ALEXANDRIA

Hanson County sheriff resigns

The Hanson County commissioners accepted the resignation of Sheriff Mark Kessler on Tuesday and appointed former Deputy Randy Bartlett as interim sheriff.

By Staff reports , August 18, 2010

Aberdeen takes out Alexandria

The Alexandria Legion baseball team has had quite a season. After rolling to the Region 4B championship, coach Jerry Smith and company won the Class B state Legion championship in Lennox. That earned Alexandria a spot in this week’s state Legion baseball tournament against the best the state has to offer at the Class A level. Like many of the Class B champs that came before them, that’s where the fairytale story ended for the Angels. Aberdeen trounced Alexandria 15-0 in an elimination game of the state Legion baseball tournament Friday at Drake Field.

By Travis Mester , July 31, 2010

Alexandria, S.F. West eliminated from state Legion tournament

The Alexandria and Sioux Falls West baseball teams were eliminated from the state Legion tournament Friday. Alexandria — the Class B representative — lost 15-0 to Aberdeen, while West was beaten by Watertown 7-5 in walk-off fashion.

By Sports staff , July 30, 2010

Jeff Garmong, Alexandria

Jeff Garmong, 62, Alexandria, died Monday, July 19, 2010.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Northridge Baptist Church, Mitchell. Burial will be in St. Mary of Mercy Cemetery, Alexandria.
He was born on Feb. 26, 1948, in Gary, Ind., to Harry Eugene and Svea (Satz) Garmong.

July 30, 2010

Campbell's two TDs help South win All-Star game

ABERDEEN — Thad Campbell scored two rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter to help lead the South past the North 28-17 in the South Dakota High School All-Star football game Thursday at Swisher Field in Aberdeen. Campbell finished with 10 rushes for 58 yards and Wagner’s Mitch Breen caught a 12-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter for the South. Sanborn Central’s Lukas Van Laecken ran for 29 yards on four carries, Marion’s Brad Tunge rushed five times for 19 yards, Bon Homme’s Michael Ruppelt rushed four times for eight yards and Alexandria’s Austin Letcher had one rush for five yards.

By Sports staff , July 30, 2010

London faces former Alexandria teammates

Zach London was waiting a long time for his revenge. When he got his chance, he took full advantage. London — who lives in Mount Vernon but plays on Mitchell’s Legion team — remembers three years ago when his teener team lost to Alexandria in the state tournament. The come-from-behind win for Alexandria has stuck in the pit of London’s stomach for some time. That is, until late Wednesday night, when Mitchell beat Alexandria’s Legion team in the first round of the state Legion baseball tournament 13-10.

By Luke Hagen , July 30, 2010

Post 18 avoids upset in round one

It took a while, but there was some life in the little Class B team from Alexandria. Trailing by seven runs in the first round of the Class A state Legion baseball tournament Wednesday evening at Cadwell Park, something finally turned on Alexandria’s offense. It batted 12 men in the fifth inning, picking up five hits and tied the game at 7. It wasn’t enough. Mitchell — which played in front of an estimated crowd of 1,500 — continued to score and got its biggest hit on a bases-clearing, three-RBI triple from Collin Moen in the seventh to avoid a first-round upset and beat Alexandria 13-10.

By Luke Hagen , July 29, 2010

Post 18 starts state tourney run tonight against Alexandria

There were two times this season where Mitchell Legion coach Luke Norden was extremely impressed with his team. One being its third to last game of the regular season, when it beat Rapid City Post 22 9-5 in Rapid City July 17. Many things went right for Norden’s team the day it beat the defending state champion. “If you go back and focus on the good points and the good at-bats, we had some nice success (against Post 22),” Norden said. “Hopefully, we can do some similar things in this tournament.” At approximately 8 p.m. today at Cadwell Park, Mitchell will play Alexandria in the first round of the Class A state Legion baseball tournament, which is a five-day, double-elimination tournament that hosts eight teams from around South Dakota.

By Luke Hagen , July 28, 2010

Alexandria's Gau won't start Wednesday

There never were any concrete rules Augustana baseball coach Tim Huber set for Tyson Gau’s Legion baseball season. Instead, there was more of a comforting feeling for Huber, knowing that Gau — one of his prized young pitching stars — would be under the direction of his own uncle, Jerry Smith, who’s Alexandria’s head coach.

By Luke Hagen , July 27, 2010

Alexandria wins 'B' Legion title

LENNOX — It was evident to Jerry Smith that Tyson Gau would be a strikeout specialist when the young righty was six years old. Now Alexandria’s Legion baseball coach, Smith recalls Gau blowing fastballs past opponents four or five years older than he was in the backyard. Not much has changed over the years. Gau relieved Paul Paradies in the fourth inning of Sunday’s Class B state Legion championship game to strike out 12 Groton batters and lead his team to a 5-4 win.

By Luke Hagen , July 26, 2010

Howard/Salem downs Alexandria; both teams advance to final day of state tourney

LENNOX — The Howard/Salem baseball team defeated Alexandria 12-9 Saturday to stay alive in the Class B state Legion tourna-ment. Howard/Salem scored five runs in the seventh inning to take a 9-5 lead.

By Sports staff , July 24, 2010

Alexandria wins two in dramatic fashion

LENNOX — It was quite an eventful day for the Alexandria baseball team at the Class B state Legion tournament Friday. First, the day started with a 14-9 win over Garretson, a game where the Angels trailed 9-0 at one point. It scored 14 runs in the final two innings against Garretson, advancing to play Groton in the evening game.

By Luke Hagen , July 24, 2010

Class B state Legion tournament to resume today

LENNOX — The Class B state Legion baseball tournament will resume at approximately 4:30 p.m. today in Lennox. Wet field conditions and a rainy morning caused the tour-nament to be postponed. Tour-nament directors said the field will be in playing condition somewhere in between 4 and 5 p.m.

By Sports staff , July 22, 2010

Offensive explosion leads Alexandria in 10-0, six-inning win

LENNOX — Nearly every time he’s stepped on the mound this summer, Tyson Gau has stolen the show for the Alexandria Legion baseball team. And while Gau certainly didn’t disappoint Wednesday in his team’s first-round game of the Class B Legion state baseball tournament, it was the Alexandria offense that took center stage.

By Travis Mester , July 22, 2010

Alexandria wins big in first round

LENNOX -- The Alexandria Legion baseball team beat Beresford 13-3 in six innings Wednesday in a first round matchup at the Class B state Legion baseball tournament in Lennox.

By Sports staff , July 21, 2010