VFW STATE CHAMPIONS! The West Central 17U Royal Blue team capped off their season by capturing the championship title in the 2025 VFW 17U Alpha Division. The team went undefeated throughout the state tournament, as well as being undefeated in the I29 season, finishing...
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Humboldt Gamecocks have split their first two games of the District 4B Tournament in Madison. The #6 seed lost their opening game to Madison on Saturday, July 26, but rebounded for a win over Salem on Sunday, July 27.Madison 10,...
DISTRICT 4B TOURNAMENT The Hartford/Humboldt Wood Ducks are currently 1-1 in the District 4B Tournament. The Wood Ducks took the win during their opening game against the Salem Cubs, 7-4. On Saturday, July 26, the Wood Ducks faced off against Dell Rapids PBR, falling...
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media West Central 14U Royal Blue and Dakota Valley are playing a best-of-three series to qualify for the South Dakota VFW Alpha Division State Tournament. The first game of the series was completed on Tuesday, July 29. The second game was...
FIRST WIN AT I-90 FOR DEBOER Kyle DeBoer of Salem claims his first victory at I-90 Speedway in the Late Model Street Stock division. (Photo/Dirt Shotz) Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Colton Yard Goats legion baseball team had their season come to an end in the...
BRINGING HOME SECOND PLACE! The Tri-Valley Maroon 17U team brought home second place from the 2025 South Dakota VFW Alpha Division State Tournament. The tournament was held Friday, July 25, through Sunday, July 27. The Maroon 17U team finished 1-1 in pool play,...
HEADING TO STATEThe Tri-Valley Maroon 17U team earned their trip to the 2025 South Dakota VFW State Tournament after two wins in the “Last Chance” bracket they played on Sunday, July 20. The state tournament will take place Friday, July 25, through Sunday, July 27, in...
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Tri-Valley Maroon 17U team punched their ticket to the 2025 South Dakota VFW State Tournament after two big wins in the “Last Chance” bracket on Sunday, July 20. Tri-Valley Maroon 17, Letcher 0Lawson Schneiderman held Letcher to just...
ADVANCING FOR THE YARD GOATS Yard Goat Denton Bicknase is pictured during their game against Vermillion. The Yard Goats finished their regular season with a two-game split on Wednesday, July 16, and Thursday, July 17. The Yard Goats took the win over Alexandria, 4-1,...
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Tri-Valley White 14U team split their two games on back-to-back days on Wednesday, July 16, and Thursday, July 17. Tri-Valley White 12,Paradigm Lumber 11Jacob Schulte scored on an error in the bottom of the seventh inning to give...
SCAN AND REGISTER The West Central activity registration is through “Bound” this year. Scan the QR Code or visit https://www.gobound.com/sd/schools/westcentral. Sara Stadem | Editor It’s that time of year again when activity registration and sports physicals are due!...
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central 17U Gold team had their season come to an end in a “Last Chance” single-elimination tournament to qualify for state on Sunday, July 20. West Central won their first bracket game against Mission, but lost to Tri-Valley in...
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Hartford/Humboldt Wood Ducks lost a close game to Colman to end the Cornbelt League regular season on Thursday, July 15. Colman scored a run in the top of the ninth to take a 2-1 win.The first three innings of the game went scoreless....
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central 17U Royal team earned a spot in the 2025 South Dakota VFW State Tournament by winning two games against the Mission Mayhem on Wednesday, July 16, in a best-of-three state qualifying series. West Central Royal 14, Mission...
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media In the final game of the Cornbelt League regular season for both teams, the Humboldt Gamecocks fell to Dell Rapids PBR 9-4 in Dell Rapids on Thursday, July 17.After three scoreless innings to start the game, PBR broke through with a...
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The offense was the story of the game between West Central Royal 14U and Brookings White on Thursday, July 17. The two teams combined for 27 runs and 25 hits as West Central got by Brookings 15-12.West Central scored two runs in the top...
YARD GOATS WIN TWO OF FOURYard Goat Landon Schenkel had a double against Groton on Thursday, July 10, to help the Yard Goats take the win 8-5. He also had one hit on Friday, July 11, when the Goats beat the Devils Lake 5-4. Schenkel had an RBI on Saturday, July 12,...
Matt Larson | Big Sioux MediaIn a state-qualifying, best-of-three matchup between Belle Fourche and Tri-Valley Maroon, Belle Fourche won two games on Tuesday, July 15, to advance to the state tournament. Belle Fourche 18, Tri-Valley Maroon 9Belle Fourche broke an 8-8...
Matt Larson | Big Sioux MediaThe Tri-Valley Maroon 14U team earned a big win over West Central Gold on Wednesday, July 9.Tri-Valley belted 16 hits and cruised to a 26-3 win over West Central in a three-inning game. They scored 11 times in the top of the first inning...
Matt Larson | Big Sioux MediaThe Tri-Valley White 14U team fell short in their last two games. They lost to North Central Heart by a score of 12-6 on Wednesday, July 9, and then to Scooters Coffee 17-10 on Monday, July 14. North Central Heart 12, Tri-Valley White...