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Wood Ducks fall to Cardinals, beat Madison in District 4B
The Humboldt/Hartford Wood Ducks took on the Flandreau Cardinals in the first round of District action with Flandreau taking the win with a score of 9-4. (Photo/Sun Spielman) Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Humboldt/Hartford Wood Ducks are still alive in the...
Flandreau has big rally to beat Tri-Valley Maroon 16U
Maroon 16U first baseman Denton Bicknase reaches for the out during their game against Baltic. Bicknase finished with a single to assist with the defeat with a score of 18-7. (Photo/Holly Egger) Maroon 16U Alex Wingen had three hits, one a double and one an RBI, when...
Last inning run sinks Tri-Valley White 14U
Tri-Valley White 14u Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Tri-Valley White 14U team took on Impact Sports Center in Sioux Falls on Tuesday, July 23. A run in the bottom of the seventh gave Impact Sports Center (ISC) a 7-6 win.ISC scored three runs in the bottom of the...
Tri-Valley White 16U posts win over Avera
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Tri-Valley White 16U team snuck past Avera 9-8 on Tuesday, July 23.The two teams were even through three innings of play. They both scored two runs in the first, one in the second, and two in the third for a 5-5 tie. Avera would score...
Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks earn come-from-behind win over Colman
The Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks scored four runs late in the game to earn a 7-6 win over Colman on Thursday, July 18.Colman took an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning. The Gamecocks got one run back in the bottom of the second. Colman added three more runs...
Baltic/Colton suffers loss to Dell Rapids Phils
Dell Rapids used a six-run second inning to lead them to a 9-1 win over Baltic/Colton in Baltic on Wednesday, July 17.The visiting Phils scored a run in the top of the first. Baltic/Colton tied the game, 1-1, right away in the bottom of the first inning. Dell Rapids,...
West Central 16U wins three of last four games
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central 16U baseball team won three of their last four baseball games. They earned a win over Madison Maroon on Thursday, July 18. They split two games on Saturday, July 20, beating Hamlin but falling to Parkston. West Central...
Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks earn come-from-behind win over Colman
The Humboldt/Hartford Wood Ducks had their first round of District 4B action on Friday, July 26. The Wood Ducks played Flandreau at 8 p.m. in Canova. Results were not available at the time of publication. (Photo/Sara Stadem) The Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks scored four...
Humboldt/Hartford drops Region 5B opener
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Humboldt/Hartford legion baseball team lost their Region 5B opening round game to Lake Norden/Badger 7-2 on Tuesday, July 23, in Alexandria.Runs came in bunches for the two teams late in the game. The two teams were scoreless through...
Wood Ducks fall on road to PBR
The Humboldt/Hartford Wood Ducks traveled to Dell Rapids to face off against Dell Rapids PBR on Thursday, July 18. PBR took the win with a score of 12-2. (Photo/Sara Stadem) Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Humboldt/Hartford Wood Ducks suffered a 12-2 road loss at...
Season ends for West Central 14U in Region 4A Tournament
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central 14U baseball team fell short in the Region 4A tournament in Colton on Tuesday, July 16. They won their elimination game against Sioux Falls Chargers Blue, but lost to Tri-Valley in the championship game. West Central...
Gamecocks hold off Blue Teal
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks held off the Flandreau Blue Teal for an 11-10 win on Sunday, July 14.The Blue Teal scored three runs in the bottom of the second and three in the bottom of the third for an early 6-0 lead. The Gamecocks got...
Salem comes from behind for win over Wood Ducks
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Humboldt/Hartford Wood Ducks had a lead for six innings, but Salem rallied for an 11-5 win on Sunday, July 14.Both teams put two runs on the board in the first inning. The Wood Ducks scored two more runs in the second for a 4-2 lead....
Vermillion takes win over Humboldt/Hartford Legion
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Humboldt/Hartford legion baseball team traveled to Vermillion on Monday, July 15. Vermillion broke a 2-2 tie by scoring 11 of the 12 final runs of the game for a 13-3 win.Humboldt/Hartford held a brief 1-0 lead after scoring in the...
Rally falls short for West Central 16U
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media A seventh-inning rally fell one run short as West Central 16U fell to Dell Rapids 4-3 on Monday, July 15.West Central scored in the top of the second inning to take a 1-0 lead. Dell Rapids would tie the game with a run in the bottom of...
Tri-Valley 14U claims Region 4A title
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Tri-Valley Maroon 14U team claimed the Region 4A championship with a 15-5 win over West Central on Tuesday, July 16. The win will send Tri-Valley to the South Dakota VFW State A Tournament.Tri-Valley exploded for 13 runs in the bottom...
Tri-Valley 14U White gets past Hy-Vee
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media Both Tri-Valley 14U White and Hyvee put lots of runs on the board in the first two innings, and it was Tri-Valley that got the 13-10 win on Monday, July 15.Tri-Valley scored two runs in the top of the first inning for an early 2-0 lead....
Big third inning leads to win for Baltic/Colton Legion
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media Baltic/Colton used a nine-run third inning to lead them to a 15-7 win in Alexandria on Tuesday, July 16.Both teams put two runs on the board in the first inning for a 2-2 tie. Baltic/Colton then scored nine runs in the top of the third to...
Volga ends Tri-Valley Maroon 16U winning streak
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media Tri-Valley Maroon 16U had their four-game winning streak come to an end in Volga on Monday, July 15. Volga took the win by a score of 10-5.Volga scored in every inning of the game. They got three runs in the bottom of the first for a 3-0...