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Aberdeen Roncalli’s Linus Johnson lines up a backhand during the Class A boys state tennis tournament in Rapid City. Johnson took fifth at No. 3 singles. Photo courtesy South Dakota Public Broadcasting.
Aberdeen Roncalli’s Linus Johnson finished fifth in No. 3 singles Tuesday, May 19 at the Class A boys state tennis tournament in Rapid City.
He defeated Mason Freeling of Vermillion 10-3 in his final match.
Johnson and Ezra Feickert advanced to the fifth-place match in first-flight doubles, but they lost a 10-7 battle to take sixth.
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Roncalli eighth-grader Liam Voehl won the No. 2 singles consolation championship with a 10-6 victory over Wyatt Holland of Lennox. He and Caleb Stoks advanced to the fifth-place match at No. 2 doubles, but fell 10-6 and placed sixth.
Roncalli finished ninth in the team race with 124.5 points. Sioux Falls Christian cruised to the championship with 600 points.
Huron’s Nick Perry holds on for his second-straight Midwest Modifieds feature victory Friday, May 15 at the Brown County Speedway. Aberdeen Insider photo by Robb Garofalo.
Huron’s Perry goes back to back at Brown County Speedway
Huron racer Nick Perry moved from the outside pole position to the inside line after two laps and took the checkered flag in the Midwest Modified feature Friday, May 15 at the Brown County Speedway.
It was his second-straight win on the dirt oval in Aberdeen. He caught inside pole leader Lorin Johnson around the third turn and grabbed the lead at the end of the first lap.
“I knew it was going to be hard to get around Johnson on turn one on lap one, so my only option was turn three, and I set her in there as hard as I could and it was either gonna stick or it wasn’t, and luckily it did. Once I got out to the lead, I kind of stopped paying attention to what was going behind me.”
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Perry is in his third year of racing and said the improvement in his driving has led to this early success this season.
“We made a lot of changes to the car the past couple of years, but now the driver is finally catching up to the car,” he said. “I’ve always tried to stay proactive and not reactive when I’ve raced. I mean, I can tell you how to drive a race car, don’t expect me to show you how to drive one.”
Winner’s Broc Stout won his first feature in the Street Stock class at Brown County Speedway on Friday, May 15. Aberdeen Insider photo by Robb Garofalo.
Winner’s Broc Stout grabbed his first victory in the Street Stock feature Friday night. He started in the second row, but overtook Kyle Betram and Jodie Michaelsohn early and held off the field to triumph.
It was Stout’s first win at the Brown County Speedway in 10-plus years of racing.
“I really only had one pretty nasty bobble, and it was when I touched the mud going into turn one and I pushed a little bit, but other than that, I felt plumb comfortable,” he said. “I figured there’d be someone pulling along beside me because I’ve never been good here, but it was my night.”
The end of the race was anything but smooth.
After he finished, there was a crash that he avoided by swerving to his right and going up and off the track.
“I’m glad I brought fresh underwear, especially after the checkered on that last lap, because I nearly ended up out on the horse track,” Stout said.
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He said the track conditions for the feature were good.
“The track ran really well, and I’m kind of surprised it came around as fast as it did. It was a little narrow at the start, but it came around and widened out pretty good,” Stout said.
Aberdeen’s Mike Stearns takes the checkered flag in the Modifieds feature race Friday, May 15 at the Brown County Speedway. Aberdeen Insider photo by Robb Garofalo.
Friday, May 15 Brown County Speedway feature winners
- Late Model: Chad Becker, Aberdeen.
- Modifieds: Mike Stears, Aberdeen.
- Midwest Modifieds: Nick Perry, Huron.
- Super Stocks: Trevor Nelson, Warner.
- Street Stocks: Broc Stout, Winner.
- INEX Legends: Ryan Erdahl, Jamestown, N.D.
Central girls golf squad back in win column
With its full lineup intact, the Aberdeen Central girls golf team again showed why it’s the team to beat in Class AA.
The Eagles placed four golfers in the top 12 and finished with a team score of nine-over par 297 to win the Mitchell Invitational Friday, May 15 at Lakeview Municipal Golf Course. The host Kernels were 10 strokes back.
Emma Dohrer, who missed Central’s previous tournament, took medalist honors, finishing with an even-par 72, one stroke better than teammate Olivia Braun. Dohrer carded four birdies during her round.
Kyley Wirebaugh, who missed the Eagles’ last two events, finished in sixth with a two-over par 72. Chloe Vikander finished tied for 12th after her six-over 78.
Sports news and notes:
- Former Redfield baseball standout Bennett Osborn is part of the South Dakota High School Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2026. Osborn, a shortstop and pitcher, earned first-team all-state honors in 2018 and 2019. As a senior, he hit .456 with eight extra-base hits, 21 runs batted and a 1.203 on-base percentage. On the mound, he posted a 3-0 record with a 1.78 earned run average and 42 strikeouts in 39.1 innings.
- The Aberdeen Central softball team was shut out by Harrisburg 17-0 in three innings on Tuesday, May 19 in Harrisburg. On Thursday, May 13, the Eagles fell behind Brandon Valley 13-0 after two innings, losing 19-7 at Koehler Hall of Fame Field in Aberdeen. They host Tea Area on Thursday, May 21.
- Trinity Lutheran Church and School will have a basketball camp in the school gym Monday, June 1 through Wednesday, June 3 from 6 to 8:15 p.m. It’s free and open to students entering grades one through four next fall. Daily prizes and snacks will be provided, as will a water bottle for each child. To register, call 605-225-6081 or email [email protected].
- The 34th annual Golf For Kids event is Monday, June 15 at Moccasin Creek Country Club. It’s a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of Aberdeen Area. The 18-hole, four-person scramble begins with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Registration is $500 per team. Call 605-225-8714 to register or for more information.
