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The Winner Junior Teeners downed Chamberlain 18-7 in the Regional tournament in Winner.

“Aaron Gilchrist pitched a gem of game,” said coach Jon Hanson. Brady Fritz and Kameron Meiners came in relief to close out the game.
Leading the way on the offensive side were Brady Fritz with 3 hits and 4 runs, Oscar Pravecek with 3 hits and Colby Kaiser with 4 hits.

Winner’s season came to a close at the hands of Wagner by score of 10-7.

Fritz pitched the entire game and had 5 strikeouts. Fritz and Pravecek each had 2 hits.
“I am proud of the kids for battling all season,” said Hanson. “We ended the season with a record of 14-8 and we only had 2 bad losses on the season.
“It was a pleasure coaching these boys. I saw improvement in every single one of the players from the beginning to the end of the season,” said Hanson.

Winner/Colome Legion baseball team won the Region 4B title with an 11-8 victory over Wagner on Saturday.  With the victory, the Royals advance to the State Class B tournament which starts Friday in Webster.  Winner/Colome will play Milbank at 5 p.m.

Ty Bolton started on the mound for the Royals in the Championship game as he pitched four innings, giving up 7 runs (3 earned) on 3 hits, 6 walks and 3 strikeouts.  Kelly O’Bryan earned the win in relief pitching 5 innings and giving up 1 unearned run on 2 hits, 1 walk and 5 strikeouts.

Drew DeMers had 4 singles, 4 RBIs and scored 3 runs. Nick Lantz had 3 singles and 2 RBIs. Reed Harter had 2 singles and 3 runs scored. Riley Calhoon had 2 singles and 3 runs scored.

In the second game of the regional, Winner/Colome defeated Platte 11-10.

DeMers had 3 singles and 3 RBIs. Reed Harter had a triple, single and 4 runs scored and Kelly OBryan had 2 singles and 3 RBIs. Nick Lantz had a double and 4 RBIs.

In pitching, Reed Harter threw 6 2/3 inning to earn the win. He gave up no runs with 5 walks and 8 strikeouts. Ty Bolton started the game and gave up 8 runs (7 earned) on 4 hits, 6 walks and 2 strikeouts.

In the semifinal game to advance to the finals, Winner/Colome defeated Parkston 6-4 in 12 innings.

Harter had 2 RBI double in the top of the 12th inning to give the Royals the lead. Calhoon had a double and 2 singles. Harter finished with a double, single, 2 runs scored. DeMers had a double, single and 2 runs scored.
In pitching, Carter Brickman started the game and pitches 6 2/3 innings and gave up 2 unearned runs on 5 hits, 2 walks and 5 strikeouts.

Harter earned the win in relief pitching 4 1/3 inning and giving up 2 runs on 7 hits, 2 walks and 4 strikeouts.
O’Bryan earned the save pitching the 12th inning and striking out 2.

Weber said Winner trailed by 8 runs early against Platte and really battled in a marathon game against Parkston. “This is kind of indicative of the never give up attitude that our players have had since the beginning of the club ball season. It is an honor to make a state tournament and I’m so proud of our guys for coming up big and reaching this milestone,” said Weber.

Winner Teeners defeated Gregory 6-5 on July 12 in Winner.

Levi McClanahan was the winning pitcher and leading hitter was McClanahan with a double and single.
The Winner Teeners defeated Platte 9-0 in a rain shortened game on July 7.  Cale Meiners was the winning pitcher. Leading hitters were Meiners, Ty Bolton and McClanahan with 2 singles.

On July 8, Winner defeated Chamberlain 2-1 with Bolton as the winning pitcher. Leading hitters were Meiners with a double and a single.

Winner Teeners played in a tournament in Sioux Falls July 9-11.  Winner was the only Teener team in this junior Legion tournament.

In the first game, Winner fell to Sioux Falls East Junior Legion 4-3. Carter Brickman was the losing pitcher. Leading hitters were Meiners, Phillip Jorgensen and Shea Connot with 2 singles each

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On July 10, Apple Valley, Minn., Junior Legion defeated Winner 14-6.   McClanahan was the losing pitcher. Brickmam had a double and single, Meiners and Nick Lantz hit 2 singles.

On July 10, Sleepy Eye, Minn., Junior Legion defeated Winner 12-11.  McClanahan was the losing pitcher. Riley Calhoon and Meiners had 4 singles, McClanahan, double and single.

On July 11, Brandon Valley Junior Legion defeated Winner 6-3.  Meiners was the losing pitcher. Lantz and Brickman each hit a double and a single.

Winner-Colome Legion baseball team opened play in the Regional tournament with a 10-4 victory over Wagner on July 13.

Kelly O’Bryan earned the win on the mound pitching 7 innings and giving up 4 runs on 8 hits, 5 walks and 4 strikeouts.  Drew DeMers pitched the final two innings in relief.

DeMers had two triples, a single, 4 RBIs and scored 2 runs.  Cameron Biggins had a double and a single.  Ty Bolton had two singles and Reed Harter and Levi McClanahan each had triples.

The Regional is being played in Wagner.

Last Thursday the Winner Junior Teeners took down Chamberlain 11-7.

Evan Farner came in relief of Fred Whiting and picked up the win. Brady Fritz had three hits with one being an inside the park home run. Oscar Pravecek, Fred Whiting and Kolbie Osborn had 2 hits each.

Winner lost a close game to Mission 13-12. Sharing pitching duties were Jesse Colson, Oscar Pravecek and Fred Whiting.  Whiting and Osborn each had 3 hits and Zach Bohnet had 2 hits.

The Winner Junior Teeners went into the regional with a 13-7 record.

Alexandria won the Sunshine League with a sweep of two games over Winner/Colome Sunday at Leahy Bowl.
Alexandria won the first game 10-0 and the second game 9-4.
The two wins gave Alexandria the Sunshine League regular season title as the team finished league play with a 15-0 record.
Derek Graesser took the loss for Winner/Colome in the first game. Final score was 10-0; Graesser allowed 10 runs on 10 hits with seven strikeouts.  Austin Richey had the lone hit for the Pheasants.
In the second game, J. J. Farner took the loss in 5 1/3 innings by a score of 9-4.  Geno Katz had two RBIs for Winner/Colome in the loss.

Winner/Colome American Legion baseball team played four games in a tournament recently in Sioux Falls.
In the first game, Sioux Falls Post 15 West defeated Winner/Colome 7-2. Reed Harter pitched the whole game giving up seven runs (3 earned) on 9 hits, 4 walks and 5 strikeouts.
Riley Calhoon had 2 singles and two RBIs. Levi McClanahan had a double.
In the second game, Eden Prairie defeated Winner/Colome 13-2. Drew DeMers, Riley Calhoon and Levi McClanahan all pitched for the Royals.   Nick Lantz had 2 singles, Calhoon had an RBI double.
In the third game, Milbank defeated Winner/Colome 5-1.   Kelly O’Bryan threw the entire game giving up five runs (4 earned) on 9 hits, 2 walks and 5 strikeouts.Jordan Turgeon had an RBI single.
In game 4, Winner/Colome defeated Beresford 4-3. O’Bryan scored the game winning run on a suicide squeeze by Riley Calhoon in the bottom of the 7th inning.  Harter earned the win in relief pitching two innings with one strikeout.   Nick Lantz started on the mound and threw five innings giving up 3 runs on six hits, 2 walks and 2 strikeouts.  O’Bryan had 3 singles, Calhoon had 2 singles. Harter scored two runs.
On July 6, Winner/Colome defeated Ainsworth, Neb., 6-3 in four innings. The game was suspended due to weather.  Cameron Biggins earned the win on the mound pitching 3 2/3 innings giving up 3 runs (2 earned) on 2 hits, 10 walks and 5 strikeouts. Kelly O’Bryan came in and got the last out of the fourth inning to earn the save.
Biggins had a 2 RBI double. O’Bryan reached base three times and scored 2 runs. Drew DeMers had an RBI single.

The Winner Junior Teeners lost a hard fought battle to a tough Gregory team 10-3.

Brady Fritz and Evan Farner shared pitching duties.

Winner could only manage 3 total hits coming from Preston Norrid, Colby Kaiser and Jesse Colson.

On July 6, the Junior Teeners defeated Platte 6-4. Aaron Gilchrist went the distance and threw five solid innings and only gave up 4 hits. Colby Kaiser had a single and scored 2 runs and Kolbie Osborn reached base safely twice with a single and a walk.

Valentine, Neb., Legion baseball team nipped Winner/Colome in a high scoring game June 28 in Winner. Valentine won the game 22-21.

Pitching for the Royals were Ryan Sherman, Cameron Biggins and Dalton Baker.

Leading hitters were Biggins with 2 doubles, Reed Harter with a double and 2 singles; Carter Brickman with 3 singles, Ryan Sherman with 2 singles and Dalton Baker with 2 singles.

The Teeners defeated Colome 1-0 on Monday June 27.

Nick Lantz was the winning pitcher.  Leading hitters were Riley calhoon and Cale Meiners with 2 singles.

Winner defeated Ainsworth, Neb. 17-5 on Thursday.

Cale Meiners was the winning pitcher. Riley Calhoon had 3 hits, Levi McClanahan and Cale Meiners two hits and Nick Lantz a double and a single.