RAPID CITY — Another strong postseason run by the Watertown Arrows Post 17 baseball team ended with an 8-0 loss to Sioux Falls West in the 2026 state Class A American Legion Baseball Tournament.
Post 17, which went a combined 38-25 over the high school and Legion seasons in 2026, went 2-2 in the tourney and finished as one of the final four teams in the tourney.
Watertown opened the tourney on Tuesday, July 28 with a 10-2 loss to eventual champion Rapid City Post 22. Post 17 then beat Brandon Valley 5-3 in eight innings on July 29 and Rapid City Post 320 7-0 on July 30 before coming up short against Sioux Falls West.
"As the No. 10 seed, we knew we were going to have to play outstanding baseball if we wanted to stay in the tournament, and I thought our guys did exactly that over the course of four days," Post 17 coach Ryan Neale said. "Our only two losses came against the two teams that played for the state championship."
Here are some highlights from each of Post 17's state tourney games:
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Post 17, which went a combined 38-25 over the high school and Legion seasons in 2026, went 2-2 in the tourney and finished as one of the final four teams in the tourney.
Watertown opened the tourney on Tuesday, July 28 with a 10-2 loss to eventual champion Rapid City Post 22. Post 17 then beat Brandon Valley 5-3 in eight innings on July 29 and Rapid City Post 320 7-0 on July 30 before coming up short against Sioux Falls West.
"As the No. 10 seed, we knew we were going to have to play outstanding baseball if we wanted to stay in the tournament, and I thought our guys did exactly that over the course of four days," Post 17 coach Ryan Neale said. "Our only two losses came against the two teams that played for the state championship."
Here are some highlights from each of Post 17's state tourney games:
#falls
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