Honkers, Royals secure top seeds in Class B baseball West Super Region
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May 17—PLATTE, S.D. — Paths to the South Dakota Class B baseball tournament are known, and in the West Super Region, the roads go through Platte and Winner.
Platte-Geddes/Dakota Christian/White Lake locked up the No. 1 seed in the super region and will host a four-team bracket that also includes Rapid City Christian, St. Thomas More and Chamberlain/Kimball/Lyman. No. 1 PGDCWL opens against No. 8 CKL at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, in Platte, followed by No. 4 Rapid City Christian and No. 5 STM. The winners will then square off at approximately 6 p.m. for a state qualifier position.
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This year's Class B tournament is set for May 25-26 at Bob Shelden Field in Brookings.
On the opposite side of the West Super Region bracket, Winner/Colome plays host to Belle Fourche, Gregory County and Hot Springs. The second-seeded Royals are up against No. 7 Hot Springs at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Winner, with No. 3 Belle Fourche and No. 6 Gregory County to follow. The victors meet for a place in the eight-team state tournament field.
In the South Super Regional, Freeman/Canistota/Marion earned hosting privileges as the No. 2 seed. The Sticks will play No. 7 Canton in the opening round at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, in Freeman, while the other first-round game pits No. 3 Dakota Valley against No. 6 Beresford Area. A state tournament berth will be on the line in the game between the two winners at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 4 seed Bon Homme and No. 5 Parkston/Ethan are paired up on the top side of the South Super Region bracket, with the winner to play either No. 1 Vermillion or No. 8 Scotland/Menno for a state tournament berth. That quadrant opens play at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Vermillion, with the state qualifier game at 7 p.m.
Rounding out the Mitchell-area programs still playing, No. 7 seed McCook will play No. 2 Dell Rapids, the two-time defending state champions, at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Dell Rapids as part of the Metro Super Regional. That portion of the bracket also includes No. 3 Lennox and No. 6 Baltic. Meanwhile, No. 8 seed Hanson/Bridgewater-Emery will travel to Humboldt to face No. 1 West Central at 3 p.m. Tuesday. The winner will play either No. 4 Sioux Falls Christian/Sioux Falls Lutheran or No. 5 Tri-Valley for a place in the state tournament.
In the North Super Regional, the top seeds are No. 1 Madison/Chester/Oldham-Ramona-Rutland and No. 2 Sisseton/Britton-Hecla/Webster Area.
West Super Regional
Wednesday, May 20, in Platte
No. 1 Platte-Geddes/Dakota Christian/White Lake vs. No. 8 Chamberlain/Kimball/Lyman, 2 p.m.
No. 4 Rapid City Christian vs. No. 5 St. Thomas More, 4 p.m.
Winners play for state tournament bid, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, May 20, in Winner
No. 2 Winner/Colome vs. No. 7 Hot Springs, 2 p.m.
No. 3 Belle Fourche vs. No. 6 Gregory County, 4 p.m.
Winners play for state tournament bid, 6 p.m.
South Super Regional
Tuesday, May 19, in Vermillion
No. 1 Vermillion vs. No. 8 Scotland/Menno, 3 p.m.
No. 4 Bon Homme vs. No. 5 Parkston/Ethan, 5 p.m.
Winners play for state tournament bid, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 19, in Freeman
No. 2 Freeman/Canistota/Marion vs. No. 7 Canton, 3 p.m.
No. 3 Dakota Valley vs. No. 6 Beresford Area, 5 p.m.
Winners play for state tournament bid, 7 p.m.
Metro Super Regional
Tuesday, May 19, in Humboldt
No. 1 West Central vs. No. 8 Hanson/Bridgewater-Emery, 3 p.m.
No. 4 Sioux Falls Christian/Sioux Falls Lutheran vs. No. 5 Tri-Valley, 5 p.m.
Winners play for state tournament bid, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 19, in Dell Rapids
No. 2 Dell Rapids vs. No. 7 McCook, 3 p.m.
No. 3 Lennox vs. No. 6 Baltic, 5 p.m.
Winners play for state tournament bid, 7 p.m.
North Super Regional
Wednesday, May 20, in Madison
No. 1 Madison/Chester/Oldham-Ramona-Rutland vs. No. 8 Elkton-Lake Benton, 2 p.m.
No. 4 Groton Area vs. No. 5 Sioux Valley/Estelline/Arlington, 4 p.m.
Winners play for state tournament bid, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, May 20, in Sisseton
No. 2 Sisseton/Britton-Hecla/Webster Area vs. No. 7 Redfield Area, 2 p.m.
No. 3 Milbank vs. No. 6 Clark Area, 4 p.m.
Winners play for state tournament bid, 6 p.m.