The Tea Steam closed out the regular season in thrilling fashion Thursday, July 23, rallying for a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Brookings Cubs at home. With the game tied 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Logan Boom led off with a double to center field before advancing to third on a groundout by Dawson Portner. Cameron Jensen then put the ball in play, reaching on a fielder’s choice that allowed Boom to race home with the game-winning run. Tea struck first in the secon

The 13U Titans battled through a tough state tournament weekend, finishing 1-2 in three close, hard-fought games. The Titans opened with a 2-1 loss to Brandon Valley despite out-hitting them 5-2. Colin Terveen tossed a complete five innings, allowing just two runs, and Brady Hall led the offense with two hits. After falling to Aberdeen Smittys, the Titans closed the weekend in dramatic fashion, earning an 11-10 walk-off victory over Dakota Valley. Kamyn Karsky delivered the g

The 14U Titans wrapped up their season with a strong showing at the Class A State Tournament, finishing 2-2 against some of the state’s top competition. The Titans opened the weekend with an exciting 18-15 victory over Yankton, followed by a tough loss to tournament host Pierre. Tea bounced back in dominant fashion with a 19-4 win over Brookings to advance to Championship Sunday. Their season came to a close in a hard-fought 9-6 loss to Palace City Baseball Association. Offen

The Titan 16 U baseball team made a great showing this past weekend at the Class A State Baseball Tournament, which was held at three sites, Tea, Renner, and Harrisburg. The Titans hosted the “Tea Pool”. In game one, the Titans defeated Brookings by a score of 19-0. Owen Schramm pitched the complete game shut out, surrendering only two hits in his four inning of work. Ty Olson and Kaden Christian led the offense with two hits each. Olson drove in three RBIs, while Christian,

The Tea Baseball Association’s younger teams had a great showing at their respective state tournaments July 17-19, bringing home four second place finishes. The 3rd grade and 5th grade teams played in Watertown. The 4th grade and 6th grade teams played in Brandon. The older teams will head to state tournaments July 24-26. 3RD GRADE NAVY 3rd Grade Navy went 4-1 at the State Tournament, bringing home 2nd place in the 3rd Grade Class A Upper Division. The Titans handily beat Har

The Tea Baseball Association’s 13U, 14U and 16U teams wrap up their seasons this weekend at their respective state tournaments. The 13U team is headed to Brookings and 14U will play in Pierre. Tea, along with Harrisburg and Renner, is tri-hosting the 16U State Tournament. Twelve teams from across the state are competing in this age group. Tea will hold games Friday (5 p.m./7:30 p.m.), Saturday (10:30 a.m./1 p.m./3:30 p.m./7:30 p.m.) and Sunday (9:30 a.m./Noon). Harrisburg is

The Titans 16U baseball team put together a strong showing at the Buffalo Wild Wings Classic Tournament in Brookings July 10-12, finishing pool play with a 2-1 record before falling in a hard-fought semifinal contest. The Titans opened the tournament with an 11-9 loss to Marshall, Minnesota. Blake Treloar, Egan Geelan and Owen Schramm each collected two hits in the game, while Treloar drove in three runs to lead the offense. The team bounced back in its second pool play game

The Tea Area youth under-12 baseball team captured the league championship with an exciting 8-7 victory over Harrisburg in the title game. The Tea Area under-12 squad finished the season on a high note, demonstrating teamwork, sportsmanship and determination throughout the year to earn the championship. Team members include Kingston Corner, Carter Plott, Noah Lowe, Jamison Baartman, Marshall Kelly, Oliver Matula, Trigg McAmis, Jordon Detloff, Tobin Kirschenman, Eason Baartman

The 14U Titans softball team capped off an impressive season by earning a second-place finish at the state softball tournament. Team members are pictured above and include, from left to right, (back row): Kenzie Koenig, Gracie Gniffke, Kya Rollinger, Mazie Petrik, Norah Brech, Claire Kunz, Emma Hilleson; (front row): Ali Delvaux, Elliet Augustine, Allie Babb, and Brooklyn Earll.

The Tea Steam earned a dominant shutout victory before falling in an extra-inning thriller during a pair of recent games. On Thursday, July 9, the Steam rolled to a 10-0 win over the Volga Cormorants behind a strong pitching performance and timely hitting. Billy Mote started on the mound and struck out six Volga hitters while helping keep the Cormorants off the scoreboard through five innings. Nathan Babb came on in relief to finish the shutout, striking out three. Tea jumpe