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Big innings plague Central softball team

Aberdeen Central’s Jovee Waldo catches a fly ball on the infield during a game against Brookings earlier this season at Koehler Hall of Fame Field. Waldo had a hit and also scored a run in a pair of games on Saturday. Photo by John Davis taken 4/14/2026

PIERRE – Aberdeen Central dropped a pair of non-conference softball games on Saturday.

Sioux Falls Washington scored 14 runs in the first inning of a 24-2 win over the Golden Eagles. Sioux Falls Roosevelt had an eight-run frame in a 15-0 victory over Central.

The Golden Eagles scored single runs in the first and third innings against Washington.

Jovee Waldo walked and came home on a double by Alivia Roettele in the first. Ezzy Beidler drove in a run with a double in the third for Central.

Josie Biteler hit three home runs to power Washington, which had 19 hits.

Central managed just one hit against Roosevelt, which broke open a tight game with eight runs in the second and five runs in the third.

Jovee Waldo had a two-out single in the third for the Golden Eagles.

Central will play at O’Gorman on Tuesday before hosting Brandon Valley on Thursday.

Sioux Falls Washington (14)46 – 24 19 0

Aberdeen Central 101 – 2 4 4

Emily Akkerman and Aubrey Chavez; Sydney Hoag and Alivia Roettle. 2B – Sioux Falls Washington, Berklee Hall, Kate Childress; Aberdeen Central, Roettle, Ezzy Beidler. HR – Sioux Falls Washington, Josie Biteler 3.

Sioux Falls Roosevelt 285 – 15 10 1

Aberdeen Central 000 – 0 1 1

Desiree Hinsch, Payton Ecklein (3) and Vanessa Kiggins; Abby Frank and Alivia Roettle. 2B – Sioux Falls Roosevelt, Kiggins. HR – Sioux Falls Roosevelt, Meile Mellegaard.

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