Area Sports
Yesterday’s State Softball Results:
Class A
- No. 8 seed Elk Point-Jefferson 3, No. 1 seed Madison 1
Class B
- No. 1 seed Castlewood 7, No. 8 seed Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy 3
- No. 4 seed Hanson 11, No. 5 seed Avon 10
- No. 2 seed McCook Central/Montrose 13, No. 7 Redfield 0
Today’s Games
Class A
- No. 5 seed Beresford vs No. 1 seed Madison at 10am – Players Softball Complex Field C (Consolation Semifinals)
Class B
- No. 8 seed Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy vs No. 5 seed Avon at 10am – Players Softball Complex Field A (Consolation Semifinals)
- No. 4 seed Hanson vs No. 1 seed Castlewood at 2pm – Players Softball Complex Field A (Semifinals)
- No. 6 seed Gayville-Volin vs No. 2 seed McCook Central/Montrose at 4pm – Players Softball Complex Field B (Semifinals)
Amateur Baseball
Yesterday’s Game Results
- Madison Broncos 5, Flandreau Cardinals 2
- Parkston Rays 4, Mount Vernon Mustangs 3
- Platte Killer Tomatoes 15, Dimock Emery Raptors 2
- Freeman Blacksox 17, Menno Mad Frogs 5
- Parkston Mudcats 9, Corsica Horned Frogs 3
- Winner Colome Pheasants 11, Alexandria Angels 6
- Chamberlain Mallards 5, Colome Chaos 2
- KWL Nationals 10, Winner Demons 0
MLB
The Minnesota Twins began a new series yesterday against the Kansas City Royals at home. It was Kansas City who took game one in Minneapolis, MN by a score of 8-6. Pinch-hitter Josh Rojas had a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth inning to propel the Royals to victory. The two teams play again tonight at 7:15pm on Apple TV.
WNBA
The Minnesota Lynx battled last night with one of the top teams in the league, the Golden State Valkyries. It ended up being the Lynx who gutted out the 87-84 victory for their sixth straight win. They were led by Olivia Miles who scored a career-high 28 points and netted eight threes, setting the rookie record for made threes in a game. Minnesota improved to 8-2 overall.
NBA
The NBA Finals continues tonight with Game 2 in San Antonio. The No. 3 seed New York Knicks will visit the No. 2 seed San Antonio Spurs and aim to go up 2-0 in the series. Tipoff is at 7:30pm on ABC.
