Winner/Colome Legion baseball team came up with two wins Saturday and Sunday on their home field at Leahy Bowl.
Saturday evening in a marathon extra inning game, the Royals came back to win 11-10 in the bottom of the 11th inning over Parkston.
Offense was dominate as Winner/Colome defeated Platte/Geddes 12-10 Sunday afternoon at Leahy Bowl.
Winner/Colome Legion baseball team defeated Martin and Mission in games played on June 22.
The Royals defeated Martin 12-8.
Cameron Biggins earned the win on the mound pitching 6 innings and giving up 7 runs on 7 hits, 9 walks and 3 strikeouts.
Leading batters were Matt Campbell with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored. Kelly O’Bryan had a double, single, 3 runs scored and 2 stolen bases. Phillip Jorgensen had a double, single and 3 RBIs.
In the second game, Winner defeated Mission 11-8.
Ryan Sherman earned the win in relief pitching 3 innings and giving up 2 runs on 1 hit, 3 walks and 3 strikeouts.
Kelly O’Bryan had 2 singles, 2 runs scored, 2 RBI and 3 stolen bases. Jayden Schroeder had a double and 2 RBIs.
The Winner/Colome Legion baseball team played in a tournament in Aberdeen Friday through Sunday.
The Royals won three of the four games.
In the first game on Friday, Winner/Colome was defeated by Aberdeen 8-0 in five innings. Carter Brickman pitched 4 innings giving up 8 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits and 1 strikeout. Riley Calhoon and Jordan Turgeon each had singles.
In the second game, Winner/Colome defeated Mobridge 7-2. Ty Bolton earned the win on the mound pitching 4 innings giving up 1 run with 5 walks and 4 strikeouts. Drew DeMers earned the save in relief pitching 3 innings, giving up 1 run on 2 hits with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts. Riley Calhoon had a triple and two runs scores. Reed Harter had a double and Drew DeMers had a single and two runs scored.
In the third game, Winner/Colome defeated Jamestown, N.D., 7-3. Kelly O’Bryan earned the win pitching 7 innings and giving up 3 runs on 5 hits, 5 walks and 7 strikeouts. O’Bryan had a double, single and 3 runs scores. Reed Harter had a single and 2 runs scored.
In game 4, the Royals defeated Milbank 3-2. Harter earned the win pitching 7 innings and giving up 2 runs on 5 hits, 5 walks and 2 strikeouts. Harter had a double and a single and Cameron Biggins had a 2 singles.
“We kind of laid an egg in game one against a very good Aberdeen team with a few very uncharacteristic errors but I was pleased with the way we rebounded to win three straight against some stiff competition,” said coach Drew Weber.
He said Jamestown is one of the leading teams in their class in North Dakota and Milbank is one of the front runners to win this year’s Legion title so earning victories over them was very special.
The Winner 18U girls softball team traveled to Pierre this weekend and played in the Oahe Power Surge fastpitch softball tournament. The Winner girls came home with a second place.
After some tough games in pool play, the girls battled back in the bracket portion of the tournament.
Winner defeated Platte to get into the championship game. Winner girls fell to Brandon Blast in the championship.
The Winner 12U team won first place in the silver division of the Oahe Power Surge fastpitch softball tournament in Pierre June 25-26.
Winner beat Pierre Bombers 21-10 on Saturday. Alex Bohnet earned the player of the game award. Winner than played Rapid City Wicked and Winner lost 11-7. Aleya Miller was chosen as player of the game.
The final game on Saturday Winner played Burke and lost 15-14. Kelbi Meiners was chosen as the player of the game.
There were 12 teams in the 12U division and so Sunday teams were split into gold and silver divisions based on pool play Saturday.
Winner’s first game on Sunday was against Pierre Bombers and Winner won 11-3 which placed them in the championship game.
In the championship, Winner faced the Pierre Fireballs and earned first place in the silver division with a score of 13-5.
Windsor Barry and Riley Frazier of the Winner High School football team will play in the South Dakota High School football all-star game at 1 p.m. on July 9 in the Dakota Dome in Vermillion.
Vernon Earl Thomas Jr., 75 of Greeley, CO went to be with his Lord and
Savior on June 20, 2016. He passed away due to complications of a
massive stroke.
He was born on October 22, 1940 in Valentine, NE to Vernon Earl and Ida
Louise (Mizner) Thomas. He was the youngest of 5 children.
Vern married Erma Allshouse on June 7, 1959 in Valentine, NE. In 1969
they moved to Pierre, SD where Vern managed the Credit Bureau, sold real
estate and ran the Terrace Motel. In 1982 they moved to Eaton, CO where
Vern sold cars at Garnsey & Wheeler for 20 years before retiring in
2002. Soon after, he had the pleasure of driving part-time for Tanco
Engineering, it was his dream retirement job. Vern traveled all over the
US enjoying all the folks he met along the way.
He was a member of the Fellowship Church in Greeley, CO and belonged to
various clubs and organizations, of which CBMC was instrumental in
strengthening his faith in Jesus.
Hastings resident, Joshua M. “Josh” Hedlund, 18, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016 in Hastings, Nebraska, as the result of an automobile accident.
Josh was born February 28, 1998 in Hastings, Nebraska to Don Hedlund & Susan (Brophy) Steinkruger. He was homeschooled from 8th grade through the 12th grade and graduated May 15, 2016. Josh planned to attend Central Community College for welding.
Josh worked at Rival’s in the kitchen and was a member of St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church. He enjoyed spending time with friends and family, and working at Rival’s. Josh was a very caring person with a huge heart and will be deeply missed by his family and friends.
Charles Douglas “Doug” Allison 67 of Indianapolis, IN., died June 24, 2016. Doug was born on April 9, 1949 in Winner, South Dakota to Charles Al and Leota V. (Ticknor) Allison. Doug was a General Manager for General Hotels Corporation for 23 years and he was a member of the Chapel Hill United Methodist Church.
Doug was preceded in death by his beautiful wife Kathryn Kay (Crosswhite) Allison and his father Charles Al Allison.
Calling is scheduled for Thursday June 30, 2016 at Flanner and Buchanan-Speedway: 2950 North High School Road Speedway, IN 46224 from 4pm to 8pm. Funeral Services will be on Friday July 1, 2016 at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church at 3pm, proceeded by a short visitation beginning at 2pm. Chapel Hill United Methodist Church is located at 963 North Girl School Road Indianapolis, IN 46214.
The public will have a chance to see the new seating at Leahy Bowl of Winner when an open house is held on Monday, June 27. The Winner Junior Teeners and Teeners will host the Colome Junior Teeners and Teeners that night starting at 6 p.m. There will be free admission that night. In addition, there will be a Little League recognition.
The new grandstand replaces the old wooden bleachers which served Leahy Bowl well for many years. However, there was rot found on some of the support columns. As a safety issue, the decision was made to tear down the wooden bleachers.
Divine Concrete of Bonesteel was the contractor on the grandstand project.
The new grandstand is made out of concrete and will allow seating for decades as people come to Leahy Bowl to watch their favorite teams in action. The summer is busy at Leahy Bowl with Junior Teener, Teener, Legion and amateur baseball games. Winner also hosts post season games. Prior to the start of the summer season, Leahy Bowl is the home of the Winner/Colome club baseball team. This year the Royals won the state championship in Sioux Falls.
The new grandstand will have two rows of open concrete space for people to bring their lawn chairs and set and enjoy the game. There will be a couple of rows of aluminum seats which will have backs and there are two rows of stadium seats which were formerly used at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md.
The seats were purchased from Archer Seating in New Jersey. This firm sells surplus stadium seats from stadiums that have been renovated or demolished. A baseball fan saw the seats for sale from Archer Seating. He told the city of the opportunity to get the seats. The city purchased about 80 stadium seats.
Winner has a historic connection to the Orioles due to Jim Palmer who played 19 years with the Orioles. Palmer played in the Basin League in Winner. The Basin League was home to future professional players and amateurs. Winner was one of the teams in the Basin League and saw several players who went on to the majors get their start right here at Leahy Bowl.
So it is neat that seats from Camden Yards will have a permanent home in Winner.
This is a connection to the Baltimore Orioles that will last forever and Winner is fortunate to have a part of this history in its new grandstand. The iconic Leahy Bowl was the home of some great Basin League players who went on to play in the majors.
So as you sit in these stadium seat, close your eyes and just image Jim Palmer, Jim Lonborg who played for the Boston Red Sox and Merv Rettenmund who played with the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres and the California Angels in their college hay day playing on Leahy Bowl.
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