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Winner/Colome American Legion baseball team split a pair of games Saturday in Winner.

The Royals were defeated 1-0 by Parkston in the first game.

Jackson Kinzer had the lone hit for the Royals.

Ty Bolton pitched seven innings with one unearned run, 6 hits, 2 walks and 10 strikeouts.

In the second game the Royals played they defeated Wagner 7-1.

Levi McClanahan had a double and 2 runs, Kinzer, an RBI double and Cale Meiners, a single and 2 runs.

Carter Brickman pitched all seven innings giving up one run, 1 hit, 3 walks, 9 strikeouts.

“I thought our pitching was fantastic all day,” said coach Drew Weber. “Ty and Carter threw great games and put us in spots to be successful We didn’t make quite enough plays against Parkston and our bats didn’t show up but we played much better against Wagner.

“We need to bring a little more consistency game in and game out but we have the pieces to make a run in the post season,” said Weber.

The next action for the Legion will be a make-up game with Valentine, Neb., on July 5 at 7:30 p.m. at home.

On July 8 the Legion will play in Garretson.

The Winner Jr. Legion traveled to Martin to take on the Bennett Co. Legion team on Wednesday night, June 27.

Winner won Game 1 by a score of 11-9.

Offensively Kolbie Osborn went 2 for 2 with a run scored. Adam Cole was 2 for 3 with 2 RBI’s and 2 runs scored. Zach Bohnet was 1 for 3, scoring 3 runs and driving in another 2. Jesse Colson also had 2 RBI’s.

Aaron Gilchrist started on the mound and went 3 innings, giving up 2 earned runs on one hit while striking out 6 batters. Phil Jorgensen closed the final inning allowing one hit and no runs.

Winner took Game 2 as well by a score of 16-4. The game ended after the 5th due to the 10-run rule.

Offensively Oscar Pravecek led the way going 2 for 2 with 2 RBI’s and driving in 2 runs. Dalton Baker went 3 for 4 scoring 3 runs and an RBI. Colby Kaiser was 3 for 5 driving in a run and scoring twice. Kameron Meiners and Shea Connot each had 2 hits and scored 2 runs.

Jacob Beckers was the starting pitchers and pitched 2.2 innings, giving up one run on no hits, while walking 6 and striking out 7. Evan Farner and Oscar Pravecek finished up on the mound.

Winner lost Game 1  to Stanley County by a score of 6-0.

Offensively Joren Bruun was 2 for 3 at the plate. Jesse Colsen and Colby Kaiser had the only two other hits.

Joren Bruun started on the mound and pitched 1.2 innings giving up one unearned run on one hit while striking out 3. Bruun was on a strict pitch count which led to the short outing. Aaron Gilchrist and Bosten Morehart pitched the final 2.1 innings, neither allowing an earned run as Winner committed 5 errors in the field.

Winner defeated Stanley Co. by a score of 16-3. The game was called in the 5th inning due to the 10-run rule.

Offensively Oscar Pravecek went 3 for 3 with 3 RBI’s and was hit by a pitch twice. Fred Whiting went 2 for 4 and drove in 4 runs. Evan Farner was 2 for 3 with two RBI’s as well.

Kameron Meiners started on the mound and pitched 3 innings, giving up 2 runs (0 earned) on three hits while striking out 4. Jacob Beckers and Bosten Morehart pitched the final two innings in relief, neither giving up an earned run.

With the win we move to 13-3 on the season.

The next game is Wednesday July 4 at Gregory. Game time is 6 p.m.

Winner Junior Teeners played Tyndall in a double header June 23 at Leahy Bowl. Tyndall won both games.

In the first game, Tyndall won 2-1.

Winner took the lead with a 1-0 score in the third inning with Tyndall scoring two runs in the fifth inning.

Ethan Bartels pitched all five innings.

Leading hitters were Pierce Nelson, 1-3; Aiden Barfuss, 1-2; Ethan Bartels, 1-2; Adam Bohnet, 1-2 with a double and Ashton Klein, 1-2.

In the second game, Winner Junior Teeners were nipped 11-10.

Bartels had a double and Barfuss belted a triple. Other hitters were Nelson, 1-3; Riley Orel, 1-3; Austin Wheadon, 1-3. Also getting a hit for Winner were Ashton Klein, Silas Chasing Hawk and Justin Hausmann.

Pitching in this game were Coy Brickman, Klein and Chasing Hawk.

Winner Junior Teeners defeated Valentine, Neb., 13-0 in the first game of a doubleheader June 26 in Winner.

Justin Hausmann pitched four innings.

Winner had a lot of success at the plate. Leading hitters were: Michael Olson, 2-2; Pierce Nelson, 1-3; Aiden Barfuss, 3-3; Charley Pravecek, 3-3; Ethan Bartels, 1-3; Adam Bohnet, 2-3; Ashton Klein, 1-1; Riley Orel, 1-1.

In the second game, Valentine defeated the Winner Junior Teeners 4-2.

Pitchers were Pierce Nelson and Charley Pravecek.

Orel and Bohnet had hits for Winner.

Winner Junior Teeners defeated Colome 9-1 on June 28.

Winner scored three runs each in the first and four innings.

Leading hitters were Pierce Nelson, 2-3; Aiden Barfuss, 2-3; Ethan Bartels, 1-2; Owen Duffy, 1-2 and Riley Orel, 1-2.  For Colome, Jack Peters and Hayden Thieman each had a hit.

Pitching for Winner were Ethan Bartels and Silas Chasing Hawk.  Joey Cole pitched for Colome.

In the second game, Colome won 8-6.

Winner Junior Teeners played two games in Sturgis this weekend.

Sturgis defeated Winner 14-4 in the first game on Saturday.

Aiden Barfuss had Winner’s lone hit and was 1-3 in the game.

Pitching in this game were Justin Hausmann and Charley Pravecek.

In the second game, Newcastle, Wyo., defeated Winner 10-8.  The fifth inning was big for Winner as they scored four runs.

Owen Duffy hit a double and Aiden Barfuss belted a triple. Other leading hitters were Pierce Nelson, 2-2; Charley Pravecek, 2-3; Ethan Bartels, 1-2.

Pitching for Winner were Barfuss and Bartels.

 (Matt Gade / Republic)

Winner/Colome amateur baseball team defeated Mt. Vernon 9-5 on Thursday at Leahy Bowl.

Derek Graesser took down 15 batters in the Sunshine League victory. Graesser gave up five hits and five runs.

Drew Weber had three of the team’s 11 hits.

Reed Harter had a single, a double and drove in a three runs. Austin Calhoon and Austin Richey each had two hits. Geno Katz added a double. Zach Harter hit a single and Kelly O’Bryan drove in two runs.

Winner/Colome is 12-1 overall and 8-1 in the Sunshine League. They are tied with Alexandria Angels for No. 1 in Class B.

Dimock/Emery nipped Winner/Colome amateur baseball team 3-2 Sunday in Emery.

Conner Hopkins took the loss for the Pheasants over nine innings.

Austin Richey had a hit and RBI while Kelly O’Bryan led the team with two hits.

Winner/Colome will travel to Platte on Thursday and will play in a benefit tournament in Mitchell on Saturday. The Pheasants will play the final game against Sioux Falls Brewers.

Winner/Colome will be at home on Sunday when they host Parkston at 5 p.m.

Winner/Colome Legion baseball team was shutout by Platte-Geddes 6-0 on June 19 in Winner.

In hitting, Jackson Kinzer and Chase Dufek each had a single.

In pitching, Levi McClanahan pitched four innings, giving up 5 runs on 5 hits with 2 walks. Chase Dufek pitched 3 innings with 1 run, 1 hit, 2 walks and 2 strikeouts.

“We just are not playing very good baseball right now,” said coach Drew Weber.

“We can put things together in bits and pieces but we just haven’t really put a full game together. This was our first game in which we had our full team there, which helps, but we need our pitchers to throw more strikes and our defense to be able to limit errors better. We have plenty of time to put things together,” said Weber.

On Thursday the Winner Junior Legion team traveled to Onida for a double-header against Sully Buttes.

In game 1, Winner won 7-3.
Jacob Beckers started on the mound and threw 3 innings, allowing 1 run. Fred Whiting and Phil Jorgensen pitched in relief.
Offensively, Jesse Colsen had 2 hits and scored 2 runs. Beckers had a hit and a walk to go along with 2 runs scored. Tyler Olson, Bosten Morehart, Adam Cole all contributed hits as well.

In game two, Winner won 9-7.
Joren Bruun started on the hill and pitched 2 innings. Kameron Meiners, Evan Farner, and Phil Jorgensen all pitched in relief, as Winner worked with a strict pitch count in preparation for Sunday’s round-robin.
At the plate Colby Kaiser had a big night, going 3 for 5 with two home runs and 3 RBI’s said coach Kory Foss.
Fred Whiting was 3 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBI’s as well. Oscar Pravecek, Farner, Jorgensen, and Meiners added hits as well.

“I saw a lot of good things in our two games in Onida, and it’s great to get out of there with two wins. At the same time, we struggled in certain areas and understand there’s always room for improvement. In the first game we got to start some guys who maybe haven’t gotten as much playing time at certain points, and I thought they really did a nice job. It’s one of the reasons I really appreciate having double-headers like this, because I know I can everyone involved. It’s not always easy having a roster of 17 and trying to work everyone into one 7-inning game while trying to find a way to win,” said the coach

Foss added: “The second game had a little bit of everything. We had a couple nice innings to start, but left the bases loaded in each of the first three innings. That’s happened often lately, where we fail to put a team away early and as a result end up in a close game at the end. We went into the 7th ahead 9-3 but they really made it a ballgame and it was more nerve wracking than it had to be.”

Sunday Winner defeated Wagner 6-3 at home.
Joren Bruun threw 6 2/3 innings on the mound. Kameron Meiners finished the game.
On offense Meiners had 2 hits and 2 RBI’s. Oscar Pravecek had 2 hit’s and an RBI. Fred Whiting also added a hit and RBI.

“Joren threw just a phenomenal game. Probably the best start we’ve had so far this year. He located his fastball well, and his curve had nice bite to it. He met his pitch limit with 2 outs in the 7th so Kameron came in to finish the game.

“We missed some plays in the field and had a couple mental lapses that led to a few runs and probably ran up Joren’s pitch count higher than it had to be. I told the kids the first 4 innings of this game was probably the best we’ve looked so far this year, they were crisp in the field, battled at the plate, and Joren was humming. But we struggled in the field after that, and it’s important for the kids to know if we’re going to win the big games at the end of the year when it really matters, we need to be sharp for all 7 innings, not 4 or 5,” said Foss

With the win Winner moved to 10-2 on the year.
The Junior Legion was supposed to play Stanley County later on Sunday night but it was cancelled due to the weather.

The next game is Wednesday (June 27) at Bennett County at 6 p.m. central.

John Halverson and Anthony Husher were the champions of the Frontier Motors Open at the Winner Country Club on Saturday.

Second place in the championship flight went to Fisher and Larson with Godel and Godel taking third.

Winners of the first flight were Benedict and Goodell with Aaker and Gardner taking second and Calhoon and Neugebauer taking third.

Winners of the second flight were Beehler and Kaiser. Second place went to Miller and Schmidt with Cahoy and Mathis taking third.

The champions of the third flight were Haley and Haley. Second place went to Cahoy and Witt with Berg and Schlomer taking third.

It was a busy weekend for the Winner Junior Teeners as they hosted the annual Father’s Day tournament at Leahy Bowl.

On Saturday, Winner defeated Onida 5-3.

Winner scored four runs in the third inning.

Leading hitters were Aiden Barfuss, 1-3; Owen Duffy, 1-2; Adam Bohnet, 1-2.

Justin Hausmann was the pitcher for the local team.

Sunday morning, Wagner nipped Winner 6-5.

Winner took an early 3-0 lead with Wagner coming back to tie the game at 3-3.

Leading hitters for Winner were Pierce Nelson, Aiden Barfuss, Charlie Pravecek, Adam Bohnet, all 1-3. Justin Hausmann was 1-1.

Pitching for Winner were Pierce Nelson, Coy Brickman and Charley Pravecek.

In the third and fourth place game Sunday afternoon, Winner fell to Platte-Geddes 12-1 in the third and fourth place game of the Father’s Day tournament in Winner.

Winner’s run came in the second inning.

Aiden Barfuss was 1-2 at the plate and Adam Bohnet was 1-1. Barfuss had a double.

Pitching in this game were Barfuss, Silas Chasing Hawk and Ashton Klein.

Winner Junior Teeners defeated Mission 10-4 in a game Thursday in Mission.

Winner’s big inning was in the third when they scored five runs.

Leading hitters were Pierce Nelson, Ashton Klein, Riley Orel, Kaden Bennett and Adam Bohnet, all with one.

Pitching for Winner were Nelson, Orel and Coy Brickman.

Winner Junior Legion defeated Hamlin 8-4 Thursday at Leahy Bowl.

On offense, Kameron Meiners was 1-2 with two walks and an RBI. Fred Whiting was 1-4 with 2 RBIs and Phil Jorgensen was 1-4 and scored three runs.

Joren Bruun started on the mound and pitched 5 inning giving up 3 hits and 1 earned run to go along with 6 strikeoutsKameron Meiners pitched the last 2 innings, allowing one hit and 3 runs (0 earned).

“Our pitchers did a nice job tonight, only allowing 4 hits total, but our defense really struggled and that allowed Hamlin to make it a game late,” said coach Kory Foss. “The errors we had were basic mistakes too, things you expect to improve upon as the season moves forward. These kids know how to field, and they know what they need to do in most situations, so it’s just a matter of putting it all together. We’re 7-2 now, but I don’t think we’ve played close to our best game yet, which tells me that this group has a lot of potential. Now we just need to get our offense and defense on the same page at the same time. So far, when the offense puts up runs the pitching seems to struggle, and vise-versa. We’re not to the halfway point of our season yet, so there is still plenty of time left, but you want to bring your best each time you step on that field,” said Foss.

Winner Junior Legion baseball team lost 5-4 to Wagner on June 12.

On offense, Fred Whiting ws 3-4 with 2 RBIs, Oscar Pravecek was 1-4 with an RBI.
Winner had six hits for the game.

Jacob Beckers started on the mound and pitched 4 1/3rd innings giving up 3 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits and had 6 strikeouts. Evan Farner and Fred Whiting finished the game on the hill in relief, neither giving up an earned run.

“Our offense had a hard time getting going,” said coach Kory Foss.

“After a 3-run, 3-hit 1st inning we only had 3 hits the rest of the way. I credit Wagner’s two pitchers who kept us off balance for the most part, with an effective combination of fastballs and off-speed pitches. We didn’t play particularly well in the field, and some basic mistakes led to 4 unearned runs.

“I thought all three of pitchers threw well and gave us a chance to win, we just didn’t capitalize on it. We led the entire game and had a 1 run lead with 2 outs in the bottom of the 7th, but a hard grounder to shortstop that could have ended the game took a nasty hop and the tying and winning runs scored from 2nd and 3rd when the ball kicked away. It’s a tough way to lose a ball game, but I told the kids we should have never been in that position in the first place, had we played a solid game on offense and defense.

“In the end, I think it’s a good learning situation for our players, as they hopefully discover that anyone can beat anyone on any given night if you don’t come ready to play your best. But we’ll be okay. We’ll bounce back,” said Foss.

Jr. Legion Nipped in Championship Game lost to Gregory 3-2

Joren Bruun 2 for 2 with an RBI and Fred Whiting 1 for 2 with a walk.

Kameron Meiners started on the mound and threw 6 innings giving up 3 runs on 10 hits while striking out 3.
Fred Whiting threw a scoreless 7th inning allowing no hits and striking out one

“We had played Gregory earlier in the year and beat them 9-7, but it was a tough game and we know they’re a solid ball club with some talented players, so it was going to be a good battle. It was close from the get-go as it was tied 2-2 in the 2nd inning. They got a run in the 4th off a couple of our miscues and that was it, neither of us could muster a run the rest of the way. Their guys did a nice job of shutting down our offense which has been putting up some runs recently. Kameron Meiners just battled on the hill for 6 innings for us, and I give him a lot of credit. He didn’t strike out a lot of guys or anything, but he made pitches when he needed to and gave us a chance to win,” said the coach.

“All-in-all, i think it was a great tournament for our kids. We won a big game on Saturday night and then had another close one in the championship game. That’s where you want to be in your home tourney I told the kids, playing in the championship game, and we were able to do that.”

The loss to Gregory was the team’s first loss on the season, as they move to 6-1 on the year.

Winner Junior Legion won by the score of 15-4 over Stanley County. Game ended in the 5th inning due to 10-run rule.

Phil Jorgensen was 2 for 3 with 3 RBI’s.  Jesse Colson was 2 for 2 with an RBI.  Eight different players had at least 1 hit in the game.

Evan Farner started on the mound and threw 2 scoreless innings striking out 3. Aaron Gilchrist and Phil Jorgensen both had scoreless relief appearances.

“We had a pretty good idea going into this one that Stanley County was going to be a bit shorthanded so it was one of those games where you want to try to keep the score at a respectable level while getting in as many of your own subs as possible. We came out and played well, scoring 10 runs in the first inning. From that point on we just wanted to get some game time for subs and we were able to do that so it was a nice way to start the tournament,” said coach Kory Foss.

Winner Junior Legion beat Parkston by a final of 8-7.

Phil Jorgensen was 2 for 4 with 3 RBI’s, Kameron Meiners was 2 for 4 with an RBI, Oscar Provecek was 2 for 4 with an RBI, and Evan Farner was 2 for 4 with 2 RBI’s.

Joren Bruun started on the hill and threw 6 innings giving up 5 runs on 5 hits and struck out 6.  Jacob Beckers threw the last inning, giving up 2 runs on 2 hits.

“This was a fantastic game to be a part of,” said Foss. “Parkston is a very good ball club and we knew it was going to be a battle going in. They jumped out to a 4-0 lead, but we battled back to tie it in the bottom of the 6th. Parkston scored 2 runs in the top of the 7th to take the lead and sent their ace out the mound to close down the game. We knew it was going to be a challenge against their guy, as he’s had some pretty big success at the high level this season, and really has a live arm. We put some guys on with a walk and a couple hustle plays and then Evan Farner had just a huge hit down the line that scored 2 runners and tied the game. We had the winning run on 3rd and Joren Bruun drove him in with a 2-out single up the middle for the walk-off win. It was really just a fun atmosphere as the crowd was into the game and the kids were fired up knowing it was a big win and that we did it against the toughest pitcher we’ve faced so far this year,” said Foss.

(Photo Courtesy of Mitchell Daily Republic)

Winner/Colome amateur baseball team used an eight run sixth inning to fuel a 19-14 Sunshine League win over Parkston Mudcats on Sunday.

Dillon Lambley, Reed Harter and Kelly O’Bryan powered the Pheasants offense with three hits each. Lambley drove in five runs which Harter had four RBIs. O’Bryan knocked in two runs.

In the sixth inning, Harter capped off the scoring with a three run double.

The Pheasants scored two more runs in the seventh inning and three in the eighth.

Parkston scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning.

J. J. Farner earned the win on the mound striking out six batters.

Winner/Colome 16, Wagner 6

Winner/Colome Pheasants defeated Wagner 16-6 in a Sunshine League amateur baseball game on Thursday. The game was called after the seventh inning.

Drew Weber earned the win after striking out six batters and giving up six runs in six innings of pitching.

Kelly O’Bryan and Reed Harter had three hits each and three runs scored. Winner/Colome scored nine runs in the first inning.

Winner/Colome will host Mount Vernon on Thursday in Winner.