Sports

On Friday, June 7, the Wagner VFW Post 7319 14 and 16U teeners traveled to the northwest part of the county to take on Platte-Geddes. After scoring a combined 44 runs in the first three games of the season, the bats went cold in the fourth game as Wagner would fall by the score of 3-2.

On Thursday, June 6, Wagner’s VFW Post 7319 teeners played host to Tyndall. The 14U squad continued to hit the ball well as they came out on the good side of an 11-8 score. Steven Peters started on the mound for Wagner and went 2.1 innings giving up six earned runs on four hits and five walks.

On Wednesday, June 5, Wagner’s VFW Post 7319 14U teeners traveled to White Lake to take on Kimball-White Lake. Wagner had baserunners galore in this one as we used 15 hits, 16 walks, and one hit batsman to score 25 runs enroute to a 25-5 victory. We had three players with multiple hits.

On Monday, June 3, Wagner VFW Post 7319’s 14U and 16U Teener teams opened their seasons by hosting Wessington Springs. Both teams came away with wins. The 14U squad earned an 8-1 win while the 16U team triumphed by a 15-1 count.

On Sunday, June 9, the Wagner American Legion Post 11 baseball team traveled to Scotland to take on the Scotland-Menno-Freeman 79ers in their first game of the year. Wagner would strike first in the top of the 2nd as Ted Slaba laced a one out double to right center field.

Avon 18U returns for another summer of softball in the Little Missouri Valley Softball League. Avon returns ten players from last year’s squad which went 10-4 and won the league championship. At the plate Avon will have several team leaders returning. Emma Yost (2023 average .605), Lydia Yost (.

Southeast Elite competed at the Stars and Stripes Tournament in Vermillion. Game 1: The Elite started out fast scoring 8 runs in the first inning off of the Vermillion White. It was a walkfest with the Elite walking 8 times in the inning.

The Class B State Track Meet was held from Thursday, May 23rd through Saturday, May 25th in Sioux Falls at the Howard Wood Field. This was the 119th year that this annual 3-day event was held. Seventeen athletes from the Avon School District qualified for the Class B State Track Meet.

Monday, June 10th, 2024, 6:30 pm School Library (3rd Floor) Join Zoom Meeting https://sdk12.zoom.us/j/9883059751?pwd=dlJMZGRsb1NPcVMvd1cwakxUaGdzZz09 Meeting ID: 988 305 9751 Passcode: 3291 Agenda: 1. Call meeting to order: roll call and establish quorum. 2. Adopt Agenda. (m) 3.