The Lennox Orioles 12u baseball team started their season practicing indoors in January with the goal of building off last season’s 11u and 12u successes. The 12u team started offseason workouts with the help of some of the Lennox High School and Senior Legion players Talen Eich, Mason Reischl and Sam Bambas. Coach Jon VandeHoef knew that pitcher development and defense was a priority after last year and bringing in the High School players to share their knowledge and experi

Team members celebrate after claiming the State Championship. The Lennox Orioles 12u baseball team competed in the 2026 VFW State Baseball Alpha Division Tournament in Beresford, South Dakota July 17-19 and came away with the State Championship. Twelve teams participated in the State tournament. The Orioles started pool play with a 5-3 loss to Dell Rapids Light Blue then won the second pool play game against Canton 28-2. The Orioles finished pool play with a 1-1 record lea

The Lennox Bandits are headed to the 2026 South Dakota Class B State Amateur Baseball Tournament after splitting a pair of games in the District 7B Tournament last week. Lennox opened the tournament with an 11-8 victory over the Beresford Blues before falling 11-1 to the Larchwood Diamonds in the semifinal round. Despite the loss, the Bandits secured a berth in the 32-team state tournament, which will be held Aug. 5-16 at Cadwell Park Stadium and Drake Field in Mitchell. Lenn

The Lennox 14U Legion baseball team battled through a challenging weekend at the South Dakota State Tournament, opening with an extra-inning victory before ultimately finishing fourth in the state. Lennox defeated Elk Point-Jefferson 7-5 in eight innings on Friday, July 24, before falling to Madison, 11-0, on Saturday and Dell Rapids, 8-1, on Sunday. Lennox 7, Elk Point-Jefferson 5 Lennox jumped out to an early lead but needed extra innings to secure its opening-round victor

The Lennox Senior Legion baseball team opened Region 3B tournament play with an impressive victory before coming up just short of a berth in the Class B State Tournament. Lennox defeated Beresford Area 8-4 in its opening-round game Tuesday, July 21, before suffering a heartbreaking 5-4 loss to Dakota Valley on Wednesday, July 22. The Post 174 squad’s season came to an end later that day with a 10-2 loss to Vermillion. Lennox 8, Beresford Area 4 Lennox used timely hitting and

Creyton Seykora has been playing baseball since he was five. Now, the 12-year-old Lennox athlete has an opportunity few young players ever experience. The son of Whitney and Jeremy Seykora of Lennox, Creyton was selected to the Sioux Falls 12U All-Stars and will help represent South Dakota as the team competes in the Little League Midwest Regional in Whitestown, Indiana, beginning Aug. 7. With a regional championship, the team would earn a trip to the Little League Baseball W

The Lennox 14U American Legion baseball team is headed to the state tournament after capturing the Region 6B Championship with three convincing victories during the regional tournament held July 13-15 in Emery. Lennox opened tournament play on Monday with a 17-7 win over Canova before defeating the Trojans 17-1 on Tuesday. The team completed its championship run Wednesday by defeating Canova 13-7 to earn the Region 6B title and secure a berth in the 2026 Class “B” 14U America

The Lennox Bandits closed out the regular season in dominant fashion Sunday, July 12, defeating the Valley Springs Dogs 11-1 to finish with a 4-3 league record and secure the No. 4 seed in the upcoming district tournament. With the win, the Bandits also earned the opportunity to host a first-round playoff game on Thursday, July 23, at 7:30 p.m. Lennox jumped on the scoreboard in the first inning when Peyton Garbers drove in courtesy runner Ashton Bach with a sacrifice fly for

The Lennox Senior Legion Post 174 baseball team captured the Clark Tournament championship over the weekend, posting a perfect 3-0 record with victories over Lisbon, N.D., Post 7, Colton Post 206 and Clark/Willow Lake. Lennox opened tournament play Thursday, July 9, with a 3-1 victory over Lisbon, N.D., Post 7 using a dominant pitching performance from Mason Reischl to earn a 3-1. Post 7 took an early 1-0 lead in the opening inning, but Lennox answered in the second when Gri

The Lennox Junior Legion Post 174 baseball team fell to Brandon Valley JL Red, 16-3, on Wednesday, July 1, after Brandon Valley used an eight-run third inning and added five more runs in the fourth to secure the win. Post 174 struck first in the opening inning. Cade Aasheim reached on an error, advanced to third on a stolen base and a passed ball, and scored on another passed ball to give Lennox an early 1-0 lead. Brandon Valley answered in the bottom of the first, tying the