. Parkston Mudcats
7. Wynot, NE
8. Dimock-Emery
9. Clark
10. Larchwood, IA
10. Harrisburg
Class A
1. Brandon Valley
2. Renner Monarchs
3. Pierre
4. Sioux Falls
5. Yankton
5. Vermillion Red Sox
Mick Hoglund Named Coach of the Year
Dell Rapids boys golf coach Mick Hoglund has been named Boys Golf Coach of the year by the South Dakota Coaches Association. The award will be given to Hoglund at the state coaches convention in Aberdeen on July 18th.
Mudcats Defeat Humboldt
The Dell Rapids Mudcats defeated Humboldt 19-2 in Cornbelt League action Thursday night. The Mudcats got out to an early lead by scoring nine runs in the top of the 1st inning highlighted by Tom Pischke’s first career grand slam. Jesse Kurtenbach and Jimmie Bauer also homered for the Mudcats. Aaron Johnson got the win on the mound giving up two runs, one earned, in five innings of work.
The #1 Dell Rapids Mudcats will play host to #3 Salem at 7:30 at Rickeman Field in a battle of top 10 teams.
Mudcats #1 in Class B Amateur Baseball Polls
The South Dakota Amateur Baseball polls were released for this week, and the Dell Rapids Mudcats are ranked #1 in Class B. Two other Cornbelt League teams were in the top 10, with Salem ranked 3rd and Canova 8th. The Renner Monarchs were ranked #1 in the Class A polls this week.
Class B
1. Dell Rapids Mudcats
2. Crofton, NE
3. Salem
4. Redfield
5. Garretson
6. Dimock-Emery
7. Parkston Mudcats
8. Canova
9. Wynot, NE
10. Clark A’s
Class A
1. Renner Monarchs
2. Brandon Valley
3. Pierre
4. Yankton
5. Vermillion
5. Sioux Falls Saints
Dell Rapids Finishes 2nd in I-29 League Tourney
Dell Rapids (Mogen) B Teeners finished second in the I-29 League Tournament in Flandreau June 10 from a field of 22 teams.
Dell Rapids finished 4-0 in pool play before losing to champion Humboldt/Hartford in the title game 10-7.
Humboldt/Hartford 10, Dell Rapids 7
Ross Wiebenga led the Dell Rapids offense with two hits. Josh Parrot had a single and 2 RBI. Ty Hoglund, Casey Hansen, Brett Mogen, Adrian Juba and Eric Klein all singled.
Brett Mogen took the loss pitching the first four innings. Nate McKee and Hoglund pitched in relief.
Dell Rapids 5, Madison/White 4
In a game of two 3-0 teams, Dell Rapids came from behind to win the pool to advance to the title game.
Madison scored four in the first inning before Hoglund pitched four shutout innings to get the win. He allowed five hits and struck out ten in five innings.
Hansen, Mogen, Weibenga and Parrott each had a hit to lead the offense.
Dell Rapids 10, Canistota/Salem 1
Mogen allowed two hits and one unearned run in three innings of pitching. He struck out eight.
Elijah Story led the offense with two singles. Hansen, Mogen, Mason Peter, Wiebenga and Adrian Juba each singled.
Dell Rapids 17, Harrisburg Gold 8
Starting pitcher Hoglund staked Dell Rapids to a 13-0 lead after two innings. Harrisburg stormed back with 8 runs in the third off of three relief pitchers.
McKee struck out five of the final six Harrisburg hitters to preserve the win for Dell Rapids.
Mogen had three hits and three RBI to lead the Dell Rapids offense. Peter hit a home run and single and added three RBI. McKee had two hits and Hoglund, Hansen, Klein, Parrott, Wiebenga, Juba and Thomas Schuring all contributed a single to the 14-hit effort.
Dell Rapids is 5-1 on the season and plays Wednesday, June 13 at 7:00 PM in Dell Rapids versus Madison/Red.
PBR Ends Mudcats Winning Streak
Last night in a battle between the two Dell Rapids amateur baseball teams, PBR ended the Mudcats eight game winning streak with a win by a score of 5-2 at Rickeman Field. The Mudcats drop to 9-2 on the year and 7-2 in the Cornbelt League. PBR improves to 5-4 in the Cornbelt League with the win.
Andy Dunn pitched seven innings for PBR giving up five hits, two runs while striking out six. Landon Klock pitched the final two innings to close out the game. Dunn and Klock combined to hold the Mudcats hitless after the sixth inning. Kevin Krull had a double for the PBR offense and Scott Lebrun had a 2 RBI single. Mark Houck had a double and a single for the Mudcats.
PBR will be in Tea Sunday afternoon for a double-header starting at 4:00 pm. The Mudcats will host Canistota for a double-header starting at 2:00 pm.
| R | H | E | |
| PBR | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Mudcats | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Mudcats Move to 7-1 in Cornbelt League
Dell Rapids Mudcats defeated Salem, 10-6, on Tuesday night and maintain a slight lead in the Cornbelt standings. With the win, the Mudcats are 7-1 in league play while Canova is 6-1. Canova will host Humboldt tonight while other games include Colman at Canistota, Madison at Flandreau, Lennox at Harrisburg, Salem at Tea, and the Mudcats and PBR playing one another. Scores from tonight’s (Thursday) action will be posted Friday under the ‘sports tab’.
Dells Soccer
The 2012 Summer Challenge Soccer program is right around the corner, and there are several spots still open to both boys and girls in grades Pre-School thru 5th. If you are interested in playing soccer with us please contact Joni Smith at josmith@sfcss.org for more information. Soccer is every Tuesday and Thursday in July from 7:00pm to 8:00pm, and the sign-up deadline is June 13th.