FRIDAY, JUNE 15:
Baseball:  Castlewood @ Aurora A’s, 8:00pm
   Brookings Bandits @ Spearfish Tournament
   Bullets 15’s @ Sioux Falls Tournament
   Bombers Black, Bombers Maroon @ Yankton Tournament
   Flandreau @ Bombers Gray

SATURDAY, JUNE 16:
Baseball:  Brookings Bandits @ Spearfish Tournament
   Volga Post 114 vs. Howard/Canova/Salem @ Canova, 4:00pm
   Bullets 16’s vs. Mitchell, 2:00pm; vs. Rapid City Post 320, 4:00pm @ Mitchell
   Bullets 15’s @ Sioux Falls Tournament
   Bombers Black, Bombers Maroon @ Yankton Tournament

SUNDAY, JUNE 17:
Baseball:  Renner Monarchs @ Brookings Cubby’s, 7:00pm
   Clear Lake @ Volga Monarchs, 7:00pm
   Brookings Bandits @ Spearfish Tournament
   Yankton @ Bullets 16’s (DH), 1:00pm
   Bullets 15’s @ Sioux Falls Tournament
   Bombers Black, Bombers Maroon @ Yankton Tournament

MONDAY, JUNE 18:
Baseball:  Kingsbury County @ Volga Post 114 (DH), 6:00pm

Golf:   USGA Public Links Qualifying @ Elmwood, Sioux Falls
   USGA Junior Girls Qualifying @ Westward Ho, Sioux Falls
   SDGA-First Dakota National Bank Junior Tour @ Brandon, Rapid City

TUESDAY, JUNE 19:
Baseball:  Brookings Bandits @ Sioux Falls Post 15 West (DH), 4:00pm
   Sioux Falls West @ Bullets 16’s (DH), 5:00pm
   Bombers Black @ Sioux Falls West (DH), 5:00pm
   Bombers Gray @ Volga

Golf:   USGA Junior Amateur Qualifying @ Bakker Crossing, Sioux Falls
   SDGA-First Dakota National Bank Junior Tour @ Watertown

VOLGA LEGION…Volga Post 114 and Castlewood Post 250 split an American Legion baseball doubleheader Thursday night.  Volga took game one by a score of 20-11.  Castlewood took the night cap by a score of 13-5. 
    Leading Volga in game one was Tyson DeGroot with a three run homer.  Jordan Vanderbush also hit a home run and a single.  Castlewood was led by Jacob Tvedt’s triple and single.  Riley Haug, Jackson Feyerisen and Dylan Wittmeier each added a single.  Jordan Vanderbush earned the win for Volga pitching 5 1/3 innings before giving way to Brendon Lebert who pitched the final 1 2/3 innings.  Lucas Ching took the loss pitching the first two innings before leaving the game with a sprained ankle. 
    Game two saw Castlewood explode for eight runs in the top of the second inning to take command of the game.  Castlewood was only able to muster up two hits.  Dylan Wittmeier hit a double.  Jordan Vanderbush hit a solo home run to lead Volga in game two.  Tyson DeGroot added a two RBI triple in the sixth as Volga attempted to come back. Grant Fodness earned the win for Castlewood.  Tyler Tofte took the loss for Volga.

TEENER BASEBALL…The Brookings Bullets 16’s games with Marshall scheduled for Thursday were postponed – Marshall was unable to field a team for the doubleheader.  No reschedule date’s been announced.

SUMMIT SCHOLARS…The Summit League has announced its Academic All-League Distinguished Scholars for the winter and spring seasons. A total of 482 Summit League student-athletes from baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf, softball, men’s and women’s swimming & diving, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s track & field were recognized as Distinguished Scholars.
    In order to be named a Distinguished Scholar, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.60 grade-point average in the semester in which they compete and must use a year of athletic eligibility.
    South Dakota had a league-high 65 student-athletes named Distinguished Scholars with South Dakota State close behind with 62 recipients. Separated by one selection for third was Southern Utah with 59 and Oakland with 58, while North Dakota State landed 48 honorees.
    Women’s track & field led the way with 119 honorees, while men’s track & field had 60, followed by women’s basketball with 48 recipients and softball and women’s swimming & diving with 45 each. Swimming & diving associate member Eastern Illinois placed 11 members to the Distinguished Scholars list.

HONOR TEAMS…A record 15 Summit League teams were bestowed with the NCAA Public Recognition Award, an honor given to teams whose most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR) are among the top 10 percent in each sport. This season’s awards are based on 2010-11 figures.
    South Dakota State paced the league with four squads on the list followed by Oral Roberts with three. IPFW and Oakland placed two teams while IUPUI, UMKC, North Dakota State and Western Illinois each had one.
South Dakota State:  Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Women’s Golf, Women’s Tennis
Oral Roberts:   Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Indoor Track & Field, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
IPFW:    Men’s Golf, Women’s Volleyball
Oakland:   Women’s Basketball, Women’s Golf
IUPUI:    Men’s Tennis
UMKC:    Women’s Volleyball
North Dakota State:  Women’s Golf
Western Illinois:  Women’s Tennis
    A total of 954 teams earned Public Recognition Awards this year for high achievement, including 560 women's teams and 394 men's or mixed squads. Last year, 909 teams were recognized.

GFP COMMISSION…The Game, Fish and Parks commission has finalized the following seasons: West River Deer, Black Hills Deer, Archery Deer, Muzzleloader Deer, Youth Deer, Archery Antelope Fall Turkey, Furbearers/Trapping Season, Muskrat Shooting, August Management Goose Take, CSP Antelope, Sage Grous Seasons and a Rule Reduction Initiative.
    The commission also proposed the following seasons: Antelope, East River Deer, Refuge Deer Hunting, Early Fall Canada Goose and Youth Waterfowl.

GFP GEESE… The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is preparing for another record year of helping landowners reduce or alleviate crop damage caused by Canada geese.
    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) estimated more than 227,000 birds during spring population surveys in 2011 – well above the state’s population objective of 80,000 to 90,000 Canada geese.  When combined with favorable nesting conditions this spring, row crop expansion, early planting and high commodity prices, GFP will be addressing crop damage during the next several months.
   The Game, Fish and Parks Department can use its authorization from a federally issued Special Canada Goose Permit to destroy up to 2,500 goose nests and up to 3,500 birds. In addition, GFP has allowed landowners to remove a limited number of geese causing damage at identified complaint locations, he said.
    GFP has also implemented the August Management Take (AMT) the past two years and has been using the Early Fall Canada goose season for several years in attempt to lower the resident Canada goose population. Hunters harvested an estimated 80,000 Canada geese during those two seasons last year.