For the first time Winner middle school and high school girls will take part in South Dakota fall softball.
Both teams played their first games this past Sunday, Aug. 27, in Sioux Falls.
There are 12 girls on the high school team including Ronae Klein, Mary Calhoon, Alani Old Lodge, Jaynee Gregg, Keyleigh Stands, Joslyn Felix, Riley McClanahan, Alex Bohnet, Delanie Nelson, Hailey Hollenbeck, Kenndal Tunrqusit, Emmy Kaiser and Elisabeth Duffy. Marty Zeigler is the coach of the high school team with Shawna Kaiser as the assistant coach.
The Winner girls will play in the junior varsity division and play games each Sunday for six weeks. In addition to Sioux Falls, the high school team will play in Dakota Valley, Vermillion, Pierre and Yankton.
At the end of the season there will be a state tournament in Sioux Falls.
The girls have had eight practices and Zeigler says he feels confident going into Sunday’s game.
The Winner/Colome middle school team is coached by Karla Brozik and Bryan Hespe. The girls playing on the middle school team are Marissa Meiners, Melanie Brozik, Aleya Miller, Josey Kludt, Karlee Brozik, Faith Covey, Rylee Root, Shayne Day, Hattie Hespe, Kelbi Meiners and Libbie Petersek. The middle team is sponsored by The Insurance Center and the Animal Clinic.
The first game for the middle school was on Aug. 27 in Sioux Falls.
The middle school teams will play double headers at Dunham Park in Sioux Falls. Other Sunday dates for games will be Sept. 10, Sept. 17 and Sept. 24. The double elimination tournament will be Oct. 1 and finish on Oct.8.
All middle school games will be played at Dunham Park in Sioux Falls.
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