212 ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HISTORY
1947 - 1974
BASEBALL
Conference Champions and Runners-Up
All-Time Team Records Back To Top
Renville-Four
Championships with Two ties. Five Runner Ups.
Hector-Three
Championships with One tie. Seven Runner Ups.
Bird Island-Four
Championships with One tie. Five Runner Ups.
Stewart- Three
Championships with One tie. Three Runner Ups.
Brownton-Two ties for
the Championship. Four Runner Ups.
Danube-Three
Championship and One tie. Two Runner Ups.
Sacred Heart-One tie for
the Championship.
Buffalo Lake-One tie for Runner Up.
Most Wins in One
Year-Rick Ziegleman, Renville, 11, 1966,
Most Wins in One
Career-Rick Zielgleman, Renville, 20, Dick Barnes, Stewart, 19
Most Strike Outs in One
Year-Rick Ziegleman, Renville, 103 Strike Outs in 76 Innings.
Most Strike Outs in One Career-Dick Barnes, Stewart, 211 Strike Outs in 211
Innings.
Conference Champions and Runners-Up Back To Top
Year 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 |
Champion Bird Island Bird Island Danube Renville Hector Stewart Stewart Renville Renville Stewart Danube Hector Danube Dan/Ren Renville Brow/Ren Danube Hector Bird Island Bird Island BI/Hec/SH/Stew Renville BI/Brownton |
Runner-Up Hector Stewart Hector Hector Renville Bird Island Bird Island Hector Hector Bird Island Brow/Stewart Danube Bird Island Bird Island Brownton/BL Danube Hector Bird Island Brown/Renville Renville Renville Brow/Hec/Stew Renville |
District Champion Norwood Danube Norwood Glencoe Hutchinson Norwood Hector Norwood Hutchinson Stewart Brownton Glencoe Norwood Norwood Renville Norwood Glencoe Glencoe Norwood Olivia Hector Glencoe Glencoe |
Conference Individual Records Back To Top
Top Ten Pitchers in Conference History
Red Reetz, Danube, (54) | An outstanding all around athlete, Red and brother George formed the battery that led DHS to the conference championship in 1954. |
Roger Duinnick, Renville, (55) | An outstanding pitcher, Duinnick led the Indians to a conference championship in 1955 |
Steve Sprieter, Hector, (56) | An outstanding right handed pitcher, Spreiter led the Bulldogs to a conference championship in 1956 |
Bobby Werner, Steweart, (58) | An outstanding right hander led the Gophers to conference championships in 1957 and 1958. Werner was a hard thrower with a great curve ball. |
John Waller, Renville, (60) | Waller dominated the conference in 1959 and 1960. He led the Indians to two conference championships. |
Dick Barnes, Stewart, 1961 | The best all around baseball player ever to come out of the conference, Barnes was a six year starter for the Gophers. After a stellar career at South Dakota State, he signed a professional contract with the Minnesota Twins. |
Roger Roepke, Brownton, (61) | One of the premier left handed pitchers in early 60’s, Roepke led the Bears to a District 12 Championship in 1962. Roepke went to Winona State College where he was a four year starter. |
Dennis Peterson, BL, 1963 | An outstanding all around athlete, Peterson threw exceptionally hard and was known for his long home runs. |
Rick Ziegleman, Renville, (67) | Ziegleman led the Indians to three straight conference championships. A left handed pitcher, he led RHS to a Region 3 runner up in 1966 with a 11-1 record. |
Chuck Kosek, Stewart, (73) | A hard throwing right handed pitcher, Kosek won 16 games in his career at SHS. He took Stewart to the finals of District 12, in 1973. |
Who Was the Best Team Back To Top
Stewart, 1957-1962
Renville,
1965-1967
Led by pitcher Rick Ziegleman and shortstop Rob Anderson,
the Indians were a dominant force in the Conference and District in the mid
1960’s.