Legion baseball teams gather in Watertown for state tournament

By Roger Whittle - July 29, 2025 in Events, Featured, Sports Reading Time: 2 minutes

Rapid City Post 320 lefthander Laadon Faatz fires a pitch during the opening game of the South Dakota American Legion Baseball Tournament on Tuesday, July 29, at Watertown Stadium. Post 320 took on tournament favorite Rapid City Post 22. Photo by Tucker Hermans, Watertown Current.

Watertown is hosting the 100th South Dakota American Legion Baseball Tournament this week, July 29- August 2. Fans watch the opening game of the S.D. ...

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Roger Whittle

Roger Whittle has over 40 years of daily newspaper experience at a dozen papers across the country including the Omaha World Herald. He returned to his hometown of Watertown in 2012 as editor of the local paper. He has been recognized with dozens of journalism awards for writing, photography and page design.

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