Winner Area girls golf team took 10th place at the state tournament in Dell Rapids. The team shot a 817 in the two day tournament June 4-5.
Winner’s Ronae Klein and Wagner’s Caitlyn Simpson tied for 11th place with a 176.
Addy Root tied for 44th with a 201.
Cheyenne Dougherty tied for 65th with a 219.
Sam Marts tied for 68th with a 221.
Rylee Root tied for 72nd with a 228.
Winner/Colome Legion baseball team was nipped by Gregory 8-7 in nine innings on June 6.
“We had one bad inning in the field where our pitchers struggled to throw strikes and that killed us,” said coach Drew Weber. “We also struck out too much at the plate to win games like these.”
At the plate, Riley Calhoon had 3 singles and a triple and Jackson Kinzer had a 2 RBI triple.
The Royals used four pitchers in this game. Chase Dufek pitched 3 innings giving up one run, 2 hits, 2 walks and 5 strikeouts; Calvin Ringing Shield pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up 4 runs, 1 hit, 5 walks; Cale Meiners, pitched 1 1/3 inning giving up 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 walk and 3 strikeouts and Kinzer pitched 3 2/3 innings with 1 unearned run, 2 hits, 2 walks and 7 strikeouts.
“We are still moving guys around and have some missing for other activities but we need to play more sound baseball in order to start getting some wins,” said Weber.
Winner/Colome Legion baseball team played in a tough tournament this weekend in Aberdeen.
In the first game, Huron defeated the Royals 16-6.
Calvin Ringing Shield had 2 hits, Dalton Baker, a double and two RBIs; Chase Dufek and Baker combined to give up 5 earned runs on 7 hits.
In the second game, Aberdeen defeated Winner/Colome 10-7.
Riley Calhoon had a double and single, Ringing Shield, 2 singles, Carter Brickman, RBI double.
Brickman pitched five innings with 7 runs and 5 strikeouts.
In the third game, the Royals defeated Warner, 9-6.
Chase Dufek had a double and a single, Jackson Kinzer, triple and 2 RBIs, Riley Calhoon and Levi McClanahan, a single, 2 runs scored each.
McClanahan pitched five innings with 5 strikeouts.
Milbank nippedWinner/Colome 7-6 in the fourth game for the Royals.
Dufek had 2 singles, 2 RBIs, Calhoon and Baker, both a double; Kinzer, single and 2 RBIs.
Dufek pitched 4 1/3 innings allowing one earned run and 3 strikeouts.
“This was a difficult tournament for us defensively,” said coach Drew Weber. “Our pitchers were a little wild at times and we just didn’t make enough plays in the field to give ourselves a chance to win a close game,” said Weber.
The coach added: “Offensively, we did a really good job of putting the ball in play and had solid production from the entire lineup. We need to get back to our style of play that limits mistakes and throws strikes but we have some time to get things in order,” explained the coach.
The Winner Jr. Legion team defeated Gregory June 4 at Leahy Bowl by a score of 9-7.
After trailing 6-0 early, Winner battled back with a 4-run bottom of the 3rd, and took the lead for good with a 5-run 5th inning.
The offense had a big night, belting out 13 hits, including a 3 for 4 night from Kameron Meiners. Joren Bruun was 2 for 4 with 3 RBI’s, while Phillip Jorgensen added 2 hits (both triples), and 3 RBI’s.
Joren Bruun got the start on the mound and went 4 innings, giving up 6 hits and 7 runs (4 earned), while striking out 3. Jacob Beckers pitched 3 strong innings in relief, giving up just one hit, no runs, and striking out 5.
“The defense struggled early, committing 4 errors, leading to 3 unearned runs. After that, the boys played well in the field, and the offense really picked us up,” said coach Kory Foss.
“ We put a lot of good swings on the ball and found some gaps. It’s always nice when the offense clicks because it seems to pick everyone up and that then carries over to the defensive side,” said Foss.
With the victory, Winner Jr. Legion moves to 3-0 on the year.
Winner Junior Legion baseball team won a high scoring battle June 2 in Platte with an 18-10 victory.
On a day when the winds were swirling, every ball hit in the air was a challenge for fielders and as a result each team committed five errors.
After falling behind 9-6 early, Winner stormed back to outscore Platte 12-1 over the next four innings.
Kameron Meiners got the win on the mound after coming in relief for starter Phillip Jorgensen. Aaron Gilchrist closed the door pitching the final three innings while only giving up one run on three hits.
Winner racked up 13 hits for the day led by Colby Kaiser who was 4-4.
Oscar Pravecek had a big game at the plate as well going 2 for 2 with a two run home run to left while walking three times and scoring five runs.
Fred Whiting was 2-3 with 4 RBI’s including a big double in a four run fourth inning.
Jorgensen went 3-5 with an RBI.
Winner Junior Legion beat Bennett Counties Legion team by a score of 14-4 in 6 innings on June 6. The game was called due to the 10-run rule.
Kameron Meiners was 3 for 5 at the plate with 3 RBI’s. Philip Jorgensen was 2 for 4 with 2 RBI’s. Oscar Pravecek was 2 for 3. Landon Theiman added a hit and an RBI.
Kameron Meiners started and pitched 4 innings, giving up 5 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 5. Fred Whiting pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one.
Overall, it was a good game for our offense with 13 hits said coach Kory Foss. “We’re getting contributions from all parts of our order, as 9 different players had at least 1 hit. Kameron did a nice job on the mound, and didn’t give up a hit until the 4th inning. Fred threw well in his inning of relief, which was nice to see as it was his first time on the mound this summer. The defense played well, and didn’t commit an error, which was encouraging because we’ve struggled with that at times early this season,” said Foss.
With the win Winner moves to 4-0 on the year.
Winner/Colome amateur baseball team snapped Alexandria’s 28 game win string with a 1-0 victory Thursday in Winner.
The Pheasants snapped the win streak which dates back to May 26, 2017 when Winner/Colome also defeated Alexandria, 5-4.
Connor Hopkins, who pitched for Winner/Colome,
fanned 15 batters in a no hitter.
In the fifth inning, Zach Harter scored the go-ahead run on a Trever Vermeulen wild pitch.
Offensively, Harter had a double, Austin Richey recorded two hits and Austin Calhoon had a double.
Winner/Colome amateur baseball team defeated Corsica/Stickney 10-1 Sunday in Corsica.
Winner/Colome outhit Corsica/Stickney 13-7.
Austin Richey hit a two run home run in the fourth inning. The Pheasants scored another run in the fifth, four in the sixth and three in the seventh.
Reed Harter and Austin Calhoon were 3-5 with two RBIs which Zach Harter had two hits.
Derek Graesser got the win on the mound. He struck out nine batters and allowed four hits and two walks.
Winner/Colome, 7-1, will host Wagner on Thursday, June 14, for an 8 p.m. game.
Winner Area girls golf team took second place at the Region 3A tournament in Mitchell on May 29.
Winner Area had a team score of 401.
Winner’s Ronae Klein was the medalist as she beat Parkston’s Tylee Neugebauer by one stroke. They were tied at 43 after nine holes and each had scores of 83 heading into the hole No. 18. Klein recorded five strokes on the final hole to win and had a score of 88. Neugebauer had a score of 89.
Also placing for Winner Area were Addy Root, 8th; Rylee Root, 10th; Sam Marts, 18th; Cheyenne Dougherty, 21st.
All members of the Winner Area team competed at the state meet which started June 4 in Dell Rapids.
There was a nice turnout for the Warrior basketball camp held May 30-31.
There were 25 boys and 24 girls entering 8th to 12th grade at the camp.
NBA boys division
Brandon Volmer, regular season free throw champ, one on one champion
Brady Fritz—regular season free throw runner up, tournament free throw champion and hot shot champion
Joren Bruun—one one one runner up
Kameron Meiners—Hot shot runner up
College boys division
Jackson Vesely—regular season free throw champion
Fred Whiting—one on one champion
Elijah Peterson—one on one runner up
Evan Farner—Regular season free throw runner up
Kolbie Osborn—Hot shot champion, tournament free throw champion
Blake Volmer—hot shot runner up
NBA girls division
Kalla Bertram—regular season free throw champion, one on one runner up
Bella Swedlund—Regular season free throw runner up, one on one champion and hot shot runner up
Madison Thieman—Hot shot champion
Madi Kerner—Tournament free throw champion
College division girls
Kelbi Meiners—regular season free throw champ
Shannon Calhoon—Regular season free throw runner up, hot shot champion, tournament free throw champion
Jenna Hammerbeck—one on one champion
Josey Kludt—one on one runner up
Mackenzie Levi—hot shot runner up
Winner/Colome Legion baseball team was defeated by Parkston 10-4 Sunday.
Leading hitters were Ty Bolton and Riley Calhoon with 2 singles, Jackson Kinzer, Dalton Baker, Calvin Ringing Shield with a single.
Pitching were Carter Brickman threw 1 2/3 innings giving up 10 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks and 1 strikeout.
Levi McClanahan pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up no runs and no hits, 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. Ty Bolton pitched one scoreless inning.
“We had a pretty ugly second inning with a couple of errors and some missed calls that were the difference in the game,” said coach Drew Weber. “I thought Levi threw really well in relief and we hit the ball hard. It was nice to get some action for the kids that did not play club baseball and we were also able to move some kids around playing some new positions,” said Weber.
The Winner Junior Legion team opened the season with a 4-0 victory over the Mission Legion last Wednesday at Leahy Bowl.
Behind solid performances by four different pitchers Winner came away with the victory.
Kameron Meiners started on the mound and struck out three 3 batters in two innings. He was followed by Evan Farner, Aaron Gilchrist and Jacob Beckers, all who combined to shutout Mission while allowing just one hit.
At the plate, Winner was led by Joren Bruun who went 2-2 with 2 walks and an inside the park home run. Colby Kaiser drove in two runs in the second inning with a double that bounced over the third baseman’s head.
Winner had scoring threats going in almost every inning but left 10 runners on base.
The Winner Junior Legion team is coached by Kory Foss and Ben Connot.
The Winner Junior Legion (16U) tournament will be held at Leahy Bowl on June 9-10.
The schedule of the games on Saturday are:
10 a.m.—Stanley County vs. Winner
Noon—Platte vs. Gregory
2 p.m.—Parkston vs. Stanley County
4 p.m.—Onida vs. Platte
6 p.m.—Parkston vs. Winner
8 p.m.—Onida vs. Gregory
The schedule for Sunday includes:
Noon—No. 3 seed from each pool
2—No. 2 seed from each pool
4 p.m.—No. 1 seed from each pool
Pool A includes: Parkston, Stanley Co and Winner
Pool B includes: Gregory, Onida and Platte
The Winner Junior Teeners (14 U) team were defeated by Platte 15-1 on Saturday.
Winner took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Ethan Bartels’ single scored Aiden Barfuss and proved to be the only run of the game for Winner.
Winner collected four hits for the day. Owen Duffy had a double and Winner got singles from Austin Wheadon, Bartels and Barfuss.
Coach Scott Hannon said Winner pitchers struggled finding the strike zone giving up 17 walks while Platte only issued one free pass for the day.
The Winner/Colome Pheasants defeated Mount Vernon 10-5 in a Sunshine League amateur game on Sunday.
Zach Harter finished 3-5 drove in four runs and belted a home run. Drew DeMers had two RBIs. Lakin Neugebauer, Reed Harter, Austin Calhoon, Geno Katz and Tarrell Bauld each had a hit.
Kelly O’Bryan earned the win. He gave up two hits and struck out nine batters.
Winner-Colome amateur baseball team defeated Platte-Geddes 14-4 at Leahy Bowl in Winner on Thursday night.
The Pheasants scored four runs in the first two innings before a huge seven run fifth inning.
Derek Graesser went 3-4 with a pair of runs and RBIs and Tarrell Bauld went 3-4 with two RBIs and three runs for the Pheasants. Reed Harter, Austin Richey, Geno Katz each had two hits. Austin Calhoon hit the only home run.
Connor Hopkins pitched the seven innings striking out 11 batters to earn the win.
Winner/Colome will host Alexandria Angels on Thursday at Leahy Bowl. The game will start at 8 p.m.
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