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Parker 10U wraps up season

Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 10U baseball team wrapped up their season last week at the state tournament. The group beat back a challenge by Scotland-Menno 10-3 but fell to eventual champion Corsica-Stickney 6-5. In bracket play, Parker met up with...

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Parker 14U closes season

Marquice Bortnem stretches for a ball as the runner jumps for the bag (Photo/Submitted by Kirsten Wieman) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 14U baseball team finished off their season last week, falling in the regional tournament.First on the day was a highly...

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16U regions begin next week

Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 16U baseball team will begin play next week, as the Pheasants will take on Corsica-Stickney and Mount Vernon/Plankinton during the region 5B tournament in Parker. As of press time the Pheasants sit with a 6-4 record, MVP has a...

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Marion Teener Baseball team going to state

Alan Astleford | Reporter Marion Teener baseball players are a year older and have qualified for the state VFW tournament to be held in Garretson. They advanced by winning the Region tournament this past week. They were state champs one and two years ago and are...

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14U ready for regions

Kaden Fosheim readies to bat during a recent game. Fosheim posted three RBI’s against West Central (Photo/Submitted by Kirsten Wieman) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 14U team capped their regular season against perennial class ‘A’ power West Central and came...

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Parker 16U throttles Flandreau

Landon Wieman looks to make a play on a slide at third base during a recent game. Wieman posted three hits against Flandreau last week (Photo/Submitted by Kirsten Wieman) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 16U put together another dominant win last week,...

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Parker 8U third at state

The 8U Parker Pheasants celebrate and hoist their trophy in Madison last weekend at the state tournament. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 8U baseball team capped their season with an impressive finish last weekend as they took to the 8 and...

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Viborg-Hurley baseball season comes to an end

Great job to all the teams! The Viborg-Hurley Boys 8U Team:  (Back row left to right):  Flynn Weier, River Vannorsdel, Micah Van Otterloo, Tripp Saltzman, Burke Hauger, Braxton Sorensen, Trypp Bursing, Boeden Gerdes, and Damon Watters. (Front row left to right)...

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Parker teeners upset Dell Rapids

Marquice Bortnem rounds third to score against Dell Rapids (Photo/Submitted by Kirsten Wieman) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 14U teener team took on Dell Rapids last week in two separate games, toppling the league tourney champs 11-3 and 11-7.In their first...

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Viborg-Hurley’s Nelson named to All-State Softball Team

(LEFT) Charley Nelson is ready to track down the ball at her shortstop position. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports Viborg-Hurley junior Charley Nelson was selected to the Class B softball all-state team, as selected by the South...

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Viborg-Hurley’s Novak earns top track honors

Coach Novak watches the high jump.  Coach Novak worked with Viborg-Hurley students in jumps, along with other track and field disciplines.  (Photo/ Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The South Dakota Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches...

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16U routes Baltic

Landon Wieman talks with third base coach Mitch Schaeffer against Baltic (Photo/Submitted by Kirsten Wieman) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The 16U senior teeners baseball team traveled to Baltic last week and came away with a big 18-0 victory over the Bulldogs. The...

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Parker Teeners topple IW-VH

Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker teeners had two games and one rainout last week.First, the Pheasants faced off against Madison Gold, and saw just how dangerous the Bulldogs can be. Both teams were knotted in the third inning, 1-1 but Madison added one run and...

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Parker 16U teeners edge Tri-Valley

Myles Meyer plays first base after his grand slam against Tri-Valley (Photo/Kirsten Wieman) Meyer hits grand slam Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The 16U teeners were in action in one game last week, as they faced off against Tri-Valley who finished in the top-four in...

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Parker hosts softball tourney

A player from the Centerville team takes a swing. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker Rec Complex was buzzing last weekend as Parker hosted the annual South East South Dakota softball league tournament with 25 teams in total...

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Parker softball third

The Parker 14U team came in third in the annual league tournament. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 14U softball team came to play last Saturday taking home third in the annual league tournament that was hosted in Parker. The Pheasants have...

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Parker Teeners take down SFC

(LEFT) Korbyn Levielle connects against Sioux Falls Christian last week. (Photo/Submitted by Kirsten Wieman) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 14U baseball team was able to upend the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers last week, 14-6. The Pheasants and Chargers...

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Parker 16U beats Hamlin, falls to Madison

Cale Scheaffer pitches against Madison in the teams double header last week (Photo/Submitted by Kirsten Wieman) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 16U Sr. Teener baseball team went 1-1 last week with a 2-0 win over Hamlin and a 0-4 loss to Madison.Against...

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Parker 12U showing improvement

Bostyn Knutson slides into home against Lennox. (Photo/Submitted by Sara VanDuysen) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 12U baseball team has continued to show steady improvement this season, with the bulk of the team on the younger side, a year after they took...

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Parker 16U baseball topple Canton, Baltic

Brock Frederickson pitches last week in Humboldt during the league tournament. Frederickson has been a starting pitcher in the Pheasant rotation. (Photo/Submitted by Kirsten Wieman) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 16U sr. teener baseball team went 2-1 last...

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