Three Mitchell space communities will host Class B American Legion baseball area tournaments beginning Tuesday, July 23.
The Area 4B match will begin with all 5 groups in motion on Tuesday in Corsica. The hosts Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney will play within the leadoff recreation towards Tabor at 2 p.m., adopted by Wagner vs. Menno at 4:30 p.m. The MVPCS/Tabor winner will face Parkston at 7 p.m.
Parkston has the area’s greatest report at 8-4 getting into the match, with Tabor at 8-10. Two elimination video games are scheduled for Wednesday, July 24 and the ultimate three groups will play Thursday, July 25 and the championship collection begins at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 26, with an if essential recreation to observe.
In Area 5B, which can happen in Alexandria, Lake Norden and Redfield will play at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, adopted by Alexandria and Salem/Montrose/Canova at 5 p.m., whereas Humboldt/Hartford will play within the nightcap towards the Lake Norden/Redfield winner at 7:30 p.m. Two video games are scheduled Wednesday and Thursday at 5 p.m. and seven:30 p.m. every day, whereas Friday would be the championship collection, with the primary title recreation at 5 p.m. and a second, if essential recreation to observe.
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By July 18, Alexandria, with a report of 9-5, edged Salem/Montrose/Canova for the area’s greatest report, with SMC holding a mark of 14-8. SMC has already certified for the Class B state Legion match because the host, that means the second-place crew from Area 5B might qualify if SMC wins the area title.
4 groups will collect in Platte on Tuesday for the Area 7B match and 4 video games are scheduled for the opening day. Belle Fourche and Chamberlain face off at midday, adopted by Platte/Geddes and Gregory at 2:30 p.m. The Belle Fourche/Chamberlain winner faces Winner/Colome at 5 p.m., and the Recreation 1 and Recreation 2 losers meet at 7:30 p.m. in an elimination recreation. Wednesday’s schedule has three video games and the ultimate two groups will meet within the championship collection beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, with an if essential recreation to observe. As for the area’s prime groups, Winner/Colome is 11-4, whereas Chamberlain is 9-6 and Belle Fourche is 11-9.
The seven area champions, plus host Salem/Montrose/Canova, will play within the Class B state match beginning Friday, Aug. 2 in Salem.
Marcus Traxler is the assistant editor and sports activities editor for the Mitchell Republic. A previous winner of the state’s Excellent Younger Journalist award and the 2023 South Dakota Sportswriter of the 12 months, he is labored for the newspaper since 2014 and covers all kinds of subjects. A Minnesota native, Traxler might be reached at mtraxler@mitchellrepublic.com.
